, 1870-12-03
THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE
SOUTH.
Annual Report or 11ntor General
l101leck.


llssllecA.
20 wAs1ttSareS, Nov. -.
Tho annual report af tiete'Al Hatlock. ~
Con mlntler OF the Military Division OF tho
Scust, Nitl aeconpanr thr report OF General
1c'kIap, Secretary Of War. The report ia
dated osteber 81, and, II Ct giving the l.miss
Il the divirioa aud the TROOPS tharsin. states
that Georgia. on the {th OF January laat, WAS
scmanded to the condition Of n Military Dis-
tr1ct, aud General Terry wts placed in COM
nand. A. he vaa speedily ihsttnc'ed from
the War Department and by ths President,
lied 10 interfere with Gcueal ren., and hs
esrs his Administration of civil affairs has in
NO wAy been subject to his direction.
lie, sayr, In regard TO Texas, that, with tho
exception Of the Indian trouble, the ate
has been remarkably quiet and prosperous.
the. year has been excellent, and that Their
suEplics weEs satisfactory except clothing,
which is almost universally complained OF.
On tho important question regarding the re-
,Ation between ths civil authorities and tho
military, Gen. ualleck says:
II will be seen by tue teports Of tbs Ds-
rnrt.nent Commanders thst hut few cases had
occurred sh're tho military hare teou 1e-
qnirrd 10 interfere in c1sil maitetr, except to
a.>srt revenue officers in tic performance Of
their duties. respectfully repeat the recon-
u,<ndatiou of ms laat annual sepoEt that nl1ll-
civil tronbler. unless when called ont in
sho u,xnner prescribed by law, and that tbs
tesirtsition Of ioveLus oihc-rs should be &C.
companied by af1idayits. or some pther proof
that he case comes within tho prov1sioas vi
tte Law authorizing or requiring rnilitar! IN
nne officer is the sole juoge OF the necessity
Of military guards and esoorts- Moreover, \
large portion OF the cost Of revenue se!Zuroa
IL now paid out Of The military appropriations:
which expense would otherwise BE- deduc:ed
from the prcpesty condemned beforn tbs pre-
ducts Of tho sale conld b. divided between tha
Treasury and the revenue oM :es whe nade tbs
seizure. Where United States Marshala and Is.
slstAnt MarshAls call for military aid to execute
tie process Of the confts. there nhould b m
order Of tho court authorizing Hush requi.i'
tione On the grcnpd that no proper civil posse
comtnitatus could be obtained Such rcstric'
tions in tho n.e Of military force in civil mat.
ters would, in my opinion. not only effect I
large saving ia military expenditures. bu1
wculd relieve army officers from much Of tht
responsibility which they ate nov Obliged z
incur IN the performance of dis.greeaole du
ties, which can hartls be said to 'cgitima'et.
btlong to the milita.E service. L may h
| proper to remark in this rlace that haT'
been acquired by federal civil oficezs that ih'
use Of troops in executing tudiciA process'e e
IAxs, eeems 10 increase rathcr than dimio.s'
such forco. In civil matters, tho badly dis
!, po-et become mo1s and mora exAspe.ate1 I
! beirE coarced by force which th>y think hi
been uuconatltutionallr employed againe
them, and the bctteE-1ispoeed relax th-ir ef
: forts TO punish local crimes, on the plea tha
. this duty now devolves on shs military on1.
, | Honce, in the casa OF \ robbery or L ,uurdel
; there IL \ cnll for fede1al troops to trres
. aud guard the cTiminsla- 1t is, therefore,
: qus stion we'll worthy OF consideration, whc,h
! er the military power, in civil cases, shoul
not bc limited to few well-dedaed case
!, eueh II fiota and iotuErcctioua, which c1un'
) br suppressed BY local and St4te AuthoFitie
! Tho report closes as followss
A1thoug ii no very important military opeE
Q tons have t1zaspired in the division duri,
the rsst year. The indust1y aud capacity
, the Department Commande1s have beea 6
/. ! verely tAxed in exesusirg the laws OF Go
: | grets and settling apparent conflicts OF 4
! iho.ity between military and ciyil of6ceEs+
y ia ye1y creditAhle to them to be Able to =
t that thev haye performed these enbaztassi'
4 dutiea ia such manner As to receive the 4
Q nroyal Of thtr supcriors, and to give gene
s tatisfsction to the people OF the States
Q their respective commands.