The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-07-09
HANC0CKs PATRIOTIC UTTERANCEs WHEN
THE SOUTH WAS UNDER MILL
TARY RULE

TARY RULE.
"Thc right of trial by jury, the huJcos
corpus, the liberty Of the press, the freedom
of speech, tho natural rights of persons and
the rights of property must be preserved"
-Erhact from the OrIer Of Gen. Xan-
coch, Of NoucmJcr 20, 1867.
The Commanding General, in the dis.
charge of the trust rcposcd in him will
maintain the just power of the judiciary,
and is unwilling to permit the civil author
tiles and laws to be embarrassed by military
interference. ."-Udncoch's Ncv O,leaHs
order, December 5h, 1867.
military interference with elections,
unless it shall be necessary to keep the
peace at the polls, is prohibited by law, and
no soldier will be allowed to appear at any
polling place, unless as citizens of the State
they arc registered as voters, and then only
for the purpose of voting."- General I[un.
cocks Or1cr, No. 213, Ncw Orleans. La.
December 1SM, 1867.
In February, 1868, General Hancock
wrote from New Orleans to a friend in
Congress, as follows: "I hope
to be relieved here soon The President
Is no longer able to protect me. So that
| may expect one humiliation after another,
until am forced to resign. am prepared
for any event. Nothing can intimidate me
from doing what believe to be honest and
right"
I'm war it is indispensable to repel force
by force and overthrow and destroy opposi-
ton to lawful authority. But when insur-
rcctlonary force has been ovcrthrown and
peace established, and the civil authorities
arc ready and willing to perform their du-
tics, the military power should cease to lead,
aud the civil administration should resume
its natural and rightful dominion. Solemnly
impressed with these views, announce that
the great principles Of American liberty arc
still the lawful Inheritance of this people,
and ever should General Ifuncock's
c6iciul ortlcr No. 40, ,ohile IN tic command
Of tic Guy Department.
General Hancock was pctitioncd to order
military commission for trial of criminals.
lilo answered, December 2S, 1867, in these
statcsmanllkc words: "At this time the
country is in state Of profound peace
The State government of Texas, organized
In subordlnation to the authority of the
United States, is in the full exercise Of all
its proper powers. The Courts, duly en-.
powered to administer the laws and to pun
ish all offenders against those laws, are in
existence. No unwilingncss on the part of
these Courts is suggested to inquire iuto
the otfcnscs with which the prisoners in
question are charged, nor are any obstruc.
tious whatever in the wav of enforcing the
laws against them said to exist Under
such circumstances there is no good ground
for the exercise of the extraordinary power
vested in the commander to organize a mil
mis- Ca hn 1,,l' H.,
named"
Hancock will maintain an honest admin
istratiun, financially Witness his answer
to request made by the city Of New Or
leans, asking his intervention in staying
proceedings in suits against the city OH its
notes. General Hancock said, December
10th, 1867: "Such a proceeding on his
part would, in fact, be a stay law in favor
of the city Of New Orleans, which, under
the Constitution, could not be enacted by
the Legislature Of the State, aud in his
Judgment such power ought to be czc-.
ciscd by him, if at all, only in case Of the
most urgent necessity. That the notes
referred to were issued originally in viola
tion of the charter Of the city cannot be
dnicd, but the illegal act has since been
ratified by the Legislature. The corpora
ton is, therefore, bound to pay them, and
even if defense could be made on tcchui-
cal grounds. it would be disgraccful for the
city to avail itself of it. Why, then, should
the creditors Of the city be prevented from
rcsoriing to the means given them to enforce
the obligation In support Of your appli.
cation you state that the city is unable to
pay its debts. This is, unfortunately, the
clsc With most debtors and on that ground
nearly all other debtors would be equally
entitled to the same relief"
The AWFUL DREsS COAT-Thc con.
vcntional dress coat has been called the
"swallow tail, )" the "stcclpcn," the CLAW
hammer" the "two tined" and other pic
turcsquc and somewhat opprobrious names
1t has been fashionable but ncvcra much.
loved garment, and there is certain popu.
hrity about the man who, despite the dc.
mands Of soei.ty boasts that he never
owned one. The great majority Of men
who possess n dress coat, not being very
wealthy and not being able to purchase one
every year, are unhappy. 1t cannot be laid
f5ldse & pdkStt. lks %Sdd%s dress and looked at in
with an unused appearance, Indicating that
',nc "earcr mas not been invited out much.
Many men, especially if they have dress
coat, grow stouter or thinner every year, So
fhat the dress coat, being a very sGnsi.
1--WE thing, not amcnablc to tucks or wise
repairs, rcscnts the insult by making the
"carcr appear ridiculous and pcrhaps \
man IL never 50 absurd as when he aosn.
ingly and shccpishly says to crowd Of
thinner persons, Doc, any body want to buv