Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-07-09

that We have q case of rebellion, and that
the public safety does require the qnallilsd
suspension of the writ which was authorl-
zed to be made.
Now it is insisted that Congress and not
tue Executive is vested with the power.
But the Constitution itself is silent as to
which, or who, is to exercise the power;
and, as the provision was plainly made Tor
a dangerous emergency, it can not be be-
levei the trainers Of the instrument inten-
ded that, in very case, tho danger should
ruu it, course until Congress should be
called tcsethcr-the very assembling OF
which nigh, be prevented, as was intended
in this case, by the rebellion. No more
extended al argumen. is now offered, as an
opinion Of some length will probably be
presented ty the Attorney General
Whether there shall bo any legislation
upau.thc subject, and if any, what, issub-
mi;ted entirely to the better judgment OF
Congress. :,
The forbearance Of The Government. had
been 80 e.traoranary, and 20 long coDiin-
ued, as to lead some foreign nations to
shape their action as if they supposed the
carly destruction CT our Sationa! L mon was
probable. While this one discovery gave
! the Executive some concern, ho IS now
! happy to say that the sovereignty and
! ri.h,s Of the United States arc row every
where practically respected by foreign
powers, and general sympathy with the
country is manifested throughout the
world.
The reports Of the Secretaries Of
of the Treasury, War, aud Navy,
will give the information in detail
deemed necessary anu convenient for your
,lel.beratiOn and action, while the Execu-
tive and all the Departments will stand
ready to supply omissions, or TO communi-
cate new facts, considered important for
! you to know.
Ii is nov recommended that you give
the legal means for making this contest a
short and decisive one; that ycu place at
the control Of Government, for the work,
at least four hundred thousand men md
four hundred million dollars. That num-
Der Of men is about oue-tenth of those, of
proper ages, within the regions where ap.
parently all are willing to engage; aud
the sum is less than the twen'y,hird part
of the money value owned by the men
who seem ready to devote the whole. A
debt of six hundred millions Of dollars,
now, is a less sum, per head, than was
the debt of our Revolution, when VIC came
out of that struggle; and the money val
ue in the country now bears even great
or proportion to what it was then, than
does the population. Surely, each man
has as strong a motive, now, to preserve
our liberties, Is each had then to establish
them.
\ right result at this time will be
worth more to the world than ton times
the men aud ten times the money. The
evidence reaching US from tho country
leaves 10 doubt that the material for the
work is abundant, and that i. needs only
the hand of Legislation to give it legal
sanction, and the hand of the Executive
to give it practical shape and efficiency.
One Of the greatest rerple1i.ies Of the
! Government is to avoid receiving troops
faster than i, can provide for them. In a
word, the people will serve their govern
ment, if the government, itself will do its
! part only indiferently we'll.
TCONCLUDEp IN OUR NEXT.