Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-09

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The Rspnbliokn cry has been rung through
out the couDtry againsf esssy man who re-
fused to indorse the unoOnstitutlopsl acts OF Mr.
LnooIs. What viii he ssaid 1noM, EhanS Slhe
United States Senate, composed almost entirely
Of RepdbHe eans. refuse 70 pass the joint tssolp-
tion indofsiug khis acisi Il was before the
Senate 4 long lime. Iis title vas. .joint rsso.
luton 10 approve and confirm certain aoss OF the
President Of the United States for auppfsssing
insurrection !" The resolution was as follows
"wbereas, since The adjournment Of Congress
on the 4th day Of March last, formidable IN.
surrec,ion In certain States Of this Union has
arrsyed itself In armed hostility to the Govern
| ment Of the United States, constitutionaiiy ad-
| ministered, aud, Hhersas, the President of the
United States did, under the extraordinary ex'
iRencies, thus presented exercise certain pow
efs and adopt certain measures for the pfesefVa'
| lion OF this Goyernment--that is 10 cay First.
He did, on the 18th day Of April laAt, iaeue bis
proclamation calling upon the several states Tor
seventy i've thousand men 70 suppress eucn M
sursctionary combinations, and 70 oanse me
Laws to be faithfully executed. Secondly de
| did, on the. l9lh day OF April lac! issue q
Astlag on foot 2, ,ns
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Louie.
llama and Texas, Thirdly. He did, on theI27th
| day Of April last, Issue PROCLAMATION estab-
| fishing a blockade Of the ports within the
States Of Virginia and North Carolina. Fourth.
lly. He did, by an order Of the 9Th day Of
| April last, addressed to the Commanding Gen.
eral OF the Army Of the United states, snthorri
ize that officer to suspend the writ OF hsteas
corpus at any point on or 10 the vicinity Of any
military line between the city of Philedelphia
and the city Of Waahington. Filthy. He did,
| on the Sd day Of May last, issue proclamation
calling into the service Of the United States
| forty two thousand and thirty-four volunteers,
increasing the regular Army By the addition OF
twenty-five thousand seven hundred and four.
teen men, and the Navy BY an addition Of eish,
| teen thousand seamen. Sixthly.o He did, on
the 10Th day of May last, Issue q proclamatlcn
authorizing the commander of the forces Of the
United States on lhe, coast OF Florida 70 sns-
tpend The, writ Of kabeas eorpus,I II necessary.
All of which proclamatioDs and iorders have
been submitted 70 this Congress. Now there
We ID resolusd, ,byr rths Ssaats and House Of
Reprssentatipes otihe United States Of Amtriea
IN Congress assembled That all Of the sxtraor-
dinary acts, proclamstions, and orders, herein
before mentioned, be, and the sameare hereby,
approved and declared TO be in all reepects legal
and valid, to the same intent, and with the same
effect, as If they had been issued and done under
| the previous express authority and direction OF
| the Congress Of the United States: PrOpided.
That nothing herein contained shall be constru-
ed as authorizing permanent increase OF the
Army or Navy, 10 oii a. 15bd19
Mr.. Sherman gave evidence OF boiling. He|
sa;d.5i.soG efE .Jissii- oai y iD SA]
',Mr President, It was my purpose quietly to]
vote against this resolution without expressing
any opinion about il; but the attitude IN which
| the question is now presented makes u neces.
cary for me to submit simply the resnlta Of my
! Judgment, made without passion or prejudice.
"The first three acts enumerated In the pre-
amble Of this resolution, i would vote heartily
to approve. Ibelieye they we're right and pro
| lpef-strictly legal, and strictly constitutional
| believe that the President had the right, and
that 1t was his duty, to issue the proclamation
of April last. believe he had right, Il was
a part of the power Of suppressng an insnrrec
ton, to bockadethe ports OF the United States,
or any OF them. ! do not believe the President
Of the United States has the power 10 suspend
the writ of habeas coypus, because that power 10
alone. do not believe ne President Of the
United States has the power to increase the reg
ular army; because that power ID expressly CIV
en- BY the Constitution to Congress alone; and
therefore I cannot vote for either Of the last
three propositiops-the fourth, the eth, or the
sixth. still / approve Of the action Of the Pres
ident. believe the President did right He
did precisely what would have done II ] had
been in his place 4-no more, no lessi butt cam
no. nere, ~ ny p'sce a aIusI onsu
uec'sis .nas wnas ns Siu w rs.,eaS ,ha ~
sy y was proper, anu nas Jusslnee ~ w ne-
| cessiIy OF tne csse; put 4 SAnnvs nstei ~ M