, 1861-05-13
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THE Hl1849UHI 10N5pTRAT0ASs


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!: rFtom the st. Louis Republican. 1oth.1
The House Is fairly enesged IN TIE discus. f.
sion Of the Military Bill. EEerytang III u
meets NTH violent opposition, and has d.
Tie biI, Of Which We have COPY before ~,
Is Immensely embracing ~ eeenoaa,
besides half dozen papers' Of the rosesano
articles Of war. Al We have said, - ofalaa.y
s: does i, BIT GU ~ shsrs @ u - ~ il ths
would willingly plunge-naN. e enaoas sn9 %
as they hare this bill In chdlge, l1s oe]scte
should be looked to with reference 70 tnas
end. The bill puts the military power pe o. sns tns
he mag nsa 1t for good or. had puEpoaea, p. nls
views OF the policy Of tue State may dictate.
This ia undeniable. Having, then. ne powsg
of the sword, and Of the purse hleh ~ tne pay
before the Senate give. to him without a9y
limit whatever-it will at once be seen tnst he
We can only hops that he may PIeaekyos P o.dts Us
peace aud dignity: Tho bill dtytdes ne etase m
into nine military districts, and provides for
nine Major Generals, being eight more tnaa
belongs TO- the army Of the2 Un1tea eIatee.
They are 81 to be ey ne fsnt nn Ss
face Of 1t that they are to engage in doty at
once, at five dollars per day each: with MI.
cage. Under this law, the whole state-:hat
h, al pereons between the ages OF e1gnteen
and f1fty-are to be enrolled and eventually
the !" Missouri Stats Guard, composed Of
volunteers enlisted for the term OF seven
! yeara,' Is to be organized Before being Or
| ganizsd, they are required to take the follow
| Ing cath :" You, each and every one Of you,
| do solemn1y swear, or affrm {as the case may
| bel, that You will bear true allegiance to the
State Of Missouri, and.that You will serve her
T. $aff kfh1ffE II
mics or opposers, whatsoever, and obs'7re and
obey TIE orders ofthe qoyernor ef .Atssopzi, and
the orders Of The officers appointed oTer you,
| when on duty according to the rules and art-
c1es for the government Of the Missouri State
Guard, SO help you God"
onehalf OF the young meutn the State would
mt themselves in position where they will
| lake this oath. =: They viii not do 1t. They
know that this State Ii yet In the Union, ar d
they will be loyal to the Union until they are
sbsolred BY come act Of the Stare from that
relation. They will not stain themselves with
moral perjury by taking euch oath They
know that it Is In direct disregard ct the Ccn-
8sitution Of the State, which pref cribes the
form Of oath to ba administered. in these
words: "411 officers, both civil and military,
under the authority Of his State, shall, before
entering on the.dnties Of their respective Of
dcas. t ke an cath or affirmation to support
TIT Contribution Of tie United Stdtes and Of this
State, and demean themselves faithfully il Of
fca." How members of the Legislature who,
upon entering upon Their dulles: took sol
emn oath to '!tsnppo1t the Cons titution Of tht
4 United States" can so absolEe themselves from
that: obligation as now to pass the law II
question-When the State is yet in the Unien
and nearly all of them declare that it is mo-
their purpose to pass an ordinance Of seces
sion-is for them to explain. But one thing L
| ce1taiI-R they expect to get mp an efectiy'
military force in this State for the purpose O
defense, il this form CT oath Is to be retained
ID in the Law, it will fail. 1t Is little short 0
treason to the Constitution, and no man VII,
for bis OWL Judgement will take It.. The pea
pie have as much to do with this matter q
the lawmakers, and If they will, while i,
their present excited state, prescribe oaths 70
them which are unconstitutional they viii re
: slst to the last extremity. "