The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-14

UcD. cA0stooo uotbe u vas ctoofty
~ szessiss Of arbitrary power, whsl.
y Unauthorized by th< provisions Of
the Military Bill, utssrly overthrow
tie objects Of . trnl BY Jury, sad
cosvsstsa the sossts Of Justice isio
usss Political nssAiAss.
When Gen. Hancock ssssnsd
coaxAsd At New Orlessa, he per
oeivsd st a glance the diserdesed COS
ditisa If pubic saain. The nos,
gisring evil doub''css, vas the NAL
administration Of justice in the civil
courts. The sns step takes towards
The eorrse,ioa Of this absss, ~ Cad
enbcdied 10 the order RETIRED v, ia
the following statesuanlike language
ars dssarniao Who shall and Who
skall noe Be jarers, sppersaiss TO The
Legislative power, ssd until the laws
IL s1isssscs, regulating this subject,
shall b amend sd or changed by list
department Of the eivi! government,
vAish ~ coassitssies Of eli The
StsAes. usder oar Rspublieaa systsn,
vests rith that power, il " dsensd
ssess to carry out NJ will Of The peo.
pie, - expressed in the last 'sgisls
i've set spon this subject The
qualifications Of q jusor. under the
Law, = . proper subjsst for the de-
eiaioa n he Courts.
The eoouasdisg Gsasssl, in the
disehargs Of tie trass rspoesd in him,
will naistain tho jssa power Of the
jsdiciary, and b unwilling 70 permit
shs civil asthcritiss and lsws 70 be
embarrassed by military Interfere no,
aud AS il is an established fact, thst
the sdninistr.tioa Of justice 10 the
ordinary tsibsnsb src greatly embar-
rsnssd BY the operations Of Para.
esaph Nc. 2, Special Orders 1875,
current series, fros, thess Aeadquav.
tsrs, it ia ordered that said Paragraph
which rsss,sd to the qualifications OF
psrsoss 10 b placed on the jury lisss
of the State Of Losisissa, b. and the
ssns IN hereby revoked. and the trial
BY jssy he hsDestorth regalsted and
controlled BY The eosssitation and
civil laws without regard " any nil
isasy osdsrs heretofore issued frosa
tasse Assdesartsn."
Prcm The above extract il will b
sssn, that The Gsasrsl has . perfectly
just ssd correct idss Of his power
AID assi~ 10 The promises usder tn
Military Bill. He evidsntly view
the situation Of our unfortunate pso.
rls, hos . patriotic and cosssisa.
t;sss sAsd- psiss ssinAsssssa By
~ ecvfoding isAusssss Of pc'eer,
which hss characterized hn prsds.
esssoss. The War DepArtssnt, from
vAoa b receives ~ iassv~etioss
Will b. strictly guided By the sets Of
Coasrsss creating the Military Bill
asd hence, whscs there are 40 usur
pasisas Of sasAosity spss the pss'
Of shs District eosnasdss, the rights
aud liberties Of the citissu' are in
some measure made secure. The
military bill declares, that the con.
nasdiag 0ssssal ssuy allow ths civil
tribunals slvssdy organised 10 the -
bsllioss Slater, 70 Try o6sndsn !.
also provides, that II the eonnaad
ing General should dss~ il nsesssa
~, (ths civil courts being inaasqus,.
for the purpose, he may orgaatss I
military comnisaion with Judicial
pevsra. This 10 the extent Of ths
power conferred, - far ~ II sSsets
The action Of State Court. II nc
who're authorizes the appointment, OF
rsnovs' Of e's" oeesn. ~ VA
simply dssixssd BY Congress, tAai
~ ss''sssy as'horty sAes'd 'ssss'
pcss % sspp'y any csiasicsa, or Or.
ross committed ~ w civil aashori'
s'ss; 40 to 40 ~ sass " sssese'
iss ~ psvs" 40 tssssd'stsps. II
sAs = 10 tss ss's ee3s" o. Con
srssA, aae shs exssss OF sss power
sos'sssd, sAs election y "ovsFs'fs'
ssd sst%s''ss'ss q 'sv's CsuFss' u
nsP'y nrcs on "ovs'"nss' ssd .
noes''y OF justice u the con'''
tuition and laws Of the state are to
b. ignored at the viii and pleasure
OF military oAe'a''' appointed TO
ss'sss'a snd uphold 'hoss ass'
laws; sA's oil sevs'nsAss y a. 40
80, sd slss'sss military tsssssss.
V Tie rsss's- Bat Il 10 ev'dsss, sess
osssra' hAssoek 's'ssde 10 pss .
sesp y tssss Aga Aasssd measures,
~ ssssssay 'ssssds' tAs' tss sss'
sAsas q . Military oovsrs~sss'
-" n'i - hsnuy - possible oPos
~ peoP's. II 'sn' y v'i' oa' ~
asss ~ wishes Of rs Prs''Asss ssd
~ eesss'y' sad sais ~ rsPsss 1t
The civilized World. There h pss.
A'ps - Stats II ~ south, which
Aas hsss more grossly absssd y