The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-06

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euttvs vsIl nnfsstsod, and h wing ssik n 4
70 thsn In the Iusueurri Ada -sss re- =
have no eonaiet without bsfsg yourssiv'
"a: sggrsssorhr He took painsno teniy y ks,
ms dsslsraiioc good, bat slse 70 kesp sse.s
ofr from hilarious scptistry. s.' that q
world shouk not nissndsfsts.A a. NJ =
affair At Fat Sumter. with its sursu, ding oh
cumstsncss, that poist vas r.achsd- lb>. sr.
thereby the a.ssi,an of the aoverrrnes Z bcgr.
the COZ hiet OF srna Wihoast . guu In tght .
n neSpsctsncy 70 rvturn thsir frs. ssvp e.ty u
Is. IN n. fort, s.ot % ths, ha ,bcs Xe>n :S<b.
give that protection In wh.tsyNw VS. hst.f
In this act, discardipg ali .lss, "A ~ h.vs rsres<
| upon the country the distinet is.n =; immsflrfr
dissointicu or blood. And this IA vus s~br.ss'
nere than the fsts of thsss Unttssf StssssL
presents TO the vbcls family Of me. ths qustle-
whethsr Csnsutuiiopsl Rspsh'is o. De-
mecrscy, q sov~nnsat q the pscpis y
tns same people, cn or cannot mA tntakn u
trritelial integrity 20 .inst lie evu aomes1fr
foes. II prssents the question vhstksa disssr-
tented tndivtdsais, too fsw IN nsnbss 70 80
,tol ,ne Administrations according tetksa rgsnk>
sv In any case, can always upon the pra 'snc~H
made IN this case, or any Other prste.a =. O
mbitrsriiy without sby pretenss. Sr,>A -
Their goverumsLt, and tina practically "a q
end TO fres government upon the ssrtk.. Ek
forces US 10 AK, Is tbere IN all rrpubliss A.
inhsrant and fatal weakness ?" Must . ~
v,rAm,nt OF necessity be too strong Ter n,
ubefuea ~ its own people, or toe weak %
MAINTAIN its own sxistenos1 50 visving IA
ssue, no choice was hh but 10 call cot the v.s
power OF ths Govenmsnt, and 40 ts r..i-f
the force employed for lis destruction hy fexss
'or It's pressrv stion. This call was msds, "A
the response Of ths county was rnost grstRy-
Ing, surpa'sios IN urauir,iiy aud spirit tks
most sanzu'ne ekpec atloas. Yet noas 81 ths
ststes, commonly c1llsd slavs st.tss euessk
Dsls -Sr~ gave q regiment thruuxs hs r.rs-
ar s'ats organis'tion. few Iski N sn,s bsvs
been orgsni1ed vithia ens c,hsrs of thss.
sst's by individual ,atsryriss and rsosvsA
into ihs Govsnment s>rvi.e. ~ UsU~rs.. ths
secedsd states, 80 called, and 70 vhieh Tszna
had b.en joined, about the tin. Il tn. t.snru-
ration rave no troopsto ths c,us of The Uass,.
Ihs Border states, 10 eall'd, were not uni,srn
IN tholr sciiou, sons of then bsag a.
most for the Union, vhils In oth<s,
as IN virginia North Carolina, Tennessee ana
AfkAnsas tbs Union sentiment was nsariy rs-
'rsseed and silsnced. The courss taksa i. Vs.
einis was the most remarkable, ysrhaps
NE most Important Convsution slsstsa
hia very question OF disrupting the Fsasr-
al Unioa WAS In sesdon at the ssEka.a
OF Virginia whom Fort Samtsr fell.
