Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-15
Con.plracY agsIn.t Con.ntutionaI Liberty

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That these plans existed We have bad doubt for
many months The men in power a, Washington have
Sc, aside and trsmPsd under foot all tbe safeguards
freedom. The Constitution was virtually abrogat-d
vheu Lincoln assumed the power of vsging war. All
his acts .noe that step have been directed the estsb
sbment Of an unres trained tyranny. The Constitution
expressly declares that Congress alone should posses,
the power Of raising aud supporting armies. Congress
a. It's st session emphatcey refused either to raise an
army, or appropriate money for its support Lincoln,
in the face Of Ibis refusal and the express letter of the
Constitution has enlisted an army Of more than hun.
dred thousand men, and seized upon all the means OF
the Government for It's equipment and support. The
Convention which framed the Constitution refused IL
express terms to authorize the common agent to make
war upon the sovereign States of the Coagederacy.
This wretch has usurped the power and ia now using
the common funds Of all the States for the invasion and
subugstion Of a part The Constitution stpuates that
armed forces shall not be quar;ered upon the people
even in time Of war without authority Of law vet be
has q1arered bis mercenaes upon the people OF Mary
land and Missouri and is ravagirg and laying Oh,
SOL of Virginia. Every citizen is guaranteed the pryi-
lege Of bearing a-us be IL deliberately tiss-mlg .b
people Of two States, ard striving to prevent all Others
from Obtaining weapons ior the protection Of thei-
homes aud liberties Freedom from arrcs; without au-
thorty of hF-ie grea, and distinguishing badge Of
free people be has snuaIei and em7over,d aud al
rected his subordinate military officers TO suspend The
great Wit OF la5sas corps, at their discretion. T.
ciirch the dcpo'-m thus established, he ha- taken &c
upon himself charge the oath to support the C5nst
tuition into an oath Of obedience TO the Ggre1Dsat-o
which biz ApeshiP is Che chief.
o. course, If he outraged laws and Coas,itu'ic1
should ever recover their vgor and supremacy, these
great offenders would be the frs: to feel the weight o.
their hands We were, therefore prepared to hear Of
schemes for the permanent pros5aton OF The Co0suu
ton and the perpetual ascenlarcy Of the tyranny. To
this end the whole system Of Coafeieraed Soyereisns
is to be aboishet-au States Rights auniblated-the
Central Power augmented and cousoHdl;ed-acd the
Military Despod.m rendered supreme and absolute over
the whole land This is the programme revealed by the
Cincinnati paper. TIE mos, Wanted fee Government
the world has ever subverted by Charsac and an
Ape The steel OF B-u,us for attempting vindca;e
the lost liberties Of degenerate Rome in the blood Of tie
noble Cesar has been the theme of praise with all the
worsLi2pers Of freedom. Though worthy Of a dogs
death i, would be gross perveroa Of ell the propris
ties 10 dignity Li1coia far associate il memory
his fate ~itl that Of Cu.ar.
Nothing has so much ssto-sicd the world a. the sp-
pareuty unanimous approval a, The Norb Of all Of tn
usurpsous o. Lincoln. Ia a DAY. they ceased 20 posses
any of the rights Of free people and they raised one
universal shout tLe.r degradation. That vhc.
people supposed 20 De bred in love Of liberty should
Of sudden lose an sense Of free Government, and in
blind fury for conquest or revenge embrace their on
servituie was a spectacle never oeo-e seen We have
something Ike t 10 the enrascd moccasn striking his
poisoned Engs into his b0d5; but, for rational cal
cuains Eu-sl beings tAere Il no'1I'g 20 parallel IL II
history l the result Of the s;upor and eek caused
by surprise Tie con5.i1r IS TOO unnatural and srcu.
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sh4. pass away, reason anu sen interest vi" resume t-er
sway. For the time being the military desPo-sm crushe
all freedom Of onnioD and action Br- the tbrobs of
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are men even N lne atsPo''a1en region mluisng asp
r1tOus for their lost nights The Rump Government a.
Washington and the dominant faction iu the Yanke,
CT. ~ cha go. ,.. combine. I'm, o. .,,-,-s.., ID,
All popular uOeFiF aUd --e establishment OF '-oto's
6eSpotisu, o., the great States Of the Nortlwe=,
manned bv interest honor and liberty can never De
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significant aisiou 10 the great struggle Th1a the D.
mOcracy have endure aUd he o. ulfes snd dangers
which environ them ia Pie the hone that the cri.. ia
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WAsHlNsroN S-We are sweeping on IRRESISTIBLE
though useusbly 20 Che ces'iay that awaits an things
h1man-a great and radical change Individuals Or.
While governments continue the latter arr corporations
that can endure convusors and feel no sickness; bu
even they must sometimes WELD % ovCrruug events and
undergo dissolution or great changes Oar government
the pride Of temeu and Of the lovers Of freedom DE
world over is now m the process Of change TO be known
no NOR, forever as IL has been On Ttursdav last th.
Non \ p Banks as he stood upon Arlington Heights.
In conpanv with dstncu,sd military aud civil officers
said a. be waved his hand toward Washington "THs
Is tts end Of tts GJ-srts,. &, nor ers.,. Tbs-s
t-i1 Be rec3asfrgctli. ou different primo ss" SIch
Il the universal impression here Sud the conviction
weighs Ike the pail of death on every patriotic heart
The grs.t Rsoltc is gone and ia government Is fs.
lo,s;T i.s ssa-s-. b. r,,rrI,- liberty and IA Srifn,
40 9ssro.i, barb,r r--s from the storms o
,av,,,ric7
IT,, CT r,,,,s bs, ,,,rs,,s NJ whom o,-,r,r,i
dis n, no, ao tb-pl 10 sa NOR, ti,-, tte s-e c1-
rssts nigh. As vel. b. given 10 understand AZ once the
onerfu ua dsstoue ina. ia sweeping from under them
their psrso1a freedom tie rights OF the States and their
Re1u5icaa government tel them tasy are no Longer
freerasn in thst large and comprehensive sense We have
All understood was conveyed ard embraced by thatwo.d
when applied TO the 5,Sas AID privileges Of American
o.;z,as They will wake up long to the realization