The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-26
NeEater Bayard The War.

In tina Senate OF the Northern States, On
Friday last, Tesolation endorsing all the
acts of the Pre-. dent being under considara-
ton
Mr.. Baysrd, OF Delaware, took the floor, md
said that during the month Of March last,
when seven STATES had sirendy withdrawn, he
took occasion TO express his vIswB of the quss-
ton which sgitated the country a that time,
and indica ted the course which, In HIS cpin-
ion, ought to be adopted; that the only alter
native wa. to acknowledge the revolution or
he involved in Il horrible civil war and sgb-
seausntavsnts had shown that h. had been
correct i'll his opinion. lie said that no power
had been conferred ps the Constitution t.
coerce 3 State, and the attempt TO do 80 was
| \ violation OF contract. He believed that ths
withdrawal of those States did not subvert
the power OF the GCyerament, and the aC
Acknowledgement OF the wi thfirawal was the on y
way 10 avert the civil war. He INDUCED III
tbs hope OF Cancellation as the only means to
| restore the .ecsdsd States, and believed tina /
| coercion wosld inevitably drive other States
| oat, IS was subseq usntly shown.
In the States OF Virginia, North Carolina,
Arkansas and TanuesEss there were large ma
juritiss in favor Of sustaining the Govern
| mont until the President had isxusd his pro
siamation tor troops, whsn they resolved
| with great unsnimiLy TO withdraw. lie said
| he was IS deeply attached to the Union -
| aay nam, and If any sacrfce on his part, as
| to property, could restore the Union, that
sacrifice would be chesrfuliy made and that
proUder recolsctio than that their father
| had MAIDS such 4 sscrific" FOR the end intend
| al 10 be accom- Pi.bed Iae cry is unsondi
| tionsl .ubmise,oE, aud evidenced intention if
| the States should bs conquered, TO reduce
| than to PROVINCES by the exercise OF pow
| arfu., unconstitutioaal--a dominant military
POWER.
In 1919 Massachusetts, first embar ked in the
! war, which was treated by the Englsi as
| cordiag to is supposed magnitude. General
Gage iSeued his proclamation TO the citizens
| OF Massachusetts, Offering general amnesty
| TO ali except J ohm Hancock snd Samuel Adj
| ans Bat = revolution by The people OF II
| large section OF the country cannot be easily
| suppressed, aud in the present enc, who're
met by war, c-n never re- tora the Union. |
AIN, said Mr. Bay ard, almost may say, alone
in my opposition 10 the Administration, but
viii never be fonnd to eavil about regular
| legislative procesling knowing that whatever
Insy result, | am not responsible l shal
| await the chang" that must take place ia pub
| !:c sentiment, which will surely take place on
! SUDcI sscOau thought
| a, regards txo of the acts Of the President,
| III pertIcuiar-the right of blockade and Tbs :
of the saspension OF the writ of h0beuS car
Els--,hry involve The rights and liner ties of
| all citizens Of this or future ages. If by your
acts you acknowledge war, by suspeudius
| cumiavrGe by a Icgi titaaie blockade, then war
| sxisls do hot deny your right tn blockade
| al eusmy's ports but iii refusing to ackuoW-
| ictg. the seeded States a. beii!csrents | de-
ny the corstltutionaiity OF this act of the
Pr S!deHt.
In relation 10 the writ of habeas corpus, /
| deny that III the States not seeded, or States
| whers the Coaris ara open, that, there beng
no pressing sme urgency, The writ could law
fully be suspended that military law can
| ever III This country supercede civil law. II
CONGRESS dsfins It ~ any time necessary 10
| saspepd eisil law, why not do II openly anu
| above boardl BY not dciug so, you commit
an action which you Viii forever regret -
Yes involve the liberty Of futUre generations,
| ny assigning the President an onlimited
| po~sr which ne may st all times use at his
| VII, ny the terms of the precedent.
| No hiEg of England for the last two hun T.
| Jrsd years has attempted 10 suspend the lib
| srty bill OF Great Britain, yet the President
| Of ths Dotted States has not only assumed
| this power, hui chosen 10 delegats 1t TO a suo
| ordinate ilitary officer, In gross violation OF
| the Constitution Of The couutry.
Sad Mr. Btyard, when you have passed
the resolution now before lis, there viii no
| longer be any free Institutions IN America (,
this will hav. ceased To no land Of liberty
| The United STATES Attorney General has,
| in his letter, defended this act OF the Iresi-
| dent By virtue of his Exscutivs power. III the
| Prssidsut h&s sworn TO execute the iawe, ne
| is 10 accept tha judicial Interpretation Oh the
| lows. and not his individual opinion.
| What right mai The FrsNitent 70 MAKE or.
| Mclienry, or any other tori, asr,r,,, ,n tha
| the XIV. OF France chose 10 eolniialt 10 Tue
| Freuch dungeons iudi yidua1s On aps ptcion,
| and kapt them confined a. "iu-AonsHthes
| they were even lett to Do olsotsan- ."ls
1
| NcHarrv bul the invasion OF the rights OF
| the ctt,zen i. greater, became ne mas guar
| s.,ee of rights by our tonsttution. he re-
.frsict mon his liberty is 81 great As that i'm.
ias - ,hs French daspot and tAsse men
| 20 80 confined without susricioa or ch,rs =
| 80 asserted II you cannot execute Won,
| 80 .ithout suspension OF civil an tnCritv
| nan do you inangarats unuualihed despot
lam.
tainly must, should you be able to snbiugsts
| the South, thsn another great danger arises
II 10 easier TO organize than to disnand su
| army, and when Que person at Will demands
such force, he is apt to become y die tator -
| l am ior P~Acs--Ior Cancellation by general
| convention or otherwise hut WOULD rot be
! willing 10 accept any compromise that woald
degrade the government Of the United + IA .es
| Ii the South Offer terms that are unjust, re-
lect them.
know full, well the dctermi nation of thu
Senate, And think II useless ~ protest against
any acts Of legislation which Iuigh teone be-
fere this body; but deem IL my dasy TO my
eo1iscience, MY con stitusnts ana me country,
that lit my veiec against what ] believe 10
~ unjust and uneonstttu .iohal. rs