The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-12-17

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education, such as it was, had been perfected
in commercial expeditions to Vera Cruz, and
| think he told me his father once hired an
EngIishman to be a private tutor for a winter
on the plantation. He had spent half his
youth with an elder brother, hunting horses
in Texas; and, in a word, to him ''Unitec
States" was scarcely a reality. Yet he hac
been fed by the Omitted States" for all the
years since he had been in the army. Hehac
sworn on his faith as a Christian to be true
to Omitted States" 1t was Omitted States
which gave him the uniform he wore, and the
sword by his side. Nay, my poor Nolan, i
was only because Omitted States had pickeC
you o~ut:first as one of her own confidential
men ofhonor, that ga. Burr" cared for you
a straw more than for the fatboatmen whC
ssiled his ark for him. | do not excuse No
Ian; | only explain to the reader why h;
damned his country, and wished he NIGH
never hear her name again.
He never did hear her name but once again
From that moment, September 23d, 1907, til
the day he died, May 18th 1868, he neve
heard her name again. For that half centu
ry andemore he was a man without a coun
try.
Old Morgan, as | said was terribly shocked
If Nolan had compared George Washington
to Benedict Arnold, or had cried 'God save
King George" Morgan would not have fell
worse. He called the court into his private
room, and returned in fifteen minutes, with
face like a sheet, to say
prisoner, hear the sentence Of the Court
The Court decides, subject to the approval O
the President, that you never hear the name
of the United States again" @ Jig
Nolan laughed. Buttnobody else laughed
Old Morgan was too solemn, and the whole
room was hushed dead as night for a minute
Even Nolan lost his swagger in a moment
Then Morgan added
Mr.. Marshal, take the prisoner to Orleans
in an armed boat, and deliver him to the ma
val commander there
The Marshal gave his orders, and the pris
Oner was taken out of court.
"Mr. Marshal, continued old Morgan, E'se(
that no one mentions the United States t.
the prisoner. Mr.. Marshal make my respects
to Lieut.. Mitchell at New Orleans, and requesr
him to order that no one shall mention the
United States to the prisoner while he is or
board ship. You will receive your writer
orders from the officer on duty here this even
ing. The Court is adjourned without day
l have always supposed that Colonel Nor
n himselftook theproceedings oft;he court tC
Washington City, and explained them to Mr.
Jefferson. Certain it is that the President ap-
proved them certain, that is, if we Haybelieve
the men who say they have seen his sigma.
ture. Before the Nautilus got round from
New Orleans to the North Atlantic coast with
the prisoner on board, the sentence had been
approved, and he was d man without a coun.
try.
The plan then adopted was substantially
the same which was necessarily followed ever
after. Perhaps it was suggested by the ne
cessity of sending him by water from Fort
Adams and Orleans. The Secretary of the
Navy-it must have been the first Crownin-
shield, though he is a man | do not semember
was requested to put Nolan on board a
Government vessel bound on a long cruise,
and direct that he should be only so far con
fined there as to make it certain that he new
er saw or heard Of the country. We had few
long cruises then, and the navy was very
much out Of favor; and as almost all of this
story is traditional, as | have explained, l do
not know certainly what his first cruise was.
But the commander to whom he was intrust-
ed-perhaps it was Tingcy or Shaw, though
| think 1t was one of the younger men,-we
are all old enough n~ow-regulated the Ell
quette and precaution of the affair, and &C
cording to his schemes they were carried out,
I suppose, till Nolan died.
When | was second officer Of the Intrepid,
some thirty years after, | saw the original
paper Of instructions. | nave been sorry ev-
er since that did not copy the whole of it.
1t ran, however, much in this way:
"WAsHINsrog,n with the da te, which
must have been late in 1S70.)
"SIR:-You will receive from Lit. Naele the nerson of
Philip Nolan, late a Lieutenant in the United States
Army.
"rhis person en- his trial by court martial expressed,
with an oath, the wish that he might never hear ofthe
United States again. . E--..
sThe Court sentenced him to have his wish fulfill
ed.
"Eor the present, the execution of the order is in
trusted by the President to this department.
"You will t1ke the prisoner on board your ship, and
keep him there with such precautions as shall prevent
his escape.
sYou will provide him with such quarters, rations an d
clothing as would be proper for an officer of his late
rank, If he were a Passenger on your vessel on the bus
s'The gentlemen on board will make any arran ge-
ment agreeable to themselves regarding his society
He is to be exposed to no ~indigniIy OF any kind, nor is
he ever unnecessarily to be reminded that he is o pris-
oner. "" -s.. b.
'But under no c4 cnmstunces is he ever TO hear of
his country or to see any information regarding ii; and
you will specially caution all the officers under your
command to take care, that, in the various indulgences
which may be granted this rule, in which his punish
ment is involved, shall not be broken.
SIT is the intention ofthe Cover ment that he snaE
never again see the country which ne has disowned.-
Before the end OF your cruise you will receive orders
which will give effect to this intention.
Respectfully yours,
"W. 6oUTHARD, for the
sec'y Of the Navy.
If had only preserved the whole of this
paper, there would be no break in the begin
ming Of my sketch to this story. For Captain
Shaw, if it was he, handed it to his successor
in the charge, and he to his, and | suppose the
commander of the Levant has it to-day as his
authority for keeping this man in this mild
custody.
The rule adopted on board the ships on
which | have met the man without a coun-
try" was, l think, transmitted from the begin
ming. No mess liked to have him perlna-
nently, because his presence cat off all talk
of home or Of the prospect Of return, Of poll
tics or letters, Of peace or of war-cut off
more than half the talk men like to have at
sea. But it was always thought too hard
that he should never meet the rest Of US, ex-
cept to touch hats, and we finally sank into
one system. He vas net permitted to talk
with the men unless an officer was by. With
officers he had unrestrained intercourse, as
far as they and he chose. But he grew shy,
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