The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-02-08

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Or readers are dosbdsss saazs t1ss, ss
sss last sssn Of he Usi:sd States District
Coass IL - Western Divisiss Of lsva,
w. y. HnI, Of Magsslis, HARRISON coaa-
y, RS indicted By Tie Grasd JsrJ Tor
Trsasss agsisss shs Goverss0s, and the
7sh day Of Jsssrsry ses for the trial Of the
ease. HUI appeared d Des MONIES, for
trial, bat in the sesstine, the District At
sesssy had essislsd . aolle in the ease, 10
pursusscs 81 Instructions from tAs Attorney
Geossal ef the Uaissd States, ssd HnL vas
therefore discharged from civil susssdy.-
The next day HnL Gas agais arrested By
Marshal HoxIs, By order Of ". n. SEwARD,
and inns ieasely conveyed to Fort Lafsy-
cite.
This ssessd arrest Of HILL, called down
upon the head Of the Marshal the whole
venom Of the s'seeesh'' Of losa. They se-
cussd the Marshal Of knidaappios, and in
their impossst rage ssdsasersd to reseue
the prisoner By means Of writ Of hobeas
corpus. 10 this they uere fooled, vhereap-
on the esecesh' press belsbsd forth sna,h-
suss upon the head Of the Marshal, coupled
ui,h highly wrought sensation articles
absu. the 1apalieoabis rights Of man.
free spceet, liberty, trial BY jury, etc. Not
only this, but they accused the Marshal Of
knidoappiss, and divers other things too
generous 10 usns on. All this Ont Of syn
patty for HrLL--a man who had, over his
own signature, bid the rebels "God speed
10 the noble work OF driving back the horde
Of unprinc'pled abollsionists, frcm their =
cred soi'-meanins, BY horde Of Adolf
tionists, the Federal army.
Well. sf:sr delivering Hill to the com
mandaos Of Fort Lafayette, Marshal HoxiE
returned, and in answer TO the ca!umnies Of
the 'secesh'' press, issued . card, which is
q complete vindicasion Of his acts. After
p.rusing the following extracts from this
card, DO person no, sympashizing with the
aiders and abes,ors Of treason, will say that
Marshal IloxIx did anything but what vas
right, and clearly bic duty. After stating
that be received an order from W. H. SEW
AID, Secretary Of State, commanding him s.o
arrest and covey to For, Lafayette, VIZ. N.
uirI, as soon rs be is discharged from civil
custody under the present Indictment
against him in the United States Dis.ric,
Court Of Iowa. be says:
| DID not stopto make inquiries as to the
new light Of which the State Department
vas possessed or the reasons upon which
this new action was based. Ny duty a. An
Off es to execute the order seemed clear,
and resolved to do it. On the evening OF
the Sch, MAIDS the arrest at tho Des MONIES
House in this City, and Immediately started
to Fort Lafayette There was nothing IN
u ,ual or remarkable 10 the m amer in which
the arrest was made. The prisoner was in
the office Of the Des Moines House when
arrested. lie 4.ietiy made sach arrange
msuts for the journey as were necessary,
and when he left the Office, seme time after
he vas taken in custody, other persons who
were there during the entire time noticed no
unusual occurrence. On the 10Th we we're
me, on the cars Of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Railroad BY tho Deputy Sheriff Of
Scott County. who served upon me a writ Of
habeas corpus, issued by Judge Linderman
OF the County Court, upon the application
! of James Grant, an Attorney. Without i'm.
mediately determining in my own mind
wha. course to pursue, proceeded to Dav-
export, and delivered my prisoner to the
jailor Of the County for safe keeping until
again demanded. After consulting with
those whose advice deemed it proper. to
ask, l resolved to disregard the writ, as has
been repeatedly done by other Marshals hav-
ing the custody of Military prisoners.
demanded the prisoner of the jailor, receiv-
ed him, and went on my way. On the 10th
Of January delivered him to the comman-
daut Of Fort Lafayette, IS his receipt now
in my possession atiests. At no time was
any unnecessary hardship pracsiced upon the
prisoner.
The proper department issued the order
to take him into military custody, and ex-
ecured the order. Geo. Banks refused to
obey a writ of habeas corpus issued BY
Chief Justice fancy and Gen. Dix, not only
refused to obey n writ, issued in similar
case, but issued an order for the arre~ Of
the Attorneys who sued it out. held Hill
as military prisoner, and with such exam
Piles did not feel disposed to stop and dis
| cuss with exery pettifogger between Des
Moines, and Fort Lafayette, the power Of
the Commander in Chief and those acting
under his orders to disregard the writ, when
it is sought to be interpcsed in rev olutiona-
~ times for the relief Of such prisoners. 1t
was my business to obey au order issued BY
the proper Department in the manner au-
thorizsd BY approved precedsnts, and not
to discuss constitutional law aud the powers
to be exercised by the Government when
engaged in q contest with domestic traitors,
the issue Of which involves the very exis.
tence OF the Government ] arrested Hill,
and took him TO Fort Lafayette, and have
nothing to regret 10 connection with the
transaction. II any similar or'lers shall be
directed to me in the future, they will be
~ promptly executed. II secret sympa.
thisers with, or open partisans Of traitors
can draw any consolation from this assur-
ance, they are entney welcome to il.
II. N. HOXlE.
pcs neia.s. Iowa, Jan San 1861
A vorR or THANK IRON rae IOWA
EOURTH.
Headquarters 4,h lows Infantry,
Rolls, No., Jan. q, 1862.
wHxRsas: Our Regimsnsal Hospital in
the Fall vas without means necessary to
make our sick comfortable, and,