The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-05-18
made and handed to Mr. Stevenson

the evening of Monday / believe, the
COMMITTEES were to moet. Mr. Miller
wished me to 90 with him to the COM
mitteo room as he did not desire any
Investigation to go-on in the absence
of Van Trump, and ho wished me to
SEQ the committee and insist upon this.
| wentto the committe-room with him,
and Judge Van Trumps own counsel
then present, will-bear mo out in the
statement thatIappeared other;
purpose than to procure the postpone
mont of the investigation until Judge
Van Trump could arrivc-tbat | said
that was all appeared for, and that
lmy asking the postponcment, procur-
ed it, the feeling of majority of the
Committee seeming TO be aversc to
postponement. For this act of Justice
liz not kindness to Judge Van Trump
he arraigns mo as appearing as his ac-
cuser and as the legal friend of Mr..
Miller. / took no further part in the
matter, refusing Mr.. Miller more than
once to appear as his friend or adviser
before the Committee, giving as rea-
lsons not only my relation to the Sec
case, but tho fact that as Senator |
would have to sit in judgment in tho
lease. ..i n3a...Ep eds h. 'etuJ t,yil
\ The testimony of Miller relied upon
alone, by Judge Van Trump for his
declarations, that "a surreptitiops me-
moriai with its self cVidcnt false sig
nature, was filed in the Senate" so in
dcccntly and falsely made, shows that
the original memorial differing not in
word or line from the copy on file,
was rs an exhibit marked "B' before
the Committee, its reading to the me-
morialist and his signature fully ac-
knowledgcd by him. In i'll temper
and bad taSto, the morbidly excited
and tortured Judge made the above
F, declarations, using only the first un
explained statement of Mr.. Miller
whom he dcnounces as a "Scdlawag
without character or principle as his
authority forit. i.l. 81 E.- a'y
Is it thus, that this Judge, who ."in
tho dark and uncertain future, will
t stand erect with proud and consoling
Q consciousness, &c, ," makes judicial de-
s csions, supporting preconceived pref
| udices by testimony ho pronouuces
: unworthy of belief 1T is to behoped
: that at least in cases whore persona
n hato and political prejudices do no,
d warp his narrow mind, some othel
: standard Of Judgment may control hi
s judicial acts. I.di ru'11. sIeaH
Q Nothing but tho suspicion Of a weak
9 jealous and very vain man, could pos
o sibly have aroused the idea of plo
0 or conspiracy characteristic Of th'
Q timos when no man is safe because 0
@ tho dcmoraizing influences OF civi
d connections in this matter, to rulI
|, him a r-.- '' #H..." t.''
% II is characteristic of the man who's
j. weakness and vanity has often hereto
!, fore led him into ridiculous public ex
d hibtons ofhimself, while seeking pub
l. lie notoriety, Gas when he declined al
s untcndered and unthought Of nomina
= ton for Governor, provoking the con
|, tempt and ridicule of his own part.
1t press throughout tho State, that b
ot should esteem himself shining mar
.s OF public attention. ofsuficiont impol
70 tanco to bo made tho victim of Titu
p Oates conspiracy.
Tho fact is, no one had tho slightci
O. idea of bringing him into public motto
SO and until Mr.. Miller made public who
ID he had kept secret for moro than
" year, no political enemy OF Va
RS Trump had any knowledge of the fact
| of his interview with Lantz and whs
ge hc Is charged with having said there
q. But when Miller made tho statemer
IN that Judge Van Trump had been
u. secret visitor of tho concealed fugitiy
10 Lantz, and in such company, private
ly and with closed doors, justified b
r. bis language, John SEQ in the murdt
n. of the soldiers and in fact wishing otl
nc or such deeds Of blood as warnings
G. Republicans, a feeling of alarm and il
dignation thrilled ovory hearer, an
lg even his own party friends said I
ST once, II the charge bo true, no is III
worthy his high office. sfa .i
in 1t was charge eminently demand
is ing investigation, both for tho publ
ed good and in Justice to the accused, m
In It was right that it should bc invest
of gated upon testimony just as II 1t hi
lis been pending in court, the accuser a
@. pearing in tho samo light before Il
ro legislative tribunal, as if he had bee
vn heard in court .j'
nd Judge Van Trump argues, that he
nut Judge and distinguished citiz,
mp should not be put upon his trial upC
ho tho accusation Of man who in !
nj opinion, is low, ignorant and unpri
an cipled, lest great men in times of civ
,as commotion, might be stricken doy
an from high places upon the informati
n of nero "Scalawags."
DO. Surely tho doors of Courts Of just
r." ought equally to bo guarded agar
W. intrusions of the low and qpprincipl'
mp yet before the Grand Jury in
in Judges own court, Mr.. Miller or a
other citizen unimpeached as o "
rty ness, however low his station or d
vas graceful his calling may appear to |
cd cusc the Judge himself Of the high
i'm crimes. No court would dare do
the tho right to testify and accuse, l
Ind would any Court instruct o jury to
'at' quit prisoner because of his respe
ability or because in the opinion of
'aw accused tho accusing witness lack
sod respectability. .rtl,
no 1t required therefore no special
rn hnrsnmnnt of Mr. Millnr 10 nrncnrA