The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-02-10
Nllltarj interference nj llck,burg

Some feeling wf created by The
interference Of the military authority
nt Ntpk burg with the execution ol
the uprnnt law passed 90 lhc lu.i
ion Of the Legislature THE low
permits The courts TO punish hy tying
~ the thumbs, in addition 20 inn
prisonment, aud also permits the
I" hiring out - Of all such persons 10
the lowest time bidder to pay the
jail fees. II seems that General Grant
has issued a General Order, (No. b
dated Washington, January ~, 1866,
%inslructing division, department, DC,
commanders to protect all persons
from suits for official acts during the
war, &c, and concludes thus And
also protecting colorcd persons from
prosecution in any Of said States,
charged with offences for which white
persons are not prosecuted or pun
ished IN the same manner and de
gree" Now, AZ soon as this order is
received, il is discovered by the indi-
vidual calling himself Van T.. Young,
that the county court is Furnishing
negroes by tying them up by the
thumbs, while they arc not doing 50
to the white people, whom they put
TO work on the streets in the city.
Representations are made, and order.
are issued to stop this discrimination
IN order from rjsi ncadquartcr. !.
;a'aen issued, not p%rqaioirng any dis.
crimi u1op, but multiplying he idu
by stopping oR punishment Above,
by the law, and ordering the whip
ping post to be taken down. Now
the very first case punished by III,
county court in Warren county wa
a white boy, who was tied mp by tn,
thumbs. But il does no, suit Mr.
loung's purpose to see this. III
can only see this. He can only So
that ringers" are treated so, an,
makes his representation accordingly
A simple investigation would hay
shown tha, the idW did not discrim
mate, aud that the white boy pun
ished by the court was the only Gus
, of a white person brought before III
court for trial, while the mayor an
board of couucilmcn OF the cit
alone could put the white men 0
: work on the strccts-not for vagranc
? but for offences committed again,
the city.
1t is such conduct on the part
subordinate officers that make II
presence of the military n " blightin
D curse to the State, The misrcpr,
! scntations of this Colonel Young al
covered hy his acknowledgment thi
thr order went further than he il
tended il to 20. We might belle,
this, did We not know of q letter
has written so full of malice TO Il
people Of this State, aud 50 disr,
| spCctfnl to the Executive, aud insul
/ ing 10 the dignity Of Mississippi, tn
: the Governor was compelled to "a
the attention of the man who pr
scented Il, (Hr. Ostcrhaus.) by a no
declining to receive il, or to notice
i We will publish it for the benefit
Mr.. Young. II is the conduct
such men which stirs up the b;
, blood and il would not only be bel
cfcial tn the service they disgmc
but a feeling of great relief wou
+ comc over the people IL they On
+ knew they were safe from the ofici
persecution of such men. VIII,
such men as General Fore leave
' they carry with them our since
6 respect and good wishes. Such m,
4 Is Colonel Young gain our contcml
and their departure from US is Sc
soned by the curses Of n whole poop
Clarion.