The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-16

cifc'im.innces, General ! should not have Of
Tered a." was HancOck's r.pig
~ Cold Harbor Hancock sustained hs mill.
tafy prestige ny determined and -angninary
assault. nni subs s,uently, north ~ the James
D. admirably carried ont hn order 20 turn the
sntmys advance position, the re- ,nlf heing
that rebel outpost was successfully
nankcd and carried. and -four guns
captured, Ills hTht ~ Reams' station was an.
from the north ~ the James. had moved rap
idly 20 tho weldon road In the rear Of Warren.
Sir king AZ kcams STATION he had been busy
tearing II up fpr two ar three DAVIS when Ms
cafary gave warning that the enemy Ia force
were ~ hand. Their first hlow fell on Miles
DIVISION. and WAS rcpusef. but the enemy
Iriri y nzain. ana nnay captured the posi-
ton. hut not without "a hca,y loss. Hancock
being forced NJ Inst 10 retreat for want or rein
forrcmcnts.
HancDck's advance % Iiatchcr's Run gave
him a little more hot service. simultaneously
with he charge on iancock's front. Wade
Hampton, with n,e brixndes Of cavalry.
charged hi lett and rear guife by IRE xg's
cavalry and Hanc iek was Obllgc 10 send illl
his available force 20 Gfeggs support. Hamp.
ton persisted TN after dark. but gained no
ground. ana was ultimately beaten on. Han
cocks total loss by the days operations was
I.Jl that OF the enemy was greater.
Afcr the close of the war he wa- placed sue
ccssiyey ia command Of tho Middle Depart
ment i,D1 y: the Department ~ Missouri
lstiS Z. ~ Louisiana and Texas. l-1s \; of
Dakota. no y, and. On the death or General
"a the East, with headquarters al Governors
Is and. New York
IN theDemocratic National Convention held
~ New York In july. ISIS. he was candidate
for the Presidential nomination. receiving on
the first ballot tslss votes out OF BIZ. which
number gradually increased 10 lifii on the
rignLcen ballot. this being. with tn exception
OF ii5's Votes cast for Pendletun on rhetwclfth
ballot, the greatest nu nber ~ votes gwen 20
any candidate for the nomination. until the
twenty-second ballot. when Horatto ~eym mr.
n..4It A.
tion.
Suci is part OF 'hc record Of the man nomi-
mated by the representative Demo srats OF the
Natoa 10 the dignity ana rcsponsib lily Of
TIN Presidential chair. II would be incDm-
pete were IL not pls sible ~ supplement the
narrative Of the soldier with glmpses Of his
rec ,rd when. a. commanded Ofthe Fifth Mill
tary District, embracing the states Of Louisi-
ana and Texas. peculiar aud delicate re-
rpnushliity was placed upon him nj a very
critical time M the comntry's history. upoa
assuming c1mmsnd OF the district pending
the cpnsummation Of the Reconstruction
laws. General Hancock issued the following
order:
zine General commanding 4 rrafiaec 70
learn thar peace and quiet reign in this do
partmelt. II win be his purpose 70 preserve
thi- condition 81 things. A. m enns - this
great end. he regards the maintenance OF the
civil authorities in the faithful execution ~
the laws ~ the most efficient under existing
circumstances In war II Il Indispensable
To rcpel force by force. aud overthrow and
But when insnrrectionary force his been
overthrow and peace established.
and the civil authorities ere ready
and willing 70 perform their duties. the mill
tary power should cease % lead, AMI the civil
administration resume It's natu ir and rigntful
dominion. Solemnly impressed With these
views, the General announces that the great
principles of American liberty still ARE the
lawful inheritance OF this people. and ever
should be. The right OF trial BY jury. the
habeas corpus the liberty Of the press. the
freedom II speech and the natural rights OF
persons and the rights ~ property must lie
preserved. Free Institutions. while they are
essential 20 the happnes. ani prosperity Of
the people. always furnish the Strongest in.
dicements 10 peace and order. Crimes and
offenses committed In this district must be
referred 70 the consideration and Juigment Of
the regular civil tribunals. and those tribunals
will b. supported in their lawful jurisdiction
SHOULD there be violations OF existing laws
which arr net inquired into by the civil n.a2is-
tra'cs. or should failures ~ the administra
ti0n 81 Justice nv the Courts be complained
OF. the cas- = will be reported % these be ld
quarters. when such orders will be made a.
may DC deemed necessary.
.swhile the ;oneral thus indicates his purpos'
10 respect the liberties ~ the pt opie. he wish
IS ali ~ understand that armed instructions
or forcibc resistance 70 the law. will be In
SANITY suppressed hy arms
by command Of Major General y. ;. Han
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel. Acting Assistant
shortly after the foregoing was issued. the
following order was issued by General Han
cock
i,csi,ics defending the National honor against
foreign Nations. Il 70 uphold the laws and civil
government. AMI TO secure 70 every pcrSof
residing among us the endowment OF life, I'D
..lr i accordingly made. by act ~ Congress
the duty ~ fie Cummtndcr ~ this district q
disorder aud violence. aud 20 punish or cause
u be punished all dsfurbcrs or the pubic
peace and criminals
.The com mandIng General has been ofiiciall
Informed that the administration 81 justice
and especially ~ criminal Justice. IN IN
l Courts IL cloxgcd. IL not entirely frustrnte
i by the enforcement Of paragraph NO. : OF ~
military order numbered special orders 10
current series. from these headquarters. Y
sued on the 2lth Of August 1857, relative 20 ~
4 qualifications ~ persons 20 bc placed on IN
i fury lis: OF Louisiana.
40 determine who shall and who shall n ~ b
jurors appertains 20 the Legislative power
and until the laws In exist nee requesting thi
subject shall be amended or changed BY tina
department of the civii gnveInmen, wni ~.
\ republican system vest with power, "
deemed best 10 carry out the will OF the PEI
\ pie as expressed In the isas Legislative act upo
I this subject.
ssThe qualification ~ juror under the law
| a proper subject for the decision OF n
/ Courts The commanding General, In dil
charge OF the trust rcposed In him. will IN ait
tain the Just power 81 the judiciary. anu J
! unwilling 20 permit the civil authorities an
laws IL D., embarrassed by military interior
| ence. and "a IL Il an established fact that 10
| administration Of Justice In the ordinary tr
I hnnals i greatly embarrassed by the operf
l tions or paragraph No. :. special orders NJ
rs current series. from these Headquarters
| IL II ordered that said paragraph which relate
r. the qualifications Of Jurors TO be place
on the fury lists OF the state Of Louisiana
be. and the same l. hereby, revoked. an'
that the ;rial BY Jury b. hencefnr regu
lated and controlled BY the Constitution an
| civil laws. without regard 20 any nilltar
orders heretofore issued from these head
quarters"
On The lst OF January. 1873 General Han
cock issued the following ordc-:
Applications have been made NJ these head
quarters Implying the existence OF ~ arb
trnrv authority IN the commanding Genera
touching purely civil controversies. One Pe
tifioncr s',licits this action. another that, an
each refers 20 some special cons dcration y
| grace or favor which he suppvscs 10 cxisl
and which should influence this Department