The New York herald., 1870-03-14
Yhs Right Of the President to Send Trop,s 10
Preserve Order in Tennessee Denied.
MARTIAL LAW IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Petition Of the Governor for a Force TO
Maintain The Peace.
A New Candidate for the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard.

The Proposed Tennessee Biil-(senernl Butler
Governments in the States.
The proposed reconstruction OF Tennessee VIII be
considered at the meeting of the Reconstruction
Committee next Tuesday. The Tennessee radicals
scarcely know what they want. They are desirons
OF making change in the present condition o.,
affairs In that State, but they do not know how to
go about H. In their dilemma they have laid the
matter before General Butler, and are anxionsly
awaiting his advIce ana action. Butter is not
the rash, inconsiderate he is supposed
10 be, and he therefore giving the
whole subject thought before bringing il TO
the attention OF the House. lie s satisfied the
condition OF AFFAIRS Tennessee demands some
action ON the part OF Congress. He has no idea OF
reducing Tennessee 10 q Territorial condition nor OF
placing her under military rule except IN 30 far as
II may be necessary TO execute the laws. Situated
as Governor Senter said is TO be ne should cal our
the militia but Butter says tha Legislature has
repealed Ill the laws relating TO tho organlza.
non OF militia and there h none in the
STATE The Governor Is thus left helpless unable to
enforce the laws or TO protect life ana property.
Butler says the evidence before tbe Committee on
Reconstruction shows that Governor Senter con.
fessea that he ls IN this condition. 'What ia To be
done under these circumstances ~ says Butter
''Thc United States must guarantee TO every state a
republican 1oru o government, or, In other words, o
government republican N form, First OF ALL there
must be government 1t IL presumed that
the United states would not allow any OF the States
10 remain In condition OF anarchy They must
have governments or some sort and the constitu-
ton says It's form must DC republican. NOW whar
Is governments Why it IS an Institution for the
protection VI life and property and to promote the
welfare 0f society IN general. Whenever 1t ceases
10 do THIS II Is no government at ALL because 1t fails
10 accomplish the chief object OF its existence
Very well. How Is IL III Tennessee? The Governor
says he can't enforce the laws. He can't protect life
aud property. He has militia ana the Legisla.
tare has decreed that be shall not have militia
force In the meantime murders are being commit.
ted every day. property Is being destroyed and there
IL no redress What is the nfereecea That there il
10 government lu Tennessee. Now Congress ia
bound to see that every State has republican form
Of government, but 1t must frs, that there Ia
government. II IA easy then settle what form IL
shall De.'
asked the General what he proposed to DO, and
he had prepared bill to remedy the matter. He
replied that be had not quite made up his mind yet
and no bill had been prepared. What they wanted
was to establish efficient government in Tenness
zee, one that could protect the people. lie presumed
the best way would be 10 have new election there
and prevent persons from voting who were
DISTINGUISHED under The State constitution.
j referred 10 rumor that the President
and Secretary OF War, after consultation had
agreed TO send a regiment OF troops TO Tennessee
10 and the revenue officers IN collecting the revenue
Butter inquired how he could do thar and called
my attention TO the language Of the act OF 1926,
which says that In case OF Jnsurrecton in or inva-
sion OF any STATE Tor the collection OF the revenue
the President shall call out the militia Of
the State Or Of the neghporing States to
suppress IT, and 10 preserve order and enforce the
laws. Thar the law under which the first
$4,000 men wererased to suppress the rebellion. l
inquired II there not some law authorizing
the President to use the regular army IN case OF
lpsurrcctioB. mo- sif,' said Butter, "our fathers
didn't know anything about regular army goug
Into State they depeade1 upon Tile militia, either OF
The State where the insurrecon existed, or OF the
States nearest to IT. Very wei. 10 come back TO
Tennessee have said there Is militia In that state
10 call cut. How is II in the neighbcring States.
There IL no militia OF auy account IN Mississippi,
Alabama Georgia, and what there ia perhaps and
enough TO do OF home AZ FOR Kentucky, The militia
there 81 composed OF the Ku Klux, and Tennessee
~ better without theln,',
Martini Law in North Car0linn---rhe Federal
Government Petitioncd Tor Troops.
Tomorrow General ~. S. Llttieheld, who has er-
giyed IN This city, viii present 10 the President
communication from Governor Holden, or North
Carolina requesting force OF United States troops
to assisbln preserving order IN that State senators
Pool aud Abbott have mad this question under
sicratOn for some time and now that The case
presents itself IN the OF ocIa request. they
viii renew Their efforts to put an end 70 the lawless.
winch prevails The counties in the dis
turhed condition are Jones, Onslow Dupln
Lenoir, Alamanse, Orange ana Chatham. The
last are said 10 be IN condition than others
aud something Will De necessary, u is feared, more
substantial than justice, ia order peace
ana security. III the present state Of analrs 1t liz
possible 10 ecuie the laws, State national. and
ID addition 10 pr0mseooas murder, The revenue
JAWS OF the United States IN this section
have been rendered almost entirely nGgatory. On
the 7th instant Governor Holden issuea proc4a-
NATION IN which, having narrated large list Of in-
famous and unproyoked oarbarit'es, he declared
AlamaRse ceulty to be tn i state OF jDsnrrecton,
and that
The laws must be main afned" These laws are
over All Every citizen OF whatever party color
% must 90 absolutely a iree 10 express ms political
honsc. These outrages and these violations
OF law snail and inasi cease. Criminals must
and shall be brought 10 justice. rne VII ole power
Of botn governments, state and federal Is pledged
10 this aud this power wi ne eyertcd. Criminals
who may escape to counties adjoining Alamanse viii
be pnrsned, and II not delivered up ty the civil
authorities OF SAID counties or II sheltered pro-
lected Ia said counties with the knowledge OF the
civil authorities, the said counties will also zoe de-
cared 10 be IN q state OF nsurIectIon.
From ali accounts gangs OF despAradoes have
iagen charge OF things IN 4lamanse. The opposi.
lion consists In Dyeterae hostility TO the United
States govsrnmenf 4 the nesroes. Judge Graham,
man OF nhr that section, is much
sured FOR n rolling voice Ia tne direc-
ton OF 'or. The old secession
eer ems II another
1ication OF hemp
esideut Wal be
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Tract So
reat in.