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

1t is believed there can 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. which would enable the
federal government to reduce the army
and withdraw, TO q great extent, the
forces from the State, thereby reducing
the enormous expenses Of the govern.
ment.
1fthcre was any danger from an on.
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 isto 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
Schnrz's mission to the South was to
aid, as much as practicable, in carving
out the policy adopted by the govern.
ment for restoring the States to their
former relations With the federal govern.
,ment. 1t is hoped sueh aid has been
given. The proclamation authorizing
the restoration of State government re.
quires tho military to aid the Provisional
Governor in the performance of his du-
ties as prescribed i'll hcproclanlation,and
in no manner to interfere or throw i'm.
pcdiments in the way Of the consumma.
lion of the object Of his appointment at
least without advising the government
Of the intended interference.
ANDREW Johnson.
------s - - .s,,a----. H" ,ts
No CoNffscATioN UNLESS FouSD
'GunTy OF TREAsoN.--I have Just
learned a very important recent declara.
tion made by the President to the Ala.
bama delegation, who complained to
him of the blighting effect of The pro.
,ceedngsi in conRscaton in that State,
and he replied to them thatno confsca.
ton conld take place, or have legal
effect, except after alegal convection Of
the parties Tor treason You viii at
once realize the effect of sucl a decision,
for it will upset and rendcr null and
void every act Of coniiscation thas has
been enforced at the South, as do not
believe in any one case have parties
been previously tired and convicted OF
treason. }t s3%
i have this information from a friend,
who saws Ire was told it by one of the
delegation to whom it was made, all Of
whom are highly gratfed by it. It is
certainly the only proper and legal
course for by what rule, precedent or
law can we punish a man as u traitor,
without first having proved him to be
such n IL is like hanging a man for an
alleged murder, and then trying him.
i also understand that Chief Justice
Chase expressed the same opinion.
!. Was2t. Cor. of tie N. Y. Express. Y
y The MAILS AGAIN.--A ccording to a
Northern paper, Governor Perry has adj.
dressed a letter to Postmaster General
Dennisop, in which he states ''that the
RAILROAD companies in South Carolina
are I'M a condition to carry she mails by
theirroads to the towns and villages Of
the State" On the basis of such infor.
nation as this, the Post Office Depart
neent has contracted with the Greenvillc
and Colnrabia Railroad, one hundred
and sixt@y;seven miles long, to carry the
mails three times a week, to the twenty.
FIVE, Offices on It's line, for thirty dollars
a mile per year. V. & tN
Post Offices ars being fe.oponed IN
different parts Of the State, though ~e
have heard Iof no acton with rsferonte
70 any in our own. District An OK
iohan q, a Nea,,c u ,ffI1 q !. N ~ y 4,