Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-20
Evidence at the Court Martial.
Protest OF Mr.. Vallandisham Agains,
his Arrest and imprisonment
From the Cincinnati Commercial.

his Arrest and Imprison nm emit.
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The trial of Mr.. Vallandigham having
been concluded, it will not be improper
now to publish the charges and specifica-
tions against him, and SO much of the evil
dence as is of Importance
The Judge advocate read the general
order from the headquarters of the De-
partment of The Ohio appointing the fol-
lowing officers commission to try all
parties before it, and Vallandigham was
asked whether he had any objections to
offer to any member of the court.
The following officers composed tho
court: -.r
Brig. r. B. Porter, President
Capt J. NJ. Cults, Judge Advocate.
Col F. DeCourcey, Sixteenth Ohio.
Lieut. Colonel L. II. Goodrich Com.
Sub
Major Van Buren, A. ID. c.
Major Brown, Tenth Kentucky Ca
valry % ~
Major Fitch, One Hundred and Fif-
teenth Ohio, v. l.
Captain Lydig, A. ID. c.
Mr. Nallandigham said he was not ac-
quainted with any of the members of tie
court, and had no objections to offer to
them individually, but he protested
that the commission had no authority. to
try him, he being neither in the land nor
naval force of the United States, nor in
the militia IN the actual service of the
United States, and was not therefore tria-
bic by such !, court. but was amenable
only 10 the judicial courts of the land
The members of the court were then
sworn to try his case inpartially.
The judge advocate then read the fol-
lowing charge and specification
CHARGE
Publicly expressing, in violation of
General Orders No. 3S. from headquar-
tiers, Department of the Ohio, his sym
pathies for those in arms against the
Government of the United States, de-
claring disloyal sentiments and opinions,
with the object and purpose Of weaken
ing the government in its efforts to sup
press an unlawful rebellion.
SPECIFICATION.
In this, that the said Clement l.. Val
landigham, a citizen of the State of Ohio,
on or about the st day of May, 1868, at
Mount Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, did
publicly address large meeting of citi-
zcns. and did utter sentiments in words or
in effect, as follows: declaring the present
war g n wicked, cruel, and unnecessary
war y ga war not being waged for the
preservation of the Unioni ga war for
the purpose of crushing out liberty and
erecting a despotism :" "a war for the
! freedom of the blacks and the enslavenent
of the whites :" stating g that if the Ad-
| ministration had so wished. the war could
| have been honorably terminated months
ago > that "peace might have been
/ honorably obtained by listening to the
proposed INTERPRETATION of France ;" that
:. propositions by which the Southern
| States could be won back and the South
| be guaranteed their rights under the Con-
stitution, had been rejected the day before
the late battle at fredericksburg, by Lin
| coin and his minions, meaning thereby
| the President of the United States and
those under him in authority. Charging
that the Government Of the United States
were about to appoint military marsbals
in every district to restrain the people OF
their. liberties, to deprive them of their
RIGHTS and privileges. > Characterizine
General Order No. 3S, from headquarters
Department of the Ohio. as "a base
usurpation of arbitrary authority inyi-
ting his hearers to resist the same by
SAYING: "The sooner the people inform
the minions of usurped power that they
will not submit to such restrictions upon
their liberties the better;'' declaring g that
he was at all times, and upon all occa-
sions, resolved to do what he could to de-
feat the attempts now being made 70 build
up monarchy upon the ruins of our free
government y asserting "that he firmly
believed, as he said six months ago, that
the men in power are attempting to es-
tablish a despotism in this country, mors
cruel and more oppressive than ever ex-
listed before" u'as3g h-n ao
All of which opinions and sentiment.
he we'll knew did aid, comfort and en-.
courage those in arms against the Govern,
ment, and could but induce in his hearer:
a di.trust Of their own Government and
sympathy for those in arms against it, and