The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-05-24

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exhumed and treated with some show of respect
There being, apparently, no copy extaht in the
Federal city, we quote fl ON one in our posses
sion, for the instru ction and admonition of our
magnates, certain amendments proposed by the
States when ratifying the instrument, which,
being duly approved and adopted, became an
integral part 6f our fundamental law, as fol-
lows:
ART v. No person shall DO held TO answer
for n capital or otherwise infamous crime, unless
on d preSentment or indictment of Grand jury,
ctcep in cases arising in The land nardl forces,
or in the militia lchen in actual Strpice, in time
of war or public danger; nor shall any person
be sdbjec for the same oifense to be twice put
in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall he be com
PEELED in any criminal case to he a witness
against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty
or property, sthout due process of ld,c; shall
private property be taken for public use with
out just compensation.
ART VI lii all criminal Prosecutions the
accused shall enjey the right 20 speedy and
pubic trial, by an impartial Jury of the State
and distIict wherein the crime shall have been
committed which district shall have been pre-
viously aseertained by law; to be confronted
with the witnesses against him; 70 have com
pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor, and to hate the assistance OF counsel for.
his defense. 'f-I+
ART. VII. In suits at common law, whcrein
the value In controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by Jury shall be pre-
served; and no fact tried by Jury shall be
otherwise re-examined in any Court Of The
United States than according TO The rules of
common law.
ART. VIII. Excessive bail shall not hG re-
quired, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel
and unusual punishment inflicted. ~ E
We have made our citations full, not merely
In Difference TO the apparent inaccessibility of
the document at Washington, bit because We
wished every reader to see that the passages
we have placed in italics are not barblcd, nor
picked, but that they are Of the essence and
vitality of the Constitution itself Being so,
how can we justify, or excuse, or even keep
silence with regard to The military trials Just
initiated at Washington A miscreant, acting
In concert with other assassins, has attempted
the life of the Secretary of State, and, though
his purpose was defeated, he nevertheless Sc
terely wounded Governor Seward, his Oldest
son, ard two or three others, who noblt resisted
him. Of course, this villain and his confeder-
ates should be sternly dealt with; but why hot
according to la%2 What reason, what excuse,
can be urged to justify the sending of this case
before court martial, and having it tried in
secret? How can such trial be reconciled
with the plain provisions Of the Constitution
above quoted2 ttt 4 a8alr8ct@
AS tcthe military trial of those who conspired
with Booth to assassinate the President. and
aided to achieve that fell purpose, the outrage
is not quite 50 flagrant; but such trial is at best
.. tlunder, while enshrouding it in sccresy is
utterly indefensible. To Try dvetvl rvr ms
life, because he set strangers broken bone,
aid gave, ofsold, 5r leht, him pair of crutches,
may just do but to try him in secret, allowing
no report of the testimony but such as the pros
cution sees fit to make, is nothing less than
abominable. Two months ago, it would have
been endured for the country's sake; now, there
who take any voluntary part in these strange
proceedings, that the rebellion is suppressed,
the war at an end, and the right to suspend, the
privilege of habeas corpus and make the will Of
the Secretary of War the supreme law Of the
land has expired. If our present Secretary can
not be made to realize these grave truths, it is
high time he Rad asucccssor; and if our Attor-
ney General believes the assailant of Secretary
Seward now illegally triable before military
commission" he badly needs his own time for
the completion of his legal studies, while the
Government needs different law officer There
may be politer ways Of setting forth these con
victions, but none Of these would do them
justice aJ1z5 -s.1
Gentlemen Of the Cabinet the war east of
the Mississippi is ended the rebellion is sup
pressed; the Union is re established and peane
virtually restored; wherefore the people demand
and orderly ways of law and liberty. Do not
compel them to speak in tones that you can
not refuse to hear i as 5 Cg1D gsb
The moral is, that it is necessary Pres
ident johnson should take Stanton in
charge in regard to civil affairs. as Mr..
Lincoln had to take him in hand about
military matters. He must be made to-
understand that he, as we'll as the hum
blest citizen, must render implicit obe-
lience to the laws. He is no flawsgiver.
and it is essential that the fact should be
upon him. He is a very tract
'ble person when his superior puts his
DOT down firmly. His usefulness is uh-
Questionable, il he is properly 'directed'
out it must be said of him, not only that
he win bear watching. but that he needs
It, There was necessity for suppress
ng Stanton before the armies of there
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