Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-14

Heretofore, the tyranncal usurpatiens of Black
Republicanism have been carried on with decent
regard to the forms of law and the Constitution
The election of sectional President, whose policy
and principles are openly hostile to the peace,
safety and institutions of portion of the Union
while it was subversive Of the spirit of the Con-
stitution and the equality of the States, neverthe-
less conformed to the letter of the Constitution
There was some pretended conformity to law In
the calling forth of $4,000 volunteers for three
months service, to whip the South into SUBMISSION
and to suppress Combinations" But Llncoln
openly and shamelessly threw off even the forms
Of law and the authority of the Constitution
of the United States, when he issued his
later proclamation, calling into service thous-
ands Of volunteers, to serve for three
years and ordering the addition of ten more regi-
ments to the regular army Of the United States.
For so gross and palpable usurpation of power,
for the purpose of making war upon sovereign
States there is not a sembance of warrant of law.
The President has not the least authority in the
Constitution to call out volunteers, or to add
to the regular force, allowed by Congress. "A
usurpation so dangerous, is an assumption of die
tatorial powers, and an enforcement Of milt
OcepOb4sluS AhpECSCNSAbSN AL INV ON'SAA
ment If Congress should refuse to vote him the
appropriation to sustain SO enormous a force, he
has only to turn the bSyOnets of his mercenaries
upon the recusant members and compel an acquies-
cence in his demands.
Notwithstanding, however, the disregard OF law
and the Constitution which has thus far character
lied the acts of the usurping Government, we were
not prepared for the open proclamation, by the
leading New York City organ of the Administra
tiOD of intention to disregard the forms of law
in dealing with the Southern States. The New
York Tribune of the 9th thus dictates to LINCOLN,
as to the course hs was expected pursue toward:
the State of Missouri:
The Union men of Missouri have sent urgent ap.
peas to Washington for military assistance against
the traitors of that State. As the Governor has
fatty refused to obey the requisiton Of the Presi
dent and is VIGOROUSLY in the interest OF the rebels
the usual forms preliminary 10 Federal Intervention
PreseTUe the peace Of State should be lodiUed. and
ample assistance giUen to The loyal citizens Of Ais
sosni 1t is time TO stand on ceremony. Ii rs Thu
duty of the President 10 take that he Republic
Teceice no detriment II hs dccOmphSheS that, the
people soiU not carl at the means used
The President has accepted the dictatior
Of GREEDY, and has sent his myrmidons to
st. Louis to overcome the people, am &c
shoot them down like dogs. Forms of Law
and ceremony are to be hereafter dispensed
with and the LINCOLN Government is to appear in its
naked prohgacy corruption and tyranny. Sovereign
States are to be subugated at the point of the bay
onet and if their free citizens dare to resist they
are to be murdered, men, women and children, az
the savage of the wilderness would murder them,
without distinction of age, sex condition. The
President must take care that the Republic re-
ceives no detriment," which was the language m
pIoyed with which to clothe with plenary powers a
Roman Dictator. IT, after such atrocity, barbarity
and usurpation as this, any Persists in clmgng
20 Government so lost to even the forms of free
dom, he should be held as the enemy of the South
ern people, and the spy and emssary Of the 'tyrant
himself