Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-06-06

/ privileges" Cbaracterzing General Or
der No 3S, Headquarters Department of
the Ohio, as "a base usurpaton Of arbi-
trary authoriy;" inviting his hearers to
resist the same, by saying "the sooner
the people inform the minjons of usurped
power that they will not submit to such
restrictions upon their liberties the better
+ Declaring "that he was at all times, and
upon all occasions, resolved to do what he
could 10 defeat the attempts now being
made 10 build up a monarchy upon the
ruins OF our free Government; asserting
''that he firmly believed, as he said six
months ago, that the men in power are
attempting to establish a despotsm in the
country more cruel and more oppressive
than ever existed before" All of which
opinions and sent mcnts be we'll knew did
aid, comfort, an d encourage those in arms
against the Gov crnment, and could but iu-
ducc in his hearers or those in arms against
it and disposition to resist the laws of the
i land
j. NJ. Cuts, Capt Eleventh In(antary,
Judge Advocate Department Of the Ohio.
1t will thus be seen that the charge and
the specification, even if entirely sustain
ed by tho evidence; (as to which in this
inquiry we raise no question, } seek to con-
vict Nj. Vallandigham, citizen Of Ohio,
of "giving aid and comfort to the enemy"
Now this offence, has, by the recent
legislation of Congress, ,bccu made express
ly cognizable by the courts Of the Uated
States. This will appear from the follow
ing statute, being can act to suppress in
surrccion, 10 puni,h treason and rebellion
and conG.catc the property Ct rebels, and
fer other purposes" approved July II,
! 1862, and found in volume Il, chapter 1913
page $50 Of the Statutes at Large, as
printed by order Of Congress. We cite
the sections relative to this topic as fol.
lows:
SEC. ,. And be i fl Nt'r enncied, That
if any person shall hereafter iucitc, set on
foot, assist, or engage in any rebellion or
instruction against the authority of the
United States, OF the laws thereof, or shall
give aid or comfort thereto, or shall en-
gage in or give aid and comfort to any
such existing rebellion or surrcction aud
be convicted thereof, such person shall be
punished by imprisonment for a period
not exceeding ten years, or by a fine MT
exec cding ten thousand dollars, and by
the liberation oil all bis slaves, if any he
have, or by both of said panishmeuts, at
he discretion Of the court.
SEC. 3. mt be il III tier cnactcrl, That
every person guilty of the off nces desert
bed in this act shall be forever incapable
and disqualified to hold any Office uudc'
the United States.
The tribunal to take cognizancc of .urh
coses and questions distinctly appears from
th2 concluding section Of this statute a:
follows:
Sec. IA, Anl 6eU UfuUirr enacted, Tha
the courts OF the United States shall have
full power to institute proceedings, make
orders and DEGREES, issue process, nd do
all other things necessary to carry this ac
into effect
This is conclusive as to the jurisdiction
Of the courts of the United States, and o
them alone, over the offence alleged t.
have hccn committed by Mr.. Yarandg
ham.
But the last Congress did not stop here
As if to shut the door against any sucI
proceedings as those Instituted by G.ncr
al Burnside, it passed an act, approved
March, 3 1863, expressly "relating tc
h"JeaS corpus aud regulating judicial pro
ceediugs in certain cases. The section
of this act relevant to the case of Mr.. Va
llandigham may be found on page 755 o
the volume of the Statutes at Large as jus
printed by order of Congress. and are a.
follows;
BE ii enacted JyM the Senate anil HOHS
Of Representatives, ofMe UnHed States o
Hme' icA IL Congress aSScmJIed. That du
, ring the present rebellion the President o
the United States, whenever, in his judg
ment, the public safety may require, is
authorized to suspend the privilege of th'
writ of habeas corpus u any case through
out the United States or any part thereof
[The privilege has not been 50 suspended
in Ohio And whenever and wherevel
the said privilege shall be suspended as
aforesaid, no military or other officer shal
be compelled, in answer to any writ o
7 haLaoS corpus to return the body Of an
} person or persons detained by him by au
} thority Of the President but upon th
certificate, under oath of the officer having
l charge OF any one so detained that sue
, person is detained by him as prisone
: under authority of the President, lurthe
. proceeding under the writ OF haLeaS corpu
shall be suspended by the judge or cour
having issued the SAID writ so long as SAT-
suspension by the President shall remaiI
in force and said rebellion continue. [Th
privilege of the wit of habeaS corpus nc
having been suspended in Ohio, it follow
that no Judge in that State is authorize
30 enanond nroonplinoa institutrd md n