The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-05-27
Sentence Of Yalin n d igIla I'M

70 CINCINNATI, Ohio, May IL, 1868. { -.
General Order No: 68.l and ,sts .- .l Ire
/. At a Military Commission, which con
yened at Cincinnati, Ohu on thu 9Th day oil
May, 1863. pursuant to Special Order No.
1876, OF ApriE2l, 1858, current series, from
these headquarters, and Of which Rrigader
General Robert y. Potter, United States
Volunteers, is President, wa arragned and
tried, Clement L. Valland CHAM a citizen OF
the State Of Ohio, on the following charge and
specification or charge, to wit: p, -' Is.H
.- Charge. Publicly expires ing, in violation
OF General Order No 38, from Headquarters
Department o. Ohm, sympathy Tor those IN
arms aganst. the Government OF the United
States, aud declaring disloyal sentiments and
opinions, with the object and purpose Of
weakening the power OF the Government in
its efforts suppress an unlawful rebellion.
Specification In tlis, that the said Gem
ent l. Valandigham, a citizeno the State
0 Ohio, on or about the 1st day O May, 1863,
a, NJ. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, did pub
licly address u large meeting Of citizens, and
did utter Sc ntiments in words, or in effect as
follows: Declaring the present war % wicked
cruel ard unnecessary war; a war not being
wagged Tor the preservation Of the Union; q
war or the purpose ofcrushing out liberty
and erecting despolisni; a war for the free
dom OF the blacks and the enslayement Of
the whites;" stating that "If the administers
tion had 50 wished, the war could have been,
honorably determined months ago." that
'peace might have been honorably obtained
by listening to the proposed intermediation
OF France" that propositions by which the
Northern States could be won back and the
South guaranteed their tights under the
Consti ution, had been rejected the day be.
lore the late battle of Fredericksburg, by
Lincoln and bis minons," meaning thereby
the President o the United States and those
under him in authority; charging that "the
Government Of the United States was a
bout 10 appoint Military Marshels in every
district to restrain the people Of their lhber-
ties, to deprive them or their rights and
privileges ''characterizing General Order
No. SO. from Headquarters Department o
Ohio, as q base usurpation Of arbitrary au-
thoii,y," inviting his hearers 10 resist the
same, by saying 1.-THE sooner the people in
toIm the minions Of usuped power, that
they will not submitto such restrictions up.I
on their liberties the better;" declaring that
he was, at all times and upon all loccas IONS,
resolved to do what he could 10 defeat the
attempts now being made to build up mon
archy upon the ruins oflour free Govern
ment;" asserting that she firmly believed, as
he said six months ago, that the men Id
power are attempting to establish d despo
tlsrn in this country mole kcruel and more.
oppressive than ever existed beere.nW AL
OF which opinions and sentiments, he well
knew, did aid, comtOrt and encourage those
in arms against the Government and could
not induce inihis heaters distnIst of The ir
own Government, sympathy for those Id
arms against 10, abd'a dispositiontto resist
the laws of1the land. -}gallg rir'7a.
To which charges and specifications, the
prisont rs refusing toplead enher Guilty" or
''Not guilty" the Commission directed the
Judge Advocate to enter on the records the
plea Of "Not guilty" as ro'al5aaJ9 9dj IA
.Iae FINDING AND sENPENcEJ Eyse
The Commission, after mature sdelfbera-
| tion on the evidence adduced and the state
ment q The accused, fnd the accused, Glenn
ent !, .Vallandigham, . citizen Of the State
oil Ohio, as iolIows: ''lVe A'i y Is7
,Ol tie speci Except the words,
"That propositions b. which the Northern
States could be won back. ana the South
guaranteed lheirfights under the tCons,itu,
ton, had beeu rejected the day before the
last battle Of fredericksburg BY Lincoln and
his Iminions." meaning thereby, the Presi
dent oi the United States, and those under,
him in authority; and the, words asserting
that "he firmly believed, as he asserted six