Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-19
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many violations 81 law and outrsges
civil liberty have been committed
TIE past four years b. those whose
! dafy Ii vas to be conscrvstors o!
lhas the public mind has become. 10
II extens, hlnnied aud inscnsible to
,sgs which before the war would have
aged the whole nation. This repeated
Aashesy If the public conscience, leads
b. whe have not lest all recollsctons Of
better days Of the Republic. TO indulge
~ most extravagant Icjoicings when .
srnmcnt official shows any disposition
to the carly landmark Of civil
and submit himself 10 the restraints
INV which have 90 long been relaxed By
lust Of power. Hence We accord TO
:. Hancock praise and gratitude for acts,
ytAlng less than which seven years ago
rpld have been regarded and punished ~
Pat crimes. We slludc, OF course. to The
ia aud commendable policy he has pur-
ned since he assumed command OF the
Enh District" On taking personal corr
hand under the orders If the War Depart
ssns, the Gsnoral issued an exceedingly
ra-tsmperei or les, In which he says:
In war !, is indispensable 10 repcl force
force. and overthrow aud destroy oppo-
fsssn 10 awful authority. But when insur
Dictionary force has been overthrown, ana
Established, end the OWL authorities are
brady and willing 70 perform their duties,
bAc aiii,ary power SHOULD cease to lead, and
Ne civil administration resume its natural
bad s,ehtfal dominion. Soiemnly impressed
&sh thcse views. the General announces
bat the great principles Of American l'bcr-
st,ll ere the lawful inheritance Of this
esple, and ever should Be. Tho right OF
.irsl BY Jury, the habeas corpus, the liberty
II The press, the fresdem OF speech aud
|she natural rights Of persons and the rights
Of property must he preserved.
Free institutions. while they are essen
4 al 70 the prosperity and happiness Of the
people. always furnish the strongest IN
'dncenent 10 peace and order. Cfimes aud
Hvdenses committed in this distrlct must be
s,erSed to the consider alton and Judgment
III ihe regular civil tribunals. and those tri-
sanais vii he supported in their lawful
bar,sdiction."
Again, in an order rcvoking . previous
ne issSed by Gen. Moscr. requiring juries
be drawn from the list Of registered per
ne only. the General takes occasion to re-
70 some u tho Constitutional prime pies
u civil liberty and Constitutional govern.
ment, - distin; uishcd from military rule,
as follows:
The true and proper use Of military
swsr, besides defending the national homo,
Issinst foreign nations, is TO uphold the
Isws and civil government, and 10 secure
Fssery person residing among W che enjoy
nens OF lfe. liberty aud property. II 10 &C
eardinciy made by act OF Congress, the duty
cf the Commander Of this District 10 protec,
oil persons in those rights, TO suppses dis
oder and violence, ANA to punish or caus'
10 be punished all distutbe,s Of the public
peace aud criminals.
"rhe Commanding General has bson Of
acially informed that tho administration o
justice, and especially of criminal justice, IL
tie ceursa, IL cioggcd, II not entirely frus
irAsed By the enforcement Of paragraph No
:. u the military order numbered Specia
oricrs 10. current scriea, from these head
quarters, issued on the 2ith Of August, a
d., 1887, relative 20 the qualifications o
persons 10 be placed ON the jury lists Of III,
state Of Louisiana.
TO determine who shall and who shai
not DC jurors, appertains 90 thu lcgisla,iv,
powers; AMI un il the laws in existenc,
reg Hating this subject shall DC amended o
chxnscd Ivy that department Of the Civi
Government which the Consultations OF 81
the. States under our Republican system
vest with that power, 1t IL deemed best 4
carry out the wilt Of the people ~ exprsssc,
a Tho last Legislative nee upon that subject
"rhs qualification Of . juror, under th.
aw. is . proper subject for the decision o
the courts. The Commanding General, il
.he discharge Of the trust rcpossd In him
VIII maintain the just power Of the Judieia
". and Is unwilling to permit the civil ~
thssi,,ea and laws TO be embarrassed by
a..sltAry Interference; and ~ it 10 an estab
isshed fact TINT the administration Of jus
s,ce in the or hnary tribunals 10 greatly en-
hsrrasssd by the operation Of paragraph
No. >, Special Orders l35, current strics
from. these headquarters il is ordered thai
said paragraph. Which relates 10 tho uualifi
cA;'ons Of persons to be placed on the jury
iis,s of tho State Of Louisiana, be, and the
same Ia hereby revoked aud that the trial
hv lury be, hencrforih, regulated and con.
tscllcd by the constitution and civil lsws
without regard 10 any military orders here
to!sre ISSUED from these headquarters"
TsnniSrs-u Tnus. - The Sc. Joseph
Union says: "The success Of the Demo.
cratic party mssos war"
Thls Is tcrrible-it true. The Democratic
have succeeded" in Connscticut, Oalifor.
MIA. Kentucky, Delaware. Penusy lvania
Mary New York, 60, possession Of h.
Legislature Of Ohio, upset Repub!isanism
in loyal" BOSTON. With tho assistance o
SEINE hard-6sted allies, wiped il out ir
Pittsburgh. and carried. never SO many
smsller ct,iss Aesides. Aud all this "mean
~ar" This is terrible ! What is III,
ccuntryscouAing tor
SARCASTIC. MIR. Getx offered . vssolu
sion in the House recently. rscisirg that The
citics Of Boston and Pitlsburg had recently
elected Democratic Mayors, thus indicating
. spirit Of di,loyalty which shsuld b
promptly suppressed, end directing the
Committee on Reconstruction to inquire
whether Massachusetts and Psnnsylv anis
have Republican forms Of Government. and
do not heed reconstruction. Debate asising
tho resolution rent over under the rule.
Yaa Cincinnati Commercial sage: 1T Il
che chief evil Of national debts that, through