The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-01-02
ILLEGAL ARRESTS,
Charge of Judge Hoffman, cfNew York

From n. Y. Commrcia Advertiser Dec. Is !
At the opening Of the Court of Gener-
al Sessions yesterda, morning, Recorder
Hoffman, At lie 1ne>. Of the District
Attorney charged the grand j'!ry relative
o tie laws Of This state IN r-gatl to XII
nappilg, and their bearing upon the ar
| bltrafv arrests wiirh have been naie m
his state. lie instructed the NV that
The constitutions OF tie United >.rIe, and
oi The state Of New York guarantee TO ALI
cluz.ns the security Of their persons
| against unlawful! eeznres. and the laws q,
his state declare that whoever shall VIC
Iate til, constitutional guarantee Shall be
deemed gulltJ Of felony. The slalrle
r;oyies as follows: every person who
shall, without lawful authority. iurcibiy
seize and contiAe any Other, or Shall 10
S"-'e or klL"ap any other with intea.
! either
l To cause such other person to be
secretly confined or imprisoned III this
state, against bis will :or
=. 10 cause such other person to be
sent out of this state against his Will; or
.. 10 cause such other person 10 be
old rs slave, or in ANY way bed to
service against his will, shall upon con
victlon, lie punished by Imprisonment. in
the State Prison not exceeding ten wears"
Ee'a!lve TO the removal from this state
OF persons arrested here lie said
The removal Of any person from Til,
state into any other state or territory, to
answer TO any cha'ge of having commit
ted here AT offence against the laws Of
-lther the United States or tie state. i
without the authority Of law, Aud every
| person. whether he be an officer or p,iva e
individual, who shall thus seza and con
fife any person whotnsoever, with intent
either secretly to confne or imp,i-on him
here or TO remove him out Of the state
against his will. acts in violation Of thu
statute and renders himself Liable 10 in
d'c'ment and Imprisonment. Upon The
Trial of such indictme vt. the fact that
was " order of the p eSident % the Unit
ell States. Or any mnmbe Of his cabine'.
or other officer Of the government. will
constitute no legal defence Neither ,h.
President. nor any member Of the cabinet
or other officer mot n!ical). has any law
fn' authority TO order the seizure or i'm
p.isonmfnt Or removal from the state If
any citizen Of tie state for any Offence
whatever, committed within IA borders :"
In the conclusion he said, that in a
state. not being the scene Of actual uili-
tarv operations. not having even an army
within its borders. not e, en- any so'Gierv,
excepting such As NAV he on their way
to fight tie battles Of the constitution and
The Union. whose laws are not ohstructe,I
Or d~6ed; where no form of the law
MARTA" can. by any construction, be
made applicable 10 any person not mnsieI
ed into military service, II il my duty AZ
a jndge To declare to Won that the seizure
of her ciizans. their secr.t im,risonmen,
against thei- WILL their removal from be.
yond her borders without an hofi'v Of law
10 answer 10 criminal or other charges
their confinement in places beyond tn.
reach o: legal process, is in violation o
the rights seeured to them bv the con
s;tution and by the laws, and i. il lhe
right and solemn duty Of the grand jary
TO indict any person or persons who ha,.
IN these rsspec.s offended .cai.ss tie la1