The weekly clarion., 1880-07-07
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK.

'''-'' Major C;enerlI dnmmanJiDo
WTNpTpTn CTOVT NC0CK
I His Sound Principles as Il Statesman---The
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bOcti ihe> nc INC d it"' I e"---ili - SCI Ei''S
Showing his Copacity for civil RuIp
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Gen " ipheld r. u ifncock rendered services
/ IN thr h"Id during the war "i tls Aighest ltu-
ppTianee 10 the cUEAtiF5 nut tlt services ne
/ rendered after the close Of bostlhtles were OF
lncalculahl" value anu deserving ol eNtrl5st-
ing remembrance A. coWmanHer @! the De
/ paTtment OF Missouri llHt5- D. Aud Qi me De
I pdrtmeht of Louis ana anu ltNas Nlopt-0) ne
had to deal with clvll questions requiring the
/ best tstate-Waushlp and the souuuest Judgmenti
ami the way IN which he de4lt with them
/ showed that he posses ri the qualiiles neces-
sary for their proper decision. In times OF
/ peril 10 the constitutional rights OF the states
and to the tuHdameLi-l hbeftes OF the people
| he went 90 the full extent of his power IN
! main aiming those rights and Liberties, and
made ior hl4seN (, record MAJ .lt AlIerIcln ,
! people must keep before their eyes IN the days
! thar are now upon us w have brought to-
I getuer from his orders. letters and speeches,
( while commanding The department JUS named,
/ "a few passeges OF profound, permanent and
/ ORDER no 4O'-AILiIAFf Al IHokIiA
GIVES way 10 iItE 'lNll--iliL rms
/ 'lPLt7 OF AMERICAN LiBEhI ouf' Ia"
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The General Commanding Is grauhet TO
/ learn that peace and quiet reign in tHIs de-
par.ment. III viii be his purpose to preserve
this condition OF things. As "a means 10 TINS
great end, he reEfis the maintenance OF the
/ civil authorities IN the faithful execution OF
the laws as the most eibcIent under eXIsIng
I On
In war il is Indispensable TO repei force by
force. and overthrow and destroy opposition
to lawful authority. BHt when iusurrection-
AIRY force has been overtbrown and peace estab
willing TO perform their duties, the military
power should cease 20 lead, AMI the civil ad-
minisrra ion resume its natural and risht.ul
dom MON Solemnly Impressed with these
views, the General announces that the great
PRINCIPLES of American liberty are stun the
lawful inheritance OF tnls people ana ever
should be- The uEht OF trlaI by jury, the
h1bsGS corpus, Jae HheftE OF me press theIree-
dom Of speech. the natural rights of persons.
and the rights Of property must be preserved.
Free institutions, while they are essential
ja fris III =, sIr@Tl,riss+ iI,roaIn,1tsf IN
peace and order While the General
thus indicates his purpose TO respect the hber--
- OF the people ne wishes a. 70 understand
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70" Tx FOX lIiE TRIAL or ohDlNAhi
Offences WHEN THE CIVIL COURTS ARE
OPEN. FULL or Danger To LIBERTY.
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II mus "' " maui OK iVi'''-" ie7i eI 10 an
VINO value cghsHtu'ohHi government, mat
there shohI' nt occasion IN ttme OF e!NlL COM
I"o''"H "EeA '"l pune -o',' mn! 'i'lelt re-
q'ure5 the intervention OF the ml!itary power |
for the repression OF dlserders IN ihe pody |
p0Ilte, and Tor the PUNISHMENT oil offences /
'L,e A'Ssl - % i. ''l,gu i
ca iof the Pr setsalIon @. 7otIat oIuer put
'hat the inter Ftit4ou o- 'HiS power snouid pe |
eaied iof' OF even suggested oy civil MagIs-
trales, when the laws are no longer silent and |
tlNlL ma .IA,e7 a '9e9ll' IN 'uelI res
pee "a , 4. -, . ~. 20
sINe cHvct 70 'e ~ Ns' me sU tIise oi
the commahier OF me MN Military Distret.
IN ms We" J, - o' gEli t4"'HPler anu iuii VI
Danger TO '1' cause % iIeedouh ahI goo! gov
ernhehI inaJ lni eAgTc,;t 81 .he nl,lliary
power lHroGeA ihil''aLs lIlDulal - create I0T
the trial Of offences against the CIVILIAN, should
ever oe permitted "hth u'e ofdluafy powers
o. the existing state 0oyernments are ample
for the punishment of offenders, if those eharg-
Ell win the aInlilis stfatl.h OF lhe laws are
lal lthIul ii Iie charke OF 'heIF 1"ies-
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IibAhiA OF ofIN4oN AMI bist Z o9AoN
EXTRACT FROM HIS LETTER TO GOV.
PEAsE.
NY bEAk oIk-i am hot 4 I9"yer' nor mas IL
bech my business. aS II may nave been yours, |
70 study the philosophy OF statecratt and poll
ties but may lay elalU. alter an expe-
rence OF more tnan nan hfetlme- ID some
poor know euge Of men, anu some alprecIa- |
non @ "HSt - Aecesadt! 10 socia4 or"er ana
happiness ana Ior 'he f"iure OF our common
country could deyo9tlS wish tGat no great
= huinoer OF our people nave yet iaIien n ~ with
the views you SPpeaf to tAlefialh' " oe De TO
Us whenever yer l. saaIt come 70 pass mat nat t.e
power OF the inaSlstrate-clFli or ms.l'ar!-ls
peIiii'ted 70 dtal WIN lhe mere cplhlohs or
leelInE OF ihe people
nave geen accustomed 10 beIleVe that sem
upenFs OF respect or elsrespeet and feelings
OF aEecton- love- or hatred 50 long as not de
veloped into acts IN Ylo alton OF law, were
matters wholly beyond the punltory power OF
human tribunals
VIII MAINTAIN that the entire freedom OF
thought ana speech, however acrlmonlously
INDUCED, Is consistent with The noblest aspl-
raions OF man, and the happiest conditions of
his race.
When boy | remember TO have read a
speech OF Lord Sha nam, delivered IN Parma
ment- IL was duIlng eur heVolutlonary war, |
and related TO the polIcy OF employing the :
savages on the side Of Britain. \ Gu may be
more familiar with the speech than | am. If ,
| am not greatly mistaken his lordship de-
nounced the British Government-his Govern
nent-ln terms OF unmeasured bitterness. He
Its policy as revolving 10 every {
entIment Of humanity aud religion; pro- | !
'!SlEed 1t covered with disgrace. and vented |
ais eternal abhorrence Of II and its measures l
ority of the British nation concurred in the Z
Eiews Of Lord Cha1hem- But whe eyer sup