The object of the charge, I understand, was to procure prossecutions, and punishment of some men for arresting, or doing violence to some secessionists---that is, the Judge was trying to help a little, by giving the protection of law to those who were endevoring to overthrow the Supreme law---trying if he could find a safe place for certain men to stand on the constitution, whilst they should stab it in another place.
But possibly I am mistaken.
The Secretary of War and I have agreed that if the Judge will take the oath of allegiance, usually taken in such cases, he may be discharged. Please ascertain, and inform me whether he will do it. Yours very truly A. LINCOLN
Of course Lincoln should have said alleged secessionists, and then the only thing they were alleged to have done was heckling.
By Lincoln's own statement, he professed approval of doing violence to those who may allegedly heckle, with no due process of law.
By Lincoln's own statement, he approved of government agents entering a court and pistol whipping the judge sitting on the bench and then subjecting him to unlawful imprisonment, should the judge attempt to provide the protection of the law to those who have been subjected to unlawful government violence for alleged heckling.
Agents of the Executive branch subverted the Jucicial branch, and Lincoln personally approved.
I included all of the primary sources just for you, Nonsense.
Bullshit, as ususal.