The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-10-26

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'se''sh vas egnhded - the tender
'aefe!ss q 2 i"i'''afy dtzpofism. The
Ten s"'''iistn states we're niaas te
e.n'ps'se ',ve 'ai''safy districts, eaeh
I''Heea unaef we ee'lfvi " : militia
y csinh'a'inef' probably =, Imitation
Of The Example sss 7, afhisfary and
tyrsnn,eal hlng .' England, who
divided NE k,ngdoni i"io military
u's,f'e'a' t'ouf pel'evs) with = uer-
'l afal y, command o. each district.
Inc act proceeds 70 declare that u
shall be the dli'y Of The commanding
generals ITO proient all pcrscns 10
Their rights o. property, 10 suppress
insirrccsiens, disorders and violence,
and 70 punish or cause to he pun.
ished, all dist.,rbers cf The peace and
crIn''nals" Now, mark the broad
es.ent oi sh's languages The military
olllcer was 10 do NIL this without law,
without courts, except military courts,
without JuryI mo rule 10 guide him
bu. his own WILL And what little
power was wanting 70 make his will
absolutely supreme hns been given
him BY the recent act Of tho called
session. And this Is tho protection
70 lie and property 20 poInpously
ioreshadowed by the preamble. II
u be protection TO the rights and
property to place them at the discre-
ton OF one man--to dispense with
the principle that no man shall be
deprived Of life, liberty or property,
but by duecourse Of law--to dispense
with warrant founded on affidavit as
Q prerequisite to arrcst--to dispense
with the sacred right Of trial by
lnry-to deny the privilege Of the
haoeas corpus, then, we have Il, aud
civil government ia mere mcckery.
Either history 10 false or . military
governments II the most tyrannical,
the most oppressive and the most in
secure for life or property, excepting
only the despotism Of an assembly ol
yrsnts. The man must be deluded
indeed who can believe that protec.
ton or good order was apy part ol
the object OF these acts. What, then
were the objectsf 4 repeat, party
strength, destruction Of the govern
mont. Its plainly 70 be implied
from the language Of the preamble,
that congress claimed supremacy
over the State governments, and this
e,a'm - unoisgu'sea,y SET ior'n ~
.ne nA'n sec.'on, wn'ch declares 'ha'
any ov' government l when may
eAls' N any o. sa'o States sns,i o
usemeo P,cv's'ona, on'y, ana IN ai
iesPec's ssc(eo' % % tne paramount au'
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ume 20 syo''sm ~, mou'ly' OF supetceo'
.,:l .ns 1..ps. lne'e = 20 m's'aslnl
'n's 'anguage; u amounts SIMPLY =
i 10 'sses"oS ser es.,;an ,na' eongre,a y alPreme :
sI s.u osn s.I'''u ~ 4 o"n'.o', mooal, ~ y
saPeIceoe Inc o'sie government, .
Pseasu's, 'oi M y hAs 80. oeen a, SHOWN .s INA
M'ss's''l'p' VA = 9,a,e ?, y 70 'ne Union
70 'ee,es'seu w ", '"e uepa''",en's
20 se'.'ea pcyone INC power o' as'
MAJ ~ 'ne - issue ,.; o. 'ne war !
% M'. e.n .s " oohe ~ win seeau 20 s' sl's
slss'pp', 'nsn u'e same u.s psy % 0on'
WIZ " resaso 70 any o'nef S'a'e' Or q
" 'nem. ~. =. ~
btlll further to prove that The al
legged insecurity ior life and property
were not The evils to be rcdresscd, W
look In vain 10 the acts for any pro
visions requiring the convention 10 b
4 - III A. II r.. r. Il.