The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-08-21

ilupt II Will Ut NUleu upuHs dlu " IL ouUulu
receive majority, as ! fear i will, il will
be an invitation to the President Of the u
ned States, in the absence OF all legislation,
to do the like acts whenever, in his opinion,
il may be necessary. What will be the ef-
feet Of in Kentucky and Missouri, and eS-
erywhere: In his discretion he will feel
himsl. warranted in spbordinatng the civil
10 the military power. and to lmprisOn clti-
Zens without the warrant Of law, and to sus.
pend the writ Of habeas corpus, and establish
martial law, to make searches and suppress
tie press. aud to do all those acts which rest
on the will and authority Of military com
mander.
In my Judgment, if we pass this. we are
upon the eve oil putting, SO tar as we can, in
the hands Of the President Of the United
States, the power Of dictator. With such
a beginning as this, what are we to expect in
/ the future: When we see men imprisoned
within hail Of the Capitol, without warrant,
and Congress ln session, and the Courts par
alyzed, and Congress not rising in a protest
lof indignant terms against it, we may we'll
be filled with gloomy fOrebodings for the
future. What may we expect, except a line
ut cnnduct in keeping with what has been
,lo0e Is this contest topreserve the I'm
ion: II 80, then it should be waged in
constitutional manner. Is the doctrine to
obtain that provinces are 10 be entirely sub
ordinate to the idea Of political unity:
Shall the rallylng cry be, the Constitution
and the Inlon. or are we prepared to say
that the Constitution is gone, but the Union
. survives: What sort Of Union would it
be J? Let this principle be announced, and
let us carry on this contest with this spirit,
/ winkins At Or approving the violations Of this
/ sacred instrument, and The people will soon
begin 70 inquire what will become Of our
5ertles at tie end Of the experiment.: The
. pregnant question for us to decide Is, wheth-
er the Constitution is to be respected in this
,trag-le, OF whether we are called upon to
! iaiioW The il4g over the ruins Of tile COnstl-
| .atiun: bgieye. without questioning the
D motives Of any, the Whale tendency Of the
: present proceedings is to establish a govern
ment without limitations, and radically to
E change our frame and character of Govern
. meut.
; was told the other day BY distinguish
, ed American thai many Americans abroad,
]. when asked about the present condition Of
: things here, said: g We thought your Fed
Il eral Government rested on consent, and how
e do YOU propose to maintain it by force;"
e Often the answer would be, II was intend
: ed to rest on consent. but il has failed. 1t is
: not strong enough, and we intend to make it
5 strong enough, and to change the character
e Of the government, and we will give it all
the strength we deem essential without re-
3 gard 10 the provisions Of the Constitution,
) ahlch was made some eighty years ago, and
> has been found not fit for the present condi-
Ii n u a.fairs.'
Iaains i Is well that the attention Of the
i; country should be called to the tendency Of
: ibiu... kn1v there are thoughtful, con-
i ereyatlge saen-thousands Of men who love
ta tie Gon,tiatlDn-scattered through the ad>
i. hiring States, who would never consent to
ii nike tin, contest with any purpose 70 inter.
]. Iere with the personal rights o political com
II muntits. III then referred 70 suggestion
/, la No.thern paper that ! change ID the
!. character II tie Government was cnntemplat-
/. Nh, AMI alsn to / speech made by the present
Segret4rt ii War, iii which he said tie Soath-
Z, ern STATES must be subdIed, and AZ the end
!. III till. contest there would ID 10 NIrgnians
II 1. .asl, Dr garlliaans. but I'LL Americans.
III cal I'll Senators Il defend tile cOnstitu-
I. tinnalty ii these acts, Or else admi; that
IL ilies carry On this contest without regard 10
IL thr Consultation. | content myself in say
Il iug that ii never was contemplated by the
ID lfaner, d The Constitution that this Govern
!. ment should be maintained BY military force
ii Or b. .lbjlglting the different political CON-
ii mnniiirs. Il was declared BY Madison and
e bt iI4hilfnn himself that there was no COM
+. potency IN The Government thus to preserve
= II. suppose the military subjugatlon is sue
= .essiai--,appose the army marches through
ID Vi gina aud he Gull States 10 New Orleans
then the war is prosecuted une0nstitutiOn-
he aly. Even II there WAS warrant OF law Tor
nc 1t. it would be the overthrow Of the Constiiu
Is. iina. Ihrre . no warrant in the Consitu
- tiu4 to conduct the contest ~ that form.
ii Ii further proof Oi how they intend to
M can.iuet tbis contest, | refer to the speech Of
/. the eloquent senator from Oregon, { Mr.. Ba-.
.b kef. waen he declared he was Tor direct
nl war. aud said that Tor that purpose nobody
. Wasas gpnd a. d dictator. i anything more
ID necessary IL snow tHat, 80 far as that Sena-
l. tor Is sedueerned, he proposed 20 conduct the
!. gnBttst without regard TO the Constitution
II heard no rebake administered TO the emf
,r uent Senator, but, on the contrary, | saw
i warm congratulations. aud the senator de.
/. siared that, unless the people u these STATES
L we're wiling ID obey the Federal Govern
]. ment, they must Be reduced g the condition
ul territories. and, lie adled, he would gps.
i. ern them bg GostFnnFs from Massachusetts
i. and Illinois. rhs vas said seriously and
Il alterWard repeated.
ID AIr. Baker expl.iaed. lle said he ~as
/. delivering speech ssiiusi giving too much
n power Ii The President. and was keeping hIs
!. usual constitutional gaiaed position against
= an increase III the standing army, and gave,
II a. III excuse III snting iaf lhe bill The pres
!. ent state il public alaIrs. lie did say he
!. wuuld take s5Ie r.k oi icspDtism, aud re-
!. neated Nh, he would rl.k little 10 save al.