Weekly Columbus enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1861-1873, February 17, 1863, Image 1
THOMAS RAGLAND, Proprietor.
'VOLUME X.XXVI.
A STRICT CONSTRUCTION OF TUB CONSTITUTION IN HONEST ANI) MCONOMICAl. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
ImuMBUsToi™
OFFICE—RANDOLPH STREET
NUMBER 7,
SPEECH
HON. B. H. HILL,
pelitrrcd be/orr the Or or gin Legislator*
%n Mi^letigcHUfc, oh the Kerning of t\>
1UA Dcctnlbcr, 1802.—Printed '*•/ lit
quest oftfic tfetnbc'-a.
Ladies, Gentlemen the General A<ecm
bly, amt Fellow-Cithens ;
When this revolution began, 1 imposed h e * r (i v
mull'd thus to out material groatne#?, ; criaia, I should feol it a duty t » *olect , vi«ionaI Congiv:.-.. nr.d IVnm a desire on ‘ a
producH pertW t unity among ou r poople, , Juffereon l)*vU. I concede the charge ' tho part fo tIt•• Government, to litivo mi ; (
rumoredI all jealousies and cfivirtei)*. and ; snwrlngly made that ho is neither n even** lo r»»«-*rt »o ft,*m*ftnptton. The.-.- i
kindled in every bosom n hlazcofpatriot- j t?a**ar, nor a Cromwell, nor n Nupoleon. I charg**- ar« »•• utterly untrue- so utterly •-
irm. mill arou-cJ the high resolve which He is nobler than either and greater than nt variance with the wry record# ot the t'
••d all for those noble deed* and ! all, because he has respect unto the laws ( government, iIih * 1 must prusuin* ihu ' tho *
ii -I: cannot I/til to in-t of tho land, and rock* t<> Mtnb]i*h ami n<’t ! million wire entirely rgnuau! «>/’ tho purj
ality. Mis* to destroy constitutional government. j legislation of C«mgr<w» nnd th»* acts of the
added 1 In ray opinion, hi* great desire, to which j government. I an: not wil'tng to believe
independence and nalv
touri and Kentucky, in time, were added j In ray on
to tin* ^Confederacy, and though those j all earthly desires are subordinate, is our j "that,
great States labor under great aisndvan- ! final and complete succ.h* in this rovo- repeal such craved
l have the hect of the oppressor i lotion. Mr. Lincoln, with all the udvan- i edge oft he f t* ?
un them, they have furnished j tages of a long organized, powerful ami
' -idling svntom nut provingsufficient ’ recognized and received, it is neccawry | tube eallod away for a long period from interest in. or lew affection for Georgia
re*-, l.y ih.» last act also authorised j by tho established laws ot - nations, that , their pursuits, the power of Congress is than I had when I occupied one of your
»-'•'iiLuioion.-d and one non-cnmmD- , w«> show to the nations that we hare a asm-wily limited to call forth the militia | seats in tho State Assembly? Wo have
r>d ollic -r. Mud one or more privates J government capable of <x>mmanding tho only to suppress insurrections, ropol in- gotten rid of those who-* interest* and
un enoh Company for three years or , obodienoo of nur own citizens, and caps- | vnslotis aad execute tho lawn. Themilitia : sympathies Went different from our own.
detailed for the’express I bio of repelling the assault* of foreign may sometimes aid tho army; hut always j Let us also got rid of the excessive
T -- : ‘ ti- f—:—* ...- j - -«•—* —i~.i. . —j .i r— *'•- * ‘saloiutios tvfbioh thoso differentlei furn
\rho
•to recruit r
noblest hero
and i
i weii supplied government , State Ex
your at.i
0 ot silence. In my opinion success ; spirits who have hallowed our j utivos, even in the Confederate States, j hi#tor
to be won by act.ve arms, united l ttU m. „„,j brought glory to our struggle, i not haring up >n their shoulders the con- i As early
!*, l>fc[»l uuiMan, and that -nthout llrairt Mui interest th»y nr. of u», •>.?. * -• | V
tnple
. and ( duet of thTs gigantic war; have pleaded ! 1P81,
i necessity as hu excuse for exercising ex- j «ional Fc\
■w short traordinary power*, and have trampled 1 of Atnoric
liitution, j upon constitutional real notions, •
on federate Sintes wore ik
and tor other purposes, ‘ and thoir .* >
die President wa# MUthorir.ud begged
ito the >ervi« e ofthis (ioveru- 1 the cou
is, andeapa- ! vnsions »ad execute tho laws. Themilitia ; sympathi
,, JH * of foreign may sometimes aid tho army ; butalwavs Let us a
v foen, That foreign foe a*ns H5s*ullinff ui | for’dhort periods ; and, therefore, the j jealoiuini which
i - on i>hv. v. And on the 27th of Jan- n tut heavily. Wo had dafandod—nobly militia, as such, bits never boon called out | lahod politicians wit linn excuse to inflame,
miry, ls-.j. hi, „ct w»s parsed authorising i defended by voluntary enlistment, until fora longer period than six months in thk Tho govarnmenf. is your own. Thu
• - dot nil > -'Imii ofllc-'r ami two privates ! that system had exhnuiteri it« strength, country. A proposition by Mr. Giles, to agents who administer it are of your own
to vevruit tho companies originally! We must command to the tight or fail. | call out tbo militia for two year.*, wan du- choosing from your own citizenship.—
ciiI-Mod tw.'ivo mmiihs. IfAv« hud no rightlo oommnnd, tho Con* j noump'd by the very men who opposed j Choose wiio meu, good men; then givu
Svi, wn n.n o:.ty p.. -, ido l every inodo ; federate Staten wa» • demonstrated (e-ik i conscription, n* an unconstitutional at- rour confldencoand support. And when
f.u- v«>tvntH< -Kg which oven cupric* could ; uro, both as to internal Government and tempt to oonvertthe militia into an army ( they become unworthy return them t-o
e iggust, but id* ' offered every induce* i external power. | And, in this, they were right. Hut. “to , privato life.
ment and stimulant tliat ability would Hut why, upon what ground is thh leg-1 declare war" is m wholly ditforont power. Bternal vigilance is the pricaof liberty:
ingenuity could devise. Mon, islation uncoiifititutioual ? , To d-clare war is not to suppress insur- I grant it. But I deny that eternal
eeivod and received
. Imii they weroHOut for and j
First, because it is said to ba contrary ! Taction*, repel invasions, or execute the ; vigilnnca means perpetual snarling,
gadf il-‘rnly whnt I regarded *
virtue of silence In my opinion s
had to r
hearts,
■wilieh .11 tliolo u.iKhl prove un.v.i'ina in do.tinv ,
—ailont tonguoe. As you have just been Tims fellow-citix
informed, a largo majority of the General months wo had adopted our Constitution, • upon constitutional restriction*, and tndi- hv this i
Assembly invited mo to nddress them, f r4rnfl ,i 4 ,ur laww noalod our divisions, '< vtdnnl right* Hut Mr, Davis, ^ ith all ! to rcociv ... .. ... , .... . ... ...... _ ... . _. %
and in detoreneci to their wish I am hero i IMl | nrjrU( | our |,,, r ,|,. r; . multiplied our re-l the disadvantage* of a new and weak 1 mntil *u--U i'.*r**«-* iu tlu» s.-rviie of the : their ghu,-.u- rM.-.l,-. Money whs tVeoly | homes and husinexs, and oomnfl ihom to j great work —the moet terriblonecessity of law-, contumely to authority, , U v
n night for that purpose, l am sure i ^mitcos, nnd exhihited tothoworhl all the government to which I have alluded, and | States ns may bo tendered, ov who may ••flared, and amluti >n wa comiuissinuod iloicmi their country. This u o strange a fallen naturiv— ('ungreeA had to havo disorganizing freedom of individual
•. nd to say imthinc: but tnnt wnicr^wui 0 i C i n or.ts «>f an udmirablo government in : with tho foarful doom ••!’ tho chief of , voluutoer, by consent of their .State, in , f» employ all its energies in raising regi* ! notion of liberty. .Men owe obligations I distinct and efliciont. mean.*. And for this opinion to set itself up against loyal
aucc‘**ful operation. With equal rapid- J traitor* thll before him in cnao of failure, such r.umb r* n* he may require, for any menu, battalion*, squadron* mid oompu- a* well m poaseiH rights. Tho perform- purpose Congress was invested with th« ' enaytmenta and judicial decisions,
ity did wo now prepare to defend that j ha* never yet found it necet^ary t.» vio- time not ln*a than twelve months, union* ] nies to hooure command. All failed. am e of obligation in tuo preservation of ( power to raiso and support armiei. Ami No, there is no foundation for these
•'ountrr, jo»r j sooner discharged." Tho rroups raised Dm- army wa> thinning and the one- • rights, and lba only ^sjcurJiy to liberty. *>-«• i--«-»-*• i/o.. • '**■ J
Tri.-d
bran# filled] individual rights. Government, it is said, } require its to invade—to resent insult and I deny that vigilance means resistance to
home to Join • has no right to fane, men from their J revenge injuries, and to accomplish this \ tho government, dissutisfictiou to tha
oto th" good of the country and the
nannony of our pooplo—which I consider
inseparable.
