Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-10-27
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Il ia well known faetthat half dozen
citizens Of Northern Ohio, are military
prisoners at Camp Mansfield in this State,
either by the direct orders Of DAVID ToD,
Governor Of Ohio, or at least, with his
consent They were arrested and are
held. not only Illegally and in direct viO-
lation Of their Constitutional rights, but
contrary to the WILL Of the PEOPLE Of
Ohio, who through the baflot.bOx on the
14thinst., solemnly entered their condcm-
nation of such proceedings. Not only
have the people Of the counties, wherein
these prisoners have their home, condemn
cd their arrest, but they have borne testi-
mony to the loyalty and innocence Of
the prisoners. ,..
The people Of the whole State have, by
their votes, solemnly called upon the
Governor to release these men. Will he
dare to disregard the express will of those
who placed him in his present position for
the purpose of carrying out the laws and
and the Constitution? Will he dare to set
at defiance the command Of his MASTERS?
If so, he has even less sense than the little
he has received creditfor.
q. Ii he desires to test the question wheth-
er he is superior to the PEOPLE, or they
superior to him, let the test be made; and
woe unto DAVID TOP will be the result.
His lease on power is not so secure that it
may not be wrested from him-his friends
are not notp so numerous as to shield him
from merited punishment at the hands of
an outraged people, whose rights he has
invaded, and whose demand for justice he
has scorned. In the issue with the peo-
ulc which he seems to court he will find
himself. as better men than him, who
sought to play the tyrant, have found
themselves, as but "chaff before the
wind" He may raise storm, but it will
be beyond his control. The people will
be, at once, judge, jury and exeeutioner, in
enforcing the laws and the Constitution,
y He ihoiJs his office as Governor only by
the title which the Constitution gives him
to the place. II he may destroy the Con-
stitution in tho case OF citizen, may the
PEOPLE, following his example, not do the
same thing? If he set the precedent, who
shall blame the people for following it?
let HIM beware, He is playing with a
dangerous weapon, when he bids defiance
to the popular will, and tramples upon the
most sacred Constitutional rights of the
citizen. The season Of tame submission
has passed, and the time has come, when
the people have determined that these ille-
gal, unconstitutional, and tyrannical pro-
ceedings must bc stopped. And we trust
that no Democrat-no friend of Constitu'
tional freedom-who has been selected tC
represent the PEOPLE in our Legislative
assemblies, will cease condemning these
outrages until those in authority give evi
dence that they will carry ON the Govern
ment in accordance with the Requirement
of the Constitution, and with due regarC
to the rights of the citizen. lts-5
10, If the Government will not protect it
people, it does not deserve and should no
receive the support of the people or thei
Representatives. 1t is from the peopl
alone, under the Constitution, that ihes
men derive their brief authority. 1t i
only by the aid of the people that the.
can succeed. The people have the powe
to enforce obedience to tho Constitution
on the part Of their PpPlic servants, ant
they should exercise it, fully, freely an
sternly. e
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