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M^. JONATHAN FBiqUNS, lat R. lat B, 2d D. Manhal.

rsB eomplainanta a^ respondeat, on being called, an- swered. The ordera for holding the eonrt and postponing the aame wer? then read bjr the Judge Advoeate; the originaUi being papers marked No. 1 and 3, are aaaezed to theae pro- eeedings. The eoort waa then ordered to be opened, whieh ' was done in doe forpu bjr jthe Manhal. '

The Jn^ Advocate then prsieeeded to adiMiidister to th« Presideat and eaeh of the members afor«saii, tUgly, and the

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"«g .he militia of the cL^o^Hrt »* T"'"'^' ""* *'^-

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Gen. Gooi^Ue then ftand-l fSlf. t ^ . ^ .

^vhi,h wa. rc^m to the^^,^'"^^ A'*^*^^ a papfer, "te-, which wa. «ra«teai||ffl3^ »' 'hirty^iin-

*nd annexed to <he p«,eJ3Br * "**** *•• «»

The Judge Advocate th.JiJkL»:^^% „^ • , ' fcada»yobjecUo,.again.t,ori,htZ^S! r*»»«# . a«^ hereupon h. au..^, ^^ HlZ^l^^f ''* *^"^- tion being put to the eompJainaiit. 1^ % •^eq«»e«-

»«ad no ohjection, to „^.^ •"•"'•' **''y*»»''«l^ that thej

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J^t Col. 8an.ucI.Bria.blcco^^:';:f "^^ ^^^^pUiat .f ^va. reml to hin, by the Judge Adv^r ?*'"''*>]''"' '''»i«* which, being marked No 4 T -^"'^- 4 eertiAcd copy of Which being ..adt^^c J^; Jra!? j:r ^^^ ^^^^^ Ebenezcr Goodale, w^thef ol" t7 .'*'8"'''^^"^'' «-• complaint, he wa. guilty, o/not ^Ht^ «" '" ^"^ *«»««^*'

Gen. Goodale then 4uled a S^ the original of which iT^tiTZT'^T' ""'' '^^^^^ proceeding.. Herenpo. the court Z'l'^^ '""'"'^ ^ «>« «"ltation, the doo« were ordeJd JI! '^^' ^"^ aAercon- directed the Judge AdvoTtetl ^JT*^* •««» the co,»rt "The court eo..Wer, thaUnV^ ^en. Goodale, that « soldier i8^o be con.idcred « «^;*n»«t»rt treiy citizen

" the public tribunal iTlrr"""' *" '•> -«»«t to " *»'e door,to free inouiry ^^.f «7^«» ought not to .hut

"Goodale, a. commanding oler TT^. ?«— -f Gen. j " «-ee, or after the di.bC:f"*'^^^^^^^

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. '■ ^ ■ .Goodaleiriie f of the court: ^Mjneqnea- f*a that thej

«ompIaint of tfl'm, which Hned copy of Ifroceedinga. 'ot said Gen. Jie aforetttid

hl» aoawei; lexed to the Rafter con- id the eolirt »dale, that •»y eitizcn Bondut to iot to shut ; r t)f Gen. > n the ah- \

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•aid. The oriJ^TT !^^ «Mr4fc « the ena^aint iifore.

•4. In 180* I joined the %Ie«i o«lo< ^^1-, ^ , ieco«nia.dofCapt.Bowdi<ch.*»Jk. ••^J* BQW nBdef

«i»char«e,exceptC;^r^t':i;r^^

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:Midii^whatteniu, at W»bb*tP ,

4. He adTiied us not to do doty ih tl. militia oompairies, •nd told Of, if we were not wanM io (^ Cadet eomaany. wo •fcottM be eloar of duty. *j| ^ ^ -.

A He did aot aMi^|||;4il!»; bat .atd hehatfgiTM, noj order to hare as diMhaq^r ,. [ '

«;^a|««. Wa.wi^eiiyiifia^lhaaexaiDiaed,ai,dl did Bot Oen. Ooodale thea deelare it #a^ hi* •dj^ioo tou had i not been diselarged?

4. I do not reebU^t thlit the law^ eaanined, bit the I brigade book #a«, awT it did not appear there, thai we had been diiehaiKed. I have not done mUitary dttty ubmi July %, 1811a ; I * ^ ^ ^f " ^ ^

fl By MiM. Why did yon not do ftilitary daty?

Ji. Capt. Bowditeh did not warn us, and Gen. Goodale ad- Tited ua not to do duly in the itanding miliUa?

Q. By same. Did he advise yon not to do daty in th« Cadet Company? -.1

S. Noj he d^ if we wne not warned in the Cadet{ eompany, we should be ezensad |(oni nilitaiy duty.

H, By Mme. Did he tell you, that yon were mat UtMe to I do do|fy la^e Cadet eonpfuiyP [

Jl, Noj I presomejke kneliwe were member* of theUCa- det eompany. i

Benjamin Webb, b^ihg duly sworn, was interrogated As Ibllows. ,» , ' j^^ I

9f BjfJ- ^. What do you know relative to the third

ehat^ge in the complaint? • ' '. . »^ , .

A UB^u l«n,llh Nathan Cook, oaeof tie e^Ued >ienibei>i of the Cadet einpany, ealM on me, and requested •e to go with him to ^rig. MaJ. White, and see if theie was any nenil of kis di^efiarge in the bri^e books. I tkenheld «n Ensign's eemmission in the Cadet eompany. Mi^. White [

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V tenioon, and m'eef the peraont expfelled from the Cad# ooa- paoy atj^my tbop; and Oen. Goodie i^nd .Vli^. Wh.ic B^thein

; Here iftebr^ingly. They told Oea.*'Ouodai^ &^ eoniAred ' t)»eiBMli(|«SiemJ^iifU||^ Cadet eoaip^ 'bnt^d revived

notice, to llo duty in th<^ ttuiJing militia «o«|N|uijM| aM^to- < ' H*^^ *^^'^'*y ""^^t %y ^M do Sty or aot^the

V miliUa'eo^paniei. 0«q^oo{|^enj^ tham, Mi«y i^ere Cft^ intents •<^>P^p*jrigtoillto''of the Ca4et eompanyi that, 0«i*t.'Bowakchniad lo ri^t to dUehaVge them, and would be eomg||||i to refteire then faek iigain. . He also ad- riifed them Hot to pay jiny attention to the uotiees of the offi- eert of the itanding militia to do duty in th«ir eompaqies*. He fuggeited ifi thA, they M better aaU on |he officers, and in- fbnn them they> were menbars of the Ci^tleompkny. ^

^ q. Bi/OituGood^^ Did Q«ii.Qo9daler>peate<||iy enjoin ; on the members of^m Cadcit iSompaoy, to.eall on the officers

of the standing companies, to notify. tliem,th^ \^er^^.«pcmbeiii.

•f the Salen'Cadft company? ;v. *"

J. Ht^M oneo» at the sipggestion of ^ig. Whil^. . Capt. 9amael Chamberlain, commander of a eompany of

militia in Salem, beii% duly sworn, w^ interrogated as iollowt. q. By J. ML 'What did Gton. OlMale say to you relatire '

to .proseentiiig ^aarnl Jriggs f<ir a fine, for nogfeet of duty in

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J: Said Briggs was ^hsUed in my eompfuy last fall, and -^U he was wat>ned, hec^lpe to ne to make his eaeuse; and

•aid' Gen. Ooodale and Mi^. White iold,him he was a member ' ^^^ Cadet flitmpany; bat I t4|ld hin I did not think that was

w|r'etense.^ He also said, he could fetch it firom •under their ' ftdnds, that he was a member of the Cad»t company, t told'

him^ifheeonld bring it from 4tnder Capt Qowditch^s hands ^t woMd ankwen I called on Gen. Qood^Iast spring, and

asked liim u|he.w4s going to ealla eonrt,of %]|^iry on Capt.

