Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
further trials by Military Commission in

further trials by Military Commission IN time
of peace; and that another party in power
is willing to let him die in prison, as the
safest way of evading questions bis trials is
likely to put before the country. If not
put upon trial this month those "who ought
to know" say that he will be set at liberty
upon his parole.
The unmasking of the operations of
the Freedman's Bureau by Generals STEED.
MAN and FULLERTON during their inspec-
tion tour, seems to have brought to grief
the dirty officials they have thus exposed.
The Richmond Times says:
"The Northern papers publish the order
of the President to General Howard, di.
recting him to suspend and order into
arrest, to report to General Ruger, Colonel
E. Whitelsey and a number of other officers
and employees of the Freedmens' Bureau in
North Carolina, whose malfeasance and
corruption we're exposed by Generals Steed.
man and Fullerton. We are pleased to see
that the Rev. Mr.. Fitz, the patriarch of the
Trent River settlement, and the Rev. Hor-
ace James of Massachusetts,, are among the
parties ordered into custody"
- An European correspondent of a
New York paper in expatiating upon the
atrocities of Spain towards Peru, makes the
following sarcastic hit at reconstruction in
the United States:
"Permit me to offer suggestion. We
hear a great deal about Southern lands be-
ing wanted to reward Northern soldiers, and,
no doubt, if there is any such want, it will
be tremendous obstacle in the way of re-
construction. Suppose you settle your in.
testine differences by admitting the South
to Congress on condition Of taking Cuba
and dividing that rich island amongst the
conquerors Spain will not give you any
trouble, and the plan I suggest would be an
excellent way of furnishing her piracy. and
of healing your civil wounds. Give the sug-
gestion currency, let the people accept it,
and before the Fall, United States Com
mission may be dividing Cuba amongst loyal
claimants. Don't miss such fine opportu.
nifty.
Judge NELSON, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States,
residing in New York, has discharged, upon
a writ of haJaes corpus, Mr.. JAMES EAeAN,
of Lexington District, South Carolina, con.
fined for life in the Albany Penitentiary,
under the sentence of a Military Commits.
sion, charging him with murder Judge
NELSON says in his order for the release:
"It appears that said Eagan was tried
without presentment of grand jury and
without the verdict of petit jury, and that
he was not and never has been in the mill.
tary or naval service, and that it was not a
case arising in the land or naval forces or
in the militia when in actual service in time
of war or public danger, nor subject to the
jurisdiction of Military Commission, I do
hereby decide and adjudge that the said
James Eagan is illegally imprisoned, the
said trial having been without jurisdiction,
and 1 do order that he be discharged from
said imprisonment"
Such precedent coming from member
of the Supreme Court Bench, will no doubt
be acted upon to alleviate the horrors these
hateful military trials are bringing upon
the South. We look to such in hope.