The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-02
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! adjourned.
House.
Mr.. kos coo Conklng, OF New York, offered +
resolution which was adopted, ruC'ing tht
committee Of naval affairs to inquire and report
tie cheapest, most expeditions and Trustworthy
mode OF placing vessels Of war on Lake OGta,o
when the exlgency may arise and Of establishing
water c0mmu &c TONS from other waters to h.
lake and .hat the committee r port which Of the
various plans suggested may be most reliable, To-
gelher with The time and COS: al til" wo'k.
Mr.. Nai.4ndigham OF Ohio, Offer c the follow
ING rs.olurlon which was adopted;
ResoIred, That The committee Oh the Judiciary
be Instructed TO inquire and repor, 10 the House OF
Rpres. natives at aD earl, day, by what sutho i,y
Of b. Constitution or the avs, if any, the Post
master General undertakes 10 decide what news
papers nav or wha, newspapers shall! no, be
transmitted through the n,j!s Of the Cn,ted
States.
Mr. Cox Of Ohio offered the ln'!cw!ng
Whereas, Many cit gems Of the |. ). have been
seized BY persons acting or pretending to be &C
ting under the authority of the United States, and
have been carried out Of the Jurisdiction Of the
States of their residence, and imprisoned in the
military prisons and camps of the United States,
without any public charge being preferred against
them, and without any opportunity being allowed
them to learn or disprove the charges made,
or alleged to be made, against them; and
Hhereas, Such arrests have been made in the
States where there was no insurrecllon or rebel
lion, or pr-tence thereof, or any other obstruc'
ton TO the authority of the government, and
Hhtrtds, 1t is the 'acred RICH, Of every citizen
of the United States that he snail not be deprived
OF his liberty without "due process of law and
when arrested sha have speedy and public
trial by An impartial jury; therefore
Resolved, That the House Of Representatives
do hereD, condemn all such arrests and practices
as unwarr.n,ed by HE Constitution and laws o:
the United States, as an usurpaton OF power
never gwen b> the people to tn If rulrrS, and DO
hereby demand that all such arrests shall here
after cease, and t al all persons so arrested and
| yet held, shal! have a prompt and public trial, NC
| c0rdng to the provisions Of the Constitution ard
the laws Of the Uniled States.
On II o,ion of Mr.. Coltax OF Indiana, the pr
| amJe and resolution were laid on the table by Q
vote OF 80 against 40.
Mr.. richardson Of Illinois offered the following
resolution,
Resolved, That the President, he requested tc
inform the House Of Representatives whethe' cit
| zens of Illinois are now co. fined in Fort Warren
in Fort L,tay etc, in the forts OF Delaware, IN 'h'
old capitol prison, and n any forts Or places o
confinement, upon what charges such person
were arrested, and that the Presiden: al,o inform
the House OF Repr~se' ta,iyes the names Of tn
arrested in the State of Illinois and confined i
prisons outside of the limits Of sad State, whs
the charges are against them, by whom he charg-
are made and by whose order oil such arrest
were made.
Mr.. Owen Lovpjoy Of Illinois, moved to lay tn
resolution the table. The motion wa
adopted by yeas 70, nays 40.
| Private Secretary Nicoay appeared and de-.
cred the Message, which having been read, NJ
Morrill, Of Vermont moved that it, together WI
the accompanying documents, be referred to tn
committee of the whole on the state of the Unlc
and printed
Mr.. Vallandigham desired to say a few word
bu, mas prevented by the previous question, u
der he oper ,tJn OF which the motion was agree
to. ..,. Adj.