* < boon am humble and vory quiet
vernment
, most pou t
equalled
this
nnatit;
.. • v iv». »«- i to trample upon tho ri^hu of the hum- 1 by Staton «nd'ni-in.-a aver,
i tor in this revolution from its hegmru »g. never been •• pi tiled by »iy na- ; blest ciiiaen. \S it h in ihc bomulaties of! received ••according to the !•
I have b-cu N very close und anxious ob* . u ., n OJ ,,i„ |, M -.rv. The ,-t evi* law. by the pros n- of legislative grant, enliument.*'
sorvor ot ini'ii, of measures and of things, dcnci •■:' thu may found u the « mlos- -ud according !■• the high nnd ,undent : On the i».h dav of Maiuh. I84I. an «ot
and it "hall ho m> purporu to-nignt t<. , ,- Ion4 „f ,,4,- onemie*; for tho ereatest • privileges of Angio-Amarienn freomen, ivi- pa«.<ed provide for the i’ublin
B‘ v 7 y° ' , H brief rev. in K“ii"r«i term* t j-j biitt' ever rendered to any people «».» ho hat usod the sword to tho bluimo and I Dofcnsn," and by tho n.-t tho Fi-feidont
of the omburra--r i.-jit* ottlu* t.oiucourate , <(fU | ( ircd t<> tho Confederate army and ducomflturu of a million of eneinio* in j w** .1 .fhorieeil i<* *■«), fbr ami accept the
Onveriinient fr*»ni VI?n ,, . l /!«i”iL’. *>12 1 government by thoir dksppointod and | arm-. Uy n ngorout polios he bus led ! servico^of nny number < f sidutueeu, not
nation from weakness to j exceeding ono hundred thousand,
Htill Increasing.
Kven ,vot the go
ling to givo up tho favorito
No, there
. .. _ this is right. If the thirteen btates had constant joalousles and threatened oon-
Government is formed for mutual defence, j remnined eoparafe, it would have requir- flints bntwean the State and Confederate
rnment. was not tvil* 1 end every member of government is un- j ml ns largo an army to wage war by, or * govevnmunta. Nine of ovary ten of them
avorito t»*•pular ays* I tier a paramount obligation to defend it in J "' *" ” *
progr
* that G-
of that prt»gr«.*1, and the probable ;
of tbo revolution, judged by the ;
. - , (iiivmnmniv ui'suiu'ihh'u huu r
ta .* \ , ' d<ifoH'«:il too. When tbc hosts of the one- »
army «
r took >
suit of tho rr --~ v -* I ‘-“ *•••*— 1 u " 1 -
pn*t nnd the pn
For imp-* no assembly < f K u
pbice under cin’Uiii#taucc*oi groateranx- > iix^hanio hu i
i.ty andllighbr r»pon.il.;ii-i.Ulii»nll. ; ..e ,„ ld fmlsU ’ |
l.ii-h gurtoumlod »n.l j-rrw.j.1 u|. ■„ the Tili „ k „ ri l,i..
in • 1 l MuiitK .innr. pn,. e rumont.
Kobruary, lsul. For ,- v *;uurv
ivil.v tne crisis. Tiiere »*., M y v ,
•-, on ovory hand. The :• -
. Tho futut-o was dark .. ' i*: ' ,.
-v»rjd»rk. Wten wo Sr«i . hun j,.„i
forty-throo dulcgates, represent- w j.j,
and full of v
proud,
bnfol
i power. Ity a firm but humane adhere
11th*
. , co I for twolm
memorable ! to the grim* principles •-;' nauoi - into j ohargod
Hie only excuse whoso in mil v wa had boon rei u»*d admit-1 On the 8th
discomfiture was J tancc, hu ha« d 'cin lcd tho Inithlni.s ex- “to raise nu ndd.i-.ional military ft
Hiey j cesses of our adversary t-i univcreiii no* 1 nerve during the wav,
t/rriety and perpetual infamy. And by ; tho Pruaident is autliorized t
din-
Con vent ion which
oti tha Ith day of
one, 1 felt most lies
worn many trouble
proiont was stormy
ryim-n I An old j tho w sd
or three-fourtho . msnship,
rularnavy “* • *
1 uiuior tin’s
Ct I
vept vol*!
l i aising and kooping au army by
•'Uirt iry on list m on t.
Ono Inoro method was rfttortod to—tha
me about which we hear so much from
m n who do not scorn to know wbal has
lOf-n done.
< * tha 28-1 of January. ltvVJ?, um ert was
•• -• I nurhiirising tin- I’ir- d«mt “to call
the v v.-rai Slat* * fur troop# |o serve
or three \ -nr.* or during the war." This
s tim plan wiiicii u 'arc flippantly told
-tnplisli .jvorythiug. And tho
1 defonce of one, as all. The expense • issues spring, not from any real wall
i. Staton.
added
States hud separated from
rined u border or fringe of whnt
had boon a very puwarf.l repuhl
1 the atatoamnnshi
- prog. 1
rod •«*U!*>h l
"'inn vmn nn-1 0 very epith-
entj apologir.- , blundorh of
»r a m<>- -j -immousdefcut in sight the ability, tho lari
— • .... , - , viu-CiipiiaJ, by a do*pi»ud bund of im- i „t’ tha * rebol chief
republic groat in every souse; lull of p r ovisci rebel", *out out by a government j A wise govornmont
fullofr, ; ...,ir<M; full of gennli.nd f,.,, tlinn .ix n.outh. old »n<T Bmiing | , rB , r , „„d k libmnl. ..
linu ,' 1 |,r " , ’’f J*' k poond of Np,.l<.gy mvu in tho luimilmhnp roiutituta •o*«tli»- 111-
» lsrgo omul, Mill no n.»v will, «Uch lo ,Vv ' ' •
protect Kin! defend it. »> e nan out ■> f,, rt . Hier " 01 e r>*n . v
,m»ll population -low tbati thteo o'iUion, k]luul ,| ,)
more then iwoMy-Sve millions. I lh)> vounR
.Mir reSMirco< wore exceedingly limited. 1 or ou* nnd active in-
There whs not known to bo n saltpetre ;
cayo capable of being worked in the Con- ‘ y Vith n , ft hiilorv ,
fodoracy. \\o had very few munitions t | li# rtr #t greattriai « ,
ul war, mid still f«*J'vr tacnities for pre , t\,miliar, it i* not my purpose
curing m m*. I'\Bll thoolemanG.dpouer wilh ini ,i ( |„ tK but to »i n t.» rasulti
...... - how tho way to correct conclug
omplisheil *t:«tes- J un»eers uiihout limits
1 the pur« iholoric of an j o/ibr sorrhett. . i for
pun, he ba> fee.tied udiniratlou j Hut very* many complniut*- canin up to J gr-
trorn for hinuelf ami his country- ; C-ongres* 1 hats-hum of ino.Slate Governor* ’ did make lie
»-'uii »: wiin n men in the higiu-wt Culunei* and most] wore exceedingly penial in the ucdur 1 a.- mplixhci
•'bed rougm l i- r-f.nod Courts of ib*» civilized world. - and organization of tho regimonts under Th<*qu ( >ta
\ \ n.-vc: known, liven our onemio-, u->nnlly «•» higo’ed and | former act* -that lb«*y were U»ing their ; li-ve, w o t>
-u in shame to upjdv powers to put I'oi-.viira their irinrids and , >>1.1*0 »ceni- to luivo made n« much effort,
idiculeto the awkward i pronu-to thoiusel* • end that many who 1 und us mneli noi-nv nhuau linr olTorU a.s any
blumlers of iheir I’residom, and to ndinii oiforei regiment- nnd eompan'p H i<> jho J other State, l will take Georgia
d tho 1'riMidcnt
• •• ib, and let us sims what was
1 and how done,
required of Georgia l bn-
tbonsand, and
lien, e gallant j ami that
iel nnd united od only to
>1 ! complaint
•- I these gull
j Governor* were cither vij-cted
nininnlctlugHin-il hi s/tmoudionmnunner, j
The
filled,
•ting
and I day•
Ms
Hid securo the services of all
men. Congress, on the lllh :
1881, passed an not "inmake •
iMon for ihc 1‘ubli l\fcns«\'' ■
ruftgl
; renown. | further ni
In ,i republic of 1'ren opinions, where nnd a .'U
1 t he minds of men are various m* the such volum* er* 11* nny tender tli**ui*e!vu-,
; leaves oh the tree*, and n* unre-trainod ! and he may r<*quire, “without tbo dola.v
1 as the zephyrs flint fan ilium, we have ofaformal call upon thu re»peotiveStatus,
are an 1 muoli cause to bo g rati lied that so few to nerve fornticli timen? l.e may require."
vtodoal I i v au(M have been mado with the admin- 1 It was undnr one of those last acts—the
I- HI: l t : -^.1
uted not i
forco. wu worn weak.
