American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-29

lltHl IOt tllt GtIlCdlt ana uIhlCttl
task Of giving construction to sucl
a statute as that now under conside
ration. They require Instructions
and nearly all Of them have asked
for instructions to solve their OWL
doubts, and to furnish them a satt
ground for the performance OF thell
duties. There can be no doubt AS t
the rule Of construction, according tC
which we must interpret this gram
Of power to military authority anC
civil rights and citizens in time o.
peace 1t is new jurisdiction never
granted before, by which, in certain
particulars and for certain purposes
the established principle that the
military shall be subordinate to the
civil authority is reversed. The rule
of construction to be applied to such
a grant of power is stated in Harris
statute, page 262, statute creating
a new jurisdiction. and it ought f.
construed stirtiy. The Attorney
General proceeds to the construction
of various portions Of the act. Hc
says the act docs not give power 20
confer new rights. but only toprotect
those which exist and are established
10y the laws under which these pco-
pie live. 1t is a power to preserve,
mot to abrogate, to sustain the exist
ING frame OF social order and rule,
and not a over to introduce militia
~ rule IN ITS place: it is given TO
meet contingencies recited in the pre-
iambir. OF want Ofadequate protection
! tor IIic and property. The duty or
power OF protection is to be perform
|ed by supprcSSlnT lnSurrectiOn, dis
order aud yinI.nsp ptc aud If i. Ia-
c,arcd thar MI iot4,ference uudrr
state authority i'm +hn evorrisn of rbis
military autLnritv sholl La mil and
void
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~ I,'t9I ,. 81 Gtat Ho'',lifI, iiF cyerutiyn or
judicial. and fhp appointment Of
'othcr uprsous ro their pra.cs. Noih-
ipo shorf of an pvnrp,s ulInr of NOW.
er would iustily q removal ar annnint.
mrnt Of Sucb an officer. There is no
such Grant either ryprcsspd ar even
ip,nlird ON tha contrary t,a net
rleo,lv rnouo', forIfds il Enti-lrd
to boil ofipp. they ton have riobts
which fine militaly rnmmandrr i
hound ta rosnrrt NAT Yutbaiigad to
destrnv 7 frd If imnns.ihIn nndnr
thn nrovisions of This act to ron,,rr-
bond ,rcb an official rs !, povarror
of ono of thasa states annointad ia
of,ico hy ono of these miIitarv conn.
monders The law fakes no cooniz.
anca of sucb an official and he is
.nIo+bod Win M opthoritv or coIor
of ortboritv Wbat i frue aS to
rovornors is aou,IIr +rpa as I'm oil
7fho o+hor Ioci ciyIati,o ovoon+iro anI
indioiaI offi nGrs oftbo stnto Cortoin
l., +bo ont !, ,-irororS crourb in
no,,or wlicb If Tivoe v-itb 9II rs
IororitioS ma rioht of oIoctirr
tLoir own officers i sf;u Iaft with th.
~aoaIo ~ and il mnst ho nrosa,,.ad ~,
TL;i rIGPil a,in;a,, Is onnfnod 80 tio T,,,,,n,.
antboritr of military conm5ndorS
whan ncoce and order nrnvoiI bn+
IN nn oasa of octnaI insnrrodtior or ,,io
inn"n ~ o" IN ~ ono Of +baso r Statns 70 90 ~
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and tba Observation-Disclosures of n,arti,I Low,
in its ,,ioco XVba+oror nnTor =, i
~ maoaSsolr S - ~ moot Sncb -, rU"r pnoraon
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oannnandor ~ is whoIIv ;pdanandant or
tIn Ii' ni,'I 'i'";i on+borit,, So +ao IN +IIa
vol tuo 1lI Of criminajS and offendars m %o
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