Brtwditeh, a|d he aaawered yeii,#nd a|id ^ |lraj4«i hare done

H b«fbro, if, thoy had not treated hia/iiktp^ilel^ I told him

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ho«k iru brottgh^ it appeare'S tlieri^orded, that I wa* dis-

ebai8«lfrQiB t||^adet eomnliny, at my own juguegtj- but I

informed Gen. Goodale, that I did not request ^|nd he said

he had not authorized that reeord to be made, and Twas a

■member of ^e Cfcdet company, aa i^neh as I ever was, and

tdyued me not to do duty in the standinf militia, «bd that if

IfM not warned W the Cadet eompany, I should be elear of

duty. He also «^rismie to ea)l on the Capt o| the militia

company, and make mj exeuse, which I foUoweC althlmgh it

was differsfilt from my own opinion. »

41 By deft. For what reason did Gen. Goodale advise you to try the.question'of yiir liabiUty to do duty in either of the eompanies?

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'^^^Sf*****' ^^*Sr*" *« «onver»ti6n at that time?* A^ da not recollect much of it; ure were eonrersing about fte e^»^t against Cap^. Bowdit^h, and Jiaving heanl, that Optt. G^iaie was not gef g to niKtiee the complaint, because hivwai «ot oflleiaUy notiftid of the discharge of Gen. Oerbv Ujj»*id* if that wii the case, and heslUd «ri»«ething li ttpilMi» ;ffle alsa asMine several tiiaa, why* would not have a trial 0*. the cotaplaiht aHiM^nie, for negleet of dltv i»t^ standing mUitia» and ui^ me to have it tri^.

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9f^hotitj to ifaj. White, for

t^^M these thlugg. He^psaid

bftsine* ia his ab8eiiir*a| that he had

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id, that Miy,

ip the Bcveral companies to cAll oo Mai;

id f^m

^y wished any privates diBcik_p„ ,^„ P? Im! had ^venja^ White •J^eSl^yder

i^re^lgli^^ 4^ aworn;#int2h^t:.

ed, ai|^ answered ^ fol^g. *

«• ^J"%^ y^h^Mt youlcnoir relative to Gen. Go*d. ale . authorizing Mi^. #ite to discharge ji^at,. W vol. anteer eon^anies? ^^^ , ^^ i

A 1 was eouusel fop Mr. Pope and Mr. Worcester beftf. J. E. Sp^igue Esq. in their trial, which took plaee last spring, on a co^plafpt for «ot dow^ du^ in the standing militi.. Their defence WM, that they were members of the Cad«t eompaj,y .^d ..t liable to do duty* dl^^ther compai^ Gen. Qoodale wa« called as * witness to testfl|, whetherthey were discharged from the Cadet company oi* not,'«s he wa.

kim .f he had d.«.harged «id P^eor Worcestw, an* he tes- tified that he eould not recollect dischai^ing either of tM«l, for he^len that^asineifto Maj, #h^-He .«d Capt. Bow. djtch had applited to him for so«e dl||^,^„ and Wnrfbrred kim to Maj. ^ite, and said, A|aj. White attend, to tllM ba.. Messi and the fuldiers were acquitted accordingly, ..

J. E. Sprague Esq. being duiy .toi*, was interwJted, and wwwered as follows. * /^ , ' '

Jl- ^lfV.^4. Upoh Whai grdtfnds did yoi KiaitJPfcpi g^or«?.ter, who Wer^ Ujd b^lbw yoo ftr iegloct •fti^ *thp ataoitiBg militia?;-, i ' ■ \-» "■'■v- ^.'.s*^,, ,■ ,,^

^ A Th« gr^ of tl^if fefee^gg, thjit they wei* mm. fters of ttwCafl company, and m liable to do dnty {• the ■"^^W^:^"^^-^^^^ -fcuhtof tliefcgWI^,

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[sud, that Miy% Am that he had to c&ll on Maj: di8c|a|pd f^om ea»^jieial,«^er

i,lRlinteiT(i^t<

ef^^Ofea. Govd. |^at«s iroiftyolf

Vonnter befdfa laee^last spring, tanding militia. » of the Ca^. ither eompanj, % whether they ' not, as he was themf I asked ten ai^llMites- iither of tiieni} ud Capt. Bow. ind Jm refJBired idstotMUbu.

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(0, ^tf time. W^t did Gen. Goodftle ^7 »Hii (lel!^»&> ».^U iu.horitTlii|tN^te to diS^^

rolaateer eompi«prar ^. , ^_, . . „^

4. After the examination of anamb^r iugfL was iittRunied on aeeoani of the lalej bati^S^eiyOen.Gotjdalee^i . lagain OMS^d, 6en/Goodh||^«ta4Bqniired 6titW\ U^m^ eithef^i|h|gJoi.^^ Cadet eompany; he answered, tharne haiaoraere* flhar^es froofi the iCft^et e(nn|iany, bit eould not deteiluna I that he had ordemi the diaeliarefe of eithisr of- the persons on ' Uial^ is he kept nomemoriaiidnm of them.

q, ffj court. Did Gen. Goodale state that he had giv- en order! to Maj. White to disieharigie thi&ia? ^

JJ. Byeottrt' Did not INS. Spakle state, that he had gi^ a general ordei^ l^aji Wkte, to discharge privates from Toluntlser eompaiiies? ^

^. No; B|it said he had given brders to Capt. Bpwditfch to call on M4. White with^jparticilar names, and^he would givo them a discharge. \l think he paiii' he had given Cftpt Bow- ditch sueh orders mor« than onee.

Cftpt^^l^flii C.,^^ri|^^ eomi|y|nder of a eompany of Artiliwryii^Jll^iyef^^^l^i^o^^ answer-

ed as fillflkii*,

q. B|t^. J<f.. What 4a yon know rela^tive to Oell. Good- ale*s andiiorizing MaJ. White to grant 4iseharges fh>m volun- teer companies? ■ ^ «v

Jl. I ealled on .Gen Goodale, last winter, for the purpose of pmeuring the discharge of a private in my company} and me to direct a line to Maj. White, and he woold

MftlWpblil^aay, I mpst wndttieir namiitiiMftj. WMte, «a« k9 <#«iii «seh9rge them. 1 aeedrdiag? w#ite tb M^; mmhMMAnvi»^^,^fl^J wiihed to 1^^ •«li«f^sipi^^m« lolM OB Ifi^. WMto^fifoeard the Pfrtilcate of the discharge} wh«ii he informed ine he had wnt

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Capt Jacob Peabody, comrniS^Tti; *^ ^ - ery, being duly .worn, wa. ini^ 'f ' T^^ '' ^rt«-

teer companies? ^ «'"* '^••«**^,%f,T«Im,.

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wilt., ««,rdi„gly, ^,^j ..X^kT ."^ "• *W- •"■•■W!. 1 told iu« ,„ JS_!" **^''«* *''>5« <».

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"^teaecoHingiy. l| <or a diwluu^l

wiA Geo.

diaeliarget ih«»

»ite, Md iViiot 5ted(oOen.Good-

» «ptheii(ie£(^

■n^ny of Artil- anaweredatfoK

If aj. Joaeph i*. being dttly^

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lite Brig. Majdrlkf %as interrogated, and

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nd w^e^.«iih

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[.; i%^ X4I. Bid Gen. Ooodale evcji (iiieDiilgei o^ privates in volunteer J. I have al#ays made it a rule to eoiita|t hiat^fi ^tliat bjeet; b^lfWill not say, (io|Mi«faurge8 have not >^g^W

eC^Hrnn'

d without nil Ming eontulteCHf never gave me ^y written

rder, and I do not reeolleet any fg/aaenX verbal order for that

^e; bnt'sometimea tie has negteeted to hear the whole eir-

•taaeeg, but said, grant them, and there will be no dilB-

lift By amrt. Was Ojen. Goodale ever present with yon [when diseharges were granted^*" ^ , • "7 ;i|.

.4. I do not' reeolleet that he e^C was. ^

j^. By J. M. Did you not aeknQwledge befbre JoMph E. iHBpragne, Esq. thatjrou had a general order to diseharge pri-

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J. I said I had a general order, but X alAuled to an qr>* I der in Febi^ary 1811, when Gien. Goodale was going an a jon'r- I ney; and I never had oeeasion t<> aet under that order. The •Her was never recorded; I eoiMdered it of no eon^equenee; aji| it is now mislaid, orH^^' *Q. By court. Was JOttt oker ever eonntermiuided? V^.9. No; it never was.

