M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-05-21

your petitioner moves your Uonors 10
grant him writ Of hS6eas CORPUS
directed to said Amb rose E. Burnside
and all persons assembled to act in
obedience to his orders, commanding
him and them to bring the body Of
your petitioner before this Court To-.
gether with the cause (if any) Of bin
caption and detention. And yopr
petitioner submits hereby to wLs,so.
ever the Constitution of tie United
States in this behalf may reouire
O. L. YALLANDIGHAM
By George E. Pugh, his ATTORNEY
Southern District OF Ohio, to.wit.
George E. Pugh, being dulv sworn.
says that he makes this pplication
for writ Of habsas corpus, at the ra.
quest Of Q. L. ValIandigham, the DO.
ttioner above namel, and that bo
believes tho matter alleged in the
foregoing petition to be true.
george E. PUGH.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence m this 9th Gay Of May,
A. d. 1868.
JOS II. GEIGER,
Clerk G. G. U. s. Southern Dis.
trict Of Ohio.
District Attorney Ball said he vas
requested by Gen.raI Burnside TO ask
the Court IOr delay Of half an hour.
when he would submit u statement
which WAS then being prepared in the
case.
The Court granted The delay, and
in half an hour Mr.. Ball submitted
the following statement, prepared by
& N Burnside:
HEADoUAErERs DEPT OF THE OH1o) !
CINCINNATI, o., lay IL, 1883.
To tie HonOrable the Circuit Court Of he
U!ltsd States t0ithia and for The Southsra
District Of Ohio:
The undersigned, COMMANDING the
Department the Ohio, hayinr re-.
eelvld notice from tho Clerk OF said
Court that an appeal for the allow.
anc9 OF" writ OF haJeas corpus viii!
be made this morning bei9ro your
Honor on the behalf of Clement L.
Vhiandigham, now a prisoner in nv
custody, asks leave 10 submit to the
Court the following:
STATEMENT.
Ii were to indulge in Wholesale
criticisms of the policy of the Govern.
msnt, it would dcmoraliz. the army
under my command, and every friend
70 his country would call me a traitor
II the officers or soldiers were TO in.
dulge IN such criticisms, it would
weaken the army to the extent oftbeir
influence; and if thIs criticism we're
universal i'll the army, it would cause
1t to broken in pi54es, the G,ysrn.
nent to BE- divided, our homes to bs
invaded, and anarchy to reign. NV
duty 70 my Government ioroids ms
20 iniu'se in such criticisms; officers
ana soldiers are not allowed 40 TO in.
d1ise, and this course will ba sustsiu.
I'd br all honest men.
Now, | will go further. We ara
in a state OF civil war. One of tho
States Of this department is a. this
IN )ment invaded. | command the
Department, aud it il my duty to nv
country and to this army to keen i
IN tho best possible conditions; to see
tn at 1t is fed, clad, armed, and, as far
us possible, to see that it is enoour.
aged. 1t is my duty and the duty Of
the troops to avoid saying ANYTHING
til 1t would weaken the army, BY pre-,
venting a single recruit from iolpino
the ranks, by bringing the laws Of
Congress in disrepute, or by cansinv
dissatisfaction in the ranks, It is euuaf.
Iy the duty ofevery citizen in the De.
part nent to avoid the same evil Il
is my duty to prevent tho propava.
ton of this evil in the army, or in n
portion Of my 0epartm ont, it is eoual.
ly my duty in all portions of il. and
1t is my duty to use all the force in
my power to stopit.
II | were to find man from tbs
enenys country, distributing in INV
camps s.Ieeches of their public men
that tended to demoralze the troons
or to destroy their confidence in The
constituted authorities of the Govern.
ment, | would have Them tried and
hung if fonnd guilty, and all the rule,
Of modern warfare would sustain me.
Why should such speeches from on,
own public men be allowed 2
The press and public men in q
grea; emergency like the present.
should avoid the use Of party eoitbets
and a, bitter invectives, and discourage
the organization of secret political go. S
cieties, which are always undignifed
and disgracefu! to free people, but
now they are absolutely wrong and
Injurious; they create dissensions and
dlscord, which just now amour. to
treason. The simple names "Patri.
mt" and "Traltor" are comprehensive
enough.
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