The weekly loyal Georgian., 1867-08-10

W SoHSACSSl ltlI tuC tcldLS EOVeTh-
ment has been approved and ratified
by them.
NUMBER W.
pass by much the larger part Of
Dir. Hills "Notes on the Situation,
which consists of vituperation, defama~
ton, denunciation, and egotism, without
further notice. ] also forbear to com
ment upon the appropriateness and
beauty of his expressions, such as "the
fiery hames of sui phurious hell, (which
seems determined with an adultcrous
maria to multiply its helI-visa ged
brood, "even this bitter cup of hellish
ingredients might be drunk but for the
nausea which makes us vomit," "that
devilish spirit of treason" ''the lowest
of the damned spirits which now inhabit
your labyrinths," 'devilish prompter,"
'hellish brood Of honors," aud other
like elcgances Of diction-not original,
bye the bye-and proceed to notice the
remedy proposed in his Notes, by which
we are promised reliet.
Now, if the remedy is "coustitu.
hond" and practical, Mr.. Hills labors
may prove to be of some benefit but
if Mr.. HilPs object has simply been to
tear the scab from the healing wound,
to appeal to the bitterest preiudices
and worst passions of our people, to
keep alive sectional animosity, hate
and malice, and to ALLEVIATE, as much
as possible, those who are compelled to
live together under the same govcEn>
ment in the future-thcn he has nc COM
plisbed his object without offering any
sensible or practicaI remedy-he has
done infinite harm; and the people of
his own section, who arc the weaker
and the conquered people, must be the
greatest sufferers. In that case his
labor has been the labor of an enemy
who comes in the garb of friend, de-
ceiving them to their injury, and be-
traying them with delusive hope. He
cannot be your friend who advises you
to do that which must result in your
injury, and in entailirg upon you still
greater miseries, without the possibility
of practical benefit.
Passing by all the iustian, and pas
sion, and self laudation, aud assumed
wisdom and craftsmanship of the
writer of the Notes on the Situation,"
let US look ut the proposed remedy,
stripped OF all its bombast and YER
bosity, aud sec if ii contains single
suggestion that is practical or even
possible. If not it is simply the recur
renee of similar convulsion recorded
hundreds of years ago, when the noun.
tain iabored and ridiculous mouse
was brought forth. What, then, is the
relielswhch our political prophet pro-
poses,'as deliverence for our people,
against the Military Bills and the power
of the conqueror, in the present emer-
geucy?
A country clergyman is said to have
announced the division of his sermon
under three heads. propose, said he,
under the first head TO show what the
Apostle did not mean; under the second
head to show what he did mean, and
under the third head to get up rouse
ment generally. Now it seems that
Mr.. Hills notes were all written under
the third head, and his remedy hangs
upon the following advice under that
head. He says, 81, therefore, beg every
citizen, black and white, even the hum
blest of the ten millions who inhabit
these ten States, to remember-never
forget-that it is his right-his glorious,
rnp,tniehal,lo. ,,,,i,p .,.saeirl,le ,.r..,,w. n
resist eUe,y interference by any officer
high or low, with his property or his
person, or his liberty under these Mill
tary Bills" And in the Atlanta speech
he advises them. before God and the
country, to fght for and, if need be, die
/ for their rights.
Is there anything practical in this
After four years of gallant resistance
when we have surrendered and given
up our arms, when we are empower.
iShed," and have, rs Mr.. Hill says
! given up "four billions more of proper
ty" latter we were impoverished
when the Government, with vast re,
sources, can bring a million of armed
men in the field against us, is il
sensible or practical to attempt to find
a remedy in the renewal of the fight
Will Mr.. Hill lay aside his senatorial
robes and dignity this time, and shoul
der musket and go to the front an5
engage i'll the fight recommended BY
him We have not ecem his pledg'
that he will. Then / dismiss tha
part of the remedy as iGpracticablc
nonsense, intended to fall under tho
MnA Aead.
But he proposes two other modes D
resistance. Let us see under which
head they fall. He again says; Ever,
officer, high or low, who selves thu
property Of citizen, under these Mill
tary Bills, is hespasSer, subject tt
Indictment and suits for damages a
ihdiciduaiS. That every such office
who arrests citizen, under these bills
is guilty Of false imprisonment, an
subject likewise as an individual; an
is amenable to the writ of hate0s cOrpu
before any court, State Or Fedora
having jurisdiction to issue the writ.
} lie then advises all citizens, who ar
arrested or their property interfere
with, 10 avail themselves of thes
remedies by suit, haJeas corpus c
, indictment.
: Mr.. Hill, whose ''client is the write
Constitution by which, under all eli
7 cumstanccs, he stands so resolutely an
} firmly, promises to aid them withot
fec or reward whenever they see hi'
J at a court! Is this practicable
r The act of Congress expressly pro
! hibits any Judge OF the United State
Courts TO interfere, or to entertai
G jurisdiction in any case arising undt
! the execution Of the Military Bill
t And the Supreme Court of the Unite
/ States has, in the Georgia and Missi
a sippi cases, refused to entertain iuri
diction, and thwart the execution
+ these laws, because the question
e political and belongs to the other d
J, partments of the government. The
i the United States Courts would Meth,
e entertain the suit nor the indictment,
e grant the habeas corpus. Nothir
IS practical yet. The act of Congre
If declares the present governments of Il
q ten States illegal, and authorizes Il
: Commanding General to set aside &
Judges or other officers at any nome