Hut all those together
our groatext trouble, n
weakness. The most s.
roftlngupon thatConvoti
viptiou, very generally if not universally
sliured by tiio mum hers, that w« wore not
certain of n n»n»tiuu*ncy. Our people
wuro divided , ; -atly m diiltn • t angrily
id that tin-
lint
id jiii
have 1,
I'olilici.
hich posterity | taken’ u
er. Wo b ,, h , fV-v,- Rn ,
which
n* hH
poo pi
\c pn
lo liav
On ulniosl ul
unanimous.
—that tlio gallant Hart-
1 puny of ()gluthor]K‘s un
jen accepted or
Complaiutsaru
ill* of the qm>-
1 North
1; but many
separation
divided
to our abstract right ti
solves, nor in roUii'-n t
spctionai ruio averted b
n suiOclont cause fur aona
felt, nnd foil keenly, tuu
had been has:-., ill-adviaod, and without
that er»nauliali..n and eonrnH which ••■ft’ 1
due to our sister .Status, and to thn crisis.
Thus, seven' States not compactly situat
ed, with one-eighth tho population, with
a large sea coast exposed, with fow sup
plies, and fewer
?!* 0 “'O !lh.. world m |
will never cease to wonder. W" h .. •« , f„w, and lomo of th
bad defeat* and los»<*^. Considered in } oniisas ouUido of ibe
tbemsolvo they have boon noro nnd du- , i\ t)n involved. 1 h
pressing. The. good and the noble have It 1ik« been said that, tiui Navy Dapnrl- | r
(alien, and the dark shadow* of sorrow ; mont has not done i’- duty. 1 •. my *
'havu passed over the door pilln nnd rest opinion, no portion of our people at e 1
,'.*,",1' by thu hearthstones of almost every b‘on« raoru patriotic than tho navy, and no
!' I in the land. Hut cMuidcrod in tho light J p .. r tioxs of Urn govornment has been
•ircutn stun or* which surroiindoV us, { managed with more indu*trj, uridor the
disadvantages lo which it ha* boon sub-
first for (ho \
loudevad liii
was acuRpted. 1 boliorn his
company cnli-’Rd for the war
the 8th t»l August. I8u|,
quota of Georgia
lold lhero was a larg.
If thi* war** all, the argument might bn
worth something. Hut how were thuao
troop 1 raised !
In thu tir-t p!i»e,> 1 nt:du a fact of which
\ >u me n<>l probably aware. Boon alter
’.ii* call wa* made the Governor sunt n
• qu* >t. >m ie iiupa u ]>rotu.*! to tho Suo-
r.-t:ir\ of War that, no more troops should
be rai-ed in Gocrgia by porsona having
eiMumisHioiis for tliat purpose under the
a.•( to which I have referred, until this
1 requisition wa* tilled; and a number of
1 • P ,iineii'* |i;»i tedly iai-**d were only sarud
id'd by the Secretary
(>•
; Ullit the;
1*
Rd "lbrib
provi.n- tor tiiu
l>;. winch the l're*idei
ider the .
r meiiyhan t.;reo years, unlo
nr from some quarto
edited ti
if tho quota required
>r, but it is a tart which
Im , iluii b i —l'iI lie would be unablo
or.— tin- e .1 the*" n.uimisslons
* er— Oontiin. I nud that there would be
litliculty iu tilling the* icquiultion. Hut
n-en *ith tin* help, how did the Govorn-
great. Ihdoad, grounded dilTorencos, but from passion,
0aflirod a larger personal ambition and party niunomyre.
of each would also b
each State would have . ... t
army than all would require, lor with ao Thoro is iittlu difllculty in understanding
many rival and conflicting power* #0 con- the respective right* and powers of tha
tigiiou*. to oxeh other, wars and collisions two governmonts where tlie desire i*
would havn been frequaut. To avoid sincerely and only to understand them,
those very c.viU—to provide a common * Tho powers of thu Con federate Govorn-
dufonco— to make that common dofenco ment are plainly and spednoally delega-
ea»y and light, was oneof the very objects tod. Tho rights of the State-, a rf covered
of too Cou federation, nnd to make that 1 by two propositions: fir*t. lo exercise tbc
common dofouce equal and a unit ; tho 1 powers reserved or l.of prohibited; and,
power to raise tbe army and nupport the seond, to have the power.* delegated
army wa'. given to the common Govern- oxorcited according tv> the purposes of tha
To have loft the execution of this grunt. Thu great husintws of the Con-
lepciidont on tho will of the Htatos , federate Gnvcrument is to managu the
would hare been ruinous For one Htnte ! inturust* common to the States, and
might bo willing to furniah it# quota of especially to conduct, tlm relations v/itti
men and monoy, and mux her unwilling, , foreign governments*. Them is too much
om was soon thu ca^o, and this state nf ■ quibbling about terms,
things would have prodncod uoL only 1 1 sometimes speak of the Confederate
weakness and injustice, but disagree- Government hh a nation. What is meant
menu, criminations and collisions—the ‘ by this ? When applied to the Ooufed-
vury evils which wore intended to ho cracy it has no territorial raferonce. Aro
romedied. In tho wnr now ponding, wo not struggling for admission into tbo
Congress did not want a militia to repot . family of nations ? Are we not claiming
an invasion. Invasion, it in true, was I and demanding recognition by other n»-
foature of tlio war; but it was only tiona ? A* whnt will we a«k them to
Hi. 1 till
of the tMlui
tionnl sueouhs, 1 a 111 r in that m!1
partial hist n.v ••ball w«*igh tlio
im-
r .._ JHH , and with
divided neoplu, dared thu wrath of this
powerful rupublio, a-
fanaticism a* of men ai
could these frahiura f
OpjirosriveJy anxious ? w _ lc ,
’ was tbo prospect of our on!urge* j j
it will bo doubtfi
Lcosb irg or Fu
sun will press d<-
iiitlu-r Ms
Don
• jeered, than the
i.ecvksarily k-u. ii
! people, or rather
. an*u they do n«»l
j ’.ary must submit
.M ii. li of tho
that vortain lucuixi
and rhnt many per* n* won
the detents <>1 imriicnJat lo
would not volunteer in the
vice; and dial many porm-
useful 011 special sui 1 ice, w .1
•ltih»i to bco'cil n-r to unkuo
ud the
t .-<f A-igust, I s ')I.
ended, i belbr
iliit fur ; ;t- cliaia' ior. lie
<•*, ivho (<* county, 11
pal •••'•- when all, 1 tn-iicv
• mid In* vllonld lie called on
n'd not ' bo made for vnlunl
tnd dis- I tee rod,
un the draft-d
the proclamation
nnot m'fitKkc<>r forgot
alluite • n proportion
nd dn.iiffiiuio) u day
*, of tliu militia age,
i. and the offor should
If they voluii-
a very condition to hi* right to protec
tion by tho government. ll« who will
not defend, has no claim to Protection.—
l'o require /1 citizen to defend his govern
ment from hostile attack i* not to deprive
him of his liberty, hut to require him to
perform his oldigation, and to defend
liberty aud all the rights of society. Hut
it is tlljtpMiuly «uid, that governments
derive their Just powers from the ronsenf
of thu govorned, and, thereioro, thorn can
be no powur where thero is no consent.—
Wliak an argument for a atatesmanl —
Governments do derive thoir just powers mont.
from tha consent of the govorned, hut do j power dependent
they rxerx'ite their derived powers only " ’ *
by the uonsont of the governed 7 When
you call a man from hit. homo and busi
ness, and make him h juror to settle othor
mon'N dbpulo.*, and tin* and imprison him
if ho dues not oboy, do you ask him if ho
consented to the law under which be U
summoned and compelled lo attend?—
When you requiro n citizen !*) work tho
highway and public roHris, do you ask
him if no consented to thu rood laws?
Yol. military duty is far higher than these,
for if the country is not defended, all
other rights aro destroyed and all duties
consequontly discharged.