■*'-4l. By deft. At what time, fbr what pnrpos^[|«id^i|!| what tension i^as the bfder yon relbri(^ given^ ^

^i-'^ I think it was in f1^'. 1811, aii4 for the|A|rpose of traAti|i|^iidinary busing of ttielligade dtti|ig hit ah. Mii^d|pll^1^i|llitof his li&^ '^'

^»iri<r

the fhflier yon

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..^4*««i^^ . jH^^ ever ■ hiire HMwiit^;9rdei< from

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«'e»edi,ejj.-_ . . °®' «» tfce company ft.«». . "**'

, * ^y coarf. Wan «»» /. . «*oodaIe, or not * otthe diri.i*„ r iJ^ ?* pewons who- fci.- *«« -? '

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■^ gee if we w«ii|i8eharsed tromti^^ C«det eoaXij, Jn he had givin Sfoj. White ordeni to disdiarteiS Wi- »

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«e|e«rteiW the d|i •*E.Spnigne,Bg^.^e

l^e then, f the p^^,

V, from which thej " »» Capt Bow&tch. ■«fl"««ti7 cali en voa »"' the,e di,eharJe>

-Jted abont He ap- wons referred ti by

n>e about a dr^.

'»'Wrged,bDtIdo aale, or oot. *

'ted about the Id,

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for ■^e wmoired Oat

^•le iay abdnt

at the request of any commanding •i^iferfy|,^pa»y, repcati^ it aereral times. - 'Iff ^--

'.BbenelMr-Wdreester wa« again eaftl^-''-'^^'^'''^^%.^

latiSeWd authorized M#«rtriiH,^Sdi^arge p^,^ olndteer eompaniea?

f ; I? ^*^ *•'» ■»*'* '• M giren jjoh oid^ and had direct- MMverdI privates, who called on^im f^r dUohw-gea, to Iklaj. wife, for he attend^ to thoae mattere,' and Gen. QoQdal* tedHed to the aame, ,

t^ Gep. Goodie atated, in the trial ^foreJ^tJ. Sprague Baq. th^ he had giV^ apthbri^ to Mig. White to diaehftrice nri-

A Ye», anp I think Mr. Sprague m^uat be miataken.' - >th Chpi^ Robert iMntouI Eaq.'hehw duly awo^, waa

»i«em»gated^|n4anawe^«ii»H^ ■■V;^ -^ ;; '/^ '

Gen. Goody's eoodoet iii withholding a reqi^it jfefc the dii* charge of ^1. Lovett of t|« £mt Brigade and ite^ond'ljiviaio'n? , •*• <^^ V^e" h^^^ be^ft deranged in mind Hnee Decembei' laati hatri^ ain^e lucid interTaiaj on the 4th of April laat, haring ^ jn^ U|terv|l,^^eMled on laj J^^ me jibout

proeurlnghia due^rge. Ah applieatf^ fo«'4at purpoae waa made «n|^Jligned by him, «nd left with me.^ Pn t^e rth of April I delivered thfe aume requeat to G^b. Gb<^ale^ Md in- form^ him of Cot ioT^a situation, and rtiuea^ted hiiiii to ap- ptm <.tl||» applie^tif^ which he,e«n««9»*|^;Wi and immedi- 9Ufy aigued it, I thfios emaulted hipi mlxMit forwarding the **r * ^ A?«uUitf>General'a oftlee, whe»|,|s^g^ Jie,,i,ouId toA hfiu S«»N, wouid aeft»fjy-, yfT^tt, and have it forward

**'**^^l^,>t> till tj^e eonteated deetion of Bilgadier Oen- er«r wi* gjftttled. BoBHitine afterWai4» I >rM informed, it had

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' ^^^l* - ^'"' '* *° """' *^* ^ ""Rh'* '»>^»n» it iiid pH: , '^Wf^^^r^'' refuHcd to deliver it to me, and Nud ' »t -Wdl^t go o#f hi. hand., till the^ wm 4^rig. dfe- erd eleeted in th.T|j^e. Wtime in June*! Je/aUh. A^mt^t General'. -olllee. to inquire if Col. Lovett wa, di.- charged, and fonnd^e winirtj I* the Adjutant «i3u in- formed mg, that he wa. inrtructed to make out the discharge. J The ap^hc^tioB|fea«^^ K^eerived in tlie Aiyutint Gen- 1 era|^ . office en the sth or 9tl ttf June. ' ~ * ^t*-="»^ -^ -j^, ^=»

%. ByXM. Haafcoi'UTettfceii de^ged t«iii8t£lUy since (he rth of A|»ril la4t? ' 4

«. ^!fsme:i$i&%wMh, u.e any Areatening 1w|L guage toward, any ajt the electon of Bfig. General? *• ^

^. After I had intimated to him, that I .hould make i^ip- m^tatim. of hi. eonduet, if he di4 not f,rwa,4|j^ applii V^y. *« •nwharg, of Qol. lK.Tett,;he fl^JS isSt Jia .houW be obliged U^U^n^^tiJia^^o^^ •de, for their eonduitat^the former election of Bife. GenerS.

ti. ?* ?*^'^J^^''*°y«"'*«"*PJ»»'edtoGen.$oodaIe<br the di.eharge rf Col. Uvett, did he pronMse ta fort^ th» kn

^.'Vevaiiie^^rtaleii:':: ;^;f */'«' •■:'--^'^: ■'^ • q.By Sofn*:tm]^p^ ifteii^er of the deetion. of Brig. General?

AathinkhedMittt^dihefiisteleelioi;. ''I'^ ?

Here wa. produced a*d nead to the cbi^t, » certified eMr rfthe proceeding. Wlativeto:thefir.t eleotlon of Brig. G^n- «ral, being marked No. 8, and annned to the pn;eMding«,

?t|PM«:fije' ^. Jo«eph Stea^ii,, Ute eoihrnaader of *a com^^ of mUitii in the 5th Reg. i.t Brig, ad Ur, beiMln. ly .worn, wi^nt^gatc^, and answered kg |bUo#^^#*^

yoa> sign «» «liilgittiott to support Mi^i; Bfiiah Flint il. CoL

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I ot1^« laid 0tk 1U|. a* eoalhti^n h» ««ald f«te ftl^ ^'H^ ^l||ite'amHBrig.€iener«I? <'

^Kcire Gen. Goodale handed the ebait a joi^^'fn^

fUl«wa,Tiz.- /--■ .-' ' ■^.■' ^>* *■!

**Beneral Comrt-Jtrariid, 8<riem, tfyimber 99th, 4M9.

<<Ceina»onwealth vs. Bhenezer Goodkle, Mi)j. Qen. j||BiT. .^ i«MM«i«Miitt« militi*. V ^

<*The Defendant objeets to the admiuion and heai^g of <*aa7 tettniony in tha trial of thia eaBe* whieh may re^e U> ■*^y eonTenatioB) any deelaication, or aet, had, perform A or <«expre8aed by him, at any time when he was not exereinng <Hhe authority of his station as Maj. General, or acting cffi^ ^<flially as an oiBeer in the Maasaehnsetti militia. '

«*8igned, % EBENEZER GOODALf.'*

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The original, being mariced No. 9, is annexed to the|iro»

ceedings. ;,^./' ■- ';;^"i|,y:i/i^.;, ,4.; .. "... |'

'Hereupon the court was ordered to be eleared of spaeta- torij Which wak done by thoMarshaL After eon8al||||bn the> doors were ordered to be opened, and t)M|Judge Adf^oeate was aidvised to inform Gen. Gaodale, that wftvourt *|eonsid- **ir, a«l an oOieer it i$i^piMisible.for «t^i(^i^M^9^ d^lar- <*atioa, or ajil^ had, performed, or expd^d t^ him) relating "to the militia, at any time while in^nkmission, and that in "so doing he exercises the anthori^i|f hit station. They "thereibre determine that itis expe^it to examine the wit- «ness olfered.» .'. vV.- ^ §'^^' S r.- ^M'-'^ --'

Ii|imediately after this deterqphiatioB of the eonrt was lii^Uibwn to Gen. (I^|«j»di4ai^ A« handed to the Judge Advo. eatojKj^er writtMffjM feUowS|| which f«a read to the court,

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' 1^ ^«^ip^ Cimrt-MiHi^8al»m, SepUmber nth, laii.

