The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-26

. HcS CE auFlCuuCIcu W lIS SoSl al
Government. Gentlemen pretend
that the power is to be found or
implied in the fact that the citi-
zen has rights, immunlties and
privileges, under the Constitution
of the United States. If these
rights, privileges aud immunities
are interfered with, or intrinsed
upon, Congress may provide re-
dress. By what authority, by what
law warrant arc the States to be
deprived Of this jurisdiction? I'm
der what Federal charter can the
jurisdiction Of the States in cases
of assault and battery, and the
whole body Of crimes, be taken
from them? The States them
selves have never abandoned, sur
rendered or granted it away. I'm
der this pretencc the States OF
this Union are to be abolished,
their most sacred rights and jul
risdiction to protect the life, lIb-
crty and property Of their citizens
are 10 be taken away. 1t is mon
etrous! 1t is absolutely atrocious, ,
repeat it, sir, it is absolutely a
! declaration Of war, and nothing
else can be made Of it. The
President Of the Uritcd States is
authorized to take such measures
rs he may deem necessary by the
employment of the militia and the
land and the naval forces lie
may declare martial law Mar
tial law! What is it? Gentlemen
tell us there has been q great deal
of cheap rhetoric spent on this
term martial law 1t is 4 misno.
mcr, sir. There is no snch thing
as martial law. Martial law is no
law. 1t is martial power; it is
war; it Is the war power. 1t Is
the will Of him who happens at
the moment to DC in command.
1t silcnccS law and speaks because
Of its silence. 1t drives away the
evil law. They cannot exist to-
gcthcr. The one excludes the
other and takes it's place. 1t is
force it is physical force; it is
the force Of arms; it is war. 1t
pleads necessity and inaugura:cs
dcSpotism. Its mildcst rule is ty-
ranny. Disguise it as you will,
the President is authorized by this
bill 10 declare war. OF what avail
is the hnteas corpus in the presence
Of martial law-of martial power?
There is no civil law and no civil
administration. Are we, sir, to
trust this great power in the
hands Of one man ? Some gentle
man has said that God never
made a man in whose hands we
couId trust this power. Sir, if Gen.
Grant were the greatest man in
the United States, and | do not
think he is if he were the wiscst
and best man in the United States,
and | do not think he is; if he
: were the pureSt patriot in the
world, and | do not think he is; if
he were as pure in heart, rs j"st
in feeling, as maSnanimous in
mind, as toryivinS in spirit. as the
gentleman from Indiana, CIR.
Shank<,) or the gentleman from
Massachusetts, CIR. Butler,) and
l certainly think he is, l would
not trust him with that power
Sir, it is Of some interest for US to
know IN whose hands power is
placed ; but the power proposed
by this bill should, in my judS-
mcnt. never he conferred upon
any one. Mr.. Speaker, the quiet
and order Of the people Of the
Southern States since the war
ended is the wonder Of the world.
History furnishes no parallel
They have consented and submit
ted to all that has been required
Of them by the conQucror, even to
be ruled in some Of the States by
their former slaves. They have
done all this in the vain eXpccta-
tian that they would be met in
the same spirit of forbearance.-
They have not been so met. and
to this fact | attribute most Of
troubles that now exist. The
remedy, in my judgment, is am
nesty full, free, universal amncs-
ty. Let the people Of the States
alone, let them settle down in
qaie; and peace, and all will be
well. There will nc no more out
RACES, no more Ku klux klan, no
more disregard Of law. Then will
peace and order again reign in
that beautiful country"
i ne Governor OF M2SSaCnuSctlS
went down to take u look into the
Hoosac Tunnel the other day, and
Il venerable farmer, if we may
credit the Boston transcript, ad-
dressed him thus: 81 have lived
hcreabonts, off and on, about forty
year, and my opinion is, that eff |
was the Commonwealth Of MaS>;l.
chusc:tS. and | hadn't gone into't.
| wouldn't 60 into't. I'a; CT had
gone iuto't and got cs fur es yon
hey, my opini IN is that | dunno
what | should do about it !"
Up to this time, the Govern
ment troops have been the hcav-
lost losers in the battles around