The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-07-22

Etrc"iV pass supplles from among then
Ito the insurrectionists, which it could
not do as an open enemy. AT /;
stroke, it would take all the trouble
oft the hands of secession, except on.
ily what proceeds from the external
blockade.
/, would do for the Dsunioni.fs
that which, of all things, tl.ev most
desire feed them well and give them
disunion without strugele Of -theh
own. 1t recognizes no fidelity 10
the Constituiion-no obligation to
maintain the Union: and while very
many who have favored it are doubt
less loyal citizens, it is nevertheless
very injurious in effect.
Recurring to the action of the
Government, ii NAV be stated that ut
first Il call was made for 49, 900 mill
tia, and rapidly following this proc
lamation was issued for closing the
ports of the insurrcctionarv districts
by proceeding in the nature of a
blockade. So far all was believed
to be strictly legal.
/ AT this point the insurrectionists'
announced their purpose to enter up
on the practice of privateering.
: Other calls were made for volun-
teers to serve three years, unless
sooner discharged, and also for lar~-
additions TO the regular Army and
Navy.
These measures, whether strictly
legal or not, were vcuturcd upon IN.
der what appeared to be Il popular de
/ mand and Il public necessity, trust
ing. as now. that Congress would
readily ratitv them. II Is believed
that nothing has been done beyond
,l.c constitutional competency of Con
~rrS-.
soon after The first call for militia,
it was considered Il duty to- authorize
tir. commanding general. in proper
cases. according to his discretion. Ia
suspend the privilege of the writ OF
hGbe0s cot,pas, or, III other words, To
arrest and dctaill, without resort tn
ordinary processes and forms of law,
such individuals as h. might deem
dangerous 10 the public safety. This
Authority has purPos"ly been "Ser-
ci>rd, bat vrrs @PaTit&!E.
If ail the states s"Yc ono -I"ul,!
assert the power 70 drive rhat ""r
out OF the MON, il is presumed 'hr
Whole class - seeded Ioh.ici&u,
would at once dynv the power "nd
dcnouncr iIr act a, the greatest ont
rage upoit Sja. rights. But suppose
that picci-r.y the SANE acf, .u~."&,!
ot' beng called driving TIA" on,' ""t.
1,,utd to-. called The ~rcrding 90. rt:r
Others from that ou-; it would iu
cxactiy what the -cccdrrs claim "a
do. unless, indeed, rMcy max" the
point that he one. because il il Il
minority, may rightGullv do what he
Others, because they axe a majority,
may not ri@ntfulIv do. These poll
ticiaus are subtle and profound onthc
rights OF inoritieS. They ar" not
partial to that power which made the
CONSTITUTION and speaks from the pre-
amble, calling itself, We, the people
1t may we'll be questioned wherh-
or there Is today a majority Of the
Legally qualified voters OF any state
except. perhaps, South Carolina, IN
favor of disuuion. There is much
reason to believe that the Union mel!
;,r, in the majority in many, ii not
in every other one of the so-cai.c cd Sc
coded states. The contrary has not
been demonstrated in any one -
them. u i vrnturcd to affirm this
of even Virginia and Tennessee for
the result 81 an clcction h"ld IN milf
tarv camps. where the hayoprts are
all ON one side Of the question voted
upon. can scarcely be considered as
demonstrating popular sentiment
At such an election all that larys
class " ho are AZ once for the mon
and AGAINST coercion would be cocr-
ccd to vote against the uion.
II NAV be affirmed, without extra
varancc that the free institutions
we enjoy have developed the pow,
or. and improved the condition OF
our whole people beyond any exam
ple in the world. CT this we now
have a striking and impressive illus
tratiou.
SO largr an army as the Govern.
rnent has now on foot was never be.
fore known, without a soldier in il
bu, who had taken his ptac" there OF
his own free choice. But more than
this: there are many singlerr@imcnts
whose members, one and other, pos.
sess full practical knowledge of al
the arts, sciences, professions, and
whatever else, whether useful or cir.
cant, is known in the world. And
there is scarcely one from which
could not be selected "A President, /:
Cabinet, II Congress, and perhaps :
Court. abundantly competent 10 ad.
minister the Government itself.
4 Nevertheless, the legality and pro
prictv of what has been doue under
1T are questioned, and the attention
of the country has been called TO TIL,