Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-16

politics and especially Democracy, perbaps
having fret been exacted; we know that such
bonds (much as the French Lttyes. d. caektt
mysteriously begot and mysteriously worded,
and whose meaning 10 never known until Oh.
khclally construed) are In vogue now. But even
fthen-" Think Of II, drink of II, then II you
can"--ten days-time long enough for the sys.
TEN of tho aged prisoner to break and perish,
long enough to crafty political enemies In pow.
or and ont OF power, BY an abandonment Of all
ambition and oil hope at the thought of saying
farewell to the world 90 beautiful, where free,
in these resplendent December Guns, away from
friends and home, and upon the loathsome foor
OF cell reached through no process of con-
demnaton. Long enough to have asked the
armed guard, chy am here? and receiving for
an answer only the lonely echo of his tread up-
on the sentinel path, 10 bitterness and anguish
to turn from him and die In despair. Long
enough for the eye, unacoustomed to prison
bolts and windows, 10 fll with the light Of In.
sanity. Long enough for remorse TO kill the
unindicted, unchanged prisoner II he 10 guilty.
Long enough, II he ia not guilty, for his lonely
reflections upon the robbery Of bis constitution:
al rights to drive him TO distraction Do you
wonder that venture to say thls7 II would
close this with an excusstory plea, and for fear
that might be Thought TO couple feeling of
forgiveness for the leading Southern conspira-
tors who hrst feed the temple of freedom, with
o feeling Of thoughtful sympathy for suffering
humanity, whether North or South, | might
cite the wo-ds of one who 10 understood to stsnd
nigh with those who for abrief hour are abus.
ing On accidental authority, and traing with our
most sacred rights. These words are Just nov
uttered by im'after Wholesome contact with
bis constituents Of Illinois has foI the time
placed him beyond, the corrupting influence Of
She Senate, which his intellectbecomes but his
politics misguide NFsSAil INNG
"lt is not" zee he has eaid, "from any
sympathy with traitors that there is much feel.
Ing upon this subject, but because 1t is an exer-
else OF an arbitrary and unnecessary power"
But while this language is gratifying, because
1t serves TO show that the heart of the people
beats 60 true that not even Mr.. Trumbull, hav-
Ing 10 the recess Of Congress felt its pulsations,
can interpret them Yet ] do not seek any pro-
lection from it. |. II s right to have placed
DR.. Oids under arrest, in such manner as that,
there Is any grouud for saying that the public
are not aware OF the charge against him, or II
1t Is right to hold hin beyond the reach of com.
muniostion with those who might sympsthize
with him, If inquiry should show him wFonged,
Woo might attempt to correct him, II inquiry
should Hnows him. 10 be wrong, and those who
arrested him right; If Mf, Stanton does right
to keep the key Of the BAstile, not at New York,
but hundreds Of miles away at Washington
aod there go tied and kpo.ted with Ted-tape shat
common fngers cannot sxtrlcate it In 9
week'e time. II these things are American,
or juss, or even humane, then am very, very
much IL the wrong. And If it's worth the
while OF the Administration, considering all
things, and especially the little osn do ~
| afscs the sentiments Of my fellow men, too
should be under arrest. Then too, an one
wh9 should be "suepicioued OF being suspect
ed" and If > United States Deputy Marshal
will profane the beautiful and historic spot
where New York island saells Into its greateit
altitude over the wsters Of the Hudson, and
which may nov call home; q spot around
which eighty FIVE years ago uhiried Wal, :,
which, long as it was, and desperate as it wes,
probably fuTniahed In its civil sccompa mpanisments
no parallel TO this case of Dr. Olds, spot
where Maryland (that "my Maryland" Of
modern days) commander defended the soil OF
Nea York from behind the rampsrts of FoIt
Trlon, he shall without trouble iDd me there.
And as the recipient; and, II you shall see g.,
tbe publisher of this letter, my dear Colonel,
which poorly expresses my scorn for the DEPART
ure, which we now witness, from those prlDci.
Piles which l have imbibed tarough all my youth
from the columns Of the STATEsMAN, you will
know the cause of my arrest. And upon that
feature OF the event at least the bewildered
friends OF DR.. Olds will congratulate you.
STERNE CHITTENDEN.