Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-02
a Card.

HAVING been arre,t.d. ard subsequently psrolei.
IL By the military authorities Of the United States
a. q political prisoner. I'd having ltafatd mat various
ramors, unfrus IN fact and bighy dsrogstory 10 ne 50
3 man snd a. A iuaie'sl officer have been widely cirCu-
lated to my rrsjIdiee, I consider it due 20 myself and
T. my fr endt throuqhoui the state g. submii - The
public a brief statement Of facts conn sted with ny ar
rest and parole.
On or about the s7.b Of July, 1892. a body Of Feds al
esvslry, s1ms sevea or eight hurdrsd in number, mids
= suddsn gEd unexpected dash uJon hPl-y The iowa
o. my residsnee ny escape from then, ulcer the or
cumste1ces, was simply impOssib q. I was arrested aud
carried to the headquarters Of Gen Rosenel z 2 near
Ger nth, where I was trei by q court martial for car-
tain al-ge lei onsnsss against ths United $ a'eA- Tbs
trial was not conducted 10 ny presence and / va
neither furnished with a list Of ths Witnesses against
me. nor confronted By the with the witnesses Q en.e-ves
upOd thsi- ezamiusii n. TIE court marital - Gen.
RS sucranZ Informed me, acquitted ms Of the specific
charges preferred against ne, bat found that I was a
dangerous man, who should Mt be permitted 70 60 20
lsrgs Whereupon Cen. Rls=ncra1z aanounc-d TO p5
Bis decision, nat / sh7uld either b. Imprisoned dlzirs
tn wsr. In Chicago o. sOue other Northern cily, or
gve ny pa-cls- A night was allowed ne % cOlsi1sr
which Alternative I would adopt, and, after mature To-
asetioa. 1 decided % give my parole. which I according 3
cd The following literal c-py-of the iust-uue1t con-
sains the only Obligation which J thereby assumed;
Il j. " hcmpsru, Cf Ripley Ilppah codntT
Miaiss poi. bsvirg sen arrested, charged with melting
the iuhabitalts Ct NOi thsrn Mississippi 20 guerrilla or
other warfars Of ch-rac-er So esJord ths restraint II
militia y law, alto putt beyond tbs pale Ct cTl I'D
warfare snd e violating the character Of a uon COM
bataHd. by ~sdyii-g. adug, Fnd tneoursgIg hostile
peuO ~, sF war wish tie United States do s0lsnniy de-
clare that have Lsithsr directly OF inSir5Ctly aiaed or
encouraged such warfare, aud I sOj=uuly swear, that z,
permitted 20 erjOy the cha -acter q q non c7ubztarE {
viii neither do o. say anything tia. val be prsj4d rsl
TO the interests q the Z mics o. the Uas.sd States d.
ring The present war
lSignedI J. ". THOMPSON.
Subscribed ard sworH 70 before ne ttis 3Ist day e
july, lc62 WM l. WTLES.
1t 1t. 2d nd, Progcss MarshaI Amy Miss
W.tuas-A 7 CANEEOF
LIST Ii. aud @ s. J. 81. Yates sharp Sb5o.er17
Upon taking this Obligation, I vas released snd per
misJsd 20 resurH 10 my h1me.
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rstasr than imprisoned, - tls following c.usdsra-
tons
Northern city 1 could not hope % be EXCHANGED daring
the war bscfu q. - E non c7nJstaut. / id not cons
within any Of the provisions o. ths cs.t-l Tor the sz-
ch mge Of prs Fusrs o. war
"a. bad been ADVISED BY ny phyiciau Or. Els OF
TOPAZ counsy0 that close mgrsoaaent world. IN al
pr ba5il =, speedily prove fatal 20 my life
81 If-lL shat, practically u could make no Differ
enee 10 tie Cause Of the C5Hfs5sr4ts S.atas-rLieh Z
profess 20 have e. muca a. heart a. any o.hzr nan IN
Mi'EissipPi-Whsiher I Was phyae-ly restrained BY
inrrisonInenr or morally restrained by q parole, from
saying or doing anything p-eIcIll ts Re lutsrssts Ct
the armies q ths United S-a-gs, Will TO uyssf sua
fA1ily' tho difference, In favor Of he pa-o-s, Wa great
Alb. The health Of ny family was sreh as TO render
my presence a. hons Of tss utmost -us 0-ta-cs 90
them.
5h. The tsrms Of tbs parole 90 rot n any wise con
fic with tia iul and shaislt exercise Of uy functions
as a jud cisi ohcsr.
TOOK No can Of susz anss 10 the United stts-s. e.
has bssn reported in certain quafsers, nor cid General
R0ssncrarz even propose 20 me Ihas 1 should rsks such
81 Oa.h.
Nv parole was reduced to writing By Tie Secretary q
the FedlrL Provost MARSHA who, a ia m-sf-st from
tie face OF the C0-unentr j. ioczp be OF spelling cor
! Tecly Or Of writing grammatical English In C0lss-
! queHCs, the Iecital WEch r~rsCedes chs s.tIai psrle Is
90 aTkwEr ly and iuarih-ialY oppressed, that zone
explanation Of il may lot be wholly Gus Of place.
I ] had denied 20 Gen RazsucrzrZ that hid irctef
our people % aFts OF war beyond rds pale Of civilized
warfare and 1lat upon g cuTsOiy TerCsal 0f The pa-
role, I considered % be, up0u q fair construction of d.
I the full extent OF ny CeuIEE. therein referred 20. esrs-
l oialy e. / bsd expressly a-ms-t-d 70 she general upon
/ my exaIi aEOn before him, thlf / bai encouraged The
formation o. eomPaairs Of partisan rsrgsrs. whom ]
coutsnded 70 Be a pat Il our resals- sad legal forces,
I and IS ] had also admired, wi b5ut equivoeauC1- shat
| / had siced, TO the eI' eut CT ny ability by money ard
! otherwise, in raising Volunteers for shs CCuf-lsIsts
service.
AN entirely content that upon he foregoing s-zts-
meut, an intelligent publ C shall fern thgr own Iu1s-
msnt az to te p~-Opdsty o. ny cru1uat
o W THOMPSON.
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