#CliifliaM|iwealth ts. f^kplief Goodale, M*!. Geo. ai bir.

y .|i|iil|prtta ' BtfBtia. ^:W.':riv%--- '

ndant deeliB^s fbrdier to aanwer te <tha aixth ^•peeiieatioa af charge exhibited agaiut him, because

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paper, writtea ia tfiet* word8,«^^^^e, eflkiM^af j|lu> flk

|<*SS|;. p^M^ oar taered hopors to 8tip^[;Himal||plM:^'p70*

|*<i4ded he aet$ hia oum opinion in the choice of a 9ii^ tftMpf^

\*i3ir an' requested ne to aiga it, whiel^I.did* ^itt ,i«aa ,^arf)

adnitted hj Gen. Ooodale, |h«t' the We|^ing is a (me oi^|

' of ttie paper presented to MAJ. 8^arna.3 It told him, I ealiAi*

land to vote for Maj. Vliat^^f tliere was an opportanitj) he

•aid he did not doubt it, but he wished to eonvinea.Maj.Ilint '

fa|B wodd ll* tapperted^ Ibr.i^'naoiber of penant had been to

hui^ to e^Bvinee him, ilc 0ol. Putnam, w|ito then eommaafld

the 0th Reg. should be promoted, he , would be superseded.

Hie said Capt. Jonathan IngersoU and others had told Maj. ^

Flint there was a detemiiiiatipg'SjftE^ oflle^rs in the MEKeg.

*to snpersa^ hitn,iand he only wfu|ted the ^aper to eoorfaea

him thiere was ao swsh determination, or combination to super-

sede him. . C ^'

O. Sk Mpe. Was th?re any other, paper sh^vn you ta sign, and where 18 the onnnal? "^^ ^ ..^

«l. I never saw any other paper. IThe original IMW.IR- stroyed by Gen. Goodale i^fker tiie'OoBrt of Inqidry ^»s or- dered on liim, and a fbw days befWre the Coart was kaldeis.

% By eouii. Did Gen. Gopdale girt |Mif teaMOk Ibr de- st^yi^g^thf^oijctfial paper? ' ,.,^-;jt". , •',:.-.

,ji|f.^|^} 1^1 reqaested him to tear off my mubi^ and h% ; destr^yi^'tl^ ftiftx. There were.theasliaf^liKren signa> tfltfos.tQ.the.papeiy^' .<..fX> v -^ :'.'<..^,\.-X- ':,.:■■ . •

q,. Ji^f. Jd. WasMiy, Flint eleeted Cobnel after Col. Pa^^fai.p!^moted? »

.. .y,^||||il||p|t|,.was SI tie paper tolelPlbr

li|JidMl# Pattae^^lato ««^muuiAiirV««^^ ia

f-ib4f~imwnii,- mm- iatarrogj||||giM^IUIowt. IH4.G<nii<fi»<Nbi*'r«qMttp|||^^ anp Pf||ir> •■pjMTt M^. Flint, provided ha woaIi.y««pbr C9I.

^, pe shew po a papei^ ia the market in Sale«N on Sat-

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'd. On Boiulayiooruiug, Ihoday before the jbMIUvb ai Brtg*'

dlineral in May, Orn. Ooodale eaned oik «t» Aod^iiSflf

!f»pt. lugenoU and^otheri had be** to Mij. Flint to ial*

KiBTbelkvi/ it WM agreed amoiig the b^fcert rf tke "tljjlj^

|(^ lupersed^liifif^prpTidedl there ahoojid' be a yw«w w'^ii^^

laper, linilar to the on« refeitaS ta ^ J, ind said he onlly w^i^H to eonrii^ BO auek agreement amoac toe bflteiellf

"By^SSu .Had he any •*|e^ 1»«^«" '^J^Jj^ ,,/or did h« wmeioWy ftriKatpiirp«if?*"7^ ii: I d(i ifct reeoHeet thit he liad atoy «|thW hi>«ln«M,^ tiL Aea Tapley of the «th Beg. beiBg duly /•wow, teltil-

Nipper, ohligating yoaraelf to rote for MiJ. iPlinl for Colblffel, ifhojfottld Vffte for CoL Dayid Putnam a^BrigadiorOeneiral? A On Saturday moriiing preteding the eleetion hi Brfga- dief Geiier»*,**e handed me^ a jAjigr fo iigli, iinHlir to Ae 6ne pentioned in MiJ. Bt^rtb» terthplWfy, "^d ■«! d^^ riai|ht •ig^'it, if 1 pteaMd. I adted him the Wi of thai pft]i«ri^^ ■aid Captl IttgendU ami 6thert had heeii t» M^j. Wini to p»^- iAile hiili if Col. Piltnam ihiuld he ehoteu BrigidirtP OMe. ral,th«effieen of tha«h Beg. had^ eomWued to ■n^enedo hiijf, thai he only wanted to etlUTinM him ^^ra wa» i» wrtn- biimAton, i^'iii^lt.^-^*»^'^.f^W'**^*^^#*'**^^^ ?jll/'JE^ *W»*r ; Wao this eonthinaUon against M*j. ViliBt in MiB«^ae4«e of hfa Tothig for doLPatkiam i^the fi»mer elee-

id yon ev«r hea? «f tibii •ombinatioB t* M- pentde Bttij. Flin^eept from Gen. Cbodale?,^ '

' 'r?A^Y9»,f,hvri«j^pte9UMi to tiie eleetion | he*id4tf aiefa >|iyii^irttiiin bnf Mttiitf^i^lleot fli»ir %hoiik f^'

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in the eleetioh of Brig. Ofeneral in May \i»ti Abodt the fifteenU|( or sixteenth of April kst, I wis at Gkiodale't holUe at his retom firom Saiem, when he Mt^ » h»d been t« take depositions abtfttt the eleetion of Brigadi^ Bfal. I inquired how he sneeeeded, and he said verj veil* fvi^aired if he was likely to obtain a eommission for (Sen. itnau; and he said he should hfty^ it* that he was going to, f Boston tomoifoW) and thatitlptf solely with Mm. I said I I thooght it lay with the Qoyemoi^* and he then fiud he did im^ Iveaa so, but he nkeant to use all his infltteneef and should ge$ the eommission tomorrow. Afterwards, in Jnly, he was al •ar lu),Q8e, and said he had l^vored Cot Putnam's eleeti^n*^ ' :^By some. Bid Oen. Goedale threaten, to arrfit aii^* offieers in the Iffigade? " i; , ',^,ti,/.j,

4. Nof but he skid some of the oflieers tveal^ hfia Veij nnhandsomely, and- he had a good ipind to arrest tham. t think he naitted^a Mr. L^^on of Beferiy, a Qiuw^i^l|asjt4^ of a regimnit, who aeted iui Adjutant td;C4^.I^^ Bting orders Ibr the first eleetion of Bl^j^er .Geoeriil. , .; Capt. E. Vif, Hint of the 5th Beg. being duly sworn, testis Bed as fol){i>ws.

^. By J. M. Did Geq. Goodale request yon^to sign any paper to obligate yptirself to si^p^rtlfi^. Flint Ibr Colonel, provided he would vote Ibr Col. David Futaam for Brigadier General? ^

J., On Saturday preeedipg the eleetion of Brigadier Gen- eral hetiaqiKsted me to sign a paper, written m nearly thes* wordsfr^*<We, the oifieers of the 0th Reg. do pledge our words «and saered honors to support Miy. Elyah Flint for Cobnel* "provide he will vote for Cot David Putnam for Brigadier ' <Kjbaera)l?' There were no names on the paper. Alterwardt he ihew me the other paper, referred to by the other witnesses, . witt;|it or seven of ^e names of the officers of the 0th Re^ 01^ Tb. Capt. Stearns, Capt. Pettee^ Capt. Piitnam, CainU

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J. Ye«; bnt he said he wiii «letenili<e« *l«* Cdl. H»^ kwdd not b<S elected. Thw wa» after the^firtt*, fji4^M b gecond eleetion. '■-. - '■-" "^■'' ■ ''"''*^' ' ■ ■^- ^^- ^-|j^^ ' '

^. By same. Did Gen. Goodale tcU yon, that if CoU Hov- [ey*» friends were not at the poll, on the flffth of i&^t^ 'fhbiild cIo«e it immediately? %^ >

4 A He said if Col. HoTey»« fiiendt were not4he«,«e I'iilnld elose the poll in four minute* from the time »ppointed Ijk the election, and they might help them«elve. if they cfiuld. q. By defi. At what Ume wa» the paper handed to yon

f your signature? "

J. I think on Friday or, Saturday befota the ele«t^on of Brig. General} and the second paper, having the .ignatiwes, vaa shewn to me on Saturday preceding the Court <^^qwry on Giin. Goodale. ■ - . .

q, By same. What did yon mean, by saying you would not sell your vote; was any bribe offered?

