The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-16
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Governor Curtin ON Arbitrary Arrss
EXECUTIVE CHAMHEg,
HARRISBURG, Feb. IL, 1915
70 TgK SENATE sgD HorsE or REPRESENTATIVES, on TIE
aoywEar1r o. PESssyLvAaa.--
GFNIiEMES-l desire t. call your attention 70 81,
Of momcnt.
When tho present infamous and God condemned
lion broke out Congress Va session. aud q
OF such state oi things not having been forese
former tunes, no adequate c.isaton bad been hs
meet II. At the same tineihc life Of the country
at sase--it appeared necessary that some means 81
be taken to control the small band u traitors in the
States, so as u prevent thcm from Vaccinations W
might be injurious II no, tta 10 the national
del these the general government
to The stem Of military arrests Of dangerous per
and having thus commenced acting undor Il, have
tngcd "a; long Intervals IN this statc to pursue t.
government OF tho Cnited States acts directly %
dividras, and the State Executive has no q
rity means To interfere with arrests of
.eas OF tho United States made under the aufhor
th,t Government. Every citizen OF PenBsyivanis /.
a citizen nf the United Statcs and owes allegiance 10
ms well (sub,ect 10 the provisions " the constitute
the United States he owes u 10 Pennsylvania. Ir
unlswtaliy deprived OF hts liberty. hi only redress
he had at the hands OF the Judiciary Ia such time
tho present 1t is more than over nece sarv pred
regularity IN official action Great eiprls have bect
perha,s stili being made by pcrs blinded III
passed to throw us into state OF reyolnt iou--hat
sgy ~ create euarchy aud confusion, ard ninatel
nrirg about the destruction Of life AID property Al
a. my irregular much more illegal interference,
your ENtcHtis. with matters which BY ibe coast n
not entrusted to bis cOgnizance-aud especially
sueh interference with the scicn Of the Executive q
tlited states or with the functions OF the iudic|
would be 10 the existing csies emphaticlily dangcl
it would h.ve a direct evolutionary tendency 10 ia
world lie L. commence revolution The courts oil
tice arc OPEN, and. doubt. all personal wrongs n
prarer!y redressed in due course cf law.
I not. know how many arrests OF the Kind here1
fgre referred % have been made IN pennsyivaniaI
have at no .ne been privy 70 the Masking of them,
believe they have been few. Wa unfer Tue 'mprei
that here sould he no Necessity Tor OF them 81
MISE | might nave referred to them IN nv snnuapI
Z: hut recent events having shown that this mpgc}
wsS sr,auenus. doom u ms duty nov 10 invite yo,l
ten ion to III subject
m. clntcst ia which we engaged i one Cor the
pert alton II orr iibrity aud welfare. The traoI
he ,h hate the ggent body " our people who arc II
ana iate and bitterly d-sps" h" lew vino are raad :
,pt,,n.si~n unless the rebellion be eg.,tu,liy
pressed mus lose our rrtia o. country The isrger|
ton ~ orr territory aud inc elements nj uny II
HcS- but ui prosperity and even security life III
nnd property NOtN itlistanding an this il H. I en-
nHdugb.cn truth that few Ntetcies sinong rs, fal
- frle and loyal traditlCrs-lase 20 the memo
tht a'heis ani g tle rights " heir children-is
ths tnuNii when uIA ElVcu thew BUN snd pfVtI
tlem 0nlt stopping short ~ The technical onerc|
iraa On To- tho vo,y msduess ~ uiachis. are sc
oil III. n hctray ~ - poison I'D misead the irin
neoJie hv tfeachg rols representations. AMI
aid aui iii mi ~ frb.s that or Hte may be eithN
sh'l.icn the Tree north and he,,-nc hanbe.s on :"
otnireui i"anded trescbsTy, irauh and insan.
I'm dr =, Test, 70 dissolve ~ non .naes wliic
hove .it.p.rcd aud 10 break ihis tar and GLORIOUS
~ into fragments when viii Dc CURSED by perpI
ai.go.a. ~ Il me Ard by he ~niempt and lli.us1
i,t,.,gn ,atto,s IRON whlrh stall then br TOO We
yludrata ourselves.
.,,.., -, dorJt and tlttt proper legislation by 1on
\. ,s..',.s rnv that purpo<e b. as little aOit
Whether sutn Ieeisislioa sioaid include suspense
~ !. y ~ habr, 4. corpus IN shy and what ,srts oI
s.,,,.~ = . aucstioa wlich pelorgs exclusively "a
,.,'sitx . al hori.tcS OF The United states Who n
49, .,nstituton. have she rght 10 determine u.
-, ,srtt ylebt DOT 30 be suspended unless 10 lilo
dorn OF congress, the fcstit necessity shall appear
therefore. ecommcnd the passage " a ioint n
ton earnestly requesting that congress shall fcrt
mas laws defining and punishiug offences of the |
above referred TO, aud providing Tor tho fair and
trial by anAiopsrtit jury Of persons charged with
oncnces N the loyal and vudsturbed States So Ns
guilty may Justly saass zsd The 'nuccenl be relieved
"A cURI0