Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-16

, Tho r-cSS was TOO ilSi Ill IL" @ti an1
their acts, an,l they cruahcd It's 'r,.u" h. tI,t
;nnr;;oued it, slt"rs. They ..io"e ,h,,
IN. Judiciary should he snoor'''".. Of
var power. ana they placed S''''a .nl
the doors OF the residences 81 '"I ai, th,I
their wits lhc?F '"'"S', ,,ah
;nicn.n,icrt State Governments WEI ''"''
limo h,,cts in their progress /" military ""'o,
lnlism. and they imprisoned ''',, ',''''''e'' Va
Of Z sovereign Hia''.
,,,I ,,h:, ncru hi: special pleas 'or u''S
90. '.,,al and va ,l transformation OF con-
..;,,,,;,.n,l government into Il practical dGs-
'",,;..,n whn iii not allow its DEGREES 10 DC
,,, rlca wsi chat so ,rdentlS advanced ny
,,,,. senator from kentucky, (Mr. SimmS'' III
,l.;,.nr. 81 tie proposition 10 seize anu 'oe.e W
an ,,t...r al ,h. civii government III '-ite
int, ;,o. arr,v nf thu COuirdrracy 1t
would lie li,,,nr.. "a suppose that the e"i's.-
,,r.,u ..ni,iyrr., t,;,un Congress the power 10
v..u,, w.r:au,. ycr r,ph;hited 1t from forcing
= ~,,,,.- ,,.,;c.,i. III duty rs soidier. =.
", Sr,nu,-, ui Kentucky .-~The C"nslltt-
,:.,, ~, ,.,,..rc r:rcs Congress power 10 raise
,ni sun,..rt armies for the overthrow oil Lie
S,.,, E,,veru1nrrl., hui i. does give this pow
49, ~ Conrres,. 20 protect each State against
;,,rn.;nn H.. language Of the Constitution
is. Congress sh.I project rach oi them Ntne
States against in~:,s.on.' The war ID winch
VIC are now engaged, ard the arinres We are
now raising and supporting are Tor that very
purpose. 1.-THE whole physical power OF the
t,onfederacy lie required III the military ser
y;ce to successfully "protacL the States against
INVASION" kolG that Congress not only mas
now,r, but that il is made It's highest duty by
the Constitution itself, to exercise that power
70 the full extent demanded by the exigcncies
nj the occasion. am, therefore, iur conScrip'
Ing magistrates into tho military service, no.
for the purpose 0: ovcrthrowing the 9tst'
Government, but for tho purpose Ut prevent
III, their enslavenGnt and overthrow ny
foreign invader.
For the Constitution to declare, that 'CoIl'
,.r..:,s snail protect each State against lnva'
:" and then declare that it shall act have
-. = 10 rais. q nif;cirnt military Erce to
,'n i. ~ 10 Say that the same Constitution
vines, declares tia. Congress @tmi protest
the States ssa:.sl inrasion,' also, denies t.
Compress the bower H. do the re;y thing u
declare, Congress saaii d". Snch c3nStruc-
linn, !.a!. woali be enough to rtHlnp The
in.,;rn,acn: az Gbywrdiig, and mnre than
enough 10 stamp It's authors with stupidity
iucair.:l.. 6: understanding th"'r "%n pur-
puS'.
Mr.. t?t':,.r continued. II Seems, Mr.. Pre-
Sii-i;: tia; .iit ,'nl IniSspprehrmd the Sonia
TOR. he ir:,cAt: that such limitation en- Tilt
w.r l.Ar:cf - w'li pr.Tcnt the government
iirci,. Al ,.i.rri tt .|t..tc g"TcrImrnt Il
sep. IN Ia, griay. X IN ahsuIdlty and 4
| mr,n!:..,: at uri..t' he .,niEcrs Of the Con
a,...t,..,! ,n;,' rp.i "c guilty. Precisely t;ii
,.u.,.,ra 1o,r,s, !, Is ,ar Ia rai!rd scl', MA
r.,. rs Lincoln, rs 10 ".;r I!shr 10 'sceGt
from Ii, .tIr"T:.:I..it a:i'i lii support of his
a>Su:.lilun -. t..>.r t, sulIr''s: What he
called .;,,intal municipalities a.''t state gov
"rr,n"hiy So. !" ii.,i,s"l lu;i:'., AMI ''!!loE;
i: & irc: pres. hnl.her plea which Lin
co II used - .,:,pr''t tn hnul""ouS lifpa'
lions and at: al ;:ta"Gi. WIS thai h'er
! nero, hy the :cnatui IroGm he"rsla-thc lie
ccSsiiy % preserving; ;E'r -tIi'orai Lii:-is 4
, there could he. ~ a fee constitutional gov
er;iiicn., .,,uilal llr Iii:;t naS antagonist;
10 the sovereign rights OF LIE Of a Tree Atai'
or ii :, Tree citizen Of such STATE.