'Thus, it is a well established principle, j
which you will find in ovory standard
author on government, ilia' tho obligation
is on ovory man equally with his neigh
bor to render military service. No man
is oxompt oxcopt by law. Can u man be
discharged from his obligation simply be
cause lie is unwilling to porforui it ? Aro
tho willing to hear all the burden of du-
fonding the couutry V Cun no man be
a soldier but a volunteer ? 1* want of will,
or withholding of consout, to reliovefrom
duty n When pie form a government
they may say whether that government
shall Ik* democratic, aristocratic or mon
archical. They may any, ns their theory,
that all powir 1# dorlveu IVom tho pooplo, | m m/, mu mw «»» naim mi uiu : nu» : a nv - - «, .
or resides in tho crown. But when the j months mon. 1 toured they might be tho citizen over all waters and in all
government i* formed, whan the powers j reached by dome untimely appeals nnd land*' 1 Who but tho Con federate Staten*
conferred, it is tho duty ot those on- hurtful controversy. This would have Ami shall wo any they shall ontor this
one feature. Congress wanted nn army J recognize us? By what name will )
to prosecute war—to conquer a i "BC(* and 1 t ailed ' Agency Created by (1 ro\ oca-
win independence. ble power of attorney, which experiment
I nil! not offend your intelligence by entered into to day and which caprice
pursuing ho palpable an argument. 1 may local 1 to-morrow? Partnership?
have thought this much Was duo from me A society of convenience, without rank
becauso ofmy relation to tlii- loglBlation. ; or national dignity? A standard writer.
I was never more troubled than when , ooncurrad in by all standard wrltors, tolls
this necessity for conscription, in some . us, “tlmt the independent States untitled
form, bccuino manifest. The country nt , to rank in tho great family of nations, uru
tho time was filled with gloom. It was those powers to whom helongslho right,
tho dark hour of the revolution. I had of embassy." The right tu recelvo and
no doubt even in that dark hour t.liut to soud public initiator*. Will not this
some oftho Statu nuthorittos would roslnt ho the great—thu peculiar— the appropri-
the law aa then proposed. 1 said a* much , atu province of the Confederate State* '
in thu Senate, not uy w«y <>» approval, • AVho shall conclude our treaties of peace
but in shame and sorrow. I feared the J and of coiutnorao; form alliances; ru-
disntl'eotion thus began by politician* and • eeivo ministers of foreign nations; resent
local authorities might extend to tho i insult* and demand reparation for inju-
army. Thu law was nursh on tho t\yolve 1 rics? Who shall float t lie flag and protect.
pRSiMMl
1 blt-s-ings
, it do
full ot hale amt
1 nmteritil,. How . a f , lh
*1 otherwise than u.,..
tha fluid the rule h
caption
have steadily )•• <>gre»e**d. L have
watched this
nugh to sails, vnlun
cite their gratitude porti-
horde
>.v dogreu flattering. Soon aft'
ambling of tliat convi
their h't'with'us. 11 ^ut
thu
I n»y
nd tlie chief actor*
und my children’s
1 tho public sorvice,
1 me the |»aoplo ba)
°d I fv them -oven te
In .iv.'ry rMim l ! pritlu.
Whan this revolution began, ail
.ve could expect.not l> ing from tli" r
Wo had no mo v Wo bad neither
matorials »•• build one, P»»r means
•l damage 1 «*r» ic
"! *!»• A
which tbo l'residci;
<•» uccopt thu M*rvi
»u< h kind ami in such pr
pociui ‘ this
ut U10.
fpi acticai
truitod with thu powers to exercise them, wrecked us forever. The causo had al- great family with lei* rank, Joss dignity,
and it i* tho duty, tho virtue and tho pa- ready a - much na it could hear in tho com- nnd lo-* power tor •tunce?* than other na
triotiam of tha cfth.on tooboy. A oitiHuu mon enviuy, and t.h« struggle was loarful. tlon-‘* Lvsuhnn England, or Franco, 01
is under as much obligation to defend |* j Wbalever might ho my opinion of the »{iiH-i:\; yea. less than Turkey, Brazil or
1! nut tlmy wore to be* republic as a subject a crown, and tho ' patriotistn or wisdom of u controversy ul i Mexico?
.<■ /, and this 1* the prst | ifruater, since tin* republic is formed by j that hour of durkuev and gloom, I did ] Away with this perpetual effort to bu
icriptic
duriug j Rls ooinent. Originally, when govern* j desire^ if pouibie, lonvoi'5 it; nn<l fu | Ujtle and paralyze our own government.
room I W’o have lucHcrlbod its boun<laries, uc
tiie j vend which it. cun not pass, and witbii
1 it;
they reTu*eu to do -u. And wu full and j (* 0|| f„^ arnt 7,
knew tlmt many hud cant that vote under , j. iv
.1 .; ... il iU... .. . U-.l 1 * 1 U *I\ «rj an> V) SU
iS| and
itly, that tin*
. purchasa
Id'Jo
) i 1 .>. l «d into thu h' . v
"for such •
■1 thu r
Du vis would .
•iu 1 11 in the (.'unfedurate States j mont declared wnr, tha very declaration j avoid it I wus willing tu loare no
Tim system proposed by of war made every man a soldier. No j for the prejudices of tha reckless . ,—
in ..11 • feature !» bimilav to j special act was required to make him a whims of the capricious. Feuding tho 1 those boundaries let us not quarrel ovor
• ui net), iui th. sc a.-u giro ! soldier. The act. of war ipsa facta made subject, therefore, l preferred another forms uov quibble about tern.s, but render
1 opportunity t. avoid non- him a soldier. None hut women, ehll- proposition, or bill, a milder form ot : thet coufldeooe and co-opcratlon so
v.’.i,interring. Hut in >11 1 drun nnd invalids are natural exompti.— conscription, which I thought might i*.<.imtUl to offl,qiuticy. Let ench govern-
1 th„ , Mi-crlptir.ii act* are But ull worn not neoded for the army. 1 accomplish tho good and avonlt.be con ment—State and Confederate—move in
(.rdwnuo 1 and besides, it wa« important tliat flomo { trovorsy. With (he lights now before j it.-, own apticro, neither interfering with.
:n. Vtr. ' should produce provitionn. Now, who | me, 1 doubt whether thn milder term of- abusing, nor exciting Joalounioa against
hng lo
• aided \
tho stingitiK reflect ion that we had
troa'ed them with due consideration.
This WHS tho state of thing* now known
to us all. and therefore I -puak of it free
ly, Hut, foil. .1 -citizen*, the skies so.in
began t<- change. Light minglod with
the darker--. True, it wa-on the bosom
cloud, and just before a deluge
hour is In ighteni
apology for d'* 1 '
l.rloty m grumbl
Tin* -a -
of a war cloud, and just before a .lull
of blood, yet tno bow of hope w hs *
and all was not davknois. |
AVhat wrought this change and inspired ,
this hope'' Tito first cause will be found 1 |- )r
in the prompt and wise measures of that ; n{ . (
u. tlx
But whFe the whole j Statue,
resting atiafled that we | service, tho mu
could .lo but little on thu water, tbo navy tiurtly thu sen
wa* Ht work, and al! at once the country t’nder Ibis net
.• ‘ir -ngtr.' nu.. | , vnH wak.dui). Ly ihr xrar. l».*t • »«vh1 that the t'oufi
on-t. • V'«a. m-t,iavemtnt in all history Like Miner- always wilting
, : %tit:* u-,"r.* r * v «, full grown and full mncl at her all necessary tr
I ft",*.'. | birth, tho iron-ciitd Virginia leaped to of each Slate
cut. and no pro- pf*, ft nd in a day taught the world h lea- 1 such defense,
Ison on naval warfare, the wonder of • States of all ne
;rr> -. .*■ tv t the hic-h mvthoiogc had never imagined J metis 01 pern-'**,
nor of any one „ or centuries of kcIouco dtHc.ovciud. At 1 Again, on the k"j.l January. 1802, nn act I •'••i/'.i.l ot the ri^h
l-. No govern-I once hundreds of koh monstors, long ter- ’ was pa*«ed aurhoi iziiig the Fresidont to J with ' '
by 11 more heroic r jb!n • *»i the water, were shown t. 1 be t accapt volunteers '‘singly, m well as in tin.
• privato to the j worthiest*. Nnutlcnl science is conning | cornpanioa, squadrons, liattnlioue, or reg- t Fm*
they nr.) above h,*- lU | es H new. «n 1 to ro-modol, ru-ar- . imontr " » ri "*
hupa’a'lcl {range, and to build again condemned j Thu*. gentlemen mid t.dlow citizene,
... institutions.
think of ordering a j shall say (bat this 1
t Wu x soldier j conscription for which I voted would ; the othur, for both are seeking the
who ‘ lin'l mine tho army ? 1 even's, tho present proposition become people.
Nothing was | You cannot louvo it to the iudividuels— I the law of my country, and I shall, as n Too tunny persons will not intornrci
n, hia draft cln*- the consent.oi tlio govornod. Who nan i good citizen, support, it; and with equal the Court,itution according to its plain
not worse, mnd j determine this but the government.—the j clieertulueas whether I voted for or Ungungo, aud clear intent arid meaning.
