The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-11
judge Handy,s Opinion.


MFhsHH. EDfTOHH Judge liandYa Opln-
ion on the ''oiyil rights bill' and al Gdi. IA
doubtless very good law, until tho High
Court deoidcs the other way. which Is just ~
likely ~ any other thing IN futures but The
question y, how did ~ get hold ~ the eoiri
rights OIL and ne question NJ eiiseshlp
has case stated upon in the opinion. the
negro WA arrested and imprisoned under a
law which ia either invalid, or the amend
meni 70 the Constitution made by ihe Con
yeniion Of August last IL iHraiid alec. II,
~ sso
Tho amendment In reference 10 emaBcipa-
ton, declared that "the Legislature AZ ia
next session aud thereafter a. he public rel
fare may require, shall proride by late Jor ht
pr0iecfi0n ami security ~ The psTtSn md prop
ufs Qf me freedmen OC The state and guard
than aud The STATE against he aiis Hai may
arid from their snddeH emancipation ~ on
stitution Miss, Art =, See l.
Hire arms arr property, M much ns pre-
dOgs on which yOn burn your wood. i0i
may carry" ono ~ rightfullY as the other,
for Just, legal, and necessary uses ~ proper
| ~ To prevent Your carrying H. Is to De
priyc You Of q property night, aud destroy
iie value Independently ofnny improper use
70 be- made Of N, '.Gro-arms arc harnlcsA
and, for the purposes Of selfpf0ieetl0h alld
maintenance they are asgfai property. They
ara neodful IN limiting game, ir which tile
country nbuunda, and II IN no rcasin ~ de-
piiyc ono Of any right 10 carry and use them
| ~ convenient property for fllis purpose, 10
ten mo that I, or the freedman, that he may
abuse them That IL another thing, In
guarding him aud the State against the
evils that may arise from his sudden einan
oipati0B, the Legislature has DO right 10 say
that no shall not nee hk property, even fire
arms, for hs pusOHdi protection, on th6 pro-
cwnatHi Of food, or any other purp0sd Which Is
not an cell 10 him or hc State. The case stated
10 The learned Judget opinion does not set
forth any illegal pHrpOso IN tic freedman or
an iHfom 10 perpetrnis any net which was
"rriF' 10 him or 10 lh, State And yet this
act NJ Tho Legislature. chap, 70, sec. !, de
elarcs he shall not ho hut IN which the
Constitution declares, that the Legislature
slnll protect him Which shall yield 7
Can both stand
The citizenship of the freedman has moth.
ING 10 do with the untter Pcrhaps-and |
agree, 10 great extent, in the reasoning Of
this most learned profound aud honest
Judge, in tlis--(I mann what say, and II he
knew the writer, he would accord me the
credit always Of SAILING what ! believed
That, inw tt 90 tbisact confers citis1ship u
tho State on tho friedman. II IN unUonsti.
tuiiOnal hut thd does not affect the
ease Ia hand. Tie 9Th art. assures 10
James Lewis the right TO all the uses
of firearms" a. property which any
body else hns This Legislature had
NO right 10 prevent him FROM commit.
ting o possible and HimportdHt crime, by
denying All expressly granted right of prop
crty This hey halc doho and their action in
this very bill has ,lone more than the last
two years Of war to pass the last Civil
Rights" aud " Bupau bills,' oyer tho head
of President JOhnpn,
greatly fear tint the lcatued Judges
hatrcd Of any iniraitiUn Of the Constitution,
sucll ~ br esteemed lieprovision comforting
citi2epahlp NJ the 9aieon tho freedman, has
hurried him. In tht case, TO sanction an act
Of our Owti Legislature IN clear violation of
the constitution y this State The negf0
had tho right 10 tho Hdbcas Corpus, though
not citizen for hs liberation his person,
and thc security o. his property
There was not ully no allegation of any
Improper nso Of tlh "iiro-arms,h but, on tho |
contrary, IL II rlinoTed, aud / expect il Is |
true, that lie had tho express permission of
his employer, n god citizen OF Madison, 30 |
keep and lisc tlrso "frohrms,r about his
promises. The complaint ! learn, did not
como from hin,, ..I.l5 ,..t.... .,s |
My tnrY w hc ,'eiyil!ietta" bin FOR
Judgment III this yay QuEEREf
Meeting OF the ladies Of Jackson, Miss,
According 10 announcements meeting of
the ladies OF Jackson was held ut the Presby. |
terrain Church, atl o'clock,r, NJ, ON tile egth |
ISoptcmhar, for thi purpose Of raising means
for the hepcht q the family of Jefferson
Davis,
At the appointed hour the meeting was
opened with nm impressive prayer by Rev |
Dr. G. X Marshal, Of Vickshurg.
The following hdics were proposed and
elected,
I',rsidmt--Mrs GOV. n q Humphreys.
lice hdsidaHfs--AIrs Col G. H. Hooker |
Mrs, julius Asher, Mrs Merrill, Mrs. j. II
Lndbntt,r, Mrs, DIR FaraI ~
Storoigg-Miss Sue II. Adams.
The meeting was enthusiastic, and was
elOqnonHy addressed by Col. &. y. Hooker,
There was not y hnart but what throbhed
with sympathy and respect for the great
Chicttnil IN his gloomy cell in Carroll Hall,
---notan eye that did not weep over his elo-
,iuent woes UltHt. Iapsa
Tho following expression of sympathy and
icsoluSiois, at the request of the President,
were ica1 by Col G. +. Hooker, and uhani.
mously passed.; l. l ftii
We, tn wouion of Mississippi, assembled
at the Capitol, desiring in some substantial
form 10 tender our coincidence to ex-Presi-
dent nav \, In the severe aniction, both oil
body ndmmd, 90 which his long hnprison.
nient has subjected himi impressed with
the gloon and painful conviction that mis-
grave viii be- his tomb, and that hut few
days hr left 10 him among the living;
'fpm amid the ashes Of our former homes
and the dstresses OF our stricken land. we
ldsire 20 sloak 10 him one word of womanly
,unsolatiol, ere he passes away forever from
.ho scents Of action, and to say 10 him, that
We feel iteur dnty NJ Mississdphians, as well
Is our privilege ms his cuuntrywomen, the [
women of his own loved Mississippi-to
'mNide foi his wife aud little ones.
We know that no lengthy appeal is noces-
AIRY Co our poonle--his own dear people-
Tho weep ever him, ny an imin0lation 20 his |
wed sunny land for ne noblc hcRcicitais I
puld not accept that which might give in
to n single Mississippian. II is
m desire that all should give Gully what the
cart prompts The sole object Of our meet {
ag is to provide the ways and means for (
ais purpose, which we fcel all must inspect, I
nd Mississppiaus will look upon o. 81
rCsl therefore, 1.A
Resolved, That u committee of thirteen lo \
ppointed 20 prepare suitable subscription 4
sts to he presented TO the citizens Of the (
apital and the county Of Kinds, and left nc
nch puhlio places as the committee think :
ropcr n.I.f :
Rosolryd That the President of this meet !
~ designate a committee 81 correspondence. I,
'llnse duty h shall he respectfully 10 sng.
cst 10 their counfrywnnlen of zach coanty
} the State. the prupriety Of meeting aud I
npointing n similar committed, IA act in