The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-03-06
mac Ohio RESOLUTIONS.

Iy 6ApTerbiOu AZ thlo hh'Ob NhSh NhOo0 u
moog us who have always sympathizsd
With Secession, are ready 10 intervene 10
shield the rebels from The consequences
Of their war, and TO close il in such way
as to preserve the rebellion. eT
: The lively feeling which these resolu-
lulions ELECTED, shows their prOpriety; and
that, notwithstanding the hostility OF a
few members, no one ventured TO vote a
gainst them. shows that the Ohio House
Of Representatives. regards them as ex
pressing the sentiments of the people Of
Ohio Of all political parties. We 90 not
preleud that it is any crcdit-to a member
to vote for resolutions which he was hos
tile 70 in speech. 1t would probably be
more crsdilable to his manhood to vote
according to lis sentiments, esen if they
we're bad, but his vote in the teeth .oi bis
hostility is decided evidence of his views
OF lhe sentiment Of the people. Tie u
nanimous vcle for these resolutions shows
a healthy condition of public sentiment
for a State in Which party State Con.
vention dared 10 encourage the rebellion
by promising ii the aid aud comfort Of
"the two hundred thousand Democrats Of
Ohio." Ia .-,s,....f5.i's... .s4.lfs
The authors and symp,tbisprs Of such
resoTutions are Of course disgusted with
all resolutions, and regard these as quite
,'prematurs and unnecessary" The En-
9uirer regards the whole thing as ques-
ton for The executive and iudsial author
itiss at Washington, and says, "when the
cases Of individuals implicated in the re.
bellion como up before the courts, each
lone, viii be determined by the Law and
Constitution therefore it h, Ids the ex-
Ipressiop Of our Legislature as qui'e i'm
Ipertinen; This gives a pleasing view Of
the nature of our institutions. A war
which calls 700, 900 Of our young men
Unto the field .o-lay down their lives to
save their country from destruction, and
Tor immense burdens on the part Of the
people, is mere matter for the executive
land judicial authorities, and the people
lsrd the legislative branch have no right
10 express any seBtlpen nts about it, or
I take an5 action in the matter, ..s4aa
It is also cheering to hear that accord
ing to the Etquirer view, the rebels can
at any time escGoe the penalty Of war, BY
disbauding their armies, and that then the
case Of each indiyidusl implicated in the
reb .llion is 10 coms before the Courts ant
be determined on the law aid evidence by
\ jury ofhis country. The Constitution
\ provides that din all criminal orosecu
tions the accused shall enjoy the right t'
speedy and impartial trial. by an imPar
iial jury Of the State and District wherein
the crime shall have been committed r.
Then. according 10 the Enquirer idea,
when we catch JEFF Davis, all we can do
is TO consign him to Mississippi or Ala
bama or Virginia District Court, to be
tried by rebel Judge, on rebel testimo
\ ny, before jury Of f'rebes selected by a
| rebel Marshal.
That certainly would be charming ex
hibition Of the wisdom Of American insti
tutions. The policy Of setting rogue L
. catch rogue would be quite eolipsed BY
ltis plan Of setting confederate to b.
tried by bis accomplices. We infer from
{ the meagre reports that have reached III
oftte remarks of Mr. Say Ter Of Hamilton
, county, on these resolutions, that he en-
.srtains tho same view of the judicial na
lure Of this question Of the treatment o
rebels, as he seemed to think that III,
"summary" punishment was intended Il
/ hurry up the courts This, and bis fea
that .ilautology" would be j ficled oil
! tbs rebels, indicates that his attention
has been given more to nioeties Of styl
| than the rudimen.al principles Of Govern
mont, which Legislator ought to hav'
come idea of. s,s,,. .ala.ua4 srl.
Without entering into the argument q
y this timo, We may assume the geners
0 principle that the boosted wisdom Of ou
institutions does not come out iu uttte
folly. and that the wise founders Of ,h
Q Government did not contrive a trap fo
!, tying the hands of constitutional authori
9 ty and securing immunili,s 10 treason an,
rebellion. This is a war. Whether th
v rebels have belligerent rights or not, tn
!. Government has them. and il may consti
!. tulionally impose all the penalties Of wa
on the rebels, with the additional penalt
Of rebellion. by ,be war power. This i
R that right ofself preservation Of society
and Of insuring domestic tranquility
which constitutions and laws are made /
. subserve. They are the very end and oil
7 jet Of Government, and the Goyernmen
has the same right to punish the capture
1 rebels BY the Judgment Of military an
! other special tribunals that ithas TO ki
, them IN battle. That they are found !
arms against the Government is suficieu
, evidence. Unless in this way summar
, penalties are executed on the rebels, an
, governments Of unquestioned loyalty es
Iablished in the rebel districts while ou
armies are In !he field, the war aga;us
the rebellion is a farce. and all tho patri
otto sacrifices and sufferings and burden
, OF The people will be merely tLrownl ayay
4 I, was in view, Of this possibility that u,
Ohio Legislature passed these resolutions
and We have yet 10 hear Of any one op
posed TO them who did not from the 6rs
desire The success Of the rebellion. an
give IL all the aid and comfort that, by
nice sliding scale calculation, he estimates
to bo consistent with his safety, II Gin
, Gazette Of the 4lh inst. ,rs5, MI
The Evacuation OF Columbus Confirmed
WAsnrNeroM March IA dispatcl
i. was received to-day from Com. iFoots
4 saving Liant. phelpa. sent with A. fac 10