. ,| H . loving by . it*, uti 1 .• • •• - i ■•ad the right of l power that, declares tha war'.* Thm has i against it. I will not countenunco that Adberuncu to some preconceived theory;
A | »ora| ' #ufl'nigc slm- 1, , • ir-g i. ivfitMal rolunta- i uprung up the mn-u«»Uy for legblution to ’ tlcVly pat^iutUui, nor render dommeuda- l thn prqjudicuh of education ; tho biai ot
nii the eipunse-i or ? rilv to rnh|...ud r-xecutivo cull an I declare who shall be a noldior, to flx u*. : lion to that higher law fanaticism which ' association ; thn doviro to aceompUsU)
Iiuvi. th.. ,*rp;irat>' 1 <-curlon for t"..•. :.ir.. <>f the poraon ! emptlons, and ascertain the non-combat- cannot appport a« law, that which, n. n some given object; oven passion, im-
incur i.iich unoi- — a din.:riiniimtiuir iniavru af persons, and ■ ants. For under the laws of nations thuno proposition of expediency, did not meet pulau, personal disappointment, ( - v
^ dopriving the persons | 1 BAABMMB 1 " rm • xr * nriu —“..i.* a—•*.»►*«*«
• fm t-
.. „ n _ .. l full
demuiiMrativi* patriotism i war”v'u-*el8, engage.* the oitergn** of exury you will percuivu that t 'ongn-.- niton
people. I doubt wlmthor either I nution which nspiros to dominion on the I every conceivablo modu «>t gutting vol
u luruinuqn «»i ,,,w 1 tii«$ government or the army < *uld hare 1 , M9a Tho nucoaailiee which required the turn* Kven the humor* »f Mtatr
Uonstttuuon was a vory powurLil agenoy ^ocn sustained winout thu voluntary «nd j .Ustnmtion *.r such vossels as lb. Vir- tho oaprfoua of individual*
for good. -Many V‘ '' ur . ou J j most liberal contribution* ot the people. ; pjnj* thn Miasiaaippi wore groat mis- suited. Ifman wi-hnd to
•artoua auprehnn.-tons that tli puri - 0 r , Jt not possible tor any g-.votnment, fortunes to us; but the misfortunoK tvero through tho Mates, there
volution wa* n..t ..mt , l> lo gut rid oshortatim.*, tu have provided for J Km »* j„ pr * c i«a proportion a* the* works ’
'"i, ' , . "rlcv-i .0 l»r*<-.... arm, It r, V ,ii.,l .ho »l j ^ pow-rful.
Other* looked for au I y , '*‘ rv, ‘ lloUt ? otiergy^to_ tbc m '_'coar,\ jf t >„. Virginia and tbc Missisiippi had
a limited monarchy
tlutton
of thn union wi
. a more radicHl dom>K.racy
t rid
1 should not have
London, nxetur llall, and Hostoii Pande
monium bad horrid images of a hIkvc- wvv
trade oligarchy flouting before them, and f ^ j’ jn j
certainly destined to shock tho ionsiVuli- * 1( , lll(
tins of mankind. f 1 (< j ,, ... ,
AU those were disappointed. I'lte* •' -
vontioft. With a promptness aud unantmi- ^ ^h'L < - h
ty never mrp» . r.d, »KrcoiI Up>’n niyl >n .| , tor ,
adopted tho old Constitution '*-■ itL only . ^ ,,
such changes, wcli iniorwoven. as time j ' ^• jlhuul ,, i6
and diacu«ai«*n bad shown to be nei-oaxary | {1 IIUS .
and proper. Kven the cnndtd of »ur en- ( i mv „ M \
emtea were driven to admit that the »ew , &lon< , Rn , Mt n ,
Improvement. ^Tho | JH . ( .„,^ rily have ei
i system, wtso policies
vigorous und jodic
large an army, it required
marvellous energy to past the . .. n ...
lawn, provide the appropriate tntans, and 1 no ^ h 8fcn constructed
to organizu the volunteering multitudes l known how groat was their loan Tin
and discipliftn them for the light. Every j w h<. produced thorn could not have be
inaii.«very woman. iu;,l -v, rv in | j„n idlo. Il,- K r..t« f.,i ::.u,
by the/tenesaitiiis
uinteer • naTt j
' those who bavo d
it, and tlmt erndition.
!M m
Constitution
nd ensto
!»r g ii*. lion ty prized ! n , ir aucces*. 1 *:i|.artinl hi
onot'od. ■ justice fo thin dep irtment o.
■r.iuii' of our army anti : ms-nt. Cotemp .rm o u* his
of our people we never impartial and ri
oedud ; but with tbe-u I this retpect, we have not dm
•y wore, failure would 1 ifosirnj, yet. all candid minds
“"“tied. Laws, order. • we hare done far more
skillful plans, and . j n the hueinning anticipated.
• dmini*'rauon ■ The military appointuniiiu
\\ it-hout • miniatrntion also, ut one tu
. ... ,,c °d hut j uonto dissatisfaction. Let, aro
0 0( j j anarchy, wa-le and ruin. For tlie*u laws, j nn( j * »
j ... The j
orld admitted the slatOBinamdiip of tbo
Convention, nnd our own puoplobegan to
acquire confidence. So, also, tho great w '^ re iml'upcr.Miblu to Riiccee-i. tS'ithout
body of tlio old law* were adopted, and . thMC) thc would In ivo produced hut
topic foundthonnolvo- living under . anarc j, y< W as-te and ruin. For them laws,
iot justify us in blaming ; service, <*r to bn
on** *0 much to improve j licular Statu, or
T.'.u iiiHgniludu of our j or form, or ftrc
l.lv hv tlm splendor ol l If they wn*nod t
y will do I imenU, «-r »•»«t.
r govern- 1 cqmpnnic
j f# never “
truthful V.’hliu, in
u-hat all
umnoby tender
was the law.
It direct 1 v, by olfor |.» the Frosidcnt,
there wn* thu law. If cavalry, nrtillo- .
ry. infantry, or mixture of nil, or even ni
independent partisan ■, there was tho law.
If limy wished to volunteer for three, rh,
or t waive lnoiitb*, for thruo j ear*, for tin*
war-, nr for any other time, them whh thu
fow Jf they wished to enter the general
ii-ted to (lufond a par
’d
Id : I do
I
I .
Miuisition*
■all, I repeat,
thoriiy, I refer to
u* to make a .marge against
r, tint to chow Imw those
r u l und bow littlo of the
rii wn- manifested. Other
int.'i mud, niter did Hit (he
f tho Fresident. How maty
, kno
i suppose .1
oombuiant* era entitled to many I ibe approval of individual preference. like of thoso who, for tho time, administer
privileges, even to noa-intorforence by j Failing in tha argument, the opponents tin* government; ambition, interest, or
tboonumy with thoir portions and proper- , oftho law seek to provoke the joalousic*, 1 caprice, often shape thc judgment and
ty. These principles aro ao familiar to and to alarm tbo fears of thu people. — j form the opinion of men. Every law
studonti on government that I mn stnivc Why, say they, if thh power to raise ! which does not conform to thoir theories
ud, that nny ono altould assert a theory ! nrtums by compulsion is conceded to the j, at. once declared an usurpation it ml
direotly in the face of them. Confederate Government, that Govern- vold.amlt.heCoiiatilutlonitselfiauncon-
Xo, my countrymen, it in every man’s moot oould destroy the people «ncl the tlitutiona} when it does not suit their
duty, and tihouid be his pleasure to dofend i Htalos. Thus they pass away from the , views or promote thoir wishes. It is
the government of his choico. No man t Constitution to tho motives of thoao who } according to tho philosophy oftho human
hm a right to .ay, "You shall go. becauso I happen to administer it, to ascertain the ; miud that those who ure thus influenetd
..rgiM f
i.lu, thur
willing, and I will stay because , powers oftho Govornmont! Until the rarely seo the right, and a# rarely admit
nVVhis r roquL 1 i am unwilling to go." Willing or un- advont. in political logic, of these new un error. Such minds aro always 01-
PP And viiiild they have been wlan willing, tho duty is tho same, and the ; lights, whoso theory too ms to ho tbot treroe, sometime* fatta^ioal. Thero is no
Uhvo suppi I another requisition government alono enn a.TStematiae and nothing wa? ever before understood, and ru Io of logic which they will not violate,
1,1 huh j,y v.luntoering ? They enforce the obligation. ! whose practice Booms to bo that nothing no perversion of fuel which they will not
,1-1 havu 1n0m.nl hm t wouid hav'o 1 But, it is objeetod, secondly, that theshall ever bu coniiuermi a- settled, it had ; commit, and no elevation of character
uived universal uvecration and thos** ' males alono can exercise this power of. been conceded by reasonor* of hupposed which they will not uasait. They rarely
,, now uui.-lun n fur what' was done ! eompolling mililary am vico, and that tho ' ability, that to prove a power could bo ; yield an opinion, .yet arc never consistent.
