The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-29
Martial Law in Mobile.

From the Mobile Advertiser and Register, a1st.l
| An important order Of Col Shepherd, commanding
at this post issued by direction of Gen swayne esab
fishes martial law in the city for the present-the mil
tary authorities taking eognsance Of all offenses look
ing to the disturbances of public order while leaving
to the Mayor and the Mayors Court the disposition O
cases in violation Of the city laws AID ordinances.
We take this to be emphatic declaration On The
part of the military authortyth no more riots are
be permitted, and we are that no peaceably dis
posed citizen Of Mobile, of any color, will regret it
The dsordery and sedtious, and all who find theil
interest in nfiaming and disgusting the public tran
guilty are those chiefly concerned in it, Under all
the circumstances we satisfied these orders viii
give general public satisfaction, and women and chill
dren will sleep in sounder security on account OF them
We have been contending for some time that IN the
anomalous position of the Southern people they were
destitute Of protection to social order except from the
military Of the Government, and that, as the sub
iects of martial law, the Government was bound by
every consideration of justice and honor to afford 1t.
Situated are cannot, without mourning dan
gerous misconsruction without calunlny and threats
of still stringent laws of Congress, lift finger to
resent outrsges upon domestic peace and order. The
affair of the I4th inst illustrates the condition and the
feelings of the people, There, for firing no shot, and
simply remaining away from the riot when it began,
we have been slandered violent dsturbers of the
peace and contuntacbols rebels. We cannot protect
ourselves, and hence we have said that the Govern
the fullest protection against the obvious pers grow
ing out of the passions of race just emerged from
slavery, and excited to fury by incorporate and in
ammatory speeches and newspaper articles. We are,
therefore, glad that the Government gives earnest of
its purpose to perform this duty in the orders which
impose upon Col. Shepherd the obligation of presery
ing tranquility and order here The time had come
when that duty could no longer be deferred with just
regard to the public safety.
The Tribune speaking Of the order, says:
1t has given great satisfaction to the public, and
feeling of security and absence of anxiety pre-
vals which has not been experienced for some time
past All good citizens join in commencing the order
and will faithfully and cheerfuy abide by the restrc
tons imposed.
The Times says:
Wegreet with thankfulness the order published
which is last the Inauguration of the reign of peace
MILD CoNFIscATIoN.-This sweet circumocuton of
the greatest infamy designed by any political
schemer is Thad Stevens own. He uses it in letter.
published in telegraph columns wherein he assas
his colleague, Wilson, who, his radical temperance
and abolition spree in Virginia. promises admission of
their Representatives and general amnesty to the in
habtants of every State who shall elect Radicals and
Temperance fanatics delegates their conventions
Who is authorised to travel this country and
peddle out amnesty? I would say the most guilty, ex
pect punishment and then quietude But first mild
confscaton to pay those who have been robbed by
disoyai men,, says he Immediately after his recovery
from Illness It that he has contracted
lease with the devil under the condition that for
the balance of his life he shall outdev Lucifer. To
introduce confscation in politics is monstrosty
Yet horrid as it is before him have advocated it
in other countries. But ransack history, rummgge
all the records of medieval torture, one will not dis
cover a parallel to this American Radicals mild con-
6scation. 1t is load in saucer. 1t reminds
US of the carpet on which the Russian noblemen are
laid, when, for injurious expression against the
they tn hast ia a Dita1
sentence, pronounced By smiling lips. Eight or ten
years ago. somewhere in Illinois, juvenile murderer
was to be hung stupid editor of country paper
who was present at the execution, entertained his
readers with description of it. He spoke of the
newly decorated little carriage, in which the cuprit
was brought to the place of execution of the nice
dress and the nice white little cap which the ladies
had prepared for him. He could not find the end OF
all the niceties of the execution Sweet Stevens is
match for that nice editorial hooser. The who
in the same breath speak of mdness and confs-
cation exces the admrer of the nice white little
caps. He should take out patent the invention of
mild confscation It is worth Millions and eternal
damnation besides. st. Louis Republican.