NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.
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Tn consequences or an lllotihhiity !" N"S
.ecord ofthe Court Martial on COMMODORE
porter's case, rendered to the president Oh
the United States on hursuas aaa'' .no
whole of the proceedings, defence, oSc: were
a,a,Jav returned bv the President for re-
,,.;s;o,, which the Court went through (with
closcd doors) to-day; returned the same TO
he Executive and adjourned at halt past
one o'clock-it assemblies again on Monday,
,uhen il is said, the trial of Lieut.. Whitlock
will be gext taken up
Nae. We arc told that the lnformallty
alluded to above, was owing 10 the 1uu5I
Advocates not having Included the second
r,rt of the defence in the record before pc
Iinr wondered to the President OF the Y. >.
,,Her the deci.ion Of the Court and delivery
~ the proceedings to hinh-which, being
;nforma, it was thought proper, III conse-
nnrnce. Ia return the whole for arrangement
~. revsion. This Circumstance has neces-
sarly occasioncd tclay.] = u ash. Gdz.


In the defence Oh behalf Of Com Porter,
much reliance seems to be had thercin upon
the extraordinary proceedings OF Geh. JACK
son, during tho ocm'noic war. against the
.;nan;ards. then in possession of the Floridas;
spd the support given by the administration
~ thc acts and proceedings of the General
~ that occasion; the argument ot the then
Secretary of State, in answer to the com
nlaints relative to these transactions OF the
Spanish Ambassador, are seized upon ano
employed by the counsel of the Commodore
and held up in his justficatlons.


How careful should those wao are entrust'
Cd with our national affairs be, never to sup
mort principles, or justify proceedings, to
any temporary purpose, which Cannot "
maintained ON the grounds oftrnth and JUS
tice on any ard every occasion that may &C
cur. II we SOW the wind We ought to expec
to reap the whirlwind. Trenton Fsd.


The Rev. Elijah Dodson, OF the state o
Illinois. has beea dismissed from his churc'
IN the ground that he is al Jremdsof
When Mr.. DodsoD was called before IN
church to answer for the crime OF beng
mason, he proposed to that body, the follow
ing interrogation:


i. Isa moral good spiritual evil!


9. Is masonry sin!


s. If masonry is a sin, wherein does
. consist


H. Why may not pursue what course
please, if it is lawful, and all advantage
me, provided | do not sinf


g. When have neither done or intende
harm why should be excluded


6. How can you Judge of that of whic
YOU know nothing?


These were pronounced mnana7cera0
and the defendant was accommodated.