The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-04-18
OUR FLAG rs THERE

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That Star spangled Banner, o, long may II wav.
Der the land Of the free and the home Of tho brave
The 1abAastoAi Law ana the Gene !.
saston.
The editor Of the Quincy Herald who hsu
been proclaiming bis determination to DON.
doet Loocfoco paper on Christian princi.
ples FOR some time past, Gems ures President
Lincoln for the violation OF the Sabbath, -
we'll - Of the Constitution in his recent
proclamation.
Speaking of proclamation the editor says:
We find the following most extraordinary State
paper in the telegrarhic columns of the Springfield
Journal. tits extraordinary in several respects II
Is extraordinary because it calls for soldiers in
ner and to carry out the enforcement of the laws by
process unknown to the Constitution. The Con-
sttuon Of the United States requires the laws to be
executed BY courts and their officers; and the mill
tAry are TO BE- used only in aid of the civil authori-
ties and upon their demand. Have the civil authori.
ties of any Of the seeding States demanded military
aidf 1t So then the President may call for troops
But If not, then clearly the President tramp
ling down the Constitution Of the country.
II the date 10 correct there 10 no doubt the
President had cause for haste, and did we'll
to have bic proclamation calling for troops to
defend the Capital from immediate peril
made public - speedily ~ possible. It was
no violation Of the spirit Of the Divine Law
to issue proclamation tending to promote
the defense Of the Capital and tho lives Of
its Inhabitants, and even to conserve the SAL
walton Of the country, on Sunday. We fsar
that the editor. 10 his seal against The pow
ers that be, 10 liable to become ssrighteous
overmuch," 10 violation Of the precept Of
\ the Apostle.
The charge that Lincoln violated the Con.
stitusion Of his country, will be regarded BY
many persons ~ one Of more serious charao.
ter. Wepresume this was hasty charge, slim
ulated BY the spirit OF suspicion and hatred
agsinst Mr. Lincoln and bis party, which
still RENAME as a kind Of "leaven Of the old
Adam" 10 pervert the fairness and cAndor OF
The nov religious editor Of tho Herald. For
by reference to the statutes OF the United
States it will DO found that in l705 Congress
enacted and President Washington approved
. Law in accordance With tho Constitution Of
the United States, 10 which arc the following
sections:
Whenever the laws of the United States
shall be opposed, or the Execution thereof
obstructed. In any State, BY combinations
too powerful to be suppressed by the ordin-
AIRY course OF judicial proceedings, or by the
powers vested 10 the Marshais 10 this act.
il shall be lawful for the President Of the
United States 10 call forth the Militia OF such
State, or Of any other State or States, a
may be necessary TO suppress such combipa-
tions, and to cause the laws to be duly exc.
cused; and the use OF the Militia go to b
called forth may be continued, il necessary
until the expiration OF thirty days after Ii.
commencement of the next session of Con
gre-s.
Whenever 1t may be necessary. in thu
judgment OF the President to use the militia.
~ force hereby directed 20 be called forth,
the Presi dent shall forthwith BY proclams
ton, command such insurgents to dist erse
and retire peaeeablJ to their respective
abodes within limited time.
Such 10 the authority Of Law under which
the President isiued his Proclamation, and
II will be seen that be has complied with the
Law in every particular. Bot tho Herald
quotes Mr.. Lincoln's Proclamation which
eites this very statute, and proceeds in the
following curt style:
Combinations too powerful to be sup.
pressed 10 the ordinary way" What does
be mean BY the "ordinary way2" Why, By
the way pointed out by the constitution and
laws, undoubtedly. Undoubtedly that 10 the
ordinary way. But that wsy Mr.. Lincoln
throws aside. liz throws aside the consti.
tuition and the lass, and takes the whole
thing into his own hands. HE mere word
- TO be Law, and that sort OF law 10 TO be en-
forced by the bayones.
The editor OF the Herald should have suf
fcient caution and modes.y TO refrain from
denounciDg such able lawyers ~ Lincoln
Seward, Chase, To-, for 40 official violation
OF the Consultation, without pretty full 10.
vestigation Of the matter .. ~. c..:.
We advise our brother Of The Herald /,
beware Of his old besesting sin, Of misrsprs
sentasinn md =Aass vi his political oppo
nents.
NV HAvss, April Is.
Tbs Asehanios Bank OF this eiiy this morn
ios tssdsEe1 to the 0overbnent as 600 70
the ase q - State 10 supporting the Ma
tionAi GeSernmeut.
r. kEARkEr, April l6.
Cspt. Been, On route for South Carolina
accompanied BY Capt. 6tone, ON leave OF .b