The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-07-24

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that city. for several days, very unique and !,
Ierestng. Every team. every dray. Cart q,
On, was impressed: black, white and ~
drivers veci!e' ated through tie c,o.a-,
streets in all varieties of French. English 40
negro dialects: the buildings were euo,;.a !.
their bales of cotton, and Whatever else -.
needed; and here and there, at the eu,,.,..
OF the principal warehouses, grou7s u so,a;..
could be seen, armed with huge sledge hsmm...
with which they battered down all the A.,
which wee not opened by the proprie,ors n.
scene might have reminded spectator Of n.
VII ID pictures of VI ddle Ages, a. deHne.,es :,
SCOTS novels, where the steel esd knish,s ,ih
their ponderous battle axes, assaulted the c..,,.,
OF the barons.
A wealthy planter, whose Cotton had been ri.
zed. came to the camp ard sought the Gene,,,
Tie found the old hero in his tent, eating ri.
breakfast. The il jured man Sc; forth his er;..
Sances with great indignation, demanded IN.
immediate return OF his property to the Gin,
aud declared that If II were not done, he should
hold the General personally responsible. Gen.
eral jackson said hot Word in reply: but h.,
ing dispatched the sentinel tor full SUI: of so,.
dier's equipments. he pseseated them 10 lie a..
touisned planter. and commanded him 10 nm,
them on, &ad take his place in the ranks.
These high handed proceedings, however
were resented by a portion Of tbe cilizens: Ana
General Jackson was fined 81, 900 BY Louisi,p.
judge. Some thirty years after, this fine. Win
interest, was refunded 10 the General, from IN.
national treasury, bv vote OF Congress Tha
action Of Congress. after fun eoaie upon thu
| subject, and alter the lapse of generation, su
| solemn and deliberate approval Of his course.
Under this War Power, John Quincy Adsms
always maintained that Congress, III certain con.
tingeEces. would have power 10 liberate all the
slaves Ia the States lie asserted this in his
speech in 1886, upon the state OF the nation.
and re-stiirmed it in 1872, in opposing reso,u.
ton introduced by Gddincs, shich declared thu,
Congress has no power 10 interfere with the
question OF slavery in the States. An extract
from this last speech, just now will be read With
interest by the public:
and the world of kind that the resolutions
| against which / would have voted, MAS that in
"hich he declares that what are called the Slave
States have the exclusive right of consultation
on the suhj.ct OF slavery For that resolution
| never would vote b, cause believe that ID hot
Just and does not contain constitutional doctrine
/ believe that So org a. Slave States are able 10
| sustain their ias;iiUfi - without going sbfoad
or calling upon otter parts oi tie Union 10 aid
| them, or To act "n the subject, 50 long | will
consent never 10 interfere. have said this, and
| repeat it; bet il the, come 10 tie Free Sistes
anf say 10 them-you must help W. keep down
our slaves. VOC mast sii ln our li.surrccion and
civil war, then say that with hat call comes
| full aud 81, nav power To tis House ami Senate
over the whole .ntj- ct Is IL a war pc~er I
lay II IL a war power; and when your county
is sctsally la war, whether IL BE- war OF ihva.
zion, or war of instruction. Cong. - has power
To- carry on III. Mar, aud must carry il on accor.
ding 90 he laws OF var, aud toy the Laws Of var
AZ, inraded country la. oil its iars and msmici.
pal institutions sarept by fk. board. aud martial
law takes the place OF thsm.
| This power in Congress has. perhaps never
been called into exercise under thu present Consti.
| tuition of the United States. But when the laws
of war are in force, what. ask is one Of those
Il
vaded. and two hostile ARMIES are set in martial
| array, the commanders OF both armies have poser
TO emancipa'e all the slave IN the invaded terri
| tory. Nor is this a mere theoretic statement
| The history of South America shows that the
doctrine has been carried into practical execu.
ton ~ithin the last thirty years. Slavery wss
abolished in Columbia first, ~ the Spanish Gen.
era Murrillo, and secondly, by the American
General Bolivar. Ii vas abolished by virise Of
military command. given at the head Of the army,
and its abol ton Continues TO be the las TO this
day. IL was abolished by the Laws Of war, and
not by municipal enactment the po~ er was ex.
ercised by military commanders, under instruc.
tiors. Of course. fom their respective Govern
ments. And here | Iecur again To the example
Of General jackson. What are You nov about
in Congress?
You are sbou; passing grant Ia refund 10
Gen, jackson the amount OF = certain fac imposed
upon him by Judge under the laws OF the State
OF Louisiana You are going TO .. fund him
the money, with interest, aud this YOU ale going
10 do because the imposition Of the fine was un
jest. Aud why was 1t unjust? Because General
Jackson was acting under the Laws OF war and
because the moment you place military COM
mander ia district which is the theater Of var,
the laws of war apply to that district" +.