, 1865-02-28

state Of Illinois. Now. tic cvidcaoc Ia his de-
fense would hare ehoTn beyond the Possibility 9.
thc immcuse crowd congregated there al the time
OF the National convGnlon: held about The last Of
Aqss SCI sa E. Is
II From ahss ine he never returned to 1l,,nola;
bnt Gnraccd with Gen Boyle in tho petroleum
buepets, which engaged his eptre attrntion In
lie State OF Kentucky, until the first Of December
The scheme Of 2 conspiracy to BE- sonsupated
to have been abandoned; and before its absnd on
mcnt, Anderson moi only declAted It absurd, but
ehsnged bis boarding bonse 10 withdraw from a.
soctafjpu with the men who we're urging It. This
is shown by tho testimony Of Langhornc, ono Of
the principal Witnesses for the Government His
ha,ty and ineonsidsEsts letters. ws'tte9 e Under
ber, amount to nothing ut all, when the facts np-
pear, which can te proven, that the very next day
4f,sr TEin9g these Letters be leil the STATE o.
Kentucky, and engaged IN pEivste pursuits, which
oecnpted his entire attention until after the time
a. the alleged plot at Chicago. The scheme ofthe
Chicago. on the evening Of the ath Of .Noyember,
tfeven II It had any edstsnce In the Imagination
and thoughts Of eonae persons, on the I'd dsy Of
September. then but In eInbTyQ-h1d not been
consummated. The plan, the scheme Of the con.
spisacy, the paSt to be performed by each. and the
concert Of action, had no, then been u.tnred and
conEnmmated.> Anderson LETT and hundreds Of
miles distant, engaged in his private Pursuits and
never returned TO the scenes and localities Of the
alleged conspiracy; and was not IN situation in
which he could possibly have alded. assisted,
veTnber. I,
Observation and experience taught him The folly
returned to biz homo in Kentucky, surrendered
himself to Gen. Boyle, then in command 1t Lou
isyille, and was discharged on taking the oath or
whichever tnconsiderate expressions he may have
made under excitement to use the language Of
"ho peTGr violated"
: Regarding bis honor and the esteem Of the
world as more valuable than life, his highly senst
tive mind Was tortured By what he regarded AZ
onlnIt ehsrgss and suapeiops, nnni % despair and
an unfortunate moment, shutting ont the light Of
r~ason, drove him to that rash act WHICH resulted
in bis death. Richly endowed with high qualities
httng him in many respects for the most elevated
pursuits Of 1fc he wanting In that stern fort-
tude and stability essential to enable man to face
tae dark clouds Of adversiy. and stand up against
prospects. which but few years since gitded his
high hopes Of the future, cort.asted wt6 the deep
and solemn 1ageayof he cioso o. his M life, should
WHICH bcaet @ Ct onr M paths thruash thc d,versfded
conflicts Of this lte, and solcmnly teach us ''wnat
moen aF s eouri
| row (Frldayl morning, at e!even o'clock.
During the Teadfng OF the above statemeut ny
onef tWaish) entered the re ON, and after sobbins
70. some moments, apparently un,sls to control m
fsthcr, c % and Il. owing thenseiye. npoa h,s neck
wept bitterly, and so au11bly Tint the able eoun-
eel Of tie lafs Cot Anderson had to cease reading
tome Of whom It has beet said we're engaged in
making cartridges in their 1ather's house during
the week Of the Convention, whea they were 71s-
ited By The witness Maurice 1Anghorne, Esq.
1 nyFttrfnPUf CfhntGd
and and M6nday' . issue q he cnieaso Hmes, under
caption Of The fsFcs IT, nsfe
before the Military Commission In this city, have
been dischaged and set at liberty without any &C
tor N their Ies2eeed eases' I'M, mSFe nd
alone would be sufficient To stamp the sourc.
from which It came Us a fountain Of treason ane
i one tesae q + s Without The sgh
est tasis for foundation beyond the prolific tnay1
nation Of the ecfibbler who penned It. Its vilenes
however, considering the proclyIties Of the paper
wondered At. The leaders Of the Sons Of Liberty
to S 9sds fersapGy. na
plausible States rights doctrines as proc
Of the right Of secession In order to Dire the mind
Sebe1on. VIZ apa taea IN should not lie sicss Il
'7{mts, possessed with the same eplrit, adopt ii
came means to further. the rsme ends,anarch.
