The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-04-30


It'll b Aihaasy osnntpdSas--.
0sir Uagalty ~ usssssli4a.
1saA1Ay.
Oar sltsstioa has bssa rsssssly
dsssssed wy particularly 70 ~ ss-
snisa6sa 4 he ssisis ssi pssssies
u military tsisls Of ci,t'iass. Uasil
he ssansessnsst Of shs late civil
vsr, thsy vsrs ssv~ heard Of Is
sSp'yisg 70 The citissss Of . State,
svss 10 ~ sfvar. Says Bose. ia
bic trsasiss % Military Law and the
Pn,siss at Cosrse- Martial. ".hsy
hsvv ySsva ost Of The necessities Of
ths service, sad BY recent statutes
have bsss ,seosnissd snd lsgslissd
= military tribunals lie further
ssys;
"Thsis power, have not been De.
assd, nor their node 1t proceedings
regulated BY any s,ssuts law, but
usses asd The eourss of decision
have enforced 10 regard to them the
ssss psissiplss which prevail 10 the
sr9astsssisss Of cosrts martial. II
b sAsrsfers hsll that the rules which
apply TO the eosvssisg, the constitS.
tea. ssd the proceedings Of COURTS
martial, should apply 10 them, and
thaa hey SHAH b subjected to re.
view asd cost.naticn In the same
nssssr asd l. the SANE authority"
Rsfsrring \. the trial of citizens Of
he States, vhils the var Was in
prssrsss, The sane writer says;
Ths sosndAsss Of the Coustita-
tioa, which givss The right Of trial
by js'y v psssoss held to answer
for capital or otherwise Infamous
crimes. except whss arising in the
lasd o. naval forces, 10 oitsa referred
70 - seaalusivs SSainss the jsrisdic.
tiss Of military courts over such
e4sssss vhss oennitssd BY citizens.
Bet sAosgh The lsttsr Of the article
would give fsrss - ssch IN srgu.
ssat, yet 10 soastsuisg the different
psss II ths Cessaituiloa together,
Sssh . literal interpretation Of Tie
anssansst nust bs hsld 70 give way
before the nsosssisy for an siicisas
exercise Of The rar porer which IL
vsstsa 10 Congress BY thu. ipstru-
neat
II will b noticed that il 10 here
admitted. that the plain letter Of the
Constitution, even IN time Of war,
furnishes no warrant for these com.
missions, and that their organization
10 based upon construction. No
CLAIM is ~ up for their legality in
time Of peace. As an spology for
the exercise Of this stupsndous pow.
o., 10 the RECONSTRUCTED States"
~ fad the following ia the Digest
Of Opisioas Of the Judge Advocate
Of the Army" pages 23i-.a2.
"a. Held (July, 1859 that the
fact that the President had accorded
. psovisiosal government" to .
State 10 insurrsstios ia no manner
abridged Or affected the jurisdiction
Of The military coauhsion over the
elass Of cases vhich had custouarily
bssn takes cogaisanOe Of BY ii du.
ring the period Of sotivs hostilitiss !;
asd adrissd that this Jurisdiction
sAesld especially ooatisue to b cxsr.
eissd 10 those cases 10 which tho
local eosrts oskanissd under such
provisioasl government would b. 70.
lucsaat, Or, because Of defects In the
Stats laws, incompetent 70 do just
tee; -, for instance, 10 cases Of
crimes in which freedmen we're the
victims, asd Of offences committed
-.-se:-.Aale 4 tAfei'Sb 1Aetbes
~: The eoaditios, At that tius,
q Tssas, - bsing usdsr military
ssss.el. authorised the gsssrsI een.
nasdisg that department 70 convene
military eosnissieas for The thai
- Pss.aaeat Of the erinissl of.
hssss Of civilians aad that ZACH .
ssnnIssioa had Jurisdiction Of the
'rias Of murder committed by \ |
siaissa Of that State.
Thee ~ ssas assumption. Of an. |
'soFisy, for which 10 reason 10 assiss. |
ID. lfssy existed. II mus. aesssassily
'svs arisen from he fis. that The Con.
Ersss Of Tho Usissd States, tAs Score.
NY War, ssd Ne Jadss Advocate
'sid that The usrseoastruetsd
ssss" hsd lsst their s.atss - s....s
~ American Usios. The no.
'sss u b admitted that hey are I
s'.' 10 III Usioa sAs logical d.
sssies sSllevs, from which there /.
, ssssps, that The arbitrary arrests
sis'ssss aud shds trial BY military {
as's'isss. b unconstitutional, il. .
gs'' ard az outrage upon their !,
Ihs - fFssnsa. The Go sstitutioo :
prsssly declares, that "shs citizen. .
sssa STATE shall b sadslsd 70 al =
, privileges sad i.musisiss " =,
issss isSths several Satss." rbi, i
'srss pretsctios to psrsoss, houses. !,
pm, asd sSssts, against usysasos. :.
= sssssFss OF searches, The bsssst :,
tas writ Of habsss corpus, saa = :,
u By the civil Law, under ssch
's'es'oss ssd safeguards, ~ afford Ne,
,pSsts pseesssios. /. . prsvious Il
y ~ dirssssd sslssties to IL, ne
} u Millissa, Who va con. 70
u u The Stsh Of Iudiaus, By -.
tsis'y sssrs dsriss a. pev, ssd IN
~ Ssp'sns Court Of The Uni. TOT
Stats, spea . writ Of Aa5eus me
~ discharged The prisoass, upon
ground that sssh courts for the toe
Of civilians vsss sseonstitutiop. col
I'd consequently illegal. VIII
Asss positions bsiag true, the tho
1t dseisies Of Chief Justice TOW
y 10 The Texas bosd esss 1. said