American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-29
sTANBERFvSt : OPINION.

General StanbeIry sOpinion as tC
the power Of militlDy commanders
+ starts ont by recital of the sections
of the original act Supplying thereto
He says: h&
We see clearly &Sugh that this
act contemplates two distinct gov
ernments in each Oh the ten states -
the military and iAvil. The civil
government is recogHized as existing
at the date of the ct, the military
government is created by the act.
Both are provisiondl, and both are
to continue until new state cousti.
tuition is formed and the state is ad.
mitted to represcn, a ion in congress.
When that event takes place. both
these provisional governments are
to cease. In contemplation Of this
act, the militaF- IL. t,lrs fity and the
civil authority are to be acted on to
gethpr. The people in these states
are made subject to both, and must
obey both in Their respective iUliS-
dictions. There is then an impera-
five nnrosSi+v to define os clearly 10
noseihln the line wlicb senarotns tha
two Jurisdictions and the exact scope
Of authority of each. Now, as the
civil authority is racoonizcd Inv tho
act as a provisional civil government,
it covered every druartment Of the
civil Jurisdiction m each of those
states and had all fine characteristics
and noverS of \ state Government
legislative iudiciaI and evecuti,p
and was in the fulI and lawful eycr.
else of all these DovrrS. eycant only
that if was not entitled to rpnrrscut.
ot;,,, os,.n,+o+o of l,,,,,;o, TLf.
"tl'ii "H ''"'c VI 'ilo "li'V"' NJ
TAiStils q gov 'li,u'c''' 'S i,ot SeV "NI,'e'
IL - ie'os ,''|e" H'UI' 'la'i u'''e ,'E
lhIS act 1t IS Ho' III ANY ol us oe-
oai'hleH'S us 10 any ore oi l'S Iu,it-
'loIlS' repealtu oi hiooiileu p| thlH
ac'' save Only on me IUa'lncaIIohS
ol persons eiiSipl' 10 once 'he MA H.
hei Oh hoIuinG tIccto's' ana Tue
liIo"e oi liaiiIailS 'iIe 'ohSIl'"tiuIl u
'ne STATES ! ne ac' GOES hot III any
other respect chan9e tne provisional
government, nor ooeS the ACT author
ize tle military authorities 10 chahSe
IL. Inc power OF luither chanGih@
1t Is feStfNed' not granted ana II Is
reserved TO congress not deieSa'e"
10 the mlI''afS cOlllllanaer' 'oi'S
feSS was not Satisheu WIN lile organ
Ic law or constitution under NhlGh
tlic several governments were eH'ao-
IiShcd. mat constitution was 10 De
changed III only one particular TO
make 1t acceptable 10 congress- ana
that was III the matterol the GIectlIe
oh;not of +ba ontS - 'fSP. rs .etfdct n" that J,
"LI ohnnoo - ~ ~ o,t'nt If Inv tba omnrcv of
tho noo,1o NJ tLo stato mr. Snch Of
tr-.I t%o pCpPlC , ~ oIo , ] ,.atoI, ~, n,nons
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W. 49,, .t Il' lna,,t;',,o =, ,'' ~ nrosarvo ~
'," I''" =" I '"C Dini, i''i nNamddrs r. f,rmd
,oaosnar,. "o "',~ hI, miIitarv nn,nmissions
w W., 'l,''i ESQ., W. fnrn nat ~ ioss "a
"'u Lt ,n4' ,o,'o, iU,o ,'v u.oro m ,,os,osSod
NJ. Em1T ~, ""'v po"t o;,.iI ou+horitios tha
"S 1''e rA'S;l,e Gi' ,,uon - tha nounrS m
on'i fu.eI,o,, a, eo,noI ,S dpon o tho ,niItar1,
o,,tLn,;t;oS "IiIn i,lo ond thnso which rnmain
"G.hot ;tL ,,io2 %i'o no,.omnnon+ U Wa saa
snet sa.n af ,fo on M .ha+ eoooh of thoSo stoteS
=; - 81 ~ an i;t tna. 1"on +Io ,niIitor,, on
tIon;t - naue SIJJTv w. IUitod ~ S+otns not ~
tho oiS ,i,;.on ~ rmo onthor;tr oI oItonotbar
tne III nli,i'"! ~! "u.noi1'S ,'i+otion , ns
uuu VIII liiiS eAPl:SS ii'ii,"''o, i,'" ,n,at ."
.ieIeiii"loe, TI,, PneSLl,OG" La4 ~ ,horoirnrtor
.non SA1.ii'to S1 "n"' .L - .aat w. omJ no
pioN iuFu ~ " nnu a, uno o,nou+o5 49, M
u tHlo % 81 rio. tho Po"ul ga s 80 tbo MI
t .n1n' ',a'J 10 "n"U Is "mor" o,non -. ond dmtr
va t alI +hain r;ohtS
20 pio.oo' ,,' o,, "ri oI 'on, oon1 ~ 20 snnnrnSS
~ l'uISoli '."' ,pI' ,piopIL,,',T VI ,-idIanoo
l, ln','. 'O ~ ''loo-osL - n,,;,k
anu ~ pu.liIn VI o,'.Io .,' W III 80
eu ail ., ulsvuloei u t. Ine P.oriC @ P.%io az;
anu cIillilllalS ~ anI 'ne lH"S ~o o, .ntS
oA ine agency Vi .ne 'lIil.lli"t Ooui.o
vi tne st"te, oI' II ncCJS'"i4 .i M ri ne & n"S
leeolV ~ lniii."lS 'li"'S' II ~ III IN
priSeS All 'he power SrN -, eli ~ ~ 'iie l n'll-
I'arN COMMANDERS inelS - " S'ne
ral clal'sc nl'Alns II 'no uu'S n VI ,ne
nillItarl Eolllllali''tI lll. ~ s'>G Lio'eo
tIoh 10 an peiSolS III 'i,vll %;i-IS iiSm'1 k VI
perSoii anu Pi1'eit ~ ,.' oo.lei''vi'' ''' ny ~ /
ltseil' anu WIthout Ie.elen!c " the
ana TO other ,roN islollS W 'ne
act, IL is llaoie' rom ,ts scleIal'eN'lo u