Smyrna times., 1867-06-19

oTANBERr' OHNIoN.-Attornev Gonor,,
otahbery has given lengthy opinion on ~ :"
uuues and powers of the military commond
CTS or the Southern districts under the rooon
S'ructlon act. He contends that the m;l;tor,,
authorities In those districts are opt;roI,, ...t
Jeet to the civil authorities, and arc 20 49,:
PASSIVE merely cooperating with said civil
authorities to preserve order; that the m;l;torv
n"i'lluefs U nave no power to remove Stoto
C' 'S or Ill vacancies occurring in sucl, Offices
o"cn vacancies must be filed by popular cIcc.
'ich' In short, the military force in thoSo a.
'fictS are to the rebel State authorities ,nLa.
e" are TO city--a force to punisb oil
9,ur"erS - OF the public peace. This Is d;root
',ic reverse OF the construction nut unor 49, Ii
"o' oy Congress and acted upon bv the AL
ninlStratlon. The reconstruction hin -
'hat as no legal governments exiStoj :, ~ ;
reDel States, they were entirely snbioot - I
l'.y authority of the United States, and c
- A' "ii interference under color of State an Z
',Orny with the exercise of military autbor;tv f.
Snall De null and void" The act is nract;oon', il
'oio tne Attorney Generals Intermediates, e
Is carried out by the President. The South p
of| states would be completely under tho CON. %
'o' Vi the rebels, the very thing the act i in Ii
0u ~ " prevent. An exchange, sunnos;no te
'iaC the Attorney Generals intarnro.,.;a.-o al
"re carried out says: "Mayor Monroe ,ma,, e.
organize his police thugs. Gen Sbo,;1o-
lint ounu ~ protect them! Judge Abel NAV sh
~ .niow row MS ermlne over assassins and call unoD
'ne urahu jury to indict innocent and nurso 10
nen' Gen. Shcr d IN is bound to n,o,oo.
An 'he resources of the States are con,
li'i''eu 10 rebels, all the patronage of tboso
communities is given to men who lono 20 -. pc
pr press the blacks, and restore their own no,ro.
. 1ioiiey' the influence, the taxes of tho an' an
D are at once returned to enemies of tbo on'
"epuOhc, and the generals in command .ro'ne vrr
Ho more use than if they were holdino drosa livi
panaues on Governors Island" n
Inc President and the Soutb have oooo... nrn
.ne interpretation Congress has put unon ;ta rinf
'"n actS' and reconstruction has beon oo;rr, froi
~ tremendously TO change now and act unon and
- 0'anOery Interpretation would he 70 nm u
~ mucn that has been done, cause Jul, o.. tbo 'a'
ION OF Congress and create another ;symo - pera
weeh the Executive and Legislative br,,oLS injul
f the Government ''0 Oi"nches foun
0i'lce lr. Stanbery's opinion has boon nh Ero'
shed number of papers have contrastoJ :, coul.
IN 'ne RESIDENTS opinion, as given in bs She Y
'to message. The President then contan n, ~, rieS
"a a that the Military bill superseded III civil MI
minority and made the militarv oon,,,.1 and
ueSpotlc monarch whose will was law IIo GaSfd %9
''' II ou' terrible act Of Congressional ~ the
my On the contrary, Mr.. Stanber,, Ii, heretC
5al ADVISER says that the act is to nrotcc, Oh and
'SonS In their rights of person and nro,ort, hev
suppress disorders to sustain the cyst% nn" na'eeL
uo oi social order and civil rule, and .not refuse
'o%er 10 Introduce military rule in it, noca " for wa
eaAing OF the authority of the military bo sons,
s. IN effect it is police power % sDpno slOn 5,
nc the President though the act desnotio cd chi
: MS legal adviser thinks it little else tbo enterp
ollee regulation. And it is reported ,bot LADIES' S
President will accept the latest internre H. 0al
on. ''O'' iA'ei pre- Acc
ready the Republican journals are urging tsrn anTl "
'uy session Of Congress, SO that the act tured
DC interpreted in such manner that him "
her the President, the Attorney General COMING conn
the wnyfaring man, though FOOLS need was pST he q
err therein. inc foil