Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-12-25
C0YeTnnr BarLIeL,s Ma3s1-o.

Mr.. BARLEY, in lis message, Of course,
calls the attention of the Legislature :" to
those pleasing circumstances which evince
the goodness Of an everything Providence, to
whose power we are indebted for all we en-
joy" He seems, howeycr-when he comes
to speak of calling out volunteers, at the
command of the General Government, to
fight the battles of slavery-to forget this
same everything Providence, and to have no
regard or reverence for any higher power
than the President of the United Siatas.-
We give two or three extracts from the mes
sage, which is all we have room for at pres
ent.
On the Goth Of May last received through
the War Department., Il requi>ition from the
President Of the Uuited States for three reri-
ments of volunteers, Infantry or Kiilsmpu.
for the service Of the United States. in the
pending war with the Republic Of Mexico
This call of the President was made in ODE
dience to the act of the 18th of May, 1916.
which had passed both branches OF Congress
by an almost unanimous vote. The standing
forces of the United States then engaged in
the war, were believed to be in imminent
peril, and the national defence near the seat
of war was supposed to require immediate
assistance from the volunteer militia of the
States. Under the high responsibilities inn
posed upon me, ! did not consider myself at
liberty to disregard this call upon the patri-
otism of the State. How ever much the eX-
istence Of war may be deplored. and howev-
or great the difference of opinion about the
unfortunate events which led to it, when the
State was dn'y called upon nrder the author
ity, OF the Constitution and laws Of the Uni
ted States for military aid, the solemn in
functions ct duty imposed upon me az the
Executive officer OF The State, as we'll as ey-
cry dictate Of pa'rIollsm' inPeratlvely de-
niahutd' as considered prompt and energet-
lc action on my part to comply with the call,
IN the true meaning aud spIrt Of the Con
siiiuilon.
II when a war be actually existing he.
tween the United States and a forciun ma
lion, and dulv authorized by 4 law Of Com.
gress, a State, when called upon by the na-
tional authorities, be at liberty to DISREGARD
the iniuuctions of the Constitution. and
Iadge tor itself as to the necessity and expc-
ulehcy OF the war, either to withhold It's as
Sls'ahce from the unlied States, or TO Afford
guy " 'd''ef'hg' uhWI'lhg ana lheiectu"I
"iu' Tue supremacy OF our system ct govern
Inen' must soon be at an end and the constI-
'u'ionai munlmenlS OF our national defence
prove unayalllng. When the emergency of
d war Win a foreign halloh Is actually exist
ihg' no superficial considerations OF tempo
raTy Inconvenience or Pecunlary sacrifice
should prevent the performance ofthose high
duties OF patriotism which each state OF the
national contederacy. as well as every citizen
OF the Republic, owes to the country and TO
the cause of civil liberty.
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The army of the United States is now in
possession. by conquest, of five of the pro-
ylnces OF Mexico: Tamaulipas, New Leon,
chihuahua, New Mexico, and California
The military commander who headed the for
ces which took possession OF New Mexico,
has Affected TO make a formal annexation Of
this prDViupp IN tho IInitpI StatsE-b1s pro-