The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-03
;,ThS La,.t Of tho st. to OF virginia.

The Richmond papors publish tho following
order from General scHoERLD, declaring martial
law in Virginia, Tho Dispatoa saya,. - ,.,t
-. 1t is another proof that we have no rights which
our GonqueroEs are bound to respect. Tho record
must nn, be bs made up for tho iudgm. mt Of mankind
d,r to print " It ought to have at least ono good
efeot-namoly, that OF convincing Z, Q most obdu-
OF tho shellabarger Acts is imperativey
assmandod is by tho circumstances IN which we are
HEADouARTEns F1Rsr MnrrAnY D1srn1or.
- - i. STATE OF VIRGINIA,
raepora, ordors MSnASS9' Tn q Va May 2s 1857.
to ali ne D Of gnpg adequate
perty in cases whero tho civil authorities NAV fail
Tom whatever causo to give such protection, and
q ,nsnre ths prompt suppression Of insurrection,
be selected from the officers OF the army and OF
tho Freedmen's Bureau, will be appointed and
in the orders appointing them, with sufacie.. 1
nun ary force to execute or secure the execution OF
For the purpose Of suppressinE insurreotion, dis,
ordof, or violence, the military Commissioners ar,
given command OF tho police Of cities and the pow.
or Of 9nties, In addition to tho troops that may
sers oonatsbes and other D. peIsons, S GSers are Ts
qnired, In suoh oases. TO obey and execute the or
ders OF the military commissioners. o! . = :.
their rights Of porson and operfy, and OF bring. e.
Ing offenders to justice tho military commissonost
nro clothed vita oil tho powers OF Justices of thf
county or police magistrates of oity and win be
governed in the discharge Of their duties by thC
laws OF Virginia, ao lar tho same arc not In con
ios with tue laws Of tho United States or orflor,
| issued from those headquartere
Tho military commissioners will make promp
report 70 thoao hoo quarters Of zach case Of whicI
tloY may take Jurisdiction, and the disposjtior
made Of such chse, Where parties arc feld 10,
tiial, othor In confinement or under bail such fII
statement will be mado of tho facts in each oaso a,
VIII enable tue commanding general to decide
whether the caso shall be tried BY o. military COM
mission or be brought bofoto 6 OWL court
Trial by tho civil courts will be preferred In al
cases Whero there is satisfactory reason to beieyt
that Justice will be done. But, until the orders o
the commanding general arc mado known In an,
case, tho paramount jurisdiction assumed by ithI
military commissioners will 10 exclusive
All persons, civil officers aud Others nre re-
CURED TO obey end execute tho lawful orders O.
the military commissioners TO tho same oxtent OF
thoy aro required BY law to obey and execute writ
| lsAued by civil magistrates. ANY person who
shall disoboy or resisS tho lawful ordars or author
" o. military commissioner, shall be trie.. By 4
mlhtary commission, and upon conviction, ahal
20 punished by line and imprisonment, according
70 tho nature and degroo ofthe offence. i
IN ihis ordor VIII not be construed to excuse oivi
oneors . n any degree from tho faithful discharge
aSps'Ss easss nf and not to eupersedo them except
| By command Of Brgadior and Breyet MsIor
aonerai J. NJ. sehofeld, unitel statos Army. !
.,i 8. F. CHAIYN
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