M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-05-07

effects, against unreasonable searches
ani seizures and not tp-be deprived
Of lite, liberty, or property, without
due process Of law--are rs clearly
irHn.4, AID IA amply set forth, in
these amen IrnenVs, as it is possible
for human language TO accomplish il.
1t will hj f,r YOU, gentlemen OF the
Iury in e., faithful discharge Of your
sworn lutics. to saY whittier any Of
.al,c proci i,n7 o. the Constitution
iar, been violated within the county
T FAirfi lj IAN il 81, by whom q
! We have, aa before intmated q pro
vision to orr State Constitution ex
pr'ta'y curling one OF .h9so rights,
| nj Il prbtc law upon our statnte-
! pr,ks. which makes i. high crime
a1I mi,lemranor f,r any person or
persons 10 tOrcibly or frau IuIently
! kiinlp cit.z!n ott&a S,ate, and take
| him beyond the jurisdiction OF the
3 commonwealth, aEljns' his VIII, and
gtnou' du, process oi law. II you
hal inl. in yonr dclhars'ion' that
lcl an at has b e. cImnt,el
+ - tius' the maj 'stv Of the laws and
the sovereignty the State it your
lnrv, rim the performance Of which
. pu can MT escape, to tiud iadct
n.n;' against tha guilty persons, no
nu.rr EuIt lhaDr crrl'ipn in life
II Y b.. or under what pretended au
/ A'rtiy they may have acted, whether
',.n, in. Pre- dent "l the Uri'cd
= 5'At's. or any Of his slbordinate Off
rro You. s,n.Icn IN at the iTv,
y N this cuuP have sUir"ln anI plain
Il Tat 'cS h. nlIorm, not the less inpcr
tive beans they may hG more hum
:" than hos resting upon the p"wli
/. 'rusinL these iniractions Of The law
have TAX, II upon mvscIi ns so!cmr
N obligation 10 support the ConSti
, u'ron uf thc United States, and t
nain'ain its nst authority, us coulc
mssthlr have been taken by the Chic
i Magistrate Of the nation have al
'' 20 rs solemn y sworn t. support th'
y Constitution Oi tho State OF Chic, anc
+ which am as rcligouSly bounc
r. ) observe, IN al! tI parts, NS that u
n. National Cons'itutipn, in all ca
g. - where the first is not subordinate
=. v the latter by som, question whicI
makes III one par amount to tho 9th
}, r. 1T MI Ia observe this ubliga
IN, loi the r5onal consequences b,
that ;hrv may--an You, Gentlemen
Il thc Jurf, will lrcl ~ other aspira
ion than to discharge your Who'll,
, iuty To tho country, by upholding
If he laws with firm hanl against al
niractoue, ami eustainin. the Con
stitNtinn in lis fall spirit and autliori
il 'y. In OK tnliDiug in;O this case, now
, rrsente@ ior your consideration, i
D. tou ehall ascertain that one OF YOU
ruow ci,iz MS has been f0rcibiv a6
'ucIed into another State, yon will o.
J.. ours, find indictments against al
q those engaged in the act, uncss il
. shall alsp appear to you that they
{ had regular rcqui6ition from tat
xrculiga OF a sister State. to arrest
d lm a. fugitive from justice. That
I : tha uuy process Enown to our laws
r ~ which a r.tz n Ot one State may
> rc forcIDv transported - another,
u nnIcS' il be ia the single instance Ola
,n.lliye from labor. And this in.
j ,tancc OF fugitive from justice is
. wh,I Is intended by the exception in
= om statute Of 1885, which | have read
. u You in these words: "unless it be
IN plsuancc Of tic laws thereof. -
II The question arises in the 18th
!. S ction o the Bill of Rights of tha
L Constitution Of the State Of Ohio, and
!, til" act Of Jnnc 18Th, 1885, in drro
cation oE th. Constitution Of the Uni-
ted ora cs lithey are in contra.
i vcGlirn al any Of the powers in that
l. irstrumanf they are null and void -
= But il they cmboiy principle not
turhldden by the paramount authority
OF the National Constitution, they are
t. stand a3 thu supreme law OF the
=, CHS ,. al the President Of the United
Stat. or any Of his Secretaries, have
{ uD ul.':r LEGAL ar constitutional power
- lntvri,rc with this riGht.u lurlsilc.
nn, than has the hmmbirst private
ct H5n. The Grin Ar'iclc ot the amend
. mrnrs to the Constitution OF the Uni
+ til States. provides, tIrat "in all
/. criminal prosecutions, the accused
sh at crjr the right t." sp'"dy trial.
, 10y an Impartial jury Tth Stnte and
. dish ic, ,che'ei" The crime ShaLL ha0e
Jeen roh,mitted. which district shall
hav. beer previ. usly a-certaiHed by
law" In the cIsc f"r your cximina
tipn. if the crime ALLEGED to have been
r C nmited by the person thus abdnc
tJd, wOuIl be cOgn zlble in the Fed
rral Unnrts, the district ascertained by
the Law w"uid have been, what is
declared by Law oi Congress to be,
( the "Sou' hern district Of Ohio !" and