The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-09-13


Bow man addressed the Company 10 words Of
encouragement, assuring hem that & this is
holy gloriops war and that 4 none bot Po- 4
lafclans we're trying 10 throw cold water upon
11l.9
Sr. NICHOLAS HoreL, New YoRK. We
call the attention of our readers TO the adver-
tisenishf III another column, ofttis paiatiai Ho-
tel, whose Proprietors, WITH a. view to meet
the exigencies Of the times, have reduced the
price Of board 10 TWO DOLLARS FER DAY. Our
friends visiting Eew York can now share all
the Injuries Of a sumpt uous table and prince
~ house for a very moderate per diem sum.
,A0EI = ~-.1l For the Gazette.
The Theory of our government
Mn, EclToR 80
so9sss IS - A few days sings, read the
following extract, winch deserves Che careful
consideration, Of every AmericaR citizen it IS
taken from the New York JEorfd, an organ q
The Lincoln Administration, and IS as follows
s. The theory Of the United States Govern
ment, and of these persons who suppoIt IN ITS
determination to use the military power to over
come AIMED opposition Ii certain portions OF
the country, is that the Union Is not dissolved,
and shat fhe armed opposition which tbe Gov
ernmenl has 10 encounter is rebellion sWeiied
to the proportions Of war, and therefore 10 De
put down BY all the arls and laws OF var: that
the Constitution of the United States
Is as bin9ing as ever, over every State iha al
laws in accordance with the Constitution are
valid, and all laws in anlagonsm wth that m
strufaeRt are an usuFPail0H ana Invalid shat no
change has been made in either the laws ot the
States or the Constitution saa laws ofthe UaIted
States, either by the Fo-called secession aud us
armed and lorcible operations, or BY the armed
action oil the United States that the armed ac-
ton OF the United States is for the purpose OF
/ making the enforcement OF those very laws
practicable that properly organlzpd legislative
! bodies alone can repeal, make or change laws,
except 10 case Of the temporary establishment
ola military government; that in that case the
/ military government does net repeal, change or
make laws, but for the time being supersedes
! the laws by IFS auhoElty, that The Constitution
contemplates a stale Of peace, and that military
! law is adapted 10 state Of war, and has tacit
! or explicit justification in all constitutions and
! all forms Of government when the nation in
question is engaged in war"
Instead OF beng the theory Of cur government,
the above IS mere conglomeraton of fallaces
and. nis-stalements II the Constitution Is as
binding as ever. on every State, i must be so
over allthe people of the States ); it must be as
binding as ever over those who are sworn 10 sup
port and defend il, and, therefore, no pilitary
]
necessity can serve as an excuse for the slight-
est infringement upon that instrument. Not
wl.hstanding this, we seeits pIaiaest provisions
violated almost every day by the Adninis.ra-
tim, not only ev,th regard 70 the seeded S.apsr
but also in It's treatment Of persons inthe I9yal
States. And this is done because, says 8 the
theory" the Constitution con!emplatesa state
of peace, and military law is adapted 10 a state
Of war; Did, then, the trainers Of the Consti-
tuition imagine that this newborn government
could grow up and fulfil the course OF lis dssti-
ny unmolested by the proud and jealous nahons
around them? In plain words, did they not
provide for war? II they did not il |as GER
tainly great oversight in them 70 leave this
infant republic without Constitution in lime
of war, when military chirflaIn might assume
the reins of government, and with The plea that
military law is necessary, convert our repubi-
can institutions into a military desponm. II
the Constitution contempates Stale OF peace,
alone, then are all he military acts passed dur
iug lhe gaEe extra session of Congress, together
with all TIE other military acts ever passed in
the United States, in direct anlagonlm with
that instrument and according to ''the theory,
are an usurpallon and invalid" Bot it IS q
libel upon the iIusfrious framers Of that instrn-
mebt, to say that they did not provide for a
state OF war, as well as il is a positive coaira-
dictlon OF the Constitution itself.
Among the powers delegated 10 Congress-
! art I, SEC. 81, are those Of aeclarlng srr -
raising and supporting afmies-p providing and
maintaining a navy making rules for The gov
ernment and regulation Of The land and naval
forces providing for calling forth the militia
10 execute the laws Of the Union, suppress IN
surrect1ons aud repel inyasIons, &c. Why
were these provisions made, il the Constitution
contemPlates only aestate Of peace.
In fact, the above is not the theory of our
government at all. We Will not deny howev.
er, that rs The theory Of the present admins
tralIon but il was not The theory Of Jefferson
during the Burr rebellion; twas not the theo-
ry of Madison and Polk during the wars through
F which they carried the nation, with SO much
honor and success.
The thousands of Democrats who willingly
and cheeriulIy supporsl the gogernnent. have