The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-03-24
Democratic and Patriotic Letter from
General Pope.

I! TO note from Governor Fletcher Of that
state, requesting him 10 give his views
"as 10 the best uses Of the military forces
of the United States in this department
| aud their relation to the present and pro
spective condition of the state" We re-
greet that space will not permit the publ
cation Of the whole letter. 1t is re
| freshing sign Of the times to find an offi>
Ger Of the army deprecating the use Of ar.
bitrary power, and speaking Of" the cum
bersone, Intellectual and altogether anon
alous machinery Of provost marshals, pros
vost guards, and military supervision" az
&" anti American." General Pope express
&c his surprise that, since the armed rebel
force has been driven from the state, the
people Of Missouri have not assumed tie
performance Of their civil duties On the
contrary, be says g there has not been a
! time since the rebellion began, when your
civil affairs have been mere Under the cor
tro! Of military police than they are to-
day" Abiding to the outrages commit
ILL, 90, ,,o; ,,o
y
din8:es, he says:
Tie only wonder is, that there have
been SO few wrongs committed, and SO
few rights invaded, during the existence
Of such a condition OF government ID
Missouri But 1t is surely needless to say
that The Iongdr such system as continued
the greater wiil be tie hd61(uy 10 abuse, and
Us u tog'cdf reeuI, srAat are nor rare and
srcrpt'onat cases u outrage and nyust'ce
on the part q pr0roSt marShdfS, and sol
dier&, actH grUdudlfy, but SuTely become OF
Iytar more general occurrence, ant go" mcy
expect Jlndt|y to see 1utSSourt under Me
complete 0o"tht"n q me m'Es'ary. lhere
VIII 'hen De scaFte a square .aro 81 'he
state, when VIII not ENJOY the iehcl'y Q,
some n'i''a!y iunc'ohaN. lhey VII,
eome 70 perform the dHneS OF all 'he ei'ii
meg'sTa'eS' - O0 Tue Hn"i Judges o. an
'h'rgs, Into every province OF clvll law
ana even OF domestic ile' these in!!i'ary
ohiC'aiS "!'' |" 'l"'e' most assu'eoIy ih'
trude, ahd become tbe ma! afb''eis OF both
hoIa!S a'u ,I.""He'a'
! Nha' VII! become OF 'he cl.lZehs uhoer
THIS extraordinary state OF government
lLe SimPie mention o. le" INSTANCES,
trust eAcepAoh"'' "h'ch nave Deen
brought 10 ing knowledge by uncouoted
authority, since my arflvai IN 0t. Louis,
Will sufficiently answer.
~ the authorities IN washington, my
attention mas Deen caiied 10 the lact' 'ha'
provost nafs h"'S Ia the several oistTicts OF
missouri are se'Nas anu se'.iug property
themselves De!ng Judges OF law ana lact
anc the custodians ana diSposeTs OF Inc
!, property ih'oi'eo' hho''"' '''A'aH - an
aaPp'lea'ion was made, since my arrival
he'e' 'o' an order 10 take military guard
across the rlVer INTO the state CT Illinois;
and arrest citizen OF that state, living
twenty "ies distant, ana Of,hS nim 10 'Le
m'N'aFy PRISON IN inns cry, because co.'s
orel man also living IN l!Ilnois, complain
co ti'a' Inc "h''e man owed n'm LOT sew
e','I cay iaooi' """ had "ooseo MN "u0h
| asked 'of 'he money. Ahothef case men
TONED 10 NE oy loyal gentleman OF TIL;
city, a man Of h'9h character and un
doubted 'ef"o''y a quarfei occurred be
tween iiiSh ahu HIS "!'e III one OF tht
inferior towns Oh NE state, 10 WHICH, or
complaint Of NE vie, NE provost marsha
a. e''e'' NE IpS'"t'o' mace nl'n o'T'1e
.is p'pPe'.y win 'iis N''e' ,T a'u 'nei oaD
iSIed MN rom 'i4e Sta'e. Inese are some
- ne ''SsS' ."le anu eAIsi'''oh"'' II 10 !,
=" re, HofSu) "I,'N'i i'"'' "'.e"uy occurred
" MAJ "ou'o ne Tue conu'''oh o. 'hingS d,
,9t io'S pe,s'>'s''co IN d system "hlcI
'1S''~'iS "hu su's'! 'e"os to"afuS suci
ABUSES
} II II was nos SAD ana Illuminating, /
"ou'" Oe numerous, 10 see c''@enS' ,n'
most ols''i7u'sHeo III Pos''ioh ana ihtelii
gehce, Appearing iol JaS'ce ana PROTECTOR
10 provost mafsha'' ana INVOKING his de
cIsioh Oh grave questions, affecting lie
!l9efIy aha property. WAT spectacle
Is mus presented what commentary
upon the capacity OF this people for self
government; upon their love of liberty
and Their determination to maintain it.
, AS said before there are DO organized
'ofceS "' 'he enemy IN the state, ana
doubt not that twenty bushwackers tC
each county would be liberal estimate
OF tue number OF their enemies to man