The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-15

appears that they are parts OF plan
Ito renew the war. crush out tho negro,
and deprive him Of his political rights.
Indeed, read in Southern paper a
notice served upon the negroes, that
they must either be deprived Of all DO.
litioal rights or the State will be q
military territory. This, then, is war,
and the men of Essex, as on the 18th
OF April, if need be, will again march
to save the country from traitors
hands. It ia my determination to do
nil in my power, IL elected your repre-.
sentative, to set this matter right.
General Butler next took up the
question Of finance, going into An ella.
borate explanation and defence of his
views on that subject. He denied em
phatloally ever having been in favor OF
reputation or anything but sound cur.
rency.
WASHINGTON, September 12.-The
uneasiness reported to exist in some
section Of the Southern States is, at
present, subject OF considerable dis.
cussion in army circles here. Gen.
Sherman, In conversation, has ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be
lar better to leave the preservation of
order to the civil authorities of those
States and to employ the army merely
as subsidiary. He says that ia time of
peace, and undor the laws as they now
stand, the army can do nothing toward
coerclng q paci6cation of tue disturb.
lug elements. The urmy, he says, can
arrest. but can neither try criminal
nor punish him. After his arrest be
must be turned over to the civil au-
thosities, aud if it should happen that
| the trial. which would have TO be- by
jury, was before jury Of persous sym
pathlzing with the movement which
prompted the act of the party accused.
1T would be folly to expect his punish.
ment. The only condition Of things
under which the army could arrest. try
and punish would be the declaration
Ut martial law in the disturbed looali-
ties. The General was under the I'M
preston, however, that Congress had
deprived the President Of that power.
and that being 30, he could not see
how effective work could be done if
the population persisted in opposition.
Of course, if the troubles break out
into armed hostility, the necessities of
the case would soon bring thu remedy.
Congress could be convened and grant
the necessary money, men aud mate.
rial. The General does not anticipate
any acts of hostility to the army. IF
the people were driven to this the
the forces now in the South could not
take part III AL aggressive movement,
and 1T Is doubtful whether they could
even maintain the defensive. Nothing
more is anticipated, however, than the
employment OF troops in makiug ar
rests. at this date the whole cavulry
force of the army is in the Indian
country. or on the Mexican frontier.
The artillery, numbering .rifie above
three thousand men, is on the sea-
boara, garrisoning the principal forts,
aud OF the twenty-five regiments of
infantry eight arc in the South, dis
tributed as follows: The Second in
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee; the
Third in the department of the Gulf;
the Tenth in Texas; the Eleventh in
Texas and the Indian country; the
Sixteenth in Tennessee, Kentucky.
Mississippi and Arkansas; the Eight.
eeuth in South Carolina aud Georgia: :
the Twenty-fourth in Texas, and the
twenty. filth in Texas aud the Indian
country. The aggregate of this force
Is about i've thousand men. The
General OF the army is now making
such disposition of his force as to Sc
cure the most efficient service in max
inglarrests. II necessary, the strong
est force will be concentrated in prox-
unity to the section in which the civil
authorities are least disposed to en-
force the laws and preserve quiet. In
Tennessee, where the Governor and
the county o1ic-rs have shown an in
clination to arrest and punish offend
ers. fewer troops will be stationed.
'Fhe General is an ardent believer in
the effectiveness of the posse comitotus
and an honest jury for civil disturb.
ance, In times of peace, holding the
military power as O dernier resort.
WASHINGTON, September 14.-A
large number of persons called on the
President, including heads of depart.
ments. After dinner to-day, he leaves
for Long Branch. and returns perma.
nently about the 24th.
John s. Adams has been appointed
postmaster ut Jacksonville, Fla. The
President received Baron Schwartz
Sandborn, Minister from Austria. He
succeeds Baron Ir,iderer.
The Mexican Veterans are to day
celebrating. at MarshAii Hall, the an
niversary Of the capture of the city of
Mexico. Salutes were fired from the
arsenal and forts on the way down the
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