The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-22
Civil Law Once More Supreme.

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Civil Law Once More Supreme.
As will be see from the following order Louisiana
acknowledged member Of the Union, and as sucl
entitled to all the rights and privileges of free an
sovereign State:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT
New Orleans, July Is, 1868.
General Orders No. 1921
: Extract;
q The Commanding General having been official
notified of the ratification of the 18th article of
ment to the Constitution of the United States by th
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana on the 9th inst
it becomes his duty, under the of Congress whic
became law June 18th, 1868, and the orders of tn
General Of the army, to announce to the people OF h
State and to the troops under his command, that th
provisions OF the reconstruction acts of Congress
to operate in Louisiana from this date. Military au
thority will no longer be exercised under the
structlon acts in said State, and all officers command
ing posts deachments forbidden to interfere il
civil affairs, unless upon proper application by thu
civil authorities to preseve the peace under nsruc
tons duly received from the Commanding General o
the District. Military law no longer exists the civi
law is supreme.
All civil officers acting under authority of ap
pointments from these headquarters will
fer their offices with the records funds and other prop
erty pertaining thereto their successors who have
been declared duly elected and who have qualified un
der the laws of the State. All other records properly
belonging the State will be transferred to the proper
State officers ...=. ....,..
The Commanding General cannot sever the rela-
tons heretofore existing between the State and him.
SELF without congratuatng the people upon an event
which fully restores Louisiana to her former position
among the other States Of the Union, and to all her
rights under the Constitution Peace and quiet marked
the late election, showing the softenng influence of
mutual forbearance. Should such forbearance ami
mate the councils Of the State the of kind feeling
will return and the highest prosperity of the people
will be attained
That this may be the result under the guidance of
mercifu Providence is his devout and prayer.
May her restoration to the benefits of our beloved
Union mark the commencement of new era of pros
perity and happiness for her people.
BY command of Brevet Maj. Gen. R. c. Buchanan:
(Sgned) -,s.-r-- THos. H. NELL,
- -n- Major Twentieth Infantry,
Brevet Brig. Gen. U.S.A., Actg. Asst Adjt. Gen
Official: WIN. RUSSELL, JR.,
I'd Lieut.. 4th Cavalry, U.SA., A.AAG.
With this explicit, unqualified and public declara-
ton of the supremacy of the civil laws and consu-
ton of the State of Louisiana, all military power and
authority ceases within the State The army of the
United States can only be employed for the objects
and in the provided in Article 4, Section A. of
the Constitution of the United States
'The United States shall guarantee to every State
in this Union a republican form of government, and
shall protect each of them against INVASION and ap
nicaton of the Legislature of the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be conVened), against domestic
violence"
We are in no danger Of invasion. We hope and
believe that the discretion and moderation of our peo-
and
of long restrained indignation under Radical and car
pet-bag insolence and oppression which, while they
accomplish good, furnish material for Radical san
ders upon our entire people. The phrase domestic
violence" where employed in the Constitution, is not
intended to embrace those purely local disturbances
and OCCASIONAL which may, and do occur in all
organised communities, and which the power and au-
thority of the community administered by officers
of its choice, under its laws, is supposed to be
sufficiently powerful to repress and punish 1t ap-
plies to that general and widespread violence or dis
local authorities are not sufficiently powerful to quiet
of the general Government is not to be exercised
son application of the Legislature of the Executive"
of State. This application must be addressed to the
President Of the United States.
General Buchanan is in error if he thinks that either
he bis subordinates exercise any power save
under the immediate instructions OF the Chief Execu
tive of the nation.
The following dispatch, which if true, announces
outrage which condemn and denounce act of
violence rejecting dishonor upon the entire State, H.
lustrates an outrage local violation of law which,
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military forces of the country
MINDEN, La, July II, 1868.
Hon. W. Jasper Blackburn
our press was destroyed last night. Type scat
tered. Parties unknown.
(signed) JOHN L. LEWIS.
We cannot believe it possible that the law abiding
people Of Claiborne parish will fail to express their
of so rash and unlawful display of vio
lence; and this not only because it will be used by
Radical politicians to the injury of entire people,
but because it is unlawful and an outrage. Should it
appear that Blackburn his party friends in Louisi
ana fertile in all schemes of villany has
some friends to enter his Office in the night time and
nfict the damage for the purpose of creating SEN
saton in the Congress of which he is member, we
trust our friends of Claiborne will duly investigate the
subject and publish the facts the world in DELHI
crate and authentic form.
Pending such investigation and action trust our
Radical friends, if they publish the fact at ALL will pub
sh in connection with it the following account of
far more serious public disturbance for which they
are themselves responsible
GALVESTON, July 17.-On the evening of the 10th |
riot commenced at Mllican, on the Central railroad.
A mob of about twenty-five negroes, led by white
school teacher and negro preacher named Brooks,
attempted to hang man named VIM. Halliday, (white)
but the citizens prevented the execution, and headed
by the sheriff and bureau agent, the attempt sup
pressed. The mob resulted in the death of ten or
twelve negroes. On the 18th the numbers were in
creased both sides, and skrmishing occurred dur
ing the day. Casualties estimated at 25. A small
body of troops arrived late last night and dispersed
the rioters killing three negroes The latter, num-
boring from three to five hundred had fortified them
selves three miles from Millican and refused lay
down their till the troops dispersed them. En-
tire loss so go. The difficulty is said to have arisen
on suspicion that negro member of the loyal league
had been hung but who has since been found.
We apprehend no danger Of internal domestic revo-
ution within the State which possibly have its orr
gin in the incnations, purposes disposition Of
,wn people We appeal to the people of the entire
country carefully study the designs purposes and
ctual legislation of the Radical party in this State
md the character of the who govern the destinies