The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-17

Tive of tho so.called Confederate
States, or any one Of them, looking to
suspension Of hostilitics, and the re-
turn of said States, or any Of theu,, to
the Union, or obedience to the FEEDER
IConstitution and authorities. wide
Cong. Globe, p, l02, lst Sess. 37th
Cong. ...r
In his remark in support of this
proposition, Mr.. " said that while i'm
the beginning he would not have Not-
ed man or dollar to commence this
war, he was then willing "to vote for
just as many men and just as much
money rs may lie necessary TO defend
and protect the Federal Government. '
lie said he was against an aggressive
war. and was then in favor of sus-
pending hostilitics TO negotiate with
the South, which then had 100000
armed men in the field.
HE OPPOSES puNlsnING REBELS.
On the 10Th otJuly, the bill to pun
ish conspiracies against the United
States, being under consideration, fail
ed to receive his support. 1t was de-
signed to punish by fine and impris-
onmcnt those who should conspire
for the overthrow Of the Government,
and should seize any Of the public
property, but MIR. Nalandigham OBJ
jected TO it strenuously " Congress
ional Globe, PIP. 10, 1870, 300.
Mr. Ncilandighm offered instead u
series of resolutions, censuring the
President for his acts designed to stay
the tide of rebellion. The resolutions
were as follows; ...
Resolved, That the Constifnfion
of the United States confers upon Con
grcss alone the power to raise and
support armies" and "to provide and
maintain a navy" and, therefore, the
President, in the proclamation OF May
81, 1861, and the orders and and act
ion, 10y his authority, of the War and
Navy Departments, increasing the
Army and Navy, and calling for and
accepting the services of volunteers
for three years, without warrant Of
law. usuped powers belonging solely
to Congress, and so violated the Con
stituton.
Lcsolvcd, That the right to de
clare a blockade, as against an indie
pendent power, is u belligerent right,
depending upon the existence of a
state Of war; and that as Congress,
and Congress alone, have the power
to declare or recognize the existence
: OF war, the President has no right to
order a blockade until after Congress
shall have dvclGr>A or recognized wan
with the power whose ports are to he
blockaded; and further, that Congress
alone abolish or shut up the pops Of
entry of any State within the Union
and that, therefore, the President, in
l!ockbdinc ond shutting up the ports
ipa,ry in certain Of Che States of tho
Union, without Nhc autLorily of Con.
grcss, violated the Constitution.
Resolved, That Congress alone
have the Constitutional power to sus
pend the writ of habeas corpus, an6
that, until the writ has been suspend
ed by act of Congress. il is the duty
of the President and all other officers
civil and military. to obey it, and that
therefore. the President. in suspend
; ing said writ himself or attempting
l to authorize certain military officers
to suspend it, or to disobey it, or il
sustaining them in disobcdicncc TO it
: violated the Constitution.
! Resolved, That by the Constitu
= ton, 'nO money shall he drawn tron
c the Treasury but in consequence O
appropriations made bylaw, and tina
: in ordering the drawing from tn
!, Treasury of money unappropriated o
u appropriated for one purpose. and m
u plying the same topurposes for whic
j no appropriations had been made b
law. the President violated the Con
stitution.
Resolved, That the search of Ger
,, tain telegraph Offices i'll the month q
u May last ny officers and agents ofth
0 Executive, without search warran
upon probable cause, supported D.
oath or affirmation, and particular
= describing the lace 10 be searched
u and the things to he seized and In
{ seizure Of papers and dispatches j
. said office, was q violation of the cor
> sttution0l fright of the people TO J.
II secure in their persons, houses, paper
l. and effects against unreasonahlcsearC
c and seizure, violated the Constitution
Resolved, That neither Congress
y nor the President, nor the Judiciary
/ have any constitutional power t
+ abridgc the freedom of speech or {
5 the press, aId thatthc suspension {
u newspaper presses hymilitary author
Ie ity and force, and the arrest of mil
II itary or civil authorities for the c2
IL preston by speech, or through II
. press, OF opinions upon political sui
le iects, or subjects Of any kind, is a Y
olaton of the Constitution
III Resolved, That the arrest withol
le civil process of persons not suhic
u to the rules and articles of war, NJ
N in cases arising in the land or nav
forces, or in the militia, when in nc
es ual service, by soldiers'in in the scrvi,
= of the United States. is breach of Il
y Constitution and violation Of Il
" Constitutional liberty Of the perso
IL Cong. Globe, p. 1870,
III MIR. V. NOT IN FAVOR OF SUPPRESS,
THE REBELLION.
rs On the very same day, see Glol
on p. l31, that staunch Democrat fro
no Illinnio Nh lnnw AIofn, n