The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-06-24
From the Washington Umon, May 25, 1865 J
TFEai of Es, H, Wade,


From the Washington Umon, May 25, 1865 ]
TriaI OF ". Il. wade.
We to day Law before our readers the
charges and specifications on which Benja.
min F. Wade, a Senator from Ohio, was re
Gently tried, and we congratulate our read.
ers and the country that demagOgues can no
longer with impunity betray important mill
itary secrets to the enemy, and throw the
Government into contempt by charging its
highest officers with acts which would dis
miss subsltern in disgrace, merely to inhu
ence local election.
We trust hereafter all Demagogues Of ev-
cry party will take notice that il they escape
punishment while their friends are in power.
yet q turn of the wheel may bring them to
justice. Our readers will see some OF the
specifications. Mr., Yalandigham was tried
in the second year OF this wicked rebellion.
Then let all those who love their country
support the Government in all legitimate
and necessary acts Of power, especially in
times of war and rebellion, even though in
their judgment better ones might have been
adope and let those who only love them.
selves and their party remember that pun
shment though not always quick is sure.
The commission which tried Mr.. Wade
was composed Of the following officers:
Brigadier Gereaal Geo. W. Morgan, Pres
dent, Major j. G. Edgerton, Judge Advo-
cate, Colonel Edwin W. Ii. Reed, 1Ith U
s. l., Major w. Il Baldwin, 26th Q. V. l.,
Major G. A. Gilbert, 10th Ky, V. l., Cap
tain Brown, 1l0th H. V. |.
+ lst SPECIFt CATIoN.-In this that the
said B. +. Wade, a citizen of the State o!
Ohio, on or about the 9TH day of April, 1863,
Columbia, having obtained full and minute
information Of all the military plans and op.
erations Of Major General George B. Nc.
CIellan, and OF NJ jor General A. E. Bnrn-
side, while comm ,nding the Army Of the
Potomac and of divers and sundry other
high military officers, by reason of his posi-
ton as chairman of certain committee Of
the United States Senate, did publish the
same, thereby giving valuable Information,
aid and comfort to those IN rebellion against
the Government of the United States.
I'd SPEcIFIoATIoN.-In this that the said
B. F. Wade of said State, at the time and
place aforesaid, did obtain full and accurate
n,ormation of Major General George B.
Mcclellan, then commanding the Army OF
the Potomac, to make cavalry raid in the
rear OF the rebel positions for the purpose of
cutting off their communications with Rich
mond and destroying their trains and stores,
and being so possessed OF SAID Information
he did publish the same, thereby giving in
formation to the enemy, and exposing said
expedition, subsequently sent out for said
purposes by Major General Hooker, to emf
nent peril OF defeat and capture, and giving
aid and comfort to the rebellion.
Bird SPEcIFICATIoN- this that the said
Wade, at the time and place aforesaid, did
publicly charge the President of the Uni cd
States with having kept incompetent, disc
bedient and disloyal officers in high military
commands, knowing said officers to be in
compent, disobedient and disloyal, thereby
designing and intending to bring the Presi-
dent of the United States into contempt,
and to destroy his power to suppress the re,
bellor, thus giving aid and comfort to the
enemy.
| 4th SPECIFICATIoN.-In In this that the said
Wade at the time and place Aforesaid, did
publicly charge that the President of the
United States had encouraged insubordna
ton in the army by privately listening to
the complaints Of insubordinate and worth
less officers, aud on statements and COM
plants o such officers that he did interfere
with and overrule the plans of Generals in
the field to the great detriment OF the public
service, and did refuse to allow the punish
ment of such ihsubordinate and worthless
officers, thereby intending TO bring the Pres
ident into contempt and as Aforesaid to give
aid and comfort the rebellion.
9th SPECIFICATIoN.-ln this that the
said Wade, at divers times and in divers
public places, dido apply sundry opprobrious
and degrading epthess to abe President o
the United States, calling him a damned
old fool" "a damned old coward" and sun
other similar opprobrious names, thereby
designing and intending to bring into con.
tempt, and 10 excite discomfort among the
people, and deprive him of their confidence
and SUPPORT, thereby deprivng him oil pow
er to suppress the rebellion, and giving aid
and comfort as aforesaid
After full and careful hearing, the and
ing of the Court was as folloWs
Charge, Guilty
1st Specification, Guilty.
I'd Specification, Guilty.
Sd Specification Guilty.
4th Specification, Guilty.
5th Specification, Guilty.
And the Court do sentence the said B. F
Wade to solitary confinement in the Dry
Tortugas for the term of his natural life.
GEO. w. MoRaAN, President.
Approved:
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN, Commander in
chief.
Approved by the President,
HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
N. P. BANKS, Secretary of War.