Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-08

Other border States favored armed
neutrality-that arming being to pre-
vent union and disunion troops occu-
pying their soil This would be dis
union complete. Figuratiyely, 1T
would be building impassable walls
along the line Of separation, yet un-
der the guise Of neutrality would tie
the hands Of the tnionists and feed
insurrectionists; taking all the trou-
bic from secession hands, except
what arises from external blockade,
and would be giving malcontents to
dis union without a struggle Of their
own. 1t recognizes no fidelity to the
Constitution, no obligation to main
tain Union, while many loyalists
favor it. 1t is very injurious.
Recurring to the action of the gov
ernment-it first called for $4,000
men and then proclaimed a blockade.
The insurrectionists announced pri-
watering, a call was made for three
years troops, and large additions
were made to the army and navy
hcse measures We're ventured upon
under popular demand, and public
necessity, trusting to Congressional
ratification. Soon after, it was con-
sidcred duty to authorize the Com
manding General to suspend habcos
co1Yus where public safety required.
This was necessary to the execution
Of the laws.
The continuance of this law, made
', S;1cI II 41 Al,
liens liberty, practically relieved
more of the guilty than the innocent.
10 state the question more directly:
Are all the laws but one to be unexe-
cuted, and government go to pieces
lest one be violated? But it was be-
Eeved that the suspension of the
h0OcUs corpus Was not unconstitution-
al; forbearance has been so eXtraor-
dinary and SO long continued, as in
duced foreign nations to shape their
actions on supposition of an early
dissolution.
The administration We're concerned
but are now happy to state the sove-
relGnty OF the Union is everywhere
practically respected. Sympathy for
the Government is manifested through
the world. Secretaries will give de
tailed information to the Executive,
and departments ready to supply
omissions necessary to guide orr de
liberations. The adoption Of meas
lires is recommended to make the
contest short and decisive, that You
place 1T the Government 5 disposal
at least 100000 men and S40O,OOO,-
900. OF that number of men 1OO,-
600 are now available. Within the
willing region that sum is but q twen-
ty-third Of ;he wealth Of men who
seem willing to devote their all. Six
hundred million is less per head than
the Revolutionary proportion. Sure
lv the motive now is as strong as
then; y right result now will be worth
to the world ten times the men, and
ten times the money. The legisla-
tive sanction only is necessary; ma
tcrial for work is abundant. The
greatest Government perplexity is
the avoidance Of receiving men fast,
er than prepared.
The people will save the govern
ment if the government will but do
its duty. While there is percepti-
bility, but little difference between
and revolution, the traitors
knew they could never raise their
treason to the respectability of re-
volution, by a name implying viola
ton Of law; they could advance in
in the teeth of the noble
sentiments of the people. they COM
menced insidiously to debauch pub
lie sentiments, invented ingenious
which, if considered
followed incidents to des-
of the Union.
Their sophism is legal, peaceful
without the Unions con-
sent, thus sugar coating rebellion. the