Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-20
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7be breaking ou, of 4. formidable ipaurrec;
tion, based on q conflict Ut politic1 ideasl Deing
an event without precedent In the United States
va .necessasilF attended with great confusion
aud DefDlexily Of The public mind. Dlsloyalty,
before unsnspected, suddenly become polo, ano
treason astonished the world bJ bhnging az
once into the field forces superior In numbers 70
NE eaanding army q .lhe United States. I've.
tTy Department OF The, Government was parAlJz
cd by treason Detection appeared In the sen
ate,' In the House Of Representatives., M %.
Cabinet, 10 the Federal Courts gMihibteiH lanc e
\ consuls from foreign countries 10 enter tRe ln,
Esurrectonary councis, or the land ana nave
forces; commanding and other officers IN tne
army aud In the navy betrayed tne coyno,'i
Tor deserted their posts for ccnmenqe Y .ne
insurgent lotces Treason was nARrant "a ue
revenue andthe postoihce service, as ven ~ ~
the territorial governments ana 20 tne lnpian
j reserves. Not only governors, judges, iegisla
tors And minIsterial ofIicers in, the States, bnl
j even whole Statea, rushed, ) one after an,
other, with apparent unanimity, into rebellion
The capital was beseged, and its connection
with ali the States cut off. EVen In the POT
tions Of the counirg which we're most loyal po'
litical combinations and secret societies were
formed futtheripg the work Of dlspnioDs while
! from motives Of disloyalty or cnPidity or irom
excited passions or perverted sympAthief, maj
yiduals were found furnishing men, money
4 materials Of war, and euppliet 70 the insnrgeni
military and naval Iorces. Armies, ships, for
tifications, navy yatdp, arsenals, military posts
and Vsrfisops, one after another were betrayed
or abandoned TO the insurgents, Congress bad
not anticipated, and so had not provided Tor the
emergency; the municipal authorities werepov-
,erless and inactive, The judicial machinery
seemed as If il bad been, designed not 10 sne-
tain the Government; butto embartass and be-
tray IL. Foreign intervention was openly in-
vited and industriously instigaled bys the abet.
tors of the insuTreclion, became immiDent, and
has ouiy been prevented by the practice Of strict
and impartial justice wiIh, the nost petfeet
moderation ih our Intercourse with Other ne-
tions. The public mind was alarmed and ap.
prehensVe, though fortunately not distracted
or disheartened. lt seemed TO, be, doubtful
whether. the Federal Government, which one
wear before had been thought d. model worthy
Of universal acceptance, had indeed the ability
toldetebti and maintain itself. !. ,.aa "a & "a
Some Tevsrsts, which perhaps were euDaverts-
bile, suffered BY newly levied and iheiiicient
forces, discouraged the loyal and "a We new hopes
TO the insurgents Voluntary enlistment Aeemed
about to cease, and desertious commenced.
Parties speeulated upon the question, whether
CONSUMPTION had not become nectssary 10 FIJI up
the armies Of the United States, dnthisener-
gency the President ieit IL his dutyito employ
with energy the extraordinary powers which the
Constitution confdes to him in cases of insur
rection He called into the feld such military
and naval forces authorized by existing laws es
seemed necessary. He directed measiEes TO
prevent the use OF the postofIice for utreaaona-
Die correspondence. He snbjeoted passgngers
to aud from foreign Scountriee 70 new passport
regulations, and. he Instituted a blockade, sue
pended the habeAs corpus in varlous places, and
caused persons who were srepreseatedto him a.
being engaged, or about 10 ehgsRe,jn disioydli
aud reasonable practices, 10 ne Arrested by
special civil az well IS military agenpiesJs and
detained in military custody, when necessary.
to pEevent-the and deter others from such,
pr6ctices.si Examinations Of such cases we're
Instituted, and some Of the persons so arrested
have been discharged, from time 10 time, under
circumstance or upon conditions compatible, ~
was thought, With the public safety q I f'-i-
In the mean time q favorable change Of pub
lie opinion has bocnntd. The line between,
loyalty and iisloyal!y isplainly defined, The
whole structure OF the Government is firm and
stable. .t y a-isai q. D ~ ,t s1.-- US
Apprehension Of public danger and facilities
for reasonable practices have dimipiAhed with
the passions which prompted needless persons
TO adopt them. The insurrection is believed TO
have eliminated, and to be declining. The
President, in view Of these facts, and anxious
TO favor retnin to the normal course of the
Administration as far as regard for the public
Welfare will allow, directs that all political
prisoners or State prisoners now held in militia
ry custody be released on their subscribing TO
parole engaging them to render no aid or COM
fort to the enemies In hostility TO the United
States. l-ss-. Il s.ssl q IN
The Secretary Of War will, however, in his
discretion. except from the effect Of this order
every person detained as spies in the service of
the insurgentss or others whose release at the
present moment may be deemed incompatible
with the public safety. =, ~ -. ..s. al
To all persons who shall be released, and
shall keep their parole, the President grants an
amnesty for past -offenses of treason or disloy-
atty which they may have committed. 81
Extraordinary arrests will hereafter be made |
under the direction of the military authoritiesi
llone. By order Of the President sF c
(Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON, {aOi
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