East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-10-26

other men, should adhere most strictly
TO the forms OF legal procedure when
directing his powers against the per-
sonal liberty Of the citizen. 1t could
never be proper to indemnify tho Pres
ilent, and those acting under his au-
thority, at the expense Of the citizen
whom they had injured, or to add to
their security by the destruction of
his remedies
"The constitution Of tho United
States guards most carefully the right
of the citizen; il was ordained to 'es-
tablish justice insure domestic tran
guilty. and to secure the blessings Of
liberty and so steadily was this object
kept III view, that in addition to the
reservation Of all powers not granted,
there are special prohibitations of
seizures without warrant, detentions
without Indictment, imprisonment
without a speedy and public trial, and
deprivation of life, liberty, or proper
: ty without due process of law; and
there are clauces which extend the Ju-
dicial power Of the United States to all
controversies between citizens of diff
terent States and secure trial by iu-
ny in all cases in which tho value in
controversy exceeds twenty dollars.
Congress has hitherto uniformly main
taiued, and as far as was necessary,
has perfected by its legislation these
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT thenf by ind
assessment of damages for their in
fraction. This bill proposes to deprive
the courts of the power to afford such
protection. 1t viii, if carried out into
practical and general operation, re-
lease the people from the duty of ap-
pealing to such peaceful and legal
means OF redress, and viii provoke
more summary, and less constitutional
measures. Yet this bill without pre-
cedent in our history, suggesting such
grave questions of constitutionality
and expediency, believed by many
members to be utterly subversive of
the rights of the citizen and of the ex-
press provisions Of the constitution, by
me force of mere numbers and against
Inc remonstrance Of the minority, was
passed within one hour of its first
introduction, without having been
printed, without having been referred
10 any committee select or standing,
and without any opportunity for con-
slderation or discussion.
Tho undersigned, members of the
House OF Representatives, do there
fore most solemnly demonstrate against
this action Of the House, and respect '
fully ask that this their protest may
be entered upon the Journal.
They protest against the refusal of
the House to permit consideration and Z
discussion Of the bill, as an arbitrary
exercise OF power by themaiority. I'M
Just to the members, unjust to their
constituents, and derogatory TO its b
character as a deliberate Legislative n
body. =
Of the bill S
!, Il: Because it purports to deprive =
the citizen of all existing, peaceful. L
egal modes of redress for admitted .
wrongs, and thus constrains him tame u u
y to submit to the injury inflicted or
eek illegal or forcible remedies.
because it purports to indem.
my the President and all acting I'M !,
ler his authority for acts admitted 10 y,
70 wrongful, at the expense of the cit W,
zen upon whom the wrongful acts pr
ave been perpetrated, in violation of
ne plalnest principles OF justice, and -
ne most familiar precepts of consti- &c re-
utional law. -
70. Because it purports to confirm ful
nd make valid, by acts of Conpress en-
rrests and imprisonments which were tn,
OF only not warranted by the consti-
1tion OF the United States, but were
paipable violation of its express -
~. Because it purports TO. author II
g the President during this rebel
On at any time as to any person, and
throughout the limits of
Q Unlted. States, to suspend the priv
ege OF the writ ofhaJea8 corpus, where C.
by the constitution, the power 70 -
spend the privilege of that writ is
mined to the discretion Of Congress
one, and is limited to the places
reatened by the dangers of invasion -
instruction. Il
-. Because. for these and other
asons 1t Is unjust and unwise. an in.
SION OF private rights, an encourage
on' OF iawiess violence and prece-
III iu,i OF nope to all who would
urp aeSpotic power and rerpetuate
by the arbitrury arrest and impris- VIII
ment OF those who oppose them.
ST. And finally, because in both its
'aons 1t is a deliberate, palpable;
dangerous violation of the con-
tution, according to the plain sense
!, intention of that instrument and
therefore utterly null and void.
'Geo. ii. Pendleton, w. A. Rich
lson, T. Il. FouJ1e, Jas. L. Morris. II
H. Knapp, @. l.. Vallandigham,
a. White, Warren p. Noble, w.
on, William j. Allen, S. S. Cox FIX
ID. Norton, Geo. x. Shiel, S. J p
coma, J. Lazear, Nehemiah Perry.
John Law, @. A. Wick
}, Charles Biddle, j. A. Crayens
Iah Ward, Phillip johnson, John
Stiles, ID. w. Voorhees,, G.. w.
nlap, Hendrick B. Wright. II.
der, W. Ii. Wadsworth, A. Hard
Charles d. Calvert, James T..
'rlgan, Henry May, r. II. Nugen,
}. II. Yeaman, b. f. Granger fA
uch are few jottings from the ca
: of the democratic nominee for the
e-Presidency. They serve to show Na,u
!, like his associate upon the ticket
the higher Office, he has pursued
the outset, course in harmony
the views and principles enuncia-
by and incorporated in the plat =
at Chicago, and give assurance Z