M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-23

innocence, endorsed him by eleclinu
him to the Legislature. The Doctor
filed his affidavit against them, deter
mined that Tod & Co. should prov,
him gully, or wipc ont tbs foul stsir
Of treason they had charged, BY u tul
investigation, in a Court Of, just ce
hence he had Tod and Bliss arrested
after a Grand Jury ofFairfield Conn
ty had, on their Oaths, found an in
dictmrnt against them. Now, t,
clear Gov. Tod and Bliss. the Ilepub
lean members Of this cursed LegisIa
ture has repealed the crimina! law
under which DR.. Olds had them in
iicted, showing conclusively that N'ey
are afraid TO appear and ans"er this
violation OF law. We hope next tc
hear that DR.. Olds has some of the
parties indicted Grperjury, AMI lot us
Their see il the Governor will call thIs
delectable Legislature together to re.
peal the crimiUa! act puni hing per
Jury. We hope the press at Culum.
bus will give ;he vote OF this act.
Let every man read the following
from the C,isis:
"That our readers may have a FIJI ard
comprehensive view Of the proreedinpe
growing out Of the arbitrary arrest of Dr..
OLDs in August. 1862, we will give the la "
and the farts on the subject.
"AIl will recolleci the great hiarity ri
the ahOlitionists. those lovers If + re So eech
ires press, and free soil, on hearing Of the
arrest OF DR. OLDs, and especially his near
Ceralion in Que OF The Government D ,sl lies.
On whose osth h. wJs arrested, or uho or
deTed the ar e>T, were matters which were
never to come ~ light but us the Gown.
ment dare not Try him. Ss that would have
exposed the serrt s lies, nrither could thrv
ri>k perpetuii imprl'onm-nt with ,ut tria I;
81 they lHned bun out Of prison a. ter near
" five months confinement, Without any
charges against him Whatever. eXpp such
as abolition negro owing papers chuse 10
make, aud heir no less guilty echoes who
follow these newspapers.
"Afer DR.. OLDss release. feeling 'as all
true men should, the outrage that had been
cOmmitleG on al American citizen. he re-.
solved To II, his prosecutors, who themselves,
had committed Il RntenIiary act, as will
be seen BY the following law:
Be IL enacted BY the Gensrul Assembly, Of
the Stale Of Ohio That any person or per.
sons who shall kidnap, or forcIbiy or franl.
ulenlly carry Off o. decoy ou; Of this Stale
any white person or persons. or shall arrest
aud imprisun any white persons, with the
iutrntion Of having such person or persons
ca ri out OF the STATE. unless il be in
pursuance OF the laws thereof. an| shall b..
thereo! duly convicted by indictment, in
the Court of Common Pleas of any county
Of this Slate. shall b. deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and shall be cOniinpd in the
penittn,isry, a hard lahor fur any space of
time not less than three nor mnre than sey.
en- years, at the discretion OF The Court. AID
shall, m mreover, be liable for the cost of the
prosecution.
'June 18Th 1886"
"It will be seen that this law was pass
I'd June 10Th, 1886 Tasnty eigityears d7J!
We rccollect well the pass 'se oI tits law,
at the called session Of the Legislature, du.
ring the 60 Michigan War" as 1t WIS ral.d
lie Legislature was called by Go, ernor
RoBLkT LUCAS. owing 10 the troubles on
he Northwest borler. growing out of ds
pute about the boundery between the then
Territory OF Michg n and the State Of Ohio
We weIe q member oI the House lrnn the
county Of Cl,'rmont al the time, TIE law
as passe,i hec ,use hr Uni'ed Sales amt
Territorial I, fl ,'iaIs ol Michigan hal seiz
ed several oil our citizens, aud lwU Uf them
\ ere al the time in one vi Tie jIilS oi that
Territory
up 10 that tine, so sacred had been hp
persons and right, Of white men in Ohio,
that law for their prOret tion never
been supposed necessary. As Michigan
was a Territory. and all The terriroJi :, olti-
rprs were appnntees Of the Ad nlni.,r,tion
(nnd al the head OF tha, Administration " us
no less mum than ANDREW JACKS vet
Ohio dill not stop 10 inquire shout parry ur
political friends hen the rights Of ner cit.
Izens were asssiIeti, nOI as TO the quarter
fmm which that assault Came. Not ipsS than
twenty thous nd OF the Ohio Mibi were
under arms al the time 10 def nd hIr terri.
tory. and her citizens from being kidnapped
Or seized by arbitrary arrest by the terrific.
ri'l authority o; MI higan
"Gen. CAss was, a. the time, Secretary
OF War, aud from Michigan, and lhe excite.
nent ran strong against him lOr winking a
If MT sancii0nng the acts nf the territorial
Governor, Mr. MASON. During tn excite.
ment, we, with several other Democrotic
m"mbe,s Of tie Oh o Legislature. visited
Washington and held long interviews with
Genera JACK on, aud truly irpes .ned The
excited feelings ofil'e people oi the Stale
on tie subject We found him very snx.
iOus to cOnipTomisr the mat er and To avoid
any enrroa: ntnts OH The rights Of the
STATE or her clizliS. which was iIdIl, done
end Ohio got whit she a.krd, and tn terri.
tory around Loke Superior, now the coppor
and iron region Of that StaIe, was attached
10 Michigan on her admission Us Safe
boon alter. Such was the pctyn vi the free
men, STATES Rights mn, and Democrats.
Under this law. pass. express top:o