M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-09-03

le Law, which reads, at shall bs
is duty forthwith to allow a writ oil
Iabeas Corpus )" upon ihe facts be.
lS shown'6y osth. A. noon We
ere present, and Judge Kaler then
ut us oil until after supper, with a
Os.tive promise to be at his Office
nd grant the writ. after supper
g called al his Office three times nm
| 8 o'clock, and called twice at his
ouse, and hunted the town for him.
lr. Geo. Bull hunted Tor him aud
ll!ed at his hoGse for him several
mes. SuppoSiagthe Judge to have
Id himself, we gave up the chase,
nd Mr.. Geo. Bull went home. We
proceeded to take The testimony for
Mr.. Geo. Bull to take to Irorton to
Oy before Capt. Cory, District Pro.
'oSt Marshall. Capt. Fry and Geo
Bulls testimony showing that Allen
never was mustered into the service,
and eatiFfving us that Allen was no
more liab'e, either by civil or militia
ry law, to be arrested as a deserter
han any other man who never had
entered the service. Mr.. Shades,
our Provost Marshall, informed us
that he had orders to pay no regard
10 the writ OF ilabeas Corpus. and Uc
were informed that Judge Piyley
counseled (he having left to meet the
District Conrt ths, norning) to MAKE
the return to the writ that The PRISON
er wrs held by military authorit".---
ION MONDAY the prisoner was thus il
legally dragged of ont Of the county
to Ironion 10 be delivered mp to tho
District Marshall, Thus fellow cit
zens Of Vin'on county, has the laws
been set nj defiance at your owl
doors and thus hGs the military des
{potiem of the present powers that be
been made manifest 70 you. Wha
man can say, but that lie may be til,
next victim ofthis system OF Orbitra
ry arrests. No man objects to tn,
arrest Of o deserter tlom the army
but we do protest against any MAJ
being thus kidnapped, and denied tn,
benefit Of the laws OF the Land, tha
ALLOW him to prove himself clear, snC
if clear of the charges against hin
that he shall have the right to be dis
charged in his own county. We bolc
this as an outrage upon the right9 o
every msn in our county. Low Ions
will the people be compelled TO an.Ier
these things without gs',rs .hi
eyes open to our true Sir
My fellow citizens {. ,.a. ... .
have ever asked OF these larl. ..
officers, either civil or mi .sr .a .
regard their oaths, suploH IT, Con
stltution and laws and I've q. t4.i
own resolution "a! Gaze 70 carry
on this government N .acCvrdauce t,
the principles Ut tue fathers VI the re.
public. Let us see what one Of the
lathers says on tins very subject oi
military power, here It is:
Gen. George Washington 10 NJ oj OF
Gen. Daniel Morgan.
Commander Of the army sent oul
to suppress the Western Rebellion in
Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, March 27, 1906
Gen. Washington, then President, on
receiving complaints of come diStur
bance betweenthe soldiery and citi
zens, sent to Gen. Morgan an order
OF which the following is an extract
to.wit:
1T has afforded me great pleasure tc
learn that the general conduct aud charac'
ter OF the army has been temperate anC
iudUlgent, a. d that your attention to the
quiet and comfort of The western lnhabtantl
has been well received by them. Still il
may be proper, constantly and strongly, tC
impress upon the army thai they are mere
MORE AUTHORITY THAN @ OTHER % c,1rnFrs "nvS s'
that ofIenses against the laws are to be ex
amned, not by military officer, but by ar
rests rests i,! ana indictments ID Tor a violation o
oira ordsU eds oG,i wbrb 10 pe not l'
to iofractions Of law. ,bot % Jisgn'ss a'"ss III u,
avoided as much rs possible and be ad d
justed as quickly as may BE- without urgin.
them to an extreme; aud thst the whole