The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-27

Il ne Iotlowln2 is the letfer Oh GOV6rnOr SeJ-
popr TO the Vallahdigham meeting on Satufi
qay nlSntifa df10X sfi tsdj ssc4gus assT on u
al -ExEcuIIKEnDEPARgMENr, MayI7. ;
! I cans the injecting at the Capitol
this eHening,fbut Jewish TO statee my opinion
ain regard toihelarrest OF Mr.. ypalsndiuh ham
It is an act which has broushttdishonor Upon
our coanry. 1t lis full of~danger to our per.
sons asdt oin bemesl 4sibearssupon its front
a conscious violation of law and Justice. Act,
ing hpon shc9 epideneeEe e. detailed informner4sll
shriukins from the light of day, in the dark.
mess Of night, armedfmen. violated the house
Fef an American Jcitizsna and slursiveIy born
him away TO milIlaEyIti ial, conducted without
Ethosc safeguards known to the proceedings Of
u rjuliclal ,tribunals SIS The stransaction i'm
zEolyed a series Of pffepses against our most
Is cred rights. II interfeied wish the freedom
fut speech; il mplested our rights totbe2 secure
IN our ho1nes against uhreaso liable searches
ard seizyTesi;tii pranouneed 7sentencefwithout
kfrial, save ,onag which was ia am6ekcfy,u which
nsulted. as we'll ass wronsed. The lperpetra-
Tors nogs seek to, impo. e punishment not for
an ofense against law. but for the disregard
kaf ain invalid orders put forth sinche utter dis
regard Al, t~helpFiaQiples lief civil Liberty. If
This procaedp g is approx d .ya e246yernment;
and sustained by the peot lie, it is nots anerel VI
a step toward reyclution-it is revolution ;it
will not only lead to military despotis,nHit
establishes military despotismp 0jIn this aspect
it must be accepted erin this aspect rejected.
If it is upheld, our liberties are aoyertEroxn,
the safety of our persons, security of our prop
ertv, VII here aiter1depend5upon e,he arbitrary
will Of such milttary relers as may he placed
over US, while our const3n..! guarantees
will be broken DOWN Eveusnow the GJyeru
crs aud Courts of s0me1ofthe great wv stern
States have sunk into insigaiseaaee before the
despoiic powers claimed and exercised BY mil
iIary -plen yfoehave beenesent Into their Dor
d rs.sbIt issa feartul thing toincrease the DAM
ger h, now oyeihangs US nbye etfeating the
law, the judiciary, and the State authorities
with contempt.U % TheEPeoplet iofy this e5unfrv
now wait with thesdeeprstanxiAfy the deeist
ion of the Administration upon these acts
Having gl$ea 1T a generous support in the
cnnduct of tie, war; we pause to- see What
kind OF G~oyesnmeat it iB fora which We are
aske ed to peur7o out pur sblondI and oareffeasures
The aetinn' effhe Administrations will deter
mine in the minds of more than ,6Heshalf9 of
the pe,.ple of the loyal States whether This war
is wasea; to apntidown rebellion at the 9Souflr
or d. stroy free institutions at the Norah9i We
look iarsits5 decision .withsthe most solemn So
lcitnde.
C~Sigaedl gaizooHeRATIO SEYMOUR.
The JahnGBroxin Rafd--An
Important Dfsc1osurc.
Midsummer wasore.elceted to the Uuicd]
States Senate, the other day by the Legista-
turel of Massachusetts Mr.. Swan, a member
of the Senate! III hit State, although a Re
publican, would not, It m vote for Mr..
Sumner. and gave the F 4owips reasons for so
refusing:
II come now, Mr.. President, to- what is
known in history asthe Jolr-5 Brown raid =
This expedition planned and fitted out in Bos.
ton, and hiss expense betrayed by subscription i
The day he started for Harp>r' r. Ferry, on his
deed of murder, he dined in r son Me- Al,
Parker House, in company with some7 of the
most ardent and jealous Supporters of Mr. !
Sumner, and foF his reason / aiiude to Ill
The Repubs lean party nQ1 dsown the sact i
they cal, him a ~mOnonaapiac. an insane man 81
but when the telegraph wires within lightning
speed, brought the news of his death to- New
Engldnd, so depraSed at that time was the
public sentiHert here ,hatth ~iyvillase church
b lis toled fnt his funei al knelf.s and tho mini
listers of Co, with a few honpraa exceptions,
pra, ed Ia their pulpifs thai the spirit of the
departed saint" might rest in peace This
act, Me-. Presidents was the death blow to the
peace of she Union Without 1t. Virginia
would net have seceded, andGod grant that
may yet recover from it, / Ipny the
namss of the persons Eha-wcre ISengaged in I
hisIransactiop. and shall haze a record OFF
them for histnryhs2 gea54a s.st
RaAposhsf deed Of murder Mrse' President
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