The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1863-02-06

department of the government to Judge of the
NECESSITY, and to suspend the privilege in Civ
en- case, but public sentiment demands that in
any event the spirit of the constitution shall be
| complied with; and when the power is claimed
by single individual, the people have, at least,
the right to know who made the arrest, by what
authority it was made or what charge was or
now is preferred against he accused. If, in the
case soon to be examined by you, you discover
that the arrest was ordered by authority of the
laws of the United States and commonly called
the military" as distinguished from the ''mar-
tal law you will state that fact, because it
may possibly be that Congress has enacted ch
laws as they may, by virtue of the constitution,
legally enact and which, as they affect the gov
ernment of the army Of the United States, may
be constitutional and legal when applied to those
who are amenable to that particular code OF
! laws.
Gentlemen:-I have alone taken the respon-
sibiity of addressing You to-day 1t has not
been done without serious reflection From the
commencement of the rebellion, have cndea-
vored, in every possible legal method, to sup
port the constituted authorities. Time and a.
gain questions of great dolicacy, and which
!
States authorities and this court, have been dis
posed Of in such way as not to embarrass the
'sncral government, while the rights OF the cit
= W aave been protected. We have even failed
80 IA, 90 tLe fact officially that arbitrary arrests
bo~o M lea, ma de in this county, because, rs we
bnyc before int;,. aated, we had hoped that they
would cease. That hope he's been destroyed.
A legal and morai II. 'csssity Urges Us to this
step, not to countenance aLv act committed by
any man against the authority Of. the general
government, but TO sustain ,TsL'' aS Gie"r IS
the monday sun, as vital as lfa-glyinS proaDh'
without the existence OF which the so. .'uieiis
iseG is a stupendous deception, and whio.1, =
firmly maintained now and here, will so far u
unite people OF Immense resources and terri |
Die power, and which resources and power can |
yet be welded ss a unit, when, and as soon as
The constitutional rights Of each citizen shall be |
respected and enforced.
l have row discharged grest public duty, |
with no desire 10 do otherwise than 10 support |
the United States government. and sincerely |
believe that the result will be to strengthen and
not to weaken that Union which ought to be |
perpetuated to tho latest generation.
request you al once 70 suspend all other |
business before you at present; and instruct |
the district attorney Of this county to send for
Gen. Montgomery and The provost marshal, to-
gethcr with ali other persons who have any !
knowlcdge OF this transaction and after you
shall h2ye heard them, your daty will be SIM
ply 10 present the facts to the court.
Action Of the Philadelphia Councils.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 30.--The city councils |
last evening took action in the case of the Boil
eau arrest, the common branch adopting res
resolution denouncing it as unjust and unconsti-
tu.ional, which was rg jected by the select branch
by one majority. It IS understood that Mrs. |
Boicau, j.. w. Carr, Wm d. Baker, General |
Montgomery and Capt. Haldeman have been
before the grand jury TO testify in the case.
Action Of the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Tho following preamble and resolutions were
adopted in the Pennsylvania House of Repre-
sentatves on Thursday:
Whereas it has cometo the knowledge of the |
House of Representatives of the Legislature of |
Pennsylvania that one of her own citizens Al
bert ID. i'oileau, residing in the city of Phila-
delpha, was without due warrant Of law, at |
midnight on Tuesday last, taken from his home |
and conveyed under military guard to some |
unknown place Of confinement beyond the bor
ders Of the State; and
Whereas the unusual time of the arrest was |
Acknowledged, by those chosen for the purpose |
to have been made in order to prevent the in
tervcntion Of ihc remedies provided by law, |
and guaranteed by the constitution of the State |
of Pennsylvania and of the United States TO
every American citizens; and
Whereas the said arrest is an invasion Of the |
soil Of the State Of Pennsylvania, and an out !
rage upon the dignity and sovereignty Of great |
conmonw calth therefore,
ReSolUsd, That the House Of Representatives |
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, jealous |
of the rights and liberties of her citizens, and
appealing TO Cop for the rectitudo Of their in |
tentions, do solemnly protestagainst the said ar
rest as unwalrantabe and unjust, and call up
on the Governor, as the Chief Executive of
the commonwealth, bearing in his person the
majesty Of this State, to Immediately repair to
Washington, and demand of the general gov
ernment the release of the said Albert d. Boz |
leau, and that he be returned to the State of
which he is citizen to answer any charges to
be made against him.
ReSolred, Thata committee of three be- appoint |
ed to transmit a copy of these resolutionsto the
Governor of this commonwealth.
Resolsd That copies of these resolutions he
forwarded to the resident of the United States,
the Secretary of War, and the Senate and House |
of Representatives of tie United States of A
merica.
The destruction of American merchant YES
sells by the confederate steamer Florida, prom
ises to rival, within Il short time, the losses in