.,1,1 have ; •' on the lead in the exu- 1 exercise by tlm Confederate Government . abused wa* no argument to show the They admit no wiadom in precedent, no
' 1 iu 1. viivlnilnM uf the riirhfo nf th* Rt«iu« ! power did not exist. Existence itf*ot; 1 r..ani!ct for authority, and nathimr bind-
may be abused, and
■" ' ^re
in charged that Con- , Thorn in certainly n plain and easy
1 witni-of foreeight in thod of Mottling this question, is
i (ortwelvo monthn, I powur (lologatod or reiei ved ? If dulegS'
nil Hi.foru with i.*::!.,
law prut- M'-ly fining t
to Hi thu cu«'* Com
how, i* muttur* not fr
not. with whom, it m
long—cop«» uou.u 1
f the ad- nn' 1 f| « f**i
than any.
id hH'
A g iiu. i> ha? ht
gre-M showd a grn
ruc-uivingao ninny 1 |
iiiul ti'fit fr"M tbo buginning they ought ] it iuibmgs to the Confederal0 Gov-
to nave rou. irud v-dunteurs only for the eminent; if veserved, it bolong? to the ’
wnr, mimI tin* w.*uid have .ave.l the iron- status. Tho Constitution—the grant—is | ^,,"1,
h!u about (!.*• (h-.'vu month# rogiment* the only tort. That moat explicitly
Hy roforunc- to tin m-t# 01 Congress j ,.fo r oa tliat Congress shall have power .
1 liovo unumcrn'.od them. yi>u will aee dooltre war," Hnd ‘ito raise ana support
tliMt tin* two noth under which twolve armies." Here end? tha argument, out,
months troops were accepted wore passed, - .utrange to say, not the controvert^'. Men
.no on tlm ‘J8i.li of February, and the 1 who claim to favor atrict const ruction, to
• u.h«.r ..n tlm *»th of March, 1861. The '• uppo-.* interpolation, now^begin
liable to bn abused.
of masoning you
4 m
thangod i
In th.- election of Kxt
al?.*, tbo Convention nt
wisdom and aliburul »pi i!
men of ripe ability wnr.-
the latest division* fpar
selves ropruionted in tho
er* having no superior* i
None felt pr scribed, an
convinced of tho wisdom
neparation, nil
Executive dd|)artinontsjof the r
cith.
urj, both
nd thom-
s of load-
• ranks.—
the pro
or the
, ...... Hills, and rneny
'• these cotnplainfo
;l ate fc ont help* in
" but education in
.d tha
nd th*
Na’t
pie
eel tho |
.r-pro*slng calls of tho ; 0 f The'r
the p<
1
taking ,
Will any com
toll me whet <
! ceplaneu Oon;
: encourage nt ft
; I'udur lltttei
nply Huth-
t'bv
mg upon
struct individual opinio . .
eisoly this spirit which, in the old Union,
<»uld Boon prove Hat inaugurated thu crusado against thu
emigres'* hud no power whatever, forfo*joutu. Tito laws of Oucgress, though
uS? 'n!T Coiirtiftitien -thn nrani—i tt I ^hat powex in tho whole enumoratod t based upon n plain grant iu the Constitu-
months retri in cuts rtinnnlvtr* t That moat ecnlioitlv i cutalogue might not be abused to ilia in- * tion, were nullified bv tho .State Legjsla-
murut.M rugmtentt. theonI> fort, that woft.expHoitly do- }j ur , if no t the destruction of the people , iUTW , rt0 t mode by Circuit Judges and
and ftUtts? Congress would have at. mado odious by f ho ofiicia! burangucs of
jKiwer to "provide and maintain a navy;" State Governor#. Tim decision* of tko
for they might blockads and destroy ul! highest Courts In the land flxod no obli-
tho porta of the States. Congress would j gatiou upon individual opinion to con-
’ 10 power to "regulaU r.ommorce;” 1 form, eettled no dispute*, and judge*,
au might destroy all the commerce distinguished for learning, patriotism.
State?. And it would narer do to | H nd every virtue, ware openly assailed aft
-.a by outside influence*! Head
>r'**( th<* troops to be | stnio and to interpolate. They «ay the
F ■ dent which had { Constitution tneatis that Cc
Congress t*litll
have no po*
for the/
of the f
fto M.Vv«V,u”wnr "i., rHisftnrmIa." h'v rniuntaru permit the Confederate States to build governed by outside influence*
li- ! Ustrnent. Uy what authority of faotor a , ndV TS U J* ' ‘ h0 , r * cord ?.^ N .? rthor " 0‘naticism and
i*ud
appoint fo, and in a great majority of 1 hundred regimen'.*; v.u
uases re* l.nvo vindicated the v, isdout howovor, filled to tho me
gate
*< < to ho recei- | snlistrncnt. Uy what authority of factor
uni itinunt— logic aro the»e words, added? Again,
w» before the mon who love controversy, say the CJon-
•» j fttitution means that Congress shall Lava
1- 1 power "to raiso armle*" by culls 00 the
“■ ‘ **“ ■'* “tborH—-'* r ~
snd toe want I States. Hy what authority are these
the CengroMH j words added? Thoso broad and destrur-
I tire interpolations upon the Constitution
:td necessity of
<i that ttie* de
struction of constitutional liberty was no
part of the. design of that Convention,
.. failed
law and all 1.roper means to uioet tho j ,.*j M r „. i, 0 vo vindicated lit#-'wisdom I howovor, filled to tlio maximum n
growing hi... ... .
contest. The -rnly serious charges of For . eral monlha thore was a zealous . nnd extraordinary inoaps. It is a glor . . ...
want of //’•night and prompt noth •>f ultrnor for an in* mion <>f iho S<< ill..- i oua frihute to the patriotism of our people . when moat of our atatesmen, and eepeoi- of Confederation, th© Oanoral Govern-
Motion which havu been m.-do against the j Thu «ri linifttration wa* mnsurud, in j that wo raised mo many nnd so speedily | ullr those who charge the Coagross with niont was dopendenton tho will of the
t'ongroi *, I will prun ritly *h’ w wurv ' fc0l ,i a q irtor* aoriminiouslyconsured, for ' hv voluntary enlistment. It was certain- ! a wi»nt of foresight, were telling us there fltntoa for troop*, and tho system worked
ntadu without a knowbulgu <»t tho facts, not, at ..rjee, ists ading tho unamy’s ten i-1 *y aaffleiant f»r any other war of modern j would be iiu war. They ahusa tho Con- ! badly, ‘ ’
d by the answer to th**s*i charges 1 hope tor>. Wonderful campaign), woreplannu*!; I tlm**, if not forgny age of the world.— j gronn “
safe,
oneurvattve
kinds.
Hut much a- wu owe
moderation of our "
owo much more t«* the
coin and his adviser*.
w« never cou Id have
to tho wisdom a n
folly of Mr. Lin
Left to ..ursulre
•mplishod il
„ vill bujudgf d srmieM snquished. Status humbled, cities Hut our enemy
In tfpi.blit* the do-affected and the • .Bwiroy i nnd thc enemy forced t<» sua 1 A rnillion, full ol
dissatisfied gunornHy level ttiuir shafts . for pone », by generals who runmfnud at • n.Ving to arms to <
againe* him who m iy h r tho time bo the'• hon.e. tnd l*.v Statesmen _ who wrote [ ranks hugan to grow thin,
oniaf Kxoautivu. DtlTurncl oonclusions,
: which are always formed when frae dis
unions arc* univorf-nl;
. „ )1
• ... u i*h, thought little, and know lens. — j regiments
Up.n t his subject, I con ft*.* tu you I and about halfoflhem
we so soon witi uiHod To which must
, ■■■ |, r«ti'>n of (ho..» who f.>4 */*#*■# : , !
? tne
rafused to jo
i«ie# and heart burnings
• li.i’i..|i* had fostered.
■ t uui.r i for -eparittio
the affect!
forover ft
always lo
when many aspir.-
must bu ull.ee*. •
tutilt-flmluig in
In addition to
iiiruparable fr<
Ihera
•<iy war :n.ci we ought )>* v “ fwhgtnot llmltml, was before them. Eve-
:.ert trtiojM HeooFdlngly. Nerwik-lw, j ry powm . rioleg.-uoi wn. oonridored tep«.
I rnlcly, and the necessary limitations ware
havu dune well and all ought to ba
1 break
ournooin.loo.forra of d.Vohlo gororn-, for/
' ,,‘L , Li 4hfoh mont*. In the nature of things the State . we hn\ e ev«r been and will evjpr bo invtn-
mntaud "iin wmcn wnrf , rnmnnu wij j bojualou*. This jeal- , ciblo. Rswun' event* have satiftfied all
i leg't’miito. In the old union ; of tbfo (ruth, and on this subject there is
.. , ' n— „ 1 I there was many occasions when the Sou- • no lor. w any danger of division* among
I as a. j-£ '-i 1 “*"
cri»i», and bad adopted toward* the ae-
ceded States a pacific, instead of * bel
ligerent policy; had tbown a purpose to
administer thu government according t
growing stronger, during the war, when thero was no war, determined to get rid of it, Nnd did got rid
go and tiHto, w>.ru ! and they wuro tolling uh thera would ho j of it in thu most clear, intelligent und
lava ijm. Our own | no war' Yet, ridiculous as it Is, this it emphatic manner.
