The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11

warrant, let the same be placed
the hands of duly authorized const
ole or citizen, or, where the accuse
mas hed the jurisdiction of warrar
that it be sent to the sheriff of Il
coubty where they are found, endors,
and served by him, so that the parti
might be arrested according to la,
required to appear, give bond and a.
swer to the charges in the due cour
Of judicial administration. If resis
ance should be made to the consta b
or the trial justice, and be should fail
make the arrest, he should be require
to endorse such failure on the warran
and then, and then only, the civil al
thorities should call on the military
act as posse for the arrest of the a.
cused.
II see by the papers that Governc
Tillman, in note to Capt. McCaugt
rim of the military company, has state
that the duty of the soldiers, and th
military are soldiers, when called int
service is blind obedience to order
from mis- superior, and not to questio
them in any way To my mind thj
proposition is simply monstrous, an
is not true. No officer is bound t
obey the order Of his superior " hen th
order issued is illegal. Nothing is bet
ter settled in military law than tha
Suppose the Governor had ordere
Capt. Mclaughlin to fire into churcl
filed with women and children; sup
pose he had ordered him to set fire t.
the town Of Columbia; suppose he hat
ordered him to throw railroad train
full OF innocent passengers, from tn
track. According to his theory b.
would have had TO obey, and yet, if b.
bad obeyed, Capt. Mclaughlin and hi
company could have been arrested
tried and doubtless convicted, of mur
der OF arson, or incendiaryism, and tht
order of the superior officer, the Cover
nor, would not have protected him
This shows how wild and untenabls
and absurd bis proposition is. I re
peat, no officer can be compelled t
carry out an unlawful order OF HE supe
rior officers, and if be declines to obey
it, the only penalty he incurs is tria
by court martial.
II would not advise any officer OF
soldier in he military service of bis
State. Or elsewhere to acts of insubordi.
nation or disobedience of orders, but
they are as amenable to law as other
citizens, aud should never forget that
they are subordinate to the civil power
of the government. We have had a
recent example of how sensitive the
officers and soldiers of the regular army
are. At Denver, Col, where Gen. Nc.
Cook of the regular army refused to
interfere at the instance of Governor
Waite, saying he was present with his
troops as preservers of the peace. and
could only iuterfere when the civil
powers are paralyzed. This, I think,
would be a safe rule for the military of
this and other States.
"Governer Tillman has ruthlessly
and wantonly insulted this gallant
young officer of Newberry. There is,
and can be, no justification for cruelty.
Capt. Mclaughlin is a gentleman, and
exercised the right which every soldier
has, of rendering his resignation rather
tnan serve under braggart, bully, or
an incompetent superior officer. He
has right TO exercise this privilege at
at any and all times, and the exercise
of the right does not justify or excuse
shis wanton insult from his superior
officer.
II cannot comprehend what Cover
uor Tillman means by his wild and
reckless conduct. The thinking peo-
pie of this State, of all factions, are
tired of dissensions, wranglng and
of his fre-alarm, pyrotech-
mic style Of government. 1t is having
a bad effect upon the material and
social interests of the State. 1t
is making US an object of ridicule
and q by-word with all enlightened,
people. We want repose,
quiet, peace, order; and it will not do
for him TO say that these disturbances
are brought about by an oligarchv or
an aristocracy or ring. He has had in
control of every department
of the government for nearly four years
and it is very strange that all these dis
,urbances and dsssensions, and all of
this wrangling and bloodshed should
spring from bis own administration.
Does it not argue that there is some
thing wrong, radically wrong, in his
1.-The people of this State are not
felons or outlaws; as q rule they are
and law-abiding of all fac
tions. In 1875 they arose in their power
and hurled from the administration of
the State government men who had
brought disaster and sorrow upon the
people. They are long suffering and
patient and he ought to stop and think.
he ought TO call aroand him in council
The most prudent and conservative
men of all factions. Nobody wants to
,hwart him in any honorable effort be
may make for the general welfare of
;he whole people. He ought to know
hat he cannot run rough-shod over the
people of this State. He says be repre-
,ents a majority. Does be mean to
nave it inferred from this that be may
,ranple on the rights of the minority
md ignore them? Is he prepared to
.dMiJ that two, three or a dozen
newspapers can prevent his doing JUS
ice to all the people? Will he say that
he newspapers can drive him into ex.
RENE and resentful measures? Ishould
,e very sorry to see the Governor of
his State in that position. Why does
le continue ID his efforts to array class
gainst class, country against town?
Why will he appeal to the prejudices
md passions and Tesentments Of the
PEOPLE rather than to their reason aud
wisdom and forbearance one for the
'ther? We are one people with COM
non interest and common fate, and
t behooves him, IS it behooves all the
,ood and patriotic men Of this State,
o keep cool, to obey the law and to re-
pect honest differences Of opinion, one
or the other.
"There is no occasion for the dis
urbances now going on in the State.
here is no occasion to call in the mil
ary. Let him send them home and
dninisteC the laws in mercy and jus
ice and, my word for it, all will be
YELL"
The Senator said further, II see by
bis evenings Columbia Journal, that
1ov. Tillman proposes TO issue q
taking charge of the en-
ire police force Of the State. How be
an have the effrontery to do this
1hen the last Legislature, representa-
ives of the people, refused to give him
hat mower in terms. | cannot under |