, 1861-04-18
The President and the Militia.
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Tie President Of the United States, by Sec.
2, Article Il, Of the Federal Constitution Is
Chief Of the Army and Navy
" Of the United States, and Of the Militia Of
"the several States when called into the act
"ual service ofthe United states;'' and he Is
to IS IL lzeaae that the laF4pa falthfu4tyza1e-
= cnteds BuFthe pow fe*sfo provide for CALI
y ing th6ms1itiato execute tde=laWs Of the /
i. Union, s1ppteta insus fecttons, sQd repel tn:
: vaslans." isrssarred ty sec.,s o. :ArtieleeI,
Thysasrgency is provided for by b: the aet Of
1886 which gives power to the President to
call upon tbs militia in case of invasion, OF
Imminent danger OF invasion in case Of in
surTectim IN any state against the lows there
Of, If called upon BY the Legislature or execu-
-tlEe Of The sts5e. :. and finally, $ whenever tho
"or the execution thereof obstructed, in any
"State, by combinations too powerful to be
"suppre:sed by the ordinary course Of Judi
80 ciaf proceedings orby this powers vested in
!" MarBhals in this act, It shall be ]awfnl for the
President of the uaitea .Etatsa to eau forth
u The militia Of such, or Of any other Slate Or
- States, IS may be necessary to supprgzs such
Combinations, and. to-. cause. the lawa to- BIS ]
MdulJ executed; and the nse Of the militia sU
"to be called forth may be continued; fire
"cessaTy, until the expiration Of thirty days
.safter tue cofnlneneement of the then next
5EEE1Du VI AUuHlI61. 4u3 Ell sltEQ TS4ulIf8
that, when the President deems it Necessary
titus TO resort to military force, he-sha1i COIN
mand the insurgents by proclamation to dis
perse within limited time. -
How, then, it is asked, can the President Of
the United States call out. the militia, in the
present emergency, of accept the offers Of aid
from the different States, without first calling
an extra session Of CONGRESS ato provide for
| /" calling forth the militia to exeeufe the laws
ssof the Union and snppressn Gthe wide spread
insurrection which now exists in seven States
Of The Union? The question is pertinent, and
the public mind no doubt viii be relieved Is
| l5to.tlejpower df the President BY accurate in
formation upon this point, especially IS the
failure to pass force bill by the late Congress
| has 1eft the impression that the Chief Magis-
| tratc Ia without any power whatever in such q
crisis until he first calls upon Congress for au-
The power bestowed upon tie Chief Magis-
trate, under this act, is ample to enable him to
! deal with the, present crisis in our national
| aff4irs As the Chief Executive Officer of the
| District Of Columbia, be is empowered to call
| upon the militia of such State or States as be
m*y deem proper, to suppress an lnsuIrection
against the Government and, as President, he
may resort to the same military aid to suppress
combination, ohstfuctinE and opposing the
laws of the 1ited States, which is too power
full to be suppressed in the ordinary way. Il
1s:by virtue of this authority that he this NOR
ming issues his proclamation calling gu. Il, ,0ot
men. -
+ Armed with suel powers, President Of tht
i determination and PURPOSE Of Mr.. Lincoln
backed BY the fetvent patriotism OF the Nortt
which the. present .exigency Is calling forth
can surely make head against the most for
Il midable rebellion. Even the most tlmid meet
!, have no fears Of the result. But any doubt
that may remain as to the power Of the Ad
nninistration will be set aside by the extra see
sion Of Congress, which, with happy regar,
to the associations Of the day, will meet o.
| the Fourth Of July.
A.,~AN EPTrArfts-The following decidedly o.
igina1 epitapn, says the Alton Telegraph, u
; | pears on tombstone, IN the cemetery al
| tarbp3., tn That city The Hoo%aSed vaa a.