East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-09-24

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look out, and shan't help put it out."-
But hold il is of no consequence how
the fire came-it is burning. 1t is not
Mr. Lincoln's house, but it belongs to the
American people--not only to the pres
ent generation, but to generations to
come throughout the long track of future
time. Irre .trf on
But there is an attempt going on now
in order that scurvy politicians may ride
into office upon it, or have an organiza-
ton that they can manage. 1t is not the
Democratic party. i repudiate it for
Democracy up and down, and round
about, and diagonally, and in every other
sense; but it is set of self-constituted
meddlers; the Mrs. Cunninghams of the
Democratic party, who are in labor with
their bogus baby that they may claim the
Democratic inheritance. They expect to
inaugurate party because the President
of the United States is not conducting
this war according to the Constitution.
They have laid out constitutional chart,
upon which they ask him to travel, turn
ing his toes to the true constitutional an
gle, and taking every step according to
the Constitution. L expect those admin
istering the government to 60 according
to the Constitution, but have my own
views of what is the Constitution, and
what the rebellion, and what the duty Of
the Administration in putting down the
rebellion, and / have an idea what |
would do in putting it down, if l had
charge of it.
The Constitution is great landmark,
and not bill of particulars. Cheers.
Every power given by the Constitution
directing thing to be done, always im-
plies the power to do it, If the Consti-
tuition erects government, it presup-
poses the maintenance of that govern
by all the usual and ordinary means
within the reach of that government, and
in times of war, and in times of rebellion,
there is power arising from the very
necessity of the case that controls the
whole question, and when you hear the
small beer politicians prating on the idea
of nconstitutionality, ask him, in the
first place, whether he thinks it exactly
constitutional for men to go into the
United States Senate, and in the House
of Representatives, and in the army and
navy, and one day swear, 81 do swear, in
the presence of Almighty God, that /
will observe the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, and | will discharge the Office
or duty of Senator according to the best
of my ability" ask him If, after having
taken that oath, and while it is yet warm
on his lips, if it is unconstitutional for
him to try to raise a rebellion? and when
he has answered that, tell him that il
there is perjury in hell, it is that kind oi
perjury. Loud and continued cheering
| say that the Administration--any Ad
ministration, | don't care whether it is
one Of my choice or one of my opposi
tion-has the right to do everything by
implication, according to the laws of war,
for the maintenance of our Government
and if they do not do it, will be one fol
dealing with them and calling them trait
ors themselves.
Now, it is supposed that there is NJ
war power except that which arises on
of and is prescribed by written consti
tuition. There is power upon which th'
Constitution stands, that lies beneath tn,
Constitution, and rises above the Consti
tuition, and is'on and under the Constitu
tion--it is the great law of self-preserva
ton, for communities, nations and states
as well as individuals. 1t is older thar
this Government. 1t is as old as cviliza
ton, 1t had no rise in the Constitution
1t arises in the very necessity of the ex
istence of civil government.
Away with all your stuff about the ne
cessity of having written guaranty for
everything the President may do to pre-
serve tho Government. | say it is par
of his oath to stand by and save tht
country, and employ such means as h
believes will do it; and if he does not d'
it, he deserves to be impeached. This i
the law of all nations, and always ha
been. But there is the law of habea
corpus, and that has been invaded, ant
the President has violated it and not al
lowed some traitor to be released, anC
has suspenped the writ. He has done ex
actly right; and did say awhile ago tha
in some cases, if l could not have arrest
ed the treaehery, / would have suspended
the individual with it, and | have no
changed my opinion much since. Wha
an idea it would bel Here is a rebellion
in Baltimore or Missouri, and traitor ii
league with the enemy, and by his con
duct he is about to cause our armies to b.
sacrifced--our very Government in dan
ger, its existence is imperilled-the live
Of lurge number of persons sacrificed
He is known to be traitor--morall
known. He has been Tracked out an,
ascertained, and yet he must be brongh
up before a Judge and examined, and
there is not legal, technical evidenc
against him, he must be discharged; an
if Government don't like it, they mus
; appeal and get it up before court q
some future time, that may sit and ma
, not, and enter upon litigation as pre-
tracted ss the chancery suit in Bloa
| Housed i.Afita @
: The law OF war acts right mp to th
necessities of the occasion--it brings mo
right up to time, and treats them pra,
. ticaly and according TO the emergenciC