Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-08-14

A.y The Constitution of the United States.
lii" President is constituted coinnander-in-
cies OF the army and navy, ana OF the militia
Of the several S;l;cs, When called into tic
actual service of the Uuied States. TIE
Constitu ion declares, also, that he shall take
care that the laws b: faithfully cyecated. and
that Ec Shall, from time 20 time. give T.. -.
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has power, by the Constitution,
to provide for calling forth the militia to exc
cute the laws Of The Union: and suitable and
appropriate acts OF Congress have been passed
rs well for providing far c&i.iag ior!h le
nilitia,as for placing other saiShla and eil!-
cicnt IncanS in the :ia!,ds CT the President. 10
enable him 10 discharge the Constitutional
functions OF his Office.
The second scc:ion Of the &ct Of the TWEEN.
ty-eighth Of February, seycnlcca hundrcd
and ninety-ivc, declares, that whenever the
laws Of the United States shall be opposed,
or their execution obsiructcd, in any State
BY combination too powerful to be suppressed
by the ordinary course of Judicial proceed
ings, or the power vested in The Alarsilals, the
President may call forlh the militia, so t:.r rs
may be necessary, TO suppress such combina-
tiona, and to cause The laws to be duly exc
cuted.
By The act of March 8, 1907, it is provided
that in all cases of obstruction to The laws,
either CT the UEiicd St,tes crany individual
State or Territory, where it is liwGul for the
President 10 call forth the militia for the pur-
pose Of causing the laws 10 be duly executed,
it shall be lawful for him to employ for the
same purposes. such part Of the IAIi or n:iva!
force Of the U. States rs shall be judged Re-
cessary.
These several enactmcnts are now in full
force, so that if the laws of the United States
are opposed or obstructcd, in any State or
Territory, by combinations too powerful 10
be suppressed by the judicial authorities, ii
becomes Il case in which it is the duly of the
President, either 10 call ont the militia or to
employ the military and naval force Of the
United States, or TO do both il in his judg-
ment the exigency Of the occasion shall so
require, for the purpose Of supprcssing such
combination.
The constitutional duty of The Prcsilca; is
plain and peremptory: and the authority vest
ed in him by law, for its performance, c:car
ard ample.
Texas is State authorized to maintain ller
own laws. 50 fur as they are nnt rcpugnant TO
the Constitution, LAWS and treaties CT the
United Statcs; to suppress Instructions
against her authority, and TO pu:,is!! those
who may commit treason against the S;at2:
according to the forms provided b. her own
constitution and her owli laws.
Rut I'll this power is local and confined en-
t;rclv within the Limits of Texas herself. She
can possibly confer 10 authority which can be
lawfully exercised beyond her OWN boun-
dries.
All this is plain and hardly needs argamcn:
or elucidation. If Texan militia, therefore,
march into any one Of the other States, or
into any territory Of the United States there
to execute Or enforce any law Of Texas, they
become at that moment trcSpassrr; they are
10 longer under the protection Of any lawful
authority, ard are 10 be regarded nerc!y IS
int.uders and if within sucA Sia!c or Terri
tory they obsiruc; am law Of the United,
ci,hcr by power Of arms or mcrc power Of
numbers. constituting sucia combination rs
is too powerful to be suppressed BY the civil
authority. the President Of the United States
has no option left to hin, but is bvund 10
obey the solemn injunction Of the ConSi:tn-
tuition, and exercise the high power vested in