Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-06-21

advantages tricksters and workers
think necessary, then, by all means, before
the ides of July, the President must be i'm
peached. The doubt of the success of the
late measures to secure the Southern States
to their party, and the fearful warnings
contained in all recent elections at the
North have made this movement greater
and more necessary to secure the next
| President
The opinion of Mr.. STANBERY has now
been made public, and except the implaca.
BILE STANTON, it receives the unanimous ap-
proval of the CABINET, and We take it that,
without the fear of Congress, the President
will Issue orders in accordance Herewith,
and those little propensities OF some Of the
military commanders Of providing for par
| tizan friends at the expense of the rights OF
others and the laws of States, will be prop
erly checked. We take it that ANDREW
JOHNSON is not the man to be frightened
out of his prOpriety by such silly threats. -
He has too long brayed the d1spleasnre of
Congress and the Radical party to fear it
now, when it stands between him and the
honest discharge Of his duties. He has no
thing to make by tampering with party plans
and schemes, but everything to gain for
his country and himself; by enforcing the
laws and protecting the liberties of the
people. Ii will be of little concern where
the thundcrbolts of party ire may fall or to
what lengths party madness may go, the
people Of the United States will uphold
their Executive in the conscientious perIor-
these weak devices of the enemies OF law
and order. The President and the peo-
pie OF the South have but to 20 forward in
the honest discharge Of their obligations,
and the conservative people OF Tie North
Will endorse them.
Military Gnvt,Dment In the south.
We publish to-day the very important
opinion of the Attorney General of the
United States upon the powers of the Mill
tary Commandments in the South, under the
reconstruction acts of Congress, as well DIS
a supplementary opinion us to who are en-
titled to register and vote. Unlike his for
mer opinion, Mr.. STANBERT, in this docu-
ment is clear, concise and full, and leaves
nothing in doubt, either as to the powers
of the Commander, or the rights
and privileges of the citizen.
We suppose this official paper from the
Attorney General will be entitled to the
same cosideration as the law itself, and if
not that the President, whose official oath
imposes upon him to see that ali ''thc laws
be faithfully executed" will, a., Command
erin Chief of the army, issue an order
forthwith to compel the Southern District
Commanders to conform their actions in
accordance with this official construction of
their powers. The Military Commanders
are the appointees of the President and
responsible to him for the manner in which
they perform their labors, and as we'll as a
duty, it should be a pleasure for them, in
the trying and often difficult performance
of their obligations, to conform their Off
cial conduct in accordance with this author
lied Interpretation of the law, by the high
est legal officer of the Government.
The acts of the Military Commanders in
from and appointing to Office,
under the civil government, and in enact
ing and repeating laws by military orders,
IRE declared in the most positive terms as
under the acts and entirely
null and void. We shall endeavor to-mor-
row to give such a summary of this opin-
ion under appropriate. heads, as to explain
it fully to such as By have doubts, or
nation 8" to follow carefully the successive
and dependent steps of protracted legal
opinion"
This is by far the most important docn-
ment which has yet been issued in expla-
nation of the acts of Congress, and will be
read with interest by every one who sim
cerely wishes to see the work of reconstruct
ton go on peacefully and in accordance
with the demands of justice. Partizans
will assail it with vehemence, and the i'm
parchment of the President be renewed
with redoubled fury if in having the laws
executed he should interfere with
the Radical programme. President JOHN
SON, fortified by Il clear conscience and
armed with right and justice, may we'll de-
fly their threats and brave their malice -
If, in the discharge Of his sworn duty, he
falls 10y the strong arm of pow er, with his
thus violently closed, ex
pires the last hope OF a constitutional gov
unless the people rise in d storm
of popular Indignation and check the in
evitable tendency of partizan aggressions
which seem about to sweep away every
barrier, however sacred, to complete and
final success.
An Inrcrfcct1y Reconstructed Judge at
Carboro', n. G.
1t is reported that Judge Barnes, now holding
special court at Tarboro', adjourned the court be-
cause negroes were summoned jurors, he hay
ing taken the oath to support the State laws,
which do not recognize negroes to sit on juries
The above is telegram from this State