The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-04
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Washington, August 2G.--Gen
4 rant in.tructs Meade, Thomas and
relative to the use Of
troops and civil authorities and the
obligations of Federal and military
officer. and soldiers, in common with
citizens. to obey the summons ola
Marshal or Sheriff, but must be held
subordinate to their paramount duty
rs members Of a permanen, military
body. Hence troops can only act 10
their proper organized capacity, IN.
der their own officers and in ODE.
dience to the immediate orders Of
those officers. Tho oihoers CON.
handing troops summoned TO the
aid Of Marshal or sheriff must
also Judge for themselves and upon
their own Official responsibility,
whether the service required of him
is lawful and necessary and compa,i.
bic with the proper discharge Of his
ordinary military duties, and mus,
limit his action absolutely to proper
aid in the execution Of the lawful
prcccpt exhibited to him by the Mar.
Shall or sheriff.
Washington, August Ell Is
stated McCulloch has determined to
make the issue between himself and
Rollins general No treasury or
revenue appointments will be made
unless acceptable to McCulloch.
New York, August Gin the
case Of eight bricklayers, indicted
for conspiracy as a test suit Of the
right Of " striking " craftsmen to
prcvent others from working, the
Jury brough, in verdict Of guilty.
Washington, August 27.--Rcven.
nc Commissioner Rollins has in.
structed certain detectives employed
by him under the new law to per.
form the duties Of supervisors where
circumstances have arisen or may
arise requiring supervisors action,
New Orleans, August 27.-Ycs,er.
day resolutions were offered in til
House. similar to those of the Sen.
ate Tuesday, calling for committee
of inquiry into charges affecting the
official integrity of the Governor and
certain members Of the Legislature
The House refused to receive the
resolutions, suspension Of the rules
being necessary for their reception
T5-day, under suspension Of the
rules for the purpose, Mcmillan, the
leading Radical of the House, intro.
duscd a preamble and resolution, of
which the following is the substance
Whereas, the Representative of
the 10th District parish Of Orleans,
". Pope Noble, on the 10Th ins..,
asked leave to introduce a resolution
Of inquiry into certain assumed RI.
mors touching the official integrity
Of the Governor and, whereas the
Times newspaper, to which said
member is or has been attached, this
morning gave publicity to the reso.
luton sought to be introduced, and
unfounded charges therein contain
ed therefore,
!tesoiced, That committee of
three be appointed to investigate this
action Of the member from the 10th
District, and il, in the opinion of
sail committee, he was prompted by
malice and desire to promote the
interests of his political party by
this unwarrantsd proceeding, that
the said committee be and is hereby
instructed to prescn. resolutions ex-
/ pclling said member from this body.
rue ayes ana nays were called for
the resolution, which was lost by &c
to IS. the Democrats without ex-
ception voting in favor Of the con-.
mitiee.
Lisbon, August 29.-Rio Janeiro
dates are to the Sth. The Paraguay
ans had been starved from Humaita,
leaving 80 cannon and { vast
amount of ammunition and small
arms. -Four thousand Pargusyans
cut off in Granchaco, who refused to
surrender. Lopez was hard pressed,
Brazilians think the war near sue
cessfui close.
Washington, August 29.-Hon.
johu c, Burch aud Col. l.. G. Beech
were recently appointed a delegation
by Tennessee Conservatives to visit
the President, but Burch being un.
able to come, delegated his powers to-
Col Danl Looney, who, With Col
Beech, had prolonged intervis~
with the President. The President
referred the delegation to recent or
ders rs to the limit Of Executive
power, but assured them that every
power authorized by the Cons.it axion
and laws would be used to secuss the
freedom Of the bnllo. without inter.
ference from State or Federal troops.
The President takes the ground
that the Constitution forbids the
maintenance of standing armies in
any State, aud that the act Of 1865
dlsbanding and forbidding militia
and volunteer force is absolstc in
the South. The Presidents ground
r., that militia duty is Incumbent
upon every citizen that il /. an
emergency force. subject to be called
from the plow or loom at any nc.
men', and from which no citizen ean
escape but that standing arm, Of
PAD troops IN any State, uaIcu called
Tor and controlled by the Federal
authorities, is rcpugnant to the Con.
setut'on and laws, and every power
OF the Government win be used to
put down standing armies Of paid
troops IN any State.
Senator Morgan had conference
with Rollins and other Radicals to
uay' Nothing definite regarding
the September session of Congress.
Il seems to be generally conceded
that II will be too late to arm the
Southern militia in time for the clec-
al l..