The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-13
The New York Tribune on the kSiIl
tOKe ep the South Under Mar
1iHI Law.

Though Mr.. Greeley has withdrawn
from the management of the Tribune,
the utterances of that paper are important
because they are presumed to reflect his
views on the current topics OF the day,
and to forecaste his policy IN the admins
tration of the government. 1t has not
escaped notice that whatever may have
been the course of the Tribune, 1t has
steadfastIy opposed the late maneuver OF
the administration partisans in Congress
to prolong the authority of the President
to suspend the writ of Habeas Corpus IN
the Southern States at his discretion.
From the Tribune we copy below an in
dignant remonstrance against this inlqul-
tous scheme:
In obedience to the dictation OF those
friends and managers of the President who
imagine that with the same sword by which
he gained his fame he can gain his re-elec-
ton. the Senate passed bill extending TO
the President the power of suspending the
writ of habeas corpus at his discretion I'M
til the close of the next regular session OF
Conoress. 1t went easily through that
body. which, by common consent, Is called
a dignified and deliberate one, though OPP
posed with vigor by several of the abiest
members of the Senate, and not supported
by any speeches or arguments worth men
tioning. The Administration threw It's
whole weight in favor of the bill, its partI-
sans not hesitating to say that its passage
was required as a political necessity. There
was never a more shameless sight presented
bv our political history; an Administration
not daring to trust to the free suffrage OF the
neople. and cIamoring for the sword OF mil
/ itary mower to be placed in its hands TO ac-
complish an endangered election.
The public Indignation against this IN
| iauitous attempt to gag and fetter people
/ inst beginning to recover Its freedom OF
speech and action, had been given lnIeIli-
| com form and direction by the Cincinnati
movement. The House of Representatives
vras near enough to the voting population
to appreciate this fact When Gen. Butter
tried TO accomplish the wishes OF the Presl-
dent nv the trick of voting recess instead
/ of an adjournment, the vote OF the House
showed Enthusiastically the spirit in winch
they looked upon the measure. We were
therefore encouraged to believe that when
the time came for the House TO act upon
! the Senate bill for keeping the South an
other wear under military rule for polltlcal
nurnoses. It would be found that they
would decline being made the puppet OF
Executive ambition and of Senatorial ser
vility. These hopes were not unioundeo'
Yesterday. Mr.. Poland moved a suspension
of rhe rules to take mp and pass the Senate
Ku-Klux bill. His motion, which required
a two-thirds vote did not receive majority
only "a voting in its favor to loS against IL
This is another of the peaeeable fruits OF
CINCINNATI. Just as the wise and magnanl-
nous plea for amnesty Influenced even the
| senate TO pass and the President to sign
measure of amnesty, which, though lmper-
6act was far Letter than the grudging mean
ness of their antecedent policy, 80 the I'M
eouivocal declaration of Cincinnati In iaVoi
Of the restoration of civil authority IN the
south, and the quick aud unmistakaole re-
sponse of the country to this declaration
has given strength enough to the conscien-
lions mem bers Of both parties to vote ae-
corf,in. to their own convictions, to bring
hack as soon as possible the reign OF law II
every section of the country