Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-14
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The SuspensiOn. 1I,e Habsas Ce~pus
Act-EarI Russell ON the FenianH in
the United States and she lnterfers
'eUce OF the American MAGOvef0meht.
--In. the House. of Lords on the evening of
February %, Lord Derby having moved
IT, sezecerdff ffad!HF &C theE Ei4osas CSEprs
Earl Russell said: 1 am quite ready to
posal of the 1p6fa earl. Thai Her Maiesty's
GQNernmeptNw tNwere reluctant t0Apfop0se-She
repeHatAof these powers is evideht efrSm
thepassage in the Queens speech upoff'the
SSsied sSelsis & hs tsSs1 Seisa efs Essly
NC Sss9S 5fES 9a&S as 1 R$ Ar
WaaJets may belthSipresetlt state Otjthe
laWs.and whichever NAV ,beSthss future fni-
pU1ehenE made ID tlat iaw. the ifirstI duty
of the Government fSte give security to
iis md P5sRsEsg sadwltaGst isah rhls sses3
LAYS dan pfOQqteithe epr0spn pnitEmf Irel$n
TFenpble earl has stated, and it is qdite
trae, that speculation has been pradtlced
on the cTedulity of the people of Ireland !;
thaCthsS fS not spontaneous <Odtbfeak
Ihear, AeeFI but has been exciteda1y those
who came ffeUN abroad. InlFsteay have
arrived at the clpsiop that there never
were baser motSHes Oh<fhe part OF any per-
sons undertaking TO be rebels and insur
gents than thSs8 which inpellsIik Che iflstl-
gatofs .cf the ATE oi,tb :. III TIE Hnited
States of Amegica, more especially, great
sums have beehseolle lectedN on the pretense
that Ireland was about tO\6e feed, and
that the Irish RepubliesWas about Ato be
established; and advantage Is taken 0f. the
panic created, at, one time ino Ireland, lat
another time in Canada, to make fresh de-
nIands upon the nfortpnatex 5dupes who
have given their money, hoping that this
gIeas revea HetgR g aoegtsy &c ac ccompalsh- :
filing the pockets of those who practice
on their credulity. It would appear, from
passage in Blle message of the President
of the United States, that the Government
of that eountrE haEe gonegHxen qbeydnd
What internasS1sl duty pTSgss ES and nave e
justice in the case pft persons Partiei pating
In these fnsurrectfonary movements. For
/ find the Presidept psiHg,this languages
Ist6ome of our rcitizehsMhe.5 70 was alleged,
Were engaged in the expedition, were cap
tured aud havetbeeff brought to Griali as for
capital offense, iuthe province OF CdHada
Judgment aud, sFRtence of death have been
pronounced against some, while others
have ebeeHeacquitted. 81 Fully befie 6fng che
maxim of government, that severity of
civil punishment for mis- gaidytf persons,
who have engaged in rev0l iOnary at
temPts which 4haVe disastroasiy failed, is
uhsOnnd apd unNise, such srepresen tations
in behalf Of the convicted persons, as, be-
ing sustained by an enlightenediand hu-
maue Judgment, will, it Is hoped, induce in
their cases an exercise Of cIemeney and a
judiciousi amnesty of albwho were engaged
In the movement. Counsel has obedHzem-
ployed BY. the .GQRernmePt to 7defeId The
citizens Of the United States on trial for
capital effeusrs in Canada; and "a discon-
tihEasnce OF The pfOseeutiofs which were
i1stituted In the courts C0f the United
States against 3fvt those who to9kc part inzthe
expediti0p has deem direcBed.naaf 81 iezz
Ny lords. 10 will be qgfte right to shoW
mercy and to exercis Sc ciemehcy fwhe eheyer
those Qualities can properly and wisely be
exhibitedsorBut i do not think that any
foreign GsGoVerhn1ent - ffoud cheersI+
should put forward appeals for mercy and
clemeney0p behaH0TlLhOse who bave made
it evfdeht ehat a mercenaFy expedition
was thefR only object in retdrping to Ire
land with A>tieW of exciting Che subjects
of her Majesty, who "a IL loyal to rise in re-
bellion against her throne. to disturb all
the relations of society. and to break out in
open rebellion. HefMajesty's Government
degvSeS6 81 ghilt jo0iilEheY I part OF those who
may be convicted, and 10 applying in each
case its measure OF Punishment, will ex-
tend such mefBy asEhsyf ffeeD5an safely be
done, Bull must say that therepev was
mere misplaced sympathy% CHEERS
neGnd upon the Government of one cOue-
piete dsi.,ssssd ID he'll Sviton hSvff1g left
their natiEeb la6dnshH ohtsineds al settle
ment and means Of succeeding by their
industry in Nhpther 60 Hfitry returned with
these detestab1e notions to invade her Mai
esty's dominions. Hear. The noble earl
opposite touched on-one subject which was
rather painful, namely the. disposition
which exists and has existed for very
long time in Ireland always to give their
sympathies against the law. and not in fa-
VOr of the law-not asin this country, to
conflde in the Just administration of the
law by those charged with that duty, but
rather to sympathize with those placed at
the bar as defendants, and to refuse to give
evidence to convict those persons of the
crimes of which they have been guilty.
This is very painful consideration. I do
not wish to discuss the matter now: but
whenever the time comes that the Govern
ment think it wise that this act should ex-
pire, the consideration, of course, is one
that Will not be overlooked by them. Tn
the present instance, as have said, the first
duty. of the Government is TO give security
to life and property. l therefore support
the motion of the nobleearl. sasi as =
The Earl of Derby-With regard to the
remarks made upon the message of the
President ofthe United States, I regret that
/ am obliged to discuss the subject. The
correspondence on that subject will, as soon
as it is printed, be laid upon the table oi
the House. and noble Lords will see that
while we have not disputed what can fair
ly be claimed by the Government of the
United States, We at the same time have
not admitted the right of any foreign Gov
ernment to interfere with the principles
which guide us in the administration Of
justiee-Ehear. hear]-and that while on tl1t
one hand the just wishes of the United
States have not been neglected. the indie.
pendence aud the honor of the tribunals o
this country have not been in the slightes
degree sacrificed. 4 Hear hear seaoEa
Mr.. Spaldingas speech ia OppOsi-
sisas- 81 tiOn TO ImPeachment.i
The following is the ,eeeh made in Con.
gress last Thursday by Hon. RUFUS P
SPALDIEG iniopposition to Impeachment
Mr.. .Spalding (Rep.), of Ohio-to whom
Mr.. Ashley yielded five minutes of hi.
time-said: MIR. Speaker, | do not boast o.
possessing any extraordinary degree O
courage, either moral or physical; but
thank my Creator that he has so constitut-
ed me that / can rise on the floor of this
House yet and declare my convictions, al
though they differ with the majority of tht
party with which / act. Sir, / differ tott
colo with my colleague, Mr.. Ashley andI
stand here, in this very place, from which
more than two months ago, the ExecutiY,
OF this nation Was charged with higt
crimes and misdemeanors. TO denounce tn
Whole scheme as one OF consummate folly
e, 1 say that no one act amounting to
crime or a misdemeanor has as yet beer
z proved against the Executive of this ma
tion aud L challenge any man to reply t.
me when l make this ayerment; and
say more; say that it is not desired By
some of those who charge the Executive