The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-27

h. did not desire IL. or. that. helnv ~ al,..,.,
communication with my milltnfy supcri - 4,
inc sent ~ Government. who were nearer NJ
him Ia time ana Distance than / was dec,n's
Y unnecessary. As General Nurer hnd fhc
ultimate responsibility OF the action. ana ma
a a..uy ~ g,rat.r danger ~ confront Ia the
nnsi nrtion ~ The matter, ! did not venture 10
embiffNs3 him by suggestions No wa. /, ll,.-
pnrifncnt Commander and the lawful heid N
~. Mi,,tary Administration within the limits
~ the Department. but. besides. 4 knew fhaf
~ nah bren called ~ Washington for cf,nsul-
intion before taking command. ana WIS p.,h,,-
w nwAr. ~ The views ~ the Administrator
~ W elNh nIairs ~ his command. knew thai
ne WAS IA direct rOmmtn icatinn with my sn,.,
rvfs IN authority In reference 10 the delic'tt.
subjects presented for his confederation ~
nal iueas 81 ms own which he believed 10 bn
snmclcnty In accord with the view. ~ otr
common -uperlOfs 90 enable him 10 net intel
hkrniiy, according 70 his judgment ana with
out suggestions from those not on the SPOT anf
npI a. iuiif acquainted with the lcis a. him
s'i ne desired. too. 10 b. free u ncf ~ he
nhu TUG eventual greater rcspon sibtv, aud ~
ny matter was governed AS between him and
A. have been writing thus freely 10 van. 7
may stu further unhO~Om mvSnlf ~ stating
~, ~, na. npi Thought Il lawful or wiseto use
f'nffd tfNips ~ such matters as have trans
pred east Of The Mississippi within the last few
months. save ~ far NJ they may he hrOunht
ihtn action under the arlio ~ the Gonstitu-
non whlcn iutemplttrs fI.ceiing armed resist
uncr, pf INVASION VI state more powerful
man the tate authorities can snbdur hy the
"'HhlafA Processes. AMI then ONLY when re-
gne~tci ~ the Legislature, Or, IL IL could not
y. convened ~ season, ~ the GOscInur. and
whtn the President ~ the United states inter-
vcnel ~ that manner IL l. a state ~ war, NOT
peace. The army IS llhoriag under dI=asivan-
lAxeS and has been used uniwfully III fimeg.
~ the Judgment az the people lin mine cer-
fanny and we have lost great deal 81 the
kindly feeling which the community al larrr
once lclt Tor ". ri ~ time a. stop ana I'M
lnah. officers in command of troops often
ma u difilcut ~ net wisely aud safely when
suprrlors IN authority have different views ~
the law from theirs. and when legislation ha-
sanctioned action seemingly in conflict with the
fundamental law. and they generally defer TO
inr known Judgment ~ their suprriorS. Yet
the superior officers OF the army arc 80 re-
gardcd IN such great crises. and are held ID snch
responsibility. especially those at or near the
mead ~ u. tnat II j. necessary on such mo-
mentous occasions 80 dare 10 determine for
themselves what is lawful and what Il not law
full under our system
IL the military authorities should be- evoked
y might possibly he the case in such cxcc.,-
tonnl times. when there existed such diver
gent views as 70 the correct result. tn army
Will suffer from It's past action II Il has acted
wrOngtnlly- our regular army has little hold
upon the affections of the people Of to-day.
AMI It's superior officers should certainly, as far
A. lies IN theirp0wer, legally AMI with righteous
intent aim 10 defend the rixht. which a. us "
the law, and the institutions which they repre-
sent " y a well-fneanng institution. and IL
would be well II II should have an opportunity
70 be recognized IA hnlwark In support of
me rights ~ the people and ~ tho law am
truly yours. WINFIELD =. HANCOCK.
IoGeneral W. + Sherman. Commanding Army
Of the United States, Washington, ID. q.