Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-06
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CuctGa, Ser. Gen sick'es' letter 70
Gen. Grant On Tie sui ject IN controversy IL
North Carolina, las been furnished Tor pub
licaiiors, 'lp,cd August 31ls, aud though
written e1lotc Tue Acting Attorney GeEcr
SIS opinion, Oh which Gen. S'ckgcs was re-
moved, may lie considered as IN answer 20
thar communication. Ccn Sickles SAYS that
ne charge that lie ms made issue with The
supr. me Court, /. utterly uniounded. lie
saws that he has gone 10 the utmost Dossioie
limit Ia exhibit that Difference 10 the Juai-
ci.l Dep,rtment OF the & vernment which
he felt i, came III persons IN authority 20
exhibit The Gen. says that when an oruef
of the Court was made 10 stsach my
person and 10 commit me 70 Jiii
was told that the only source through
!, bi,h could learn the wishes 81 the fre-l'
idep, Was not 10 submit to the arrest. but 10
arres. those who would attempt 10 arrest
me and although orders Tor oiSpoeuiebce
II v hieh was thus threatened, Command
, a me to deliver certain persons who had
heen condemned lJr the murder oil
Union soldiers under circumstances OF great
arstavaiion aud airncity. The Prtsii.ut
himself by military orders. had subsequent
IL directed The removal of some prisoners
from the jurisdiction Of the United States
Cour, for south Carolina Complaint Is
now made that have forbidden The cxecu
tive process Of tie Court Of the L1lteG
states in New Orleans, aud have thus set
myself Up above The law Of the lard II Il
had been fairly sad | entertained nm Qpin
ION that tie same reason 81 pubic pol
icy which constrained me 10 determine the
time and measure in which the collection a
debts snouid be enforced in State COURT,
aud should equally guide me ia The exercise
of The ias, ana nccessaIy discretion in like
cs,es IA I'll cuu'ts in this military district,
9uy position would have been truly stated
Tor do believe that Congress. Intending t.
secure the restoration If those States 81 The
Umol, madc all other considerations suit
.iiary TO the accomplishment oi this end
| do not believe that the process Of the
Courts ui the United States could over ride
and set aside the orders Congress hasem
powered me tn make Tor the execution d
its measures.
In issuing Order 20 10. circumstances
leading 10 which have already been briefly
stated the General says TO THIS extent onlS
did lie 60 Fnst, to those who hut already
entered upon the judgments it was said 10
orbear for twelve months to enforce your
execution second, TO those who were suag
On contracts made during the war, 1t was
prosecution OF your suits; third, 10 those
who were prosecuting claims for the pnr
chase money OF slaves, il was said they are
prohibited. To those who have demands
upon contracts made after the cessation o
hustll,us. no interference was threatened OF
allowed. II any interference, Therefore, is Il
b. jLstiti,d. what othrr, what less than wha
was done could have been done.
| After giving recapltulsiion OF the point,
at issue, the General says II Will be appa
rent that no issue exists between the militia
~ authorizes in this Districts and AMI
courts OF tie United States therein tha
no court in this military district has refuse,
TO conform to the military regulations pr,
scribeu for the government Of the p3cpl
thereof. That the marshal of North Car Ii
rs, in so tar as he claims exemption rs
public officer from military control, does no
| appear IL have the sanction uf the iudicia
tribunal OF which he is the servant; tha
! the action Of the post commander at WI
| m'ugton has been confined IT, the tcmporar
susrcasion of mn execution fer TIE coler
tlnn ~ elfs; that the district csnmanfp
aolis iho ,a-r under consideration o
appeal 81 The matshal from the action q
the commanding nicer IL the post u u
the mar hal, having Teen requested I
furnish information essential To the fart ne
tC,ion refused O. awe l. ANA has proceed,
N accordance witn il.stru tinrs receive,
trrm The Attorney Gen nh - enforce tH
y"ct'iou IT III" processes {" the c0u:' an
hat thortu.,nn the District Conn andt
.vitr repealed hlS oritr 10 thr Coinlna u,
~ olfi AT W.luingtNn, 20 stay u
Marshall proceeding ubil ulihcr otGeTs,
Fcpurfci the oceurIence to the General /
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