Another plea nScsi b. The authorities @
| the ju.cl States in their internal war upot
the &c, sun.l rights Of their own citizens En'
Upon The sovereign rights Of their own States
| w.s thst 80 veheincntly urged here ~ TIN
Sr.,,ior from Aiissi3"ipI'i Mr.. PheI"n Ill be
| bali cl hiS vicw tia, tins Congress cal
cu:-,cr INTO It's arinir. ;.i the officers Of IN
several States, AMI cen the members OF thl'
bndy, the supremacy unimltrd cXten
| of the power at Cnusress over all other pow
rrS delegated by til" States or reserved b.
| them III l'Ir conduct Of 3 var.
Mr. Ptr!an here dlsclaiGu"d that he wa!
! one OF those who made mere general refer
| enc. to the war.powcr" in showing the con
sltui,onaIity Of any special measure. u
| the contrary. he had disclairuCd my sucl
general reference rs dangerous i'll prlncipi
and ,".:r;!rsa a: proof. J. reference 20 IN
| definite, he had declared, vas OF no NOR
| force in PROVING the conStiiuiiunalty ol
| sUeciQi measure than similar reference, u.
iis tile u aEy' other writing. Every power
claimed Under the Constitution, must be rs
tablishcd by special clauses aid in his AZ
| suiurIt to show that Congress had power Il
exact military service Of Il State officer, h
had referred TO the sDtrtat clauses, by " Inch
he thought, 1t MAS granted.
Mr.. ianccr.--l have not: then, misappre
hendrd thr s:.nsiur. He ,r:,SSeTts unlimited
right oil Congress lG coercc every citizen. ti
| only explain. tl.at he derives 1t from speca
clauses, and :iat from genera! reference TO th
war power. mention these condolences he
tween sialc>,rnr;r Of different and antag"nlst
governments not with view O.! showing any
common design to destroy public liberty, hu
TO warn Senator's lest, in their patriotic lea
| TO strengthens their Government in the prose
cution oil the war they lay The foundation 10
an Eventual destruction Of the Government
| itself, and Of ali ttiit vast mass of persona
aud Stale rights which 1t is the sole ohjec
OF the war To secure aud To perpetUste. |
the Lesson, 81 history, teaching by example
are TOO veal, IL be heard amidst the din u
thu cnrIiIcI, >s.r"l, the more recent end strik
ing rIsmri.s. Tr.">hrd hy our enemies
because ri tncir -ii,ct upon the alrug
gle, should carI"" 3:ItGsurS 10 prusr II
III u;,y uvuIs,: which would secIn IT, iustil,
those u>uTp..ti0na aT! Ia atut1fv our
selves III pa, sri,!r the like line of conduit
II there is anything lii uur form 1f govern
| lncnt which checks the unlimited expansion
OF the war i,pw&: a;ii reserves from its sci.
znre either State 81 Confederate civil rights
and Senators will persist in considering sucl
checks and rGscTvattons ahsurdlirs or weak
nesSca--lct them consider that thus !
has hecn matrrcI- and considerably deter
named By the States Sufficient to every leg
-intor ai:oill 1t he that over the whole fun
dan"ntai policy ~ our complex government
It Is sAnS written. Enough for them should
be in" wIs">t and ,nust potent Of all reason
ing n" IS! %'!rrto 'rrLhus Is the law writ
ten, anI thu We arc sworn to observe it,
| EIt we are earnestly miiuT,i n1t u let TN,
| C,Qstitutipn stand III our way, when il is he
ca$ary |" pnt every man in the field in ortie
toftsist suhingauoD bf Inc Lincoln despot
!su, und that MINI the war is over We car
return to Constitutional government. