The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-04-15

placed at their disposal, or given the
command Of the police force of districts,
counties, cities and towns and all DO.
lice officers, shcriiIs, constablcs and 9th
peace officers are required to obey and
execute the orders OF the Military Com.
mlssioners in all such cases.
The Military Commissioners will
promptly report all cases il which they
assume jurisdiction. aud the disposition
made of each case. When parties are
held for trial, either IN confinement. or
under bail, the case will be so fully re.
ported as to enable The commanding
general TO decide whether it shall be tried
by a military tribunal, or be brought
before civil court
The Jurisdiction herein given to Tie
Military Commissioners will be deter
mined and limited by the authority
heretofore delegated to Post Command.
ers by General Orders No 80, OF May
30, 1867, and General Orders No. l45,
Of December 6, 1867, and will not be
construed as extending to the inhabi-
tants IN their ordinary personal relations
unless the civil authorities should refuse
or faIi to suppress inSuvruutior, disorder
and violence, and to give all mghtiul
protection 10 persons and property; and
nll persons, whether in authority or not.
are required lc obey and execute all
lawful orders Of the Military CommiS.
mlssioncrs TO The same extent and IN the
same manner that tnry are required By
law to obey aud execute the writs OF the
civil magistrates.
Some OF the complaints that haze
reached the Commanding General apply
to colored voters Of The two States, and
to sections where they have the numcr.
cal ascendancy. TO lAcm it is proper
- say that the elective franchise confer
lrd upon them By law carries with i, no
authority to restrict others in the free
exercise Of that right aud that Whale it
IS their duty moi to regard threats or
intimidation as 10 themselves any COM
bnatlons to prevent by force, intimida
ton or threats the same free exercise Of
this right by Others will be unlawful.
and will subject ..n offender to the pen.
allies prearribac " Jaw ana by military
orders. They a., c.0nsyllrl lc exercise
the right Of voting ~ onip, and order.
iv manner, giving offence 10 no ono.
and after casting their votes. not to lin
ger about the polling places. hut to re-
turn quietly to their homes and to their
Gus: omarv avoca.ions.
Commanding Officers will rive as
wide circulation as possible to this
order w:thi. lie limits OF their COM
rnands.
By Command OF .}vt. Alai-Gcu. 3D.
II. S. Canbv
Louis, V. V.CAz,,Rc
Aid-le-Camp. Ac,in. Asst. Ait. Gen
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"SUrrRAGE" BY TIE WAGoH LoAli!
a planter rcsidinga few miles from
Montgomery, Ala, relates an incident
which entire y portrays the fitness of
the negro, as class, for the exercise
of suffrage, and should silence all who
doubt the propriety of that Congress
sional legislation bcstowing it,
While in the very act of gathering his
last cotton crop, which was in a condi-
tion urging immediate picking, Il COM
mittcercnrcS2nting his hands one day
informed him that they must all go to
Montgomery the day following, and
that at the same time they desired
the use of a mulctcam and wagon.
Alarmed as tho prospective chance of