The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-06
Thn MiIiHarv Bill


telegraph informs Us, was vetoed BY the President la
Saturday, and that it was Immediately passed over b
head by the house, by vote of 1876 to A. The il
iquy Of the bill is forth in the following extrac
from the Presidents veto message synopsis of 1hic
we received by telegraph He says that the bill fc
Tie more efficient government Of the rebel States va
case OF tTanScendent Importance, to which he coul
NOT assent tor reasons grave that he hoped the state
nent thereof would influence patriotic and eigItene
action Tile lew bill places ten States under zailisar
rule lie combsts the preamble to tie biz. His il
formation shows The people united in reVrganising tn
State governments Oil a basis Of peace. The face c
the bill shows It's object not 10 be peace, The pre-
aiabe excuse 10: tie bill ID admitted by TIE bill b
false. Military rule is established not for he preSen
ton OF crime The Object is without precedent OIL
altEoE" and is in paipable conflict with the constu
ton, and destructive Of blood-houglt liberty. THO
power given GTgader genera! is that OF al absolute
monarch, whose .lI is law; and @ho determines the
rights Of person ana property; d>poes Of lands and
goods within bis DISTRICT ln.ses his criminal code,
makes everything criminal which lie denon.i!ates
crime" and every person guilty whom he condemns
lie keeps no record and makes 30 report can break
up courts make Judges and jurors for criminals; and
Lis military courts to be Of l;s making, and
the officers from his -nborlinatc. Instead Of mit
5HEs HE faf5nt=5 TT i sit11}e Tuie, zuun C0HrtS
would divide The possibility, making it more cruel
and unjust Several provisions dictated By humanity,
introduced into the bill to restrain tie Officer are in
operative. Each officer may define cruelty according
to lis temper The JAIL lash, and Oal.and chain
lie within lis choice. Military commanders, under
the pori ions OF the bill, HAY condemn to death
without trial. thus avoiding executive sanction The
authority given to such officer amounts to 40 ouie
dcspoSn, ;g 3ravated by the power to delegate des-
potsn to subotdiHIses, the bill i1s he shall
punish Or cause to be punished.
" This power has been denied to English Kings fer
80 years. III all that time people spe king the Eng
Ijsh language have borne such s2gytlIe, all il
regulates the population Of States regardless of
color Or condition and strangers within their limits
degrading them to condition of slavery It NAV be
1verred that the officers are lst and humane Doubt
less they are equally SO with other ca<ses, bu! the
history Of the world shows the danger Of u"resapeJ
authority Is almost invariably tyranuc4l When a |
'avr, stranger, was appointed by Al unirieuly pow
IF, in Hungary and Poland resulting in suffering, it
.roG5"d die sympathy OF the world aDd in ireland,
housh tempered Ivy the PRINCIPLES Of the En-~h law
vas Indignantly denounced for its crueles The Fcuch
convention fanny Deputies With similar powers sent
hem to dcspcisn, massacrcs, MURDERS atrocities and
o!iies An irresponsible duty never yields what law
iocs 10. extort has 10 power 10 establish or carry
measures into execution, certainly not deriving any
rom CONTINUATION or acknowledging it's limitations"