Skoluton j about tho fairest charge made against the Whon t b 0 Convantion wero engaged in
direction, government. Am 1 think we ought to I f ram in K tho CohstituUoQ, tho v 0r y riuoa-
.. . . . on to dis- havo known that thero would bo x war— (ion of what powers sbduldbft limited und
grim a, | oncofcit much anxiety. The appeal was | band reason ef tho expiration of thoir ‘
#'! ‘Miinot be i platuile to (he passitni and vengennee of term of service. .....
wtuen will our y >pU, who had ho much cau*e for I Something must, tberoforo. ba done to
i few ran h' 1 paeaioij and revenge. All tho impulsa* of f frt*® new lifeito these modes of securing | satiftflcl. ... , ! afoo considered, nnd tho intention
lothrir usUal • rusentu eat wore aroused, and prudonce ! volunteers wljich I have r ‘ -
■ ( mi fed- and w ■" counsel wore in danger of being retain thosii already in ?
-.•uri.c- of. ..vuru • Mimed. By inva-ion. under the ! ~»rly .ibe Congresh entered
ill free gov- dUed . >ntag«e wiiicii »urri*undod u*. w« j T*'tbia end
her.* growing out ot I #houb hnra been ruined spuudily and | *, ^* an
On our own soil and in du/ennc, , Bounty i
fifty doll.
♦.loti of onr cities, and man them with ' imd the verification of til theso atato-
(’onfedoraie troops, for they might turn | month. Thun turn your eyes to tho field*
the guns on the cities and destroy them! i of blood, and wail and ruin all over the
The truth la, my friends, when men or Continent, und you will see tho only
ruiora wish to deatroy, they do not wait, i Iogitimatu ros.ulU of such an in^stiata
for authority to do so. Tho host evidence j spirit of disco rd. It i> not tbo subject
of a willingness to assault right and lib- tlmt this spirit may agitato which works
«rty is the oxorciso of powers not granted, the mischief; it in trie spirit itself, whici
or of functions notconrarrod. Revolutions will always find a subject end make an
noithcr make nor juaty tyrants, but. they j occasion.
do develops thorn. Fince no power in [ Why. gentlotnon, If the people were to
the hands of those who botray a love for | fioloct. h thousand limes they could not
tiieuxerciseof nowar—who plead necessity I find porsons into whoso hands they could
n.* tho o.rouso for usurpation, and ruvolu- ! moru *at'oly entrust Lho rights and honor
„ .. tifli* of rovoluuon, Fresident, front hi» »yo
lit* oboyod tho laws; and tho highest j distinguished for*lm devotion to tho
claim which Mr. Davis present* for your I Statu*. If you enter the Sonnlc chamber
confidence is, that with examples to tho j you find there tho woli-balancod C'lay ot'
contrary nil around him, he has, thus far, i Alabama; hi* colleague, tha eloquent
strictly refused t<» oxorciso atiy power not j Yancey; that able, <*xporiuncod and ro-
exprcMsly authorised by law. It i# a fact I uownud statesman, Mr. Hunter of Vir-
well attested by ail history, that they | ginin; Mr. Darnwe 11, of South Carolina,
find most fault with power in others, who, than whom no baiter loan nor purer
themselves, exercise ungranfr.d power- Mtatosman ever blessed his country or
most freely. This is the sure, unerring h domed a Senate; and many more well
nt r-mark of that ambition which made | deserving of mention ; all of whom have
Ciosar and Ominwelland Bonaparte tram- « V er been Chnntpiona of tho rights oftho
pie Ttpoo tbo liberty they swore to defend, Sutos, and all of whom voted for and
i grasp empire. > i advocated the Conscription Laws. Yet,
popular to thn
i now remember but one more issue
i tho 11 tH di» v «f Ducftmb'w,
wo* pu*nu(i ka.tun a^ the
id Furlough act. Hy tlii* nut
s was paid to ovory privato and
Thus every plan for authoriaing vol- 1
un*'.urn had been tried; every inducement j
had been offurud which the government j
able to offer; every appeal had been
made, and fttill our rngimenU win but .
rkelctons. Still, half tko*# regiment*
is out. which it wn* proper
insert: Huncu ulgltt <.f the oighteeo
am loftlrioteu and qualiflod in the
'ru.
power*
very term* of the grant. Tho power
mPJPV—M raise ami support armies is limitod as to
„oiik. . till, half tko*e regiments i t j, e latter branch—support. ' Soappro-
v;«nL * U r!«ol h0 «n^ T n««*u^ D «n* ! prl^tiou of money for that purpose shall
****** *,.. 1 ^ f 0r ^longer period than two voar# —
So api
uuR-eommissioned officer in the service, { and Kishinr Creek, and Donelson and j fo^alonffar^Hriod tilnn ^wo^voa
who would remain in aurvico for three ! Naahvillo, had covered the land like so N 0 w the rmwor to rabie ariufe* is the
years from tho original enlist mont, or for j many thick pall* of darkness. Ot» every ’ • ’ 1
the war; and to every man who | ~
jluntoer or enlist
the ju-t and uquit! ruio of the C<m»i itution,
instead of ih- hatud dogmas of a mad suc-
tional party, tbo border State* would nut
bar.* left the Tniori, and il is doubtful
whether thc cotton States would havu ru-
rn ttined out of the Union. But madness
and folly ruled oar enemies, and success
and power were the result* to
State complaints buvnni" y/|Fu.». tv> w«.>. • U uw .omyuWi uff..nnuiunii---/| .
Southern mind. It ij> no! rtraDge, therj- ! upon which an.atfompt was made to sxcite ; years or ror rue war.
for#, that ti;.- ftarnoht nnd tho ambitious I nn opposition to the adminfotraliun of the 1 mouths soldier rc-eminting waft to havo
-indeed all the cla»#o" Lr.t mentioned—’ govurrnnen'. Thu oceo-ion t-.r thi* nt- ; forlough for .-txty days, with transports- - - ,
should H*ek to inv.Ao tbu force of this j tempt it. found in thu acu of <>n«reas | K» A b l. c „ k r ' .‘ Su . ch n °t : capital, “ n _<|. H ostro.r.n_gour people.
- -
and even those who had boot)
Won the conscript law intended Ut dc.-*- ; the men of yesterday tell us that these
troy the States? Did itdtatroy tho States?; mow m o usurping powor which may
On the contrary, history will record tho cruBb tbo Statos l Hus absurdity uo limit
fact, that it saved tho Statet. and saved —uflVuntery nn blush? Hus statesman-
Yea. it drove back the , s hip no nvocutiuu but f.tult-flndiug; pa-
or , many thick pall* of darkness. Oti every ml j or proposition, and oithor of the liml-
w./uld j atdo tho enemy was gathering, boasting, tattons now proposed to bo inserted, is the’country Yea. it drove back tbo . shin no ave
i tha sorvice for three pressing, robbing and destroying. A | greater than th« limitation upon the power ! . oro j.. n j nv adar and secure# to its do- triotism no
A'*-, mk twelvo | rngblT .r»>, -blob no «,A Molfnori. | J, , upporl . Dirt (I.. clum.j- fr.m.r. in- : JE,hoof .tttiiw hl«ln .
'“‘“s.r**.*?!•.*«»! bo :(w|id »]i'"f!.'ihZgh , tof‘ ! .Mk n in“o«; i ' |U,,l “ ca "" n , " d Utvtmi ' «•• <••«.»>-.'>•'»*'«»•> “•“'«**»• - «"»
But It is ngnil! s.iil tlmt this p
und hut powor; ambition i
...Hm in blood, aud tlm country
peace, to dofam'e the law as an usurpation, no destiny but dissention and endlees
stifc I ‘“bHIuT,‘.«.i,. „m a* t» j ftJkaSSaSIt Max c.mi.rtor.to jhw.0-
! inn III Ilioir li.b.M. (*nri in ..1 known m tlm Conscruit l.tiw., Tb. dis- -•*'• ’•? D ,J nonm vrnrn to Im.o the coin- , hungry li ousts rievnur too gr.il Dimes . , ftrlu [ e ," j, li rtl ,Locl hv the nowor lo • i; as slaves' tors merit nut your ru nlidencu, will not
clani'irs a.-ai.m ibe ' v.iiferten' f aflootion b.« proeon t • bn limit, ii In eg- 'I^o'tad hLai. 'n i h’aa^eruaMn^fkatamt'lMn^to^aur ' cn " 0,11 **•« ™UIUa. With all duo ilotur- I Nor will I omltthii oucaalno lo outer , tb„ JSci.iou of your highest Htato Court
Government an , the C.n red rate Kieru- lent, nnd must soon pass a wav and, ike I money andleren thoir'-holmd bow. n , beart-er ..dim* ho ‘ r*« A 0 J ; .nee, I must say Ibis Mnfounding the nsy protest against that folly, now .0 1 -a Court composed of judge, than who..,
five,in .,-a-i<n and ..uinf.es n, tn cry, . the other attempt, to whirh t have allu- ! "[o'? ,*£** An ti.. lo b • e.Sem. warn y bM Aaiatnn. h.ifnf nnn.f with tbo militia, ii triUlnK wiA tho common, of ullempting to ateite jeal- aro more eminent as juriita nor
"Slate Right. NV f i ded, will bo remembered only to be ra- *j h “ ’"/’Z'"““V®/VjS,* 1 VI'a,Vi..« n.ul ! tlml^wouMhomi- ildwi,.• guaatllB. ThcmililU is a posca ...nab. ousies. eoutrOTorlic. and ooutiel. between om ro Worthy as meai-appeasu your
... will givey,.u trank.y my ", mb n ot our . ireltod.. The r.l.liou which I .Uarto , '; f aSThSlV«i IhUsI! rmarv nfw.i ' nominTto tak^thaTrolaMi Thn ^mpM IHhment-egwU always fn all tboStatoa. tbc States and thoir owu common gov- wrath and convince your judgments? Is
5TjrstMi"ut T Mr. Da,,. ,in tb..idj»d.»mwM^|'g?«J!SK"n.ttS'',»;>)«.-. >•«* not|««»..«,.T", n, ! ilu "';^; ri^Vo?
