The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-09-28

| who are the!guity--and punish them summarily
/ by martial lava union Of powers in one man
which makes up the definition of tyranny. Grim
inal jurisdiction is vested in the Federal courts
1 over every act of The citizen which by partisan
| judiciary may be brought within the meaning Of
domestic violence, by any joint purpose Of two or
more persons, This is 5ut one among the numer-
GUS acts OF the citizen, pescribed in vague Ian
| guage in this law under which by construction,
o. expressly, Jurisdiction win be Transferred TO
the Federal courts in cases hitherto deemed TO be
within the exclusive province Of the State trihu-
| mails, and TO which, by this act enormous penal
ties are attached. And it is significant of the
spirit IN which it is intended that such prosecu-
ten shall be exercised, that no i'd allowed TO
sit as grand juror, or juror in any iars fiction
conducted Qnder. the law, who shall be deemed by
the lua9e to be in completely it'll the alledged of
feadeTs, and who does not make oath to his limo
eenee such completely. II will be noted. toe,
Thai tiie law s not merely shift to meet pass
ing emergency bat declares ii t,sttn; uIt oiicy
Of faction in firm possession OF all the powers
| OF the Government. All these obnoxious enact
msnts are said to be justified by the authority to
carry into effect the recent amendments To the
0onstifut1on---a pretext merely; for such pow
ers are even remotely implied in the amendments,
which are rather restrictions on the States than
grants OF power to the General Governyaerlt.
1t was Alexander Hamilton (never supposed TO
oe'ofIA 1AASANiJ ~ tDt tue EIAEeS} VINO
declared: f"Hhe States can never lose their pow
ers until the whole people Of America are robbed
of their liberties. These must go together They
must support each other or meet one common
fate. And again 'sThe gentleman was afraid
the State governments will be abolished. But sir.
their existence Goes net depend upon the laws Of
the United States. Congress can no more abol-
ish the State governments than it can dissolve
the Union. ~
And Is it not ominous Of changes in the womb
Of perhaps not distant future, that under Radi-
cal administration not onIy age these invasions
Of the rights of States and Of individuals the con-
mon events of each passing day. but that the mil
ltsry force is everywhere superseding the reign
OF law among the people? BY design, they are
made more and more familiar with the idea Of the
habltual use ofthe arinJ Of the Unitdd States in
the ordinary operations Of the Governments and
IN the language and acts Of such as support It's
authority Last year, you will remember, one Of
the chief cities Of the Union saw her polls sur
rounded By Federal soldiers and marines against
THO Will OF the State Executive; and he great
city Of New York was on election day in the full
military occupation Of the Federal forces, equal
y against the will Of the State Executive Nav,
the President does not scruple TO employ it to
manage primary political movements in his own
party, as was lately witnessed in the city Of New
Orleans, when Radical Convention, supposed to
be unfrieadly to his ambition was disnersed bv
'AN oAtSo RtHttSe CtGSEU4lot[ HIS OF III
brother-in-laW, with cannon and nsitratt5suges.
Military movements in force support the raids Of
revenue officers against unlicensed distilers
without the s ghtest warrant to be found for it in
their power to resist the execution of the law
But when, N the past year, certain negroes in
unlawful possession (under the action of The
EreeQmens Bureau) Of lands il Virginia, resis-
ted judgment in ejsctment of one OF The St tie
courts with force too strong for the sheriff to sub
due and the Governor Of the State, under Joint
resolution Of the Legislature, had obtained from
the commander Of the district q small detachment
Of soldiers to assist him. the President being In
formed Of their presence, ordered them to be
Withdrawn, and treated civil request for an eg-
planation with the silence Of contempt; showing
clearly that ii is not in behalf of law and order
but only at the bahest Of party that even the con
stitUtional powers Of that 1unctionary can be
called into action. Popular discomfort, provoked
by insolenee and outrage which human patience
cannot bear, IS seizod as the occasion for the
sweeping exercise Of the military arm, as we wit
ness III North Carolina al this hour. Men of al
classes and conditions IN large part Of that
State, even ministers Of the Gospel, the sick, the
aged, and inirm, are seized on warrants under
the A0Ai&1 law, signed often with the marks in
stead Of the names Of those who issue them and
hurried off suddenly, ':under strong escorts Of
United States troops" their families unprovided
for. apG their crops left exposed and in default
Of heavy bail are crowded into nosome and filthy
jails, where they have to endure the pangs Of
thirst and hunger. are baled to appear for
trial at distant court, where the Judge informs
the grand jury that 'these laws cypress nobody.
They are intended neither to disturb nor affect
any person WHO is not any enemy to the peace
and quiet Of the State and who is net himself
lawless'
Turning to the internal condition of our own
beloved State, We see much to excite eur graft
tude and inspire US with hope. The laws Of our
own making purely administered and faith
fully executed her public revenues are honestly
applied, and quiet and order reign throughout
her borders YET it cannot be denied that taxa
5iQn presses with heavy weight upon our impoy-
erished people. The suffering thus entailed is
apt to engender popular discomfort and no arts
will be omitted by a. false and INSCRIPTIONS ad-
versary to fomert and increase it. The funding
bill is made point Of attack. BY public resoltl-
tion, these iIadcals ''sneerely deplore the unjust
and oppressive legislation enacted by our late
Legislature, and earnestly enjojn upon al good
citizens the necessity Of supporting such men for
the next Legislature as will labor for the welfare
Of the white people, irrespective Of class" But if
be due for this mode of TEN pting resus-
citate the public credit, on whose shoulder should
it fall !? The journal OF the House Of Delegates
shows that of the 100 votes cast on the passage of
the bill, only th5rtyScUcn Conservative members
voted for it, while fogtyteoo voted against it, aud
that Of the forttsoo Radical votes cast every vote
cast was for the bill, aud not one against it. The
Senate Journal shows siutsen Conservative votes
for the bill and against il, and nine Radical
votes for it and against it; or to take another
view OF it, while in the two Houses ftty- one Con
servatiye votes cut Of total Of ninety fire voted
against it, every Radical vote, to wit 5y-snc was
cast in its favor, except that Of the colored Sena
tor from Cumberland, who stood cut from his par
ty and voted against it. 1t is thus clear that the
Radical party in the Legislature lad it IN their
power to pass or reject the bill, and s.hat they
chose to pass it. Again one-ffth of the net rev
enue of the State, including the whole eapitation
tax, amounting. IN the aggregate, to nearly $780,,
GEO. IS by the act Of The last session, set aside fer
free school purposes. 1t is the black Radical
population whose condition is supposed to neces-
state this expenditure, to defray which they con
tribute almost nothing. Add to this the local tax
es for public free schools, and school officers and
teachers, sclool-houses and school bo9ks, made
free will Offering in time Of great public dis
tress, to elevate snd educate not only white, but
black children who would else be destitute Of The
necessary means, and it will he apparent how
much this complaint OF class legislation becomes
the source from which it proceeds. But another
pressure upon our resources is too senibly felt to
be omitted in this connection Township treasu-
rers, supervisors, clerks, assessors, collectors.
commissioners Of roads, and others, lin addition
to the county officers formerly leld to be all suf-
fcient,) accumulate load of local expense which
Radical Constitution renders necessary to saw
nothing Of the expense and intolerable annoyance
of electing them all. We have no general etatis-