The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-06-10
GOV. SEYMOUR ON THE LATE
NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSIONS.
Instructions to District Attorney Hall.

New YORK:
S ATE OF New YORK EXECUTIVE !
pEp'r.. Albany May %. 1854
To 4 Oakley HaH, Esq. District .A!tor>
neg If tic C"unty # New IIrh:
SRI am advised that on the Oh in
>tanr, the Office IF the yournot Of fou
J"erce and that Of The " ! World We're
er'e cd By armed nen. The property Of
tie owners seized, ana the premi, e. held
hs force for several DAYS. |, is charged
that these acts Of violence were done
without due ,egai process, aud without the
sanction Of State or National laws
If this be true tie offenders gust be
punished.
In the month Of july last, ~hen New
York was scene Of viocnce..l gave warn
ing that 81, the avs Of the State must be
enforced, its peace and order maintained,
and The property Of lie citizens protected
at every hazard The laws were eniorc-
Cd At a fearful cost Of blood and lie
Tie declaration hen made ~as not IN
tended merely for that occasion or against
any class of men. II Is one Of az endur-
ing character. to be asserted Al All times
and against all conG,rion Of citizens. with
ou, favor or distinction Unless all are
u!sae 10 bow 10 the Iss i; will DO respect
ed ~ rene.
t'D!e-. all are made secure in their
rights Of person and property. none can
lie protected. II the owners of the above
II. l.
tic ral laws, they must be proceeded ag st
and punished by those laws. ANY action
against them out-Icle OF lpoal procedures
is criminal At this ii,ne OF civil war and
disorder, the msj e-sv of the law must De
upheld or society will sink into snarchy.
Our soldiers in The field vii! battle in vain
for cons;i:uno"ai liberty if persons, or
property. or opinions, arc trampIed upon
~ home. We must no; give up home.
Fl eeGom. snd thus di>gTare The American
character. while our csizehs in the ARMY
are pouring cut their blood to maintain
when they come tack that their personal
an ffeside riehls hsve been despoiIed
In addition TO tie general obligation to
enforce the lavs Of the land, there are 10
cal reasons Why they must be upaeId in
die city of New York If they are not,
il. commerce and greatness will tie broken
down. L. This great center Of wealth, hu
.ine.s ard enterprise IS thrown into dis
order and bankruptcy, the National Coy
eminent viii De para wed. hat makes
NV York the heart Of our country ,
Why are its puIsstioHs felt AT tie ex'ren'i
ton alone. 80, because o. The worldwide
belief that pro pertS il safe within its lm-
is from vs.'e by mobs and from spoiIs~
ton b, govsrhn.tr'.
The laborera IN the sork.hop, the mine
-rd in the fed, on hi. continent and in
every other par; of The globe, send 10 it-
merchants, for sale or exchange The prod
ucts of their toll. These merchants are
made the truSie es Of the wealth OF mill
ION, living in every lani because it is be-
Iievod that in their hands property is safe
under the shield Of Avs administered up
on principle and according to known usa
qes This great confidence has grown up
in the course Of many wears by virtue Of a
uans-taking, honest Performance Of duty
by the business men oi Your city. In TIL.
they have been aided by the euforcen ent
Of laws based upon the solemnIv recorded
pledges that the right OF the people to
be secure il their persona. honoes papers,
and effects against unreasonable searches
and seizures shall not be solafei, and ,ha'
no one shall g deprived Of liberty or prop
eriv without due process OF law
Foc more than eighty wears have we IS
= rpoae been building up this universal
faith in The sanctity of our jurisprudence
Il is tbs which carries our commerce up
on every ocean AMI brings back 10 our
merchants the wealth If every cline, |,
i now charged tha' IL utter disregard "t
The sensilivene>s of that faith at a momrnr
when he national credit ia undergoing
fearful tr}al, the organs ~ commerce are
seized a"d tell, IN violation Of con~riiu-
tiunal p'etge-, that this ACT was dome in
public mart OF Your great city. aud WAS
thus forced ngon the notice OF he CONNER
eial agents Of he world, and they were
shown IN All offensive Nay iha' property is
seized by military force snd arbitrary or
dcrs.
These things are more hurtful TO the
national honor and strength than the loss
of battles The world will conionnd such
acts with the principles Of our government
and the folk and crime Of officials will be
looked Upon as the natural result Of the
-prt Of our institutions Our State and
local authorities mus. repel this ruinous
inference IF the n erchaEts Of New York
ara not wiling 10 have their hsrtor sealed
up and .her commerce paralIzed. the,
must unite in this demand for the security
Of persons and property. If this is not
don@, The world VIII withdraw from their
keeping It's treasures and II, commerce
History has taught all that officIal VIC
Ia;ion Of law 10 times Of clsiI Wal aud dis
order goes before acfs Of spoiIalipn aud
other measures which destroy the safe
guards of co-merce
call upon You to look into the facts
connected with tho seizure OF the Journal
Of Comm-rcs and Of the New York Wo'A
If these acts were Illegal the offenders
must he punished. 10 max ng your in
qulries aud IN prosecuting the parties i'm
pllcale1, YOU will call upon the Sheriff of
the county and the heads Of the Pcllc.
Department tor any needfui force or as>Is
lance. The failure Ia give this hy ANY Of
fetal under nav control will be deemed