The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-16
laws 0F THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
puR11SBED By AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS.


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oon+otives in the Legislature Oh INC - I g I5o
of Mississippi, woulu stpi+Iad an act to Zig
the repeal of an act entltleo g.. o+bar pn
prescribe :h oa.n l,-od ID day of July, 1862 Hir'
ial;sts make this request WIN
Aouh ..s1,ea that it Will be gfan1ou' Cio
~, +hay reflect that the SAID az. "0 a Met
od nandino the existence VI - rocant- One
31ro,Ig which the United STATES uae 9he nea Rat
" ~ 3sSad and was adopted as one oi - . tho Ov,
~ paesS9u'd nacessary for carry ing on Iho D.
sun SUI 20 T6ex can we'll appreciate tne le9nnS Ria
and motives which actuated a sLel' s','d ,,,rodv
1rtul ion engaged IN g G1iI and Int
@ lll- % -, rIlT all her oflceis' CIV L 80 go |
war IN &c 80. NJ, oath evincing presehS 10
~ - fdelitv to her CONSTITUTION
IaIys Rrt now that the Waf t1 h't1 PnJ P'''- Vic,
md her arms have been succes % - nor
| ForioIs aad peace Is restoreu " n3t an +,
ION of her vast territory, ene9 "a '+inn- In
% 'ioli - - = a. ,,l,]f,.v or necessity OF coHUlt
| - -,,-ere and searching Mai ; hie
| lien fine necessity winch cali0" ~ ~
+aoce las a sed away .4Lor show
Tour mainorialists wouid iuftneL % eft th tt
| 1otf -, ITO the Constitution OF the - :.
VIZ. W. ~ SITS the common BOND Oh Uno VI
f 80 of inc States, to when tney oa n" O
.t.,,1i,noI;sly sworn fidelity ana ! nd | u
; rney find an oath OF oihce' Cno nns1i6ca- +
l lJS.,,,i,ino of which, Is the only qu";ia |
80 49,. ,,iTad and the only Oath presence | )
/ - - tal-eD hy an officer OF the Clu'
S States If yonr memOrlallsts are oot ~ suh-
c thn Iiayv that they have taken oI l,oIod Cal,H
r, - +Iot tbe act which they ash iePo%S;L
Il Jec1' 'np' ~ ~,,e.sure: that the necessity Whlcn
Il, N - INTO existence has paSseo "N"S |
lc i ~ # is a requirement from Pee4i
TT 'al feT not known to the Consultu'iol v. 70 - |
OF M states it will hardly be necessary "
be Oilteu 2,'t1,r honorable body, the lneApe-
1 diency OF It's 1uIoh0A
ne st5Tuou 1, are Int few if any, persons III lno
IL S+ata of Mississippi now stanulns Of the
be T;4d ptl4o sites; certainly all who are aPI.i
rid ~ for or can by possibility pe thG Le1p
ng io,ts of public office, under Is,,,,s+1- eno re-
lil- -, have taken the oath OF aililios'' 'nd
pse nnired by the President S. m ,olitical
me -, received full pardon lor an AZ ,A,act
ind I'd. % - Yonr memorialists wouid iesPet. 80
lou GIIy1 ask what is the enect u 'l.I 70 +I(;n1
7hy - - and the pardon granted on INC 20 Mo
her of the same? citizen OF tne oIa.u aar in re-
my u !;1,i IN j. charged with having oe1n Gn II Dc
to Sls9tPPi a;11st the United States Inc 4 Llee
for % eellioi, s 7ba limited States, IN whom 10 t
han ad the hardening power, oy the ,1,n com
rom 1,r,n, sas and offers him p'lruon tief
ulre nIiance upon his part Win %;I nart tril,
end Pdi+ions He complies on ms pa 81
.lt III tho conditions reqalred' anu q ~
Ome ,,.iop - Granted; now, " "hat Is 'ilo 80 ~,
lgth pTirdGn most asouredly TO leliio' ~
rch' attending party TO pfeciSelS oH os vas occr
your tIL;n tn the offended party, as ""1
here :i htfora the commission of the oiien''
hers lTI1 ~ortv then occupies, under t1i0 "a" -
ing h;ob we ask q repeal this ANONYMOUS Pc
our he has been charged with i.''ao
egs o. g1 mt the effect of this charge he has ardp P
Ne IL riead guilty, and accepted Paiuo
act. Th3 oharre no longer exists agalneU nr .1,",
onati- ne CaTments have been washed anu hn'' i
d dI- r-bife. and he stands as IL no Ono Ior1,
lives - baen committed by hlIh' or -, o o
ledge me him; and yet, by the act unoeL ~
,ment ,rtian he is treated as a CRIMINAL
Exert n;1rad of one Of the rights and privileges
ty of = a;ti.,, of the United States, the rlsnU
y the accepting and discharglg9 IN g9ae an oath II
a sIro be has not committed supposeu oioAC, M ts
time. Tthich he has been pardoned' Dy an pi, Din
.ddlng constitutonally authorlLeu "
have r,u and complete pardon. :.
