St. Mary's gazette., 1865-05-11
THE HARRIS COURr-MARTI
From As VosA!nyt.n STR Of HeSnes:iuy.
The Charge Againt Hon. Bsrj. @. Har-

us.
The charge against Benjamin q. Har-
ri.. Representative from the Fifth district
Of this State, embracing In its limits st.
Narys Calvert. Anre Arundel. Charlrs,
Prince George. Montgomery and Howard
com ties. is fer viola;in. 'hc articles of
war. His ,ri.l is nov going on i'll WISH
ington b-f,rs a Military Commission. The
E, following are spc cilica'ia,s of the charg.:
(XurJe-Niola'isn Of the ;,S,h article Of
war.
! Specification jt,a -Iu this. that Ben
lamin :; ll.rri,. a ci,izeh # Marylsnd.
AID a member Of th. Cnnsrcss of the
! United States. did relieve. with money. TO
wi.: the .rm Of two dollars. the public
enemy. to wi': Sergeant Richard Chapman
and private VIM. Resd. OF Company X.
32.i regiment Virginia Infantry. soldiers of
the army the so-e.llri Confederate States
! Of America. then in rebellion against and
at war with tho United States. he, raid
Harris, then aud there well knowing said
Chapman and K .sd to be soldiers of said
army. and treating and otf:,riag to relieve
:h=m as such and st the same tine adviY-
/ iul and inci,ing them 70 soE i,.ue in aid
arI.y aud 20 make war against the United
States, and npha,ic.l!y declaring his sysl-
paihy with the enemy aud his opposition
To the Government, nf United States and its
ciI,rts to suppress the rebellion This 4:
4r near LconardioSn. St M.ry's county.
! Maryland, on or about the 2jta day OF
April, 1860.
.SptciJi~atios .ec.ai --In ,ais, hat Ben.
jamin & Harri,. . citizen # Maryland,
and member Of the Congress If ,hs Uui-
ted States. did Knowingly harbor and pro-
sect the public enemy, to Wit: Sergeant
Richard Chapman and private Wn.
Read. Of Company X, 32l regiment Vir-
ginia iufan.ry, soldiers ofihe so-salled Con-
: {, dcratc States Of America. then in rebell-
ino against and at WAT with the United
States, by procuring them to be lodged
and fed in private house, aud Furnishing
them with money therefor, he, the said
! Harris. thea and there we'll knowing said
; Chapman aud Read TO DO soldiers oil .sil
army, and treating them aud Offering TO
give them money &c such. AID at the sane
time advising aud melting tLsw to c,ntin-
us in said army. aud 10 make war against
the United States, and empha.ically d.cIar-
ing his sympathy With the euemy aui his
! opposition to the Government of the Uni
ted States in i,s effort 10 suppress the r.
bellion. This at or near Ltonarltown, ST.
Mary's county, Maryland. ob or atou,
April :6, 1868.
Sergeant Richard Chapman and private
William Read. company K 32i Tilrsiui.
Infantry Confcdcra'" army. we're tn ,rous.,,
! ly cx.rnincd and eros: -tx4.ainsl On Tues
Gay before the court.
Two paroled K bel .oliiers were .x4,u-
incd. and testified that liar IL had 4, IL.
residence given them money, aud alvis,.>,
them not to regard their parole. and -,
continue th,ir hostility to the Gov,rn-
! ncft
! Mr.. Elarri. objected to their tesrimon,
upon the ground that they we're guilty II
treason. aud 'heref'rc being on'nio. CT
the country could bot testify .gsiast ei:-
izsn
| The JUICE Advocate then proposed 20
prove 10y tn. nrighb"rs of Mr. Harris thar
he himself w,s di.iuyal, AMI. with the Si,-
ne,ses. mutual eneuiy Of the l'ni;ri
! States. anil. consequently. not rriviI. gcd
TO make exception to their testimony.
! Mr.. Harris proceeded 70 di>suss tn"
po n: r; i.ed, claiming iha. tr s..u only va,
mentioned in the Constitution. that dis'oy-
al'y was not defined by law. aud rs SEN
timent not punishable
! The Court notified him ,hs, be should
make his objections in writing, and after
some he.i,atinn he stated that he would
rcsume his Objection.
This morning the court met, General
Foster presiding. and all the members
present.
Mr.. Iarri. is attended by his brother,
and GU heeing brought in seu. fr Mr..
James VI Carlisle to act as his counsel.
The court was then cleared for the pur.
posc Of dclibera,ioN upon the point made
by the Judge Advocate aud the objections
Of Mr. Harris. and upon re-opening took
a recess unril half-past twelve.
Upon assembling. in consequence Of
the absence of some OF the witnesses. the
court adjourned unit! Tomorrow