Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-04-26

subordinate functionaries, constituted it
selfinto alegislative body, and enacted
a code of laws-all of which proceedings
have been independents of any action of
the people Of those States.
The authorities of the revolving States,
and subsequently that of their confedera-
cy, have proceeded to acts of robbery and
theft upon the property of the United
States, within their limits. Forts, arse
nails, arms, military stores, and other pub
lie property have been seized and appro-
.priated for use against the power Of the
General Government; and Custom Houses
and minis in Southern cities. with large
amounts Of treasure have been felonious-
ly robbed. f'''''' 7''
r These acts have been followed by mill
tary demonstrations and s~trategetical OPP
crations against the United States forts
at Pensacola and Charleston, the latter of
which, under its gallant commander, Maj.
Anderson, after a bombardment of thirty
four hours. from the beleaguering batteries
of the insurgents, was evacuated on the
18th instant, and the flag of the Union
withdrawn.
q But the browning act Of peridy on the
part of the conspirators is the proclama-
ton of Jefferson Davis styling himself the
President of the Southern confederacy,
"inviting all those who may desire, by
service in private armed vessels on the
high seas, to aid his government, to make
application for commissions, or letters of
marque and reprisal," thus %instituting a
grand scheme Of piracy OF the high seas,
against the lives and private property Of
our peaceful cetizens. i'I '"
These acts Of outrage and daring rebel
lion have been equallcd only by the for
bearance of the general government. IN
willing to precipitatc a conflict which
must involve the country in all the calam-
tiles of civil war, the present government
of the United States has exhausted every
effort at peace, and every measure for
bringing back to their allegiance the dis
affected and misguided States. '''
The duty Of protecting the forts and
government property, not possessed by
the insurgents. is imperative upon the adj
ministration; but further than this, no
measures for cocrcing the revolving States
into obedience to the laws were adopted
and in the matter of the ~beleaguered
forts, the government acted only on the
defensive, until the cofict was commenced
by the insurgents. '' t"'
Such forbcarance on the part Of the
government, while it has served to place
the conspirators in a moral wrong, is no
longer justiiable; and the country halls,
with entire unanimity, and with ardent
enthusiasm, the decision of the President
to call into requisition the whole power of
the nation for suppressing the rebellion
and repelling threatened aggressions.
From every part Of the country, in all
the loyal States, there is one united voice
for sustaining tho Union, the Constitution
and the integrity of the United States
Government. All partisan differences arc arc
ignored and lost sight of in the higher
principle Of patriotism.
In this patriotic enthusiasm, Vermont
eminently participates. Her citizens, al
ways loyal to the Union, will, in this
hour of peril, nobly rally for the protec-
ton Of the government and the constitu-
ton. y "'jj"l rt'"t' a,
On the 18th instant the President Of
the United States issued his proclamation
calling forth the militia Of the several
States of the Union, to the aggregate
number of $4,000, in order to suppress
reasonable combinations, and cause the
laws to be duly executed" "'i' al
The quota required Of Vermont, for i'm
mediate service, is one regiment of $50
officers and privates. '
On receiving the requisition from the
Secretary of War, for this regiment, I
ordered the Adjutant and Inspector Gen
eral to adopt the proper measures for