New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-11
THE KIRKLAND CASE.

Dir. sidney hIrtlauu 10 an auiii''0u 0i''@""
of the State of Alabama, aud was resident
therein at tho time she assumed to secedc from
the Union, and for many months thereafter,
during which no Union flag waved, no attach
ment TO the Union was proclaimed Or openly
evinced, in any part Of that State. There is
no pretense set up that said Kirkland tnen and
tboro proIessed to be or acted az loyal citi-
zen of the Emitted States. La April last
after having been more than two years under
tho Rebel fiug. he left Alabama and, c!andrs-
timely making his way across our lines, came
10 this City, where he concealed his real
name and passed by one assumed for the oc'
casion, aud WAS engaged in buying goods.
The goods which be /. known to have pur-
clased consisted of delainrs, pockct-bandher'
chiefs, sewing-tiik. &c, &c. Upon this state
Of facts, Col. Robert Nugcnt, |. ;. Provost
Marshal, very properly lad him arrested aud
confined ne prcsunptIycy spy or elnlssary III
the service of the Rebellion. but offered u re-
lease him at once on tie simple AID easy coz
di,ipu of his taking al oath OF allegiance and
Gdrt, 10 tho United States. This ho refused
10 do but sued out instead writ a OF habeGs
corpus before Hon. John ii. MeCunn, City
Judge, who, after due hearing, sustained the
writ. oyerrued the action OF the Proyost-Slar-
.lal. and set Kirkland ut liberty Judge
McCunn says:
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ot s..int HIM sld h- bid ty pforsr ss pro-
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Assuming this decision to be the law OF
the land--(a very bold asiump.!ou)-we do not.
acc why jed. Dayi. should Gaze about hoil.n.
Nick,bure. Kchmcbd, or Any other point IN
urging him 10 transfer tie seat of War 10
Notbcrn sol; aud here Is way clearly
opened for doing this with safety and assur.
anc. Of success. Let him order one hundred
thou'and or 70 of b. myrmid@ls TO Lake their
WY ,c'traly and ciau4estIuely acros, our
lines Lnd 50 TO tbs CRY, wlth their place oi
rendezvous. Passwords aud leaders duly agreed
on. Lo; them here ilatcrnizc With tic less
cowardly potion OF the bul.cs ard bach guard,
who constantly proclaim tho Rebellion wholly
righ: and tAo Union Government utterly, H.
eScu.ably wrong and Let them together make
bod push for tho mastery of our city, with
Ito adjacent Navy. Yard, .hfs oi war, maya
zines, dcpots OF provisions, Ac. They can get
every thing they need here at q fifth oi their
cost IN Dixie, aud can live on les tAnu thcJ
would .taryc on ut hume. Having taken tho city
suun uath nlgult i''} c"ulu cdri! I'iuiDuI,c
al advances from the vaults oi The Sub. Trras-
ury, Banks, &C., and send lar.o surplus To
their master 1T Richmond. II any mischauce
should briall them, Whereby they ar some OF
them .honid realize the fate of tho fellow vino
cnush n Tartar, the Hon. John II. McCunu's
services rs powerful friend IN need might be
shicIy relied an.
-s,r.ously is not the haj'as ro'pn, hus,,-
ness. with regard to rebel SPIES cm!sasGu'.
and CopperheaI deserters, about "fGn iato
the ground
lHyOH PACIFIC RAILROAD.