Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-06-12
The CONSTITUTION AS 1T IS, BUT Deaf
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TYRANTs"
1.-The priest and elect Of God =
Are all exempt-so says Dave Tod"
In his speech Tutte, among other things
said
"Gentemen, before we go to the balot-box
we will have to put on the cartridge box; and
for one, l declare 1 owe no allegiance to Abe
Lincoln, Dave Tod or Jesus Christ! Men oil
Crawford county!-take up your arms and
keep your powder dry'
John w Kees, of Circleville was arrested
He was editor of the Watchman, which paper
advised Democrats 10 have nothing to do with
the war, but to stay at home and let the Abo-
lition Republicans fight out their own war.
1t was claimed that Kees was deranged. Al
though there was great doubt of that fact, the
Government released him as soon as his sup
posed insanity was made known.
Daniel NJ. Allen, of CoIumbiana county,
was arrested October Is, 1862, for discourage
ing enlistments, disloyal conduct and use of
reasonable language. On examination Nov.
7th, it was decided that the facts did not war
rant his detention, and be was released.
Samuel Flowers, of Champaign county,
was arrested October 29th, 1862, and it was
proved he used reasonable language; but in
asmuch as he was drunk when be did so, be
was released on taking the oath and giving
bond in $500 for good behavior.
Bethuel Rupert, of Champaign county, was
arrested November 5th 1862, as being a mem
Der of the order of Knights of the Golden
Circle and discouragng enistments. On his
examination, the defendant admitted be was a
Knight of the Golden Circle, hut deaied the
charge of discOuraging enlistments. The evil
dence however, was conclusive. but in consid-
GRAFTON of the desttution of his family, he was
released on taking the oath.
Warren Stanton, of Ashtabua county, was
arrested November 18Th for "disloyal practices
and uttering reasonable language" 1t was
shown, however, that the prisoner is guilty OF
habits of intoxicalion, aud was drunk when
be uttered his treason. aud so he was discharg
ed on taking oath and giving bond.
Alexander Wallace, Of Brown county, was
arrested for saying that 1.-The only Union party
is the Southern ConIederacy," but as he was
an ignorant man and his family needy he was
released on taking the oath. The Committee,
in concluding their report, say:
As against these persons, the charges were
fully sustained by the testimony Of witnesses
called before the Commissioner, except DIR.
Allen against whom the testimony, as in very
many cases in the courts of justice, was ad-
judged Insufficient.
Your committee in conclusion, submit that
no people on earth under like circumstances.
have had so few occasions to justly complain
of the abuse of those extraordinary powers
which state of civil war and domestic turbu-
lance have necessarily brought into requis-
tiou.
But eleven citizens OF the two and half
millions of Ohio have been even restrained OF
their liberty, aud that but for brief period.
Hardships sometimes occur, and mistakes are
Often made in the administration of criminal
Justice, in times Of profound peace. That
they should unavoidably occur in times of civil
commotion, when the very foundations OF so
ciety are upheayed with the surginQs of civil
war, is much more 10 be expected. These
are to be regretted. But the Hecessity which
gave rise to them is much more to be regret
ted. In any other nation offanses much less
would have been expiated by the blood Of the
offender, aud not by few weeks of restraint