Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1863-06-20


|. Az q military commission which convened at
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 6th day of May 1868,
Pursuant to Special Orders No. 1885. Of April Il,
1863 current series, from these headquarters, and
Of which Brgadier General Robert b. Potter,
United States Volunteers Is President was ar
migned and tried, Clement L. Vallhndigham, q
citizen Of tie State Of Ohio, on the following
charge and specification Of charge, towit: =
CuAaGE-PubIlcy expressing, in violation Of
General Orders No rs, from Headquarters De-
pmtment Of the Ohio sympathy for those inarms
against the Government Of the United States, and
declaring disloyol sentiments and opinions with
the object and purpose Of weakening the power of
Tie Government In I've efforts to suppress ia IN
lawful rebellion.
SPECIFICATION this, that the said Clement
L. Valandigham, citizen ol the State Of Ohio,
on or about tho lst day of May, 1868, at MI
Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, did publicly address
a large Meeting Of citiams, and did utter senti.
ments in words, orin effect, as follows: Declaring
the present war"A wicked, cruel and unnecessary
war;" "a war no. being waged for the prsorva
ton Of the Unon;' "a war for the purpose Of
crushing ont liberty and erecting a despotism;
"a war for the freedom Of the blacks and the en-
saycmenL Of the whites stating that III the Ad.
mmisrution had so wished, the war could have
been honorably terminated months ago. that
"peace might have been honoloby obtained by
| listening to tho proposed ntermediaton ol
FmnceH that propositions by which tho North
ern States could be won back, aud the South
guaranteed their rights under the Constitution
had been rejected tho day before the late battle
Of fredericksburg, by Lincoln and his minions,
meaning thereby the President of the Unitct
States and those under him in authority; charg
ing that the Government of the United State'
were about to appoint military Marsbals in ever!
district to restrain the people Of their liberties t
deprive them of their rights and privlleges'
"charocteTiziDg General Orders No. 49, from
Headquarters Department of tho Ohio, as bas
usurpation of arbitrary authority" Inviting hi
hearers to resist the came, by saying, "the soone
the people inform the minions oil usurped power
that they will not submit to such restrictions upol
their liberties the better declaring that "ho wa
at all times and upon all occasions, resolved to dt
what he could 10 defeat the attempts now beni
made to build up a monarchy upon the ruins Q
our free Government" asserting that "he frml
believed, as he said six months ago. that the me
in power are attempting to establish q dospotisr
in this country more cruel and moro oppressly
than ever existed before" All Of which opinion
and sentiments ho wellknewdl aid, comfort on
encourage those in arms against Lho Governmen
and could bnt induce iu bis hearers o dstrust {
theit own Government, sympathy for those
arms against ii, and disposition to resist th
laws of the land ... .,ahl III.
!, To which charges and specifications the pTisonC
/ refusing topledd either TGulty, or Not Guilty
4 the Commission directed the Judge Advocate
|, enter on the records the plea Of l"Not Guilty
r FIYDmG AND sENTENoE.
Tho Commission, after mature delbemton o
the evidence adduced and the statement Of I'll
accused, find the accused Clement l.. Vallandig
ham, citizen Of the State Of Ohio, as follows.
OF the specification Except the words; "1'hl
propositions by which the Northern States coul
be won back and tho South guaranteed the
rights under the Constitution, had been rejecte
the day before the last battle Of Fredefcksbur
: by Lincoln and bis minions" Meaning, thereb
a tho President Of the United States, and thoI
h under him in authority, "And the words, asser
= ing that he firmly believed, as he assorted 81
d months ago, that tile men 10 power are attemp
s Ing to establish a Despotlsm in this countr
I, more cruel and more oppressive than ever existC
\ before. "Guilty"
. And as TO these words, "Not Guilty"
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