The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-04-27
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE or ALABAMA,

tive OF this State has failed to produce its;
intended and legitimate efiectin three c9m-
tiles, fo-wit: Greene, Morgan and Tusca-t
loosa. The lnformaton Aae hand as ato the,
state OF things in those three counties in
duces the belief that the execution OF the
laws in them cannot be secured BY mild
measures. a oiit ~ e3c
Sterner measures must of necessity be re-
sorted to, for the laws must be faithfully
executed, no matter what the consequences
may be. In addition to other more prompt
means recently employed, the ExecunveIhas
determined to organize at least one compa-
nv of militia for continuous active service in
either of these counties. until satisfactory
evidence Is adduced that life. liberty and
property are entirely safe from lawless fio-
lence, provided there is an indication from
any respectable number of hw-abiding eiti-
zens in those respective counties of any wish
on their part for any such organization Of
militia. All such laEsShi1 = citizeEs 'afs
invited to forward pfofhptfy D. the Execu.
tive recommendations of such persons as
they believe fit for Offices in such organiza.
tions. The Executive at present has notthe
information necessary to enable him to make
such appointment of the officers as ought to
be made. The Executive also invites such
law-abiding citizens to give him full infor-
nation as TO the efficiency or ineffic;ency of
the civil officers in these counties, and to
suggest the names of firm and efficient men
for any vacancies in such civil offices as JUS
tices, notaries public, (who are er e6Scio
clothed with the powers of justices,) and
constables. Without at least one true and
faithful civil officer, the militia organization
will be useless; for'our State Constitution,
section 30, Declaration of Rights, ex-
pressly provides that ''tbe military
shall, in all cases, and at all times,
be in strict subordination TO the civil
power" If lawlessness continues in those
counties. or If it should manifest itself to
ANYTHING like the same extent in other coun.
ties. the Executive will call the existing
Legislature into session again; and, among
other things, will urge the Legislature to
mass an act imposing a special tax upou each
county in which expenses have been in.
Cured. or NAV be incurred. to suppress law
lessness sufficient to nav ali such expenses.
ties in which the law is regarded sbonld
bear or pay any part of the expenses which
NAV he incurred In snnnressinc, loylessra,s
in other counties II ia riuht that tho nv
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ExEcUTryE DEpasrMENr :
STATE OF ALAnAyAl
MONTGOMERY. April q 1870
SIR: Intelligence has reached this De
partment of the brutal. outrageous and
cold. blooded murder of Mr.. Boyd. your
County Solicitor, by band of disguised
men. Yeu are the principal conservator of
the peace of your county. and as such il is
YOUR duty to summon a posse of men and
ferret out and arrest the guilty parties. An
earnest effort on your part to do so is indis-
pensable.
You have the right TO summon every man
in your county. white and black and surely
you can command sufficient force to yindi-
cate the majesty of the law. IF any man
summoned by you shall refuse. take his
name in order that he NAV be held resporl-
sible.
You shall be sustained by the military
arm of the State, if necessary. am now in
correspondence with Gen. Terry about the
troops for your place, but they will be of no
avail unless you do your duty. The Probate
Judge can and must summon before him
every person supposed to have any knowl-
edge of the guilty parties, and it will be
your duty to serve his process If parties
supposed to have knowledge of the perpe-
traitors of crime will not obey the ordinary
summons, attachments for them must be
issued, and you must arrest and carry them
before the Judge. He can then make them
testify, or keep them in custody and punish
them Tor contempt until thev do.