Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-29

lhe Military Commission for the trial Of
WIZ the Infamous keeper of the Andersonyills
lflson pens, has hnaly sot under headway.
tad d making rosre.s--,hough at a marvellous
~ slow rat', There are oVat one hundred and
fifty witnesses to be examined and it i, esti-
mated that lour months time will be required to
flash the cass.
The examination Of DR.. Bates befo,e the WIrr
Military Commission was with reference to the
condition Of the prisoners Mt Andsrsonvlle. Ac-
cJrdinR to bis narration the scuryy was next to
f9tteHness, with which many OF the men suffered.
Many starved to death because OF tho pauclty aud
u1who,esomenes5 Of the ratjons, aud in oonse.
qucnc5 Of gangtene there were frequent amputa-
tons and reampulations Of limbs. DR.. A. W.
Hsuows testified to having been sent as prison
or to Audenonyiile, detailed "a surgeon in that
prison there, but aiter being there about sir
moths, escaped. lie gave an interesting account
of how Union prisoner, who had attsmp pied to
make their escape, we're punished with tlooks or
ca unFang. lie ,estibed ss 10 the nsuhoiency
and uuwholesome character OF the ration and the
s5ssncs Of medical supplies, and gave ,ickening
account Of the CrueIleS to the prisoners Blood
hounds we're actually employed 10 capture ss-
clpcl prisoners. Among other things he said
that the men we're yaooInated with impure matter,
rcn the effects n which many died When the
prisoners we're 5eing removed from Andersopville,
one q tb Union pfsoaers ie.l back, when WitI
KNOCKED him down and jumped on him.
/ Tho q $40 democratic ssats convention met al
Columbus thursday, and nominated Tor Gov
/ ern8. he0 George w. Morgan. The resOlu.
/ tons adJrtgi Oplo49 constellation Of all pow
err ID tu4 lands OF the Federal Government
maintain gue doctrine Of s'ats lights as laid
down ia tua rgna and Kentucky resolutions
| OF 1875 otjIiro that The ordinances OF secession
adopted hy ih3 southern states being null and
YcIa, thoy ura sill 10 the ulOn as states, enti-
ted 90 ali their reserved rights and to their dee
representation in Congress deuOuuoe all efforts
| 90 confer the right Of suffrage upon negroes
( discourage the emigration OF negroes into tbs
statas compliment the soldiers Tor their yalor
snd i5siitGde during all The trying scenes Of the
WA regard the national deb; a. a national
curse. demanding the most rigid economy in tho
adminsrat0n OF the affairs, that this debt may
/ be- paid, ana recommend that national tax DO
o0ieoted By The county troasurers for this pur-
pose - "A Cd p0ssiblei recommend that the
mtiary commutitiOn DO repealed earnestly
denJunlo ihe arrest OF citI5ns by military a1.
shortly states where tho civil tribunals ar.
open all uHobsIug.sd, and declare that the
continued suspension Of the writ Of hGbeaI cor
/ gui SINCE the termination Of the war, The denial
vi the right Of trial by jury aud the inteierencs
with elections by the military power, as wasr.-
c nIiy done 10 the s;,tgs Of Kentucky and Ten.
nessee are re,o utI0uafy OF the constitution Of
/ tie [ nited Ststes The last resolution declares
that while they resoluteiy condemn oil lnfrac
lions upon thu constitution, and while they re
gret that the terms Of paoihcatlon agreed 10 by
Major Gen. Sherm,a 10 April Last, we're not a,
once ratified by tue fedora executive, they will
nevertheless. stand by President Johnson IN all
constitutions, efforts to restore to the states the
exercise Of their rights and powers. Speeches
we're made by Gen. Morgan, Han. Clement L.
YsIlautighan and Hon. George L. Pugh.