Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-08-08

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sN I ssH1 N1sU M<SoAsaEs
sms sxsasassn41 asosssraroTss nals.n
wAsztxsrss, July 10. 1857.
II fAe Hssss IF Representatives er iAs
United Axzls,
! lSsass h@s(eish lhs bill, entitled An
Ass sapplen ntasy 70 20 ses, snsitled an
ass - psesi&s fsF The msrs fksisns Cav
srsmsas al shs Rsasl Ssssss.s passed os
lhs Z DAY n Marshs 1861 and shs ass
sagplesnsn1axY thsresea nnntsx en tha 23d
dsy of Mxsek, IB67, xn3 stei& IL briefly
~ nossihls s0sss ii 10 fsasons which
pfssaas M fss1& Eiviag b M afprasal.
This il asss af I series IL measures pass.
ed ky Oopsssss during lhs aass -four
nnnths % - suhjses cf respnstruesion.
The Mssssxs sssaruing the net u tbs ID
Of March lsxt stasss II sesgEh my ohiso-
liens 10 sha passxE.s OF that act. They
apply eqnAIiy weif 90 the bill nov before
ass, anG 1 am seuEsnt isarsly 10 refer to
shams aad s0 rsiszraGs NY eoavietion
shas they sse seaad sad unanswesabis.--
'fkess ~ toinl p>s4ss rsu1iiax To this
f5I1 q 1r1It 6kesee6 j. sousi dsxsss.,
true Intent and asaning Ii sowa partfs
alars OF the twu prior acts upon this sub
ises. II ia dssiarsd that the intent Of
those acts was sFirst, thas the ezjHsing
gsRernmeHks 10 shs ten Rebel Sseses we're
uos legal State GaveEnRenis,s and ssee
uud, that shsreafter said governmental 20
be continued, wers TO be slnsinusd sub
iseg in eli respects 80 tha military eom.
saanueEs Of Ihsis respective Districts,
and TO the pagamonng anshoFisy Of Goa
ggsss.' Coayrsss may, by dselaratory
sst, ax upon ! prior aes eo0strustioa
altogether atvari&Eee wish It's apparshi
meaning; AnS from the time al lsass
when such eahstrustion IL Gxsd, the orig
iaal aef will be construed 50 mean exact
ly what il lie ststed to maau BY the de.
elaratoFy stssase. There will be thea,
from she tims shis bill may bssoms Las,
40 doubt, NO oauaslion, 80 TO The relation
ahieh she sxiagiag GoEsrnmsnts in those
Szasss eallsdin she original acts the Pro.
sisionaI Gevsrumeass, staDd toward the
United Ssassa. As shsss relations stood
before she dselaFasory ses, these govern
meats, is is tgnes vera made sabjecs to
absolate miiItAry authority In many i'm
portant respects, bas net in the language
of ghe act, baiDg subjeos to The military
aakhaFisy of the Unissd States ~ herein.
after prescribed hy the 9Th section of shs
original act These governmenta wess
asds ib ull respesss subject TO the para
meuus authegity Of she United States
Nov, by shih deelarakegy sss, 1t appears
that Congress did not By the original
act in1and tt Limit the military authori-
ty 70 any particulars or sabiecsa therein
prescribed, bH msans 10 make it snives
sal. Thus, all over these ten States, this
military government is DECLARED 70 have
unllmjted aathority. Ii 10 no longer con-
fned TO the preservation Of the pablo
psace, the adsniaislration OF the GRIMM
al laws, sha registration OF sossrs, and
The saperineeadsncs Of elsctions; bat Ia
ali re, poets Ia asserted TO be paramount
10 the existtng civil governments. IL 10
lmpossibleso 30 soneeivr any state Of soci-
ely more itss, lsrab4s than this, and yes
it is to thi4 condition that twelve millions
Of Ameriean citisens are reduced By the
Congress 81 sAe United States. OveT
every foot Of the smEn enss territory 90.
eupied By shess American citixens the
OonsIiturion of she United States, shso
rstieaIly, is in fall operation; Is binds
all The people there, and should prstecl
them. Yet thsy are denied eveiy one os
ire sacred guarantees. OF what avail
will il be 10 any ens Of these southern
people, when seised By Gle OF soldiers,
10 ask for she cause OF arrest, or for the
productions Of she warranty OF whai
avail TO ask far the privilege Of bal
Hhen in military custaay, which knows
20 snch thing as baiI2 OF whas avail
80 demand trial By jury, process fol
witaesses, sopy Of the indictment, ths
privilege Of counsel or that greater pri.
vii, 4, The wEit OF habsas corpsss2 Tha
veto Of sbe original bill OF thee iof Aarol
wAa based upon swo distinct grounds
| the inserEerenee Of Congress In matters
strictly appeftaining to the reserved
powers Of the States, and The establish
ment Of military tribunals Tor the sria
of citizens 10 time Of peace. Tbs impair
Iial reader Of thai message will ulder
stand that all Ito eontents With respsc
TO military dssposlsm, and martial law
has reference speciality 10 The fearfu
poweg conferrsa an sae District Com,
| inanders 10 displace tha Oriminal Csurts
| and 90 assume Jurisdiction 10 try, ans
20 punish, by Military Boards; that po.
ienflalIy the Suspension OF shs habsal
corpus aas marshal law aad ailitaFy des.
posism. Tbs Aes now before me not on.
| ty declares that the intent vas 50 eonfei
such military authority, bus also TO con-
for unlimited authority over all she 9th
or Courts Of the State and over all th,
etfeers Of tbs Stale, legislative, axsaa.
| tive and judicial, Nos ccatent Nth th.
| general grant Of pswsr, Congress in thl
sscoad section Of shis bill specially give,
70 each nliit4ry oomEsfsdsr tbs posel
10 suspeaa or rsmose ffsm Sf6es, ~ from
the performaaes of elkaial dulles and ID,
exercise of oineial powers, or aay osseel
or psrso1 Lolding, os exsreisisg, Or pre-
Tossing 10 hold Or exercise any civil ol
silisafy efice or dnty 10 saeh district,
9naag ssy p0wsS, aiessiss appeinsmsas
az authority derived ffoEa, or created by
or aIeimsa uDdsT any so.callsd ssase, q
shs gosesnEaent thereof, or eng maaicip
III or oshsr disision thereof, power tina
bsthsrss all ths dspartmsass Of TIE Fcsie
raj Gassrnmsns OesIng In sonsers ei
separately, have cot dared TO exercise, Il
heTs attempted 10 ha conferred 90 sus.
ordisass military ofIsss. To bin, as /
milisssy oiEess d the Federal 9sysra-
mvnt, II givsn The power, sepportss bs !
sniEcisas miiisary farce, "a Eenevs eyer
sival ester oil ths UnissI Esases. Whal
asxss Ths Diaries Commander who hai
Ishns dasplsssd ths ssvii o1laaFs, il aasheT.
issd % alI the sasspey, hy the detail d
Ian s1Esss, 81 soldier af ths army, on b
tthe appointmsns d sssns ssAeE pefsen.-
This misisssy sppoinsss, shstAsr an sf
&sss ~ . seiiies, " ssass asheF psssen
u " peFform - duties ef sash e6ssi
~ psrsoa "a spspsndsd % famossd. II
4 other wards, - o1e6r ef soiaasx ~ u,
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