The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-07-31
III CAsE ADMITTED.

I, The outrage upon southern honor and
Isouthern feeling, which We committed bv
President Van Buren, IN the case Of Lieni.
Hooe, is admitted BY the party, and attemn,s
are made to justify it. The following is from.
the Globe.
the kindred continuance, resorfed 10 bv
Mr.. Bots and his co-laborers, 10 make false
impressions in regard TO the conduct Of the
President, is worked up in the shane 81 a
preamble and resolutions, presenting gar
bled statement Of the case oc L.ienf. Hooe
who was tried for disobedience Of orderv
contempt Of his superior officers, nntinons
words, and whipping the sailors. &c. He
was convicted Of several Of the charges. re-
moved from the West India station. and re-
PrImanded. Ia regard 10 some Of The snp-
IcihcatIons, the testimony Of colored scamen
was admitted
They were not negroes X would seam
ont only ''cotored seanen." And in another
place ne says they were Stree men" Lieut..
Hooe in his remoisirance to the President
says one was the cook and the other the nri-
Vase steward Of Commander Levy. his accp-
SER This however is not at an material
we presume ahey were. what in This conn-
Try we call negroes. Or If they were .,f,es,,
- the Globe says, probably they were free
negroes. AN this does not alter the case -
me least, nor do we see how the resolutioD
d Mr. Bolts is calculated ''to make false i'm
Dresslons in regard to the cohduct Of The
resident" The allegation is that CHARGES
we're made against Hooe by Commando
-eYY, and thatin court martial two Of his
legfo servants were admitted as witnesses
nd contrary 70 the objections Of the aeeus-
2 their testimony was received, and tba,
tooe was convicted aud dismisAe from ne
srviee. That then Hooe appealed to he
resident upon this ground, and that M
an Buren, returned the papers with tbis 81
Orsement.
TIE President .Jfnds NOTHING IN n.
-gceeas.lgs " the case Oh Lieus. .l7ooe ihafre-
- 81 q RI .'se'Iefehce- M. ". B."
1nls e the plain simple statement which
,es iossn % the American people, undehi.
and 'undenyable. Then does the Presi.
'ns Of the United States sanction The ,ss,i-
ony ofnegroes against white men. ,oitizen.
me United States, or does he nota Tbis
Nsry plain proposition we think. II
ay dld testify pa the trial, against he re-
insurance Of the accused and II the case
g brought before the Presiden. q he sonnd
asag e Tie proceedings which reoni,ed
J inseFieranee, then we think hat oues-
q is setiled. - ues-
0us INC Globe says that Lieut.. Hooe was
y guilty Of many things and tbaf tbsrs
enough other tesiimony besides ~
yroes q have convicted him. Tb.t ,,,
.'ae. ous \ ceartainly does MOI alier ths
titile The prosecutor insisted mon
negro testimony and The accused $500.
sea enc Air. Van Buroh decided Is &C.
ne former The negro teztimopv ~
'aFea and acted upon 81 he court 5
L, ss.s amy hard for any except tho sonft
al @h'ch testimony operated ia their
ds against TIE Lieutenant.
" tne alobe also says, he has soen ~
naval officer. who says thar tits on-,or
g ~ g ~ kaossiedge eriehd,. IS .ii,
2 ies mony against The officers n 81.
& Then sucha degrading AID b;rbIg
oPsf custom ought speedily Is IS ~,
!, ana Ar Van Buren, having "Souib,rb
siplese oughi g have been as nan y
done ~ 8ut Of ihis custom ~ -s
'ne elohs word. ard lhs Clobo wal
Ioq az know we don't believe 49,
Ihe Hanl'on Gar.ae. i1 Ts...
zee neutral, beg hoisie5 he HanI.on