Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-05-14
Military Arrests
TINE OF WAR.
BY
WILLIAM WHITING.
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is done in accordance with tho laws Of war
is not arbitrary, and is not in derogation Of
the civil rights Of citizens, but is ia,c'al
iustjfablo, and Indispensable to public safe
ty,
WA POWER mas LIMITS,
Although the empire Of the war power ia
vast, yet it has definite boundaries, where
in it ID supreme, 1t overrides municipal.
laws and all domestic institutions or rela
tions which impede Or interfere with its
complete sway. It reigns uncomfortable
until its legitimate work is executed; but
then itlays down its dripping sword at the
feet Of Justice whose wrongs It has avcng'
ed.
1t is not now proposed to define the
limits aud restrictions imposed by the laws
of warfare upon the general proceedings Of
belligerenls, 1t is to one only Of the usual
methods of war that attention is now dir.
ected, namely to the capture and detention
.oi poD'' eoeo'''9'
MILITARY CRIMES
Military crimes, or crimes Of war, include
all acts Of hostility to the country, to the
government, or to any department Or officer
thereof; to The army or navy, or to any per
son emnloved thereto, promded that sucb
octs Of boshlity have tie effect Of onrosins,
embarrassing, defeating, Or even Of inlcr.
leripo, with onr mili,sry or naval opcra.
Gons in rarrcinr an lhc war ar Of oi1inr
nncoprarIp, or snnnor,ipr ,bc ogonv ~
Accordin% "a tbe Laws Of war military
arrests NAV be made for the nunisbmept Of
nrcvention or military cfimsR
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Such crimes may OF may no' DC oushce,
against statutes, Ihe lact lhat an act ol
hostility Is against municipal as wen az
marital law, even thn0gh II may fn0j3''
V'V WV ''', ~. ',.' r WV .
mI,ta|y nov.r
~ ~. 81 c,y;I ror .g,iost tho Tn;tot
slatp, il Ia commit treason Suck act o.
traasnr ranIors m tbo trait,r l;oblc IA ind,ct
mont ard condemo,tion in tbo conrts aur
,o r'r' contnro 1 arrest or death on tbe field a
hotIs Bit bpcaose traitor NAV be hun.
os a in;nalby tbe sheriff it does not foI
Ilnw that be may NOT BE- cabtured arrested
nr shat asn pn6Iic enemy by the soldiers
An.oct of bosflitr NAV fins subject Nh,
oAendsr 10 rwofold liability, frat to civil
and then 10 military tribunals Whoeyo
Jenies lbe right 10 make military arrest
for crimes w5irh are nouisbable by cjyi
tribrnolo wonld necessarily withhold On,
If ousnal and most effective and esscutis
,neons of CARVING an wa. Whoever ros
tricts tbe ripbt TO eases where crimes Inv
Iheen committed in violation of SOM s-r
ciaI s,otnlr would destroy one Of The chic
safeguards of public secnrity and dc,epc,
cnruy,, nv sr,rr op w,D
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Inc quailVy q 11 ac'UVpeuuS oH cue Vl'uc ".
place, ana circumstances "uucF WHICH "
performed ,, ,,
Ac's wlly'i "Gu'l ,; law w. wv" ., n'''l,oo
ana innocent IN time OF peace oecome o"l
geFouS; INJURIOUS, anu BulI.y III ',ma VI ,,,'
war, Inc ruloS ana fggp'auons .GS,'ie q 1i ih
service contain many .'.'5''a'V,s .. m VI,
iact, Hor" solu'er II 10 spOaG Von,''np'uou' .
y OF a superior olllGer 'n'gn'' oS pe'wee " ;.
TWO clVhlahS' oe 4" nailll'csS VI oc"gllc''
use oi .lreo Speggni olt as III ..uae o; W, wa
suen Tree sPeecn iu'sN' ucS''oy u''clp''"'
encourage u'SoOeG'ehcc o. Vracrs, OF eve
break up lne gonIloanJe ol 'ie solu,ers
theli comn'an1G's' Such FPoaN'Hs 'SS'''V''
lorni1aen, ana occow'9 d o''"e'
MOST o' VuV 1osu'a''0uo W",tl ,,, !, ,.l' ,clu,'
obedience 10 oTuefs are such tliat u'src8aI