National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-09


last long. Ihope 10 meet many familiar faces
here during the summer Colonel Hinton. in
snsc,or n, cons,,stes reschsd he,e . d.y or 40
sPNN'O " ..' U, ,oe~a 49, - "
ago, and aier snort stay viii proceed 70 VEN
Ice. General Chlpman has not yet put In an ap-
pearance REisENpER
, ,,ouo,. - ,, ,or,- .p
INN ,,n
TlALEU'
Attorney General Williams on Saturday trans
,nt,te, 10 inc President the foIlowinu onlnIon in
, ~ ~ 80 =, :, = - 49,,
tegau 70 'ne au1norny o' .ne , uoYelnuen, -, Wy
the Modoc prisoners by milltary uiDunhE
DEPARTMrsr oT JusrIcE. June :, ts7S.
10 Ne rresifest.
blE nave the hOnor 70 acknoNIe.Me me ~
ceipt ffom you OF several papers telhuNe 70 tne
Modoc Indians now In custody OF the United
states army, WIN request 20, my oplnlon hsW
the anthoriy 70 NY certain OF the prisoners ny
mllltary ttlbuna: j
The main facts out OF WhIch tue question
arises SIC tnese! 49,. 49,. - .--.- -....
In 1854 the United States made treaty with
o1rS % 70 and Temsa upon sS TessrystoH 10 he sst
Of OREGON. La,e an Iall, me lnnlan 9ein
away from their Ieservah9n,s s U misU na,n eesssn,
n rns,ns enu ~ ~ Vo ne,esehly tss osrr ina
eaIel nis n s,e ..g ~, u.
CONSEQUENCE OF Mnicn oonni.s ensusn De'wesn
.tter aevcrsl psseesSle ctlsens and their FAM.
ne nes ~ .ne N,r,ny msIv ,nn suybeu ~ Ss,a ~
this nanu' IneL tnen intenensu h tnenssms Enn,,n
snspsn % AMI one or more seyeTe battle. In wh,cs
persons on ooth SUES were Wounueu i huu Niiie"'
ann tne unitea ,,,ns Tes s,o on.n.
a. enus % M az ,hs isS ~ hnr,, is.t asnersi
csnby, Rev: MT; Thomas and Mr. M Meacnsm, % I At
po,n, oe,meen ,ne ppnmsn, ~ ,h.t erd ms,
q jazz Se sssf 81 tsS nc nasn
op v treaty re IT, and While 80 engaged senersi csnby
snS .nS N, MeanS.m seyeTsIy Toun3ed by tae In.
snu @ MI. m..oun ,,,, ~, grasInn pe{,ies ,ni
lans pIesssunn ps npy iaes end M u, ,Da., q, Nj
,ne ua sa hain nan,nred ami sSe nov in ,he
saDds ~ Inc miII,srp sntbotiiIes :" ''''
nanus % ol w unn.ar ~ : cnnm,n,..,,on "a tho
asl'.rn 1M 9. WA as,sd ,hs "A ips, reoon's o
,nenss ,Sat snsh az these Indians ne nave yio-
m,sry ln % law be 'u tTs bg military tribunal
rns ], ,eSSninen'auon War !" app'o'e' o' '"e "e''e-
r.nas were PIepitSsd Sy asr N OF
Of which Gener 4; nv was II pTes rs
Tn,isJ s st,tss' Msfe pnSlshed Tor Inc govern.
msnt Of asmlss Of the Tinted states in me nsld,
section iS o. these y ~ ,so s,ns cST F,r.,
n., mhishy : cnn 9arreJ AMI dennea Nv siatnte
.sconh tbst wbirs Il derived from tSs common
sw q war Mtsry osoSs. under ne .,s,.,, -
mi miiitaTy ogences which do moi come withir
the staints mnst he tried and punished under ths
cammnn law N war the charncteT of the courts
Shirh exerciSe tnese iuriadIctions denends upou
ths iaeal laws of each paTtIcular couniTy.
SIn Inc armies of me limited states the 1nt Il
| sxerrIsed nv eourts. marital, while cases which
~ ~, eong with,n me ,RnIrs and Articles N
w. ~ re inrisdIction conferred nv statnte an
conris marital arc fried nv military COMMITS.
SlonS ,,,o,,,to. vhIch n.ve ham .h,s N
sramipe pnon mis- subject harmonizs vim these
| Observation-Disclosures
According TO the laws o. war there g nSthnC na A,
s,onb faitb and there can he no greater act OF
SeT1dy and treachery than the assasaination Of