The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-18

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THE MILITARY BIhL-MR. s7AnSBhh-
RPS OPINION.
We publish to-day telegraphic synopsis OF
Mr.. Attorney General srAssBERRI's Opinion
as to the power and duties of the Military Com
manders What he says, or rather what the
telegraph says for him, seems clear and proper,
and while we shall endeayor to snalyse for our
readers the prominent features Of the Military
Bill and SO to enlighten them, upon its proyi-
sions, we will, OF the same time indicate what
seems to US the proper course for them, under
the circumstances, to pursue.
We do not question the motive, far from 1t,
we are quite willing TO acknowledge the good
intention Of, those who in other States, wheth-
or as law officers, the conductors Of public
journals, or in any other capacity, entertain .
sympathy with the people Of this, or any, or all
Of the other States, now undergoing the
process Of reconstruction. But however good
the motive which prompts their interference,
we have no doubt that many Of their sugges-
tions will, II adopted, more surely defeat the
result they express desire to accomplish, and
produce additional suffering to the people,
whose present condition they profess an earn
est wish to alleviate. To many Of the journals
North, we very willingly give credit for the
wise and dispassionste counsel they gave to
these States, many months since. AT that time,
when they advised an acceptance Of the terms
Of restoration then proposed by Congress, the
people Of the States, no matter by what
they were influenced, rejected
the friendly warning that was given. We can
refer to the Times in New York, as we can to
Mr.. sHBnMAR Of Ohio, as descriptive Of the
journals and Of the statesmen, whose advice
fell unheeded. And the people Of these States
have lesrned-certainly they should learn BY
this time-how great WAS their misfortune In
being then needless of what was said. And
when they were told, that if they refused the
terms then offered, others more severe would
be imposed in addition to those then presented,
they believed IL not. A few short months have
suficed to Danish their 'inoredulity, and they
can see and feel that the truth was then spoken,
though they did not believe it.
At this time, and under the circumstances
which surround us, we have had occasion for
much surprise at the strange condition OF
things which is new present to as; when, with
stronger inducements now than then, to adopt
the counsels then given: an effort is made by
those who then advised rs, which, If success
full in It's accomplishment, will do infinitely
more to provoke the antagonism Of Congress
to the restoration Of these States, than all else
which has preceded. And their interference
is well calculated to produce that doubt, mis-
trust and division among themselves, which
will most surely result in producing conse-
queHces which will go far to- AGO. nnlish the
political, financial and social ruin &. .ne peo-
pie Of these States. We write after calm,
careful, deliberate reflection. We give ute
rance to no idle apprehension-but to correct
and fixed conclusions.
:" That the restoration Of the Southern States
can only be secured by their acceptance Of the
measures Of Congress, adopted in reference to
the restoration Of the seeding States to the
Union, we presume no one will deny. If there
are any such, we address no argument to them.
If at this day any are yet unconvinced upon
this point, no power Of human reasoning can
move them from their prejudices. To them, we
would regard it as waste of time to address
word Of remonstranoe. But, to those who have
already suffered SO long and so much, that
they must have relief or cease to liye-to them
we would address ourselves. And when we
speak to them, we feel and know that we do ad-
dress q lSrge-the largest-portion Of the peo-
pie of the State and Of the South. To them
we say that their only security, their only
safety, is in the acceptance of the provisions of
the acts Of the last Congress, faithfully and
fully, as the measures, and the only measures,
by which they can accomplish these great
ends.
When, therefore, the operation of these
measures was threatened with an interruption by
the appeal made to the Supreme Court, we gave
no favor or countenance to the effort. We did
not believe that the Supreme Court would or
could entertain the case which was made. We
did not believe that if majority of the justices
Of that court did think that they had the power
to interfere, their decree would be productive of
the smallest benefit. Our opinion as to the
question Of jurisdiction has been settled by the
Judgment Of the court. Our apprehensions Of
the consequences Of a judgment, il favorable
to the petitioner, hos been seen in the distrac-
ton which 10 some extent has been already
produced in the minds Of some by the agita-
ton of the question. The promptness with
which the Supreme Court dealt with the matter,
in the refusal to entertain the case, has alone
saved these States from, perhaps, incalculable
mischief.
Other parties than those who suggested
this appeal to the Supreme Court are, how
ever, now engaged in other efforts, which in
their results will be quite as mischievous.
And the discussion Of what is intended by these
measures Of Congress; what power they con-
fer; and how far the President is to interfere
in the execution and enforcement Of their pro-
seem at this moment greatly to e1er-
else the temper of many of those who are not
in the slightest degree affected by their oper-
alton:
In the appeals which are made to the Presi-
dent, we oan only see, 30 far as that high Off
cial is concerned, the preparation for involving
him in another controversy, more violent, and