Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-20

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South and the closing up Of her ports at by force.
var and after wards BY tariff Laws 10 ace deliber
stey resolved upon BY the East. And cir, when ono
this policy vas begun, the selfsame motives Of vsnip
commerce and thresiened loss OF trade impeed the gres
city of New York. and her merchants and her politician
and her prcss with here and there honorable eIcer
ton 10 place herself in tho very front rank among ID
vCrsbppers Of holoch. Much indeed, Of that oubuii
and uprising In ihs North which followed the peoclsma
ZION Of the i1h Of April ue perhaps, - the pres
huaton ITSELF called forth, not % hnch BY the FL
\ oil Fort Sumter-sn event long antcipstedas by tn
notion that the "irsurrectop nigh: be crushed out In
few weeks II not By the display, certainly, al <sst b.
the presence OF an vervhelmiDg force. > ~ G
These, cir. we're the chief which. along vi
Others, lad TO change in the policy Of the Adnrissra
on, and instead Of peace forced headIong Into
| war. With all its accumulated horrors. .-.
But whatever may have been the causes or the mo
tiyes Of the ao 1t IL certain that there change il
the policy which the Administration meant 70 adopt,
which at least they led the country believe they in
tended 10 pursue vii not venture TO assert whs
may yet some day be made to appear that the lubte
quent acts Of the administration, and enormous aud
persistent inracCoas Of the Cous tutou i've high handed
usurpstons Of power formed sny part OF deliberate
conspiracy TO overthrow the present form of federal
pabican government, and TO ss atlsh strong oonso-
dated Government 10 It's stead No. ti; shstevtr then
purposes nov rather think that 10 the beginning they
rushed heedessy and teldong into the guilt believing
that the Of then far distant and difficult
OF access the display Of vgor In reinforcing Forts 5uo
ter and Pckens and 10 calling out seventy thousand
militia upon the firing OF the first gun, aud above s in
that xceedngly happy and original oonce Il nand
Ing the nsurgent States 10 dispsrse ia twenty day
would not on the one hand, preciIitae crss, while,
upon the other it would satisiys violent psrzins
aud thus revive and restore the filling fortunes Of the
Republican party. t.-..
can hardly conceive sir that the President and his
advisers could be guilty Of the exceeding folly Of expect
ing to carry on general civil var by posse
ats OF three mouths militia. IL may be, indeed shat
With wicked and most desperate cunn e. the Preside
meant all this as a mere enurirg Wedgs to that which
vas 10 rive the oak asundei; or possibly test TO
learn the public sentiment OF toe North aud West. But
however that may be- the rapid and
Of Virginia, North caroline, Arkansas and Tennessee
taking with them have said else where four millions
and half of people immense wealth. inc rhausuble re-
Sources five hundred thousand fgatirg men, aud the
graves OF Washington and Jackson aud brrgrg up too
in sii gle day, the frontier from the Gull the Ohio
and the Potomac, together with the abandonment by
tho SIDE and the o"c"pltion BY the other Of Harp
s-s Ferry and Norfolk navyyarG; and the sudden gut
and whir~nd of passion in til. North, compelled either
sudden wskng up Ct the President and hi, advisers to
The ghtpl signcancy Of the act which they had con.
mtted in hecdlessy breaking the which impr oaed
the slumberng demon CT civil var. else premature
but most rapid development Of the daring plot TO foster
aud promote secession, aud then to SET up new and
strong form OF Government in the States which might
remain in the Union .
But whatever may have been the purpose assert here
TO day as Repres thai every principal act OF
the Administration sine LAS been Caring usurpaon
OF power aud papsbe and dangerous violation Of that
very Constitution which this civil is pro.e .sedly
wlgcd TO support. Sir pass by the proclamation OF
thu lash OF April sumlnouing the milta-not 10 defend
this csptal there Is not word about the capital III
the proclamation and tters then no possble daa-
ger to II from any quarter; bu TO retake and occupy
forts and property thousard Iiies Of surlmoning
I'm sl,f.as 81 I'LL.
do rot believe indeed, believed in February
hs, when AZ. Stsuior, OF OHIO introduced bis bill 10
enlarge the set Of 1898, that that act ever conte
plated tho case Of q general revolution, end OF
resistance by an organized Government. But Lo
matter. The militia thus called out ID Q shadow,
at least, OF authority, and for period ex:eud-
ing mouth after the ssfembing Of Con-
gree we're amply sufficient protect the capital against
sny force which then likely to be against t--ad
the event has proved itaud ample enough also sup
psss the outbreak in Maryland. Every Ohrr principal
act OF the Administration might very well have been
postponed, and ought to have been postponed until the
meeting Of Congress Or II the gencies OF the coca
scn demanded it, Congress should orthS h have been
assembled. What two or three Sses should not have
been represented although even his need have hay
pened; but better this thousand times than that the
constitution shoal be repeatedly and a,grany volaef
aud public liberty and private right usnpled un,er foot
As for Harpets Ferry aud tho Norfolk navyysrd they
Their needed protection against the Adplnis.aion BY
whose orders millions OF property sere ~anouly des-
t0ytd which was not IL he slightest danger FROM aly
qaarer, at the dste or the proclamation.
