, 1865-02-03
The document bearing the following i'm.

| SECTION NORTH,
| OCCASIONAL ADDRESS OF SUPREME COM
| MAADER.
Deer. 8, a. D. 1863. 4. O. 7,M.uD.B.
and signed
| 7. CAMs, URBAxus, s. G.
was read 10 the c. urt BY the Judge Advo-
cate. Il commenced with Brothers" and was
| materially the same n the document which
was published in the TRIBUNE.
| 1snntas Continued-From my subseouent ron.
nee1lon With The order. asceTtained that those
| were the of5ects oi the organization Hemmes
was W. q, member Of the 9rdr think be was pres
Ing those two, Never SIM any Of the other pr1s.
oners At ary Of our meetings. hsva been pres
eEt in The lodge on occasions when 6ooiitfia
spoke. In fact he generally bad something to saw
for The good Of the Order. l was present when
Dootitte addr -sscd the memb bers Regarding Csmo
Douglas. 1t was five OF SIX weeks previous to he
election. >''~
Mr. Heryey objected, because It WIS NIT
| shown that any OF the prisoners at tic bar
| were present ut Tint meeting.
Judge Barley objected 10 the right of tho
Judge Advocate 10 claim that every ncmber
Of The stpolftical association called the
! Sons Of Liberty was trcasonable man, Thu
Sons Of Llber:ya certainly a political or
ganization. S4also WIS the Gnion League,
Both were secret and opposed to various
parties in the election. Hc did not wish to
urge that either association, was q proper
one, but urged that unless either Order could
be proved to have acted on the advice or ad-
dress Of any member, that particular advice
or address could not be used ns testimony
ag.tnst them.
The Judge Advocate differed entirely with
Judge BARLEY, in calling the Sons Of Liberty
political organization. It was not politi-
cs1 organization. 1t Was o reasonable one.
only political inasmuch as it attempted to
work up the Democratic party, or the mass
Soctrnns " hn;s no.i, W. "isu tneI ifaltofohs
en";atr ,eas sr hl 1at1 ~ n5ta Proved that the
suctet5 was pauu u tTalLo!8, taat every man
VINO took that oath knowingly aud willingly
must be On enemy and traitor to his Govern
ment. ine organization was ever oppJsed
to the ruling powers Of tne land. Its mem
berS had sworn tO st1t,port the rehaIs In rms
agaInst The FEDERAL Gnvcrnment W. 10 t,,ns
,i,.,. tdG tsuetn. 9ose!naaenI: Mas that
having proved tha, the p! isoners Morris and
Semmts were members OF the organization Of
conspfratoss, every act Of every member In
prisoners ana In The N cye Of the Eel Inv 'nvSS cscS
was responsible for it, whether hc 1yns nrcs-
eut or not.
The curt, on dolibelat1on, sustained the
Judge Advocate, and oyerruled the objection
of the defense:
-ll1ness ContlHued-Doolittle said the camp vas
assa1 @ ae!e On two sides lie mentioned the sides,
~ ~. ~ Haye LAY, oieat.en mem 4c said there VAS on.
firf ~ onr fr;on5 ~ sSa ~ 1uMn y eaeet tne re-
sucient iorcc m hand n ect te;t i1as 1asfe "as
his address be was discussinS The n1sn or st,arr
which must be consummated On tho re-election n
Abraham Lincoln. Hc said that the Order DOS
sessed arms cn9n$h TO arm al the prisoners on
tthaFa ~ nno gu taer ti1eaas put did notsay
OF he nriaoners thcv wn-e nrat " ~ seleaso
CITY and form WI arn;y tn .et eren.,i1 In ,h tas
SIDE Of Grant. He said they woaia Be y leI S3
BrieaaieE General IN the city. who learnt to be
Enas4e s aish; Ao named the position Of the
aa ,1 ~ ana the tast that the camp
,ere mGee y, ~ m Mpno ~ oe 9FGs Ihesc men
rs, Ses +bnt p1 nr ~ H. M !eages gu
'''Heaf 1na' aoy "o!a " ltom ontslde.
choss-ExANtSA17oS.
BY Jvd0e Fev-I do moi know whether semmes
By J4das u Ason-.l have lived IN Chicago Tor
II years. For tW O of those years was detec-
tive. When under lver Luwson only heard the
:. ports Of the detectives and raw TINT when there
WAS any work On hand that II was properly dlstrl
The Recorders Court before you, and perhapB
ofher times in other courts,
The Judge Advocate objected to this style
Of evidence. Ii II wns 10 proye TINT ,Tnjre |
ha 80 a.,,I a,1s,t =. .ue fuluets g.
prove that Mr. Alexander had been q witness
before to;dny, he would admit that also.
:. Judge wilson sata that Inc Court had seen |
Ely '.as tps " luz "llness, WneineE ne
if;.5 rnaoE nnu ~ " *nS.aGr ~ tSs
ttu h.ia ,int nn4sl IL NY emgas.nent o. mlna; ue
of # The Wi witness Trre comnetcnt W Tfths4 oan,y
e1,et ~ ~. ~ nste - lucy coulo
enoN tna, tug man 1aa oeen ostectlTe 1or
l ears, ana mad been IN the habit OF constant |
u 1es.ifylng in Courts, 1t would be apparent |
that 1t Is perfectly proper to examine into the |
lar fU.1f $a -u$h