p l ,"''l t , i . n ia7"r'?„ r rthr« P «^ ‘ih'iS'te I ^C“*3SuU «a. iran'ied lb. HtlZ !fcwpJSii ttoShloMtoS'.VusSSk ' and .".Kin*thn^p«|d"' <5n uon.l.
. Lir t l« ^rtJ .erv,?e h.'v, l , e„ re 1 watchYn thlt dark and stormy Lu ^ * lar ** 'rootinr cgtv.sad to sudden wa.a Korernmonl foreign lo tbo Staler, , right but those who condemn tho law ?
view, upon l.l— glMWn. Hue. , dhitarSJ.’ 1' .. „‘L. un IT. L. i V hostile ind an tribes. Uis- | and the uecessary and unyielding enemy ' (Jau uotm ho trustworthy but tho.so who
Before entering upon (he argument, j ducM by ttwm ana ttlacdargea. 1 h're waa no ramedy left butto kaep tory had also th.twn that Republic* were , of the State?. Too paoplo are evOrtantly • purxUt in dUcord? Hji* it cotna to tbia,
de*ir« tn rchoar-n some fact? which will t put it was said many would not join oil tbc fa/Bntetita and ergantxauon* w« tu bjoct to insuncctiotiA aiiUrresiitaoco t* warned net to (ru*t, not to help, not to ! tlmt »-tnfo#iiiaii D bip cun actilo no principle;
t effectually ©xpoMjthe fallacy of so. ne i Hi/, uig organisation;, who would, iron- , liaa, ana to fill them up, by a eyatem of ( t he process of law. fh* desire was to I ausUin, but to distrust and to resiat tbeir character uxcito uo confidence; and the
• •■ • ■ 1 * v - 1 A ; compuUory enlistment, and that remedy i j, r0 »ide a power ample to protect thi. own government#* some insidious mon- courts end no controversy ? Does free-
tr» ho eff-iotivu must be speedy ana tbor- • Jnrge frontier front Indian incursions, t» j ster always stretching for power to dostroy dcut of speech consist tu assailing tbo
grud.- in relation to tne mcesimes wmen ^ "T m’ 1 r .cr . j ou * h ; , j preserve iutarnalpeace sod seearfty, and [ the 8tatet<. .Vow. my friendly who are i constituted authorities of tha land, and
givey"" I
MrtbB““.ir.d‘VoM.y«" I’.Viun'ho.'iid 1 .Iw.y.tbm
ty-flvalh'ciaand men to coerCc sovereign 1 * n 'l Wlt ’ 1
PtttM to , scction.l rule, .ud . pmties. I niwm*
by this g.ant effort of itnbeciliw, Virginia f ? v 9 r
—glotiouxoid Virginia
our arms wide open to reev-ve nor.—
Doubts were alt rumored, a«aknos> was
all gone—wo wore confldont, strong ami
unitud ; Virginia was with us. Soon the
great States of North Carolina, Tennessee
and Arkansas followed, and for the same
reoions. At onc.j we had a lorrit >ry not
surpassed by any nation—large, compact
and fertile. Our whit* population
gle old political friend of
State, has received a civil
his hand?, I am to thi* ho
Thoso things are not «•#
i favorable judgment ; h
i tense of seif ru.
;bt different-
ut political ; r.ar
ur«©d in his I Ult<
illy my first ■ vim
rh poftitlor.
'no.’ Sn this I I cgl.-uig i>rg»nitsticn?, who would, if,
• n mission at j c harge» which have been tnadf; and often 1 couraged, vol an tour m new one*, analhi
Put iw.ro of 1 ,,,prated against the Prosidenl «nd Cuu- i tn opportunity ouh« to be chn.,.i
: grin, in relation to tho m cc.iitles which ! «r to chooso oglcer., &c.
wtod to win j produced the resort to conscription to ho, on tho 22d day of January, 180!
I oxperienco | rouintairi out armiw. r - ngreaa passed an aot authorizing the
1 realize a* It has been wtid that there wa.** no ot- Fieatdent “to appoint nnd uomn»niton *
protect this J own governments# some insidio
tier from Indian Incursions, to ster always stretching for power to desti
utarnal peace and security, ami the State*. Now, my friends, who __ _ .
Hut it in said this legislation is uncan-jtodo all this without a large stunding i they that administer the Confederate freedom of opinion confer tho right to
e | stitutional—that Congress had no power army. ThU was thc very purpose oftho j States ! A rot boy not oitlscut of th* States, disregard adjudicated law? Bowaro, my
n ; to raine an army by compulsiott. Woll, ! militia. It wa* not to prosecute war, but ’ deUrgato* from tbo States? Aro nut thoir counlryineni lc’st with such wild, uttbri-
o if this be true toon tbe govornment was ( to proftorvothe peace—to be used iu bud- Interestviall iu the Sutos? Have I lost my rlloH thoorios, yon mistake \icontiousness
tnlions or ( a failure. We had no government—no . don cmergcncio*—Mitd to tbia end it was , affection for my State because you have j„ r freedom, and enthrone bloody anar-
Judgeiho koop’upt-ho army ; that calls on the State* ftompat.ios, and all persons thu? onlistod j Confederate Government. And what a , organized to ho kept a)wayu trained, al- . honored me as her delegate in that gov- c hy in tho eoatol’luw-restraining liberty.
for iocrea-i n # them wore added hi u’rcat V’reddunt by the merit t bis ability and would Imre secured all the troops needed hy them were to have, in addition to j spectacle would wo thus have presented j ways officered, in every locality. And a» ernmont which was created by the rttatc* CnsuUta have written, and cabinets have
nuantiites and thottgh terrible war was lho patriotic motives, and iv tho principlef j and that, if at the time these laws wero bounty, “pay, transportation and aubais- to tho nations of tho earth. Wo were 1 tbo intlitia embraced tbu great body Oftho 1 and whoso bus in o*j i< to protect the , dcbaiod, to uacertain thu best form or
K*n. V hv which all thi* sncee** was ft< - hi- administration, h . u s judging him. adopt<«l the mcosslty did not oxi.t, that tence from th© date of the organization of ; asking them to recognize us a nation—to poopio waoeo business was nut war, but | Hutus ? In not my family, my property, government and the truu philosophy or
• ’ clarMo you that •' I had now to | p..\'<j*-ir v w u » brought about by tbu nog- lho (?oynpany.‘ ' reeuivw us into their family as a#* fode- agriculture, eoiuiocrcu. andall tbo Indus- : u»y hoipe, my every Interest aud » , l v « r .V governing. Every form has bad Its adro*
l do the foci that 1 am capable of lifting I carton fm tho paanga of those laws . that oersons sh field officer* or Captain? 1
resource* quad- ! myself above all tbesepetty, but toe often the spirit of volunteering was untplo to ■ raise regiment?, squadrons, ba'tn
►r with facilities popular considerations * .J ran Judge tho j keep up tho army; that calls on the State* ftompat.ios, and all persons thu?
quired, y v t with the war canto to us the I declarodo
power ti# meet it.
brought about by tbu nog- lho Company.' . — „
ant *r tvreilgbt itt tbe Fro-1 Again, a geaorai authority to ergauue^ peadeat iueusber. zo eatlue M to bo se
- agriculture, romtuurru, and all tbo iudus- ! uiy home, my every inturent utnl every governing. Every form has bad i
• ^trial pursuits, aud ou^bt, not, therefore, • hope still iu suy 9U(f .' rfhy have i 9ft ivh