Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-02-20

IL That while we will, as heretofore, dis
courage all mere faollous opposition to the Ad-
ministration, and will continue to give our
earnest support to all proper measures 70 put
down the rebellion, and will make all the al
lowances that the necessities Of the case require
Of good citizens, we protest against all viola
tions Of the Constitution.
IL. That we hold sacred, as we do all other
parts Of that instrument, the following provis.
ions of the Constitution Of the United States:
"The trial of all crimes, except In cases Of
| impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial
shall be held In the State where the said crimes
shall have been committed"
"Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
of speech, or Of the press; or the right OF the
people peaceably TO assemble, and TO petition
the Government for redress Of grievances"
"The powers not delegated TO the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by 1t
to the States are reserved to the States respect
lively, or to the people,"
"The right OF the people to be secure In their
persons, houses, papers and effects against un-
reasonable searches and seizures, shall not be
violated, and no warrant shall issue but upon
probable cause, supported by oath or affirma-
tlon, and particularly describing the place to
seized.
"No person shall be held to answer for q
capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless on
q presentment or Indictment OF grand jury,
except 10 cases arising In the land and naval
forces, or In the militia, when In actual SER
vice, in time Of war and public dagger; nor to
be deprived of life, liberty, or property, with
out due process of Law; nor shall private prop
erty be taken for public use without just COM
pensation.
"In all criminal prosecutions the accused
shall enjoy the right to speedy and public trial
by an impartial jury of the State or District
wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which District shall have been previously as
certained by law; and to be informed OF the
nature and cause of the accusation; to be con-
fronted with the Witnesses against himj to have
compulsory process for obtaining Witnesses in
his favor, and to have the assistance Of counsel
for his Defense"
And we utterly condemn and denounce the
repeated and gross violation by the Executive
of the United States, of the said rights thus
secured by the Constitution; and we also utter
ly repudiate and condemn the monstrous dogma
that in time of war the Constitution 10 suspend
ed, or Its power in any respect enlarged be-
yond the letter and true meaning of that instru-
ment.
l3 That we view with indignation and alarm
the illegal and unconstitutional seizure and i'm
prisonment, for alleged political offenses, Of our
citizens without judicial process in States where
such process is unObstruoted, but by Executive
order by telegraph or otherwise, and call upon
all who uphold the Union, the Constitution and
the laws, to unite with US in denounoing and re-
pelling such Aagrant violation of the State and
Federal Constitutions and tyrsnnical infracton
of the rights and liberties Of American citizens;
and that the people of this State cannot safely
and will not submit to have the freedom ol
speech and freedom of the press, the two
great and essential bulWarks of civil liberty,
put down by unwarauted and deapotic exertion
Of power.