Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-10
connection with future usurpa!ions Of power, ho
applied bis strongest language Z

CuNueULlOu WlJu IUUuEb ubutpuhOub puWtTf uo
applied bis strongest language
Al can't say as to the strongest language,
for he always speaks pretty strongly. He de.
Dounced any uaurpation OF power to stop public
discussion and the sufffage. He appealed
to tho people to protect their rights, as the
remedy for their grievances. He warned
against violence and revolution. By the pow
erful means of the balot.box all might be rem
edied that was wrong of public nature, and
the Courts would remedy oil grievances Of
private, personal nature.
Q-Was any thing faid by him at all, looking
to forcible resistance of either law or military
orders
A-Not as understood 1t.
Q-Was any thing aaid by him in denuncia-
ton of tho COnsoripion law .E
Any best recollection ia that no didu's say
a word about IT, .
Odd he refer 10 the French onsoription
bill2
Ale did not. i spoke Of It myself.
Q-Do you remember his comments on the
change in tho policy Of the war2
Ale did refer to tho change in the policy o.
the war, and devoted some time TO showing that
it was now carried on for the abolition OF ii svery;
that IL had been perverted from o wbr for the
p eservation OF the Union, TO one for The abOli-
tion of slavery, He referred to the Crittenden
resolution to show that the war was originally
for the restoration of tho Union.
Q-Wss any denuncistion Of officers in the
army INDUCED in by him, or any offensive epi-
thets applied 10 them2 ..,
A-Whep, occasionally, he used The words
"the President and his minions," didn't uu
dertind him to uae them "a applicable to the
army | think il was in connection with srbi.
trary arrests, when he used theae words.
Q-DO you remember what VA said iU refer
ence to the possibility Of q disaolu:on Of the
Union, and OF his determine ion ia regard 10 such
a c1ntingency2
Al remember the metaphor, that he could
never be priest to minister ut the alt,r of dis-
union.
Q-What counsel did ne give the people at
the end Of his speech7
Ale invoked them, under no circumstances
to surrender the Union.
The Judge Advocate had no question to ask
the witnesH
Mr.. VsllGndgham said he had other WitnesH-
es he expected by the four o'clock train, and a
recess waa taken until FIVE o'clock, at which
time the Witnesses not arriving, the evdenc
was closed, and Mr. Vallsndigham simply tub-
milted the following
MR vALLAEDIGHAm's PROTEST.
Arrested without due process of law, without
warrant from any Judicial officer, and now in
military custody, l have been served with a
charge and specifications as from court mar
tial or military commi. i.sion. lam not either in
the land nor the naval service of the United
States, and, therefore, am not tryable for any
| cause by any such court, but am subject, by the
express terms of she Constitution, to arrest only
by due process Of law, or warrant issued by tomt
officer of a court of competent Jurisdiction fol
trial Of citizens. | am subject TO indictmen
and trial on presentment of q grand jury, ono
am entitled to a speedy trial, to be confronted
WIKI witnesses, and 10 compulsory process fo
Witnesses in my behalf, and am entitled Il
counsel All these ! demand, as my right, as
citizen Of the United States, under the Consii
tuition of the United States. But the alleged
oiense itself ia not known to the Constitution
nor to any law thereof. Ii is words spoken t,
the people Of Ohio in an open public rolitcs
meeting, lawfully and peacefully assembled, un
der the Constitution, and upon full ro:ice.
| lt is the words Of citizen, Of the publi
policy, of the public servants Of the people, b,
which policy 1t was alleged that the welfare o
the country was not promoted. Ii was an ap
peal TO the people to change that policy, not b,
force, but by the elections and the ballot box
It ia not pretended that counseled disobedi
ence to the Constitution, or resistince to Law o
lawful authority. | have never done this.
have nothing further to submit.
| tSignedl G, L. VALLANDlGHAM.
May 7, 1863
The Judge Advocate simply remarked tha
the accused had the privilege of counsel and Q
Witnesses. It did not become him to enter int
any discussion as to the Jurisdiction of tb
Court. That the case had been referred to
wac sufficient.