Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-25
VOL. sIIXXXIV.A AZ -AaEO


fled that the vote cast in Blue Rock town
ship in the fall, of 1865. was 2OS; in 1856,
295; the increase in one year being 81; that
Jacob Dolson Cox's majority for Governor,
over George w. Morgan, in 1865, in Blue
Rock, was 80; and that Columbus Delano's
1856, was III! 1t was proven that, and
their names given, 80 oil men, all nom
residents, voted for Mr.. Delano. A hotel
keeper, an old resident of Blue Rock, was
summoned and appeared, who, in showing
his hotel register, testified to the names of
A oil men, AZ of whom were, Republicans,
and the other two voted for General Nor
gan. .,-.-5.-...- -
So, the result OF the examination of Cen
eral Morgan's witnesses is: Non-residents
that voted in the county illegally for Mr..
Delano, including the Blue Rock oil men,
30 votes; 8 idiots and insane persons who
voted for Delano; Democratic votes re-
Jected; 3 votes bribed l minor and the
illegal votes proven by Delano's witnesses
to have been cast for Delano-making, in
all, no less than one hundred and ten lille
gal votes cast in the county of Muskingum,
at the October election, 1866, tor Columbus
Delanol s..l -.s oac - iao.s st
The illegality of the elections held on
the same day in eight Republican town
ships, viz: Blue Rock. Brush Greek, Har-
rison, Licking, Madison, Monroe, Mus
the election and the removal of the ballot
boxes and poll-bo0ks from the place of
election, was established besides proving
the absence of the judges of election from
the polls of the First aud Third Wards of
GAINESVILLE. No less than $1,736.17 was
publican Central Committee alone in Mus
kingum county to secure Radical Negro
ite Representative to represent Demo-
about one-fourth of the actual amount ex-
Pended 10 this county IN tnat penalty Mr..
o,,ts nf Ssnn tba SoVS f ~ eoem S~o PaS az
above money exnended. "
On the other hand, Mr.. Delano proved
entire votes were cast Illegally In this coun-
cast toi IN Rns Roc,r tnwnsbin h1 NVooS
dent oil men, for General MORGAN. as proven
in the examination of Morgan's witnesses
Imaklng whole votes for Mr.. Delano, to
i"N NJ 81 ne1an0 no also nroved the early count-
ing out in Washinpton,a Democratic town
ship. 1'' -f-
Not IN one single case or instance nee mas
frarJ % a on tbe oTT Democrst;c S,lS sT side " iD0
Thus, we submit the report taken from
copy of the testimony, to the citizens of
this county, regardless OF party. 1or' thefr
careiut perusai ana re1ection.A Let tnem
CONSIDER, ana answer Whether there mas
ever peen imposed upon Ihe people OF MUS,
KninguIn county, OF 1ne 1oSn congressional
Olstrice ana OF tne country at large, s1cn
,Hulsance, po.e anu 4@uIloug, @ as Inns
taklng u uePoslGlous IN Deianos contest
i1r 10 seaC in. GonSre 10 WhIcu ne mas no
". VI VI Iieie t1eC 1Del oear ~
lill.u CnaC MT; Deiano anu MS fsaulcai sup
PorIers causeu all Ihls' ada
"A ANnuicnA 'u,' 7' - 'ie se Oeciuins AA"
of Congress passed to save Satel-
,Iftes from aFfaisF,ruenf.- GJncou.
..,,,sov rA
a -. -. --IlTE
LII sne Case VI MADISON L. JOHNSON Us.
JONES ct dl., in the Supreme Court of Hill
nois. Jnstica LAWRENCE. q RennbIican. and
a ,,o.co,n.I o,d ,,oI;t;ooi fr;ond 81 proo;do,,t
: - Gnu poii'1es'. .-.o u i''i0enC
IlNooAN' IN pionounc.ns Ine uecree oi
6he court, ueclueu aSaihst tne constiGu-
tfona1ity of the law of Congress which
allowed officers making arbitrary arrests
to nlaod tho order of tho President or on
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order mace under MS autnorlGy, ana thCs
to 90 acquitted of crime. In making this
decision. Judge LAWRENCE. as the mouth
p;ece of the eo,,rt- said -
- = - -, -
are noc HitGoiiscious .ic q tle IacI lnaG
tne aeclslon Whlcn we. are oDiigeo 70 make
in thepresent cause. on the facts appearing
l1 G1e recoru' attriDuCes 70 OUT iaGe lament
Gu fresiuenI Iue u!iIaw.u1 exercise OF pow
ef,oaaa. .saefeIore fnp.les a eerSain aegree
=, ,rso;at;o tbon tbo n,on,hers of tS;s
pf ~ ,,nseIfisb nstriot;sn, and r,,;t f
,,t;,,a If that o,eot m aistroto Tfhcy
srsssssS, q ,,oyer not o,;ven nv tbe Consiit,,-
az, ~ oJonhtad, ,;I ~ ~ ~ ,,,oS Ell
- ~ r.. ,,aJaaoa;t ttso
S:.1' ~, o11ad
Pt ,,o;tho 49,, - he,,r G. h; g .s.,es
" eog. T o,, gJouoa T., h;s a hont!I LIZ
49, - -, ms Eau
ne 9e pertnissssu " Smay oar nenG i ner5
Innst he Sec;lIed by ne % nSestinns @ of ab-
stract law. Ifthis plaintiff has been unlaw-
fully restrained of his liberty, he has the
right to call on us SO to declare, without
fear. favor or affection, a'~i 10 ias
TT 10 rnfortunata that co,,aes Of nolit-
al -. ~ r+;so, ob ranter bo,,I6 oo,,a he-
fora ,ha p,1 oo, r rts h,,t Wben tbev do So we
O,st sde decio tha Iaw as we haleya r. tn
ist. f tive can know any other motive than
the simple wish to truly expound it, or if,
when our convictions are clear. we should
hesitate to declare them. without reference
to what uarty it NAV please or what offend,
we shonId betray the solemn trusts whi ch
the ~neonIe have Committed to this conrt.
and brino dishonor on the administrators
of iustice 1'o a-5 --53-i -
N0ur~ attention has been called bv the
counsel for the defendants to two acts OF
Congress-, the first of which. passed March
SCiSea nrovid es in its tonrth sectionW
- -ooo' r. ts-s, - - - ~ ~
"Ihat any oroer OF Ghe fresident, or nn-
der his authority, mace at any time curing
tue existence o1.theI presenG reoellion'
snail pc oeiense IN an co"rts' TO any aG-
tion OF prosecution, civil OF crlLninal,
penolng or TO De comnenceu, Ior any
seaToh, SEIZURE, arrest, dor lnprisonIiieni !
mace, zone OF committees; OF aces oinltGeg
20 De cone, unuer anu oy. virtue of S such
oruer, OF uIuer coior Vi any Ia" ol Son-
gress a1e sucn cslehse .s may Dg ia maui ,oS
c.