Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-02

The Richmond Enquirer is furious
over the recent order Of Major General
Terry, setting aside law enacted by the
Legislatures of virAnia. Ths1Gsner2
regarded De law Hesigts to fetaiISI
the Oh sys % ofavsky der tA PR
tense Of Furnishing Migrants, and, like
General Jackson, he "took the respon-
sibili.y of setting it aside"
! The Enquirer says that decent dig
nifty demands the immediate adjourn
ment of the Legislature, if its laws are
to be set aside BY the General Orders
OF military commandant. 1t insists
that if the President, endorses General
Terry's order, he should be requested to
send Virginia q Governor as well as
such code of laws as will please his
military commanders, and relieve that
State from bringing disgrace upon Re-
publican Government by exhibiting her
self to the mockery of the world in hav
ing her laws set up or thrown down by
the edict of a military commander. We
think the latter suggestion most excel
lent, and trust the President will heed
it. The rebels, whose lives depend upon
the naguanimity Of their conquerors,
are putting % more style than their cir
cumstances warrant, and the sooner they
are made to feel-a tight rein the bet
ter it will be for them and ahe whole
country. They have the bit in their
teeth now, as they had in the Fall and
Winter of 1860, and are evidently IN
der the impression that the management
of the affairs of this country has again
passed into the hands Of those who tried
to destroy it. sHytf7t
The Enquirer wishes to know whether
:the Legislature of Virginia viii back
down from their own enacted laws, OF
wilasi1sisr upon the right 70 : make laws
for its fuwn peopIePs We sppretend
there is no 'ibackisg down" to be done
The Legislature enaceedtA law oppres
sive upon helpless class of its OWE
people, Now, under thsFprUtectfon oi
the General Government, Gen. Terry, al
agent Of the Government, passed the
necessary order 10 make good its pro
lection. This is about the whole Of the
matter. We presume the Legislature
can 30 on enaeting laws until il d salts
fed, and that as often al laws are
passed Expressing helpless people, the
agents of the Governmenp will say
thus far and ne. farther.p ~
We hope the rampant rebels Of .Yir'
GINA, who seem utterly unable to com,
prehend the fact that slavery is foreyel
abolished in these United States o.
America, will appeal to the President
We desire to hear from him on the
question, whether the Freedmen in the
Southern States are to be handed over
to the tender merciessof b furious PEG
ple-snxious to vent their spite on some
helpless obj sct, for their ignominious
failure in destroying the Government
or whether they are to receive that pro
lection from the GoverImentlheir fdeli
ty to its cause and their patience 10
|'shffsfihg entities them. The Ameri
can people love mercy, but they lovt
Justice as well. While we would b
merciful to those who have committei
almost an -unpardonaBls- sin, we mus
deal justly towards those whose faith
fitness has never wayersd and who's.
trpe. fidelity has never been doubted
There must be mercy for the freedm ct
/ as we'll as 70: rebels While the latter
pray for pardon and mercy, let them re-
member that the acceptable prayer is
Forgive Us our trespasses as we for,
give those who trespass against u.s.