The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-13
BALTIMORE.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1861

country governed according 10 thcr oWa Hii
within the limits Of the Constitution and that if
the Government is pursuing any scheme of public
policy, which they disapprove OF, they have the
right not only to say so, but 10 press their views
upon the Government, and 10 agilata for n change
Of system. ii the Government favors peace or
war, in any particular crisis and the people want
war, when the Government wishes peace, or peace
when the Government desires war, the Govern
mcnt We suppose, is bound to Weld TO the ,opu-
lar will, constitu.ionaiy expressed These, we
presume, are axoms, under our system of Govern
ment. We say nothing Of the practice Just now
we are speaking Of the theory. Mr.. LINCOLN
certainly concurs with us in opinion, for he calls
the people, in his Inaugural, ''our rightful mas
tiers and further tells US, expressly, in the same
instrument, that "this country, with its institr-
"Gons, belongs 10 the people who inhabtit." We
win assume, therefore, that questions Of peace and
war, with all other questions Of policy, belong TO
the people who own the country. We will as
sumo that if the people, at this moment, desire
stop to he put TO the particular war now raging
il is their night 10 have it ended, and it IS Mr.
LNCoLN's boGnden duty to finish it at once-aIl
the cabinets and maior-ecnoral3 that he can con-
gregae 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
How, then, are the people TO exercise this nm
questionable right Of having their own way in
regard 10 the war; How are they 10 make known
their saysrc~u viii? Not merely Ly voiiua, Of
course, because voting for President takes place
only once in four years, and voting Tor Congress
men only once in two. The country might 90 to
',''" l"'H !" 'o"S'uet"h'y less IMAM either
''." 'o"' "o""''" ''o"'7h0 men put IN
90 &. y on Il
W. ''''"N''' """ '''f hondFed millions
''''O' ''' 'i' ''sh'h@. ihe
a., '1'''' ''"'' '''e'"oa o' eA-
=, Juan 'n''cP ny gong TO
""' !" II No' Iyhch-IaW,
s',.i"'S 'o'' may 60 very well for secession
S'''7' '.'" o"tas's q ''e SORT, but 1t would
''' ''7'''"'" OF '+'nets. We think
''",5 's minced to doubt
I,.'''s'', fabricated With
60 ~. ....-f ,I'''" y, General ScoTTs
'F','"' BATES would,
.,'''S "I'H''n "e''"", the con
'"'l'@''s 'hP poi''y
-, ~ i''''' '!. "s''i'S'ef u'he-
W. "o"," t'' 'P WIN my reasonable
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H., .Is - = ,'.'' VI P'p"H'' I"'ioc'n"'ioh'
c. '"' i''P'e 10 '''aAe Tue
- '"'' ,'''''' u nave peace
',''' -''h "ea'it' ana yet
non, an" are not al
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t,o.o ,, - ~ '"''' ~ ''e u
+,,o ,-u;t,-., ~, - ''"i'S'eii'' ana
I'll. '''' ,'''.''"'' "'' Pon"'af VIII can
- P''','lu'"uy' ehecuVeiy and
.,,,ou-I,..a '''T P"'"' press "lthout It's
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broadcast. ryitbo,I+ A., -. c,F =
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-, " "u'' ''''' SCUM"
a,l o....,.-i.I -, ''6"'' " Interest
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t,..,1 VI ''' P''t'9 are ho' app
-. f,,t'.,., '''''' '''l"'"'''oi ~ o'
'' ','' Wv l''"e' anu l'eoo'"-
nave It ''"''H' opportunity
:..'.,,... VI f''''''-
.ho IA Re .i '''', ''''''' 'Acel'' WIN
20 W. !''t'' ''i'uo' i"''y anu
~ '''''' 's"' ~ '"'''.se '"e Pohcy
Gu - '''''@ "a e''P'eo--"h''
-. d '"' 0o''i '"ent !"
sr,l,o Nv, Ii','''>'''S o"' On '''c sa"Jsct
"'' VIII ,''e result oe--li The Gov
''" SUM '"7 ''''' VI 'he press! " hal
wa Wv '''s' 'e'''e--" tue Government be al
,o"'" 20 s!'3'''''Ze as treason that disappro
"',ou VI '"e war "hch the people have the right
10 l'si ana 70 e%Press-it the Postmaster General
mr. hat iran,
'"''v" 70 pass through me mai Tor which the
people pay ana over the rights, privileges and
o''''''st7 'i "i'lch MT BLAIR has no more law
''' CONTROL outside oil the acts Of Congress or in
oPPos'"on 10 them, than the saddler who makes
'ne man oaGsf Ihe result Will bet can be none
o'"e'' ina" 10 prevent me expression OF that sn-
P'e'"' loP"'r VIII "h'cn IS the law OF the conn
"' i''''' WI! "e, 'haI inc people who have
Sns ~ 'lPose TIE i"r'her prosecution OF the
VIII n''e NO iie''S oi exercising Their right,
P',-7''s ''s' determination 10 exercise 1t,
''0i' VI. leN' hGteaSoha election, and will be
Fi''""7" 'i"'" 'o'h'ihihG anu consolidating their
S't7hgtu-'" oppose the war eHectnaliy, even
''ien. A"t result VIII oe, that the Government
VIII 'e sovereign, ana not the people-that The |
war VIII 90 on though The people will that it
' 7'''''''' |
"eIihen' "'hont nope OF reconciliatlon--all the |
S'''h'"eS o. an lhterneclno civil strife to which
,ns PeOP'e VINO engage IN 1t are oPPosed-wiIl be |
mans" V" '''''l "u0 'heir chlidFen
- 10 nv answer 10 say that those who oppose |
~, =, ''o d" -. wong anu IN the minority. |
c'.''''''' Il nut ''V Ju'se Oh either OF those
-. -, ~ Nv 'i'Fo.'''o" 10 Tue Govern
., ,, P7,''i'':''' ior '"e Govern
","'9S u'.'''e ''S''' 10 nc IN ihe |
NJ wv "'Jo'''!' an" "'' accordingly. |
- wing ~" no MS tue
-.,:, - ,''1 'i''.''ei' never 10 pe
=, -. N'''',''
60 '-' !" ,-'''i'i'''' """ PIoPss"'e Tue
views o' tue oPpos'loH as well as oil lhe Admin
iS'''uo"' even " 'ii9 oppos'''on Dc a MINOR
IVY j. mas '"e inco"''oFe'u"'e r'Sht 10 express
us opinions, rs socn, ana 10 MAKE ltSelt ma
Jorlfy, by alt the means and appliances of pro5ey-
u7'h anu I'ee discussion. II, on the contrary, 1t
oe "reaoy MAJORITY 1t has a right to assert and
demonstrate the fact and to use the press for the
purpose. State The case as we may-the freedom
.. Tue P'ess-S "oso'o'e' unrestricted right to
discuss, W'mn the limits OF the law Of litel--ils
night TO expose, condemn denounce and over
throw, by full and free discussion, the war policy
OF Inc Government ana the war politicians who
are making It's the freedom OF the people them
-gl-~ - i, H. Al.