Bot sr, Congress not assembled IL once "a Con.
gsss should have been, and the great question Of civil
M submitted to their DELIBERATIONS Inc representa-.
Ives OF the States aud Of the people we're not allowed
he slightest voice IN this the most momenious question
ever presented 70 auy Government The entire respon
sihlity Of tho whole work sas boldly assumed By the
Executive. and all the powers required for the purposs
10 hand were boldly usurped from either tue States or
the people, OF from the legislative department; while
I'VE soee Oh the ladcaiy that last rfnso and hope of
liberty, WAS turned auay from With contmpt
Sir, the right Of bo:ka ie-and begin VII, III.
hebgeren right Incident % slate Of war and il can
MT be exercised until bss seen declared or recog
zed; and Congress sne declays or reoognz, war
But Congress lad not declared recognized wsr. On
tho Contrary it had ISi little shile before expressly
refused to declare il, to the President slth tho
power to make Aud thus the President 10 declaring
blockade OF certain ports In the States OF the SOuh,
and In apply to IL the rules governing blocksde3
between independent Posers violated the Constitution.
But IT. on the other hand he meant TO deal With these
States still in the Uuon, and subject to Federal
thcrty then he usurped power which belongs 70 Con-
gress aonsbe power to abolish and eoee mp ports Of
entry; power, too, which Congress had Iso refused
Sev weeks before 70 exercise And yet sithOu. the
peal abolition OF ports Of entry, any attempt by either
Congress the President 70 block ,de these ports is
violation OF the spirit u of the letter. Of that clause
Of the Constitution which declares that mo prefererce
shall be given by any regulation of commerce
TO the ports Of one State over those Of another"
Sir upon this point DO no. speak without the highest
authority In the very DIST Of the South Carolina null
fai 20 oversy, 1t vas augge,es shat 10 the recess
Congress, and uiInou. lev to gou him. tho Pfes.
dent, Andrew Jackson, meant to send down feet 10
Charleston snd blockade the port But the hare sugges.
ton called forth the indignant protest Of Daniel Wet
ster himself the arch enemy Of hRcaon and whose
brightest surels In the three years conflict
fka ATM ha~ua a. III
an sddscss n october, 1882 at Worcester, hasaachu.
sits, ssefe National Republican ven,ion-t va
eore The birth, cbristsnipg Il least of the Wing
psrty-the great eIpou3dtr Of the Constitution said
I'VE are told si' that tbs President viii immsia ely
employ he military force, and At once blockade Charles
ION military remedy, remedy BY direct beligerent
oIerstiop has thus ben susgessd and nothing sse hs
been suggested the intended Of preserving the
UDiop Sir there u no little to think tbs. this
suggestion is true. We cannot be altogether unmindfa
OF The past and therefore csrnot be altogether unsp
prehensiye for the future lor one cir raise nv voice
beforehand against tho unauthorized employment Of mill
tay pousr and against supersedng the authority Of the
Aws by armed force under pretense Of putting down
null Rcation. Jhs Prudent has no authority to block
sa Chayisston." D..
Jackson Jackson, sir! the great Jackson did not
dare 10 do IL without authority Of Congress but our
Jackson Of to-day the little jackson At the other end Of
the avenue, and H. @imic JacksoDs around him, DO
blockade Let ogly Charleston hsrbor, but the vhoi'
sf.nilsrn coast three thousand miles II sxilnt, hy
siusle stroke Of the pen.
Tho President has no authority to employ military
force till he shall he duly required
Mark he word:
".Ysirsd 50 to do by Law and the civil authorities His
daty 10 - cause the laws 70 be executed. His duty to
support the civil authority"
As in the herryman case, forsoo,h; but shall recur
to that heiesf ei;
Hs duty il II the laws bs resisted TO employ the mil
ary force ofthe country necessary for their support
aud ex cutou Jst to do all This in compliance only With
Ios and Nth decisions Of the tribunals. IT, by any In