Daily national Republican., 1865-09-02
SECOND EDITION.
FouIt o'CLocK. P.M'
REApMIse fnn a ssEIaaor.

4 REARMINe fHR n EsEn1aon.
J Gov. wILbiAN q sHApkEr. Of Mississfppi,
evidently regards his State as far advanced
toward reconstruction. He issued a procla.
nation the other day calling upon his people,
respectfully such as are liable to military
duty and are familiar With military disci.
pline, " "to organize volunteer companies, II
practicable, one company of infantry and
one Of cavalry in each county of the State.
He promises to endeavor to procure arms for
such as are without them but advises on
immediate organization at any rate, and
wants his militia organised because
Information having reached me that par.
ties Of bad men have banded together in diff
ferent parts of the State for the purpose Of
robbing and plundering, and for violating the
law in various ways, and that outrages Of
various kinds are being perpetrated, and the
military authorities Of the United States be-
ing insufficient to protect the people through
out the entire State" 0...,5 =.
Now, IL Is within our knowledge that this
very state OF things has existed in Missis-
sippi for three years now back past, and that
yet, although during that time substa antially
every man in that State capable Of bearing
arms, and great numbers who were not, were
enlisted as soldiers, the authorities of that
State were utterly unable to preserve order.
We have ourselves been subjected to no
little Inconvenience from these predatory
bands Of bad men. They have had habit Of
firing upon steamboats,, loaded with women
and children, passing up and down the Mis-
sissippi river. They have burned the prop
erty Of loyal and disloyal Unfortunately
They have occasionally hung a stranger. In
short, there is no mentionabie form ofrascal.
ity that has not marked the history of that
State during that time. And does the expe.
rience of tho past four years justify the arm
ing of that population in behalf Of law and
order just yeta A telegram from Mobile
which we published yesterday, seems to indi.
cate that there was ono bowie knife too many
in Alabama. But the beauty of Governor
| SuARKEr's plan is that as soon as a proper
number Of these young men who have had ex-
pcricnce in war, and in Staying Yankees
volunteer, to form q company
"The election Of officers may take place
Immediately and without further order, and
commissions will be issued rs soon as returns
are received, and the election may be held by
any justice Of the peace"
We should like 10 see what list of officers
they will elect. Their uniforms will be the
familiar gray, we suppose. What is to pre-
vent the disorderly bands from organizing
under this plan and holding elections before
''any justice Of tho peace?" And who is to
command them when they are organised
The young mon who, are to form these com,
panies are those who, in the language Of the
proclamation, shave SO distinguished them
selves for gallantry;" and they are called
upon to arm again Sin behalf of suffering
people,"
% There is IN opinion pretty generally pre-
vailing that the best way to preserve peace
in the South Is to disarm the young men who
have distinguished themselves for gallantry
during the last four years, and this opinion
was pretty freely and fully expressed by the
people and by the Government when Gen.
SHERNASs little arrangement with Jos
JOHNSTON was announced. Although great
many troops have been mustered out of the
service of the United States of late, there are
enough left, we fancy, to preserve order in
Mississippi Such, at Ieast, seems to be the
opinion of the commander of that depart.
ment-Gep. SLocuM-a gentleman whose
views upon the military branch of the restor-
alton question have always been exceedingly
clear, since he has put his veto on the Gov
ernor's proclamation. And if Gen. sLocuM
is not able to suppress the disorderly bands
which prowl about the State why the Presi-
dent can call for three hundred thousand
men. But the gallant young men of Mis-.
sissippi who have learned the discipline of
war;" had better study the things which
make for peace little while longer.