|
Not only is The article IN question denounced b,
every Republican that have seen. bat many pro
minent members Of the so-called Democratic par
| TT. hare etir mauzed It In most unuessured terms
Several talented lawyers nov IN this clty-mel
who hare ever voted the strongest Democrat
ticket, have volunteered their services to IL
Government to prosecute to exterminatlon th
utterer Of this mendacious libel
Itispertectly unnecessary for me 70 defend tn
action of the conrt martial whose motives are i'm
pugncd by tho reasonable concern OF Jour city
| f1Af
In the land. has been upheld BY the m'jorlty pow
eE, hstore which rnona1cha must bend and tJrant
he defense viii, So ar Is know ihem, assert
manaed o. asked for, h. been tnlly seeedsa t
ns ende tbtse
@ ibc @mendscious ebnliidon Of he chicago stest
oqs s sSsss n .ss M
i.y Of Of plisons.s p plsseS On trial 81 de wSoi
%sFaasass sen@ss T11 bsnsi. ca
nil, Grenfell, and Anderson. were arraigned 2
the charge OF conspistng to reease the rebel p1ie
unerz at Camp Douglas, and to Lay ~aste md d
Tie prisoner csntriii, 1t the commencement .
the tisl, vas merctfully allowed severance mon
Sickness. lie is still condned At Mclean Bz1eack
in this city. Daniels cheated The cxeentioner an
escaped. Anderson attained the same genera
end, by committing suicide, Maru2adnke an
senmes have been already disposed Of ,hy II
Court. though the finding is not 1es ot3eiall
nnae kno.n to the Publis Aalmaduks e. hs,' Z,
generally understood that he vas acquitted b.
the Commission. The three remaining prisoners
wh - md s
fiends IN ceuernI, and the 11nses in particular
sss,,sss w,oa. tess nss ssson YIN f f
ets Pssss aa p.eea Sao
'sz nssEa to
defined In custody because 1t WIS thoucht the
! might be required hy the gogernmenssa witnesss
! tunately haa been able to do without their "
dence, and 60 has discharged them from confn
ment- It 1s true they deserve. to b. punished
, severe hand than Draco, would hang them, b
then right would demand that Jamee ROCK Of 7
Chicago 7lmes ana every other OF the 81 y
, which Ia phJsical Impossfbiiity. eren snpposfn
[ the fellows were worth the ammunition to eIecu1
J them, or The time which would he occupied
| rnan for the commission Of an oRcose, for whfe
I uent have humanely determined to release all Il
than knayes, md simply proeecate he ringlesder
To-morroW morning the examination o. VI
nesses for the defense will probably commend
E.q. hayor Of your et5, 7. 2. Brown. Esq. ],
and Police Commies1on.r, Obadiah jackson, "
William Telsb, y, Francis Adams the thf
Air6s TSe anle M repiy E ~ Of Judge Advocate Burnett
The pleas OF Jurisdiction Of the tribunal ha! be-
= pub1i.hed in pamphlet form bJ Moore 4 Whlsta,
Commislion. 1t is undoubtedly the most perfe
eompfiatlop of authorihea Jet pnblished, q
should settle the question forever,
Crzc1HSAT1, Feb. ~
The Military Commission met this morning Pr
auant to adjournment.
The record Of The previous sestion Of the Co
mission wss read aud approved
Mir. Recorder Ptman then read the foltoWf
waiver handed to him by Mr. E. g. Assay, couns
for the prisoner Grentell:
q MILITARY coxuss1os, |
y C1scEasAr. February q. 1s5
United States II G. St Leger Grenfel! fmplead
t. with Buckner S. Morris, It a.:
s,s.1Es ssi5 I'd SssSasst = r.: i
i I as though was pcrsonally present
r Thte Wa1ver and reqaeetis not In any way to
eenst1ued e effect .he ia5isaistlSn q nj Cor
! hcFetofoss most respectfully deny:
. in Pc presence Of John ". Millspsugh, Lse
2 Major Mccrae asked il any evidence or cerul
cste. twas in The po.sesston Of the Court Or cou
b Pei ss TO When Colonel Grcniell would be likely
/ Mr, Assy said that he had probably seen the .
= cuaed later than any one else, and though he b
+ not obtained any medical certificate, It was
! nm opinion thai his client would never be able
= appear before the Commission. he was lying
= very weak condition, weaker than be has be
! since his illpess. Under the most favorable G
:. cu1stanees, some ten OF twelve days must clap
!, before the sufferer would be strong enough to be
4 removal or disturbance.
!. Major McCrae would like 10 ask II The accus
4 can make euch waiver3 Not feeling .periecl
= satisfied on the point. he shonld enter Ills obj!
| tion agafnet i.a reception. This matter shonld
/ weighed carefully IN the minds Of tho Court,
/ It involved contingencies OF . most inporta