To this body the people had ehossa lsFrs
majority OF ptofcsssd Unisn men. Almost h.
msdiatsly after the fall Of Sumter. naux
members Of that majority wsat evsr ts ~
original disunion minority, and with thsa
adopted an ordinance for vithdravins ths
state from the Union. Whsthsr this chaags vas
wrought BY thar great spprovh Of the sssaals
upon Sumter or thar great rssentmsnt at tks
Gsverpment's rssistancs 10 that assault L nst
d, hnitely known, although they subnittsl
the ordin ancs for ratification TO a vote Of ths
p p,cpls, 70 bs taken on . day thsa ssns-
what more than . menth distant ths
onvsniion and the Legislature which vus
90 In session al the same time and place Win
.sins men Of the state not msnbss =
,hsr, iamsdiatsly eomnsaosd aotinx -
tho state was already oat Of ths
Union. They pushed military prspsratS.us
igor usly forward all over tho state. Thsv
,sxed the United Stat.s Amosy At Harp~t
reIy and the Navy Yard at lGosport sssr
their state, isis. bodies d trod,s A, with ,s.;s
wailiks appointments from the - called -
coded states. Thsy formally sstsrsd iass
q treaty Of temporary allisnes with ~ -
called Confederate States, and ssnt msnbsssts
their Copgress at Montgomery, end ssaRy
msnt to DO Transferred 70 thsir capital q
Richmond. The people OF Virginia have thaa
allowed this - insurroction TO make lie nssN
within her Q, ind thus Gov rt nsnt hS
20 choice ls. TO dsal with Il whore Il hpt
l., and II haA "a less to regret, as tho loJ
citizens have In duo form claimed its %
t,cticD. Thess loyal citll.Is this goysrnms
Is bould to rec lgniEe and proteot a. being
Virginia. In the border states, 90 called, in
fact the middle states, there are those whs fA-
yor policy which they call armed neutrality.
That Is an armlng Of uese states 10 prevent the
, union forces passing one way OF the do
would 10 disunion completed. Fisurstivsly
Speaking, IL would be tie building Of N
mpsssable wall a'ot x the line Of sspArAtto9.
. nd yet not quite an impnssblo ons, for unASR-
The fu,ss Of neutrality II would tie tho hsads
u the Union men, and freely pass ppliss fron
'nonR ihom 10 the insurrectiJ nists, which n
could not do as an open enemy; at q strobe n
would take all the trouble OF he hands OF seess-
ion except only what pro, eds q ON the sx-
ttrnal blockade. II would 90 for this dl, unsniata
that which OF all things they most desire, fssl
hem we'll and give them Oisunion without a
'ruggls Of heir oWp. |, rec ,gnz.e no Gdelity 70
.hs sCsfsutution, no obi ion 20 msintAin thu
Union, and while very n any who have fayor,d
It, all coubus's 10y al citizens, Il IL ney~ths-
lsts very Injurious in efeet..
Recurring to the action Of the GoyeruussnfI
Il may be stated that at first a call was made
for 75, 600 militia, and rapidly following this
a proclamation was ieusd for closing 10
ports Of the irsurrectionary districts, by pro-
cesdings in the nature Of blockade. SofAr al
was believed TO he strictly legal.
At this point the insurrect tionistG annossssA
their purpose to enter upon the prAetios u
privatsoring
Other calls were made for volunteers 10 sarvs
Years unless sooner discharged, and also foE
argo additions 10 the regular army and navy.
These measures whether strictly legal OF not
we're v,ntarod upon under what appeared to b
4 popular demand, and public ns-
,sssity trusting then a. now that Con-
Sress would read ly ratlfy than. 1t 10 BE-
lisved that nothing has been dsas
beyond the constitutional compstsney Of Co..
Sre's. Soon altar the frat call for militia it
vas ctnsidered duty TO autht rIs the esaA-
handing geno'a, In proper cases, according
to his discretion, 70 suIpond the privilege q
he writ OF hAb.as eorpas, or, In Other words.
70 arrest and dstain, without resort to Ne
ordinary processes and forms OF law, such m
liyiduAb as he might deem dangerous to the
public sa'sty. Thh authority has Pur-
posely bean exercised but very spariag-
y. Nevertheless, the legality and pCo-
priety Of what has been done under Il are quas-
lionsd, and tho attention Of the country has
bssn called TO the proposition that one whs h
sworn 70 take care that the laws be faithfully
executed, should not himself violate thsm. %
course some conAidSraton was given 10 Ne
q uestions Of poHsr and propriety befsrs this
matter were acted upon. 1hs whole Of the lAwH
which was r' quired TO be faithfully exscatSa
we're bong resisted and falling Of execution n
Bss rly one third of the states Must they bs
allowed 70 finally fail Of sxscu,ion, even
had II been perfectly clear that BY thS
use Of tho means necessary 10 their sxs-
cut on, some single law made In such extreme