, 1864-11-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Political N1atsera-Tle Seymour Vot.
ing Fraud

lspeela! Dispstch to the Chicago Tribuue.1
WAsu1xorox. Friday, Nov 4, 1864.
The week before election d1ows to close
under the most favorable auspices. The
fear Of trouble from riots in New York is
practically over. They have discovered that
1t wont pay. The fear of fraudulent soldiers
votes is gone. The fraud hus been thorough
y exposed, and % many soldiers have been
fnr1ouRbed that men holding forged af1da-
wits will be very cautious about committing
themselves By putting them In. The fear OF
rebel inyaslons from Canada has led to timely
Tatctfu1nees, and the borders are ready to
vote With one hand and fight to guard the
ballot box with the other.
From Pennsylvania NC have most cheer
Ing accounts, and the refusal of August Bel
mont to bet on the result is but one evidence
of the many that, though the Democrats are
desperate, they are also discouraged. It IL
no longer question that We shall beat
them at the polls, and no longer pro-
tahle, that they will try to beat US
BY stimulating resistance to the declared
The trial Of Col. North, Seymour rs state
Agent, 1or forging soldiers votes IL still prs
9Kessing, the Court having sat all this after
noon and DOW in loue or two tutp this
night: North's cousel first tried to deny ths
juriedic1ton Of the Court, AID since then he
has been trying various dllatory processes.
The Court adjourned for an honr or tRo to
let them confer With their client.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Nov. 4.-ln the case
Of Col North the Court to-day decided it
had jurisdiction. The judge Advocate then
moved Judgment Of guilty, which WIS de-
MED: Defendants conusel then moved to
try the prisoners separately. The motion
WAs denied, and the Court took recess till
3p. NJ
SotT outstanding assertions to the cou-
trary, the life sentenc:s Of Ferry aud Dono.
hue have been approved By the Pfesident,
and they viii be sent to some other Stare
| than New York.
Fin e. Washington special says:
Ferry, Just convicted and sentenced to the
| State Prison for life, and who On his trial
made formal confession, is now disposed to
be more communicative. BE gays that he
bad bad oten, tor some time before his arrest,
sick Of the whole bQafness, and was only
| waiting to receive replies to letters addressed
BY him to Peter Cseger and other prominent
| Democratic politicians In New York, which
would prove their completely beyond per-
| adventure, when he intended to voluntarily
make complete ezpose Of the whole thing,
rates bad been postponed another week. he
would base been able to ax the guilt Of the
whole transaction, from its incfpiency, where
1t properly belonged
This morning Capt }. F, Gaynes, OF the
nth o. 8. 1tfantry, arrived from the front,
New Fork Artillery. who. 1t is stated, Is i'm
plicattd in the election fraud By signing the
bla1 ks. Murphy was arrested BY order OF
the secretarE Of War, and has been commit
| tin.
The Morzr. Washington special SAYS:
The New York Commissioners left for
! albany TO- day, having Jailed to accomplish
the objects Of their mission. Their report,
togeto:r Wfth all the correspondence held
with tie Governn ent, will be delivered into
GOV. stymou1's hands On their arrival.
| WASHINGTON, Friday, Nor. 4.-The t1is, Of
Col. North. Levi Cohen and II. Jones VAS
| resumed this morning before the UnEed
state Military Commission, Of which Gen.
Doubleday Is President. hi. tiElet, tcr the
deteDke, replied still pleading to tie jurls-
dlction Of the court and lhs argument Of
Do1r Sc In Rhode Island and the Vallandfg-
| ham case, both Of which were referred to
! yesterday by Judge Advocate Foster, were
hy 60 mean5 similar to the preeent case.
TheFe Vas no RESEMBLANCE between the
North and thoee charged with him. III.
Gf]1ett then proceeded to combat the ground
that the provislons Of the constitution,
which vas one of peace, were necessarily
| suspended. The extent of the suspension
| had nothing to do with the question before
! the court. The learned judge AdVocnte told
| the court that it was for tho Government to
protect the eoltier against fraud and in all
their rights. It was right for the Govern
| ment TO protect the soldier In relation to al1
biz rights 80 tar as they sprung out Of bis re.
1ation to the Government as q soldier.
The Folder, however, does not vote by yir-
the OF his relation as q soldier. The right
to vote Is relation springtns oat Of local Law
Of State. It i the right Of msn as cfd.en.
l f1n$ a d 1au$r Ill.
lawe preVelting the sae Of liquor to soldiers. and
pteventinR apy ons from tnoueing them to sell
sl,tnes ana a41,mr but has re authority IN
oyef earl rights. Therefore, when the State Of
| New York, az commonwealth, passed law in
relation TO certain rights. 1t does not give the Cen
caae crime hss been coumttted-it & agalaetthe
ciVll fteht Of the soldiers and agsiret the laws Of
laws OF that state. A numoer OF al 'ho,ities Yere
| resd TO chow that the United States had no com.
mon law IN relation to criminal matters Which
that the Urited States tribunals had no power to
Try eauRes arlsfrg Under the statute laws Of the
statet. and that 10 CONT hsa jas,saict1on except
| Mr. Gillette also quoted Rn act OF Congress of
March Sd, 1863, and srx ned nom It that Congress
itse!s directed what should be done with prieoae1s
How are the aecu:ed prisoners 81 nailstary char
aeteri They were not in the service. Did the
.neleet t 10 The niitsly saihorties' Il i eielp @
that 1be accueed a1e either State OF DO iical pr,e.
OF eFs. Il they are political prisoners then this
| ttibuDsl hiss no jurisdiction over them. Besides
State ard political prtsunere there are purely MI
.s1y pr1Fone1s. md Il !. over hosa ony thst this
Military Conm,rslon have turlsdictfon. The case
Of Nj. Valtandishar, which had eeen referred to,
! dtferd from this caee In thst Mr. Y. violated 1
| known Law. which bad been published, and the
coneequt nces Of the vtoIa,ion OF Which were veil
| II orn to him but Col Nar7h, aud theee Charge
with him, knew OF no Law that could atratsn. hem
| before military tr1bunl1- Ii there WAS suca 4
law, 1t was ez rost (acto and consequently uteon-
| etttnt'oDa1 bnd void
Ccf, Foster, in reply, eeaiu referred to the val
! lsnd,cham care, and eAId the Unfted States Clr-
| cuIt Court Of Ohio Refused TO grant an appIclton
3er writ Of habe0s corpus, for two reasoae-atst
that they Ind power TO review the decIelnu5 OF
| a military court: and second, that euch miI1tsrT
| court had not exceeded its jpn diction.
| col. Foeter argued that under the Constitution
nanT Of its proSit1one had to yield to the R!fatr
! of The whole people. Even IN uule Of peace, III
I Yate property m.y be seized for pnblic eood; aud
sh& it % said that greater power tA not conferred
IN fIrce Of Rar? 1t Ia apparent that Congress has
! nnifmf ed powers in declaring aud earring on
| w1r. .The President hiss power to Indicate the
| mode Whereby the var shsll be carried m Ia
| 1,rnes at war, when the pence &owers Of the Cop~
stfn1ion eothfct With the var powers, the former
! must pIye naJ to the }at:eF. The President may
With perfect LEGALITY Use exraotdlna'y VETS an1
| euth % II ~ seem TO him betr- in Conducting the
var: rnc re- must, IN hceordance with h1a oath Of
of8ce. d. aIl IN hta power to bring the war to.
efu1 term tn4tlnn In tb1A war fha 1t NJ ~