Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-09-20
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Men Punished without Trial by Arbl-
trary Power.
surPRKssIoN OF THE REPUBucAN NEWsPAPER-THH
rplrols AND RRoPMEroRs ARREsrED AND sent
SOUTH. e'sF
| "Yesterday afternoon, about half-pasi one
O'Clock, two Government detectives appeared at
the Office OF the Republican, Baltimore street,
one door west Of Gay, and arrested Mr.. Frank
A. Richardson, eldest son Of Mr.. Beale H.
RichArdson,) and Mr.. Stephen II. Joyce. Mr..
Joyce 10 the editor and part owner Of the Re
owner of the paper. They were both taken to
the military Provost Marshal's Office and locked
up. About half past two O'Clock, Mr.. Beale H.
Richardson, the senior proprietor Of the Re.
publissn, WAS arrested at his dwelling house, in
the western section OF the city. He was also
taken 10 the Provost Marshal's Office and lock-
cd up Last night, at half.past eight O'Clock,
the three ps,ties named were taken TO the Cam.
den street depot and placed In the Western
passenger train, under q guard Of several sol.
diers. They will be conveyed to Harper's Fer
~, and from thence to Winchester, and then to
Southern picket lines, where they will be Get
free. II they return during the war they will
be treated as Confederate spies. The charges
against them are disloyalty and publishing trea-
sonable articles In their journal, one Of which
was specified as having been published on
1 Thursday evening last, viz: "A Poem-The
Southern Cross i'lt'
After they were arrested, no Communication
was allowed With them, until Just before they
left the prissn for the depot, when Mrs. Joyce
and several Of the female members OF the
Richardson family were granted an interview
Each Of the prisoners were allowed fifty dol
lars In money and some extra wearing apparel.
Mr.. Beale H. Richardson is about seventy
years of age, and has a wife and five children
lresiding here. Mr.. Frank A. Richardson has q
wife, and Mr.. Joyce hasa wife and Eve chill
dren, all of whom are residing In this city.
The publication of the Republican was pro-
!, biblted yesterday afternoon, and the counting
room and composition room were locked up,
. and the keys taken possession Of by the officers
, and carried to the Provost Msrshal's Office
, The publication of the paper hereafter is posi-,
lively forbidden.
The orders for the ares. and disposition Of
the three parties named, and also for the sup
preston Of the paper, were Issued by Major
u General scheuck, and Captain French Colo
, mel Fish being sick) received special orders in
regard to seeing them strictly carried OUT"
The above is from the BALTIMORE Sun, an in
dependents, or rather neutral, paper Of CHI rae
ter and position. We invite our readers 10
peTuse it once and again. The Republican Ia
the old Democratic organ Of the Stete OF Mary
land, and has been IN existence 70. many years
and always advocated the only principles thai
could save this Government from destruction
This journal 10 summaFily suppressed by mil
| itsry officer, and It's editor and publishers ban.
fished from their native State, perhaps forever
under severe and oppressive penalties. Th,
paper was suppressed without any hearing o.
trial, and its proprietors and editors were ban
iahed In the same manner. II was simply th
will Of the military commander-who was no
even citizen Of the State, but member o
Congress from the State Of Ohio. In Balti
z more the Courts were ell open and unobstruct
ed-perfect quiet prevailed-and the civil pro
{ cess 10 as much respected % 1t Is In Boston.
those men had committed any crime or misde
mesnor, why we're they not brought before th,
lCourtsi Why we're they abducted or punish
| cd thus arbitfasily7 We will answer. The!
had committed no crime or offenss. They hat
:. published nothing that they had not right Il
publish under the Constitution Of the Unitet
States, which the military officer had sworn t,
support. The Constitution says Congress ahal
make no law abridging the liberty Of speech o
the press, vet this man Schenck, q military Of
| foer, a creature Of the President, who himsel
Ibas no power except TO execute such laws O
Congress- passes, assumes to stop all speaking
or printing that is not satisfactory to him, th
Lord of all! He assumes powers that or
forbidden both to the President and to the Con
gTess. ,...
Can any American boast of this being Ian
of liberty when euoh an outrage isperpetrated
What liberty can man enjoy when he is liabl
10 have bis property confscsted, and bis lbert.
or life taken al the arbitrary whim and pleasure
Of one man, without trial or form of trial
The man who boasts Of liberty now, when sucl
an occurrence passes unrebuked, boasts of {
mockery and lie! There 10 more liberty ever
!. In Paris. Nojournal is ever suppressed In des
potioal France, or Austria, or Prussia, until
three written warnings have been given u, ans
then, we believe, there is some form Of trial
Here there was none. It was pure, eimpl,
: and naked act Of despotism. No Enllsh Genera
that ever lived-no monarch that has been OF
:. the English throne for one hundred years
9 would dare 10 suppress paper In England, ant
punish its editors In the manner that Sohencl
has served the Republican 10 Baltimore. Tn,
General or the King who should attempt !
would lose his head on the scaffold, or be sen
Into exile with lhe Charles and the James. N
Englishman would consent TO live for one mo
ment with his life, liberty or property at th,
pleasure Of irresponsible, lawless and arbitrar.
IpcWef. -...s.s. a.-....--...l. .ss y
Three years ago, had the tidlDgs Of such a
4 act reached our shores from Europe, the Who'll
country would have rung with indignation q
the tyranny, and many would have been th,
homllies upon onr good fortune In this fire.
Republic, whore such an act could NOT tax
Il place. Now the news goes from America 4
o Europe, and General Schenok's proceedings vii
create astonlshment even In Imperial ViennI
= and 81: Petersburg. There are many fools ON
knaves In this country who will approve Of thi
Iprooeeding, frst, because they have not th
sense to see that their liberties are Lost whe
suoh thing can be done, and second, II the
lido see u, they are willing to lose their libeI
ties In order to punish their political enemies
AZ TO the fret class, they will soon wake u
y and find that the favor ofthe despot is Q poo
tenure upon which TO rest their hopes; and the
the first change In the despot will bring ,th
f hand Of arbitrary power opprsssively upo
Them. ~ y, ,.Sg.ist- taaolit1aA7 ,H3i-
It 10 melancholy 70 10 American liberty d.
lstFoyed, and an American city rivsling War
|. saw, Crscow or Vienna 10 the excesses Of al
lbitIary power. - -Omoinnsi ERquireT.
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IL AMoNe the many blessings the people owe th
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