The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-03-19

/ lowing paragraphs;
ii. iii officers :;;;2,r ;@.. .,;.;;;;;i.-,
! provisional government ot the State
of Virginia will continue % perform
the duties Of their respective Offices
| according TO law. unless otherwise
! hereafter clIercd II. individual cases,
until ,Lcii, successors shall be duly
elected and qualified in accordance
with the above named Act OF Con-
cross
III. 1t IS desirable tha5 t1s. n,:!i-
tarv power conferred by the before
mentioned Act be exercised omit. so
far rs may fencccsslry to accomplish
the objects foY which that power was
conferred. and the undersigned ap-
pcaIs TO The people OF Virginia, and
especially to magistrates ana other
civil officers. 20 render the necessity
for the exercise Of this power aS
slight as possible. by strict obcdirncr
to The laws. and BY impartial aGmi-
abstraction os justice to ali clas~,>.
The following remarks ON t},is or
der are ;t!>cn from tie ylM,!p>ton
Nrcuu:
It is an arcou.pii,llg.; fact tA:;t l:.c
South i, iluGer 3niitar. rulr. ANA fl}a
military law ] GcclHr~I 10 H. IL,
prc!le I;iS is ,,,e d#:Il side O, III,
picture: hut. as 10 the otLcy an,
brighter side, We learn thas nj officers
arc to continue II exercise the Grtics
of their respective offices. and tia,
they wlil continu" to do 50 unti
thcir Successors arc lr!v elected and
qualified unle!' an ;lncul!cd State
Constitution. THIS cla"sc means that
the Whole civil ;jnl judicial machine
~ oI the States VIII be undis+urbnd
and shat it viii IcDarl unnn tLo
civil and iudicial officers. and u,,uY
the people themselves. whether ,Ee;r
Status, under military rulr. viii ha
changed Ii "nv persons consider
/ themselves to be a@orievcH in court
they will have the right to appeal to
the district commander: but while
the laws are administered with Justice
to all conditions OF men. the power
behind the throne will. practically.
be both unfclt and unsccn.
When we remember that it is Tie
avowed intention of the ruling party
in the North to keep the Sonth frola
representation in Congress until after
the next Presidential election: and.
while we can Judge bv Gen. Shoticid's
! dignitied and temperate order Whit
military rule is and what it will be.
what reason is there for any Stat, 10
precipitttc events and harry into .
convention which. unless The Wilson
| bill be passed or the States them
selves take action, ma, be inGeti
nitcly OF altogether postponed
The military Act conters npou tAc
commanders Of districts Il power that
is virtually unlimitcd-u power that
may be exercised eithc. for good or
for evil. Tie Act Will BE Judged hy
the South according to lhe manner in
which the commanders exert the an
thori,y that is granted to l,.cn. and
It's faults o. merits must be G,tcr-
mined by it, effects alone. Ii, how
ever. the district commanders act rs
they may in reason aud Justice %. il
IS tar better for the South to remain
under military rude than 10 vuluu-
taril.y aid lii any c;tii for any 5! rrics
OF STATE convcntion
Under the military law. We c:.l. have
protection for person and protection
for property. There may he rs much
security under that law rs there is III
the present moment What. then.