The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-03-03

should II become . law. viii hsve no lifuiis
rios in point OF time, put will form part o
he permanent legislation 81 the country.
can not reconcile a system .: military jurls
cic'ion cf this kind with the ~ords Of .hs
4 lConsfifufion which declare: "No person
shall be held ts ansver Tor . capital. or 9th
|erwise infamous crime. unless on present
: lment or an Indictment " grand jury. ex
'lcept in cases arising ir the land ur nave
shores, o. in the militia. ~hen IN actusl
-ersice, in time a war Or public danger;7
anI ,hst .-in ~ crimiusl prosecutions. the
-ccused shsil erjsy the right 81 speed,
and public trial. by an impartial jury ot The
State or district wherein the crime shall
,lhsve been committed"
i Tie safeguards which The wisdom and
'IexperIeace Of ages ,surh, our fathers 70 e..
lsAblish a. securities Tor the protection Of
the 'snossnr. the punishment % the guilty
l-rd the tgusi sdsuioissrstion OF justice are
lsu 49,, A-'de. aud Tor the sake Of q more
vigorous i.isrpssillcs Ia behalf Of justice,
I'VE a.. 70 take rhe risk Of the many acts Of
'lihIa-'cs lhst would Of necessity. follow from
an -lmast roua u essnumbsr Of agents, esssb-
ll,-l,ra N every parish Or county nearly :
lrhird o. the States of the Union, over whose
decision ihere - 70 BE- 10 supervision or
control BY ,he Federal Cgsr,s. The power
'hs, would b. thus placed 10 'he hands O
ths President u snch % IN time Of peace
IccrtaInly oSghl never - 30 entrusted 20 any
I >une man.
n II il De asked Hhe,hes The creation Of
slsurh tribunsl ~i,his . S,ste 10 warranted,
\ = messrre ~ ~sr. tie question imIeci-
lately presents tell, WHISTLER ws are still
lenr rsd in war Let us not unueesssssily
\ - urb The commerce. credit and industry Of
7 the ecanfrv by declaring 70 me AmesicaI
people. snd tie world. thst she uni;ed
lstagss are stiIl ia condition Of civil war
Al present there i no psrtn' our cpuniry
y, ~hieh shs .uI hori,y of the Uniled Sate'
2 ~ dI-saaaraei OTenses that may b. rcm
asr,sG IS inllvidurls should nos work : for
,iessuse 81 rights IL the waoie ccmmunits.
N Tie county has catered. cr i returning
Ito slste "a peace end intns'rs, and the re-
I eilion l., in fscs. u m end. The measure
-s.herefors, seerns 70 De a. Inconsistent viii
~ actual sndi''cn o. me county ss i \
4 rt varsnc< ~iih me Constitution " ih'
Uni,ed Sts,ss. ~. 10 passing from genera
= considerations, ~ examine the bill IN dsssii
p \, l. crsn u 4siehty objections
L. ume 81 war i vas enirepily proPe'
4, thst ~e snOnia psoshis tor those who wer'
pas.isg suddrnly from n condition of bon
. fsr@ 10 a s'are % irreds'n.; but this bill pro
n posss Ii make ,he FseeImsn's Bureau. -
'lbr-h-d ~ an sci Of 1865. ~ one Of msnJ
N greet aud extraordinary military measures =
suppress formidable rebellion. a perms
= neat 81 aach of the public adminisIr s''on
2 With is power. grcsriy enlarged. hav'
: 40 reason % suppO-e. and Do not under
Il 20 be sllegrd, that The act o. March
= 1865 has proved deEeIent TOR The purpcs'
r 500 shich il was passed. although st lha
} ,fsas. and for ccnsipersble period theress
= Ter. the Goyrrnmens of the United State
2 lremsined cnacknowiegsd in most Of th
' S,,tss wherein she ishs bitsnrs had bee
aergsgct IN the rebellion.
~ The institution o. slasery, for the milissr
Idesiruetionc ci which The Freedmen's Bures
= = - called into existence. g On suxiIar
y for i, has been already eifeciuslly snd a.
- aHy abrvrsted throughout the whole count'
g by an amenJmrnt 70 The Constitution Of d
~ Unmed States. md practically i,s Grades
l'ion has received The sssent and ecncu
- renee u NEST OF those S;atss which AZ sr
" line had existed. avn moi. therefore, %
e. u discern 10 the country anything 20 justi
1h m apprehension sbst the powers aud age
~ cies Of the Fr~ ~sdmen's Buresu. which We
be effective ios the projection of the frecdms
~ and refugees curing the actual eon,inus,i'
nt Of hcsiiistiss. and u African servi,udc. NJ
be nov. in lime of pesce and after the aboliti'
- q slavery. prove insseqos,e % the ss'
c. proper ends. t
ne II sm correct 10 these views, there q
ial be no necsssiiy tos the eaIargsmsnt Of 4
~ powers Of the bureau fos shich provisios
Of made ~ the bili. Ths sscood ssetion