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THE Sir 11ilitia-nen.-We said, when we the
her dsy informed our readers that the proceedings
| lbe Court Martial at Mobile, towards the close
the war. had been found in one OF the apartments
,he Adiutant Generals Office, that we would
kblsh them if allowed to do 50. The having made
!, nromise, makes it necessary for us to say, that
have applied for copy Of those proceedings,
ne far without success. The Department, perhaps
an objee ton to giving them. through the news.
,prs. to the public which we do not mean to find
Inlt with. We have little doubt that they will
| Ime before the People, ere long, through some
I.nue or other. when it will be- seen whether or
M the Nashville Committee. in selecting one Of the
\ cases AS IA sample Of the whole, took the most Or
least exceptiunable oIr. For ourselves, we are
we'll satisfied with what we already know, from
Generals discreet defenders at Nashville. that
want no further evidence Of a needless shedding
the blood Of those militlamen.


The regular readers Of this paper may recolect
At we stated, some time ago, when the proceed
Us of this court martial could not be found in the
kar Department, that we had good authority for
wing that President MADISON had when they were
st received, directed these proceedings to be re-
roed to Tennessee Our informant on this head
d better right to know how they we're disposed
p than perhaps any other individual whatever. We
9 not yet certain that his information to us was
correct for. though returned to Tennessee at
A, time, they might have travelled back to WASH
ron under the General Order, issued after the
ii, which called for the transmission to the War
ice of all records, &c. connected with the service,
III thus found entrance where originally refused,


the copy Of the proceedings now found may be
Iuplirate Of that returned the probability OK
ich sunpostion is confirmed by the publication
,he subject which was some time ago made by the
shviIle Committee for. in their exposition OF the


tier, the Committee publish certain extracts IRON
proceedings of that Court which Mr.. DoNELsoN
relative, we believe, Of Gea. Jackson,) certifes
are correctly copied from THE ORIGINAL rRoorE
blxes Of the Court" which he says we're put intt
honds. about two years before b. Col. BUTLER
e Auiutant General Of the Southern division. or


removal to Florida. lfkhe original proceeding
Pre- still in The hands Of General Jackson's friend


Tennessee, it was Of course no cause of surprle'
at they should not be found in the Department o


ar: and from the accidental finding ot copy 0
EN-, thcrcis no proof that the other & original cop


As not returned to Tennessee, in the manner area


stated, bv the order Of Mr.. MADlsoN.


Still however. there is possibility that the men
of our informant might have deceived him: an


NAV have been of rome other Court Martial tht
original proceedings were returned toTennesse


e have not seen him, so as to make further ,nqu


upon the subject. We gave our information
received it, and if there be any thing wrong


will cheerfuv correct it. That some Procee


rs of Courts Martial actually were returned


ennessee. we have no doubt and if they we


lt those of the celebrated Court held at Mobll


e should be glad to know what they were. II
re mot misinsormed by correspondents. there a


,me very curious documents OF that sort to


,aud in that quarter Of the country, which


original proceedings" came from.