The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-09-19
Letter from President johnson.
JACKSON MISS, Sept. s, 1865.

loving corfeSponueuce tN' tt, .t
1t is believed there cam be organized
in each county q force of citizen militia
to preserve order and enforce the civil
authorities of the State and of the
United States, wlicbwould enable the
federal government to reduce the army,
and withdraw, to a great extent, the
forces from the State, thereby reducing
the enormous expenses Of the govern
.ment. 4
If there was any danger from an or
ganization of the citizens for the pur.
pose indicated, the military are there to
suppress, on the first appearance, any
move insurrectionary in its character.
One great object is to induce the people
to come forward in defence Of the State
and federal governments. General
Washington declared that the people,
or the militia, was the arm of the Con
.stitution, or the arm Of the United
States, and, as soon as it is practicable,
the original design of the government
should be resumed under the principles
of the great charter of freedom handed
down to the people by the founder Of
the republic. The people must be
trusted with their government and if
trusted my opinion is that they will act
in good faith and restore their former
constitutional relations with all the
States composing the Union. The
main object of Major General Carl
Schurzs mission to the South was to
aid, as much as practicable, in carving
out the policy adopted by tile govern
ment for restoring the States to their
former relations with the federal govern.
ment. IT is hoped such aid has been
given. The proclamation authorizing
the restoration of State government re.
quires the military to aid the Provisional
Governor in the performance of his du-
ties as prescribed theproclamation,and
in no manner to interfere or throw I'M
pcdiments in the way oftle cousumma.
tion Of the object Of his appointment, at
least without advising the government
Of the intended interference. ej
ANDREW JOHNSON.
| No CoNFiscATioN UNLESS Round
GUn.rY OF TREAsoN.--I have lust
learned a very ipportaht recent declara.
tion made by the President to the Ala.
bama delegation. who complained to
him of the blighting effect of The pro.
ceedings in coniscaiion in that State,
and he replied to them tllatyno confisca.
tion could take place, or have legal
effect except after a legal conviction Of
the parties for treason. You win at
once realize the effect of such decision,
for it will upset and render null and
void every act of coniiscation that has
been enforced at the South, as do not
believe IN any one case have parties
been previously tried and convicted OF
treason. xs
i / have this information from, a friend,
who says he was told it by one Of the
delegation to whom it was made, al! OF
whom are.Mghly grati6ed by it. It. is
certainly the only proper and legal
course for by what rule, precedent or
law can we punish a man as a traitor,
without first having proved him to be
such II is like banging q man for an
alleged murder and then trying him.
1 also understand that Chief Justice
Chase expressed the same opinion.
lt'aslt Cor, yoJ, the N. Y. EspreSs
THE MATS AGAfN. According to a
Northern paper, Governor Perry has ad
dressed a letter to Postmaster General
Dennisou, in which he states 'that the
.railroad companies in South Carolina
are in a condition to carry the mails BY
their roads to the towns and villages q
the State" On the basis Of such infor
nation as this, the Post Office Depart
| ment has contracted with the Greenvill,
4 and Colurabia Railroad, one hundred
and sixty-seven miles long, to carry til,
mails threetimes q week to the twenty
/ FIVE Offices on its line, for thirty dollar
a mile per year.
i Post Offices are being re.opened j,
'Ediferent parts Of the State, thougl, "
| have heard of no action W referenc
to any in our own DistficC. ,Af1 ,ex