Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-01-29
fnE MILITIA r,r,i,,. LAW.

general contlen nation from ~ 10 ,,r,,so
and people. Public reetings hove
been held in several of tho co,rtia,
where N ia pronoso,, q, sona- ,,,,,,t,.
resolutions STRONGLY nrotost;pg
against the enforcement of tho c.,
ernor,s nroolonot;or h.uoh
and committoos havo hoon 80,
to nrocecd m Nasbv;uo al I'M G.,
with the authorities and 10 nossi,,lo
avert tbis new OWL ohort e., ,.,f,,I = !,
already sora,v onrrossod ,,o,,,,o I
| There "a na doubt hnt Not ~ ~ o,,
tion of this law wo,,lJ ca,sa tha 70
enactment hero IF the torr,b,.5 s,.n.s
| 80, -
4 this rooson an aood ,,,o,,, o,,or,,,,, ~
shonld enter the;r nro+os+ oro;ny. a.
And althouob tho nenn,o of tb;s
county NAV not no i'm n,od,ato,,, az
| fect.J bv ifLos q e not nronosed e.
send militia borol ,,o 49,, ~ ON,
r.. ..-,"s-.-'>, - -
|
! CHRONICLE posted in regard to the
| matter, and shall rive them. from
4 time 10 tir,s, s,,o,, .ouo, % 80.
| -, -, - u" - ">,.''
M" o'io a '7 vi war as we may pe
apie 10 obtain. We have reason to
hope, however, that unless "addi-
| tional o,,tyages,, ora oon,r,;ttad In
| oo,.to;,, ,,o.,,t,... AZ. ,,...- -, :.
,'>''N.. 'ii0 ~ minus ~ ia WI" vi iio'
| NC cstiieu INTO active service at pres
ent, but that companies, when organ
| ized. will he rondazyo,,sa ;n Mach.
| iii. - :. >,.,Is = -.
W y" ''' ui' '"'' oIuers. AN el-
| iorI is now being made to induce
| Governor BrOwnlow to consent TO
such an arronpement with bonoS "a
| s,,ooo,. I-75.- -lf07
--...s.. ~ .... 81
me NasnVllle Banner oil O late date
| contains a letter from Col. A. s. Col
var I,nnn this ouh;oot ,,,,;o,,- s,II,,
! -. 800
:, t'i VIEWS, 'i'"' we clahsier
| 'iecloslhS paragraphs 10 our columns:
| lido not propose to discuse tho co,stit,,-
tionality of this measure. take a. ~,
granted no LAWYER i'm tho state u,ho hos ,bo
slightest regard for truth. and n remit, tiou
that is worth preserving can be fonpd who
would say the measure has the sanction nj
| the Constitution.
| Except under the provisions of the Con-
stitution which allow counties and incor.
| porated towns 10 levy and collect taxes mo
burdens can be imposed upon one coountv
| which are not imposed unon all An oct
|
people of the state uron ovcr,. man olil,o
! is not the law of land and is n nulitv.
| The Constitution of the limited s,otos
provides that no State. without The consen,
of Congress. shall keen troons or Sims y,
war i'm time of pcace. or engage e., war M,
less actually invaded or I'm snch i,,niror,
danger ms wiz NOT admit az do,o,
| Does any one entertain tho thoroht for .
| moment that there is ony tnyasion ~ 81 =
state or rebe,,,on oooinst ,ha c,ota c.,
eminent which o,,hor,zos ,I,o
| of the writ M n ahoos oor,,,,s, D,a
ever sunnosA tho TogisIatnro oo,,15
such circumstances confer tho no,yor 49,,
| a Judge or n Governor or an, ono o,sa 90
suspend the writ ona tho. tho wit oo,,,a
not only he susnendad nc 20 nort -, t,,a
peoplc. but that tbo ,ver CON ha de,oaot TOD
| To n third nerson 70 io,oru,t,,a ,,hoSn,o,.
not have the writ
Rut tho C,ovornor, a, o,,oo
and calls Tor ,ha r,u,,io go ,.eI - 80
his nurnoso =, 5osic,ot, a. oa,,,,tt,1 a.
which martial law H. 70 ha dooIarad "A
this all p,ao,s M tho ,,o,,or,,,,. ,,,.,,,,,,I
saws the disnlocemon, Of ,l,, ,,,,,.,, o,,1
tho substitution of n,ili,o,,, ,,Ihrra,s e..
the trial of sncb persors 40 nav no n ,.ro,,,,,,
What has broupht ahout This STATE of
things? Not any great organization Which
is too strong for the civil authorities Nv
eryNvhere the officers of the law stand road,,
to execute. and the peonle stand ready 70
help execute the laws. but the trouble is.
that uak,,osp7. men have committed crimes,
Then does it not look as the militia martial
law and military courts were to supply the
place of proof and is NO, this tho ra,I ~
pose? Whether this be the real purpose or
not, whose life is safe under such a system?
Who doubts for one moment that anymnn
who would make the effort and was I'M
scrupulous, could get I'M proof 10 nroduca
a conviction i'm any given case.
In Arkansas men are tried and convic,od
and then the militia 90 ont ana b,,nt tle,n
up and kill them. THESE wrongs :, e m be
inflicted upon the nubIic who have horne
burdens rarely put- unon an .lirhtenod
people with a fortitude which has cbal-
lenged the admiration of Christian peonle
everywhere. and inflicted. too. unon them
after they have constantly demonstrated
in every conceivable ,nannar agains, the
lowIessncss comnIoinedor An ,I,otr rio,,,,s
are taken. tho last vasta,a ~, lihor,,. &c
taken. and here. in Tennessee the land If
T,cl,.nn in no ,ar,, -, =, -,
pnbIic I'm o,,o,, do,,a,,,, ,,,t c,,,,. 20 ,,1,,
eral public sentiment int I'm rtter dIsro-
gard of the sentiments Of tl,a NntionoIpo-
nubIicon n,rt,, no, co. s,at,t,, ~