The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-30
onr Columbn. corroNpondence

Ol ODlOt w " ft'StHt Hhhltcs W NhN Wv
eruor's Guards, had stated that ii had
been iound necessary 20 arrest eleven cit
isens Of Ohio for disloyalty, eight OF whom
were taken TO the military camp in this !
State, and three imprisoned out OF the I
State, and That those conf 6ned in The State /,
had speedy examination, and were re-
leased; that ii was well known that those
citizens were arrested without due process
Of law, and deprivnd Of their Constitutional
right 70 q trial by an impartial jury
therefore, be it resolved, that select
committee Of Eve be appointed. with
power TO send for persons and papers, and
TO sit during session hours, 10 inquire aud
report TO the House at ON early day, what
citizens Of Ohio have been arrested; what
were the charges against them by whom
charged; by what officials, and by whose
orders. were such arrests made how
treated during said confinement on what
terms released &c, &c.
On Monday, the l9h inst, ibis reso
luton was taken from the table. DR..
Olds then took the noor, and spoke and
read Tor three hours. lie did not state
that be was arrested for publicly opposing
and discouraging enismens. He said
he had been taken from bis family TO FL.
I Lafayette, searched, his Bib'e. speclac'es,
opium aud waste paper taken from sim by
! lincoln and his minions in Ohio, without
due process OF law, which he was entitled
10 by the Constitution; that it was worse
than the Spanish lnquisition or French
Revolution. Mr. Diekman first replied
TO the Dr., answering the Constitutional
part Of the argument, giving JeiIerson's
arrest Of Aaron Burr, and Gen. Jackson's
proceedings al New Orleans, as good
Democratic authority for making arrests
in time OF rebellion or invasion. without
due process OF law. Mr.. d. remarked that,
If Jefferson had waited to go through the
formalifies Of tie law, Burr might have
involved the country in a bloody war
Keyser, Of Noble, then took his old
Democratic friends in hand. lie was
surprised 10 see them take such ground /:
!hey gave the lie TO their former practices
under Jefferson and Jackson. Ills friend,
the Dr., was making Just such speeches
as the old Wings made in the days OF Gen,
Jackson. II this was their position, lie
would bid them good bye forever.
! This discussion continued until Wednes-
dny morning, when message came from
the Senate, with joint resolution for the
two branches to go into joint convention to
elect n U. s. Senator on Thursday, II
O'Clock, A. M. After little fIlibuslering
on the part of the Bnuernuts, 70 prevent
vote on'lhe resolution, it was agreed
TO by vote OF yeas 50, nays 81, all the
Union Democrats voting for it except
Messrs. Bates Mcclellan and Crane.-
The discussion on Mr.. Dresel's resolution
was then resumed, the big and little But
ternuts speaking in favor of the resolution
and against the Government, MIR. Smith,
OF Licking, being the only one who adj
vanced any new idea, the others merely
rehearsing some Of their old stump cleo
tioneering speeches, Mr.. Smith denounced
the President and Gov. Tod, as tyrants
and criminals. lie said We were in the
rnids: OF two rebellions-Jef Davis at
the head OF one, Lincoln the oher--o one to
|, libcrate i 900 900 OF blacks in the South,
the other TO cnslave 100000 of white
t men in lheNorlh. His abuse of the Gov
eminent was such as no other haiion
would permit. Mr.. Smy;h claimed that
the power to suspend he writ Of habeat
, corpus lies in the Legislative, no, in The
Executive Department. Messrs. Dick
man, Keyscr, OF Noble, Bradbury an(
, West spoke in yindicAlion OF the Govern
i ment. MIR. West thought. il The friends
5 of this resolution were ultering their rea
{ sentiments, we will have rebellion II
I our own State in 60 days. Our Governo
Q is arraigned as tyrant and a criminal
. II these charges are TO be tolerated, ant
: we do not defend them, his Hon. may b.
! arrested in his seat, in the other end o
the Capitol. Mr.. West said this Rebellion
( is just The case the trainers of the Con
8 stiiulion anticipated when they penned tn,
article granting the rover conllngeEtll
S suspendiEg the writ OF habeas corpus
/ fie said he would lay down this legal prop
4 osiiion that, when the public safety de
1 mands, it ought to be suspended; W,
/ ought to submit. There is nothing in The
Constitution that authorizes martial law
r Whence, then, comes this ? From the
great power with which the Presiden: is
I clothed. The Rebellion is fact. Car
a Congress detect il better than the Pros,
ident? Mr., West was listened TO will
f. profound attention, and, notwithstanding
d the hour was late, he was urged to pro
u coed. The question was then made th,
e special order Tor tomorrow, (Thursday,
d at "a o'clock. On motion, the House thet
d adjourned.
r. Thursday, | i o'clock, A. NJ the Senat
Of and House met in joint convention. 8
= Senators and 90 Representatives answere
Of TO their names. They then proceeded I
A. the election of q United States Senator
le Whole number OF votes cast. ] &c noce'
b. sary for choice Ga, Mr., Wade receive
st 10; Jewett, 50; Thomas Ewing. 10
in Schenck /. Upon which the PreSidet
NJ Of the Senate declared Mr. Wade dul
n elected 4. s. Sena or for six years frol
Az the 4,h day OF March next. The Hou,
nd was iqmmed full OF spectators. Fro
nd the time the Senate came in, until the
ce retired. there was perfect quiet and orde
whisper could almost have been hear
is from one side to the other of the Hall
OF When wo contemplate the scenes beir
Of enacted in the Legislatures OF other State
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