Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-05-20
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tratioR, said that an order had been is
sued IN Indiana denying the people tho
right tc criticise the military. policy Of
| the Administration, and If submitted to
it would be followed BY civil war in
Ohio. 80
Q. Do you undertake to give any cor
nected or methodical statement of the
speech on that occasion.
Judge Advocate-I'hc Court can
judge as to that point, but he may an
swer. -....
\. / do not pretend to give the speech,
commencing with the first and giving it
just as he spoke it. 1-,
MIR. Nailandigham then asked the
same questions as lie asked the former
witness, with reference to the way in
which he went to the meeting, and in ad-.
dition, whether he went there TO report
the speech for the purpose of prosecu-
tioa under General Order No. So?
a. / Gid not.
Were any reasons given you why you
should 60 there to report the speech
The judge advocate objected 10 such
questions, for the reason that they were
evidently intended for some other purpose
than to subserye the ends of justice in the
trial
.. will put the question in this way,
then: .....- -
Was any object stated 10 you, and if 50,
, what .. ..-
A. There was nc object stated.
The judge advocate here rested his
evidence.
NJ. Eallandigham asked recess Of
fifteen minutes, for the purpose of con-
sulta;ion with his lawyers. at the close of
which he proceeded with the testimony
on his behalf
TESTIMONY OF S. S. cox.
Q. BY Nr Eallandigham-Wers
YOU present 1T the public meeting in
Mount Vernon on Friday, May l, 1868.
A. was present as one of the speak
ers heard the whole of the speech
| stood on the platform near him, so. that
/ could not fail to hear all that he SAID f.,
have not heard him speak since the ad-
journment of Congress, and, as came in
from the West, l did not know he was
there | took especial interest in listening
to his speech throughout and having TO
follow him, L naturally noticed the topics
which he discussed.
Q. Did you hear his aIlusions TO Gen.
Burnside, and if 50, what were they
A. The only allusion that he made TO
the general was. think, in the beginning
OF his speech, in which he said that he
was not there by the favor of Abraham
Lincoln. David Todd, or General Am
brose Z. Burnside
Q. Was any epiihet applied to him
during the speech.
A No, s;r If there had been /
should have noticed it, because General
Burnside was an old personal friend of
mine l should have remembered any
odious cpiihet applied TO linn.
@. Did ven hear the reference ia
General Order 38, and If so, what wcra
the words
i. The only reference that was made
TO that order was something TO this effect:
that he didn't recognizc-i don't know
that can quote the language order No
80 as superior 10 order No. ], the Consti-
tuition, rom George Washington. com
man,iing l don't know as this is the
language; thought il 4 very handsome
point at the tne. G J
Q. Were any >ioles,: epitI,ets, sseh rs
spit uPon,'' g trample under foot and
the Ike, used at any time in the speech
Ill reference to that Order o6
a. Il can't remember any denunci:tto-
ry cpiihets applied TO that order If
there was any criticism made upon ii, il
was mentioned above, in tine remark
about the Constitution. MIR. Valiandig-
ham discussed these matters very briefly.
He look up most of his time CT another
point, in connection with the question of
closing .his VAR. lie charged that iilc
men in authority had it Ia ,',eir po,.er. if
they were Wiling, to make a peace. lie
exhausted some lime in reading t-om
Montgomery BAR, and from ForreY;
and also stated that there were private
proofs vet 10 BE- dcvolved, and which time
would disclose. proving his statement
He bitterly denounced any attempt 70
make peace by separation Of the States.
@. Do you remember 70 what, if At
IL. in connection With future usurpations
of power, he applied his strongest Ian
@,iags 500
x. caa't saw IA to the strongest
language, for he always speaks pretty
strongly lie denounced any usurpation
of power TO stop public discussion and the
+ suffrage. lie appealed to the people to
! protect their rights as the remedy for their
grievance, lie warned again., violence