The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-12-14

marshal to be dealt ith.accordiug to
law. 10 two Of said counties York
aud Spartanburg-many arrests have
been made. At the last account the
number Of persons arrested was one hun
dred and siSty-cigtt Several hundred
Whose criminslity was ascortained to
DO Of an Inferior degree wero released
for tho present. These have generally
made confessions Of their gult. Groa,
caution has been exercised 10 making
these arrests, aud notwithstanding the
large number, it is believed that no
innocent person is now in custody
Tho prisoners will be held Tor regular
trial in the judicial tribunals OF the
Uui,ed States. As soon rs it appeared
that tho authorities Of tho United
States were about to take vigorous
measures to enforce tho law, many
persons absconded, and thctc is good
ground for surprising that all Of such
persons havc violsted the law. A full
report Of what has been done undur
this law will be submitted to Congrcs.
! by the Attorney General.
UTAH.
In Utah thero still remains a rem
naut Of barbarism repujnant 90 civili-
zatiou, to decency and to the laws Of
the Uoitel States. Territorial Officers
/ however, have b.en found who are
willing to perform their duty in spirit
Of equity, aud with due sense of sus
tanning the majesty Of the law
Neither polygamy, nor auy other viola
ton OF the existing statues will be
permitted within tho territory of the
United States. 1t is not with the
religion OF the self-s,ylcd saints that
We are now dealing, but with their
practices They will DO protected in
the worship Of GOD, according to tn,
dictates Of their conscience but they
will not be permitted to violate the
laws undor tho clonk of religion. 1t
may bc advisable for Congress to con.
slider what in tho execution Of the law
against polygamy, Is TO bs tho status
Of plural wives aud thoir offspring -
The propricty of Congress passing an
enabling act authorizing tho territorial
Legislature Of Utah to logitimizo all
children born prior to time fixed in
the act, might be justified by it, hu-
manity to those innocent children.
This is II suggestion ouly, aud not y
recommendation.
DISABILITIES.
More than six .yoars having elapsed
sincs the last hostile gu, was fired
/ between the armies then arraycd
against each other, the one for the
pcrprtuatiOn. The other for the de, true
ton oil the Union. 1t may well be
considered whether it is now time that
the disabilities imposed by the Four
tcenth amendment should be removed
That amendment does not exclude tho
ballot, but only imposcs tho disability
to hold Office upon certain classes
When the purity Of the ballot is secure
majoriics are surc TO elect officers re-
ilectlng the views Of tho majority.
Il, not see the advantage or prOpriety
Of excluding men from Office merely
because they were, before the rebellion
Of standing and character sufficient TO
DO elected TO positions requiring them
to take oaths to support the Consii'u.
tion, and admitting to eligibility those
entertaining precisely the same view,
bat Of less standing in their commuDi
ties. 1t may be said that the fOrmc
violated an oath while the latter did
not. Tho latter did not have it in THEN
power TO do 80. II they had taken
this oath it cannot be doub,ol e,
would have broken it as did the former
class. If thCrc arc any great crimiuali
distinguished above oil others for the
part they took 10 opposition to tbs gov.
ernm cnt, they might, in the judgmen
OF Con-; DO excluded froul su.h u,
amnesty.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Ia my message to Congress, one yea
ago, | urgently recommended a reform
in the civil 's2rvice Of the country. Ii
conformity with the recommendation
Congress 10 the niuth section Of an &C
making appropriation for sundry civi
expenses OF the government and fol
other purposes, approved March 3, lS7
gave the necessary authority to ia,
Executive to inaugurate civil service
reform, and placed upon him the re
sponsibility Of doing so. Under au.
thority Of said act, convened boar
of gentlemen, cmiucn,ly qualified fo
tho work, to devise rule, and rcyu,a