The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07

this Government will prove how wisely,
aud with what sagacity and toro-thought
our fathers acted, when they inserted
this Invaluable provisions in the Consti-,
tuition, requiring the whole people to aid
in supprcssing rebellion, aud securing
the rights Of all who either by numbers
or military usurpation, might be overpow-
cred In any particular State or States.
Mr.. Chairman, all governments must
from the very nature Of the case, use
force to execute their executive, legisla-
tive, and judicial DEGREES, IL roqistcd.-I
This is power inseparable from all Gov
crnments, If the city Of Now York, to-
day, 10y the unanimous voice OF her citi-
Eous, were 20 declare herself a sovereign
aud independent city, and set up Gov
crnment Of her own, put the authority Of
the Federal and state Governments at
defiance, and collect and appropriate all
tho revenue derived from duties on im-
ports, thus cutting on more than half
the entire revenue Of the National Gov
eminent, does any sane man suppose for
. moment that this Government would
tolerate Il by no moans. II Il became
necessary to subduo her, the Govern
ment would lay the entire city IN ruins.
Marital law would be declared, block
ado proclaimed, the property Of all rob-
els oonfscatcd, and tho leading traitors
hanged OF shot. The city of New York
contains nearly million orinhabitants--
almost, il not quite, four times the NUM-
Der Of whites in South COrolinp-and, |
believe, more wealth than any one
Southern State, unless II bc Virginia.
The people living in the city Of New
York have just the same right TO declare
themselves out ofthe Union that the peo-
pie Of any one or moro Of the Southern
States have--no more, no less. And
that right is the inherent right Of revolu.
tion. The Government once involved
in war, in It's efforts to enforce the laws
and put down rebellion, could know no
rule but success. A blockade, martial
law, tho confscation Of all property real
and personal, Of tho insurgents, the exc
cation Of oil the leading rebels, aud the
remordl by force II neoe eSSary, Of ths cause
that produced the rebellion.
This is no new doctrine. John Quin-
cy Adams, nearly twenty years ago, In
the House Of Representatives, in speak.
ing of the war power, said
"When YOUR country is actually in
war, whether Il be a war Of invasion or
war Of insurection, Congress has pow
or to carry on the war, ind must carry Il
on according to the laws oi war and by
the laws of war an invaded country has
all lis laws and municipal institutions
swept by the board, and martial law
takes the placs Of them. This power In
Congress his, perhaps, never been called
into exercise under the present Constitu.
ton Of the United Stltes. But, when
the laws of war are in force, what, | ask
is one Of tao laws II ts this that
when country is invaded, and two hos
tile armies are SGT In martial array, the
commanders of both armies have power
to omancipate all the slaves in the inyu-
dcd territory"
The Constitution makes the President
C che United States the commandcr-in-
chiCt OF tnu Urtny 9tia is"'yJ '-''S - ..
quircd to see that the laws are faithfully
executed. lie cannot evade this just re-
sponsibility, if he would, unless he is q
traitor. There is, then, but one course
left after all peaceful remedies fail, and
that Is, 10 use all the power Of tho Gov
eminent TO crush rebellion and treason
iif we would preserve the nation from
certain and utter ruin.