The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-30


The Latimer case, with which our reader,
are familiar, has been finally disposed or
and in a very sensible msnner, BY General
johnson, who has disapProEed the finding
and sentence Of the court. It would be i'm
/ possible 10 conceive Of a smaller piece OF
business, than the conduct Of those lovai
/ men, who did not possess the courage 10
| tight for the nstional flag with men. but en-
| gagged in contest for il with thouRhtlesx
/ girl; and then, not content with Wrestling
that sacred emblem iron her, called in
military commission 70 their aid. Thereon
| duct dad more TO dishonor the stars and
stripes, than did that Of the girl herself
TRAITORS can never dishOnor our ia. fools
may, when pretending 10 defend il.
IEe following is the order Of General
Johnson:
H'Do'Rs, DIsTRICT or MIDDLE TENNESSEE, !
MURFREEsBoEo, Sept. 24th, 1854.
General Order No. 6q.-I. Before Mill
tary Commission, convened at Nashville,
Tennessee, IN pursuance Of Special Orders
No. l5j, Extract 3, Headquarters, District
Of Middle Tennessee, and dated Nashville,
tennessee, July lst, 1865, aud Of which
Major Collin Ford, Tooth U. S. - Infantry,
is President, was arraigned and tried Miss
Emma Latimer.
CHaRGE I. -Specifcstion.-In
this that said Emma Latimsr, q citizen Of
Edgefsld, Tenn, did, o. or about the All
day Of July, 1865, tear down and tfsmple
under her feet, with iutsnt 70 express con
tempt for the same, the American hsg,
which had bsen put mp in honor Of the an
niversary Of the National Independence Of
the United States. This, a. the house Of
A. r. Latmer, in Edgefeld, Tenn.
CHARGE II. Uutering. Treasonable Ian
guage. specifcatiin.-In this that the said
Emma LaIimer, q citizen Of Edgefeld, Tenn.
did, on or about the 4th day Of July, 1865,
tear down and trample under her feet, and
threatened to tear down aud burn the
American flag, if it was put up a second
time, in words az follows, 10 wit III It
(meaning the American hsg) is putup agoin
] viii tear il down and burn it up, or words
30 that effect. This, at the house Of A. r.
Latimer, in Edgsfield, Tenn.
FISDISGs-Of the spscidcations Of the first |
charge, "Guilty;" Of the specification Of the |
second charged 'fGuilty;" but the Commits |
sion find that she used the threat before the |
4th day o July, AID not on that day as /
stated IN the specification; Of the second !
charge, "Guilty."
sESTrNoE.-Andt the Commission do. there
fore, sentence her, the said Emma Lstimer,
to be confined in such Military prison as the /
General commanding the District OF Middle /
Tennessee may direct for the period Of
Ninety Days, and to psy to the United
states her tue Of 5000 Three Hundred Dol
lars, and in default Of the payment Of which,
to be further confined in came prison until
the whole fine shall have been satisfied, at
the rate Of Two .(2) Dollars FIR each days
imprisonment.
HEADQUARTERs DIsT. MIDDLE TESS.,
Murfreesboro, Tenn, Sept. "a, 1856. J
The proceedings, findings and sentence,
- H. "a
ion Of the peculiar Circumstances OF the case,
he Brevet Major General commanding is
pleased 10 remit the entire sentence It
will be well for Miss La'imer 10 remember
hat it viii not do 10 trifle with the sacred
.mb'em Of our natlOna ity. That in spite
4 the opposition Of all tue school girls in
he South, the ''Banner Of Glory and Bea<-
y" will still wave over the lend Of the free
nd Notwithstanding the united efforts Of
ID the rebelllous women in the country,
viii continue 10 float, until Time shall cea e !
o be, upon every breeze the pride and adj
nirstion Of all thinking persons. She will =
'e released from confinement and restored ,
o her parents, with attention TO Solomons :
age rernsrk, nc that spareh TIC rod spoil J
n the child"
The conduct Of the prosecuting witnesses
eseTyes passing remsrk. The testimony
hows that they had resolved on changing
heir place Of abode previous to July 4th, q
ut agreed 10 remain at the house Of Mr.. :
.atiHIer until after that date in order to en- !
mare his little daughter, and get her into r
-ouble- Thor .nrst battle for tAc rag ioas y
.ih AoHgAlcss school sirlii
The entire transaction looks like the work
children temporarily removed from pa
'ntal control.
By command Of Bvt. Mai. Gen. JoHsoS.
VA. WRIGHT,
Assistant Adiutant General.