Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-25

Judge CtBri-. OF isl-ion. former ole OF the
Ju.ti = ol tie Uniie, st,,es Supreme Court. aud
one oi tie aDest luF l. 10 the country. h's iate'y
published an oliuion upon execatiye power, which
we will hereafter spread before readers. Ia
II lie discusses the proclamation Of the President.
his right suspend the writ Of hatess corpus and
his power to bring all the people OF the United
States under martial Law, ADMINISTERED At
has own discretion oil these topics he
Ciscu-se- With pieat elem e. and ability. We
gne tie .ollos M Liisi rsci irn tia, pat u.
tie opinion ~hi,h di,cu.-c. tie power % tie PIES
eat 10 place she ~h".e eoun,s. un'ier mt a.
l.w. IL he Lts sulhoia, "a go that. Jndle e. ald
jur,es my lie .T,e-lei at piei-use and pun
ishei for judicial decisions. ad Le- isldtOIs Tor
words -ppken ia debate h such power l. COLI
cele, the rights and Hbet, vi the cat zes ae sub
jet 10 the arbitrary sl aud disposal oi the Pes
iGent. ia ,eCIETis -!
Wha'. then. j. hl,- <tI,e P,e-dens',) authority
over The geF~uns aI,d lfolsti, 81 ct z'n-E an
s~er ia II over all Ieiss ets'isir'i ., sis tot -
lie has military lO~er aIIu c'iitIisi'.. ihat over
all ptT-au- aIri pio,ert, WITHIN The -lhere al ti-
actual o. erat OTIS ~ the hed he NY law ult ex
such etralnis ami control az the successful
Iro-ecutluu OF hls par ocular miiit'ty enterprise
MA IN his honest Judgment. absolutci, require.
AMI dp,.Ii sueh Iess.'b- a. have committed Ot
ieue sgaiI-t The attic e. Oh var, he niit tlrou-
approprla,e uiiilaI, tribunals. ht e tii. IGnl-n
uent ,re~eiDest t., Law. Anu tne.e LAWFUL
au,h"fit, eiu-.
The m.i,ary power over citizens and their
prrIe,tA ~ I-,~er 10 act. moi "a power 10 fie
svrlbe rules tf iuihe aclion. IL splih from
Ite-eht pressing etuer- envie~, and ! imhe'i bA
Them IL cthnot as-uMe the iuncliUn~ al Tie
sta'e ION AID iee lsatof. atd make provision
f,r siuse distant arrangements hN winch ler
son- OF ptuFer, y be mide Su'serNnh' t. mil
ittr, u-e- IL l. the ply seal iorce uf ln anu,
Ia tire held. mi NY c''n'rol whtteSer l. -
ueir ~ To lie actually reieiiel bk that i0tce.
IN ortier 10 ieiIiO,e distractions to its ce
But wh.n TIE military comm ,nder controls the
persons OF ptupert, uf citizens. Who ate hei Oui
tue slteie oI hiS actual u CREATIONS ia the heid.
when he nlakes laws 10 govern their conduct.
he hecpmes le- slator 1ho-e laws my be
made actually operative: obeetce 10 then
IN y te eHiOrced d, miIt,r, pOwer; their purpose
ana effect my be solely Ia recruit support h,S
arm.es, or 10 weaken the power OF the enemy
with alloln he l. con enAlug But he j. le- Is
,tur It'll; aud wheiler h> etlict- clothed IA
tie iOrn 0I Ir"ciuI .iini,> al militar. OIuer-.
Dy whitefer haIne they any he called. the, are
laws. Ii he have the legislative power. confer
ted "n him 10y the people. II y VEL; u MOI. he
usmp> il.
lie h,s no more lawful authority to hold all
the citIzeus Ot The enlne country. Uursi"e oi the
sphere ct hts actual operations IA the field.
anieliable to lbs military ed ct, than he has ,
h,Id all the properly OF the county subject To
has military Ieslnlstions. lie j. hot tile ml,itry
comm utter ui The citizens oi the United States.
tut OF ia soldiers