New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-04
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wAsumqrox. Monday. Sept .. 1866.

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SOLDIERS AED SAILORS UNION CONVENTION.
The following are few additional extracts from the
many hundreds Of letters received response to the cal
tor the Pittsburgh Soldiers and Sailors Convention
Major Gen. A. s. Ferry Of Connecticut United States
Senator elect writes
The Federal Uniform lately worn in triumph BY hundreds
over the territory Of the Rebellion has become badge
Of shame that very territory by the policy which
the people Of the South That policy must be crushed
the ballot box do desire to witness the loss Of all that
! redes.
Brevet- Major.Gen Cheain of Galena. H., says
North SPS s9 Win ypoSd 70 The cali and When assembled
in convention give the world TO understand In unstakaee
oas and that traitors must be paSIsSsdS In this State
and may say throughout the North West iouIhfs ISt
epes justice and human freedom as when Lighting treason
shall endeevOr 10 be present at the Convention"
BreTet Major Gen Daniel Ullman says:
heartily with you, aud prepared to surrender
the Government without another sragg TO the control OF
cr,-mOre dangerous because less bold and open
Breyet Major-Gen. Samuel A. Duncan of New-Hamp-
shire writes as follows:
when the vanqushed traitors Of the South shall
forth works meet for repenenoe let them be received back
into full communion with the sisterhood Of States from
is hight tho great law Of sepreservaton that
nnderles and inheres 10 al Constitutions mperatlyey de-
victory the field should have 10 the ereer and
scarcely less peous conflict Of ideas that ahless public
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and sailors will be their instincts aud true to the
OF liberty.
Col. Amass Cobb NJ. C. from Wisconsin says:
Isgree with that portion Of your presmbo in which you
with the reconstruction policy of Johnson
but small minority Of the men who defended the Repub
and contemplate in their sab,ervicncy to man al
though high the station to which be has been elevated b
the soldiers whose merit and glory that they have fought
bOs NJ
policy succeeds and the public opinion OF tho present and
interest Williamsburg Malvern, Aniietam and Gettys
burg not worth more than I'VE cents on the dollar and Ban
MAJOR GEES COURT MARTIAL
The proceedings and findings Of the Military Commits
son which tried Major Gee formerly in command OF the
Rebel prison at Salisbury n c. on the charge of cruelty
Union prisoners during the have just been made
public The Commission find that Major Gee, while in
command Of the prison. failed to provide for the prisoners,
about thousand in number either food clothing raons
fuel water hospital attendance sufficient TO preserve
health sustain e that the prisoners we're not supplied
with sufficient water for culinary purposes for
satisfying thirst or with wood except very small in
adequate quantities. and this although ample supply Of
water and wood could have been obtained in the mme-
date neghborhood Of the prison. The findings enumer
ate at length the phyations and outages to which the
prisoners subjected and say that the hospital &C
COMMENTATORS anu med'ca' sl'onuance iufnsneu
=, a. .o.n,,a, :, ,ho r,;.or ,hsv r,re,v returned
H.. a.. a., h raaso 81 sueA fluro alaree number Of
..,d n-;sonn,. to; s9o Month whose names arc mn.
-, az -, 1,.o..o .,.,r.,on and e.,ospre during
a.. go. - N,o,,., aud nscember lsBl The Com
..ion boweve, on the ground that the accused wac
hi.r,o oD,r 70, uoakness In retaining the position,
81. - 49, o,,, ,be dictates Of humanity and
p.,., an, warn Snllv resno,ible for all
no. ~ 49,, .u,-,.os ocor,, .bo aecused on
''os' -, :. .o,sas,ton. In o,,,ov,ry thu
Do'H ~. e.aa,,. :, the Commission Msor.C,en
,,r, ,,o I,o,artnen, r.
SoIL S".on,s from tho conclusion Of - rommI..o,
,h. the ONLY responsibility of the secnsed was weakness
=, reaining position as comm, ndan, Of the prison II
,ba, while the eyidep - 49,, the fact tina
,hs hjrbs, au,boritie. .o government were full
for t,,s =, the laws and customs
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! bsohETARf HARLAss TESTIMONIAL
sos segrrlous rascal Who has thus far escaped do
served n6henti)n N penentary has sent 10 the local
papers and correspondents Of the HewYork press here
anonymous communications TO the effect that tn
late presentation to Secretary Harlan Of silver plate
and an autograph album was paid for by tax
ofs o on the clerks of the Interior Department the
collection Of which enforced by the confidential clerks
in Mr. Harlan's Office Inquiry made Al the Department
contributors to the testimonial confirms the fact that the