Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28

! ". y ou say tnat j said that 1 would
not counsel resistance to military or civil
law. Did not | expressly counsel the
people to obey the Constitution and the
laws, and pay proper respect to men in
authority, but to maintain their political
rights through the ballot-box, and to re-
dress personal wrongs through the judi.
cial tribunals of the country, and in that
way to rebuke and put down Administra.
tions and all usurpations Of power?
"A. Not in that connection. He said,
at the last Of his speech, to como up TO
the ballot.box and hurl the tyrant from
power.
Q. Do you recollect the whole connec-
tion in which that sentence was used?
A. did not understand him to advise
submission at all times.
@. Do you recollect the sum and sub
stance Of what said?
a. remember part Of it, but l cannot
remember the language or the substance
SO as to answer the question.
Q. Did not say that my authority to
speak to the people in public assemblages,
on ell public questions, was not derived
from General Order No. SO. but from
General Order No. 1.-The Constitution
ofthe United States, George Washington
commanding.
a. l understood him to say, that his
authority to speak to the people was high
er than General Order no. 38, by that
military despot, Burnside. 1t was Order
No. /. signed Washington. l did not
hear him say Constitution"
q. Were not the name Tod, Lincoln
Burnside used in the same connection,
and that did not ask their consent to
speak?
A. At another time he did use these
words.
@. Were not the remarks you say /
made about despising, splitting and tramp
ling under foot, expressly applied in ref
erence to arbitrary power generally, and
did not in that connection refer to Gen
eral Order No. Of Indiana, signed by
General Hascall, denying the right to
criticise the war policy of the Admins
tration?
A. The remarks in regard to despising
and splitting upon, were in direct reference
to Order No. SO. Some time afterward
in speaking of the tyranny Of the Admin
istration, he did refer to Order No. 0, and
Of the right to criticise the acts of the
Administration, and said if submitted
to it would be followed by civil war il
Ohio.
Q. Did l approve or condemn the or
der?
Judge Advocate. The question, think
has already been answered.
Q. VIII you undertake to give any
connected or methodical statement o
my speech of over one hour and hal
long?
a. simply remember parts Of it. l dc
not pretend to give the speech just as he
spoke it.
Q. Were you not present in citizen S
clothes, and how came you to be at
Mount Vernon that day, by whose order,
and were you sent for the purpose Of list
ening to, and reporting the spec ch?
A. was there in citizens clothes by
order of Colonel Eastman. / was sent to
listen to the speech and to give my care
full attention and get his language as near
as l could.
@. Did you make such report?
A. l did, to Col. Eastman.
@. Did you make report of any other
speeches on that occasion?
A. / did. l got the substance of Cox
and Reiney's speeches.
Q. Were you directed to go to Mount
Vernon and wake report of my speech,
with reference to the prosecution under
General Order No. 5o?
A. was not.
@. Were any reasons given you why
you should go?
The Judge Advocate objected to the
question, as the answer had been sufficient.
ly given before.
Q. Was any object stated to you, and
if so what, for your going there in citizcn'i
clothes, listening to and reporting the
speech?
A. There was not any.
The cross examination here closed, ant
the Judge Advocate stated that he diC
not propose to introduce any furthe
testimony on the part of the prosecu
ton.
Mr.. Vallandigham asked for a few
minutes to consult with his counsel, whic
was granted, and the Court took reces
of fifteen minutes.
THE DEFENSE.
On the re.assem bling of the Court. Mr.
Vallandigham colled Hon. S. S. Cox,
who was sworn. He was examined by
Mr.. Vallandigham.
@. Were you present at apublic polit
ical meeting of the citizens of Ohio, st
Mount Vernon, on Friday, May l, 1868
and if so in what capacity?
A. l was present as one OF the speak
ers.
G. Did you hear the speech of Mr.. Val
landigham on that day, made to the as
semblage?
A. did.
@. State where your position was du
ring its delivery; what your opportunitie
for hearing were; whether you heard /
all, and whether and why your attention
was particularly directed to it?
A. Before the speaking began | was oil
the stand few feet from Mr.. Vallandig
ham, and was most of the time standing
near him, so that ] could not fail to hea
all that he said. / do not think my at
tention was distracted, unless for a yer,
few minutes, during the whole speech.
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