Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-05-14

iicsed for thas osenee and discharged by
The Goyernment Attorney, By the entrance
Of Holis In the case. By the entrance OF
lac moJls, shs government admitted that be
was asa guilty - charged In the indics-
Snens, and that the action eould mot be
maintained against him, else why was he
not tried, and il guilty, punished accord
ing to iaw7
After bis release from custody at Des
Moines, be was kidnapped BY Marshal
Hoxie and conveyed to Fort Lafayests, a.
the M&sshal alleged, upon All order or
warrant lem Secretary SEWARD. At the
time we inquired BY what authority or law,
Secretary Seward issued warrant or or
der for eaae ARREST and Imprisonment OF a
eitisen Of che United statesf The right
Of the Secretary TO- axeFsise this aushoFi-
t. has never been established and in the
conditions upon which HUI was released,
we ind virtual acknowledgment that no
such Law or authority existed, and - q
matter of course, the Act Of Haxie, in
making the arrest was nothing less than
kidnapping and false imprisonment.
When Secretary STANTON entered upon
the duties of Secretary of War, almost
the first thing he did Was to issue al or"
der for the release of all political prison
| era, but at the same time in order to waste
and expend few more dollars Of the peo-
Plies money, commissioners were appoint"
ed with powsE to send for persons and pa
pers, and to institute an inquiry into the
expsdiency of releasing those confined in
the Bastiles OF the country. By this
course, fat salaries were provided for the
Commissioners, Clsrks and attaches Of
the commission, and divers opportunities
were offered to persons TO visit tbs east
ern eitiea on pleasure excursion and TO
L---~ 4has- o~YNa--~.- PAD ~4ss at Uncle
Sans Golfers, because il was supposed
that they, as witnesses against the pris-
oners, might impart valuable and import
ant information to the Government. 1t
must be apparent thst this commission,
was sort Of extra Judicial and unau-
thoriged tribunal; bat nevertheless, it was
q paying institution TO those who were 90
fortunate as to receive an appointment 10
the bench OF this inquisitoFiai and unson-
stisutioaal court.
From the best information We can gath
er, this court convened at Fort Lafayette
about three months ago, and proceeded te
arraign for trial, the prisoners therein
confined. They soon reached the case Of
| Hill. They were unable to fnd any eyi,
dence to convict him of treason; bat they
found no difhculty in finding him guilt
of commencing suit against Marsha
Hoxie, 8 United States officer, for kid
mapping and false Imprisonment. Thu
wa grave and aggravated offeuso agains
the Government, and therefore Hill coal'
not be discharged until this kidnapping
case vas disposed Of. Hence Hill coul'
be released ouly upon the conditien tha
he would give his parole not to proseous
Hoxie for kidnapping him and imprison
ing him in Fort Lafayette Upon thes
conditions, we understand Hill was re
leased. Why were these conditions i'm
posed7 If Secretary Seward was author
lsed to order Hoxis TO make the arrest
then HiIl's suit for kidnapping and falls
Imprisonment against Hoxie, could not b
sustained, and there was no necessity TO
, the Government to come to the rescue
Hoxie, by the imposition OF the ahoV
conditions upon which Hill was released
Again if Seward had no authority TO is
sue the order for Hills arrest, If the Coy
, eminent assumed the act Of Hoxie, TO b
the act of the Government, then the sui
could not be maintained against Hoxie
Hence 1t will be seen, that there exists
, no legal necessity for the Government 8
require Hill to give his parole not to pros
ecute his suit against IIoxia.
Then the question may be asksd, VII
were these conditions imposedp The al
swsr is plain and easy to comprehend
Seward had no authority to cause the Al
rest Of Hill, and therefore, unless the goT
ernmsns assumed the net Of Hoxie to b
!. the act of the Government, Hoxie wa
5 guilty Of kidnapping and imprisoning Hi
Seward did not like to have his desposisl
t. exposed by decision thAt ha bad no rigf
to make the order for she arrest, nor di
, he like TO assume Hoxie's act 60 be q
acs Of the government, and the only way
save Hoxie from punishment for the kic
: mapping and false Imprisonment, and
: the same time to prevent the exposure
the proper tribunal Of the country, Of Il
dsspotlsn prasticsd by him, was to RI
quire Hill to give his parole not 10 pros
1t cute Hoxie, as condition upon which
l. should be released from confinement in
. loathsome prison.
b. The imposition Of the condition, 10 q
d admission of the sllegaIiag of the are
Il and Imprisonment Of Hill, and sewart
: with the aid Of all bis apologizers for b
acts of despotiaua cannot explain IL ava.
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