The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-09

| conferred with our Consul. and
he passed several communications
III my behalf to the government here
all of which have been utterly dis
regarded and not replied to. On
the l1th, was informed that I was
to be brought up the next day for
sentence. Immediately wrote to
my nominal defender to come at
once to consult with me, and to bring
with him the proceedings which arc
III writing. lie replied reybaNy that
he would come in the afternoon. lie
dtd MT come, and | extended at
once protest against the proceed.
lnSs, alleging that | had not been
heard, and that neither myself nor
my legal advisers had been consulted
for proper defence. I sent this to
the President Of the Military Com.
mission that night, who refused to
receive it, saying that it could only
be admitted by the Captain General.
The American Consul, Mr.. Owen,
as soon as informed Of this, ,ro.
cccdcd to the palace, and protested
against sentence being pronounced,
as had not been heard in defence.
III the morning my nominal
defender came to my prison to inform
me that, he had been allowed by the
court, only twenty:tow hours to
prepare ny defence Mat he hod been
occupied TIL that moment c.rutli,iu3
tie proceedings, wAich are rol
Nntinous, ama th0t 7ciihin az ho,w he
must return them to tie Eiscui.
On the 18th | was taken before a
Court Martial. composed Of Brig
adler General and six Officers Of
the Army. The testimony pro-
ceGdings were -read- before. ! .sss;ss
brought into court, which is contrary
to law, and to custom, and when
broush, III, | was asked whul Ihud
to sny to tie chnrycs nyuiust me re.
piled that / hud Aot decu turuixhca
miM a copy Of tie charges, that /
""' o'e" '''"lco access u me EI'-
'''''t"9S '''.a ''S''"'"S' 'h"t my
"'1'''."' ui.| '""e' """ "e''"T con-
s"ltcd mith ne 'so.' wiM n,y conu$ei,
'''t "o" "'Neu '''"' my i|0''S' "''"
P,e','" .|o' ""V y I'"ctc"t"ys
sho I'D be u,iwittcd. | VAS told by
the President Of tho (',nr, ,l,, :,
'"o ! e''''c''t Vi t'c SouF' mat II
sho"'u oe considered
was rc'''a''deu 10 my dungeon,
nc''u "o,'l''o more ol ,he proceed
.''eS II "''''' 'ouay' "heh l nave been
ior'i'a''y ho'hca that, have been
se''le,ce" ",, 20 ,E'3h' y'Ts L""or,
~ C""'"", al eeu'a, Iii Africa, "i,h
pay '''ei'l u COSTS.
IL 10 unnecessary iol Inc 10 enlarge
upon Inc hnproprlety ol bringing
nc Aclo'c court Martial III =
.''.'c oi proiou'a peace, on the
injustice ol sentencing me without
Il nearing Oh .he utter contenlt OF
'''c'''aIr''a' i""' cl'ii nights, and
''e"'S s,'l"''''! !'S' III my 'l!al' OF
upon 'hc "i'i"1 oisl cGard III tins
manner o' proceeding oi 'hc con
s,''"''o" ''o" ana rules ol inc very
cou't ""'c" HAS assumed J"'
i'suic''o' o't' ''c without fISiit, has
lFicu NC "''"ou. cfiihc' ana has
sc',r.Acc" ~, INC without science.
nv oo,c''''i'c'it '''a' mas 'hc
Po"ci anu '"e VIII 10 commit these
40 - w o',' VIC 'e'c'' VI reason:
"' ny o.i'y resource Is % ap-
peu' ~ .nc W3S'c"t power ol
~ o"" uo,c''''"eh' 'or 'i'a' pro-
,u, wv, %aa,, ",,o" aii i's "y'"e power mas
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s,,ah ~ I'" a,., ,.o'n "'J ie"oM COUNT men
~ tho Es".,,,; .o",; ''"''v. 40 WI; o'eootaac
e.. '.a '1,aoN W., l ~ wv l''''''e'''''o''S ol
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