Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-09

- I-c,l o6c ~; tneir duties ara local they forfeit
heir cfcs !, they lsAyB their counties Tue JuincSs
M tie peace are compelled 20 reside In the st'lo
rom WITCH they are elecssd and yes tnese Officers are
ssf,zses-tbat IA rtsicsnt Gus OF Jheir eoun2es. 10
u1derokuE 70 protect them against the forfeiture po.
vded by law rs cuurIs have 10 assume that iney are
excused ter The residence required, IN consequence
OF she conpr!sOn Of the enemy. Is not TINS Inference
judicial ieEIsan01f Al an! rate, no Ao' OF assembly
suthorz such 40 inference and ia It 10 bs supposed
hat the Law would nOt have provided for lucl case
had the LenslN urs deemed &c proper 70 do sol Al
asal can N be said that there Is doubt upon tls
an ieg and II deuDs, that is should nos, in the laG-
PuiRs Of ~ eI.rsot already quosed," 0e coils Iusd
Iberslly il tkVOr of'the public y How can rae stat
bs ipiussd BY tue vies for WHICH oonteadf How
may priudced 0y the converse VI 'ne Pr"Poaiuon'
Rut 10 exempt this large class Of Cf SsIs, or any
ion o. them Wnen thew nave no service 70 performs
la IL seems 70 me, Airy aIc ns1ua0hsi' lie tsurih
af,iols of toe Bill OF Rights leads as ioiOHs; m
'Tnat no nan or set OF men are en1sled ~ e1edsiV
Ar separate emo.u neats prVileg's from Ihe oommu
N v bu In CONSIDERATION Of IuoA0 sefV g. HIn Los
an e cficas without evil duties 10 pltr ~ eIloy pei
Il priyiiegess" Surely L. nay lsgitlmASiy 10 ~rLu-
ed thAL 20 far boirg exempted, they are ulSei
apsoiAl OIL gauon in addition 10 the general one at
a,npR TO every oft for the ,cOvsry OF then
ecu ities They hAVs been 0uted OF Ihsr hces, hAV
cans ausntly 81 fired psrsOha jury, and "IiIoslE
spsoi adV.nAgs in the recovery olthe % unes IRON
.hoh they have been exp He'd znoE Il Is conLende-
that these officers are snIled ~ GXempnop undGT III,
doaion OF tie court in the case tIom when have
ueely quoed ana the following exErao. m relied UpOl
IN support OF me p siiOn:
al is absurd 90 suppose that the gov srumsnt OF the
Confederate States rightuly destroy thS govern
ment OF the states which oreAt,d III ana all lie ToS-
ers conferred on Il lust DO understood 10 have bSeL
gwen with the limitation thai in executing thsm moth
Jog shall be done Interfere with she pendent ex
srcse Of lie sovereign poRere BY eaca state Congress
can have no right wherefore, 10 deprive state OF any
onaeR RscssSary 70 the action OF III goVsrnmeni shc
ths state iISed u the sOls judge a. 10 the teels IhAl
are accessory for that purpOss" .a.zl 80 o.
entirely concur win Ihe doctrine here expressed;
but il be said Thst The officers Of ioeAi9 within
the snemy lines and under me regular supervision Of
the agents Of ioreigh government are aseesaGry 10
ths action If ths gore RRsRt Of the StGtf And uudei
as doctrine cah auy IthceT VI = cJany Within oui
osn ursde ion DO entitled 70 exemption, Iness be BE-
Rs,sSSarF IL is lad, however, that all the ofhcsr'
nAmsd W the OonsIu ion, and provided BY the law,
are pront uaced necessary by the very kigGs AuthO
rigy, and under circumstances Be qlesloneo,
and Whegher emp Dyed or not, cannOt De Ie-
q 4 Ell 70 Pertorn any other duuss ihAn thost
tOr which they were elecIeo. surely thl
Milrs.rike the Teasc!mg nd 9Th sUIprie The Oon-
,.ituuon intended 10 psOVi0e frame Of govefnmen.
r those oa whom a. to operate. l. vas necessarily
.1peTmsnIsL The Ifhcers authorized we're dOabiles
presumed to be IeosssAIy but AZ found 70 DO oEner
WIS., Hny SHOULD those appoint d 20 nj them DO 70
aeVed tIom the pMtJrmaaoe OF otner duaes ieqnre1
81 the wants OF enc community. Indeed LAY ~ doWb
as broad pr position that 10 person occupy ng Gthee
exempt hom the other duslSB OF cluz N, except OF
be score OF incompanbdity. l ask Wnh confidence,
Wy should ciE be excused iTom other obligations,
Nhen they do Ros interfere with Tss performance
nose 70 which ne is specially elected II man Cal
perform more than one duy, Why should ne 10. 40 III
WoGld like 10 hear = god and sutho emf reason l.
