The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-07-10
2allttmI n ntter.
ARBITRARY ARREST 6.

Tile Opinion Of Stephen Il, Doaglas--
SOmc'hing for copperheods an Coaser,
votives to Read.
Every disloyal sheet and every cow
ardly one, every treason shlekcr, and
every strickler for legal technicalitits
and cobwebs are just now brawliag them
selves hoarsc shout arbitrary arrests" Of
dangerous and seditious characters. =
They are infinitely more soliciious about
the forms OF law than the preservation q
the Government. And, now, when tie
Union reels and staggers in the tremen-
dous struggle with the shareholders re-
beilion, the Copperheads and leatherheads
are splitting their throats in denupciatoo
of "military despotism," 'arbitrary ar
rests" and "bru,al soldies.' And vet
many Of these persons have the supreme
effrontery to call themselves jackson and
Douglas Democrats.
In late number we gave narration
Of what Jackson did, in the famous New
Orleans case, and recounted the clrcum.
stance Of the military arrests in time Of
war, and commend it TO the especial at
tention of douglas Democrats. TIE
speech was delivered on the 9th day Of
January, 1876. Read
Mr. Speaker, n the necessity and
the glorious effects resulting from the
course which that necessity prompted,
were acknowledged by the whole country
and he would even say by the whole civ
ilized world. Then, as far as this bill
was concerned, he (Mr. D. cared not
whether their acts wete legal of Illegal
| He cared not whether Gen. jackson sus-
pended all civil authority or not. Ii his
acts were necessary to the defence of the
country, that necessity was above all
law.
Gen. Jackson hazarded everything he
hazarded life and reputation on that step,
which might render him immortal if it
saved the country, or, on the contrary.
make him ignominious, and by-word
and a reproach and the man that dared
to do that, deserved the protection ard
plaudts of his country, He did not en-
Wy the feelings of that man who would
get up and talk calmly and coolly, under
such circumstances, about rules of court,
and techhcalities of proceeding, and the
danger Of example, when the city might
be in flames, and the utmost barbarity
might be committed. What were rules
OF court but mere cobwebs when they
found an enemy with his cahhon at the
doors OF their courts, and when they saw
the flames encircling the cupola ? Talk
then about rules of court and the formal
ity of proceedings! The man that would
do that would fiddle while the capital
was burning. [Sensation. He envied not
any man the possession af such stoicsl
philosophy. Talk about illegality Talk
about formalites ..l.. .....,
Why, there was but QUE formality to
be observed and that was the formally
of directing the cannon, and destroying
the enemy, regardless Of the means, wheth-
er it be by seizure Of cotton bags, or the
seizure of persons if the necessity of the
case required it, The God Of nations;
and therefore let him not be told that it
was unconstitutional To defend the
country let him not be told that it was
unconstitutional to use the necessary
MEANS The Constitution was adopted
for the protrection of the country; and
under that Constitution. the nation had
the right to exercise all the powers that
were necessary for the protection of the
country. Ifmartial law was necessary
to the salvation of the country. martial
law was legal for that purpose. lit was
necessary for a judge, for the preserya-
ton of order to punish for contempt, he
thought IT was necessary fora general
to exercise a control over his cannon, to
imprison traitors, and to arrest spies, and
to intercept communication with the en-
emy. Ifthis was necessary, all this vas
legal. [Chicago Tribune. h'
EF'The Fort Wayne Gayzette saysan
unsophisticated butternut of one of fhe
back townships, says that the cause of