The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-01-11
Justice to Traitors.


In the House, Judge Lawrence, Of
Ohio, introduced the following impor.
tant resolutions, which were ordered
to bo printed, namely:
That public justice and national SO.
curiiy demand that, rs soon as il may
be practicable, JEFF Davis, rcprcsen-
tatiye man of the rebellion, should
have fair and impartial trial in The
highest Appropriate civil tribunal in
tho country, for treason the most fla
rrant in character, by him committed,
lin order that the Constitution and
tho laws may be fully vindicated. the
truth clearly established and affirmed,
that trcason is crime, and that the
olfcnsc may be made infamous, and at
the same time that the question may be
liudicially settled, finally and forever,
that no State of its own will has the
right to rcnounce its place in the Tn
ion.
Resolrcd, That public justice and
national security demand that in case
of the conviction of said JEFF. Davis,
that the sentence of the law should
be carried into effect in order that the
Constitution aud the laws may be eful.
! ly vindicatcd and faithfully executed
and the truth clearly established thai
treason is crime and that traitors
will be punished.
Rcsotred, That in like manner ant
b for like reasons, such of the most cul
pablo of the chief instigutors and con
spirators of the rebellion as may b,
necessary to satisfy tho demands
of public justice aud furnish Sc
curity for the future and those Grim
inally responsible for the murder an,
for starvation of Union prisoners o
war, should be tried aud punished fo
the high crimes Of which they hay,
been guilty.
Rcsoired, That justice should no
fail of its purpose, aud that all VIII,
are guilty of, or are responsible fo
the assassination of the President
and the great offenders during the re
cent rebellion, guilty of and rcspons.
BILE for the murder OF, and starvation
lof Union prisoners of war as well ns
those guilty or responsible for other
unparalleled violations of the laws of
warfare, are amcnablo to aud should
ho tried, convicted and punished Wy q
military tribunal, authorized by law
and sanctioned 10y the common law
OF war and the usagcs Of civilized ma
tions, whenever, and 50 far as may
be necessary TO secure the ends oI
Justice.
Rcsoircd, That the Committee or
Judiciary be instructed to inquir,
what legislation, if amy, be ncccssar,
to provide jurics for trials for trca
son for writs of error, aud to carry
into effect the purposes Of the fore.
going resolutions, aud that said Com
mittco report by bill or otherwise
In the Senate on Thursday, Dec
2lst, the Chair announced the fol
lowing ns the Committee on Recon
struction; Fcsscnden, Grimes, llar
/ ris, Howard, johnson aud Williams
Mr. Wilson spoke at length in Il,
. vor of his bill to maintain and cnrorc
I the freedom of the citizens of H.
? United States. llc combaitcd III
idea that tho Democratic party
coming into power, either through th
, agency of the President or of any
p body else, 1t must have rcconstruc
p ton, time and reorganization bcror
10 1t can govern this country throug
] anybody lie had no fears that tn
, President would separate from tn
party that elected him, to which h
is bound by honor, principle, and b,
interest. lie has made no issue will
Congress, and Congress has made n,
issue with him. think il our dut,
to give the President manly, gene
rous and honest support, to look with
hope and confidence, but to he as in.
flexible as destiny with the cause of
impartial aud universal liberty In the
country.