Southern shield., 1840-07-31


 ces of the case, as a Court Martial may determine; and that every officer, non-com- missioned officer, artifcer musician or pri- vate, of the militia, who shall fail to obey the orders of the President of the United States, in any Of the cases cited in the 18th or 18th heads, shall forfeit sum not ex- ceeding one years pay, and not less than one months pay, to be determined and ad- judged according to the circumstances of the case by Court Martial; and such off cer shall, moreover, be liable to be. cash tered by sentence of a Court Martial, and be mcapacitated from holding a comnlis- sion in the militia for the term of four years, at the discretion of the said Court and such non-comn,is stoned officers and privates shall be liable to be IMPRISON- ED by the sentence of COURT MAR TEAL, on failure of the payment of Fises adjudged against them for ONE CALTsN- DER MONTH, for every five dollars of such fine.
 29th Section. That all the fines assessed, as described in the preceding head, shall be certified by the officer ordering the Court or the revising authority of the proceedings of the Court Martial having approved of the same to the marshal of the district in which the delinquent shall reside, or to one of his deputies, and take q receipt from the said marshal or deputy, as the case may be, for the same; which receipt and duplicate, oi the certificate furnished, he shall transmit for record to the adutant general of the militia of the United States that the mar shal or his deputy, having received the said certificate, shall forthwith proceed to levy the said fines, with costs by distress and sale of the goods and chattes of the delin. quent which costs and the manner of pro- ceeding with respect to the sale of the goods distrained, shall be agreeable to the laws of the State, in which the same shall be, as in other cases of distress and when any nOn-commissioned officer or private shall be adjudged to suffer imprisonment there being no goods or chattels to be found whereon to levy the said fines, the marshal of the district or his deputy, shall commit such delinquent to JAIL during the term for which he shall be so adjudged to IM PRISONMENT, or until the fine shall be paid, Tn the same manner as other persons condemned 10 fine and Imprisonment, as the suit of the United States, may be com mitted
 These extracts show that the militia thus to be called into the service under the PLAN" so strongly recommended, were to-
 list, provide themselves with arms and accoutrements.
 Secondly, the office holders are exempt!
 Thirdly, they are to be called out under the authority of the President, to enforce any law the execution whereof may be re- sisted by any State!
 Fourthly, they are subject to such regu- 1atiohs for their instruction and discipline as the President may prescribe !! F'ifthfy, they are liable to fine and fDl- prisonment at the will of a Court Martial Now, that our readers may see what one of the regulations prescribed is, we quote the 5th rule of the standing regulations of the War Department. It is as follows:
 "Art 5. Any officer or soldier who shall use contemptuous Or disrespectful words against the President of the United States, the Vice President thereof, against the Con- gress of the United States, or against the Chief Magistrate of any of the United States in which they may be quartered; if com missioned officer shall be cashiered or oth- erwise punished, as court martial shall direct if nOn-Commissionedo officer or sol dier he shall suffer such punishment as shall be inflicted on him by the sentence of a court martial"
 Yesl By this plan, so strongly recom- n1ended by Mir. Van Buren, the citizen is required to arm himself at his own expense -to march at q moments warning at the order of the President agains, the aut}fori- ties of his own State and for failure to do so, or for daring to express an opinion a. sainst the legality Of the Presidents pro ceedings, he may be inamned in prison at the pleasure of a court martial, appointed By the President
 The Seditfon Law, which overthrow the elder Adams, gave to citizens the benefit of a civil trial and of jury, but this bill de clares martial law, abolishes the trial by jury, and puts 200, 900 citizens, even in time of peace, under the absolute control of the President, with power to punish them at the discretion of court martial, if they dare, ln any manner, use "direspectfui' words against him !! Who know what may be the etiquette of this courtl What words are to be considered respectful to his MA JESTY MARTIN the lst2
 look around me in amazement! iwon- der if it be possible that live in the land Of Henry, of Hancock, of Greene of Stump ter, and of Marion. Where are the States rights men who rallied with me against the proclamation and the BLOODY bHl!!!
 Re-elect Mir. Van Buren now, and his organization of the militia will comel 1t IS the power which enables LOUIS King of the French, to reign in France, and by such 2 law Marlin and Martins children their