New-York tribune., 1867-02-23

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assumptions stil more offensive, II posslD.e' & a
those Of the Court m the Mill gan case II Us 41,e So F
mat II does not tend to the furtlerance Of the eIu o
Justice the fruits of trial so ttti
.1ly conducted this appears 10 have D,e' oo
SWAY by the wlm Of single judge III distant seoOo"
The Committee call attention 10 the report of Gen
cte, iy the facan case" and TO the statement IN ms
Testimony Of the grounds OF ms acon ~ mo o us
No decide between him and Judge nan: Inc IisOlOus
comments Of the Secretary or war upon tne ne uo u 30 30
hho Mgan apply with fun force 10 the declson oi
me assssns then discharged returned TO their homes,
where they stl tlarge and no attempt mas Deea
made to bring them 20 trial by the Civil Courts IL
striking commentary on the state OF society there InaI
while according TO the teStlmOny OF surgeon h nina
no doubt appears 70 have been entertained IN tne minus nus
Of that community OF the guilt OF at Sas Isl & t%o UbaR NJ
Sants Of the town with an ovation ana consIaVia'oh
(which terminated in q general drunk; .-.,. -,
Tor the purpose Of complying with the latter por0n OF
Che resolution appointing the Committee and ntelngenIy
Sccommendng TO the House some ACTON remedyng the
advisable extend the inquiries OF the committee ana
1Ttments T into Witch the Southern States are divided
ANY passed by Congress would necessarily be general
Iu s character aud il thought worth while to learn
Whether the acts calling for legislation were merely Local
pr whether they cOeXensve with the commands OF
The testimony OF Gems. schotied, Thomas, sie1es,
Baird and Wood Was taken Dy te anu
Sor obtaining information both personally and also
been constantly the alert the government of the
country has been substantially under their supervision
during the greater portion OF the tne hey had command
The result OF their experience aud observations Is given
n brief and fOrCbc terms and the Committee call the at
fentOn House to their testimony they believe 1t
can safely be made the basis of legislation. 1t would have
been easy have fortified their statements by statistics
TrOm the Fecdmen Bureau, but the House is already
tn possession Of the valuable information TO be obtained
From that source it was not deemed worth while to dup
The testimony Of these welknown witnesses exhibits
the following propositions:
That for the punishment Of crime in their Depart
the Courts cannot be relied upon in cases where
D. practically denied and ofenses of grave character
against them so unpunlshed, neither magistrate nor
Jurors being disposed to discharge their duties III tins res
That m 70 tlis time there has been no change for
Che better, but rather for the worse.
as That unless substantial justice is done 10 the labor
fng classes hereafter and to the Union mon or Northern
snen who desire there TO engage in business enter
pses improvement IN the state OF affairs can reason
Under such circumstances it would TO be cOncus
fvey established that the best material interests of the
country well the highest considerations or human
ay call for the intervention of the authority OF the Gen
er Government IN the only practicable mode IN which IL
be executed and that is through the military force
It's Of the first importance that ordinary justice shall
be administered The whole sUpcrstructurc OF govern
Sent rest that. The violent political ana sOcial
sonvusions through which the country has passed can be
composed in time and persons and races live together III
peace ard prosperity II meanwhile mere Is WISDOM 9nu
Strength sufficient in the government TO take care that
al fairly dealt by and crimes punished with reasona
Die certainty and mpartiaty.
In order to compass tins desirable end, the military
forces should be auxiliary and supervisory In the Ian
RUagc Of Gen Thomas there should be established some
supervisory authority in those states win power 10 au
ccompancd by sufficient if necessary. to induce
the people feel that the authority is sufficient to en-
force it, advice and instructions.
The Government OF the country could IN tins way ne
Elaced temporarily N the hands OF the men Whose fh t
81 will be abused. such Government should. OF
course only continued long as il is absolutely neces-
ay wherever the life and the rights Of property can be
safely trusted to the local governments; al external
coercion should cease and meantime It cannot ne reason
ably supposed that there Will be much reed OF forclDe
anteryentOn 1t will ordinarily be enough 10 know hst
such power exists, and Will he exercised II necessary
As the House recently passed upon measure OF
the kind indicated, it not worth while 70 enter into
the Committee the testimony herewith presented tuly
fusains the necessity Tor resort 70 sne ~
legislation day of restoration Of peace and prosperity
5n thcSe unhappy States greatly If not indefinitely post
poned - -
Cen ScElp les TERI
with the al OF Keys and the Others testified that thus
Jar there have been 10 nsa on arrests
South Carolina FOR such Ofcnses; in my opinion he said,
Ihe saTisons in the state and against United States sol
dlers that you could not find jury in South Carolina
H. snatter what the teony do not think the garrison
III forey upon the civil to protect the troops and tn
W property OF the United states 10 turn owe
charged with oenscS lido not think they could eXpcctu
hands az Southern Courts and uTies there is IL
remedy. unless the authority Of military tribunals be
taned Citizens committing Offenses against soldiers an
rot indicted by the civil authorities. These author
Ies do anybody. prosecute anybody, no
Indct anybody for such Ofcnses Yet soldiers and Off
have been in some instances wounded, ana IN othe
Instances killed They have been fired upon in repeated
been prosecuted or punished for il by the civil author
ties. Public teams and wagons have becn seized on thC
State The teamsers been tied trees ana robbed
The horses and harness taken off, and burned.
Set notice has been taken OF such occurrences 1t has
been possible for US with al the industry and energy
ct our command TO arrest the perpetrators Horses have
been off miles and miles, and not person the
road would give Information OF any Of the offenders We
eT nor make sny arrests nor did the eiyi aathOres
II send detachment 20 arrest anybody the approach
OF my detachment is sTalcd by trumpes, flags. &c.
during the day and by lights at night thus the approach
Of my parties isnoed 10 an accused man miles away
ana 30 he makes his escape the offenSes local in
certain sense but they cover good deal OF territory no
such occurrence has happened far as recOllect
nt Charleston or its immediate vcnty but IN Edgefed
Newbury Laurens, Spartenoerg, Chester anderson,
tct of South Carolina have been the scene OF many such
occurrences there Is belt Of the same country that
goes through North Carolina there not many out
RACES reported IN Norm rs h south tarClha GOOD
many irregularities committed there; but In North
CUOns OF Union men for occurrences during the
Union have been alraned and severely dealt with,
t p w no. ~ - - , Gov epcc co. tlt he ~ % i, or g
the higher Courts desire hold the scales OF justice
in the trial cases think they have respect Tor the
law. and will declare it they conscientousy believe it
90 be: but the you would have jury in
The OF a Union man, or a Union officer or
there Is no security that the Sher viii hold custody
citizen of South Carolina charged with shooting Union
The charged with the offense be not admitted BAIL
which in ~ eases ont Of 20 done he quite sure to
escape for instance turned over To- the sheriff IN Octo-
Der or November last the ld al Chester; II had been
Tonlned ten or a dozen very bad fellows who had been
rcsed by the military with very great difficulty; had
whom the civil authorities should be ready 10 try them
Che Sheriff had not had possess OF the jail week
Oense is committed by Union man freedman, the
confidence; II the offender whose arrest is desired
man of prOpery and was on the other side during the
war they cannot find himit IS impossible 10 get nforna-
tOn about him; but IL thc alleged offender is negro
some man Who has not up their mark during the
war every newspaper trmnpets the offensc with de-
scrption OF the man. every road swarms with hunters
think that the country demands the exercise Of martial