Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-23
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More Dtrep,ion prGrtiscd by Partial Statements Of the
Ofciat Record, in anticipation Of us transmission Il

More D,r.p,ion pr0rtiscd IN Partial Statements Of the
Ofciat Record, IN anticipation Of HS Transmission 10
CONGRESS.
Mr. Ror., and his assisting committee, succeeded 50 well in
making n f1,sc impression on the people by thriI deceptive docu-
mtni, in regard Ia the expenditures, that "" expected more al,
trnpis al The same sort. And 10. We have another trick played
of. quite as fair "a that which charged the milIonsot indeminltis'
obtained from foreign nations, rs extravaganza n IN Aumihl.
tration which recovered them for, and paid them over TO- our rHl
The kindred contrivance, re:orted TO by Mr. Bolts and hiS 60,
lnloTrrs. 10 make false Impressions in regard 10 the conduct OF the
President, is worked mp IN the shape OF a preamble ana fr,oih
,ions. presenting 4 gnrbird statement Of the case of Lirnf. llooe,
who was tried for dI.obcdience "i orders, contempt "i ms S"Ins-
rior officers. murinous words, and whipping The sailors, &c. lie
was convicted Of several otihe charges, removed from the West
India station. and rcp5imanded. In regard 1" some =, me prrth.
raiIonS. the testimony of Cnlned >clmru was admitted. lhty
were frcrtnrn. ard We learn from one "i ~" Oldest 'oinrlod'hrs
i, M. nav. thai on trials on board The vessels Of the L. =. Tins
ia> alwayS hccn done, as far n his knowledge" eNendS-the laws
nj the I. :. not dIslualifying the sailors. "f an! sgtt, a. Witnesses.
". were informed hy hlui that h. ucvcr knew of an objection he
ing taken To their evidence, until tho trial 81 the a." of Lieutenant
the case, were Of The STATES oi :. Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana,
and Maryland, and the Judge Advocate Of FLORIDA, yst feeling
hound TO admit The testimony Of any person mol disqualified by Inc
laws OF the L. :, they ovcrrnlcd the objection "l III. tI""".
This question in regard to the competency Of the testimony, thus
decided hy them, did not come mp for the decision OF ~" Depart
mrnt or the PEr>rpExT. The charges upon which Lieut.. ii""t
wa convirrrd, w"r" established upon ia" -pcriicaitof.s, III regard
10 which The testimony nf the colored sailors was not taken. The
Who'll" cn>" wa, submitted BY the Department., for IN, opinions
trict Attorney. aud both distinctly >how that the President could
not SCI aside the sentence Of the cont, on The ground "i "hI'c
tons made on the trial H. the scarrn 81 color a witnesses, Dc
cause that sentence WAS based on specifications proved 10y otfc'
witnesses, and exclusively by other witnesses. We ann'N the
opinions of the iwoiaw officers Of The Gorcrnneht, whlch s',""
that nothing was iit 10 the decision of the President, but he ,im,
pie question, whether hr would set aside a conviction, I'ntiHrd
on allegations sustained hy undlspItel testimony, because d!,hn'
ted testimony was admitted a. IL sUinr other specifications. rms
point, on which alone the President. decision turned, i Kept ont
of view altogether III HE cas-, a presented ~ VIZ, h',sTai l ". We
hurrics it OF. before The Secretary, in answer 10 the cal OF il'
House, cortd send IN the record showing me whole ana ,,"c sta,,
Of the case. From the earbi"d state OF The case n, sent abroad
hy Mr.. Bolts and his Abolition brethren Of the committee, il would
seem that The President had determined that he would not inter
rcrc To sci asidr Il Judgment, founded on the testimony Of free per
sons ofconr, sailors, enlisted into the service oi the initeh state
when, IN fact. he decided that he would not interfere Ia sci ASIDE
a conviction based upon allegations established hr competent
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