The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-06-22


The Attorney Generals Opinion.
Ne. ssanbury, United Slaics All0fssy Cen |
srAl, has promulgated hi I" opinisn " upon the
Reconstruction ct passsd BY the last Congress
and the duties and powers Of the President aud |
Military Commanders under H. Il may safely |
be asserted that no State paper ever Issued has
created such in,suss excitement In political cir
clss a. has this. 10 This opinion Is adopted as
law, thea, indeed, Is the work Of Congress in en-.
dsavorlng 10 reform the country upon q solid
and enduring basis nallily. This recons,rue-
ton get vas . compromise. II was adopted AZ
a " battle-ground" where all who really had
the good Of the eOaairy at heart might stand,
and concentrate their energies for the common
good. Il was plain and emphatic. providing
and resolving that no legal governments existed
in the " Rebel States, and made them subject
10 "the military authority Of,hs United States. -
Il gave the generals commanding absolute power,
and declared " that all inieFiersncs under color
"of State authority with the action Of the mill
",ary was null and void" Il directed tina, all
men should be permitted TO vote, without regard
TO RACE, color or previous condition" except
such e were disfranehised for felOuy or rebellion
The &C, Of Congress was cordially accepted By
the people, North and South, and received the
support OF many. like Senator Johnsonl who
believed before that the Republican party vas
moving too fast. The work % Feconstructing
the South under 1, Was Immediately eOmmenced,
aud. up to this time, has PFOcrrisi satisfactorily.
the Southern people, and many o. their lasiers,
viewing il IS a real Aad practical method BY
which they might regain position in the Cnion
10 opposition to the act FRS, e-me Mr. stan
berry opinioa a. TO who we're disrAnchisei By
Il. Allaoagh the nsAaing Of the Law ~as evi-
deuily strained to is utmost aad nearly all IN
teadsd to Be excluded By the &C, was ecnsidered
70 be esttlei TO all rights Of siiiseaship yet the
frisads Of coagress qaieIly asqaisscsd IA IT, cot
Wishing 10 smaarrAss the sdmiassa,ioa. This
seccud opinion. however, strikes At the VERY
heart Of The ball. Il reduces the military power
q the eOantry To . mere pOiics force. 10 kesp Or
der and pgsveat assaults and battery The niH.
sAry sO@aAnders are regarded as having tran.
esndea their powers IN isssiag orders preventing
whiPpine, turnisg oas rSbei ofscrrs. kc. aa1 n
fact places the South eack euureiy iuto 'he
aAads q those ~ho Pn-eiPiAssd e iaio 'vvcla-
tou, and rsg0vss al Pruspeci tos 10 snsse.i.a,r
Feooas;ractlon, uithog, To further iaierferesce
ofCoagrsss. Ae'iaz aa&er tbs sPiaiOa, Pr~s.-
ieni johnson oil this wesk rvssors Got. Wells
Aaa MAYOR AoarOs aad Js4xe Assil. All ots--.
~ho rare been removed for thar asIoval prac-
dcss, TO their POSITIONS. ~ eog-se. Z ;he Pr-si-
deaf does sot htnself rvno.s esns >aerii.n
Pop Robiasoa. Siekiss Aa1 Scho6sia. who aar,
thas ossn 0dienAliy Overslaaghe,i a t5-ir sork
these geatlemsu viii resign
Al tbs has CREASED. As ss s-s4 sef0rs. isseas,
sxcissuaess in political crel-s RepsslicAn. cou-
srvAnvs and ~~sa eOpperbea9 se~-p-psrs sai,,
IN eoadsEaiag StAneerry sopsaion aa4 "a vp--
ia u a. oae sawarTaHuei b. ne proEixoas d
sae az. Il wiil havs cue god ss-ci. as-sver
q ~stbes ne ssssfion % "a assembling 81 Goa
gr-8 IN jgiy-thesr q 1or - 80 ep.a.oz.
Aoosi ii-ani shes tazf ao.iy 4sss ze~t lh.r.
sli psoeaeiy q. suca saASiag anong 80 i7v
oooes ., washingsoa a. Eas lever bard u -
Tie People u iae Caiiel Salrs BE o1a4lrrurs
= rsosihoa, ~ creators q Pressisais au1 A.
torssy-Geaer~ls, wia a9i sahnu To ssch st-r-
s-r-acs with avs uhieh 'ssy ;hroazh 'hes- M
neciAts fsPr-s arAtivrs, hare saaeict asG slch
a.tsrAii0as ana siaiBoas cal os zA3- "a ne
40 IN qs>sss0u - % forever Fs@ore al ps--soii.
i,y q q s<sng ever again s~nd---'i sanity y
liz s4eioas iaisr1~d4liag y a eorrapt Pr-ss..sa,
Os oopperh-AA &wysr.
Tss eoansry sas heretofore b~-n sppo@--l .
inp~arhiog iae Prssiaear aa,ser ehoosizx q
sades On sscer az nisrsis sor a ssspie y sszr.
Dagger and thea allow am % A-srssa 7asetls 70
ne political ohiivisa sow ne part q Bscha.au
PsArce sa1 Filnore ;haa 10 tara hia osi nov
sas - ars naea MISTAKEN 4 tais -, sesioa
q His Aeci4esey. aa4 Ais ssEis-rs. 10 a,-np,.
az 10 override the Cosg-ess q the Gated Ssases
viii act PrsciPitsls ze.ssr-s Ehscs III a4s,
aia fsp= posisisa vAseA - rs 1isxr.er1 -
Re ssAads ia the uay o. . sp--4y anA p-zossal
reorgaaisAtioa q he go.eFnn-s, be opposz
measures tsn6ing - The rs-ssiabi4hneag u tie
psAesfsl relations formerly sxis;az b-s.--n %.
States Be s a r-voissisuiss N apoloxia sr
treasoa be . endessoriag q i.ei,s the peopis
o. 0ns ssction 70 iss1rrecfioaary proc~ediaxs "a
rsfaaag 20 oo<y . 40 o. to sad and ne xsos
~ Ger govern@eat, he peAee q Is eiiiz.ns -
nand hat b shoald - rsmsved TIE p~orss
temaad it-sbs good ofths coaatry rsqai--s {,
lad congress will Be derisees "a ~ Sssv r 3,
dos not enact Il.