Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-16
The Whisky Rebellion in Washington''
Time.

order TO show what were the views Of that
qrelt man, in regard to the powers OF t"eI
Government IN executing FcIera! laws. HeI
says:
"Duin4 the session Of the year one thous-
and seven hundred and ninety il was cXpc-I
dienl to exercise the legislative power, grant
cd by the Constitution Of the United Stat's
qo I,y and collect cxei-cs.' In majority OF
the States, searceIy an objection was made 10
thi, mode of taxation. In some, indeed,
alarms were at hIat conceived, until ihey
were oaui-hcd by reason and patriotism. IL
tbc four western counties Of Pennsylvania,
q, ur,ia,lico. fJstercd and cnibiJtered hy the
orliGce. Of men who laLorel lorau ascendeucy
over the viii ofothcrs Jy the guidance Of
their passions produced symptoms Of riot and
violence. Iti5 wen known that Congres7 did
uoo hesitate to examine the complaints Which
1.e,c presented. and TO relieve then as far as
iu ,ce dictated or general convenience would
plML Eui t.o impression which This mod
Grafton made on tie Disconnected did not
correspond u.A what 70 deserved. The arts
OF Jcus,on ucre no longer confined TO tie
efforts Of designing iudiyiiuas. The very
l5tJearuuco 20 press prosecution Was mIsIn-
t-rrrctoj into q fear of urging Tie execution
ol the Awa and associations Of men began 10
denouuce threats against .la officers employ
ed. From belief that hy more formal
couoct their operation might be dc.c"t 'd,
certain s,li-..ea',l societies assumed Tie tone
olc9udomualiou. Hence, while the greater
plfo Of Pennsylvania itself We're conforming
themselves 70 the acts Of oAc.se, a &c" cou"-
ties we're resolved TO Illustrate thom. 1t was
now perceived that every expectation from
tae tenderness which had been hitherto pur-
sued uas uuayailing and that further delay
could only create an opinion Of inpoteney or
ll,soluuou in Tie governments L.gal pro
cess was therefore delivered to the marshal
agains. l.erioters and Delinquent di.tjiiors
'No sooner was he understood TO lie ell
egd ia this duty, than the vengeance Of
armed men was uim,i al his person and the
person and property OF the Inspector Of the
t.y,uue. They h.ed upon the marshal, ar
rested him, aud detained him for some time
as ID prisoner. lie was obliged, by the jeo-
paldy Of lis life, TO lenoGucc the service Of
other process on lle west side Of the hlIcsht-
u- mouu,aina and a dpuation was alter
ward sent to him to demand a surrender Of
that Le had served numerous body re-
paatcdly attacked the house of the inspector,
seized his papers Of Office, and finally destroy
cd by fire bis buildings and whatsoever they
contained Both Of these officers. from just
regard to th-ir safety, fled to the set Of gov
arnmeut. it being ayowcl Chat thc motives TO
such outrages were to compel the resignation
Of tie inspector, to withstand Ly force Of
arms Tie au,hvrty Of the United States, and
thereby ,Ntorta repeal Of the laws Of excise
and au alteration ia tAe conduct Of govern
ment
"uyoa tue tc-dmoay Of these fact, AN as
aoc,atc justice fthc supreme court Of the
United States notified TO me that, in tie
counties Of Washington and Allegheny, IN
Pennsylvania, laws of tie UiteI states were
opposed, and the execution thereof obstruc-
tOd. 10y cala.io.tioD- TOO powerful TO be sup
pressed by the ordinary course Of judicial
proceedings, or by the powers vested in the
marshal Of that district on this call, mo-
n.ya'ous in t!tc extreme, Isoushta and weighed
What might best suJdue the crisis On the
one hand, the judiciary vas pronounced TO be
stripped OF it, capacity TO enforce the laws;
c.imcs which reached the very c>i-tcEce Of
social order were pcrpe'ratcd without con-
troll; the friends Of government were insult
cI. abused, and uvciawcd into silence, or an
apparent acguie.ccnce and, to yield to the
trcasgnaLle fury OF so small portion Of the
Cuitcl States would be to violate tie fluda-
mental principle Of oar constitution, which
tliojna that tie will Of the majority shall
prevail On the other, to array citizen
gains, citizen, to publish the Gishouor ofsuch
exce--cs, to encounter The expense and other
e i.arrYssue; is Of so dl-aLt an N,cliUon,
were STEPS too delicate, too closely inter
woven with many affecting considerations to
be lightly aiag.oL Ir3s'Toncl, therefore,
the sumuouiag of the militia Immediately in
to Tho hcd. Uut required 'a,m to lie held
in readiness, That ituy anxious cnaeayors TO
reclaim tho ic.udci and to cou,icc the mllig-
uaut oftheir danger should be fui.lc-s, mill
tary force might he prepared to act, before
Che .ca-on should be too far advanced,
"My proclamation Of the 7th Of August
last, was accordingly issued, atd accomio :
el ly the eapPoiutmeut Of commissioners, who
were charged to repair to the scene Of isW-
rectj.n. They were authorized TO colfcr
wi,haoy bodies of men or individuals. They
were instructed to be candid and explicit in
stating the sensations which had been excited
iu The executive, and his earnest wish TO
avoid a resort to coercion torcrtscnt, how
ever that, without submission, coercion must
be the resort bat TO invite them, az jhe same
time, to return to the dcmeanor Of Githfur
citizens, Jy such accommodations as lay with
in the sphere Of executive power. ra.d Il
too, was rendered TO hIym ly the government
Of the United States and .Aat Of p,nn+ylya-
MIA, upon no Other condition than sati-lac-
tory assurance Of obedience TO the laws.
"Al,housh the report Of the commissioners
marks their hrmncs3 and abilities, and must
unite all yir,uous men, by showing that the
means Of Cancellation have been exhausted,
ali Of those who had committed or Allotted
the tumuts did not subscribe the mild form
Mnicn WINS nrnnosol as tie atonemnul. the