The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-21
".neral Thomas Disapproscs al the
.sndings OF the Itheridgc tourt
Martial.

General Thomas DIsapprovcs al the
.sndtnS~ OF the Itheridgc Court
! Martial.
W hsfr sispaiy stated that Stanton. miii-
iary -airag in Tcnncs-.c dis,pproved q the
iindinfs 20 tir courf martial ia thr Elhcridec
case. IT. b. convenient nslisiIuI ursn
whom o. Inn re.ponsibllty. ~ llsn nrcc. .iry.
- was evident IN thr Palmer mbroglio. la
heniucky. iu this ease a. -'shifs- no re-Pon-
slbllliy." and speak. a. thc auto RAJ Ct .all the
Tenne.-sss.~
The proceeding n thc militar5 commits
sion Ia tie ease 81 Emerson Efheridse. citizen.
I afe oi.1prrotpd hY the Major General conn
msHdtitf. Or The following Reasons.
1T APPEAR. from thc record, that upon the
enufCnIns - the Commission. the judge Ad-
/ tocafc summoned such Witnesses n were
I ac,meil ufea.. avs to support Tho prosecution.
| bat. before 0nf-ihirl ~ tie witness were eX.
tmufd. tllf filpNi ne entry a. ordered o. b..
/ made in tAr records The Commission then
| went INTO affri session, ani decided tnelnsp
The ca.e. Tho Iud.e Advocate presented and
rntgrru into tii. I.r-f-esiiugs, protest AGAINST
thi- SUMMARY Heiinu &C The pnmi s.iou. npnn
The ground tact many oI the most important
Mithf -rs SCR To- tsHI Crulaeui, named ln the
protest, y ere Mt ssefunneI. and that De- hal
COOL rrasnns Tor believing ihaf. hy these vii
/ ntssfr, a. ruuiI prove material fact. in tho
I
/ Based upon ihfr an4akiis. already In his
l possession. notwithstanding the protest Il
the jude Advocate the Goa. mission proceed
ca - make IT. huaiu--. aul then adjourned.
The action 81 ihe fQlnuii ,-luu Was fmauihor-
I'LL. nnd Without pnrearnt IL j. the prov
Tree ~ court o. .lt in Judgment and 10 inEeS-
uzatr with patience and aIruifE. tho evidence.
brought before Dr., hui u0i 30 reject without
constellation. tho maitii'l ts.filaaav inon
which ~ Judgment should he hHsetl The
commission also committed "a crave error in at
taching no crimnaliiy o. ihe findings upon
some ~ the specification 81 S. hrh fh,. accused
was proved guilty hl ihc limited amount II
testimony which 10 cuud .-c,ntlee a. r,si.ttit ~
Judge Advocate 10 intro iucc.
" The second finding shows that The accused
ia time ~ rebellion, 0r during the unsettled,
state Of society immediately following n. ami
IN the midst Of nciori0usly dislOyal assem-
bly,. denounced The President and tn COM
mander u The armies II the Nation n a u,ilr-
per. liar, man ueancr than Judas I-cariot
and declared. also. thai fiere was no sem
blance OF civil government iu the land. but
usurpation, and that the laws were void and
not binding. and YET The Court attach no crimi-
nality % H. Thus officers II the army. COM
prising military tribunal, and holding COM
missions from The commander OF the armies Of
the United states. see him 30 defimed his nu-
thority set NJ naught. his usefulness impaired
and yet find nothing in all this 10 condemn
The Commits sion evidently failed 20 apprc-
date the grave nature of the ease brought be-
tore VI. and 10 manifest "A due respect fr the
dignity and interest OF the Government il rep
resented; and instead of being an instrument
OF justice and the guardian Of the military au-
th0rity II was appointed 10 uphold. by It's ar
bitrary and incOnsiderate action has enabled
Emerson Etheridge L. succeed in his at
tempt 10 DO rs much injury as posi-
bile To the Goycrnmut, without subject
ing him To personal harm. Although
the Court has decided TO do Justice. and the
evidence and findings clearly establish tbc
guilt Of the accused, Yet u the present state of
society i'm West Tennessee does not require
that further action should be- taken i'm thi,
ease. or further restraint placed upon the ac-
cused. The court Will not be- reconyened for the
reconsideration Of its finding, upon the evil
dencc before IL. and Emerson Etheridgc will
he Immediately released from his parole and
set al liberty.