A I meant I would not obligate myself to vote for any body, and wbuld not sign that paper.

Col. Jedtto Putnam, being d^ly sworn, tesUfied as follows. q. By J. M. Have you ever had any eonversatiw with Gen. Goodale about the election of Brig. General?

A On the 2«thof May last, the day after the eleetion. Gen. Goidile said, the electi«Mi was made, and Col. Dav.d Putnam was chosen. He said he rode from the place of dec tion to the State-house in Boston in less than an hour and an hilf. The distance ismore than fifteen miks. He also said, i>» had exerted himself as much to save Gen. Putnam's dec a«kB,«» he should fifhii own salvation. ^

David Wilkins, being duly sworn, testified as follows. 'q, ByJ.M. Please to relate what you heard Gen, Good-

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tp .nperwde him, fbr I never heard of any .«eh combination.

A By deft. Who wa. eleeted Col. of the 8th Regif

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4idate, ami Capt. Gardner wa. ^^J^'^^:^^f ^ q. Byname. What did you mean by Maj. Flint m done in^ieeleetion of Brig. General? J >^

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^1, having had full evidence that Gen. ^-^:;'^^^

«„ri„s to influenee the officer, different from what he told me;

lihereL I wa. convinced there wa. deception « h-»H.ttom,

and that Maj. Flint would not be .opported. 1 eaUed o„ Maj.

FlihU and told him of my impre..ioB.. The,manner m which

I became acquainted with Gen. Goodale'. e«rtio«., wa. from

common report abo%the .tr^t. .» , -«

Maj. D^iel Ha7e., being duly .worn, tctified a. foBow?. . ^. BiJ.M. What eonverwtion had yon withGen.Good- »1. about the eleetioB of Brigadier General? ' , '

A Sometime after the ir.t, and before the .eeond eleetion, we werc^aUed on to give depo.ition. befere J«tifee Pdnehard ««eeming the fir.t eleetion. Gen. Goodale appear«^_to he » ♦ «..ioi»,»iid.a4d wmeof the offieer. did not treat h,m well, Jinamed M.y.lMge and Maj. Smith. He ob.erved he had formeriy hew in ffeTor rf Col.Hovey»but now he ^^J^^^' ftkwntopliiion,««d meant todoall he eould to fevor of Col.P«t. iu.) aiid if the ofteerf did not tr«tt him bitter, he wwild ar- rett theMi$ he would Mt be abu.ed by wy of the*. He .aid He would go and we the Governor, and let him know all aBout the bu.toe«i. I told him not to do any thing which wa. not n^t, for we .hould wateh him. He al.o *^^l^\''^^^ •vify thing in hi* poww to effiset the eleetwh of Col. P«tnw».

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' Jte^l tl^ el,ctipn «f ^gadier General on the

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|,Tlie original to aii9exe<|p>hepi#edinsHtaiia^wl^ No. his. The ^iidg* AAt»6^ then observed to the eoort, that the >i^laiBant« and defendanfcJiad dUcuwed theeyidenee m ftO* ]^ that it wa» unnece8»ary to take ap the ttme of the><W|irtiK a reeapitulatioii of the it Hftjl^me* ap t^eTidenee,||A t0t and againit Gen. Goodigy, t*ry bridly. «mI tabmit^fh. Mine to the eoort. . *^ W

The «aurt was then cleared, and the Judge Advoeate put the following quction to eaeh of the membert of the ejwrt aeparately, beginning with the lowe»t in grade. ^ r^

«From the evidence whieh has. been addvAfboth for and against Maj. Gen. Ebenezer Goodale, and whaf he hai olBtred In his deffenee, are yo" •' •?«•«» <*»** *»* it gniUy, or not giiiltv, of the flrrft article or ifiwiflcation in the WP*""* »' Ltjd8l.8|imuelBriniblecom aiidirfhers exhibited |||«t him?" iipf^nrt deeided,thnt of the first speeifieation iTlhai^ iia ^ddXIoodale is not guilty. Vw^ri ' ' ^

• The question being put in flie ttme form npon the second •rtide, or speeifieation of charge in said complaint^ the court 4eeided, that of th? second speei^uaUon of pharge in said •OBiplaint, said'Gocdale is guilty. .^ ^

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ki hu reeeiipifpttirClerk of his eonipanyj without eoneult- ia| the otfaei^|||iliis8ioned dffleers of the said eompany.' ' ^•1^8. Thi^j^ltowditeh Mfi eieaied fiUnm hebiigiikS to "^ .J<M«thaaTiiefcer, Friluieisff;;Bl|^«rdtiiai^ SiiMeon FistadeM^aJlft eori^lfim SUi^^^

defieieney in their tqaiptuSaOt '$t tw^

rwithiv 'the year^^ew last pailf^'^'^''^ ^*^'^-"

U Bowditeh WMguHty of innrtlijii^/un'oM.

egal eoMdnet, in i«eeirid|HN|i|JiQf^pH^s %^

. a eompany training on tfie^ibarklkyof July,

f permitting the iaid jpermns, who di(^ not Belong

By,4o p»rade a»i^Tii(Je( tt^^the j«id 'm^

He JMldBowditeh^M been gdiltjr of iiniiiilitiry and ^ «^ ^ **•«* by making the'lblb^ng false statement, in hit iiBii^letiilni of said eeibp«iiy lultfay last: ¥k.-^e re^ni- ed ChriHfVher Tomer md Itaaelfeedl^^ «i botfljlg' eompletely equipped according tp law, nrhm in Iket the saiM^ Tuni«r^ said Jfeedha* <|!f Mt parade %ith the said eoni-* ptt^Mp||their arms and" equipnenti Were not produced at UMHsi^y inspwaon on tthl ihf Tuesday ef May last?—

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f^i^klThe'said Goodde, botl^aeft'^^

iff^vlNfae Division and ^hile^ngidier jQten^ral, fas

Wit J|li guilty of unnailitary c||d»c^ by 1llB|a% j

ill authority, &e. to officers under him, partic ^

^ lka?N^j$iTen hu| Bri^e Major general oi^n toj^s-

;P|l|i«w^ii«f iiid others, from any yMnteer eorps WwiAn

^^IliPPPpI^^ any applieation of any eojumanding «ffiieer,

vliMiOltfiiat^Mly illegal) thei^by giving the management api

: iSireetioii^if the brigadje, an^ av^n of the division, to persons

who were not at^thorized by law to perform th^ patne.

Vll^^Nfi^ljkir^ has been goilt^ of nhmilitary

' aondvet, uid of WjUfolly injuring and oppressing, persons under

A :his eamapand, an^ even depriviiog the offieer«i4\the bi^i^etij^e

light of ehoosing th^ir grig^Oeiera!, by yithholding>

requert for adise^rge of4NJS||iiltenant Colonel within said

..hrigade|whp,by avisitatif|||H|9, is deprived the ose of

; his reason, and therelqr f^pu|ii^^|a|S^ any longer to hold a

^«|BOiJkmission as Lieutenant Colonel; and to preventing the fill«

»i &ig of an existing vaei^ney in said brigade.-r^And,

jjbv - XiM/y.— The said Goodale, in an unoffieerlike manner, at

IPtod before the jkte meetbg.of the Field Offieeri for the elee-

of a Brigadier Gontral fbr the first brigade, interfered in

eleetidn, ^y undue and^ improper inflaenee, biassed the

of the electors, and used his office as an instrument of

ing and influeneing the voters, so that, by his eleetij

|4|Ut|t9dteontrivanees, ^p^^|||j||ysrading to

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i^^AU wlili^lGIti aad aij^atiofp they are rfady

¥ vJWiBreibra .y<|M^a«nMrk|isti retpe«(ftally refaSb yoar Bxeellen^ to eaii^e dae inmiiihy to be made in th» ^jSibmM,

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Oie ehoice i| j^BijgMier General to ffU >fci> 1|yfc^,,in tk«

fi^^BHgft^.tatk«^iM«ndDivMrwk,«e€«iW"*^ "**

tio«, th« l«li lifteen^ Mid Brigade met at .] _

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9^^^ ^iffWml>^' A^ meeting had been f^iJArt, i||>

Divi«leB^pAOp|,Uieeleetor» #%r» tofermSrSttheir'

wtei woalA^ ree^vedf for the ad^ymtDou in %e miniites.

