St. Mary's gazette., 1864-03-03
From tie NSmphis iAaant,) .4ppeaf.,
MILITARY AND CIVIL ORGANISM

Ii was the remark Of Justice C,m,h.u
late OF the Supreme Uni,ed States Court,
IN m address delivered some wears since
before the Societies Of the University Of
ieorgia, that the "rganic difference he.
tween Roman aud American civilization,
~ 'i'e'f aspects Of law aud liberty, in the
hrst being the suggestion of the camp
aud tho last. the Suggestion of home: ,hat
the mission Of the 6r.t being CONQUEST. en-.
p're--libsrty and law were but the mo,li6.
cation, OF military rule. the radiation, and
rFiaxatIons of policy. from IFS yery OBJ
Jec's, necessariiy eeutral. arbitrary su,o-
cratic. conversational; while micra,i"n. vol.
uatary and unforced col.,nixa.i,u being ,L.
law OF civil ani s"cial rxpansi,,n to 4 mer;.
Ca. governments Was ,l. sugg. stiou IF in.
dvtduai liberty. and c,usisfed ONLY Of n.
self iwP's'.l restraints necessary !, r-su.
late and provide f'r the harno,.y of social
life; that society was the os<p ing Of GOV,
ernment. to the FIRST. while government,
to the FIRST. while government was the off.
spring OF society. to the last; aud that in
these organic differences consisted Nh. la.
g'cal differences between Roman ,na
American government. Roman and Amer.
ican liberty .r ~. - 1'"~''.
\" doubt much Of the liberty. personal
and social. which hns given character I.
government in America, Is 20 be attributed
IT, the law of race. as we'll ms To the ae-
c'dent "f conditi''n. having origin in tho
hr"t Tcutonic migrati"us IN the colon;z,.
tisns iu England. AMI sacrcdly cherished
amid all the vici-si'ules of their bi,,.r,
not more against the fcudal Invasion. uf
Norman military rule aLJ il. ,I.v.l,,.
'aents Of political ex,ctinn. than again,,
the cncroachmenis Of K,m.n Law. ecclc<;.
astical au'i civil. upon thnss ancien;,raii
i'o"ai rights of the p''rsan or Individual
known rs the can,n"n law VIII, .,.v.r
the origin of the principle. d,e amithe,is.
TACT exists; aud whatrver fcrvil drclainer.
may announce III the way Of analogy h..
tween ho"'an AMI American liberty. i, i.
but the su:ges'i"p Of ilL.gical rhetoric:
there being just the philosophical differ.
ehce between them. that there /. be,wr.,,
absolute power aud frerlon,. between H.,
t'atre de cacAa aud the h.L-.. c,rp,x.
1t Is to this normal charac.. ris,ic If
American liberty that H. to b, traced tn.
restlessness VI our people under military
restraints. their avcrsi"ns to military law
and military discipline, their frcgr-nt or.
position TO the unexplained b.hes,s Of
military authority; and may find The ex-
PLANTATION OF suggestive illustrate. ~ in tn.
tart that 1t Is ais, characteristic of tbs
English people. to which the Govcru-,
i,eni pays the Difference of rb: most ss.
cr%d regard. by rc.or'ing us siIvm a.
p''ssibl", and never it i, car be avoided.
I" the use Of the pure military arm kw
the suppression Of threatening ,pu!ar dig
cord or domestic dissention.
Who does not re'Sembrr when. in 1874;
there was such universal up-isi,,p Il.
Europe. and sanguinc propag amelis,s in,i.
c'pased the millennium Of an cn,irriy new
social and political regime. enteuiing e.,
political organization even in Eng AMI, ~
the result OF the great charfist meeting in.
kensington Comn,on. said to com trchrn
millions OF disAiEcc.ed--how Ensi,nd. with
thtt wisc common ssnss which is hyr ereas
Pslitical feature, avoided all display purely.
military. aud relied upon force almost
entirely con>,abulary for i's suppression
In the contingency afan outbreak.
A want Of wise philosophical regard to.
this n"rmal attribute OF Aneric.n eiy;l
airl social life has been. in s.n,e wig, ths
Iaaif aud fAiiurt "f our r.volaiih,. We.
have forgotiea the cardinal fac, that sn-.
people are not soldigrs. bat ci :izers; aut
IA this forgetfuln.ss. cxhi.Iied in vsin
,t'supist, make thca so!die,s, By sutor.
iiratiag ibrm 10 all the lsws. rules, DE-
alls Of the disciplius of ,r.gulsr military
il 70 be found the ineiEisirs-
y "f our army, and ia large degree i,s.
ie'.ofs,iza.iya. Ia - gsea. struggle fae,,
rational tights. il j. IN. heart If ihs pss-I.I
dc,. aud ut il.e 'silis.ry .i.w. which y sss
'e relied ur0n for its surcvs..