Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-07-11


oniy what proceeds from the external
blockade Il will do for the disuuiouis,s
that which 0l al things they most desire
feed them 4" rli. and give them di>uuioa
without a struggle of their OWN. Ii rec
oguizes no hdeiity 10 the Constitution, TO
obligation T. maintain the Juion. While
very many who have favored it are doubt
less LOYAL. Il l. nevertheless very Injurious
In it, effects
Referring - tAe action Of the Govern
mcnt. IL may he stated that al first call
VAS made tor 5000 military, and ripiiiy
following this proclamation Nas i~~uod
for closing the ports oi the nsurrecti0na-
~ districts. by proceedings iu them IN the
nature OF blockade So Ear ali vas be-
licyed 20 be strictly legal.
A. this poin; the iusurrectionists an
nounced theif purpose 81 entering upon
the practice IF privateering. Other Calls
we're made f0rvolunteer- 20 serve three
wears unless sooner discharged. and also
large additions 90 the regular ARMY and
navy. These measures, whether strictly
legal or nos, were Ncnturel upon what mp.
pearcd 10 be popular demand and public
necessity. ,rustin1 then rs now that Con
eress would readily rliify them. Il t. be
lieyei that nothing hss been done beyond
the Constitutional competency OF Con
grcss.
Soon after the first call for militia. il
was considered = drtv 20 suthorise the
commanding General, in proper cases, ac-
cordinc 10 his discretion, 10 suspend tie
privilege Of the Eabeas Corpus; or, in
other words, 10 arrest aud detain without
resort 20 the ordinary processes ard forms
OF law, such individuals rs he might deem
dangerous 10 the public safety. This au-
tbOrity has pUrposelv been exercised very
soarlng'v. Ncverthcle-7 the legality aua
prcpriety Of what Ei, been done under 10
are questioned. and the attention oi the
country has been called 10 the proposition
that one who has sworn 70 take care that
the laws be faithfully executed. should
not himself violate them. Oh course some
consideration was given 10 the question Of
the power and proPFicty before tais mtt-
ter was acted upon. The whole OF the
laws which were required 10 be faithfully
executed were being resisted, ana failing
of execution In nearly onc-thlrd OF the
States. Mast they be allowed % finally
fail OF execution, even had il been per
/ feCtlv clear that 3y the rSe OF The means
necessary 10 their execution some single
/ Inv made I'm such extreme tenderness ot
the citizens Liberty that il practically re-
I licyes more the guilty than tue innocent,
/ should 10 a very limited extent be viola
ted
TO state The euesaou more directly, are
all the laws but one u 20 unoxecUtcd and
the Government itself 60 10 pieces lest
that one be violated Even in such a case
would not the official oath be broken d
the Government should Ice overthrow
VIXEN il was believed that disregarding th,
single law would tend 10 preserve Il Bul
it j. not believed that this question wa,
presented IL was not believeI that ans
law was violated. The provision OF ia,
4 Constitution is that the privilege of tht
writ OF habeaS corpus shall not lee suspen-
dcd except when IA cases Of rebellion OF
invasion the public safety may require H.
Is equivalent 20 provision that such priv
( ileee may be suspended when N Sc oi
rebellion or invasion the uublic safety may
require it. II was decided that We have 4
case of rebellion: that the pubic safety
does require the qualified suspension o
the privilege Of the writ, which vas am
th0riZed % be made Now II j. insisted
that Congress. ana not ;he Executive, /.
vested with ;hiS power; but the Ccus,itu
ton itself Is silent rs 10 which or whC
shall execute The power; ard - The pro
vision was plainly mtGe for a dAngcrOn,
emergency, il can net he believed that tl,
trainers Of the Instrument intended tina
in every case tie danger should ran u,
COURSE until Congress could he called 70
ecther, the very assembling of which m igh
b. prevented, as was intended Ia this case
bv the rebellion. No more extended ar
cument is now offered. aS an opinion "a
some length viii probably De presented p,
the Attorney General. Whether ther
shall lie any legislation ca the subject
and II 50, what, is submitted entirely q,
the better judgment OF Congress.
The forbcarance OF this Goycrnmou
had been 50 extraordinary and 30 lon.
continued as 20 lead some foreign ration
10 shape their action a, ID they suppose,
the early destruction Uf our national Uu
ion WAS probable.
While this. on discovery, gave the TX
ocntive some concern, he = happy 20 ,a,
that the spvereigntv and the rights Of thl
United States are now everywhere partic
ulariv respected by foreign mowers, and
general sympathy with the Government j
now manifested throughout the world.
The reports of the SECRETARY OF th
Treasury, War AMI Navy, ,will give the IN
formation iu detail deemed necessary lm
convenient for vour action. while the Ex
ccutive ud Departments viii stand read
20 supply omissions, or to commuuicAt
new hets considered important Tor yOu L
know.
j. E. nov recon ncnde3 that you give 10
e,l inrau- Tor making III Is contest 5, shor
. and decisive one; that you place 40 th
control of tho Government tor the work
at len-t 10000 men and 500 0)o.0Jo,t1t
number ot men being about onc-tcath o
ths-e OF proper age Within the region
. where apparently an arc willing % en
gl-e. aud t4e sum +, less tbau twenty
third part of Tie money value owned h
the men wu0 seem rel iv 10 devote thc
Whole
a debt Of s630G00. coo uon Is a less sun
B per head than ris The debt ot our reroIu
ti0u when we came out ot that strugg
auj the m0ncy value 800 the conntr
. bear. even a greater proportion
: surely each man has ~ strong a mativ
uow 10 preserve our liberties H. each hu
theu o. ,stih.i-h taclG. s r.rht result %
fit- time w.li he ,,ortu more - the w0rh
D tban ten times The iacn aaa ten times q
/ money. Tire ev dsnce reachios as iror
tae country leave no doubt t.iat the ma
tcr,al Tor the work j. abundant. and tha
b IL needs onlv the hand of Legislation =
e give it sanction aul the hand Of the ES
4 ccutive t. gi.c il practical shape and oil
r cheney. One OF the greatest pemioNtIc
D OF the Government j. 10 avoid rsr.itiu
r troops tester than 70 can ,nJvide Tor thcm