The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-02-15

Secretary stanton.

| Mack, the Washington correspondent
OF the Cincinnati Commercial, a few days
ago. gave the following to the public in re.
lation to the Secretary of War, MIR. Stan
ton. II Testimony on the subject of arbi-
| trary arrests and imprisonment in the Old
| Capitol shall disclose the. Astounding fact
| that hundreds Of men have been put into
the vllest dungeons on earth Tor no Other Of
Tense than that of incurring the royal dis
L pleasure OF a man who has neither legisla-
| tive nor executive authority to arrest anv.
| body, how appalling would the exercise of
| this arbitrary power appear, if thorough
| examination were made ''on the subjects of
arbitrary arrests and Imprisonment" at the
other military prisons that exist through
| out the country. But we submit the com.
munication to the consideration of the
readers without further comment:
The debate in the House the other day
was but comparatively feeble index of the
feeling among Congressman against the die
tatorial gentleman who Dullies and brow
beats the country through the War Office
Men will think a great deal and say great
deal, in private against Cabinet Minister
before they will rise in their seats in Con
greSs and denounce him in their official ca
pacities And this is especially true in the
case of Mr. Stanton When such men a.
Kasson, Garfield, and Schenck, accuse an
oin'ci Va .ile uoIelnll'cli.o oi h'lsdeed', thHy
'Lo .ho. more ap' 70 IaSG unsafe a great deai
.au' ,i,,tIt W sata 70 ms uetIllneh' ihan TO
ths ,h,, ',s ',nns y, ..I iuli tlu.ii oi whlc,,
IVY I "'t - ". e,',iLs .L;s eosiiIaI,. ~ III WI,
''ot ~ " say .n"t .his was all Soppefhead
,pha nI"''ns' ~. iol tnere was oh,y one Coppefhead
Tno ;ook part IN g,1 llie discussion, ana he
uIe" @ II even more mliaiy lnah thc omon
il'el, VINO snohe on 'he occasion. lhe NM
nl'y va cohIllii''ee is n3" DUSTY engaged IN
.akihg 'estlii9hy on the subject OF arbitra,
~ arrest az mprisonments IN the oid
taPl'9l' aug when tmey nhlSh the task, 10 IS
10 10 oe n"Geu 'i,ey VIII make the record pub
l5c. ~ 'ney az, e 'ftn oe Snoton mnt hnn-
Gtt"s greg nc" Nate oeen Pnt mo ,. me a1tesf
aun9eo"s a on e:,ro' Ior no otneT ?e0snse ina"
lhof q mc"IT'"g me ,3oym dt&pteosare Of
a ma" u zen" mas ne'fher fe9aSldt'te nor erecu-
a:.e :.: ou'so'tty 10 arrest onEoody; Inc depo-
'sltlo,' ol laay 10 ,he ehecS that her nus
m,1 1alo l,ao oeei ehainea 10 the hoor IN the
VI, C'pl.o' loI e'ght morths' ana that
ns'tnel nc hor She knew why lie was arrest
eol was taken 'he other Day
stanton, lapofs uhoerthe wrong impres-
sloh as 10 the Ne, amount OF power and author
NY ne Is al liperty 10 exercise lie thinks
thai, instead oI oeing mere semi-ofhclalem-
plo.ee on thG fTSsiucnti ne IS several de-
g ggsees above me lhlei ~ MAGISTRATE response
oe % 10 one, ana hoerty TO 90 as he, pleas,
fs i win 5hG american people, who were all
Iorn 70 10 ms n oldaing' orgo to Jaii in default
.fereol' Ire says TO one come and he
comes, g mes. ana an, 10 ananer SO, ana ne goes
before tfe terlnlnatiGn OF tne present Oon-
greSs, ne wiz DC TAUGHT diherent lesson;
~ r! ~ y reported mere, ana ,he name OF
On,on Uni D CONGRESSMAN is USED IN connection