Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-22
Chase on Stay Laws.

tod States Circuit Court for North Carolina,
at Raleigh. One of the first obstacles he met
was the military stay law of this District, gen.
orally known as Order No. 10. The Chief
Just,cc set aside this order as not binding up.
on United States 'Durts. lie lays it down as
law, that the military authority was established
in tho South-not in supervision or control of
State or National tribunals-but only to IRE.
vent illegal violence to persons and property,
and to facilitate the restoration of every State
to equal rights and benefits in the Union.
1t Gen. SIcKLEs disputes this intcrprcta.
ton of his powers, there will probably be
conflict of authorities, civil and military, in
District No. 2. We hope the question will
be settled in such shape as to let the people
know by what authority and what luws they
are governed. Under the present rapid man
nfactnre OF laws and tho equally r.pid squclch-
ing OF laws, it is difficult to determine what is
law. 1t no man can serve two masters, as wc
learn from inspiration itself, it is certainly
impossible for him to serve Congress, Lcyis
lature, District Commander, Post Capt:,in.
Judge, Chief Justice, and Magistrate, unlcss
thc' harmonize better than they havo done
ia the meantime, the disputed order works
rgainst the State both ways, like two edged
sword. Domestic creditors are barred from
getting their claims by the military autllori.
ties, while creditors out Of the State collect
theirs through the United States Courts. Ii
man ~ unluckily indebted to an outsider,
anu holds claims against his fellow citizens in
tho State, he is between the upper and neither
milestone. lie cannot collect, but lie can be
forced into payment or bankruptcy.
[T"rhoiVc E"q"ircr
WASHINGTON, June 15-It is understood
in official circles that the Attorney General in
his opinion, just prepared, holds that the Re.
construction Acts provide for two govern.
'ncnts-lnilitary and civil; that both are pro
vlslonal and to be obcyc,l, bu: to cease when
the reorganization of the State Government,
take place. TIC also takes the position that
the military is only to protect all in their
rights OF personal property, and for the pres
erVatlon OF order aud the suppression of vio-
lence aud crime. There is no authority in
the law for removal by the military command.
or or tho proper officers Of the State, neither
executive nor judicial, nor for the appoint.
mcnt OF their Succcssurs. The military com
mandcr is not authorized to destroy, but is
bound to protect civil officers military com.
mandcr being regarded as conscrvator of tho
peace, aud not an abrogator Of the laws.
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| LAWRENCE, Kansas, June l0.-Scnator
Wade, President of the United States Senate
delivered u significant impromptu speech TO-
day, in reply to calls from crowd Of citizens,
in front of the hotel where the cxcursonists
dincd. lilo declared uncquvocally in favor
of female suffrage, rcitcrat,ng views expressed
in the Senate last spring; declared that nei
thcr Johnson nor the devil could tcmpt Con
gress to desert the people; said the Southern.
ers now had the mildcst terms offered them
they ever would get, and that if they rejected
them, the screw would be given another turn,
and they would be compelled to yield The
Senator added that the shadow of another
struggle was over us; that Congress, which
has done 80 much for the slave, cinnot quiet
~ regard the terrible distinction which exist
between the laborer and employer; property
Is not fairly divided, and il more equal ,liStri.
button must be wrought out. If you dull
heads, ho said, cannot understand this, the
women will, and canvasscrs upon the eve Of
an election, will have to tell the laborcrs what
they will do for them. Men should not be-
compelled to labor until life is worn out and
being is curse, nor can this always be the
case here, where every man is capitalist to
u certain extent. These inequalities are not
felt as they are in the East; every man there,
| who was subject to capitalist ought to leave
| nm aud get two hours nearer sundnwn forth
with. lic (Wade) pledged himself 10 allvo.
cato boldly and pcrSstcntly the natural rights
OF man, and predicted the most important
commercial results from the completion of the
Pacific road. He was frequently applaudcd.
RICHMOND, June II. AT the Republican
meeting at the African church to- night, Sen.
ator Wilson congratulated them on their faith
to the party. The divisions of Virginia had
ended, and he now felt sure of the election of
Radical State Convention and Governor.
and Y. s. Senator of the same political faith.
Geo. L. Noycs, Of New York, spoke in favor
of the rights of the colorcd people, and said if
they wore secured, all would 90 well, but if
not, he was in favor of coniiscaton and war to
the knife. N1essrs. Jay and Van Burcn, of
New York, and G. w. Slacks, Massachusetts,
also addressed tho meeting.
WAsTIINNGroN, june IA full Jury of
negroes was empanncllcd Mt Navasota, Texas.
Friday last. This is the first instance of tho
kind on record.
Internal revenue receipts to day, SlOo ,047.
Total rcmittances from California TO the
Southern Relief Commission, amount to S74,-
600 in gold
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