The Placer herald., 1861-08-17
The Objects of the War.

In May last when President Lincoln called out
IS 900 men. the country WAS told that it to
protect the capitol at Washington. Men rushed
TO arms believing that it Was in danger Of attack
from the seccssiorists Of the South. 1t was re-
! ported that men high in position in that expert
mental new government. had publicly declared
that such the object ana intent Of their mill
tary leatlcis We are now sufficiently acquainted
with The characters OF those mil itarv leaders 10 be
thorone hly satisfied that no such design in fact
then existed on their part. The idea Of Davis
Beanrr@arl. and that stamp Of men. blowing their
plans from the stump : Ways absurd bat now
strikes every on" ~ SupolluIvcly TLc pnb
lie mind. however. was then so impressed with Il
belief in such design That men now wonder why
thc rebels did net follow up the retreliny column
on the ZlSt ult. and eater pell nell with the III
citives into Alexandria and Washington. Il
the Stqte of Maryland goes TO the Southern Cos
lclercy. undoubtedly then they will want Wash
ngton. and not until then: and the Lncolnitrs
have the satisfaction oil knowing that 10y this very
military occupation OF that state they have sew
cred the aft clions of that people from
this Uuion. 1t wa to defend the Capitol. said the
President. and The Senate Hall brcImc Il bamack
and the city and it's rnvironS vast camp. He
next called for more men, and for ships. Tor linn
and sea service 60 to rc-occupy and defend pltl''ic
property and to blockade the ports of IN >c,rtl,
To IN Gree resp ct to Our in-ultr,l flag was the
cry. And more mcn cAmr--campS were formed
in Illinois. Ohio aud Pcnnsy lvanlA. Ships were
bought. ult and chler,d and III lons of no
ncy expended. he war note was sounded from
the Atlantic to the Pacific TO suppress inSt'rlcc-
ton and enforce the laws establish the polio.
lower OF the Federal Government. and curb the
movements oil an irresponsible mob so they said
then The people having been stirred up to this
much action. and The 'aniconIt" bcin. about
ready to move. what does the President and his
II, II,
he gained by all this array OF force in TIE Gcl
and on the sea. In that famous State paIier sub
mlttCd to Congress on the 18th Of July last. every
word OF which must have been written hy Nv
Line nln himself. it is so crude and unstate~m mar
like. he gives us his reasons 70: using the war
power. lie says:
1T is with the deepest regret that the EHecu-
tive found the duty Of employing the war power
in defence Of the Governments To compromise
the public service would in This case be a crime
Not that compromises are not often proper but
that no popular government can long sulviFc a
marked precedent that MOse rho coyrY an eicc-
tim can onIy sape the Gorernmrnt from imn.e-
di0te desrnclion By CARING mp hr main print
up0n whtct the peopie gace the eicction.'
There is nothing in that aeien Ing the CAPITOL
recovering public property. av'nging ins,ift to
eur dag. or any other of those excuses for which
this force was at tn" time called into service; but
it was to save 1.-THE main point upon which the
people gave the election" That main point was
antaeonism to slavery. for that is the sum and
substance of the Chicago Platform and mon ,Ir,t
! the pcoplc rave Mr.. Lincoln the election ShonjI
| any ne DOUBT as to his meaning we will Diva
/ another extract. vet more explicit. He saws:
This Is essentially people's contest. On
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"l e,ot' no.; uPol ce'u''n MAIN point Oppose
,.' - tn's "'1 POM '"Ns 'le 'ofce necessary
'oe"o.'.i Wv r'S''c"' III carrying IL o"t,-the
oontoS. =" ~ "'i'tI occoiles essen,a"y peoples