, 1868-09-04
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
Dates to August 2sth.
[cOMrrLED PROM rHE oREaOSIAS.l

the use OF troops in aid of the civil authorlI
ties iu the South. A letter from the Attor-
ney General has embodied these instructions
setting forth the conditions under which
Marshals and Sheriffs may command the
assistance of the military to execute lawful
processes issued by competent authority.
The obligations of military individuals, off,
GERS and soldiers, in common with all ctiz-
ems to obey the summons of Marshals and
Sherifs must be held subservient to the par
amount duty as members of a permanent
military body, since troops can act only in
their proper organized capacity under their
own officers and in obedience to immediate or
ders of those officers. An officer command
ing troops, summoned to aid any Marshal or
Sheriff must also judge for himself, on his
own official responsibility, whether the ser>
vice is lawful, necessary and competable with
a proper discharge of his ordinary military
duties, and must limit his action absolutely
to proper aid in the execution of lawful pres
cept exhibited to him by marshal or sheriff
If time will permit, every demaGd from a
civil officer for military aid, whether for the
execution of civil process or to suppress in
surrection, should be forwarded to the Presi-
dent, with all the material facts of the case
for his orders, and in all cases the highest
commander whose orders can be given in
time to meet the em7gency, will alone as>
sume>the responsibility of action by mill
tary disposition Of troops where there is
reason to apprehend the necessity for their
use. BY their passive interposition between
the hostile parties the danger of collision
may be avoided.
Department commanders, and, in cases of
necessity, their subordinates, are expected
in this regard to exercise their own respon>
sibility and use discretion to the end that
peace may be preserved.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 27.--The republi>
cans have renominated G. c. Washburne for
Congress.
St. Louis, Aug. 27.-Gen. VIM. A. Pile
was unanimously renominated for Congress
in this District
Columbia, Aug. 27.-The Legislature has
elected eight Circuit Judges to-day. Gov
ernor Orr was one. -
Philadelphia, Aug. 81 Hon. Charles
Gilpin, the present incumbent, declines to
surrender the Office of United States Attor-
ney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
to Hon. Charles O'Neill The President
submitted the case to Attorney General Ev1
arts. Judge Cadwalader refused to admins!
ter the oath of office to O'Neill, on the ground
that the appointment is illegal
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. ga minority of
the committee on privileges presented a re-
port against the eligibility of a negro mems
Der. A point of order was made that a
minority could not report before the majori-
ty. The Speaker overruled the point on the
ground that the question had been before
the committee six weeks and the majority
had failed to make a report. The House
sustained the Speaker. The Speaker also
decided that one class of members on trial
for ineligibility could not be allowed to vote
on the eligibility of others. An appeal was
taken from this decision and the chair was
sustained.
THE CAMPAIGN GETTING ACTIVE.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-The Presidential cam
paign is becoming very active throughout
the North and Northwest. Both parties
have number of speakers in the field
Mass meetings are being held constantly and
great earnestness is manifested by both sides,
but the canvass is progressing thus far in a
most orderly manner.
Hartford, Aug. 25.-The campaign in
Connecticut was opened by George H. Pend
Teton, who addressed large audience at
Allen Hall, to-day.
MRS sURRATT.
Gen. Hunter publishes a card, stating
that he headed the list of the Commission
for trying Mrs. Surratt, who petitioned the
President for pardon. He says that while
his oath and military law prohibit making
known the case, he can, with propriety, look
with contempt on the execution of a poor
woman while excusing some thousands of re-
bel men, who much more deserved slaugh-
tering.
TENNESSEE AFFAIRS.
Nashville, Aug. 28.-The Senate passed
a resolution for the appointment of a joint
special committee to wait on the President
in person and ask that measures for the pro-
lection of the people of the State be adopted
The Legislature desires to exhaust all posi-
Bile means for protection before calling out
the military.
SOUTHERN POLITICS.
White Sulphuf Springs, Va, Aug 28.-
Gen. Rosecrans left for Washington, taking
with him an address of the Southern repre-
sentatives here. The General declined to
make it known, but in substance proclama-
tion of the sentiments Of the Southern peo-
pie on the political situation will be made
public by Gen. Rosecrans, with an address
of his own, through the Central Democratic
Conservative Executive Committee at Wash
ingtOn. it is signed by Generals Lee, Beau
regard, Eehols Anderson, Stephens, Cover.
nor Letcher aud Perkins, and all the promi-
nent men here.
Alexandra, Va, Aug. 28.-In trying a
case to-day by the Circuit Court, an order
was received from the military commander
directing the case to be dismissed. The
counsel for the plaintiff will probably apply
to the higher court for a mandamus to COM
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