The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-05-23
Democracy Of New Hampshire - Ad
dress Of the State Committee.

As your Representatives,, and lns yindi-
cation Of your political principles. not lees
than your personal character 40 cliizens, we
cannot permits recent trsnsac.icn 70 Past.
nor can we 10 any degree meet
the demands Of our emphatic protest sgsins'
Il. We refer 70 the dismisal OF Lieuienan,
Andrew J.. Edgerly from military service,
by ths President Of the Uniled States, IN
Z ,cordance with the following order:
"WAR DErAR'r, ADJ'T GEsrRAL's OFFicEl
"WAsRiscros, March Is. 1868. (
"Specisl Order No. ii9. i4
[Extract)
"a By direction Of the Pfesident, Tho fol.
lowing officers are hereby dismissed The
service Of the United sts.es. Lieut.. a.
J. Edgery 9Th New Hampshire volunteers,
for circulating 'copperhesd tickets and
doing oil In bic power to promote the sue
cess OF the rebel cause in his State.
"By order Of the Secretary ofWsr
Il. THOMAS. Adjutant General.
ITO the Governor of New Hampshire
We ought. perhaps. to apologize for not
having at an earlier day. called your atien-
lion 10 this gross assault upon the funda
mental principles so vital 10 the existence
Of sn elective governme nt-,o this scornful
contempt for your rights 70 tsis deoial
Ia the most offensive spirit o! unbridlcd
despotism. Of freedom Of thought and opinion
Ito this shameful attack upon the elective
franchise, in the crushing II which liberty
must inevitably Perish-.o THE insult with
ou, . parallel thrust in your fsces individu'
ally ard collectively Ito these offensive
terms with which you are aseailed. Ths
spology is to be fond 10 the fact that, not.
wi,hs,sndng the humiIiasing experience o
the last two years. We did not believe !
pos sible that 20 extraordinary . paper coul'
BE- genuine. We could no, believe that ,h'
|Presideu, Of the United States would ex
|hibit such wanted disree ard Of the proprietie
Iof life % TO indulge 10 vulgar epishew i
90 official paper. even for The accomplish
|ment OF such purpose. We were inclined
90 long a. any doubt could eAis,, to regar'
this order % the 6c,iOn ofunPrincipled an'
shameless local partisans. for we wer
|reluciani to conclude. that even this admin
|is.ra,ion had sunk TO 90 low a level; ant
shere the order 10 prove really genuine
ws desired 10 wait and see whit possible
|explsnstion could be offered 10 lessen Ii,
Indignation with which Il should be visited
But there is no longer doubt With regar'
Ito i,s genuinsness. The order has beel
carried into effect BY the dismissal Of Lieu,
|Edgerly from the service, and Is lcfs to sPesl
for Il self without further explanation thai
Il carries upon its face. Y
We have no occasion 20 ssy anything Il
vim dication OF the officer thus rudely an
with attempted indignity 'evoved from com
mand. His fidelity. capsci,y and ccursg
have never been questioned. The orde
Itself expresses the cole reason on whic
lhis dismissal 10 based. That reason con
Isis,s in the fact that, happening 70 Be !
home on The day Of our annual elections :
Lieut.. Edgerly In The exercise Of the %
doubted right Of : freeman, osst bic vote
accordance with bis own convictions Of rlgf
land duty.
Our election took place on the l0th !
: March. On the 18Th day q the sane mont
|the order 10 question vas 'issu ed-so rest
land swift was the Executive 70 bring col
}. dieu punishment upon one guilty Of u
grave oiIsnse of voting % HE conscien,io
Judgment dictated. No notice was give
no chsves vac made and explanation d
no opportunity for herring was s,siio
led: no time vas taken for examinat tion
1.-The case. even BY the Government itself.
: For the intervening period between the
Tense and The date Of ordss wac barely >,
Y 6cieot ior The intelligence 70 reach Wss
liDgton BY the ordinary course Of mail
= though In lhIs case, % Ia others. : telegrs
= msy have been considered ! sufIicient ba
|for executive sction. -Hf *Aii pAinS n.l'
N Under any circumstances such sn ord
n |for such ! Cause would excis the ssver'
'..|indigns,ion; bu.'if anything were wsnsi
1 u she present time 10 add % such Ind
:, nation, thss wsns ! ooTd be supplied " ,
--Ifact that tho same ADMINISTRATION which
NJ summsriiy visited l,s vsnessnce upon Lie
for exercising his unsuessions'
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