Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-07

terfOrS.
The New York journal OF Commerce ike
some others of its class. having reioiced in
the proceedings OF Stanley at Newbern, the
Evening Post replies to that organ of seces-
sion sympathy i'll al article from which we
take the following extracts -
'The Journal Of Commerce misconceives
or mlsrepresents the powers and duties of this
anamolous official, saying: He is created for
the express purpose of restoring to full force
and efficiency the local as well as the general
law which governs North Carolina He is
created for no such thing; but as his commits
SION tells him III so many words, ito re-estab-
hsh the federal government in the state of
North Carolina, and to provide the means of
maintaining peace and security to the loval
inhabitants OF that state until they shall be
able to establish civil governments" Two
things, then, he may do and no more lst
assert the supremacy of the federal laws and
| I'd, assure peace and security to the loyal in
| habitants of the state.
1--WE concur with the journal in one thing
that this is a question not of passion or preju-
dice. but of public policy; and thus far we
| believe the government has pursued the prop
er policy. 1t was declared by both secretaries
| Chase and Stanton, with the approval of the
| president, when they authorized the erection
| OF schools at Port Royal, when they commits
| stoned teachers for them, and when they di-
| rected Gen. Sherman to give every protection
and facility to the persons so employed.
Nothing could have been written more en-
| phatic and direct than the circulars of the va
| rious members of the cabinet. Did they there
by proclaim their intention either to enforce
or abrogate state laws? Not at all. They
Il
| possessed by our troops were held in military
occupancy, and that all the laws of nations
pertaining to such Il condition might be APP
piled. They were too well read in jurispru-
dence to suppose, us the Journal does, that
such states were to be governed by local laws
or federal laws, or by any other than the laws
of war. Gen. Halleck, who is a good writer
as well as fighter, lays down the rule, without
an If or bHt, that in the government of a coun-
| try in military possession we do not look to
the constitution or the political institutions of
the conqueror-still less to the local laws
but to the laws OF nations alone, for authority
| LSee his international Law, p. 776.
''What does the appointment of a military
governor imply but the military occupancy of
a state! If the local laws are still in force
as we said yesterday, Governor Clark, who
was elected under them, is the real governor
and Stanley is an usurpcr. But the federal
power has chosen to override those local laws,
on the ground that the inhabitants of the state
are in instruction. and that military force
must supply the place of the ordinary juris-
dictions This was Il necessity of the case;
In no other way could the instruction be
suppressed; in no other way could the su-
premacy OF the Union be asserted The fed
eral government has taken military occupa-
ton of the territory OF North Carolina, and
| during that OcpuDgtIOn- as all DuhipistS a0raa
in stating. the political laws of the state are
suspended, while the municipal laws, though
still in force preventing that horrible anarchy
OF which the journal draws so pathetic pic
| ture, are liable to be modified or repealed at
the will of the superior authority. SANKEY'S
notion appears to be that his whole business is
not to re-eStablish the ascendancy of the fed
eral laws, but the rights OF the shareholders
who caused the rebellion"