The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-19
By the Prssident Of The United States Of America :
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas whilst hustilities exist with various Indian
tribes the remote frontiers Of the United States and
whilst in other respects the public peace seriously threat
ened Congress had adjourned without granting
supplies for the army depvng the Executive of the power
TO perform his duty in relation TO the common defence and
security and extraordinary occasion has thus arisen for
assembling the two houses Of Congress do therefore by
this proclamation the said houses
the Capitol in the city of Washington Thursday The
2lst day Of August inst hereby requiring the respective
senators and representatives then and there TO assemble
consult and determine such the
Union may seem to require
In testimony whereof, have caused the seal OF the
SEAL United States 10 be bereunto affixed and signed
the with my hand.
Done at the city of Washington, the 18th day Of Au-
gust in the Of Lord thousand eight hundred
and fifty and the independence Of the United States
the eighty-frst FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By order
W. L. MARCY, Secretary Of State.
1t win be from the foregoing proclamation that the
President has felt it to be his duty view of the failure
Of Congress to make the necessary appropriations for the
army to convene Congress to meet again Thursday
next No who thinks of the disastrous consequences
of disbandng the army under existing circumstances
fail to the necessity for this The constitution
imposes upon the President the solemn duty Of seeing
the laws executed and this end provides him with
military force for the defence and security of the
country. But Congress has failed provide the
supporting the who compose the army. The const
tuition does however authorize the President on extrao
binary occasions to Congress and this The
only remedy in his hands for securing the of main
tanning the army and through that branch Of the service
Of preventing disastrous consequences be has promptly
and wisely resorted to il.
to this extraordinary remedy has been forced
upon the Executive by the persistence Of portion OF
house Of Congress in a which have agair
and again characterized factious and revolutionary
has been persisted in with full knowledge that 1t would
defeat all appropriations for the army and thus leave h
public peace unprotected orequirng extra session
Congress The revolutionary had Legitimate
nexOn with appropriation bill The two houses agreed
the appropriation bill proper but the House insisted
RnneIing unusual and unconstitutional condition
the BILL and persisted in II until finally factous minor
" resortsd the Of defeating the bill which de
tail in another article We have practical illustra
ton Of the spirit which actuAies the republican leaders
longer be questioned that they resolved to rule
ruin the government II lie necessary conjoe
whether the spirit will not produce the
suit the session That matter for Congress
The President has his duties perform under the consu
ton and be has resored the only power that be
the laws executed and the peace Of the country
served the House Of Representatives choose persevere
in their effort the Senate and the President and
that prevent the execution Of the laws and the
maintenance Of peace the responsibility III where it
Senate has done its duty and win do II again the House
has taken perlous step in revolution and remains
10 be seen whether Il viii be repeated.