Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-14
'ssf TRIAL or MR.. VALLANDIGHAM.
CHARGEs, SPECIFICATIONS, AND EVIDENCE

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CHARGES SPECIFICATIONS, AND EVIDENCE.
telegraph'c despatch Informed our readers several
days ego that the Hon CLEMEHT L. vALLARDI0HA. late
Representative in Congress from the third district
Ohio was arrested st bis Dayton between two
and three O'Clock in the morning OF the 6th instant BY
military company which had been ssnt from Cincinnati fol
that purpose, and conveyed by his csptor to Cncn
matt for trial His alleged snce the delivery Of
political speech before asembage Of people at Mount
Vernon, Ohio in which be arragned the policy Of the
Administration and Of the acts Of its officers in
tempt of military order recently issued by Gen. Burn
aide. This order il known as" Order No. 49," and when
first promulgated about the middle Of April last did not
very generally attract the public attention The following
are the material parts Of 1t:
Hereafter all persons found within our oes who com.
init acts for the benefit of the enemies Of the country will
be tried @ spies traitors, and II convicted will suffer
Carriers Of secrst MALE writers OF letters sent by
secret mails secret recruiting officers within lines
persons who have entered into agreement to pass
lines for the purpose OF Joining the enemy persons found
concealed within ues belonging the service Of the
enemy and in fact all pers0ns found Improperly within
our lines who could give private information to the enemy
all pers0ns within lines who harb0r, protect conceal
feed cothe or in any way aid the enemies in our country
The habit Of declaring sympsthies for the enemy will
longer be tolerated 10 this department Persons commit
ting such offences win be arrested with view to
being tiled as above stated q sent beyond our lines into
the lines Of their iends 1t must be distinctly understood
that treason Expressed implied will not be tolerated in
this department All oicers aud soldiers are strictly
charged with the execution Of this order"
The order is right Of course far it relates TO Of
fences properly punishable by military law But SO far
it relates to offences not punishable BY military law
offences not known to any aw,it not only illegal but
is said to be productive Of alarm and dssenson among
the people and Injurious to the public peace
1t under the last paragraph, we presume that Mr.
VaaId CHAM arested and he was arraened for trial
in the morong Of the 9th instant the day after his arrest
before military court at Cincinnati The trial lasted
two days TIE decison of the court Is not certainly
known but report has reached here that the majority Of
the have sentenced Mr. Valandgham TO hard labor
at the Dry Tortugas for two years The minority, it is
said were in favor Of sendDg him South with the unc
tion to until the s The sentence Of
the court is subject to tho approval dsapproya of Gen.
Burnside. .s ,s s-.l
The uuusual nature Of the induces to copy at
large annexed report of the trial. published the
Cincinnati Commercial of the 9th instant
From the Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday
The trial of Mr. Valandigham having been concluded,
eefcaions against him. and much of the evidence a.
is Of ofimportance. &4R ss@
The Judge Advocate read the general order from the
Headquarters of the Department Of the Ohio appointing
the following officers commission to try all parties
brought before IT, and Mr. Vaandigham asked whe-
her he had any objections to Offer to any member Of the
Court. &st
The following officers compose the Court Brig Gen.
r. b Potter, President; Capt NJ Cults Judge Advo-
cate; Col J +, DsCourcy, Sixteeuth Ohio v. II Lieut.
D. c.; Major Brown Teuth Kentucky Cavalry Major
Fitch, Il5b Ohio v. l.; Capt Lydig A. DC.
Mr. VaiIapdgham said he was not acquainted with any
OF the members d the court, and had objections to
offer TO them individually, but he protested that the
mission had authority to w him, he being neither 10
the land navel force Of the United States the
militia in the actual service OF the United States and ss
not therefore trlabe by such court but was amenabe
only to the Judicial courts Of the land
The members of the court then to try his
The Judge Advocate then read the following charge and
as2 CHARGE. RN
Publicly expressing, in violation Of General Order No
patty for those m agaipst the Government Of the
United States declaring dsoya sentiments aud opinions
with the object and purpose Of weakening the power of
the Government in m efforts to suppress unlawful
bellon. -
In this that the said Clement L. vaandig CHAM citizen
Of the sats Of Ohio about the A day Of May 1868
Mount Vernon Kuox county, Ohio, cid publicly address
large meeting citizens and did utter in woros
Or in effect Declarng the present war wicked
the Of the Union " for the purpose
crushing ont liberty and erec ing Sespotism = for
stating that II the Adminraion had wished the war
have teen honoyeby terminated months ago y that
peace might have beeh naraby obtained by listening to
by which the Southern States could be back and the
South be guaraped their rights under the had
been rejected the day before late battle Frederick bury
by Lincoln and his muions msanng thereby President
Charging that the Government of the United weYe
about appoint military marsbss every dri restrain
the people VI their liberties TO prve them of their rights
and privileges" Cbaractorizing General Order No 49,
Headquaers Department. Of the ohio base usurpa,on
of arbitrary authority inviting his hearers resist ,h
by saying 1.-THE the people inform the minons
Of usurped power that they will not submit such reetc
tous upon their liberties the euer Declaring that he
he could to defeat the aemp being made 10 bui up
monarchy upon the ruins OF free asser
ing that he firmly believed. said mophs ag, that
the men In pow are attempting TO establish cesposm in
before All which opinions sentiments he we'll knew
did aid comfort ard encourage those In against the
Government and could but induce In his str of
their Government and sympathy for hose In arms
against IT. and disposition 90 rciss he laws the land
so s4ass tst1a j. M. CUTS, Captain ilth Infantry,
,syes Judge Advocate Department OF the Ohio
TESTIMONY or CAPT HuLL,ov.
Not having heard the testimony Of Capt HiI on the
first day only present the concluding portion as
Ied the first day however, 10 contained in the ",pec
csti0us'' above. said yesterday, Mr. Val.ndgham
conducted the his sde for hmse and ssked the
questions in tho cross-examination Of Capt HILL
! Question by Mr.. VallaodghAm In speaking ef the
character OF the war; did not expressivey say Mr.
Lancoln, in his proclamation Of July I, 1884, said this
unnecessary and injurious wsrT"
Answer. / don't recollect that he did The language
made use Of understood TO he HE own.
O. Again. in speaking of the character of the war didn't
give proof the Presdents procsmations OF
September W, lot and January T. 1868 a. declaring