Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-07-03

the Chronicle OF tlifs city, in which
they advise him td again organize at
once the militia of the State TO keep
the peace, and T. herewith append
that interestingfdocument as q pun
gent commentary upon the utopian
dreams of my friend, whose edifying
speech we listened to last December.
| also attach the comments Of the ed
itor of the Chronicle, las they are
short with the publication of this
card
"Ld,c and Order Rebo,siom.--No better
evidence could he given of the state of socl-
s es, e es tai GOVERNMENT q" eKsts than
the loyal representatives. of that State
have found il necessary 70 urge the Govern
ment to call the militia into active service,
MS Will be seen in the following important
document. We may readily infer what
horrors would ensuc In case the White
House apostatc now on trial should be al
lowed to pursue his infamous carerCr, what
will be done in the dry? f's.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., April 81, 1868
DEAR SIR: AZ constituents identified
with you in the success of your adIninis-
ration, we beg leave TO call your attention
to what cannot have escaped your notice,
the disorders prevalent in certain localities
of our state, Lawlc-sness and violence
have attained alarming proportions
Paceablc citizens are terrified by Threatens
ing missiyeS; the sanetity OF their homes Is
invaded, often in the hours of sleep; their
property Is consigned to the Hames; some
are seized and scourgel and otherwise
cruelty in0ltreatcd; others are shot dead, or
hanged, or subjected TO other form of muir
der and assassination. Punishment rarely
follows, and in most instances no form of
legal redress is resprted to. On the contra
ry, the victims OF these outragesare malign-
cd and their characters Detained by the per-
petrators, whose conduct finds many TO
connive ut IL, and not II few openly TO Justi-
fy IL. r4
Upon you, as the First Magistrate and
officer of the State, devolcs the duty under
the constitution and the laws, OF seeing
these disorders suppressed. Notthe statute
law merely, but the common law, even
without legislative enactment, clothcsyou
with very high powers. You do not bear
the sword i'm vain. The safety of the people
Is the supreme law ana nothing less than the
exercise ofail the physical and moral force
OF the STATE by summoning 10 your aid, "
need be, all the good people of every age,
sex, color, and condition, will satisfy its in-
perative requirements.
The community must be protected at all
hazards and at whatever cost, Happily for
our beloved State, the exercise of thisex-
tr,lordinary authority has seldom been re-
CURED; so rarely, indeed, that SOME are pos
siDly unaware ofits existence. We refer to
II, therefore, not only by. way of admoni-
ton to evil-doers, but to shield you, so far
~ our counsel can do It, from the i'm uta-
ton of transcending your just and legiti-
mate powers IN taking all necessary meas
ures to suppress the inaladies affecting the
people.
We respectfully suggest the propriety of
organizing and arning, under the recent
act of Assembly, u small militia force,
with judlcious and competent officers, to be
stationed at points where the civil law is
found the least efficient, To repress ana
punish high-handed crime. We know
your indispostion to impose unnecessary
burdens upon our people, already oppressed
with debt and Impoverished by war; and
have the utmost confidence that you viii
exercise your great official powers within
the limits of necessity as defined by the
demands of humanity. While wehope not
to see our State government driven to de-
pendence upon national protection, we, ut
the same time, hope soon 10 sec the moral
influence of the national Government eX-
crted in its behalf or againts its enemies.
We have the honor to be, very respectful
ly, your obedient servants,
HORACE MAYNARD,
....... JOHN TRIMBLE,
SAMUEL NJ. ARNELL,
W. Il. STOKES, ir
JAMES MULLINS.
r... To-. l II. Il. BUTLER,
XIX JOSEPH y. FOWLER,
ID. A. DUNN. d.