The weekly sun., 1861-10-19
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nfE tErru Anotr OARmNLpi AND OTHERS,
OFFICIALLY pf,cru.Er.
Washington, Ort. g. The policy Of the gov
nj " regard 10 employ ing foreigners in
the military setyice. is as follows the state
ment being madc on good autnori y:
fust-NO one has teen authorized TO oplist
Or fAlse troops In Canaoa, as hss been affected
to Oe understood there.
Secund-No commissions lave b en- offered,
or other overiures mtdo to IN litary msn "
FraLcc, or otter European states Us has be,
assumed there.
1hnc-The government has not ten iered the
coo mard OF the amy to Gen. Carl nloi ~ h,a
been represented in Europe
What is true l..
First, That every foreigner who has come
with n guOd charsC er and or, dcnti,ds. and ot.
tefed his scryiot- to the Government for tho
suppUtt II the Union has been accep cd and no
Other is IN the military employ ment of tho
United Stst.s.
Second, Gen Griha'di being a ntturalized
citizen, II wa ,'poft,d to tie government Ivy
ono ol cur Consuls, that tie General wis con
tenn LAT ~ a visit 20 this country, and that hs
had intm ded CONDITIONAL, disp nj ion 20 en-
gage Ia tho service Of thr luitod States. He was
informed hat II this was s., his services would
bc accepted with pleasure, and he would receive
q mnissiun AS NJ tjor q, nor being tho same
rank which was cUtietred on Con. Ltftye to IN
the army in the revolution. Gtretsl Gltihlldi
uptn Consideration ot the subject has concluded
no. 10 fer his services at present but thinks
he may by.snd-by revisit the United States.
IMr.E1ANr JUDICIAL rRoCEsDINGs-ISrER-
TFRrSCE VIM TuE ARMY--A JUDGE who
HASN'T IIIAKD or TuE WAR.
Bigud'ot General Grahsm appeared betcre
Judge MeIrick to-day, % answer TO a charge Of
Contempt d Lourt ia OBTAINING h, minor Jero-
miah LYONS In tue c,mp o the 23i Pennsylva-
MIA regiment, aftei tho Court hal, under writ
OF hab,Gs corpus, ordered his release
Graham answered by hlling sn ali lavit dis
avowing contempt, claiming that he seed in
strict COS I, rmtv With law, and literally oheycd
/ tho order OF his sUIeriOr Otiic r. aud ""e.,.
in this connection, ,oi,vrai order %, em m.natinc
fiom ,au hdjutant Generals Office. |, is da-
tel S'pten,hr 1th, and says: Hereafter no
discharge thsll bo granted ON the ground of
minority.
| Graham's counsel argued that tho Court has
. Bo jurisdiction ~ ths Gaze, II being one Of a
. purely military Character to 10 determined
| aloIe by the military au'horitv, the power Of
! discharge being tpecially vested In the War
q Department
/ The Court differed altogether from the ar,,u-
! meut, MAINTAINING by the clamOrs OF the multi
. tide and scdulou.ly guarding az iinst dangerous
preccdents justice ,hOuld he administered ac-
/ Corlng TO the Constitution and laws, 10 politi-
} col mOives, no reasons of state, no plea of ne
! cessity conld justify a disregard Of tue solemn
1 duties Of the Judiciary.
lie showed that the power Of discharging mi
/ nors by judicial process bad been exercised in
various : ates, not only during the war Of 1912,
, but since the commencement Uf the pres mt civil
! contest, and he himself had repeatedly exerci-
scd this jurisdiction without any question being
4 raj ed IA to the propriety Of his course. Toe
solemn decision Of the entire Supreme Court
4 " -, that the military cannot I've exempted from
! ubordina'ion 10 the civil tribunal, and at no
! tine csn militsr, officer purge himself from
an Illegal act by quoting the order Of his su-
| prior ofhcor.
Following the example of Chan, 'llor Kent,
| in tho care Of Commander Cnauncey and Gen..
/ Lewis, the CouIt said that II by noon 20 NOR
row, the minor, jeremiah Lyons, shall not DO
| surrendered to T. Court, 10 be dealt with ac-
coiding TO law, and TO carry out the previous
order, the rule for attachment against Grah' m
| for contempt Of Court, shall he made aOsolu @.