Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-18
From the New York Tribune.
Justice Again

Colonel II s. Olcott, who writes us letter.
is one OF the mine officers. twenty servants, one
phonohra pher and thirty four horses who COM
pose the Doubleday Court Martial-he being a
Colonel on detective business of the War De
partment We shall briefly answer his points
J. II the expenses of the Doubleday Court
Martial paid of the amount reserved
fsom Cozzeos' contracts, who pays the expenses
of the United States Circuit and District Courts,
in Philadelphia, and the further expenses OF Of
fcers of the army, who are doing the work which
these crime officers. twenty servants. one pho
nogra pheF and thirty four horses" should be do
ing7
ii. According to Colonel Ocott. the Govern
ment makes enough out of Cozzens to pay the
Court II there 20 Court, would not all
this be clear gain? The money goes, and no
adequate return comes from il; and, so far as
debt and unnecessary expense are concerned, it
might as well be in CozZens' pocket as in that OF
the Court. The money most certainly does not
go TO the Treasury, where it belongs.
III. Col Olcott explains Judge Thompson {.
decision. That decision plain. Cozzens
was arrested "by order OF the Secretary OF
War" and discharged by the same Secretary in
Difference to the gathering wrath of Pennsylva-
MIA. There was no appeal to arms, for the War
Secretary showed great discretion. Col. Olcott
intmates that any future habeas corpns will be
resisted with arms" Colonel, you are mis-
taken, "a well as injudicous 10 such an intms-
ton Not a musket will be RAGGED against the
writ The people have bad enough of musketry
". As tothe item of forage. to which Col Oh
colt objects, we cannot amend il. We have better
evidence than that Of correspondent. This
forage is allowed: and when a Government al
lowance is made. the officers always 6nd some
way of drawing IT, The only way to controvert
our bill is TO sead US the Courts pay roll.
We have now answered Col Ocou's state
ments; and in doing so, the lsbored defense OF
the Press in reply 10 the Tribune But Col
Olcott and the PresJ make this mistake: We do
not attack the Doubleday Court Martial but the
whole system OF Military Courts assembled in
peaceful States aud presuming to administer jus
tice We take that Court as an eXsmple-to
show the people the folly of the practice The
anxie'y OF the members OF this Court-theiT ex
treme sensitiysness about the Just and dis
passionate comments OF the Tribune can
only be accounted for on the law of Ma
ture, which makes the barnacle cling to the
ship, or the reptile 10 the blood yielding
body. We do not attempt to s.sail them; but
the system of which they are, We had always
hoped. obcdient but unwilling members Court
Martial pay IL good and the work is easy, and
particularly in Mr. Thompson's BALL wick } there
is no harm to be dreaded But it is expensive
and absurd. Let the War Department put its
mine officers. twenty servants, one phonogrs pher
and thirty four horses" st some war dutT, or
muster them on; of the service The Press re
minds Us that these officers are gallant. and some
have been wounded Granted But there are
ten thousand other soldiers quite as gallant and
severely wounded Must they be made into
Court Mariialsf Ii these Courts are intended
as military hospitals or Homes" let is be an
nounced, and We will not say nay. AZ the hole
business now stands. il / > q scindal-an extrava-
gsnce and an absurdity Try a man l40 days
spend S206I5 e3 in the work, ard have him
released in spite of your power-snd then go on
to try another man. who will probably cost an
other 800 900. and be released. IL Col. Olcott
or the Press can match this in rare humor, we
should like to see il. Ii certainly is very funny,
and We would be glad to enjoy il; but. unfortu-
nately, il costs so much. and looks absurd even
If IL were not mischieyous.