Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-07
Of the first Congress that met uuder this new
Constitution:

OF tue nfAt Congrebe tnat met uuder tnib new
Constitution: .Is 90
Cono,sss Of Tho Unitsd Stdtes. Begun and Had al III
Otty of Nes0 Y0rk, on Wednesddy, Mo fourth 81
March, ono 2AousdHd Ss0en Hundred and Eighty
nine.
The Conventions Of number Of the States having, al
the time OF their adopting the Constitution, expressed
desire in order to prevent misconStuction abuse Of
Its powers that further declaraory and restrictive
clauses should be added and extending the ground Of
public confidence In the Government will best inBuTe the
beneAcent ends OF lts institution therefore,
ResoLved 6v the Senate and House Of Representatives.
0fHe United Statss AHasTfcdf fn Con0yess assembled
tWohirds Of both Houses eoneurrng, That the follow
Ing articles be proposed to the Legislatures Of the sever
al States a. amendments to tho Consultation Of the
United states sll any part Of which articles when
ratified by three Of the said Legislatures to be
valid to all nents and purposes as part Of the said Con-
stitutlon.
Under this action of CoDgreas, and to pro
vide additional "checks and barriers against
the introduction of tyranny" and to prevent
any misconstruction of the instrument itself,
twelve amendments, in the form of twelve sd.
ditlonal artlclCa to the Constitution, were sub
mitted to the several State Legislatures for
their adoption or rejection. Ten of them we're
adopted, aud became part and parcel OF the
Constitution.
will call your attention to such Of them on
ly, as have, in my judgment, been violated in
these arbitrary arrests.
The first OF these amendments provides that, "Con'
gress shall make law abhdgDg the freedom Of gpeech
or the press"
The fourth amendment says "Ths rights Of the
people to be Ia their persons houses papers and
effects, against unwarrantabe searches and seizures,
shall not be violated, and warrants shnil issue but
upon probable cause, supported BY oath or Affirmation,
and particularly describing the place TO be searched and
the person or thing TO be seized"
The nth amendment says. "No person shall be held
to answer for capital otherwise Infamous erne
less on presentment or indictment Of grand jury ex
cept In arising In the land or naval forces In
the militia, when In actual service In time OF war or
public danger; shall any person be subject for the
same onense TO be twice pat In jeopardy Of life limb
nor shall be compelled in any criminal case, to be viii
against himself nor be deprived Of life, HosTtv
private property be taken Tor public use without Just
compensation"
The sixth amendment says "In gil criminal prosscu.
ons the accused shall enjoy the right TO speedy and
public trial. by an Impartial jury OF the State and DIS
rct wherein the crime shall have been committed which
district shall have been previously ascertalned BY law
and to be informed Of the nature and Of the
satiOn to be confronted with the Witnesses against him.
to have compulsory process fer obtaining Witnesses In
bis favor and to have the assistance Of Counsel for his
Defense"
The eighth amendment says: Excessive bail shall
not DO required, excessive hnes imposed cruel
and unusual punlshment inflicted"
Such, Mr.. Speaker, are some of these addl
tional checks and barriers which the people de-
manded to have Incorporated In the Constitution
40 safeguards against misceDstTuction and the
introduction Of tyranny. Yet, notwithstanding
all theee-nay, more, in express violation OF
each aud every one OF these additional checks
and barriers. eleven Of the citizens of Ohio
have been arrested and imprisoned in military
basliles.
ITO be continued.