They were ««i«lingly recfeive^rd!p|^^,,% ao^ .^rt-

ing, the whole was found to be eij^teen-Aieeessaiy tit ffMfe6

1*^*" ten,— Lient. Col. Amos Hwe;^ |iad nine Wet,' aid

XteBt,Col. QaTid^ufnamj^adnineT|if^/ ^ reas«naUe tine '

WM Ihen allowed for the d^on to Droeeed to ^e ieeend

baUot, which produeik the «ime r&ril.?*1fcfc%tK^ and

fourth ballot, the votei id e%e|i (Mllot ^iog i^^m^ v«.

nine for eaeh eandidate. ' < * ' , , - - 7

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I HKKBBT certify, that' the foregoing is a in^^j^x 9, •^cate w.ne«d to the nroeeetoigs of » Contt^if lli^ ^ Mj^. G«in.^,Goodale;^' ^^f!'^'-^ ^- «'^a«'*^- ^^ iH%^^„,

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,,and •«#lii«^|iiji||j^^:|i»e|i^th^^^ of h<. honor, and tnumph over error and nial.vab«.e»«

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«Ie«l. a„.| reduced to the a,.a.dotf. eo«p«a«d •f ^II!^!: v.^'^^'^y- Themilftialat^igktlT;^

<l««Wled Tor the offlee!«^,Malor Oen«^ T;- .T from that rank and .**«„« .^^' ^ '••nnot de«wnd

l^d^^l^ * '***""»''-'"»« the coiiftii„d ef, brigade, ™ *»«W' and^ aniwei. i. a Brigadier Oeiieral If TV , :^«»»«%«'«lWea^i..»eor-eglerfJ^r^Ll : ^«« >.a. the^,„h|ect to ^^X^^^^^

i^d t<r M >J,port«rfity of drffendiLjS^J^ ^•^ Aj jditiflcatioa would hare «lenced ZnTa^^ ^^'■*

^natio.,fe,.'^^.e„t.d «^ e,:::^^"^ ^ii^:^

wWeh e»,^i„M irid. „aievde,,t ambitloa hare ZiTl ««;e^,ideratioB,^f per.oaal ho^oi^d pSliiSt,^^

5 ^«Sl»«(«'f»1»iiMiliiib liiHttiuy dtttiei e»iaioad ^ ' ^?

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fhe leeoBd apeeiiieattoB it Uke the fint, TaiviBg oaly ia, :^|!airHM''e]i^ressioa of the. tame- ehali^t. t :;:,'< i,-, ;; %^ ■ ' ^^^ ^^"^ »p««ifleatioB aceutes mo of iseoBtitteBey aad diiplMyvlft^,^qB«^li4Hi ^ whieh many doublod. Mid BiMijr diiferid Ijiiyifer eortalB pertont, «who were paid ^ *fc*a*o heea^iteharged fisomUbe Salem Cad«t oompaBy/^le- gaily," eontiniied to be miinber. of that eorpt, or bebagiid to the teTeral standiBg oompai«*t' within whote territorial lim- ^ S^ owreralljr repined. I recommeaded a prateeutiol that ^itte Blight h^iillmitted t* the iBiMtigation of a ooLaeto tnbiiBal, aad b^^A5teHidlwd*^logal aathor^. *.^iL* r

iie«li^ ti^tiboriiaate offietrt. . Af Mgal^

^^tojrftom the lirtt ia eommaBd to ^^vate toldier arraaged aai appointed to e«ery i»^if»iy tyttem^ f^i«jtli»>«f the tfhief ia aathoriti itilllb. inforauag^ iamolt, and direett the motion «f every «( • If^ame. Tlieirla^^ it-the en liogmiad. mtirageBOyit

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pfttdi<»g of rt«a*e<i4feJTfcL 1.^ **"'*y •' thtf

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"7 conduct in th!« n«.4:.»i.. i«^ -t A^ . .T *"" r^«?Pi*l

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ireeljr to eipew hi, opiBi6M4ft iMh CMe m ikt Me ilM«rUi.

*we, (0 .B^uenee, V to eontrofttfe eleetw. in thi» dioioe >tf flpgndier GtpenW I^d he eapjoy entri^ie. or th.«rt., did ^entice bjjwea.i«», or indue* by reward-^or intimidnto b, dfin«i...«idl,^pI«etor, and f r,«il with W. to wte for i

*rS^i^'^ ****** ^^'"'"* •"** ""»«»»iif by.^ddttpt of

%, I^Nre, but pot to trial by «Conit-Ma«tial., WMb «^.*en. ,n eivil capacity, » wj|o hii .fi^ fti^nfc and «plleit i„ the .xpro..i*p JS^jTrflLV*^ jr^paMer, an^ he wa. bonnd in honor to remove aw biM

bf a belief ,r Mppowti,n of a opnibination or «o>. JnM>f lo ^Tent the eleetl*^ or M«oneo ih^Vote of O^t 2^ J-ptteh, with whieh the offiei^l relm of the p«S«5 MHn^ele^o^^

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w^eftow, «ii4 the ehargebart of amjrWa^ted aature. Thg^uje Capt. BowditeE of partiaUt,^ . violaiiofl of ItSfrf ^-'^''^''f'''^ retumsof hi, eompany.„f op.

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I|,appean that Capt. Bf^it^h rnAed i^dela/oa mwmSi of hia healtli, andlE June requested a diseharge. Wao thio conduct of the lespoadent according to mUitary usage? Tfc» complainants apprehend that the regular course would Uva iNsen to hate arrested Papt. Bowditch and i^f^f^d kia of hip command,, and. for the eour^ to have ascertained %ether Wc health would have supported the labor of a triai% tlwjser- tifieates of physicians or surgeons, and to have adjounjjllon Ume to time, if necessary, until he was dSk "^

Gen. Goodale has proved, that he. did call a Court of In- quiry, and therdTore he says he has done his duty. The or- der for this Court of Inquiry appears t6 be dated thirtecftdayn after the complaint agapst himselfl It will be for the court to determine what influence this circumstance might hai^had in inducing the GeAeral to act on the complaint against Capt. >owditch. The complainants also remark-~that the officer* J . ***" composed that Court of Inquiry were not d^taUed from

II *^® '""*"' "eoniing to law and military usage, but were aU

1^1 ^ appointed by Gen. Goodale. uind they had no authority to

give any opinion m the eridenS, w^h seems to be a prinel- - pal object in such cases. A Mi#> ^^»o appointed Presi- dent of the court.

in courts martial the law requires that the President «f a ^vision court-martial "shaU^n no c^e be under the ra^i; of l4t.Col. Commandant,"^ and it is presumed he oughf to hold the same rank on Courfitf Inquiry, for the same reas« W lit; and though the la^t^oes not expressly' require it$ eonrto ■iptial and courts of im,airy are, thcDB considered togeth*, and seem ^ be placed on the same footing. The qoesSn then arises, whether this court was oidered adl holden aeewdl ingly to l^-and if it was not, whether Gen. Goodalfrlip|#fe ellfeet yet iHed on the complaint against Capt Bow^teh.

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resident tf a r the rafik, of tngbftol^old B reawmitMl. re i^ eoorts ■ed togethi^y ^he qa«st&B Idea aeowrd- odate^lK awdit^^ '^'

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jbb, Mr. Wor«e«er, and others, and shoalU'the esnrt

^ le same opiail*, it is prej|l|d they Mi|i|Ll^ to pro.

nifllee it "degrading, ungentlenSSUice, anduKwlMce eon.

