The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-21

s..sss sssvsss; Pilsls q Bassl
p;lots. 4761 Cannississsrs II ri.
lo,,. i762, Notssiss Public Con.
misjossrs Of Deeds, 3762 Supsria.
ts,dpst - Lusasie Asylup. 3e7s
s.pssistssdsnt Of Psaissttiasy, FL.
esl Assst Of Pssi.sss isry. Dinetors,
Chaplsia aad hysician Of tAs Pssi
,esdsry, 1889, 1854, 1885; wrsst
Mssssrs. 1878.
The numhsys refer 70 PsssAsls
Digest vhss aot otherwise stsisd.
Ths following 10 . list Of crimes
for which persons are disffapchised
by ths hvs Of ths State Of Tsxss:
Bribery. perjury, false svesrisg.
uborpatss Of perjury, o6sriag :
bribs, accepting . bribs (Sss Pss.
chai's Dig AT: 1898
The ne abevs Of the Board Of
Registrars must each, before sstsrisg
upoa his duties, take the oath pre-.
scribsd BY the set u Jsly 2, 1862.
IL addition 10 ,hs regular list Of
vo.srs, the Boards will keep . sspA.
rs61 ~ eAewiss vAs Ars rejected,
The rsssoss Why rejected, also The
names Of sueh - have bsss SLOWED
to register, but whess nance have
bssa stricken fron the list Of regis.
tered vo.srs. together with the cssss
for striking 81 sssh Asass. The list
upos The eosaplstioa Of the rsvisios,
will b ssst to this headquarters.
BY command Of BvL Major Gen
srsl ~. Rsy solds -
ChAS. Il. MORSE,
Acting Assistant Adju,ant General.
By order Of Bvt Major General
j j. Reynolds:
CHAS. y. MORSE.
Acting Assistant Adjutant General
Tnx JxvvxRs,x paIsoSrRs.--It
is doubtless better for persons to BE-
tried even BY military commission,
than to Be kept 10 = military Jail for.
ever, without even knowing why they
were imprisoned. But II does seem
strange that, in . land protesting to
DO republican, in time Of profound
per CO, whom all avoca,iors oE life are
pursued in quistnsss, i.d all the
opurts arc open, va should be CEN.
PEELED to witness . moda Of trial
which has bssn 30 strongly condsnn-
cd By oil enlightened writsrs % ju.
ri.prudsncs snd by the common voice
Of civilized nations. In England .
monarchical and aristocrstic country,
a military commission could not Be
instituted even in time of war, much
less ia the midst Of peace. There il
il believed that the forms BY which
justice hss been long administered
are 81 The essence Of Justice here, il
sssas, A4ss can bs ttisd for their
lives bya process utterly usknov.
TO the Law, and which has bssa cor
demnsd BY the Supreme Court Of the
cosatsy even vhsn rssortsd to il
time Of war. When each thisgs cas-
b. done, here and there, pronisca.
ossly, ~ order II this Of that subor.
dinsta. il would sssn that coustry
il overrun BY dictators, and worse Oh
than IL cosld we'll b under the rule
Of = single dsspot.
We do not PREJUDICE the course or
the finding Of the military court or.
dsrsd in tho case Of tho Jefferson
prisonsss thsss for sught ~ car
now kaov, nay DO creditabIs to the
individuals conposisg the court but
what ws complain Of Il, the iupor'a.
tioa Of The rarsat and noss question.
able resort Of the WORT stats Of war
into . regular, tax-paying, law>prs.
vailing time OF psscs. For the life
Of us, We can nee no better reason
Why these men It Jefferson should
be tried by military commission, just
after the man WIN shot and killed a
msmber Of the New York Consti,a-
iional Convention Was tried by reg
ulsr court, except that New York Ia
powerful enough to prevent the set
ting ssiess Of her courts by shoulders
straps, while State Of Texas Is NOT.
--Gairestos Nssvt