East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-05-27
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ont judicial mvpsiigltiIn and decision
l trust it will be understood that l am
speaking of the powers OF Congress, AN
not Of the powers OF an army and It's
commanders. l trust l will not be un.
dcrstood as advocating the novel doc
trine, first suggested by my colleague
and repeated by the Senator from Ohio
! Wr. Wadc,) of cmpanncling inries upon
the battle field to Try armed enemies be-
fore ii,iag upon them.
The way powers Of tho government to
deal with the rebellion, with the rebels.
aud with the property of the rebels ]
admit to the fullest extent HAT is allowed
~ the laws of war.
Hut the war power Of tie government
to he welded hy the prc>llcUt AMI the
Generals ia the field is not dcsroiic,
capIiecu7 and irresponsible poser, as
Imy friend the honoIahic Senator from
Ohio (Nr Sherman) seems to have un
/ dcr,tool me 70 contend; but /, Is 10 be
exercised as much in subnHlinatIon Of
the constitution aud the laws recognized
10y tie constitution as any civil function
Of the government whatever.
All the argument made on former
occasion, and all that | have made now,
has been iatendcd to point the iii tinct-
ion between what may he done 10y the
civil authorities in the punishment at the
yin.ators of municipal law, and what may
he done by the military power in Subdu-
Ing aud pun .ting public r"c"''e> al "ar
with Tie government, iiae one is t. DC
I by dnc process Of law, in obedience TO
the constitutional requirement; the other
is to be equally il obedience to the con.
stitution, and in conformity to law, iil-
lercntly administered by different de
paltment of the government.
Az ELOQUENT PEGoRArioY.
Mr. President, the annals Of past ages
furnish no instance Of such patriotic lie.
yotion to IA government aS has been OK.
hibitcd hy the people If the loyal States
Of the Uuion. Armies Of uucXampIcd
magnitude, AMI at uneXamp'cd sacrifice
of individual interests aud the comfort
and enioyments of private life, sprung
INTO existence when danger threatened
the country, and rs if az the call of the
Deity. No subscriptions, no forced en-
ii,tmcnts; but by the impulse of dcyo-
ton - the country, veneration for the
constitution Of our fathers, and loyc for
the institutions &C our fathers, thousands
aud tens OF thousands aad hundreds of
thousands volultar'ally abandoned the
quiet peaceful, and happy scenes of home
and rush to the stormy fields of war, t.
vie with each other in doing and dying
for their country. Hilltop aud valley,
field aud forest, mountain peak and moan
tain gorge, quiet village aud city full,
have all, ns it by one impulse, sent folth
j their armed men to swell the nations
force, and, when the ranks have been
thiunc by the breath of pcStilenco and
d>ette and the storm and tempest OF
battle, other eager hearts aud strong
arms have crowded to tho camp to fill
the mcianchnly cho>ms. NV own STAG
pIoriou, Illinois II d, not claim more
thar others, but equally with any ether
has furnished her full share of gallant
men, and borne her full share Of these
great sacrifices. The valor Of her sons
mas been vindicated npon every bloody
u.ttlv.tic.d Of tic W.T.. FrcdcIick-
town and Belmont and Forts Henry and
DonclSon aud Pttsburg Landing have
been consecrated to history and made
classic ground by their deafness deeds
If herol>m. The bones of her glorious
dead lie strewn wherever the foe has been
met, and her mutlatcd living are leceiv-
mg homage in every city, village aud
nrighborAood. Every household has
been turned to household of mourning,
aud every heart has quivcred under the
, torture al grief.
And why, Mr.. President, all these
sacrifices? Why are they 81 heroicaIly
50 sublimcly met aud borne? To what
end, and to what purpose? ! answer, to
uphold, maintain, defend, and preserve
in all It's integrity, perfect md nninjnrcd
in every word and letter, whole andsonnd
ia ala It's parts and provisions in its iortu
and in its essence, the vcnerated consti'
tuition Of our fathers. This Is the inSpi
ration which sustains the heart aud
nerves the arm Of the nation. The con-
Stitution was aSsaIcd by traitors, aud
these gallant men have come to its dc
Tense. While they are doing battle foy
it in the field, let it go forth that we are
warning agaiaSt it here, that we scoff ltS
principle and spurn its restraints, and
uSurp any anl every power which the
pas ion or prejudice of thchonr may sng
gcst rs necessary to accomplish wish
editor result, and the hope of the coun'
try will die, the inspiration of the army
r will be gone, the arms %: orr brave, true
hearted sullicrs become ucrveleSs and
mnpotcnt, and this great national strug-
gle will sink INFO disgracetul and diSas
, irons failure.
Let us stand by the contribution
our Only safety is there; our only hope
OF triumph i, therc. Let Us not forget
our Obligations for its protection III the
rast, uor blast all just expectation of con
tinucl protection in the future. Let us
prove to orr brethren in arms that we
are, honestly and in COOL faith, co-opcra
ting with them 10 maintain the cun-tt1
tiun with all it, salutary restraints, AMI
/, To uphold government of laws, aud re-
sist reign Of Iiccntinnsncss AID the con-
: rusiou uf anarchy which will inevitably