New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-27

amy. lie was kept several Weess ut C'imneridnu
Con, and then driven 10 on i"at ~ a eohiani
,ayalty. He owned the mes eatdle horse III ,ha'
conr,tv bn, tLsy ned the hJ.se after him, and re-
fns.d 10 lie, Tim ride. Thu next morning ne was
marched into the cour~roofn between TWO rows oi
infantry, with muskeis AMI hayoue'r ana 'oiIoN
with TIE creed. Judge humphreys nane st..''i
am aware that i an under oatn, nut !
must characterize u ~ a bitter, vlhdistNe, Po
Iitcal. stunp-speech, from the bench. ihcio
vas one OF tire Jurors there, man from
charleston, by the name OF y ConnOT WIN on
m.tto badge upon his coat. hnow tnere was SUN
talk abont it. Judge Humphreys, IN that stump
s,ecch-l reeollcct the sentiment, inonsh Gnno'
,,lrree 10 repeat the wOrds-in the caso OF i"oin-
hero said he would have TO take some ti"s W coi
slider tire case. tie did not know whe,her IL womb
fail under bis civil jurisdiction or Woniu peio.s "
Ga, Znllicofer lGeo Zollicocr had his caInp there
.henl IN tbe military branch of tho Government;
lie said the military authority must be Upheld; ana
ave the citizens 10 understand that he would be
backed NJ IN bis Court by Ioiicof'er, VINO hsa pay
opets and muszets enough to sus ain one ouuHe'
There ,yus pertaps excuse Tor LIS saying tHs,
nc trere was a strong intention on the part Oh ihe
Union men 10 put down both him and his heoei
Court. They afterward sent Thornberg 10 the Nash
,;lIe Isii This % Connor Tennesseean, but
the 4 ate Of Tennessee ali not move Iast enVe "
sit his Secession haste aud be migrated TO C.iarieS
"a, g.. and after he came back ne was put nlOn
bis ;nry. There was talk of iDdcting come OF
then, for treason against the United Sta'es, VA,
Judge Humphreys net that by saying that there seu
Gould he M treason committed by the Unitei states
:; ,;n,os Of revoIutjon and we were now In q Ieyo-
ntion and he took great pains TO cay That The usur-
rar;on Of the Federal Government, and the arocous
conduct OF the present President oil tbe oh'eu
Setes ell together had released Tennessee from any
obligations TO the Government Whatever lhis was
said by this Judge on the bench in stump speech,
In either September or October, 1861. Judge
Humphreys appointed Deputy, called Commits
siouer TO act ia hir absence, so ne TO keePtue
Court sirg all the time, and 1t did SIT all the tim.'
except when the Commissioners WIS oeastIy dfuhH'
and fell in the gutter. His name was koo-
EFT Reynolds, a large man, and a besslly
irunkard. The Guards had to take him OUT
of the gutter and put him in the guard 'houte-a
fair representation Of the Southern Coniederacy.
Laughter in the galleries. was arrested IN the
afternoon of the 9th day OF December on warrant
issued by this Commissioner Reynolds charging me
with treason agaIist the Confederate Goyernnon,
IN the following editorials. The warrant cited the
editorials. | was then publishing newspaper.
Ny fiends volunteered without my soilcitaiioa TO
make up bond OF SlOoOO0 IN security Tor my up
pearance before the Confederate Court. The reply
Of the Comm,sioner was that II was not q balaole
Gaze and tie Msrshal committed me to jail. Mhiie
was in Jail in the month OF Dec ilber, Judge Hula
,,lreys came back / never hsd an intervi w WIN
him but ono of the military officers came into the
i,iI. and told ne ought not to be in that
plste-it was 10 place for me. i told him
[ thought so too; but tho authorities OF NE
Lo,us Goyernment thought otherwise. He told
nae if would 90 with bin to the courthouse where
Judge Humphreys was on me Geheh shl take tne
oath of allegiance TO the Confederate Government,
I would be al once liberated and my family and
nyself pi e,ted. ! replied to him that be had no
authority 10 administer such nh oath. denied that
he had any Government, ana maintained ne hAd pay
orRnnized the Southern mob, and they never had
L.eu recognized BY aay civilized nation Oh Nod
nth and never would De suppressed applause
in The cnlcrer, and that would see the Southern
Confcdcracy, and him OIL top OF II, IN the Internal
re.ons before ould take the oath Of allegiance 10
that Government. They never res'ered ne any
more after that. Laughter Jndge Humphrey
and lis Court were IA terror 10 the Union men VI
Ea.t Tennessee all the time. He was always mIk-
ing yioleu, hsraugues from tue bench, anu L re-
garded him as Of the most violent Seecssionists
We had in our State. / was kept IN the man
ail-room, with about 10 others about five week.
and then, being taken with typhoid fever, they
took mo To n private room with double gaaId
around Inc, hey said, for my comfort aud pro-
lection; hu. always thought II was because those
u ho were in The ja ceased 10 volunteer IN the army
after came ] was IN jail from tie bth OF DE, en-
Der l the 81 Of March, lacking three days Of three
months 1 was finally discharged from the prison
upon the order OF hr. Benjamin, PufporIing 10 be
the Secretary Of War TO one DAVIS. Ito wrote to
Attorney Ramsay, sud Ramsay Rad tho letter In
open Court, stating that the honor aud aith OF the
CONFIDENT. Government was pledged 10 see ms out
into the old Government among The people with whom
| sympaihiled, and II ] were convicted be would
feel bound in honor 10 intercedc with tie President
for nv pardon. Robert Fox, tho Deputy Marshal,
came with tie order rom the Court o.: Conmi rioner
Rev nolis and stated that uole proseQui had been
entered and stated ttst was released from civil ar
rest and imprisonment. a Captain OF lie Rebel
army accompanied lin, and as coon as lie released
me or in about three minutes he TUNED around TO
me and said 81 all directed by Gen. Carroll 10 re-
arrest You by the military authorities. 30 was
free and out Of Judge Humphreys possession for
about three minutes. This Ramsay wac the CoDfed-
crate attorney for the whole State Of Tennessee. he
had been for four years the United States Attorney
under James buchanan, and then entered into tie
service under Davis. IN had Oh military suit, and
was, or pretended to be, Captain. Tie had UNDER
taken 10 raise "A company, but was very unpopular
lie had got about 80 men. and was drawing the ra-
tions for about co. The was found out, ana he waS
drumnied Of camp "a rascal, which IN my Iudg-
ment qualified him o. II more emiuen,ly to serve tie
Confedornts Government. Laughter
Mr.. BINGHAM, on the pant OF The Managers,
said that lie should offer more evidence, thinking
the facts charged abundanily proved. lie should,
therefore, demand OF the Honorable Court, III the
name of the House of Representative, and OF the
People of the United States whose hoetlts had
been 20 outraged By this reckless Judge, that con-
yiction be had Of impeachment upon the charges
proved against him.
The PRESIDENT, pro TEN, then put the ques-
ton whether the aceused was guilty Of the high
crines asd misdemeanors charged by the articles OF
Impeachment OF tho House OF Representatives.
Mr. SALISBURY Dem, Dell <aid he should
vote for impeachment OF Humphreys on the ground
that while holding an Office ~ Judge OF United
States Court he had assumed TO act aJudgc OF the
Confederate States. But he lSausburyl would not
commit himself to any of the declarations or senti
ments Of the managers on the part OF the House
The accused was declared guilty on the first arti
Gle by : unanimous vote Of The 50 Senators pre.cut.
Mcssrs Bavard Cmlile, johnson, Pearce Rice