teach w nnemorialists insist that IL Is lheA
have dent that said law should longer 1erl raI1
$ pen upOn the statute books " i. oonnot
good ddn,na+ent and efficient ofhcerS Calho' ~.
hat is fonnd 10 fill the United States oulceS' ~
IAN or Stato of Mississippi. 1t may be true M Gna .
t,I,or of competent, honest ana enc
profita- i,an may be found in the STATE "no - 4
nd gain nitber sought nor accepted nor q! o. " II
Strive | - ox-orcise rhe functions OF any oAhoI
onishcd eytr, under ans authority or Sttos
llnoUF thoritv in hostility to the Ohlleu o''.UoD
sissippi NAV also be true, that hunl1e1 nr"' 10
vide the fnnnd who have not yielded ToluhtalS
or+ IN any such authority IL may as n
people EI++bnrmoTe true, that many may oo y
Re ma ~ - re II ot voluntarily borne arms S'
tlrselTes the United States since a cltlZen 1ne W
Rut If is not true that any huhloel u 80 ho9
but we ahIe cit;ze ms can be 1Ouhu' wno n ~
ccoInmo- I,ol,,nt srilY either gwen a1u ~
DON'T be 80 Council or encouragement TO pc
no one an,raced in armed hostility to the Uo
Great ,nent of the United States. Al'0l :i
happen SAGE of what is known as Tue coh1I' nn Il.
bT thc Confederate Con9aeSs' an Pc Tpe
and dis within certain ages, We're lc4ulie w
recl the ~, arms against the United States.
+IIaz- were compelled to DO, OF ny lloni on
opes Be country, and submit to have telr
dust 1iouS fiscoted and their personal pAoP' .
each de troyed This act enbracea anu -,
3'nr,r,,- al the manhood and Nigof
>, ore frue S-t Il cai,5r,l With it at the same
YOU. You the svInpathIes OF every class' W.. W.
, they are their opinions or predllSctiotTtas ii'S
bite men b.eu previously indulgeo. ~ =,
not teach soldier carried with hln t1tG SS
for them oTa,,ts r,einbbors and friends. 1t
ioc+ion striving for existence aSaine.1 y.
to induce nosition faction. 1t was one setIio tI
we must tending against anothef' III - w ~.
,,o,,rIafion was involved. lheLe VIZ
r.ationate - irn found in the broad South, II
otect you, With sonl so dead, as not to stann
til the an +aI<e sides with his own-hls nftlN
nav thank ona vour memorialiSts are OF opihlonn
case if you +bis time when the fury OF the pa'Clt
Given you none can be found who gave neltheI !
. oun+anancenor council, nor encoura
to persons engaged IN aIlneo =
AGAINST the United States rev ol IL
MoREo 10 he found, who did not at TINS Glhle'
New 1oih' +ha weary ragged, and hungry d
word. the sympathies OF their +, heart,
l TINS eluS bosnitalities of his boards 1neSe
,land, stat commit perjury for all the
Went 10 the Gift of the Government anu
ry, 10 sup them to take the oath wonld smacA
Inc con- otYence. Without the quailhcat1on
ng reinforc- on,netent material cannot be
lry rallied n9n aTf t fadera offices in the State
} reinforced, sderation of the premises, lnaslnue
s. lnere ID Constitution of the United states
its circum- ~ I,cb oath to be taken, of those
of1ices under the Government Dut J
the incumbent shall support 1ne
The Mont tion. and faithfully discharge une
Fl Young, his office: and as the exigencles wn
Month at his for the enactment of said law @ ma
lived to be away; and in as much A as aIl 81 the
e was man obtain competent men " " [rbiIe 4
" weakness offices of the Government whAe - =
. was most On the statue books Your meI
y - 4;I.,n nos - .osnactfnllY and earnestly req