Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-07
THE FORCE BILL.

THE FORCE BILL.
The following is the Force Bill
which has caused so much excite
ment in Congress and alarm in the
.Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the
United States Of Ameica 10 Congress
assembled, That the provisions Of an
act approved the 18th day Of Feb.
ruary, in 1876, entitled IAN act to
provide for calling forth the militia
20 execute the laws OF the Union,
suppress Instructions, and repel in
vasions, and to repeal the act now
in force for those purposes and oil
the act approved the Sd day Of
March, 10 toe year 1908, entitled
AN act authorizing the employment
of land and naval forces of the Uni.
ted States in case oil instructions,
are hereby extend j to the case Of
instructions against the authorities
Of the United States.
SEC. 2. Aud be it further enacted
That the President, in any case in
which it may be lawful to use either
the militia or the military and nava1
force Of the United Suites for the
purpose aforesaid. may accept the
service of such volunteers as may
offer their services, as cavalry, infant
ry, or artillery, organized in compa
nics of the maximum standard
squadrons, and regiments, respective
Iy, according to the mode prescribed
for The organization Of the RESPECTIVE,
arms in the military establishment o
the United States; and it will be law
full for the President TO commission
the officers Of such companies, bat
talions, squadrons, and regiments, il
their respective grades, 20 continu,
until discharged from the service o
the United States; and such volun
teers, while in the service of th'
United States, shall be subject t,
the rules and articles of war, ant
shall be entitled to the same pay an,
emoluments as officers and soldier
Of the same grade in the regula
service.
The New ORLEANS Bulletin, on,
of the strongest secession journals il
Louisiana. thus speaks Of the resol
of the late election 10 this State:
Let no cue arraign Tennessee
No Drawer State ever hid existence
She knows her own rights just a
well as the people Of any Stat
know theirs, aud is rs able and dis
posed to maintain them under an,
and all circumstances She has a
high and delicate a sense Of honor
She has chosen not to act as bastil,
as the Gulf States have, as she ba
IA perfect right to do, without sui
jectiDg herself to any reprosche
from any source whatever; but
must not be therefore supposed tina
she will not act as firmly and deci
dedly as any State. whenever sh
thinks it is time. The time Trn
nessee will give the republicans +
show their hands will only go t
prove how anxious she is for a pei
mauent settlement of the SLAYER
agitation, and will only make thei
refusal 10 come to such settl men
upon solid ami lasting basis, tb
more glaring. which will thus show t
the world upon whom the response
biIity Of the destruction of the Un
/ ion really and properly rests.
WENDELL PHILLIPS A LINCOLN Man
: In his speech to the riotous meet
! ing 10 the Boston fremont Temple
last week, il which be cursed tn
Union, and all compromises, Wendell
Phillips said:
Ihape faith in the son Of Illinois
who is to lay dozen the law 10 thu
empire from Washington and he'll
do IL. Ifit is necessary, be will Gov
er every square foot Of the. Distric
| of Columbia with n man, (Cheers.