M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-09-03
Probate Court Leaves ITOntOn-
Removal OF the Courts.

AhGAMObhA NtAS
Tie late case Of haJeas corpus hav.
ing failed. iu consequence ofsummarY
military proceedings, it becomes
grave question what to do with our
cOerced conTts. Upon consultation it
has been resolved upon to remove the
courts hence to Washington Furnace,
near the county line between Lswr.
ence and Jackson, Unarmed pieketS
will be thrown out to give the alarm
should the enemy approach, and then
the court and all its retainers will
skodnddle into Jackson county. 1t
will not be a matter ofhabsaI corpus,
but oflegs. Being in Jackson couuty
it is claimed they will be out Of the
military Jurisdiction Of Lawrence. -
The Courts will bo organized on
stumps in some shady sequsstared
spot. There, (the military permit
ting) will be profoundly discussed
habeas corpus, personal liberty, and
things cognste thereto for exactly
seven days. The number ssvsn hath
a mystical meaning in sacred and
profano history, and is lucky figure.
The world was made in seven days /;
there were seven golden candlesticks;
seven beasts, and sundry seven years
wars.
But, should danger threaten there,
the intention is to fall back on Colum.
bus and reorgOnize tho courts in the
rotunda Of ths Capital. COmmunica
tion will be opened at once with AdJu.
taDt-General Hill, and his c0nfer0s
We have note from the General, and,
for what follows we can speak offic.
ially. The plan o! the campaign is
settled By him. lie will, first, make
a speech, two hours and fiIty-two
minutes long, to the Courts and their
appurtenances, in which he will be
supported by Gov. Tod, and about a
field regiment Of shoulder strap loun'
gers from the NEIL HOUSE, who, not
being on duty where they ought to be,
may be of some account in this crisis,
Next, the General will Immediately
order down five hundred Toledoans
'lrom the Lake Shore" and quantity
Of sour buttermilk for defense and
subsistence--all to be paid for by the
State, Of course. The General has
adopted two lines OF defense, which
novel, as some may think them, lie
declares 20 be perfectly effective. lie
has had G quantity Of spirit guDs
made (as Jsing be'ter than the State
mn8kets) and the Toledoans from the
Lake Shore arc to eject buttermilk,
the sourer the better, at the eyes OF
the enemy, aud, generally, to bespat
ter them all over. This is the first
line of defense, and we think it an
admirable worthy the genius OF
the Great Frederick or Napoleon.
| Sh0pla it TAIL, howager-a very remote
contingency - the second resource
concs in play, lie will bc amply
supplied with the acts OF the lasI
ieg gisIatuco Of Ohio, 10 the ordinary
blue brochure covers. These, he in
sists, in hant-to-hand fight, are o
vastly more service than grenades.-
They will be hurled with terrible anc
valVrous force against the enemy. Ii
i've minutes they will be routed
"horse, foot, and dragoons," and sen
home in discontinue.
Willis these doings are in progress
Governor Tod will sit in a window
with a huge mug Of buttermilk, sip
iping thereof; aud, when victory il
declared, will make a congratulatory
speech, laudatory to General Hill
alter which the Toledoans will g
away covered with buttermiik aud
gIory.-Lont0n Times.