Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-06

THE GASEDF LIEU /. HoDE-Ihc aetsarr
wnttby of lueahs eateu. lapp 'ars that tn
month nf AtB. 1880. & ut Aaaial IS h. Id IN
hoard ,e L ard sa.e, lp Ma, slenao. Inn l,.ng
in Peosa,ofa Ba,, iet ,te pia1 ii ltttt Groier
Mann loar. 81 Nnetpla, at The JnHrd ltf< My,
charges and srec ~. ailoes "lzuaiIs preferred
ga,nsl Inn bs Commando Uuah l.. Levy o.
Il lie wt,u,.s 8d ucrd ~ ihr pros ro1en "
Jamcs Mihh,l. thr Speltd a "a, e. sefyat nj abe.
s,il Com ndu.!er Ur8h +. l"Yy. Noea tuts vi
ness talse1 AID >eotB II TESTIFY a1Hts Il a.
llooe, he accused 4 iecitd 10 The examination -
the Witness uIion the .ttnrd l9a h. MIS- cnulsd
man, but lie Gunt having esclutlrdt.l- utltetop.
The accused II ed H. tolawiAz pfutes.:
- Tie accused hees le " Ia ..atct5 tie CeUr.
mosi dIsturtly, lIai be saeeuty lfslisls ny aust
the evidence - tbs al#u,ss hung received 3Hi a..
corded i IN tlolu ttp VIII 81 tile us,a oh
Jcei 10 an, e,ia'noe "hIoh III. Cunt my dorm IT,
CAT; but the witness euofed nam and tlleei ,te.
m tie optuon OF tue accused, Is not CON ctcut
wtness even belore tbis irbulsa.
q. ", tlOoE, Lleul. L. :. Navy"
When The witness hid 6alsh,d delivering his eyl-
drnce before the Cnurf. HE accused llrted The lol=
lowing paper with request flla II should be enter
ed The recold IS the preceding one had bt en- !:
= The accused having Protested ag1i 81 llir eyi-
dence ci this witness, On lie ground ihH he con.
ceges his testlnnpY 10 be altogether iieefl 'h1 lie
knows Il would h. considered heirie thr ,nil ~
bun Al Of this Ferfi,erv. thu pnns and customs II
which, lie humbit hunks should he rs eloseH fo
loved by martial cont as pesshlt, thetchue
asks 10 spread the tact thll he ranoot eoasrhl 10,
aud has totally declined cxtnniug thI, Win s.
In the cohrsn OF lie i1al on the -atne day, Danie
Waters, negro cool. aud ptltdte servant 81 the
prosecutor. VAS callcd, sNem and exaalnrd be
fore the coutt. Tie accused woiested agatast l.e
receiving 81 the evidence Of tns witness IS he had
done Ia HE case Of The oth.f aud h, p,otest @.,s
entered on The record.
TIE sentence Of The Couu. At lie cor clusion 4
the iiiawas ha Lleur. llooc tc dismissed l'nnlhe
West India Squadron after bafine been fclpia.tnd
ed in general orders b, the Honorable die ssetr-
iaiy OF The Navy. The who.e proceedings ni lin
coa,t were endorsed by MI Pauidios, 4p-
Trored."
The maltrr did mol stop herr. Lieut.. Iloer al
dressed atemonslrauce 10 ihe ptesideur tJhc Ned
STATES, complaining Of The irfegalafuts OF tn
C0uti geLer1lly. and concluding ~ THESE words
There Is Que Other poin de proceedings al
the Courl, 4 nehing tier leg lfs) 10 which laYur
the partieUlar atenoon OF Your ENcflene,; it r.
epecis matter 10 which all southern me afcarcply
sensise-and, If mol uyeifulc1 hs Sour Esccbc y.
will assp,edly drive many valuable iron, the
Nayy.-ln ihe progress OF lie rtocec iIngs of ms
eoDn. two negfors, one ihe cook x lie otl the pa
vale steward OF Commander Levy. Nert leuojaeet
as Witnesses againsme. protested against their le-
gal competency 10 be wiinesses 10 the Territory a
Florida. on the ground that lhey were mega
The Court disregarded my exec ton, and In
fesnrd shows, they weie allowed 10 be examined
and 10 testify on NY irial.-IMs ] charge as pro-
oeeding Illegal AID erroneous the pant OIL the
Couri. and II So according 10 established aw and
precedent, must utidte and aside their Who'll
proceedings. All which is most respectfully sub.
mited 10 your consideration and fual decslpn
= by Your ohedient .erysnl
GEORGE MANN HOOE,
l. en. u $ Navy
II TINS APPEARS that at every stage OF The air the
accused demonstrated az aihsl The Illegal CO of
the Witnesses. He protested alnsi the eSafniua
tisn Of the sleaard, hfch, AID aftei the exa - a.
tion, he protested agaB>f The tNydcn, G. aud dee l
ed nleungaling lie nlipess. lie DID 1he.sa ethr7g
in tie Case Of " atels. die 60 X. HI. protests
beta iss,an spisal u3,en i,f r.eoid, ash ,lh
Tie Tecuf'i Went np8o = esiien Van Bulen Nj
x only se--bB spssiai seDlan,lfan accpmpapisb
the papers calling lie ait alou OF The Execntyr
drecIiy 70 fiie poiiai quesllod. ; heie -
tap,nl lhe issne--tor Lieut.. Hoe igHiiy h, p II
in lie fore ground liirDa ghntt Ia ole i6ceed4u2
frDul fsi 10 last, iefe ilte Ptesat3ts endl re
8fenf upon il.e tefosd:
I. The Prtsident fms poidiae il nc pr.ceej jaas
n ne case II Lfert. Hoe w4teh requrls ms .aier
5exence.v
lhe law in tsery S ulileru State excluding The
ftsiinpss oinegfoes against - tires IN all civil ~
ciinlpsi sTacefdfogs, IS law which lross heres
saf', outpt TIE nialIons existing between lie two
faces h - l9i an aei OF oppression. thlng Of
teufse- Ibr social. s.sil and y liteal DISABILITIES
y Of ie elaiks. nfldeli - is, cp,tdnIeh iay tnsm
iahie y evn,Ieins t,G les Is - ssr aa8y tint
ihels soeld ~ assurance u u blassed testimony