Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1861-07-11

, OF sepa ration, and yet not quite an impass-
5 able one. for. under the guise Of neutrality
! ii would lie the hands of the Union men,
and freely pass supplies from among them
TO the iasurrectionlsIs, which II could not
do as an open enemy. At stroke il would
, axe all the trouble off the hands Of the Sc
/ cessionists, except only what proceeds from
, the external blockade. 1t would do Tor the
disunionists that which of all things they
most desire-feed them well and give them
dis inion without struggle Of their own.
1t recognizes no fidelity TO The Constitution,
no obligation Ia maintain the Union, and
while very many who have favored it ere
doubtless loyal, it is nevertheless injurious,
in effect embarrassing The government.
First, call was made for seventy five
thousand militia, and rapidly following this
proclamation was made for closing the
ports OF insurrectionary districts by pro-
ceedings in the nature of blockade. So far
all was believed TO be strictly legal. AT
this point the instirrectionisis announced
their purpose 10 enter upon the practice Of
priva'esring. Other calls were made upon
volunteers TO serve three years, unless
sooner discharged, and also large additions
to the regular army and navy. These
measures, whether strictly legal or not,
was tentured upon under what appeared
TO be popular demand and public ne
cessity.
Trusting then as now that Congress
would readily raiifY them, it is believed
that nothing has been done beyond the
Constitution or the competency of Congress.
S"on after the first call for militia, it was
considered duty TO authorize the coin
manding General, in proper cases accord.
ing 10 his discretion, to suspend the priv.
legs of the writ of habeaS corpus, or in 9TH
er words 10 arrest and de,an without r eso rt
10 the ordinary process and forms Of law
such individuals as he might deem danger
Gus TO the public safety. This authority
has purposey been exercised but very
sparingly, nevertheless, the legality and
prorrlety of what has been done under il
are questioned, and the attention of the
country has been called to the proposition
that one who is sworn 10 axe care that the
laws be faithfully executed, should not
himself violate them. OF course some con-
sideration was given 10 The questions OF
power and propriely. before TN, matter " as
acted upon. The whole OF TIE laws which
were required to be faithfully executed
were being resisted, and failing of execu-
tlon in nearly one-third Of the States, must
; they be allowed 10 finally lail of execution?
Even had II been perfectly clear that by
the use OF the means necessary 10 their ex.
ecu,ioni some single law made in such ex-
IRENE tenderness of the citizens liberty
that pr pre- of the
guilt SHOULD TO
TO state
~ all the
H. ed? Even
/ iIlclal oath be
uld be over
ID that disre-
tend TO pre-.
believed that
PRESENTED - it
ANY law was
of the Con-
OF the wri, Of
Csuspend.d, I'm.
4llion or invasion
1uire il, is equiyn.
.shth privilege NAV
Eases OF rebellion or
Jfeiy does reosirs il.
e have a case of RI.
safety doe, reouire
ion of the nriv;Isac If
authorized 10 be made
that Congress-. and NOT
sested with ,b;s ,o,,s,,
i,seIf il sIs,, a. ~
exercise the mover: and
Is plainly made for n
SOW. il cannot he believed
the inslrumep, ,ntsud
he danger ,h.rId RIM
congress Should be called
~ assembling of wbicb
ed. as was intended in hi,
..sbelIiop. No mare extended
is now offered, as an opinion at
9Th will probabl y be present ed bv
~ General. whether Their. shall
falion upon the subject, and If
is submitted entirely to the bet