Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-09-26


srea very conSidrable discussion cODeern-
ing the arbitrary conduct Of some OF our otncers
IN carrying into Q VII communitlss the military
juTisdieaen sna RUE tQrtner tnan tnsy Sets
strong gRrO1nds in Congress against the exer-
csse OF fnilitarr power in states not rebellion,
Il being generally known that had resis 90
what some Of the more extFeme 81 our oWn
party thought the military authorities might
safely do. I was asked ifI would be willing 20
argus the case of BoWles and Miliigan before
the supreme Court. j answered that II the
case tarns on the justics Of those men beirg
punished will mot defend tham IN any way
WhsteVer, for believed they deserYed the Sc:
Verest uunishuent; but that If the case turned
on tie ousstion IS to who has the power to try
those men believed that there Is no authority
undarths constitution or laws of the United
btaEes to take citizen of Indiana not 3 soldier
and import militgry tribnnI 70 nls nome Uo
try him and punish him.. 50 important did !
regard that principle in that exciting time to
the future OF this country. thai with my eyes
open to tie fact that ] took the very great po-
Etieal risk IN defending. not Bowles and Ailh-
een. kut the right of every cltizen IN
civil comm1nity where war is not
p riiS bsors Sy a9ies aas 0OSF bis e
own land, and not be dragged array outside Of
his osn doors to be tried BY 3 military org.sni-
4aIion brought rom aleian ce5to' neet @ tnen
and try them. believed that having put
down tbs rebellion, having saved civil liberty
In thiS country Against cruel invasion, We
optkt also TO save il from our own reekie kiessnsss.
nL
nett thas I msde before the Supreme Court in
the year 1855; and desire to say that telt
when made that ara ument that i was doing
g worthy thing as nad sysr dSps ll1h n my ~
much sincere pride and satista action e. upon
Eny act Of my public life. LApplause. 1
~ Knew us. Icy Tsrs sS IpOor Or ana
probably could not pay tor their defense. was
never proIaised and never received any COM
Pgn1stiOp foF i PAID tss szPsnse q printing
oeiVsd any com pensation for it; ] did it ID de-
Tense Of what believed to be most vital and
impoftant principle not only tn the Republican
party but to the nation; namely, that IN no
part Of our civil community must the military
Be exalted above the civil authority. SD
piauaol But that those men, however ua-
worthy, however guilty. and however disloyal
to thelr oounfry. EkOuld not be tried By any but
a.laHiul, oIVii tribunal. Congress had prov1
ded laws for trying every crime that those men
were charged WITH ana lor tI}lhe y ~ : eltii a
onu Of the great land marks OF oTv1liAatlOn
and civil liberty Is the self restraining power
Of the American people. enrDlBg themselves
and goVefning Themselves Dy the limit Of the
civil law. 4 remind you Of the fact that the
Supreme CourtunauiUously sustained the po-
sihon I took in that argument. There we're
some differences IS 70 the reasoning 5y Wnicn
the Court reached the result, but the ruling OF
the Court vas unanimous that the trial mad
been gnauthoEi8e6 By law and that the men
must therofofe be recessed. That did not re-
lease them, however, ron the right Of the Gov
ernment TO ny them in the civil courts for the
crimes with which they Wers charged. The
note that rsfsrred to aa being haAdod 70 me
vas that 4 fshonld Texplain how It Rasthat 4. 3
kepublice1 and q Representative. gave my
yoice and Wh4tsyer ability . 1 possessed as y
lawyer 70 fave rebel eonsDirators from pun
ehment. Ny sneWer vas, : Hang them but
hang them according 10 law lapplAasel: II yOu
do Il otherwise you commit murder. Now.
II any one has any question 10 AK on this sub
jectl ! shall be glad 10 hear it, 7aiE aa
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from ths audisnce no Response 70 the reqnest.l
There srs three other things which ] propose
20 nisodsE two Of them may hardly be said 70
refer to NY public careers one Of them directly
q Iay ofieial work. qhe first one shall refer
70 y NJ alleged eonneetion win
TIE oBEDIT MOBILIZE.
Thsrs s large number Of people IN the
United States Fho use these WeTds without any
sd Seuate idea of what they mean have no
depbt that greet msny people teel
81 BilllnkAgate mark FELT when Sidney Smith,
the great bnmoTist sf England, came along and
began 70 tax With heE, she answered back ~
= Vtry BAuoy way. srd he hnslly oommenced 70
caiihe{ msfhsmsti tical names; he called her 8
paErell tlogfan, hypothen1ss, 3 psrelldcpi-
pedon, and other such terms. ana she stood
back afhast sud said .she nevsr beard such
nGssy taking man in htr life, never was abused
90 before. Now people think they have said an
enofmoue thing when they say that somebody
HAQ aomeLhiug 70 % with the Credit MoDtlier.
ask your attention just for q very few mo-
ment 70 what that thing is and in the next
place % understand precisely what Il IL thar
Am supposed 10 have had to do with it.
The Credit Mobilisr was q corporation char
tered In 1859. By the State Of Psnnsy IYania. and
apthorzed - bUild houses, buy lands, loan
M2q2ys de. Nothing o. consequence was done
Wiz tAnf company until he year 1857, when
number Of men bought mp whatever stock there
was IN u aRd commenced 70 90 a very large
BUSINESS. IN theWinter Of 1857 Mr.. Train came
70 me and showed ne list of names and sub
acribers TO the stock Of the Credit Mobilier
Company and asked me TO subscribe sl 90.
should say there were fifteen or twenty usm-
bers Of Congress on the list. and many more
prominent business me1. He eaid that The
oornpany was going TO buy lands along the line
q the Paaifc Railroad at places where they
thought there would cities and villages grow
up and deVelope them, and he had no doubt
that the growth Of tbe country would make
that inVestmsnt double itself IN very short
time.
That Ess the alleged scheme that the Credit
M6biisr compahy had nm deIts ken-.a thing that
Il there is any genaemsn In Warren who
would feel any hesitaney in buying, II would pc
becauss he didn ( bsheYe in the growth Of the
country where the BUSINESS was TO be done.
That stock Hes offered 70 ne as a plain busi-
nees proportion. with no iniimation Thateysr
shat It war offered because the GubscTibers we're