Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-22
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/ qNebtiOni IL hiuNd uetIrhuit " AlfANo ~ VIC
ruth. C~onssngninity, socihl felatiohship
and commercial lhterests, maksit imperal
tive that the people Of that State should be
fairly dealt with in the determination Of this
question. The logic of facts, however,
is irresistible, and must dispel unwarranted
pretensioDs and over ride mere faith, based
upon feeling and interest. Howeverdesira
bic il might be to show that Kentucky is for
the Union, such a conclusion must be sup
ported by facts, as a~.condition Of its accept
ance. -'N ar
Under existing circumstances, a State that
is not for the Government can not justly
claim to be for the Union. -
The Continuance Of the Union depends
upon the preservation, protection and de-
Tense of the Constitution, and the faithful
execution of the laws. BY the plain terms
| of the Constitution, il, and the laws made in
pursuance thereof, are made supreme over
the land The Constitution, unsupported by
the laws, for the execution of its pro,
v sions, would be but a dead letter. If the
laws should be successfully resisted, the Con-
stitution topples to the ground, and govern
meht, under II, must cease. Our present
form of government can Only be changed or
superseded by amendment Of the Oohstitu-
ton, or by armed revolution. t 90 o.
The whole tenor of the Constitution is
adverse to the doctrine of State Secession,
or the supremacy Of State Sovereignty.
Nor does it contemplate the contingency Of
revOlution-peaeeful or otherwise. But il
does contemplate and provide against the
| events Of treason, tHSBrTecti01, n inVdsIoB.
Armed resistance against the legitimate
functions of the Government, no matter how
extended or well organized 1t may be, can
only be recognized as insurreetionsry by
those in authority. Through usurpation,
seven or more States of the Union have ar
Tayed themselves in hostile attitude against
the Government seeking its overthrow and
destruction. They have nullified its laws.
They have robbed tofits property; they have
made prisoners of its troops, sent ameng them
for their own protection. They have seized,
by armed forces, its minis, its custom-houses,
It's s%Tsenals, its nayy-yards, its implements
and munitions Of war, and its positions of
defense, internal and external. They have
bembarded, reduced and taken possession Of
o fort, and dislodged its unoffending, starv-
ing and deienseless garrison, as preliminary
to an aggressive warfare, having in view the
conquest of the Nations Capitol and the
capture of those in authority.
Whenever assailed by armed force aud its
laws set at defiance, the Government can
only defend and maintain itself by the en-
Il DlOO mtDL II lkG hedNo hu SAbtub 5uulCltuL
for its suppression. In view of such a neoes-
sity, and in pursuance of his solemn aud
sworn duty, the President made acquisition
upon the remaining States for aid. Among
Others, Kentucky, through her Executive,
insolently refused her duly apportioned
quota. and impudently and falsely charged
the President with having transcribed his
Constitutional powers, and with intending a
| sectional warfare. Such shameless pretexts
| - nj 40 % paVya oo q Y,ooG far har ItoIOyolfy
| Since the sixth ofthis month her Legislature
bes been in called session, and to this hour,
not a word of condemnation has been au-
thoIitatively uttered against either the mat
ter or the manner of the Executive response;
but on the o'her hard resolutions, commend
ing his action, have passed the House and
will, doubtless, get through the Senate also.
Under Arti lie l, Section 8, of the Consti.
tuition, we find the following among other
powers conferred upon Congress: "To pro-
eide for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the Union, suppress insurrection
and repel invasion" Had not Congress
pToridsd for calling forth the militia, this
very important clause of the Constitution
would have been of non-effect and prscti-
cally void. The Congressional law Of 1895,
how aver, renders it entirely effective. Thu;
empowered and lawfully fortified, the Presi
dent made his %requisition calling forth the
militis; and when called into the acsua
service of the United States" he is not only
tAe Commander in-chief Of the Army and
Navy" but also of the militia of the severa'
States as will be found by reference Il
Article 2, Section 2, Of the Constitution.
But it is said that the power to 'declsr
wal" resides alone with Congress. Granted
The Government can not Il declare war
Sgainst its own people-the assumption in
wolves an absurdity. Nor is it neeeasar
that it should in the present emergency. 1t
duty is TO suppress thus, or any other insur
~rectiop, by such authority and by such mean
as are now provided, and they are ample.
a general insurrection OF the slaves through
out the border slave States should occu
during the intermission of Congress, requiI
ing the ~interposition Of the Government,
may reasonably be taken for granted tbs
the people of those States would find n
difficulty in supplying the President wit
ample authority in the premises, withor
having him wait until Congress might agai
convene. We, of the loyal free States, sc
no great difference between slaves at the
masters throats, and vindictive, infuriate
Southern brethren at our own
Having shown that the President We
fully empowered by the Constitution an
the laws, to make at least his first requisite
upon the militia-to which the answer
) Kentucky was in response; and knowing
ue hl uOs NHhb ~ NhSuhuobahNOG nOlO ohN
, as to render prompt and efficient action a
= solutely imperative; it only remains for
10 determine the solemn duty of every Gil
$ zen, whether he be -four d in a free or sla'
a State.
: If there were good reasons for the esta
lishment of this Government, there are no
better reasons in favor of its preservatit
u and p~erpetuation. II, in the attempt to c
z tablish it, our forefathers thought its attai
-1-aA A. NIol-a sc 4hatu lt-aN. An
= fortunes, and their sacred honors, should '
be so destitute of gratitude and derelict
y duty and patriotism, as to decline a Iii
e pledge, in view of its maintenance2
a can not now be preserved except throul
the employment of armed force. That
may preserve the Union, 1t is first necessa
IF that we should preserve the GoYsrnmeI
% This can not be done by nutrality-arm
or unarmed. If the free States were
follow the example of Kentucky, the G
1t vernment would at once fall beneath t
l. fragments ofa broken Unionl But we are tc
by Kentuckisns that their position is peeuli
q That may be so, but the duty of her ci
gems as q loyal State is nom the less Gle
a. If the State is really for the Union, why 1
ID 30 declare and so act? The recent electit
rs II is claimed, showed an overwhelming VI
IS. for the Union. We do not so understand
OF 1t was surely no more than a protest agail
OF the expediency of seeding at the prese
II, as Is claimed, q large majority of the pr
pie of that State are for the Union, why I
/. afford the men and meaus necessary for
"a p~reservatiOn2 Are the Union men, indiv
y uAlly, less courageous, less powerful th
"a those who seek its disruptionP What we
es the free States mean by being for the uni
is, to take our lives into our hands and oil
It, them up in behalf, of the Constitution q
Of the Government. We call no maa broH
who seeks to destroy this temple Of LIBER
and FREE CONVENIENT, built upon q foun
ton, made ofthe treasures, and eemented "
the blood Of our Revolutionary foreiather
to Doubtless a large majority of the peopl,
n Kentucky desire TO occupy q position
re neutrality in q conflict which they declare
be sectional. The border slave States, h
al ing cast the whole burthen upon the |