The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-15
BAKRIs AGAIN.

question as they please. It VIII not touch
me.
HARRIs AGAIN.
Gen. Harris-The court understands that
there Is no intention to cast any reflections
upon the people of Mary land in regard to
their loyalty, OF in regard to tseir patriot
ism. I am proud to say that they have
god rs cord in this great contest through
which cur country has just passed. While
It is true Of Maryland, l am sorry it is
equally true Of my State that many Joined
the rebellion, and have made for them
selves terrible record. But tho circum-
stances Of this case were peculiar. The
people of Maryland were about to vote upon
an alteration in tho fundamental law of
the State, on the adoption Of the new con-
stitution, which made some radical changes
in regard to the people Of Mary land.
Blavory was about to be blotted out. That
was the purpose, and it is an unfortunate
.act that thatpOrtion ofthe people interested
in she proposed change were as a general
thing the disloyal part, and it was in refer
ence to the effect that this opinion Of tho
to would have upon that vote and upon the
action Of this portion of the people, that my
objection was in part founded for I did
not deem that they understood as did. In
regard 10 the right of the Court to enquire
into the moral stsndingof the counsel, we
have no such right. Our order constituting
this Court makes provision for the prison
ers or accused having counsel. One Of the
propositions in reference to that matter is
that the gentleman shall exhibit certif-
cate of having taken the oath, or shall take
it in the presence of the Court. And thus
the obligation of the oath is here a special
question. If it appears that he ig-
nores the moral obligation of the oath, and
we admit him, it defeats the very provi-
sion 81 the order. Hence think it proper
Ia me, as a member of this Court, to found
an objection of that character upon such
grounds. Whether objection or not, how
ever, the gentleman disclsims any such in
tsntion but that is a tacit admission that
&he language Of the letter may have been
UDguarded; that it had the effect supposed,
though it was not in accordance with the
intention Of his mind in writing. It was
an unfortunate thing if ne wrote the letter,
to misconstrue it; but if it was not the in
tention of the writer, that Of course exon
crates him. He disavoWs having any such
intention, and claims for himself moral
character which he is not ashamed to put
in comparison with that of any member
of the court. Now it is not my purpose to
measure character ct all, but simply to
bring forward an objection, and feel it
my duty to bring, and nothing else, an OBJ
lection founded on the understanding ! had
Of the letter referred to. I was sorry to
have TO do it, but did it in no spirit Of
personal ill-will or bad feeling. was sor-
~ it was my duty TO do such q thing, but l
could nos do anything else with the i'm
preston had on my mind, and the hon
orable gentleman will understand what
mean by this; he understands, too, what
force of convictions must be, and
that if man acts from principle
this thing will occasionally impose
on him some unpleasant duties. His dis
avowsl of any such intention as I derived
from the memory of his letter, am bound
b take. But this Imust insist on, that there
was some ground for objection.
JoHssoE's THIRD SPEECH.
Mr.. Johnson.-0ne word more. All l
propose to say is that the order cOnfers no
authority TO refuse me admission on the
grounds claimed by the honorable member,
because you have no authority to admins
ter the oath to me. have taken it in the
Senate of the United States have taken
it in the Circuit Court of my State, in the
Supreme Court of the United States, and I
am practitioner in all courts in nearly all
the States, and it would be little singular
if one who has right to appear before the
Supreme Court Of the lsnd, who belongs TO
The body that creates court martisls--
erEERAL HUNTER PUTS IN WORD.
Major General Hunter.-Mr. johnson has
made intimstions holding members of this
Court personally responsible.
Mr. Johnson made no such intimstiOn
nor lid iutend it.
Major General Hunter-I shall say no
more than was going TO say. I hoped the
day had passed when freemen from the
Nerth were to be bullied and insulted by
the humbug chiYalry Of the South.
RScEss.
The Court here took recess fer half an
hour, and when it returned went into Sc
eret session, in order to deliberate on the
subject so lengthily discussed.
HARRIS WTrHDRAEs HIS oBJEOTIOE.