Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-05-14
The trial of the Hon. G. J.. Vallan-
digham before COnrl-MaPtial.

court martial has been concluded, aud
the Cincinnati Commercial publishes the
charges and specifications against him,
and so much of the evidence as is i'm
portant: Mr.. Vallandigham conducted
the case, on his side, for himself. The
Judgment of the court has not ss.bcen
made public. AT the conclusion of the
testimony Mr.. V. entered a pro test
against the proceedings. Tho following
is the charge, specification and protest
CHARGE: Publicly expressing, in Vi
olation of General Order No. SO, from
Headquarters Department of the Ohio,
his sympathies for those in arms against
the Government Of the United States,
declaring disloyal sentiments and opin-
ions, with the object and purpose of
weakening the power of the Government
in its efforts to suppress an unlawful re-
rebellion.
SPECIFICATION In this, that the said
Clement l.. Val andigham, q citizen Of
the State Of Ohio, on or about the first
day of May, 1863, at Mount Vernon,
Knox county, Ohio, did publicly address
a large meeting of citizens, and did ut
ter sentiments, in word or in effect, as
follows, declaring e present war "a
wicked, cruel, and unnecessary war; a
war not being wagcd for the preservation
of the Union a war for the purpose of
crushing out liberty and erecting u des.
potism;' "a war for the freedom of the
blacks and the enslavement of the whites
stating, that if the Administration had
SO wished, the war could have been hon
orably terminated months ago. that
peace might have been honorably OBJ
tanned by listening to the proposed in
tcrmediation of France that PROPOSE
tons by which the Southern States could
be won back and the South guaranteed
their rights under the Constitution had
been rejected the day before the late bat
tie at Frcdcsick burg, by Lincoln and
his minions;' meaning thereby the Pres
ident Of the United States and those un-
der him in authority. Charging that
the Government of the United. States
were about to appoint military marshals
in every district to restrain the people Of
their liberties, to deprive them of their
rights and privileges Charaotcrizing
General Order No. 81, Headquarters
Department of the Ohio, as "a base
usurpation of arbitrary authority invi-
tin G 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 bettcr; declaring that
he was at all times, and upon all occa
sions, resolved to do what he could to
defeat the attempts now being made to
build up monarchy upon the ruins of
our free Government asserting that he
firmly believed as he said six months
ago, that the men in power arc attempt
ing to establish despotism in this coun-
try, more cruel and more oppressive
than ever existed before
All of which opinions and sentiments
he we'll knew did aid, comfort, and en-
courage those in arms against the Gov
ernmeut, and could but induce in his
hearers distrnst Of their own Govern
ment and sympathy for those in arms
against it; disposition to resist the laws
of the land j. NJ. CUTTs,
Captain of 11th Infantry, Judge Adj
vota'e, Department of the Ohio.
PROTEST.
Arrested without due process of law,
without warrant from any judicial off,
GER, and now in military custody, have
been served with charge and specifoa-
tons as'from a court-martia or military
commission. am not either in the
land or naval service of the United
States, and, theefore, am not triable
for any cause by any such court, but
am subject, by the express terms of the
Constitution, to arrest only by due pro-
cess of law, or warrant issued by some
officer of court Of competent jursdic-
ton for trial of citizens. I am subject
to indictment and trial ON presentment
of grand jury, and am entitled to
speedy trial. to be confronted with wit
nesses, and to compulsory process for