Excerpt from Defence of Col. Wm. S. Fish, U. S. Army: Submitted by His Counsel, Milton Whitney, Esq.To these specifications, I propose to call your attention, and to the evidence bearing upon them in the order in which they are set forth in the pleadings upon the part of the prosecution.Before proceeding, however, to the discharge of this duty, I crave your indulgence whilst I brie¿y refer to some general propositions, growing out of my relation to this investiga tion, and to certain general principles, by which I respectfully submit you are to be governed, in arriving at your final con elusion in reference to the merits of this cause.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.