Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-15
WHAT THE ARMY is FOR.
Gen Shcrnlan's Instructions to His Subo,
diMatcs.

Gen Shcfman's instructions to His SubOr-
tlimatcs.
Washington, July l0-Gen. Sherman,
in general order, Invites the attention of all
officers of the army Of the section in the
army appropriation bill providing that at
shall not be lawful to employ any part Of the
army as posse comitatus or otherwise for
the purpose Of executing laws, except in
such cases and under such circumstances as
such employment of said force may be ex-
act Of congress-" The order contains
acts of congress understood as intended to be
exempt from the operation of above sc ction.
and authorizing the employment of the mil
itary force for the purpose Of executing the
law namely:
l. The fourth article Of the constitution
declaring that the United States shall guar
antee to every state in its union republican
form Of government, and shall protect each
Of them againstinvssion ;and on applica ton
of the legislature of the executive (when the
legislature cannot be convened), against do.
mestic violence.
2. The civil rights law (sections ,9S4 and
1889 Of the Revised Statutes), which makes
it lawful for the president to employ such
parts of the land and naval forces, or of the
militia as may be necessary to aid in the
execution of judicial processes, or shall be
necessary to prevent violation and enforce
the due execution Of civil rights.
3. The elective franchise law (section 2,O02)
prohibiting the presence Of troops near
the polls unless it is necessary to repel
armed enemies of the United States or to
keen peace at the polls.
A. The Indian law (sections 2,150, 2,151
and 2,153. r. S., which authorisd the ap-
prehension of every person who may be in
Indian country IN violation of law the ex.
animation and seizure Of stores, preventing
introductions of persons or property into
Indian country contrary to law, and also
in destroying and breaking up any distillery
for the manufacture of ardent spirits set up
or continued within Indian countries.
S. Section 2,460 of the Revised Statutes
authorizing the president to employ military
force to prevent telling, cutting down or
any other destruction Of timber of the I'm
tied States in Florida, and to prevent the
transportation or carrying away of any such
timber as may be already felled or cut down,
and to take such other and further measures
as may be deemed advisable for the preser.
vation Of the timber of the United States in
Florida.
6. Section 5,287, of the Revised Statutea
makes it lawful for the president or such
person as he shall empower for that purpose
to employ such part of the land or naval
forces Of the United States, OF Of the militia
thereof, as shall be necessary to compel any
foreign vessel to depart the United States ir
all cases which by the laws of nations OF
treaties Of the United States she ought mo-
to remain in the United States.
7. Section 5,297 of the Revised Statutes
which makes it lawful for the president, ir
case of any insurrection in any state sgains
the government thereof on application of the
legislature of such state, or Of the executive
when the legislature cannot be convened. te
call forth such number of militia of any Other
state or states, which may be applied for, a!
he deems sufficient to suppress such insur
rection or on like application to employ fol
the same purposes such part of the land OF
naval forces of the United States q he deeml
necessary; and sections 5,289, 1899, and s.,
BIG, authorizing the president to employ
troops to enforce laws whenever, by reason
of unlawful obstructions or assemblages O
persons or rebellion against the authority oi
the government of the United States, the ex
ecution of the laws is obstructed.
3, Section 5, 577 authorizing the presiden
at his discretion to employ the land and ma.
val forces of the United States to protect th,
rights Of the discovsrer Of guano island, ol
Of his widow, heir, executor, administrator
or assignee,