The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-07-13

even if it had been perfectly clear that by
the use OF the means necessary to their
execution some single law made in such
extreme tenderness Of the citizen Liberty
| that practically it relieves more of the
guilty than the innocent, should, to
limlted.eXtent, be violated@ To state the
question more directly, are all the laws
but one to go unexecuted, the Govern
ment itself TO 90 to pieces lest that oae
be violated? Even in such case would
not the official oath be broken if the Gov
ernment should be overthrown when it
was believed that disregarding the single
law would tend to preserve 1t l.? But it was
not believed that this question was pre-
sentod. 1t WAS not believed that any law
was violated. The provision of the Con-
stituiion being tina. the privilege Of tho
hd6eoS corpus shall not he suspended ex-
cept in cases of rebellion or invasion the
public safety does not require it, it was
decided that we have case of rebellion,
and the public safety does require qual-
lied suspension OF tue privilege of the
! writ-wLich was authorized TO be made.
Now it is insisted that Congress, and not
the Executive, is vested with this power
But the Constitution itself is silent as To
which or who is TO u>urp the power, and
as the provision was plainly made for a
dangerous emergency, 1t cannot bc beiiev-
that the trainers OF the instrument intend
/ cd that IN every case the danger should
run its cou!se until Congress should he
called together, the very assembling Of
which might be prevented, as was intended
III this case, by the rebellion. No more
extended argumeu. Is now afforded, a. an
opinion at so;i.e lenSlh VIII probably lie
presented by the Attorney General
Whether there shall be any legislation on
the subject. and i! so, What is submitted
entirely 10 the better Judgment ot Con
gge-s.
The foTbeaTanCe Of this Government
has been so extraordinary and so lonr
continued as to lead some foreign nat.o@s
TO shape their action - il they supposed
the early destruction Of our National
Cuion was probable While this, on dis
cov.ry, cav- the Executive some concern.
he i nCw happy to say thlt the soyc.ei .u-
ty aud right, Of the United States are
now practically respected by foreign for
eiem powers, and a general sympathy with
the government il manifested throughout
the world.
Tie EcpoIts oi Secretaries Of the Irvs
sury, Wa. and Navy, VIII give the :u.pra.a
ton IA detail deemed Necessary AL CON
veu!ent for YOUR action. while the EsecU-
tiy. Ind D apartments viii stand ready t.
supply omissions OF IL communicate I.Gw
facts considered important Tor you - know.
II : row rec ann ended that YOU give tie
lsyai means Tor maxim this coute=t q slott
and decisive one; That YOU place at the
cJutru! .! the tTO:e-Lg..-Lt lUF tie WUfA.
- least ItG U0J men ard S4UUGyJ uJL
That number Of men = about oEe-,cItt. Il
those OF proper ages within tie regions
wh.r- apparently all are wiling TO cugr -.
and .he sum IS less than "A tWentyLulrd
part Of ;he money va.ue owned is the l..eh
who seem ready 70 devote the whole \
debt Of six bundled million dollars now.
! a les sum than was the debt Of our
ReyO.utluu when Wo came out Ol le struE-
gle and the money value Ia tie country
bears even greater proportion. Surely
each man hcs a. ,trCn- 4 motive uow 10
preserve our Liberties each. had then 10
establish taeIn. ! .!-:.t !.sI Iil st ti4i- time
Wi. be worth more 10 The world tAan ten
tine The men and ten times the money.
Iig evidence reaching u from the country,
leaves no doubt that the material for the
NOR, is aJUnaeut, That il needs only the
hand OF legislation to give It sanction and
the hand of the Executive 10 give II p-ag
tical shape and efficiency one o. the
greatest pcrp.eXItic. OF the Government j.
10 AVOID receiving troops faster than 1t can
provide tor them. Ina word. the pee. ic
will save the Government il tie Govern
meut VII. do is pa.t oLly i.ilt:treatly
well.
Ii might seem at fIst though. II be O.
little q ..lCleucc whether the p,cscu
movement at the South he called scce-s
ion or rebellion. The movers, however
well understand the difference They
knew al the beginning that they CoT.C
never raise their treason TO any Iesrecta
b!e magnitude 10y any name which impl.e
violation of | w They knew their peop!,
possessed as much devotion to law and OF.
der, as much pride and reverence for thei
history and the government OF their coun
try as any other civilized and patriotic
people They knew they could make n
advancement directly in the teeth o
these strong and noble sentiments Thel
accordingly commenced 10y an indus,rIou:
debauciIug OF the pubic mind. They in
vented an ingenious Sophis,n, which, con
oed-u was followed by perfectly iogica
logical steps through al! the incidents o
the complete destruction oi the Union
, The sop!,i>m itself is that ANY State Of til,
Union m&y, consistently with the nation
Constitution. and therefore lawfully an,
: peacefully, Withdraw from the Union with
, ou; the consent OF the Union OF Of ln'
: other State. \ little disguise that In,
supposed right j. To be exercised only 70!
= lust cause, themselves to be sole Judges @
. It's Justice. Is 700 thin TO merit any notice
With rebellion thus sugar coated, the,
have been drure!ng the mi"dS OF tl.ei
, section Tor more than thirty Years, unit
, at length they have brought mary gooC
men 10 . willingness to take up arm!
. against the Government, tie day atte
I some assemblage Of men have enacted III
farce OF taking their State out Of IL
I Union, who could have been broug to u
i such thing tho day before. :; This sophisf
, derives much, perhaps the whole of it
currency from the assumption that ther
, is some omuipotent and sacred snrrenlac
! pertaining to each State of our Fedora
!, Union Our States have neither moro no
| less power than that reserved 10 them il
, the Union by the Constitution, no one q
them ever having been a State out Of tn
: Union. The original ones passed into th
Union even before they cast oil their Brit
, ish dependence. and the new ones cam
with the Union dirctiv from condition
' of dependence. excepting TfXas, and eecl
, Texas in its temporary independence wa
never designated as a State. The ne'
= ones only were designated States on con
, ing into the Union. while that name wa
only first adopted for the old ones in an
e 10y the Declaration of Independence
0 Therein the United Colonies were declar
ed free and independent, States, but eve
v then the object plainly was not to declai
j. their independence Of one another, of tn
J. Union, but directly the contrary, as tlei
t mutual acticn before. at the time, and a
i forwards, abunsbehtly show. The EXPIRE
e plichting Of faith by each and all Of II
: thirteen original States in the article {
5 confederation, two years later, - ihst th
i Union shall lie perpetual is most con
l. elusive Having never been States eIthe