The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-14


bayon. Il Of negroes.
Very truly, yours,
"ENERsoN ETHERIDoE."
Charge "a; Inciting Sedition snd insur-
rection.
Specifications LET: "In this, thst Emerson
Ethcridge, citizen Of Tennessee, when ad-
dressing a large assembly Of citizens, 81
Trenton, Tennessee, on the I'd day Of July,
lsG5, made use Of incendlnry and ibaam-
matory language, IN words substantially -
foilo-s. to-Wit:
.iWhen the tax 60 leciors, who have been
appointed by the present bogus Legisla-
hirr. (ineaning thereby the loyal aud law
ful Legislature OF the State Of Tennessee
come aroand 10 collect taxes, shoot them
down but don't tell any one told you to
do Il.
SPECIFICATION Cd: efIn this, that Emerson
Etheridge. citizen, when engaged In har-
aneuiug q mass meeting Of citi=eus a. Tren
ton, Tennessee. on the Sd day OF July, 1865,
made Use Of incendiary aud disloyal Ian
guage IN words substantially, % 10 lows, TO-
vii
"The negroes are no more free than they
were ten years ago aud Il any one goes
through the country telling them they are
tree, shoot him, aud these negro troops com
mande by low and degraded white men,
| going through the country, ought 10 be shot
down"
The said EtheFidge thereby publicly in
citing and urging the people 10 armed resis-
lance, to law, renewed acis Of hostility
/ against the Government, aud attempting 10
bring disgrace upon the National army.
Specification 81 ain this, that Emerson
/ Etheridge, citizen, while violently har-
arguing large public as emily at Trentan,
! Tennessee, July 3, 1865, inside use Of lan
| runge IN substance as follows
Jen Davis Is q mean man, and cen
| prove that Br0wnlow and johnson (msaniug
thereby W, g. BrownlOW, tie honorable
| G1Vcrnor Of Tennessee. and his Excellency
andrew johnson, President Of the United
States, are still meaner than he is. Judas
sold himself for thir pieces Of silver, but
johnson sold himself for greenbaeks, and
| Lincoln (meaning thereby the late President
Of the United staiesl has deceived me and
lied 10 me-"
The said Ethsridge thus attempting 10 IN
cite the people of Tennessee 10 rrinaugurato
revelation aud bloodshed, endeavoring 10
hold up 10 infamy the Chief Magistrate OF
the State nnd Nation, and even insulting
the revered memory Of Abrahsm Lincoln,
the late lamented President.
To which charges and spceifcsiions the
accustd pleaded as followsi
TO The second specification, frat charge,
GHilty.
To all The other specifications aud the
charges, Not gully.
FIND SGs.
OF specification lsi. charge LIST, Nof Gully.
except the words, publishing and adopting
the following resolutions and being present
81 The town OF Dresden, Weakly county,
Tennessee.
OF specification %, charge lsi, Guilty, bu,
attach no criminality.
OF charge Let, Net GWiitg.
OF specification let, charge "a, Not Gully.
o. specification ID, charge "a, Nof Guiity,
except the words -'the negroes are no more
free than they were forty years ago." and
attach no criminality 90 These words.
OF specification Sd. charge ID, GRITTY. ex-
cept the words: "The said Etheridre thus
attempting 60 ineite the people Of Tennessee.
20 rvinaugerate revelation and bloodshed.
endeavorlng % hold mp % infamy the Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation, aud even insult
ting the revered memory OF Abraham Linz
coin, the late President of the United States
b OF America"
OF charge "a, Not GHil{y.
And the Comm ission do arqut him, the
said Emerson Etheridgc.
5 IT, The proceediugs Of the Military Com
mi sjon, 10 the case Of Emerson Etheridec.
eiitseu. are disapproved BY tue MsiorGen-
eral Commanding for the following reasons
' 10 appears lrun the record, that upan the
convcnIng &C the Commission, the Judeo
= Advocate summoned such witnesses as wee
deemed necessary 60 support the prssetu-
Ton, but beiote one-thira of these " theses
we're examined, the following eutry was or
dered 10 be made in the record
The Commission then went into se,r.t
b. session ao2 decided g. close the case -
The Judge Advocate presented and enter
: Cd ina the proceedings protesi against this
summary sction Of the Conn issiou. upop
4. / the ground that many OF she mo irnnor-
tsnt witnesses fof she 6oyerulnent. NAMED
} in the PROTEST. were Dot examined. sud that
be had good rcasons Cor leving that bv
/ these witnesses be eosld prove msterial facts
IN the case. his knosledFeof ,hc'r testimony
] being based upon their aAiisviss already IN
has possession.
Notwithstapdirg the protest Of the Judge
Advocate. The C0mmission proceeded Il
make Us findings. ard Adjourned
This act on the Commisaion wss unau-
thorizrd and without precedcut. It is tue
province % Court 90 SIT IN judgment and
70 investigate With pxtience and dieni y the
, evidence brought before il, but not % rejcct
. without consideration The mstcrial tcsumo-
ny, gPon which its Judgcmnt should be
hascd.
The Commission also committed q grave
- --A'+- ~ AAAlaNlAAAAF ANNNHt liatl
ings uPoa some 81 the specifications. Of
which The accused was proved guilty, BY the
limited amount Of testimony, which IL CON
descegded 10 permit the Judge Aavo,atc 10
iutrodnee. - -
fheEecor'l and findings show thai he
accused, In time Of rebellion. tor during he
unsettled state u society immeaintelv o.
losing H. and n me midst ola no toriou,lv
disiofnf assembly, denounced tie pn,..5,-.,
and OomimaHder 81 the Aruiics Of ne Na+io-
a. a "usurpcT," liar, > man "ueauer than
Jalas Tseari0t and dcclared also thaithors
was 10 semhlance OF civil government IN
the land but iisurpation, and that the laws
were "void aud not binding" and yet the
Court aitsch no cri1Rinality % It,
Thus, officers 81 the Army composing q
Military Tribunal, and holding Comfnis-
SONS hon the Commar der Of the Armies OF
The bntied States, zee him 60 DETAINED. bis
authority set 81 naught, his usefulness i'm
Paired-and yet And nothing IN al this TO
condemn,