Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-11

This document, transmitted from Washington
bv telegraph, and necessarily somewhat imper-
feet on that account, will be found in our col
,umns. II IL devoted exclusively \ to the one
great topic which now agitates the country and
attracts the attention Of the world, and its
facts, reasonings and recommendations will be
examined with more or less care, as the people
may be inclined 20 investigate the subject, or
content themselves with the widely proclaimed
policy Of pushipg on the war. The President
doubtless intends high compliment e, the men
composing the army, when he declares that
there ID scarcely o regiment "from which there
could not be selected president, cabinet, q
congress, and perhaps court, abundantiy com.
petent to administer the Government itself" "
AS things 20, we are inclined to think this
somewhat high-wrought eulogism upon our citi-
zen soldery, substantially deserved, Certainly
there 10 not one from which person could not
be selected, qualified to present the subject mat.
ter Of our national difficulties, in clearer and
more concise form, than has been done in the
paper under consideration,--
The historical portion Of the message is not
likely to attract particular attention, since all
the facts which 1t recites are fully known to the
public, and so fresh in the recollection of intel
iieent readers as scarcely to require repro.
duction. The account Of the proceedings rela.
tive 70 Fort Sumter, omits to state all the cir.
cumstapces, and the vacillating policy of the
Government on that subject, Perhaps that was
not necessary, since these have become ques.
tions Of the past, and Congress has only to do
with the existing and actual circumstances con-
nected with the war. ''
There is really but one Important considera'
tion in the message, and that is the demand for
400,0 900 men and $40O 600 600 to- carry on the
war. ,Thisis the point upon which the Admin
istraton rests its hopes, and possessed Of which,
It will be able to carry on the war with toiera-
BILE yigor. We do not doubt that this will be
granted, and certainly, II the momentous issues
whose solution we are attempting are to be de
termned by military power, the call Of the Ex.
ecutlye is no larger than the circumstances will
require. Precisely by what system the $4OO,.
900 900 required this year, and the thousands OF
millions which must be had before the war
closes, areto be raised, does not at this time
The President virtually admits the correct
| ness of the Allegations which have been made
lin various quarters, that in his official action b,
has gone beyond the line OF Constitutional anC
| legal power, when he asks that Congress shall
ratify the acts in question. He says, "thes'
measures rthe call for three years. volunteers
and for large additions to the regular army
whether strictly legal or not,, were entered
upon under what appeared TO be a popular de
mand and public necessity" thus placing th'
Executive estimate Of 20 popular demand ant
public necessity above the Constitution ant
the laws. We trust that this admission Of th,
Chief Magistrate himself, will be accepted b,
our city cotemporary which calls upon US Il
tell when President Lincoln "dared to disregard
the Constitution," and charges Us with "wilfu
| and unscrupulous falsiicaton," for attributinf
/ to the Executive what is here freely admitted
In the message to Congress. 81.
The allusion by the President to the proceed
iasA fnr ansPAnding The prigilAsS Of the visit q
habsas corpus, does not, that we can see, throv
fanylnew Light upon th at question. Certainly th
1 Administration view Of the case is not as vel
presented as 1t he's been done hundred time
by the Republican newspapers. Possibly tn
Attorney General, whose opinion Is promised
may present stronger justification, for execu
tive Interference with this great safeguard 70
the liberty OF the citizen. :, ...d 80.
There can be no question, we think, tina
Congress will fully sustain the Government i
providing men and-so fer as it may be able
means for carrying on the war. Whatever ma
be the opinion of members respecting the neces
sty for its commencement, the means for il
. vigorous prosecution will not be withheld 8
long al, there is confidence in the Administrs
j tio1 under whose direction it ia to be prose
cuted, or until some peaceful method Of adjust
ment shall be developed. IN Y journal 9
CorpHltree. h.. 80 -.