The New York herald., 1864-08-26
The Case OF Colonel D'Utassy Versus the
Case OF Surgeon General Hnna mond.
TO TIN EDITOR THE HERALD.

In last Sundays HERALD there notice OF the court
martial held upon Surgeon General Hammond stating
charges which he has been found guilty anu the punis
which he sentenced in these respects
hts unlike another sti fresh in my memory
that cannot forncsr the comparison.
The surgeon General has been convicted all the
char against him. involving frauds agans govern
large and the Of his crim
nav in the opinion OF the court is fearfuiy augme
by the fact that the frauds in accomplished by
the purchase OF infenor medical supplies and
promising me health and comfort and the live,
me 70 shelter and svmpathes of the Office held by
se ~ n case m accordance With ss
nature and degree 81 The offence committed Was only that
ned from ose o. honor proa or trust under the
In view of such sentence such case what shall be
said of he Judgment Of te Court and Of the sentences in
or twenty hve sp.eihcaton against him. two voun
r ne vas aciu.ed ., ,nitteen M nh li,b re re-
question q fraud Ana 10 four The hqdips of he
received Or APPLIED bis own nse any money or other thing
proved entire failures sufficiently ernced bitter males
As one ihe specifications and one only was found
possible . throw cloud over mis- far fame And
factory Hs Judges first acquitted him Of charge
and il was not uh,i their decision returned by
convicted, the prompting Of the War Department,
The iats on which this specification founded wer.
eusd in he of ISL an 20 se
government made Up of erroneous items to the amount Of
DUassy, there satisfactory evidence
thai portion OF II had into his hands bu the
correctness, though whether this corrup,y
ieRd by the prosecution. Inadvertently n the
routine ~ official business, as he himself maintained, did
In view OF the case this was the only matter or any
iaporance AGAINST his-the very bead snd front Of s
vicon, he sentenced 70 b. cshered to forfeit all
aud allowance due to become due 10 be forever dsua
under e Of The United states mprls-
on- Al hard labor for IA such pace the ecre
of War MAY direct And he d~eced sing sing Prison.
the most gDomnious designation that coud have been
re sentence OF The Surgeon General was ia nsrdance
with the nature aud degree OF the cnences comned what
OF s-ntepcef Where the charges against
ono involved millions, those the other ony
comfort zod lives of sick aud wounded soldiers pecslv
entru'sd TO hs care nothing Of The kind was alleged
y Dismissed The ervce Tor the other - reserved the mos,
tassy had organized his Own regimen. and had served
ia the army the United states ny the
esmnug ~ the witnesses for the lac
hAbir and strict dscipllnaIian In efficiency his regi
ncnt va second 70 none in the service, aud ~ brigade
ripinef roofa and coon afterwards turned ;h~m
az n'ndes or he imitation ~ others At Hafpers Ferry
be nar gar rstmgisned himself on the occasion OF rs
SURRENDER pnd us whoi" military has
crediisoie ssd satisfactory Even MI Lincoln himself
wbena pped 70 ior pardon. said anques
thai Colonel Jtsssy u best oaeerS br cir
cHtns4anres arc against him.
The law under which he has been punished was not
until after the ALLEGED onencr IN been
oemntsd and this fact fatally yates the adgmst and
al abe proceedings net him. Butthe qucsons
why The unns,a severity o mis- Why were his
past aert Why been the only ID ees
of he army ssnieb'rd 70 ieout ccH y there 70 he
high rs a. eres their Sate vengeance az ibey WIZ
DOT Tor the severity " Dulssyis rnnsh.
b any speas deinqnsucy on ha part bu forced
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