Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1863-07-02
TERMS OF ADvERTIsINGs

where Il may be already prevailing as we'll
where. they may restrain mischieyous intar.
ierence with tho raising and supplying of
armies to suppress the rebellion, as where
the rebellion may actually be as well where
they may restr5in the enticing men cut Of
the army, as where they would prevent mu.
tiny 10 the army; equally constitutional at
all places where they will couduco to the
rublic safety, as against the dangers Of re-
bcllion or invasion. Take the peculiar ca "a
mentioned by the meeting. Its asserted.
IN substance, that Mr.. Vallandigham was.
by military commander, seized and tried
Tor no other reason than words addressed
to public meeting, in criticism of the
course of the Administration, and in con.
demnation Of the military orders of the
General" Now, if there be no mistake.
about this; if this assertion is the truth and
the whole truth if there be no other reason
tor the arrest, then | concede that the ar
rest was wrong. But the arrest, as I un.
derstand, was made for a very different,
reason. MIR. Vallandigham avows his hos.
tility to the war on the part of the Union
and his arrest was made because he was Ia,
boring, with some effect, TO prevent the
raising, OF troops; to encourage desertions
fIom the army. and to leave the rebellion
country we all love than we possibly can
from those lswer ones where, from the force
OF habit, the prejudices of the past, and
selfish hopes Of the future, we are sure TO
eexpend much OF our ingenuity and strength
IN hndlng fault with, and aiming blows at,
each other. But since you have denied me
this, will yet be thankful, for the couptry's
sake, that not all Democrats have done so.
Hr Ne on whose discretionary judgment Mr..
lallandigham was arrested and tried is
Democrat, having no old party affinity with
me; and the Judge who rejected the con.
stitutional view expressed in these resolu
tions, by refusing to discharge Mr.. Vallan.
digham on habeas corpus il Democrat of
better days than these, having received his
judicial mantle at the hands of President
jackson. And still more, of all those Dem
ocrats who are nobly exposing their lives
and shedding their blood on the battle. field
nave learned that many approve the course
taken with Mr.. Vallandigham, wbils have
not heard of single one condemning il. T
cannot assert that there are none such. And
the name of President Jackson recalls an
instance of pertinent history. After the
battle OF New Orleans, and while the fact
that the treaty Of peace had been concluded
was well known in the city, but before off.
clal knowledge OF it had arrived, General
j ackson still maintained martial or military
law. Now that it could be said the war was
over, the clamor against martial law. which
had existed from the frst grow more furi-
GUS. Among other things Mr.. Lousilier
published denuncistory newspaper article.
General jackson arrested him. A lawyer
by the name Of Norer procured the u. 8.
j udge Hall to order write Of habeas cor
pus to relieve Mr.. Louaillier. Gen. jack
son arrested both the lawyerknd the Judge.
A MIR. Holiander ventured TO say of some
part Of the matter that lit was q dirtv
trick. General Jackson arrested him
w hen the ofhcer undertook to serve the
writ OF habeas corpus General Jackson took
i from him, aud sent him away with q CODY.
Holding the Judge in custody few days.
The General sent him beyond the limits Of
his encampment, and set him at liberty.
with an order to remain till the ratification
Of peace should be regularly announced, or
until the British should have left the South
ern coast. A day or two more elapsed. the
ratification ofthe treaty of peace was regular
yannounced, and the Judge aud others were
lully liberated. A few days more and the
J Judge called Genera, y ackson into court and
ined him thousand dollars for having ar
-ested him and the others named. The
jeneral paid the fne, and there the matter
'ested for nearly thirty years, when Con-
yress refunded principal and interest. The
ate Senator Douglas. then in the House Of
tock a leading part in the
debates, in which the constitutional oues-
tiOn was much discussed. am not pre-
pared to say whom the journals would show
10 have voted for the measure
1t may be unmarked; First, that we had
he same Con1itution then as now second
Y, that we then had case of invasion, and
Tow we have a case Of rebellion; and,
hirdly, that the permanent right of the
people to.public discussion, the liberty of
speech and of the press, the trial By Jury,
he law of evidence, and the habeas corpus,
suffered no detriInent whatever BY that con-
iuct Of General jackson, or its subsequent
approval by the American Congress.
And yet, let me say, that in my own dis
'retion, l do not know whether would
have ordered the arrest of Mr.. Vaandig-
nam. While | cannot shift the responsible
ty from myself, l hold that, as q general
-ule, the commander in the field is the bet.
ter judge OF the necessity in any particular
,ase. Of course, must practice general
directory and revisory power in the matter.
One of the resolutions expresses the opiu-
on OF the meeting that arbitrary arrests
will have the effect to divide and distract
hose who should be united in suppressinr
he rebellion, and am specifically called on
% discharge Mr.. Vallandigham. l regard
his as, at least, fair appeal to me ON the
of exercising a constitutional
power which think exists. In response to
such appeal | have to say. il gave me pain
when learned that Mr.. Vallandieham had
been arrested-that is, was panied that
here should have seemed to be necessity
for arresting him-and that it will AFFORD me
great pleasure to discharge him so soon as
can, by any means, believe the public
'afety will not suffer by it.
further say, that as the war progresses,
t appears to me, opinion and action, which
ysre in great confusion at first, take shape
nd fall into more regular channels, 30 that
he necessity for strong dealing with them
,radually decreases have every reason
o desire that it should cease altogether,
nd far from the least is my regard for the
pinions and wishes of those who, like the
Meeting at Albany, declare their purpose
o sustain the. Government in cverg ~5nsti.
utional and lawfnl measure to sappress the
ebellion. Still, must "satlnue to do 40
much as may seem to De required BY the
'uh!:c safety A, LIscJLSs
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