Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-05-27
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vallabdishan has been sentenced o.
close confinement N Port Warren during
The continuance of the war
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Cincinnaiti Ohio, May 10. 1863 Special
Orders, No. o.. l. Al n military commits
sion which convened at Cincinnati Ohio
on the 9th day Of May 1868. nursnnnt TO
speoial orders No, 1886, Of April 2lst, 1868,
current series, from these hendouarters,
and Of which Gen. Robert B Potter. u. s.
volunteers, Is president, was arraigned,and
tried Clement l.. Nnllandigham, q citizen
of the State Of Ohio, on the follow inf
charge and specification OF charge, to wit i;
Charge Publicly expressing, in viola.
ton Of general orders, No. 81, from head
quarters department of the uhio. sympa,
thy for those in arms against the govern
ment Of the United States, and declaring
disloyal sentiments and opinions, with
the object and purpose Of weakening the
power OF the government in its efforts to
suppress an unlawful rebellion.
Specjfcaton-ln this, that the said Glenn
ent i. Vallandigbam, a citizen of the
State Of Ohio, onof abou: the lst day OF
May, 1863, ut Mount Vernon. Knox coun>
tY, Ohio, did publicly address n large
meeting Of citizens, and did utter senti.
ments in words, or in effect, as follows -
Declaring the present war a wicked, cruel
and unnecessary war : a war not being
waged for the preservation of the Union >
a wa for the purpose Of crushing out lib
erty and erecting n despotism "a war for
the freedom of the blacks and the en-.
slavement Of the whites : stating that il
the Administration had so wished, the
war could have been honorahly termina.
ted months ago; that peace might have
been honorably obtained by listening to
the proposed INTERPRETATION from France;'
that propositions 10y which the Northern
States could be won back, and the South
guaranteed their rights under the Consti.
tuition, had been rejected the day before
the late battle Of Fredericksburg, by Lin
coin and his minions,' meaning thereby
the President Of the United States and
those under him in authority ; charging
that the government o fthe United States
were about to appoint military mlrshals
in every district to restrain the people Of
their liberties, to deprive them of their
rights and privileges , 'characterizing
General Order No 80, from Headquarters
Department of Ohio, as a base usurpatlon
of arbitrary authority : inviting his hear.
ers to resist the same by saying, the 500
ner the people inform the minions of
usurped power that they will not submit
10 such restrictions upon their liberties,
the better : declaring that he was at all
times and upon all occasions resolved to
do what he could to defeat the attempts
now being made to build up a monarchy
on the ruins of our free government , as
sorting that he firmly believed, as he said
six months ago, that the men in power are
attempting 10 establish a despotism in
this country, more cruel and more OPP
p~ressive than ever existed before All of
which opinions and sentiments he we'll
knew did aid, comfort and encourage
those in arms against the govern ment and
could bat induce in his hearers a distrust
of their own government, sympathy for
those in arms against il, and n disposition
to rasist tho laws of tho land.
To which charges and specifications the
prisoner refusing to either plead equity"
or mot guilty" the commission directed
the Judge Advocate to enter on the recs
ords the plea of "not guilty"
FINDING AND SENTENCE.
The commission, after mature delibera.
tion on the evidence adduced and the
statement Of the accused, find the accused,
Clement l.. Vallandigham, a citizen Of the
State Of Ohio, as follows {;
OF the specification, Except the words
THAT propositions by which the North.
ern States could oe won back, and the
South guaranteed their rights under the
CONSTITUTION, had been rejected the day
before the last battle Of Fredericksburg,
by Lincoln and his misunderstanding
thereby, the President of the United
States and those under him in authority
and the words, 'asser ting that he firmly
believed. as he asserted six months ago,
that the men in power are attempting TO
establish a despotism in this country more
cruel and more oppressive than ever ex-
listed before" " Guilty"
And as to these words. mot guilty"
Of the charge, Gully"
And the Commission do therefore sem
tence him, the said Clement l.. Vallan-
digham, citizen Of the State of Ohio, to be
placed in close confinement in some for
tress of the United States, TO be designa.
ted by the commanding officers o! this
department., there to he kept during the
continuance CT the war.
ii. The proceedings, finding and sen.
tence in the foregoing case are approved
and confirmed. and it is directed that the
place of confinement of the prisoner,
Clement l.. Vallandigham, in accordance
with the said sentence, be Fort Warren
Boston harbor.
By command Of Maj. Gen. Burnside.
Lewis Richmond, Asst Adjt. General.
Cincinnati, May 20.-Vallaadigham was
last evening placed on board a gunboat
now anchored Off the levee. His transfer
to the boat WAS very quiet, and attracted
no crowd.
The New York papers have the follow
ing rumor from Washington
The President has approved the finds
inGs OF the court-martial in Vallandig-
hams case, but mas ordered him to be
forthwith sent beyond our lines. 1t is