The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-29

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ttag fsrs fran ERy man ; = dOss a,
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lay q uttsFiaK and publisAhK shat II
knes - she lime 10 - anlunblaahins
fsisshoods far sseh . msn isFery esps.
BE q d0ing me sane ahisl sgsin. ana
snefriofe 10 coahdsaes . t4es Iepossa
- his siaisnenls:
Isl. That he records or Il Deparf.
neafs have heen searched order Is
And me essrs that would eslain ths
praeiiee - sliessd: thar IN ID Navy De-
psFsmenl. The only ease ths has been
faand. was thai of Mldslipaan Green.
who was tired IN Philacelpha sbous he
rear is27. il ~hlrh Dssid TASTY n ne
ssal appeared = silness; shleh ease
asa approved By Mf. J.. q. Adams, Who
- charged hy The whols Adninislrsiisn
party . Be IN Aholiliaaisis nj he Ir,.l
ass held IN stale uhere sudh sestimo-
~ soald hare been received i ne com.
man law courts Of The state: Dat no sp-
peal xss made. and no inlerlrence soiI-
cited; that when Gen. Jarksas came in
70 ONCE. on representation . The fsess
being made % him. be nominated Nj.
treen 70 the Unlied States senate, "a
End Lieut.. Of Marines. Thal General
iIayne NJ South Csrnlina. n chairman
u the COMMITTEE Of Naval Affsn, resis-
ted The nomination on The sroa,d shsl he
had been eashiered: and that % q repre-.
sensalina Of The fact thai negro testimony
had been received against him On his ,ri-
VI, Gen. Havne ~i,hdrew his objection,
and The nomination was5unsnimously
susiainedshy The Srnsls.
BADLY. That in The War Department.
he only esse Thai has been Fund was
hat OF Cadet Drake. which case 90 Car
rom being presented by The officer. Of
government ~ . precedent which would /
usilfy The course Of The Presidenl, il has
bern carefully Withheld from The public
lev. and when demanded BY The Hon. /
Nm. u. Msrriek. senator from Mary
and. and The Hon. Edward SlanIy, a re
'resentaiise from Naslh Carnl,na, in The
'ame Of four hundred and City thousand
'eopie whose Representatives ihey were,
hal ihe secretary perempIorily. and 10
iolalion Of all right and proprie,y, re. Il
used 70 exhibit The public records AZ The
ouniry. ~hich are suhecl 10 The exami
alton Of The humLlesl citizen in the
community.
See The following letter from Msrriek
nd Stanly:
Washington. Sept 80. 1910
We went This morning together 10 The {
var Department, wsiled on the Secrs
~ OF War. and requested him 10 les no .
. The papers in The case of Mr.. Drake,
hieh sif. Sisnly bad asked for yesler !
". when The chef clerk declined exhi- :
ing 'hem Without permission from The
scrI tary. q
The Secretary OF War (Nr. Poiasru y
Piled that he could not crafty Ne: il 3
- against rule ol the Department 10 y
ow such papers. or 70 give copies. Nh. :
. The person Interested desired 10 have J
I'm. or nniess either Hnnse Of Con p
- vuu VI EE committees, =. -. Il
pies. The Secretary remarked fha, o
est injustice might be..tone IL this rule e
Is mt adopted: that ihs characters OF Y
innocent persons might suiIei by a. p
sing extracts to be taken from papers y
Courts Msrsiai. The Secrr,sry was =
n told that. for our present purpose. y
waived The demand 10 inspect The
Dceedings Of the Court; thar neither Of e
desired 10 know any thing relating 10 3,
charges against Mr.. Drake, we only %
sired 10 zee chat vas done by the then u
creisry Of War. (Msjor Eaton, 40 We 1h
derstoUd. relative 10 the legality oil Of
ne Of the testimony taken upon thai e.
u. Mr.. Poinset replied, he could no. an
~ Us Ia sse THE. vi
The Secretary was then asked il he ie.
81 liberty 10 slate ~hether The eyt err
'ce OF negro, hearssy or olher~isa hi'
. not taken in The case of Mr.. Drake -
whether the Secretary Of War at The
lie had moi reversed the proceedings oil
cunt oil sand negrn testimony. The TIA
'reisry {Mr. PoinsetD replied, he Of
I'D not answer that question because me
nigh. IS well exhibit The papers as vi,
lie their contents, lax
We then said. We hold IL TO be the un- 10
lb'ed right Of the People, or at lea.t The
their. Representatives, 10 inspect iheioP'
weddings of their functionsfirs. and Coz
therefore demand to see the opinion J
Ihe secretary of war in Ibis case. bel
The secretary repeated that he could II
comply with ibis demand. he
This 10 the subs:snc OF what passed pm
ing the interview. br
wM. D. MERRICK, Of Maryland. ~
EDWARD sTkSLY, Of N. Csrolius. ig
The reason far Withholding from The
,'lemeu. in utter disregard OF The duty \.
The Secretary, the rights OF lhe people -
The usage OF the department. the in =
nation they sought 10 obtain, NAV -
gathered from the fOiIowiuo. wEich IL y"