The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-05-14
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Court Martial OF Hon. e.. l.. Val
landiShRm.

from the CINCINNATI Enquirer.
The Court Martial Dillon. G. l.. Val
iandigham.
On yesterday evening permission was
given to the press. by General Burnside,
TO publish the proceedings had before the
military Court martial OH Wednes day and
Thursday. in the trial CT Hon. c. L. VAL
landigham. The evidence before the Court
was fully reported, but..a all official record
Of all the proceedings has been requested
of. and granted by. General Burnside We
will postpone the publication of the testi
mony adduced until after such record Las
been furnished. which will probably be in
time for our issue TO morrow. We give,
however. the charges and specifications
under which Mr.. Nalandigham was arres.
ted and tried. and his protest as to the
proceedings had by the military au,hori-
ties. The following is the charge and
specification:
Charge-Publcly expressing. in viola
lion OF General Order No. 80. from Head
quarters Department of the Ohio, his
sympathics with those in arms against the
Government Of the United States. declaring
disloyal sentiments and opinions. with the
object and purpose Of weakening the pow.
or OF the Government in its efforts 10 sup
prasS M upl,vvf,I r., linn
Specitcslion--In this that the SAID
Clement l.. Nallandigham. a citizen oil he
State of Ohio, on or about the lsl day of
May, 1868. Mt. Vernon. Knox county.
Ohio. did publicly address a large meeting
Of citizens. and did utter sentiments in
words. or in effect, a, follows: declaring
the present war "a wicked, cruel and I'M
necessary war; II war not waged for the
preservation of the Union; war COR the
purpose Of crushing out liberty, and erect
ing despotism; war for the freedom OF
the blacks and the enslaving Of the
whites stating THAT il tho Administra-
ton had 50 wished, the war could have
been honorably terminated months ago."
that peace might have been honorable oh
| lainei / y listening to the proposed inter
mediation Of France" that propositions
BY which the Soul1ern States could be
won back, and the South guaranteed their
rights under the Constitution, had been re.
jected the day before the late battle Of
Fredericksburg, by Lincoln and his min
ions" meaning thereby the President of
the United States and those under him in
authority; charging that "the Government
OF the United States was about 10 appoin,
military Marshals in every District TO re-
strain the people of their liberties, to de.
prive them of heir rights aud privileges"
characterizing General Order No. IS, from
Headquarters Department OF the Ohio, as
"a base usurpalion of arbitrary authority"
inviting his hearers 20 resist the same by
ssying: "Ihe sooner the people inform
the minions of usurped power that they
will not submit to such restrictions upon
their libeI Ties The BETTER" declaring tina,
che was at all times and upon all occasions
resolved to do what he could 10 defeat the
attempts now being made to build up
monarchy upon the ruins of our free Gov.
ernment;' asserting that she firmly be-
lieved," as he said six months ago, "tbal
the men 10 power are attempting TO estab-
lish desPotism ia this country more
oppressive than ever existed before.
All which opinions and sentiments he
well knew did aid, comfort and encourage
those in arms against the Government, and
could but induce in his hearers a distrust
Of their own Government and a sympathy
for those in arms against i and DISPOSE
ton 10 resist the laws of the land.
u. w. CUrrs,
Captain llth Infantry.
Judge Advocate, Department Of the
Ohio. 4et silH8 .kf8 a4t
The following is the protest OF Mr.. Val
laudham before the military court martial:
Arrested without due process of law,
without variant from any judicial officer,
and now in military prison, am served
with q charge and specification. as in a
court martial or military commission. /
am not IN either the land or naval forces
OF the United States nor the militia in the
actual service Of tho United States, and