Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-17


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to protect thom.
4 crosad.lio now occurred between
Mc4-r. Wilson. Hale and lcs eudun ON
the question Of amending tho clause OF
the tin relating to the time the new reg
imcntg would %, asked ~ syryc. They
were INTERRUPTED hy one at tho private
secretaries Of lhc President lNr Nicko-
I layO who announced several messages in
writing from the President
Mr.. Baker reiterated that he would not
be in favor of peace ill the proud Amcrl-
can flag can 20 Wherever 10 once ioatcd,
and until every man, woman and child
should look upon it with tho proper rev.
crence. lie was in favor OF u sharp, bold
/ forward ard decisive movement until tho
war shall cease. Bayoncts aro sharp ar
Iruments, and we must use them. lie was
( not quite certain that they would be able
I to overrule the South it contains great
add determined ve7ple, who arc OF the
/ belief that they are right, and viii fight
, to the last but we may have to reduce
( her to tie condition OF the Territories,
land have to place over them Governors
| from Massachusetts, and Illinois to control
them. We had better run the risk to
erect despotism tn N to lose the Union.
, Let us pat this war through to the end
iand conqucra permanent peace.
! Il IS useless 10 hold t.elticI with tho
Confederate States, If you 10 so, YOU will
always have TO maintain n standing army.
/ When Toombs and Davis are in exile, DIES.
pissed, then you viii want no army, am
in fayor Of granting the President almost
unlimited power to prosecute the Sar, and
at the same time hold him and his cabinet
accountable.
Mr.. The bill says that the
army and navy shall be increased without
limitation to time. wish to know wneth
er the army to be organized is to be per,
manent or limited, and suggest the fol-
lowing proyso,
Prorilsd That nothing herein contained
shall be SO construed as to permanently
increase the army ana navy beyond the
force established by law. Mr.. Wilson said
he was not in favor Of a large standing ar
my, but would willingly leave TINT to be
settled ly a future Congress.
Mr. King merely wish. to know
whether the Senate is in favor Ola perma
0rent standing army or not.
An unimportant technical debate ensu,
ed on the proposition O! MI. Fessenden
which was finally withdrawn by that gen
tleman.
At two o'clock message was received
from the House Of Representatives pre-
senting bill for the collection oirevenuc
upon imports and an engrossed bill fol
the signature Of Senators.
Mr., Latham moved that in the bill un'
der consideration the 4th section, refer
ring to the suspension of the writ of haJs
as corpus be stricken out neg2tived.
The BIZ was read three times and pu
t upon its passage, when Mr.. Polk Mo,
called for the yeas and nays.
+ Mr.. Polk said-Mr. President, in east
: ing my vote against the bill now pending
! wish to give my reasons for so doing
. consider the present war sectional
e civil and irrec )nsilal le war. There ar
. now more men under arms than has eve
I been before known in its history, an,
. their equipment and maintenance CORES
c ponds in cnormity to their numbers. !
+, war is upon us, bat who has brought it NJ
c on Us All this has transplred since tn
/ adjournment Of The last Congress. TIL
t last Congress declared no war, neithe
= has this Congress declared war. a
Il many Stateswere already out Of the Cnio
c before Congress adjourned As have sine
s gone out, and yet no worlike action wa
S taken towards the seeded States.
/ The constitution declares that Congrel
t alone shall declare war, yet we are in tn
- midst OF one as mcnstrous in proportion
c as in character; and all this has transpir
ed since the 4th OF March last. The las
p Congress refused to pass cnercive meas
, ures, and yet we find ourselves in th
a.. midst of this horrible civil war. The cor
:, stitution yas the grand achievement o.
+ the revolution. Had it not resulted IL
a consolidating tho country it would hav
. failed to accomplish the purpose 70
I, which it was constructed. Having the al
+, rection of the people, who oyerywher
9 obeyed it, it has produced only continued
o prosperity without a parallel in history.
p Under such circumstances how shcul
1 we examine any thing but what is sane
= toned by that constitution | canno
y vote for any thing which is an infringe
.ment or the constitution. The constitu
. ton was made fol war as veil as peace
i was intended for any emergency tbs
- might occur in the future history Of th
y country. As early as 1896, Congress pas.
!. ed an act, which will read:
1. "The United States shall guarantee I
- every State in this Union republioa
form 0! government on appl
d cation Of the executive thereof when I'll
ie Legislature cannot be conyened) again
- domestic violence"
o The President, under this law, calle
t. forth, on the 18th April, 5000 men.
Y what month or months were these me
d needed, or when was the President ask
% fol their assistance? The President h
i not attempted to enforce the laws. III
re law applies to individuals in States, an
,r does not say that one State or seven Stat
Vt shall refuse the operation Of certain lay
st in certain exgences. am free to S;
that | bnlinva that thp prpsi1pnt is no