^h charge. It appears b^ «^#i4^e o< CaptainU*ea, body, King, and Webster, that 6<m. vlUe tol# than to«|^ ply to Maj. White, wh^neVer they wSted.^ discharge vf privates from their respective independent companies. Ur, Webb and Mr. Bi^ggs also testify that ©en. Ooodale aeknowl. edged he had given authority to Mttj. White to gradt these

^'!ftP'' '* " *™* **' ^*"'* ^'•»** *e«*»fie» tha^ ^te only gemi order Ge^foodale ever gave him, to his reeoUeetten, W^ when he [OoAWle] was going a journey of several weelta in February, 18^1} and that, he says, directed him to transact tbe general business of the brigade. Now here is evidence of a general order, as extensive as that mentioned in this chaige) •"^»«8k Maj. White never acted under it, that does not ex* euilfQen. Goodale in granting it But there is conclnsi^ye tes- timony on this apint given by L. Saltonstall and Ebepezer Wor. eester, who say they heard Gen. Gbodale testify pid^r oatb before Joseph B. Sprague, Esq. that he could not teU whether particular persons had b^n discharged from'the Sidem.Cadet company, because Maji Wfajte attended to'tAa* butuuss, and that lie had referred Oapt, Swditeh, and also privates to Wni upon that subjeet. \It also appears i» evidence under the third charge, that Gen>Goodale toM Ebfiaezer Worcester and others that he h«d nover authorized their disehaige from the Cadet company. And it dees not appear that he ever eoffplained of M^. White for dis^hai^g them withont an- Jh»rity. Gen. Oopdide says it was for the eonvenifuce of liese mcwt who wanted their dischaives, and that the iaten. *»» W||, ^ tliey shoQid apply tbrttugh the Briga4e Mi^or toWm, he living in Danvers. But he referred Capt. Webster #||«Av«li to^. White, and also Capt. Peabody, who ». P^ to ^ penonaHy fbr the difcharge of two privates. / T^e manner in whiek these dieeharges ate ewtci^ln ¥nj, *yM^tf»9f^ i$ po proof th«t t^ejr ^ere made by order tf

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Mgiiter and execute hia orders.

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he irregular exercised by The law the Captain srson of the to which he lopportuni. rery impor- tifieers of a ier Qeowal ted by tike ible to t|»^

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WW elected, and then Gei^kloodale ke^t C©ii

nearly two months in his pockefc'^ Did«jkeOTive»atiou'wiA

the Cotnmander in Chief e||eose Oen. Good«|e f<w wfthhotll.

ing Col, Lovett's request so long a tiilie? The eopiplainante

^rehend that he was not bonod to notice aify order not in

writing, that no sneh order can be t^^ least exeape fi||^i«^ttt

doing^is duty, which obliged him to forward Cd^Jevitt^s

i-^jjijMion to the Adjutant General's office. Had he done

this^ would ^Nik^^ done Am dvlty, and the resp«nsihility

wQild have rest^ntircly with the %a^ander in «hlef. i

There must have been some partieular «nd powerful reasons

to have impelled the General to the bonneil Chamber, for it

surely eannot be usual for eommanders ofdi^Hons, when re-

sigijp^ions are offered to them, to wait on the GovdMbr, and ^

quire whether he will grant discharges. Sneh a ^fetom

would open a door for incalculable mischief, ihonl^ there un.

fortunately be a Commander in Chief, who would Connive at

and assist a Major Oieneral in procuring appointnetdk for

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«th charge. All the ehi4||| made agf^fist Gen. Geeylale, to which the attentiaiof'lthis court has b^ eaUed, at« im- portant, but thisis.oiTtlie highest nature that can be exhibited against a dIMb % an impoMant military eomnttod. It has been objeeted that this charge is not <« fully and plainly^v subrtavtially atid foi-paily diesecibed,'* as ii^ required in thf (|l(:eliil^i«Nl« iSth article of the pill of Rights of lias. sachtttfi^t'TliiB, it^l be observed, Je part of th« same ». tiele, hk#1ileh i^ is protAed, that ^f ery snbj^t iiall W^ 1 rij^tii he ftlly heard by hfiM^f V'1iMii«pnse( at his de«. tNg" tod yet i^as been decided la all cfoarts'marHal sinee the formation of the Bill of Rights, and correctly decided, th^t a defondajittemMt be beard by M»eennsel before tbe^TtThe whole o#tUs article, it if humbly jiresHmed, refon'piMipa- • (jr.ir a«t^r«^> % Ma^ 'm «ir>uts>f kif,''nr ««t >;

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•daUt^of, a.»i8.,„ual in military Wplaintg, and ag jmII,

r^Hire.. ToTi«yfl||en more particular would have burthen-

ed the complaint wiTTAIl the partteular acts and ebaverial,,,*

produced la evidence in support of this charge. ,

Thexespoudent is accused ^t "interfering in the election of a Brigadier Goneral," and of "using undue and imprijb influenaj*.ith a dwign to bks the mind, of the voter.," wd thus to effect the election, this is the substance of '^' «nee, and as a consequence, it is statedjg|.the seaii ha* heeo superseded, according to the i Jtof Gen. Goooaio. and general dissaUsfaction and discontent produced. Un&r th« charge the respondent cannot be taken bj surprize-he is suffici«IWy notiaed on what ground he is to meet the com, I^iiants,aiid it was to be^resumed that an offioer in thaiiKh rank «f the respondent, would have been fearless of anMvi, dence that eottld have been brought to support sueh a charire. ; ^.t^^ •"PPorted % the tesUmony that ha. been pL

ir m '*'P"'" ^""^•^ •^*'''*»«<' »^ Captains Pettee. |J.n^«^tearns, Richardson, Lt. Tapley, Lt. Porter, Ensign treston,and othe^^that on t|g|aturday and Sunday previo« to the elecUon^of^rigadier GlTral, (.» May last. Gen. Good- ale called on them i„ Danvers, MiddletoJ a^d Salem, and re- quested them to sign a paper h.^prodoced to thap, promising -7-*^Maj. Flint as Oolong of the «th B^:e'nt, ,tZ would a^humm min4 in the choice of a Brigadier llen«al or .n other words, if be would vote for Col^EgtounMS^ adier GeneraU Gapt jp-Jirft further tej^ife^'SSS^ Whioh aatlttesliim to the fulL.t cre^USM 0^^!^"!! ed him to si,, an ^^g^i^ pfedp^g J.i. u,ard and-3L£* to votefor Maj. Flint a. C.lond-if he won^d vota t^ Putnam a* Brigadier General, teliinghi., 4 U woll E it,aIM|^e -^^^^^^^^l^JJ^t^^ , and they would '^ft it there," Uurt "they Ma«Su^

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aboMt ftnuhe b«*dAiil.,e^rins o^te for a fovork^ ««««,

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Ji-event hia voting if he atteiii^ th*

-sr wuse, that the Gpyemw t^llAjn,,

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3*ilCh^t* t^'^^*^^ of the eleeC tX

VohD^^phamber himwlf, should he not have deUberatlv

^he erfbpla,nant. woulrf sngge«t to the notice of ihe eolrt ^ the Governor^ offiee ^p^ ^^^Mun aftJ^I^ , ^ ha.tyv„.e^ G o.odaIe,a„d thati^tiie ^eantimeUlp nam WM appointed and eon.n.i„ioned. Itisaho^fL wl -peetable^ni^-offieer ha. been ..perBeded/acI^dt^^ o the ' .ntent exp,e..ed b. Gen. doodal. iL^Jol^J^^^^ Gene^ Goodale eontend. that hi. dy motive iXX %n.^ the ^itt.n p.omi.e. of the offieer. to "^te Z^^

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Did til#|l«ftiiAuit?t eondaat admit aflUfez^UMtioii him^ w<fild he bM liRl^ jM^led on iteaj.1nii tent dwtinij^in d|fBBee, to KH^WIwther ke^^A to BiflueB^e hlni''ln hit Tote? ■' v.*

'4b if it were ttae that otken hail iStenipted WKaiy ef wlridl^im[itmt»|«vtiet^er 'b»««By czeMe tor tbe,)«fefldBet of Gcb^ eireHBttti^ll^ juetiff htm in attetepUi^;' to gaU [i^. Flint m^iM. jPwtoaBi, uRt^f i^mdiBg «i;K or. Mi^ » otteen to vote tot Mi^ Ffiat? i)*r;it^t }e ^otioed thillii|^>« Aint'ipffjk doable opwatMrn^alTeetiog the hvedmn of the elee* i tkwof a Bi%«dier^hHi«raI,aBd^#i#Coli»el who was to ta|»^^ ; afte||rard8 elected. / , ■''fi^'

