Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-07-14
&c military Justice"

The war being ovsr-not sho; having been
tired for weeks, and not a man on earth being
now in arms TO resist the authority OF the United
States-we renew our prayer Tor prompt, full
uuequivocal restoration OF the privilege OF habeas
corpus. coupled with clearing out of our mill
tary prisons by The liberation OF their inmates or
their rendition TO the civil authorities tor deteu-
ton. trial snd punishment We can imagine no
good reason for the further domination Of mar
tial law in auy State north of the Potomac aud
Ohio.
We have had sbundan, exhibitions of " Mill
tary ) ustice throughout tbs past four years,
as reasonable and ft--in fact, rather more
than that And. 80 long as military power and
lsw were required TO keep treason under, we
heartily upheld them. We never supposed that
their administration would be perfect but We
wanted the Republic saved. even at the cost of
some temporary encroschment on public liberty
and private right And. nov that the york is
done. we--sut TO get back to old fashioned civil
Law az the esrlies; practicable moment Let mill
tsry men be subject TO military Law. it they must:
but give Us ciyil lac for everybody else
Nett winter We trust the Secretary o. War
~ill report. either voluntarily or by order %
Congress. on these points:
l. How msnv Courts Martial have been held
since 1850
9 What sss ne duration OF these Courts re-
spectively?
3. What vas tneir cosI respectively. aud in ths
aggregated
4. Ia how May cases we're the findings
versed or modified or the penalties imposed
thereby RENTED, BY the revising authority.
5. What would De the probable effect of con-
6ning these Courts 10 the trial of offenders IN
the military service of the Union. and 10 those
srragned Tor dslOyal acts in States which arc
The srcns Of actual hostilitiesf
There have been instances when re needed in
the he,d all oar officers who possess Any fighting
capacity, yst when not less thsn ffty of them
we're ser!iDg o. dancing attendance 90 Courts
Mar.i4l-half = dozen OF them being engaged
for three months or over IN the midst OF
mentous campaign. in proving one Bngsdiet
scoundrel al 10 the Government of no, less
than s20.OO0. when Any Tomos lawyer would
have done that same conclusvely in 'hree hours.
AZ q cost Of SIS
We hear talk OF mote Courts Martsi for the
trial OF other than persons in our military ser
vice, and We protest IN advance against them
We have courts enough. las enough. and at
least as fair a chance tor Justice With these "a
With any that csn be improvised out Of our army
oy al order from the " ar Department We do
not much care What Europe may ssy OF our iari.
prudence. We are only anxious that she shall nos
have esas< Tor ceassEe. 10 Asy re0ei hzs con-
spred TO sisrse our soldiers, or infect our cities
With pestleaee. or do any act ahhorrent 10 b.
nsn't., let him DE gried Tor bis crime; or II Il j.
thought best 10 srrsign some OF the rebel ehieis
for treason. DC il: but let deal With them
according to lag IL gill be grievoGs mistake,
an avos4l OF weakness. bluDdes and folly
90 hold smother Court Martial Tor the trial OF
other than military offenders belonging 20 our
own army Ssch Court can render 40 verdiet
that oil carry weish With IL IN the iudgm OF
impartial chris,endOm: The fact that sucn { tri
bunal Is resorsed 10 all 81 trunpetet by tbcu-