The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-07-12

ciaIiuEA "a ui0thH4es
Ihe insurccdonistsauno that let-
lelsolmarque and reprsal would be issued.
The Administration then called loE
three years volunteers and for largo ad-
dItions to the army and navy These
measures were veutlred upon under tho
popular demand and public necessity
trusting 10 congresona ratification. lt
was soon after considered Is duty 70 aa-
thorize the commanding Generals 10 eus-
pend the habeas corpus act whore the
public safety required ibis was necessa-
~ to the execution OF the laws the con-
tnuance of this law made in such ex-
lrems tenderness Of the citizens liberty,
now practically relieves more Of the gull
" than the innocent To state the ques.
ton more directly: Are all the laws but
one to be uneXecuted, and the Govern
ment 60 to pieces lost one be violated
Butif il was believed that the suspension
Of the hq5cqs corpus was not unconstltu-
tioual, and iorhearance had been 50 eX-
ra0rduary and long continued as 10 have
induced foreign nations to shape their
actions or suppositions upon an early dis
solution Of the Union, the Administra-
ton was concerned, butt now happy TO
state that the sovereignty Of the Union is
everywhere practically respected, and
sympathy with the Government manifest
ed throughout the world.
The Secretaries Of the different De-
partments will give detailed information,
and the Executive Departments are ready
to supply any omissions necessary to GUIDE
pgress in lis deliberations
Ii is recommended that you adopt mea-
3ures to make the contest short and de
cisiyo; that you place at the disposal Of
Government at least 100000 men, and
four hundred millions Of dollars. That
number of men is about one tenth OF the
available militia force within the willing
region-that sum OF money the twenty
thirdof the wealth of men who seem vii
ling to devote the whole six hundred mil
lions. less debt per head than the revolu-
tionary proportion. Surely the motive
now Is as strong as then. The result to
the world would be worth ten times the
men-ten times the money
The legislative sanction only IS neces-
sassy, the material Tor the work is album
dant; the greatest perplexity OF the
Government is the avoidance OF receiving
men faster than it is prepared to do. The
people will save their Government if the
Government will on its part doits duty.
While percepibly there is little differ
ence between secession and revolution
the movers knew they could never raise
their treason to responsibility by a name
implying violation of the law, They
could only advance indirectly in the
teeth of the noble sentiments Of the peo-
pie; they commenced an insidious de
5auch upon public sentiment, invented
ingenious sophism, which ii considered
logically followed, was all incident to the
destruction of the Union. This sophism
is legal and peaceful withdrawal from
the Union. without the Unions consent
thus sugar coating the idea of rebellion
in the public mind drugged during thirty
years, and good men are found in arms
against the Government.
This sophism derives currency from
the assumption of some omnipotent su
premacy pertaining to State. States
have been neither more or less than re
served powers, no one Of them being 9
/, !, ones passed into the Union before casting
off their British colonial dependence
the new ones came in from condition
Of dependence; even Texas, during her
temporary independence, was never de-
signated as n State
The word Sovereign State is not in the
Constitution, nor, as is believed, in any
State Constitution.
Here follows an elaborate argument
against the right of secession, in which it
is questioned whether the people OF every
State, except South Carolina are not~m
favor of the Union. The contrary has
not been demonstrated. Our adyersaries
= h9ye adopted some declarations Of hide
!, pendence, in which "all men are created
equal is omitted and their Constitu,
tion instead Of saying I'VE the people,
has eve the deputies Of the sovereign
and independent State" Why ignore
the rights of men-the authority of the
people? This is essentially a peoples
contest. am happy to believe that the
plain, common people understand and
appreciate this.
? It's noteworthy that while in the ma
,, TONS trial officers have resigned, no com
mon soldieror sailor has deserted his flag
3 1t remains to be demonstrated that
those whocan fairly carry an election can
also repress a rebellion; that ballots are
the rightiul and peaceful successors oil
bullets, and that when ballots have fairly
! and constitutionally decided, there can be
! no successful appeal back to bulletsAnC
: appeal except to ballots themselves, al
I succeeding elections. Such will be the
lessons of peace, teaching men that what
= they can not take by election they car
not take by war, unless there be uneasi
! ness. Regarding the course oil the Gov
eminent to Southern States after the sup
! preston Of the rebellion, it is proper t.
say that the Government will be guided
r by the Constitution and laws. The Elk
! ecutive desires to administer the Govern
ment as administered by the government
$ makers, and loyal citizens everywhere
> claim this. 1t is not perceived that there
: is any coercion, subiugatioh or conquer
ing in these terms. The Constitution
; guarantees each State represehtativ,
form of government If a State with
draws, it may change its form to proven
the going out.
= As indispensable to maintaining thu
guarantee, with the deepest regret, tht
Executive has employed the war powei
: for the defense OF the Government, bu
/ this course being forced upon him, h,
could not but perform his duty or surren
der the Government. No compromise ii
: this case could cure; not that compromi
, ses are not often proper, but no popula
Government can long survive a marked
: precedent that those who carry an cleo
: ton can only save the country by giyins
, up the main point upon which the people
gave the election to the people. Them
: selves not their servants can reverse theii