Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-06
Iineoln's war, aud thc Pretended Authority
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only to defend tte Capital from attack but also to levy
war upoa States Withdrawing from the Federal jqrisdc
t;on. writer i'm the s.. Louis Republican opporiuuely
r,vives the circumstances attending the passage OF that
Inv and shows couc'uyey ;ba, it intended to
rvs ths Government the power Of cosrcrs State, or
indeed 20 have any application to Sta,c-but thu It
was designed simply aud solely to aid the authorities o.
s..e add the Federal rstals acting conformity with
the State authorities by aChorising the use Of the mill
tsry power as posse clUi'l'Hs.
Tie first law uroa the suffice, passed in l792, and
Washington acted under it in sup2re>sag what is com
monty known as the Whisky irsurreclion, Outbreak
in the Western dsc. Of Pennsylvania, growing cut OF
an excise tax on distilled sphs For three years the
pecp, Of hc Western counties OF tina, State hadoppos,d
the execution Of the act The revenue officers were not
onvtbreaercd with loss Of property, bu. lie They ve.c
attacked their pagers and processes taken from them,
and in 1928 the Marshal attempting TO process
on deuqucus attacked by armed force and fired
mon. Soon after he was taken prisoner by an armed
MOB aud compelled under fear Of death 70 engage rot
serve any process west of the Anegbanies The house
Of Mr Neville the Inspector Pitts6urg was attack
Cd bat defended and the assaants compelled to retire
Appca vas made TO the civil authorities Of the State
for prote,.o1 bu, he was Informed that the combination
strong chat protection could not De given. The
t,ss sgaiu attacked 5y Eve hundred men, and the
Ispe,or by The advice Of irieuds, concealed himself,
aud made lis escape with the Marshal 6osn the Ohio,
and b7 ersa.ols route reached the seat Of Govern
ln.-,. TIE hous, was burned
T..law of 1892 provided that, before the President
srmuoael the mi l .d55 OF the District or Supreme
C5ur should ,e y dat TIE laws opposed and the
execution o. tac Cbstlrc-si by combinations too power
t' TO De suppressed by tie Ordinary course Of judi'al
proceeding or as power vested in the NaTshals by tae
Get (which vas e same that vested in tbs Saerhs by
lie SAFE avs1 aud ;hl. tie President should command
the insurgents TO dispense within Hni.. time.
Judge Wi 5a. associate Justice of the Supreme Court,
certified Co the President chat The execution OF the laws
ori not be enforced accoun. Of combinations too
ars,, !oy the civil authority, ana hereu?on the Pscsi-
den. issued o. proclamation and acquisitions were issued
to t,. Governors Of New jersey, Perrsyyalil, Mary
land and Virginia for .h,ir quotas to be organized to
march 10 any moment But unwilling to resort 10 force
while any hope remained OF bringing the diaitected to
tlcr jg-y the President appointed commission 10 pro-
cael 30 Che dric. 20 confer with tine Insurgents, with
authority 90 promise amnesty, IN cocdidon o. Future
obedience. Pennsylvania also appointed two commits
F0n,rs % lia with those appointed by the President
The commissioners he'd conference with committee OF
the insurgents. &C. the compagce vi.h the terms pro-
posed was so partial tia- the commissioners declared that
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