H. haa
aeclol upon those Who framed tie Constitution, Il
suppo . thst they Intended any such coacEuiou;
Ia tie OF eli provisions 70 that tnc IL GAIL Of
90 presumed. NoHhsIe IN The Constitution u pro
EslOn made IN terms, Tor Exemption. IL 10 lnerentib
merely and then only upon tbs ground OF ineOnpAh-
1ity Of service. The same remarks HI apply ~ IL,
Iegi-lasur0.
The doctrine eonlended for msy lead to the mos,
ii results. IL all the I'll jsrs 0oslgL ated IN his CON
,,i,uiou, and in The laws made pursuance thereof
ara to DO eXtmp.ed because they are slate eieersi
N the last!o VI the peace, Who oy tho Dye new
r exempted Hltil the l4E Of 0otODsr, ls62 hsyipt
rom tho revolution 10 Ia period been required {,
JsriOTm IN htary du.y-u Ill slerlBa and eIks apt
1sir Geputiss-ail commissioners OF tue reVenue-sU
utVlyOrs and oOmmOnHeaiJh's astOrnoJa-6I jnsia.
- aud oVerseera of the poor al GCunty agents TO
iupplyIug sOiteTs' iamllos-all salt SgenLs CONNER
al AgsA., &c-Al ea pie yoe6 vi banks, oLe5, fowls
* =, are sxemp. ,nclsCriminAtely and without
iJrenes 10 their necessity, theu indeed, the Ian.
ygags Oi the decision iTCqstnily quoted "ths Fp,c
els mIghI be presented u nation eubj ited aul
IssrOyeo a. Wheu ~ had within IInits OH.
- empty sufficient 10 deiond 1t against all the at
all.s VI 40 eutm- but whose services could not b,
commanded, because, lOFsOoth, tho government bal
Utractsd WiIl ihem that InoJ Should be rsquirO
50 serse 10 Tie amy" 50 far Ilis STATE tie nun
Oi eKsmpt3 is O0mp4Taustiy al; but in othei
s.At.s Es AFT, told is HIcsly mt. A. this lime
JoWeru AMY OF the enemy is sweeping over the siaIe
Of G5Orgs, Ia WnlCn, unoer toe d Crime cOuIenLtC
.or, shere 10 uOE an army OF eItmP,s-sx npts DO
.u3s Cfsefs aud p1Jves Of the 90 TsInm9ut.
A. this toe pressure OF the service inspires
.0ry common desire 70 escape from and the remeCy
y hADeas Corpu-, Gtslgued Tor * .fAO.oILsTy acts
ID JTauBy or Individual Gos oppression, is dsiN
ogted ", 20 * rOate he ciz n IRON the holy duN
Cef,ndIg the country. Lawyers OF every degree hi,
0 the Toast mus spread before them, AMI idugee n
ha1bers aud IN court feel oOnslrA ned 70 Apply th
Jruo pss OF tho writ 10 those but little EeI,F thai
aOra s5r.srs IRON Tie standard OF heir counIJ
Id Tune too Shen che s struggling in death Rrs
10 with Der gigAnto foe. Bus d. tus j1Gges agle,
mOny themsoVss uuifJIm Sppl cGlivn OF he same
y irople l. North C,fsl,nR exemption assunes a.,
road st form, while IN aOau mu rro Ner fuI
Alopted-aud even IL Yifgin q sCmo differences q
IL But all believe cJICur Tat ihdges have the
ht 70 pioaOunee who arc exempted from military
.uty By OF their Ctise, notwithstanding ID,
Lsgzltture and the Executive may entertain differ
~ opinion. IL does not what tbs Leg stature
lay declare BY law! d5es not matter who the Ex
cu.iSe may dsom necessary TO enable him 70 sea III
80 faithfully tXsonted-the eOUIt understands better
nsn hsF co ,qlAi and Co ordinate departments
Is necessary 81 preserve the state government
assiisl tlis enter uy hsm yet lie p ciiul protest.
fac "a art clio Of Ihe CJnstItu ion reeds as follows:
"The Legislative, Executive and Julic!ary depart
oents shall DO pirate and distinct 20 that noitbe,
Tsrese the powers properly belong Dg TO either of th
,Ihart; nor email any pc sln exercise ths o4sfs q
a9re man une Of them at tie same lime, except tina
atees OF the pose shall be ely lis 10 either Hops
# Assembly" Tne Massachusetts Constitution snl
n1rs omphaue5l declares that I'm tue gOJerhmspt :,
his Commonwealth legislative dep ,rime # char
ever exercise the Executive and JUDICIAL powers. O,
tbsr of them; the executive shall never exercise IN,
gisatiVe or judicial powers, or either of them; III,
idoia b II never exercise the executive and lie ella.
ve paS.rs or either If them to the end that Il ma,