The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-13

shall be turned TO behold for the last time
the sun in heaven, may not see him shin
ing on the broken and dishonOred irag
ments Of q once glorious Union"
These inspiring words Of the great
statesman's best days expressed the feel
Ing that stirred the American people Sc
deeply in 1861, after SumptGr Ind been
fired upon. They could not brook the idea
ofbecOming the broken and dishOnOred
fragments Of once glorious Union. On
the contrary, like that Indiana regiment
that knelt and swOrc TO wipe out the taunl
of Buena Vista, so tue people Of the
North, who had been tunted 50 often US
the degenerate sons Of illustriOus sircs
swOrc in their hearts that instead OF such
q calamity and disgrace, tho world should
behold very different sight II should
behold the gorgeous ensign of the repub.
lie still full high advanced; its arms and
trophies streaming III their original lustre,
not stripe erased or polluted, or single
star ObsCured.n And well did they make
good their sacred resolve, Tho world
secs nc" broken and dishOnorCd fragments
of q once glorious Union" but, instead OF
them, it secs stronger government than
il supposed our republic could ever be-
come. 1t sees all the Suites III their orig
inul places in the Union, like the planets III
our solar system, and all revolving harmo'
niously around that central government
which is the source Of strength TO them all
Perhaps there nre many here to-day
WHO read that remarkable article that up
peared in the Ati,utio Monthly NQgtIziHc
during the war, entitled The Man With
out Country" An article that il seems
to me ought 10 DO read more than
once in every American household. Moth.
ing SO graphic and so impressive appeared
among all the patriotic literature Of the
war. The narrative goes TO the quick Of
IN Americans feelings US lie discovers
what it was to one poor human being, III
least, to find himself berClt Of n country.
There may be some here who never read
this article, and do not know that can
interest any Of you TO better advantage
than TO attempt very brief summary oi
It's remarkable statements The case was
that of young man named Philip No
Ian, "a lieutenant In tho Army of the
United States, stationed at tho time ut
Fort Adams in the then territory Of Mis-
sissipUi. He had, in IN unguHrLcd mo
ment, lent m ear 10 Aaron Burr, and be-
came implicated with him in his great
Southern scheme that was supposed IL
hive involved treason 10 the United
States. Burr was tried at Richmond, and
this young officer was tried by court
martial at Fort Adams. The officers Of
the court were disposed TO deal lGuiently
with him, regarding him US one Of Burr's
victims, and not Us traitor TO the service.
In order 10 give him chance To make
out as good Il case for himself rs possible
he was asked ut the conclusion OF his trial
what he had TO say to show that he had
always been loyal 10 the Government oil
tho United States. In fit Of ungOvCrna.
bic Chagrin and modification, and resent
mCnt, III the whole circumstance Of his
arrest and trinl, he replied, TO the utter
amazemcnt and confusion Of the court:
"D-7l tue UAitet States. / iciM I may
aCrcr hear Of tic United States again."
Col. Morgan, who presided ut the trial,
had been nm officer in our Revolutionary
army, and he was noted for his deep and
reverential patriotism. He held the name
of his country in sacred estimation. lie
was horror stricken to hear such IN i'm.
prcCatiOn iNll from an Americans lips, and
especially from an American in his COun'
try's uniform and service. Recovering
himself, however, in u moment, hO called
the court into his private room and after a
consultation of fifteen minutes returned
pale us sheet into the presence Of the
young officer. Addressing him he said;
"IriWnCr h0r Tie sentence n tho C0WH
The cOUf dccHies, SUBJECT II the approval q
tie President, Mdt y0H a<Cer hGdr tic HdRtC
ofMO UMited States again"
Nolan laughed when the words first fell
upon his car. Their novelty no doubt cx-
cited his incrcdulity and perhaps his ridi'
Guile. But no one else laughed. In II mo-
mGnt the court room was Mlshcl us death.
As soon rs the papers could be prepared
lie Was forwarded under guard to the
Naval commander at New Orleans, and
tho orders were to sec that no one mention
cd the name OF the United States to him
under any circumstances. Thomas Jctfcr.
son was then President and he approved
the sentence Of the court martial and di.
rcCtcd the Secretary Of tho Navy 10 carry
il out MS strictly Us possible. To this end
the Secretary placed the prisoner on board
one OF the Government vcssclsgoing on q
long cruise, andin SO doing issued the fol-
lowing OrlGrs TO her commander:
you will receive from Lieut., NCalc tho
person OF Phillip Nolan, late u Lieut.. in
tho United States Army. This person on
his trial by court martial expressed with
an oRth tho wish that he might never hOaE
of the United States again. The court
sentenced him TO have his wish fulfilled
You will take the prisoner on board your
ship and keep him there with such pre-
cautions rs will prevent his escape. You
will provide him with such quarters, ra'
tons, and clothing us would be proper fol
nm officer Of his late rank Il he were pas
4 sGngOr on your vessel Oh the business OF
his Government. lie is To he exposed 10
no indignity Of any kind nor is he ever
unnecessarily TO he reminded that he is Il
prisoner. but under no circumstances is
lie ever 10 hear Of his country, or sec any
information regarding it. 1t is the intcn
ton OF the Government that hCSn0ll never
again see the country he has disowncd.
These were the orders as made Out and
delivered TO the commander Of the United
States ship Of war "Intrcpid,' in 1907
and they were never afterwards ChangGC
or modified by any succeeding admins
tratiUn of the Government, even down tC
: the year 1864, when after ilIly.ilvC year.
detention ut sea the prisoner died Dur
ing tlut long and eventual period in oul
national history, II Is not known that ht