Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-12-25
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U. S. CONGRESS.

= ~. y. CONG hE %.
In the lower house of the I
S. Congress, on the lst instan
, the following proceedings were hac
t 1t will be seen that the democrat
are making an earnest and boil
start:
WASHINGTON, Dec. l.
! The proceedings are unimpor
tant. 10 rs.
+ After the reading of the message
the Senate adjourned.
| rI HOUSE.
/ Mr.. Vallandingham, of Ohio
offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
/ Resolced, That the Committee Of
Judiciary be instructed to inquire
and report to the House at an ear.
ly day by what authority of the
constitution or laws, if any, the
Postmaster General undertakes to
decide what newspapers may or
what newspapers may not be
transmitted through the mails.
Mr.. Cox, of Ohio, offered the
following:
WHEREAS, Many citizens of the
United States havc been seized by
persons acting or pretending to be
acting under the authority Of the
United States, and have been car
ried out of the jurisdiction of the
States of their residence, and i'm
priscned in the military prisons
and camps of the United States
without any public charges being
preferred against them, and with
out any opportunity being allowed
til, m to learn or disprove the char
es maze or alleged to be made
against them; and, whereas, such
arrests have been made in the
States whore there is no insurrcc-
ton or rebellion, or pretence there
of, or any other obstruction Of the
authority Of the Government; and,
whereas, it is the sacred right of
every citizen Of the United States
tLat he shall no be deprived Of
his liberty without due process of
law, and, when arrested, shall
have a speedy and public trial by
an impartial jury; therefore,
ResoTred, That the House Of
Representatives do hereby con-
denim all such arrests and practices
as unwarranted by tie Constitu-
ton of the United States, and as
a usurpation Of power never Civ
en- by the people to their rulers,
and do hereby demand that all
such arrests shall hereafter cease,
and that all persons so arrested
shall have a prompt and public
trial according to the provisions of
the Constitution and laws of the
United States. -,E
On motion Of Mr. ColEax, the
preamble and resolution were laid
on the table by a vote of so a
g&inst 40. -a ~
Mr.. Richardson, Of Illinois, Of
fered the following:
Reso1rcd, That the President
be REQUESTED to inform the House
of Representatives what citizens
Of Illinois are now confined in any
forts or places Of confinement, and
upon what charges such citizens
were arrested and that the Pres
ident also inform the House of
Representatives, the names of the
persons arrested in the State of
Illinois and confined in prisons OUT
side of the limits of said State,
what the charges are against them,
by whom charges are made, and
by whose orders all such arrests
were made. .s fe7 !.
Mr.. LoYejoy moved to lay the
resolution on the table, Adopted
yeas IA, nays 40. ~, ssqr sA.
The House took recess to await
the message Of President Lincolu
After the reading Of the, Presi-
dents Message, Mr.. Morrill, moved
that it and the accompanying doc
uments be referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole and prii,tedds5
Mr.. Vallandilrgham desired to
say q few. words, but was prevent
ed by the call for the previous
question. zoo t1 'lq oat #11
81 The motion to adjogrn. was a
greed to. q