The New York herald., 1869-06-06

have power to organize military commissions tribunals
authority with sIsrciss military authority % Of this
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under military BY virtue q this shall with
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or tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the nfe
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BY Congress, and senators and Rspresenta,yes were
should BY law Admitted TO IN Congress
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authority OF the United States time abolish modify,
not in September 1868 has not since adopted cons
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United States the act operative Texas at the tins the
trusted 70 him ,hs hrd section By deciding that
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sry power peace But the power to declare war
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has provision row Rebellion
isssmats and con.,inons government IN Whole States Of
the Unon and involving between those States and the
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i. approprae fqnctions When war was waged upon the
ties Congress could and recogn1e existence OF that
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state. BY Supreme Court prize eases
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both begerent sovereign rights The territory possessed
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the Court IN the same case and residing within this
revenues Of the hostile power are in this contest
they have cast their and made war on their gov
AND are the they
gushed by the rebellion the theatre of active military OPP
ni:h thu.
the SAFETY Of The army and society and as power
until the laws have their free The right 70 gov
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upon fact that are and
may the only government territory hed BY force Of
such local tribunal. hs may ind i convenient
them To to the sss
TeIa. ha. been, during the rebellion, deprived
hostility the Of the United States to be sub
essned by The military Of the United States and Secondly
whether tie right o hold and govern the State by military
he angasss Of oSisi Ju.siss Chase u
So
that while % Sss Tnss b.. been eSn,Sa By hos
federation wagnf war upon the United States Senators
citizens entitled to tanvs
instituted in her name were entertained In this All
State member Of her people as citizens Of the
1n
assumed the Of enemies and incurred the
The SECOND question !. one Of more importance and dim
sn hsypg % s 50 far Is was
ses 70 rsessbsh the broken relations Of the State with
'si pa
:ariy terminate win ths cessation Of actual hOstes
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hostile and bslgersnt character within the grasp Of
Sompi'asd' and !S., j: for Congress: ths depart
declare %a nssa ss Es'A eons c
tuition 70 dstsrmins when the has far ended
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OF the rebellion and
in express terms by implication been recognzed
used in regard 70 special subjects which does not
inconsGtent with the proposition, that for purposes
the rights OF ended while in respect captured
and abandoned property limitation of the right
suits in the Court OF Clams dating from the
the rebellion has nIed by stauto and the purpose
settling the question Of the of officers Volunteer
Army. The date Of the Presidents proclama-
ton, declaring the insurTection at end, has been
adopted to interpret the precise cose OF the war; II
TO be Inconsistent with either of
that Congress should declare that the whose civil
ernmepts have been destroyed should contnus under mill
authority until such govenmens could be restored
Every act OF Congress TO presumed TO be constitutional
unless the contrary plainly IL TO be
Congress will provide for the restoration through
ona governments of the rebeous States speedily
It's Judgment public safety will allows but until civil author
y 10 restored and the rights OF persons property
protected In the region which has c
organized governments the direction by Congress emgoy
military force 10 give that protection and preserve the
peace would 70 be the only alternative with
anarchy II agPesn BY the papers, submitted that
fairly and carefully conducted murder OF
which he convicted wanon and cruel. freedman
who had been work for Weaver had 10
his employment 20 and work Tor another man. went TO
him in the held his house In the morning for the
wages that due him. Weaver seized OK bow and
double barred gun with and
his return with H. shot the freedman through head
killing him instantly There appears have neither
provocaon resistance. This atrocious commit
ted in the sigh, Of the wife Of the who stood
her door This finding Of the commission has
regular and proper by the Judge Advocate General
find In law for the Presidents Withholding his APP
prova. The papers which sent are returned
herewith. Very respectfully your obedient servant,