Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-12-17
From the NV York Herald, Dee 5.
Letter from Judge Gould, on the ar.
rests by the War DEPARTMENT.

rests Oy tne war Department.
The letter following sufficiently OK.
plains itself. IL was sent 10 the prrsi-
dent two days after lis date hy friend Of
his, VINO afforded the first opportunity
that could be relied on 20 insure the de.
livery TO the Presiden, in person. and it
was so delivered. 1t was read, and yer'
bal reilly hat the case would be invosli.
gated vas given. But no prctence was
made that the cause for the arrest was
not correctly stated in my letter.
Though the claim to 'inyestigate' by
means Of an arbitrary arrest, personal du-
ress, and Whatever secret appliances \
Cabinet inquisilion might see fit to resort
/ TO-, was reasserting the right to so arrest
| for such causes, and thus was claim as
utterly at variance with all law, as would
have peen the similar arrest Of man who
| lin New York; had picked the Secretary's
| pocket, still steps were taken 10 present
the case again to the President and the
Secretary, through their personal aud po,
| litcal friends land they IN high position)
/ in the hope Of obtaining redress without
publicity.
But as up to this time lafter nearly
three weeks nothing has resulted, except
an Infamous rigorous imprisonment OF Mr..
| Tracy, lJr5earance has reached its limit.
1t is highly important that people should
! thus and now have specific statement,
showing the snormity OF actual oppression
exercised in this case, as a warning to
them and the administration. Yours &c,
GEO, COULD,
Troy, y, !, Dec. i, 1862.
! JUDGE GOULD TO Mr.. LINCOLN.
NEW York, Nov, IA, 1862.
/ To his Excelercy ADAuAN LINCOLN, Pres
ideut of the United States:-
4 SIR--On my arrival in this city, from
my residence in Troy, y. y, find that
cousin Of mine, G. Golden Tracy, a bro'
ker of this city, has been, first arrested
and sent to Fort Lafayette; and secondly,
to-day taken as a prisoner to Washington.
Ihe newspapers say-and so far as | car
learn by all inquiries Of authorizes | can
near rolhing different that the cause e..
1.-The arrest is some dealings he has had ~
contractors drafts on government officers
for moneys: and, it is said, some frauds
were committed in or by the drafts, and
he is charged with complcity thel eYith.
W ,
the courts, and only by the courts. And
an amazed at the faulty of public Off.
GERS VINO can take 20 waning from a dis
tinctly uttered voice of a free eoplc.
am, and always have been, an unwa
vering enemy OF this rcbelllon-(cursed
in its origin, most accursed in its pro-
gress and a supporter of the admins
, tralion. am Judge of the highes
court of this State. And if no honest
voice has yet reached the ears Of our gov
, ernment, | wish to say, and to be heard il
saving, that star Chamber process, anC
, SeCretary's warrants are dangerous nstru
mcnls to play with, and that, among us
the true staunch supporters OF the gov
crnment, who would crush treason witt
the iron heel, but who know the law, ar,
compelled to hang tneir heads in silence a
tie mention of cases which have occur
red IN our midst.
Spies are hardly cautioned when they
arc where they can do infinite harm bu
powerful hand anG an oppressive one i
laid on person here, who is not in a 20
stion for doing mischief ii he would, aur
who is supposed 10 have no friends.
In this respect, | thank God, there ha
a
young man, of not much means or nHl
unce il is also true that ne has a youo,
. wife married not long since and for NJ
assigned cause, and for no assignabl,
cause that those in power dare TO CIV
breath to, he is taken away from home
without giving TO his wife 81 instant
: interview or chance to sec him. !
: this country the France Of q century ago
, The young man is the grandson OF tina
3 Uriah Tracy who lived and died Senate
of the Uuited States from Connecticut
, who was the first man buried in the Con
: gressional buryiug ground at Washington
, and whose ashes are lnsultcd by this afro
a., ciuus invasion OF the liberties o. the p2o
. pie in the person OF his descendant.
, am not merely speaking my owl
, opinion Of such arrests. ! know the opln
! ions and the feelings Of many Of ny breth
ern Of the bench. And if the govern
9 ment is really desirous of so procee ling a
opinions, they will be heard, not merel.
: in the writ Of habeaS corpus, but IN opei
= declaration TO the world
Hal been few hours earlier mad
aware of this case, should not hav
troubled you with word but ! Woul'
have seen that the process Of the Suprem
= Court of this state was so executed as t
: protect its citizens accused OF such often
) ces from any arrest, other than oLe unde
the appropriate process of the courts.
beg again to assure you, in all sincerl
ty, that Ibis kind of proceeding has gon
too far already, and that, while TO the las
of our men and our means We are read.
' and determined TO sustain the law, AM
the government in enforcing the law owe
this uhole land as one country, we are al
; so determined to be judged by the law
and not by any Secretary or any one VIII
is not commissioned for that purpose
We know and acknowledge the rules o
war, where the necessity of the case re
-. uuires the existence of martial law. Bu
L we know, lso, the common law Of liberty
and the broad, great charter of the con
= sttution.
write warmly, zealously because
: cannot bear to think of our cherishe,
. governments taking any course to injur
itself; at time, too, when oar only hop