The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-03-21
The Judicial Remedy.

Judge Sharkey, we are told, having
received permission from the Cover.
nor to file bill in the Supreme Court
in the name Of the State, to enjoir
proceedings under the Military Bill
has telegraphed that prospects are
good"-whether for filing the bill; OBJ
tanning a writ, or of smashing up the
whole business at once, we are left to
conjecture. We infer however, that
his prospects are "good' for obtaining
a writ. Suppose he should get it, the
opinions Of Judges Harris, Yerger
and others to the contrary notwith-
standing, will he succeed in putting a
quietus to the law?
President johnson in his veto mes
sage cited the decisions Of the Court
to prove it's unconstitutionality. He
does not need decision to convince
him that it is unconstitutional and
yet he has put the machinery in mo-
ton for its execution, with unusual
promptness. The Military Command
ers have been appointed and two Of
them (Sheridan and Schofeld) have
issued their orders under the law.
The word of promise has been SO
often held to the ear Of our people, to
be broken to the hope, that they will
be incredulous as to the efficacy Of
this judicial remedy. Our opinion is
that decree of the Court, the most
feeble of all the Departments of the
government, as against the will of the
dominant party in Congress, is mere
feather in the gale. You may tell US
that the President backed by the au-
thority of the Court will not execute
the law. That is just what the Radi-
csls would have him refuse to do
They want nothing so much as pre-
text for impeaching and displacing
him. Their eyes are glaring upon
him, with the eager ferocity Of tiger
in his jungle awaiting the mo-
ment for a spring upon their
victim. They have the power,
and they but await the opportunity for
using it. In the election of Wade Of
Ohio, to the Presidency of the Senate,
they have already chosen successor
who will experience savage joy in
executing their will.
You may tell us that the President
will throw his sword into the scale and
refuse to submit to impeachment: but
what will it avail? Where will he get
his support2 Following the direction
of Northern sentiment, the army will |
most probably obey the orders of
Wade, as emanating from the lawful
President And the Northern Con-
have told US in advance,
through their leading papers, that it is
our fight" not theirs. We have
now before us the Columbus (Ohio) |
Crisis, leading Democratic Conserv-
ative print, which fiercely denounces
he Military Bill, as an act of out
oppression, but it tells the
south she must take counsel of her
,wn condition and resources, that she
can look with little hope to the North
IN Democracy, who are almost as
elpless as herself" and that in such
direful emergency, it is not becoming.
nat they should offer to her their
Where then is the President
} get his support, If this promised
ecree should be obtained, and " he
lould determine to make the issue ? ]
These are questions to be. con-
dered before the Southern people
IN get their consent to lie down SUI
nelly, and await the judicial saliva /
On that is promised them. j
Chief Justice Chase viii not appoint any
gisters under the bankrupt act, until after
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