Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-04-27

,g,c. 1T !, rus 10, Ccu sros3 ms failed to rtspon,
IS he i,camucriguon 9 she Pres!deat 10 grant gen
rss! militia ,-g Ihi ralec, was considered and ta-
lalpge "a to, Wa the FcsU. Of elaboration, The con
g.,p,iou lave cnaclcd Is Congress, have placed in the
i.!ty service Of tho country all its Gblcbodied ei
acns, between the ages Vi eeTentecn snt my IhS
7h.s military material ,: he 1aaa'-7 as iaT 30 ics1Ie
.sn !, ssr:c.ssi i, rhs9rNN " by ;ho consumption Noa
T,is-c long tssa Of the yeiaioa that there VAS o'
'-v,h is-.saIion AMI toolie execution Of our lava
Compress evidently has cone 70 the pane eoAa'n9!on
Nn2 la.g's out TIE I@SL that the IL" making pa|e: 4Hs
cone ,,s :all aG,y Whist ~ tie gss4fR..y I.:i-S aeE
wa allie % ..Sa ra.asia o.. 40 A.i'us socks, srI.
:ier ss7 I'll purposes &c prepcry essen'cdi II nWsNc
20. sxecajed can the remedy be reached By multiply
ing legislation tie same subject! The CONSUMPTION
ats have absorbed MI the iaary m the cora
ry and if prorer!y executed fail Of giving what
men are needed in tho army. We know thHt there -
radical defect somewhere in their execution II may
be that under the present ryste they are ~ well e-
su,cd in detail poesble but hs ey5tcm has IGI'cd
10 socopsh the desired ends Of legislation it aus; be
abandoned and 2 new one substtped
IN truth the great and crying evil of the day, IL the
inadequate execution Of al laws, civil and military
LEGISLATION has done its duty, and We must look cise-
where fo the perctious .s DEGREES. Wo have heard
IL said by eraent lawyers that the criminal coGcs 81
TEXAS have been revised with great care and make a5
complete seres Of criminal law rs wss ever placed
uuan record One would suppose that under It's pro-
y.sons guilty map, could not escape punishment;
and vet, il il subject OF the most common reInarA,
that man who bring money and influence TO bear,
il rarely ever punished for the commission OF CRIME IN
rs.as Our criminal laws are more simple ana fulIy
ma ,hnrou-h as those Of England but if the criminal DC
caught ia England 10 never escapes punishment Inc
difference rcsuf net from the laws themselves, o"t
from their execution.
II ia generally conceded that the hsne and Of our
armies is drunkenness among the officers. II u no novel
sight, here and the river 70 witness officers IN
state Of inoxcation. Nothing can be more snbvcTSVe
Of rood discipline and the press of the country mas
again and again acclaimed agains, the vice, Why IS
: lopJ - un,g uiCld0rS(
The contrary the articles OF war make drnnkennesS
heinous offence and punishable by casheTing. Sun
the OWL continues in unabated force Those WHO are
called upsn to execute the law neglect their duty
cour: martial is organized, composed OF men whose
hrcsts overflow with the milk Of human kindness, VINO
do not like to expose tho poor fellow to disgraceiuI
punishment FOR mere peoadlllo" what mistaken
Kindness How unjpe to themselves and their country
Military courts now being organized and We trust
that they will be composed Of who have tho moral
frrnness to do their duty, and Will not hesitate 10
execute the laws as they find them.
Through the entire raehcations of our civil and mil
itary systeus we find the game evil prevailing. 1t IS
time that public attention being called to the INST
ter Ii courts civ and military juries, peace officers
and others the civil list do not perform their duties
in the administration and execution Of the laws the
people must exert the power Of their moral influence
and compel them to the performance of their sworn Of
6cisl acts. Brand the man who is negligent IN the dis
charge OF his duties in the execution OF our laws with
public contempt and if possible, eject him from once
oA'SSA'
cealation alone and demand from the proper authori
ties that the lave already enacted shall be executed
We are inclined to believe thst--ouside OF exerting
wholesome moral influence, repeating obnoxious laws
and paving attention the protection of the frontier
tho very best legislation for the next two years. would
be = negative one Quarterly, or even annual ses
sions of the legislature calculated to do much good
The evil u.s. that laws already enacted, are improperly
administered and iperfectly executed Let u.s. for the
future have legs aw making and more execution OF the
laws already made.
In this connection would refer to the article ad-
dressed to Exempts In his efforts to find some way to
have our concrpt law enforced, tho writer suggests
the organization of county committees to aid the con-
script officers This 10 eqnvaleat to admitting that our
laws cannot enforced without the aid Of the people,
and such We believe to be the truth Of the matter It's
also true that kulkers and descrters would have been
comparatively but few had they not found encourage
Inent from the people and people can enforce cur
laws or render them nuty, at their pleasure. 1t is
for this reason hut desire to sec mass meetings
held throughout the State 10 awaken the people to
proper sencc Of the responsible duties devolying
upon them We may have good officers and good laws,
nut they can accomplish but little for US unless sustain
ed BY the people:
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