The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-13

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invited into their State, large bodies Of troops
with their Warlike appointments, from the So
called seceded States. They formally entered
isto . treaty With the so-cAlled sQoufederats
States. and sent members to their ;C0p8sess at
Montgomery, and finally they permitted the In.
'surrectionAry government 70 be transferred -
their Capital ct Richmond The psople Of Vir,
ginia hare thus allowed this giant inspfrection
70 make its nest within their borders, and this
Govefnmsnt has no choice left but 70 deal with
Il where it ande t. and it has the less 10 regret
- tAs lsyGl 1itissns hate, In due form, claimed
IL protection.f These loyal citizens the Govern
ment is bound to recognize and protect ,ss being
IN Virgins. In the Border States, 70 called, III
fact the Middle States, there are those who IA
avor policy which they call armed neutrality,
that il, an arming Of those States to prevent the
Union forces passing one way, or the dIsunion
the other, over their soil. This would be dis
union completely; agurasively speaking, it
would be the building Of an impossible wall
along the line of separation; and yet, not quite
trality, It would tie the kands Of the Union men
and freely pass supplies from among them 70 the
,insursectionists, which it could not do as an
open enemy. At a stroke it would take all the
trouble of the hands Of secession except only
what proceeds from the external blockade. Il
would do for the disunionists that which Of all
things they most desire, feed them well and
give them disunion without struggle of their
own. It recognizes no fidelity to the Constitu-
ton, no obligation to maintain the Union
While very many who have favored it are doubt
loyal citizens, it is nevertheless very injuri
GUS in effect. iis
Recruing to the action Of the Government it
may be stated that as firsta call was made for
75 900 militia, and rapidly following this, a
proclamation was issued fer closing the ports Of
the insurrectionary districts by blockade. So
far all was believed to be strictly legal. st d.
At this point the insurrectionists announced
their purpose Of entering upon the practice Of
privateering. Other calls we're made for .volun-
teers to serve three years unless sooner dis
charged, and also large additions to the regular
army and navy. These measures, wether strict
ly legal or not, we're ventured upon what ap.
peared to be the popular demand for a public
necessity, trusting then, as now, that Congress
would ratiiy them. It is believed that nothing
has been done beyond the constitutional com.
potency of Congress. Soon after the first call
for militia, it was considered duty to author
ize the commanding General, in proper cases.
according to his discretion, to suspend the priv
ilege Of the hobeas corpus, or in other words te
arrest and detain without resort to ordinary
process and forms of law, such individuals as be
might deem dangerous to the public safety. Thi,
authority has purposely been exercised but very
sparingly; nevertheless, the legality and propri
ETY. OF whatzhas been done under it are ques
tions, and the attention of the country has beer
called to the proposition that one who has swors
| to take care that the laws be faithfully execu
ted should not himself violate them. OF cours,
some consideration was given to the question.
Of the power and propnety before this matter
was acted upon. The whole of the laws which
were required TO be faithfully executed, we're be
ing resisted and failing of execution in nearly
one,t third Of the Statrs Must they be allowed
to finally fail of execution, even if it had beer
perfectly clear that by the use Of the means nee
essary to their execution come single law mad,
in such extreme tenderness of the citzens's lib
erty that practically it relieves more of tn,
guilty than the innocent, should, to limited ex
tent, be violated? To state the question NOR
directly, are all the laws but one to 60 unexe
cuted, the Government itself to 60 to pieces les
that one be violateds Even in such . cas
would not the official oath be broken if the Gov
eminent should b. overthrown when it was be
| Iieved that disregarding the single law woul,
tend to preserve it 2 But it was not believe,
that thisquestion was thus presented. It was no
believed that any law was violated. The pro
vision of the Constitution being that the priv
lege Of the habeas corpus shall not be suspende,
| except in cases of rebellion or Invasion the pub
lie safety does require it, it was decided that VI
! have . case of rebellion, and the public safet
| does require qualified suspension Of the priv
legei Of the writ-Which was authorized to b
made. Nov it 10 insisted that Congress, an,
not the Executive, is vested with this power.-
But the Constitution itself is silent as to whic
or who 10 to usurp the power, and Ms the provit
ion was plainly made for . dangerous eineI
gency, it cannot be believed that the trainers o
the instrument intended that in every case th
danger should run its course until Congress
should be called together, the very assembiin
i Of which might be prevented, a. was intende
in this case, BY the rebellion. No more extenG
ed argument 10 nov offered, as an opinion {
some length will probably be presented by th
Attorney General. Whether there shall be an
legislation on the subject, and IL so, what,
submitted entirely to the better iu gment (
Congress. ,.a
The forbearance OF this Government has bee
80 extraordinary and so long continued as I
lead some foreign nations to shape their actio
- If they supposed the early destruction of OF
National Union was probable. While tnIs, Q
discovery, gave the Executive some concern b
is now happy to say that the sovereignty an
rights Of the United States are now practical
respected by foreign powers, and a general syn
pathy with the government is manifested throuI
out the world.
The Reports of the Secretaries Of the Trea
ury, War and Navy, viii give the information
detail de. med necessary and convenient 4,
your action, while the Executive and Depar
msnts will stand ready to supply omissions,
to communicate neW facts considered importal
for you to know. Itis now recommended that "
give the legal means for making this conteet
short and decisive one, that you place at the co
troll OF the Government for the work at least 400
600 men and $4O0, ,OOO, ,000 That number Of m,
is about one tenth Of those Of proper ages wit
in the regions where apparently all are willir
to engage, and the sum is less than twent
third part Of the money value owned by the m,
! Who seem ready to devote the whole. A de
of six hundred million dollars now, is less ~
per head than was the debt Of our Revoluti,
when we came out ofthat struggle, and the mo
, ey value in the country bears even . great
, proportion. Surely, each man has as strong
, motive now to preserve our liberties as e.,
bad then 70 establish them. right rest
, ut this time will be worth more 10 the vor
, than ten times the men and ten times the mon
, The evidence reaching us from the countr
. leaves no doubt that the material for the NO
10 abundant, that it needs only the hand Of Il
islntion 70 give It sanction, and the hand Of I
Exeeutive TO give It practical shspe and etficie
! cy. One Of the greatest perplexities of e
|, Government 10 to avoid receiving troops fasi
!. than Il can provide for them. Ii . word, =
!, people will save the Government IL the Cove
, ment will do its part only indiderently well.
Il might seem 1t Arst thought 70 be Of lit
. difference whether the pressas movement ct :
South be called secessicD. Or rebellion u
, movers. Nossyer, veil understand the din
ence. ~ knew at the b ginning they COZ
, never raIss tlseirtresson 20 any respectable ms
:. ..Inisude 81 any name which implies violation
llaw. they knew sbsir peopls possessed as M
d4votios to lsw and ordss, = mach pride q
? ? reverence for thels hissery and she governme
ef lth~is cosatsy saaay other civilized and !
: tsiosie psopls. They knew thsy could make
advance nsns diseesly In the teeth Of these stro
Z and noble sentiments. They accordingly co
! usnsed by ~ industrious debspching - I
. pablo mind. They iavestsd e ingenious
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