The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-09-12

MED to President jackson the pow
er to call on the military force Of
the country to coercc the collection
Of the revenues in 1888. The his
tory Of that case shows that TIE
President awaited the action OF
Congress, and did not take any
step toward calling out the militia
until specially authorized by Con-
gress. | refused troops, therefore,
because, in my judgment, the Pres
ident's call was unconstitutional,
and without the sanction Of law.
The President admits, in his mes
sage to Congress, that necessity
had compelled him to act without
the authority of law, and asks that
his acts shall be sanctioned. |
could easily shelter myself under u
similar plea Of necessity. If the
necessity Of which he speaks was
great in his case, it was far greater
in mine, because no other policy,
in my humble Judgment, could
have been pursued BY Kentucky,
which would have prevented civil
war among our own people, and
that | regarded as the worst Of ca
lamitios. The call for additional
forces for the land and naval SER
vice the blockade Of the Southern
seaports; the blockades and en-
bargoes established on rivers and
roads the suspension Of the sacred
writ Of haleas corpus; the impriS-
onment of men without warrant,
hearing or trial by jury; the sup
preston Of civil authority and the
establishment Of martial law in va
nous cities; the unreasonable sclz-
urcs and searches Of persons, hous-
es and papers; the arrest, search
and Imprisonment even Of women;
the suppression Of newspapers; the
withdrawal Of mail facilities III
Kentucky west Of the Tennessee !;
the establishment Of martial law in
Missouri; the confscation Of the
property, emancipation Of the
slaves, and subvcrsion Of the State
Government Of that people by Ma
jor General Fremont, and the total
obiitcration Of all State lines and
authorities; these, and that demor-
alizing, mon3trous and unconstitu-
tional confscation bill recently
passed by Congress, making up a
record well calculated to alarm and
to startlc a free people justly ieaI-
Gus Of their rights. | haye been,
and am still, unable to give to these
acts any sort Of sanction. They
are acts which give to the govern
ment, intended to be conducted ac-
cording to the Constitution, the
character. in substance, at once OIL
a usurpation and despotism.
In conscientiously taking such a 4
view of the Presidents rule, | have
not intended to be disloyaI to our
State or Federal Government. L
have refused obedience TO only one
demand made on me by the FEEDER
al authorities, and in that have
been sustained by the people Of
Kentucky and by the Constitution
Of my country. The people have
sustained me in my recommends
ton against coercion, in my recon-
mendation of Senator Crittenden's
amendments to the Constitution as
q settlement Of our national diff
against the occupation Of
our soil by a Federal military force,
N favor Of peace and neutrality,
and for voting men and money to
arm the State. And now, address
ng myself to the Representatives
Of the people Of Kentucky, [ pro-
,est, III their name ana presence, III
5he name of constitutional liberty,
ind in presence Of Heaven and
earth, against all and every one of
he Presidents usurpations, and
unconstitutional and illegal acts
md | protest, furthermore, against
he further prosecution of a war
orofessedly for the object of restor-
ng the Government, an object ut
erly impossible Of attainment by
uch insane means as q war of CO.
and / protest, moreover,
lgainst Kentucky being made
.amping-ground, or the pathway
or the movement Of forces, by ci-
her belligerant and 1 recommend
earnestly to the General Assembly
he prompt passage of resolutions
both belligerants to keep
vi our soil, and to respect in good
aith the neutrality which the pco-
'le-of Kentucky, with unexampled
lnanimity, in good faith desire to
preserve. The valor and fortitude
If the Southern people are under
ated by those who imagine that
hey can be subjected to terms of
lumiliating submission by any mil
tary force which the North can
,osSibly find means to maintain in
he field. 1t is my opinion, there
ore, that the General Assembly of
kentucky ought to declare, by SOL