Bui Gep. Qoodale was aot gnilty i^ this edfcdaet iHSli^m cfAQl^tt*, o» his shoaldera, his kwottd 1^ his ttde^^^lkMlj^ iMiad of his dlvisiOB} and therefwe lie tttfthn if Mt lial^ (b be tciw^jpur it Nllibce a CoBrt-M«rti«ly heeaBa»-lMii'm)|,ji.ii(>i.|it, ii%'iB''ttlioffl^ial'e«^tt7^ ■^^,^^"«■•■•'' ^'^ ^^' -/.v.^^^'^y':- inc ^ It M thejjiride of «iic4Mi4liiM<Wl^l^^t militia •«' eers^are hut^ eitizen soldiefs. 7h*«f»«^^maiaeie)ni «n to bkBd^,thaj( jMtioBB whieh seem^H be||i| theirf rivato ci^ae* i||Filii^fte^ntI)^||:^^ JylituyidliHmeft. The

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I 1m n«Ue iW hii MBifafat, oahM ^n' offieiP %! th»

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the^riiMa^Afrntt tfca^^ola«t.vU^e artHliait tend* Jdettfay

■ tiit -«aa«aeaa»a|yi,», 1|ipi|§ i, iH^^miUM*- .oldier. aad t.^.

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^r^^m^^f/iA, the TOle «f iH^itti^is^l^^^ oMt ta Mat tM ha|« af fewfrd hy baiien «r affiaci it a« mwA hHtei^yjUi^ol&raf gold. An atteBi]pt t#.,pfo«iil« Toteaip! il^flVrii • HiT •«!«• «f tleettre righta, thalf H , ^''<IWIiii|M^ta^i«aeatMf'4i^pen^ MrtiriMMet, imfr^^^ haM in eiM|M^p«a hliHeir.

Tlie eojBdnat a# an oiBifer ia lite k^^li^ hanofahfe nA arthatcapondent, "hanldhevwialild witkj^4|i^l^^ithaii iaacaaarily a great iaAuaaee oa th^ae. and^r U« immimi.

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<^ and is behalf of th»eoipm|UiiMMiia»

' «*>^ ^^ <i>'^8MBS ^ •'ti«0L9»|^ ^lU«tat^ Nidbf BifeiayplniniiHti in tha trial of Mf^. Oca. Goodal«.

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^\J^m» alWl the proceedinm immcdSately transtn^d to

but he h«i never made any order iip6if It. U, iqipe^iid

that CfiMi fioi|ri(t«h. In the annual ntum of (isl^Mway,

■eveial prnatea vkh vnty «qu^nient tequired by lawt a(td

Mme peropna t^atified, that tbey had Qftr^r fA/tA or..«qiup|)««l

Ivea aa pirateall s«id GOWDBfiyf

A t^t/ereiuc tP -Em. MtmtmiH WebfsttegthMtrft %% and 9. «

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th^|f^on<lIndepend(nce,V meaning^ to perfofti eacort di^ty for a

locntie woi^easioii. .iThe federalistt of the town alio celebnoed the

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and applied t<>, Bd^. Maj. WhitjB to^Jhl^i^ the otliera Ifacj^rgedi which

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Bowdi^^ <|wy|t(t^lljlil to jltvc 4<>ichen«d the GeMnO,

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*)re tl» Comm^mkr in Chief, it W not publwhea oy auuiomy; but haabecn iSUea, with the rcm4rk. p^ctding a^ foHowing it, for the in«r« tmmX ipformaUoB of ^e public "po" tl» *'»o'« tu^ject of compUint.l

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y ^» d«»pitlo^tteiU|(b of A«4eadenW democracy »o piace tket^imf

it, ««er (A« maj«llity ex|l««tod during the last year as weU to the «Mf/f«a •tatothe'4l||jl'«iMioni»'1!|*^-.,, * ■ ' 1 '

' "aHB>e/«» «l««'i«'" ^^^ th#Tac«icy of ^Qga^ was ordeM bjj <^. « 2P^. to J»e h«lden owOd April; Goodale presided, and^ltfed|^t- "-^ ' "sAJed. This el^iptioot agfupst which a protestwas inimedia»lyilodjf- fieofficei^the Adjutant Geiicf!!^, waseyenby Gov. Gerj|||feclar

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«^ 4rr^gular ««l^|pii , Still however th«» democrats did not ^m' •»*" carrying PutnaS^ another trial. Top thc|«»U knew that ^9^*^ <»- their M||< Gov. Gerry and Gen. Gocy^ale:— tie only difficidty td^ricounUr that the majority nf xleetort via*, ^aiiut tKem. This hot^^t they

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thought wpuld not be p insuperab\^ .obsuclci for by orderii||p ond elecUclj^Vore the Ntum of |^aj. Fairfield, one of the

* known to beWMsed to i>utnani, ani*= befoare^ the vacancy of GdL <' abould be fil(PB|nd esp«cially by corrupting and. bribing Ma|.

proved to' tl>c^^||^ingpag«s) no dc^lbt.was enterttifawd by that they 8houIdjH|ed; and tliey'diainioceed!

On ^ 3d^4P^iR:ei^.th« plan of the campaign had been

^' den. Goodale ord6icitbig|||^onto bS heldonthe 35th Bfjiy. :;l4iaiedi

atel/ t;»e friends of QoL V^m *PI^J«d fot hi* discharge^ knowili^ there

was am|fte time to fiU^lhe vs^cyi %m the Genend oba^nately Refused

to permit Col. Lovett's aro^cation to be sent to.^e office of tfie Adjutant

Qd^M. ^Hgin^A^t {^ G^netal] had c«)nWrse^«ith povj Gerry,

# and that pov. Geriy hi4 diiisrted him to permit no r«£|[natioi»s, until

** qfier tke%etiM. TiA vi|lAu««esin,the/|MReg. wre fil^mm^iately,

# as here tli*y expi^^ in theif |hift. ,»|rho j^Mi P^^f^**

' ^- l^re an)iM»>#4|>tain l^s cUscharge. and actil4fymade«^ the con- .«.

. dttct of Gen. Qooii^directly to C|o«r. Geny. «aA j)odg«l|^<»|» ip the ' •

||< . Adjutant G«iJiyra 1tlE^>--the Govemoe howiejtor *ij^frfeifln>Me. a«d

f*»# i»«6Me*to int«ri|»»j^»6 i|||.(lhes^!i|9BrincipM ""*«S^PF# '■» ^^

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# the vote* w*ns equlril): d|»id#i|t^^ Thia h^bwf fcreseen %& #«<9 lAosenu^ 0e^8uliM:rifaidVtil«WW!>g PROTEST. w(io|rth«T

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sn TOted tSe. Major GeiM. cA«iar of Mi4

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yriinr Ix^iAcgr t* q|iui!f% vacancyi ercated ^r 0>«i«ri|pMtia Lofiitt, toliefill«|3bMaMJ«(ir{No«#« 9^$l^>' ^^* '

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received the «oMiiissi9iri they t1|ence wentte the oStWo^^ Adjjjj^l ' -'" i»Cenetal, who adminutered the oath to (now) den. Da^d Putnam. ^ >

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character is highly tespectabfe^ BUperscded! ^ .*w* ' il

f ^ \Br%*di^ General David Putnam and his Brigade' Migor,'*l>ainMi -W^*,

Cuii^ming]^ Hre indebted for their pfomotioff^jlpii|, ^ttjki^ iji Ji Wkll*' ^

disbdiiorai^i means unfolded in the preeeding^^^^^^ £e wnM^^ ' tent ^th the A»iw/of va soldier or the integrip of ^(^Hk'ii'f h^ *y « sv fcrce dnd in despite of the majmity, ^cet thus obeu2IW6en. Goodidc -^^ ' " ,^ s'" Jias efendedt-^vl he has tuffereit-4ba bu||der by which they ascteiti,^^ I

^^ has bni&eh and is kicked away. And n«w, reader, whjit in truth%M|p " ' '|l'^7

be the^^«whidi agitate their breavtsi whenever th^^'bi^idf^ J| ,

ifx their m)||itaryoT^ment8 to parade in preaence of ^fm^ tttHtmHiMl' H . ;^

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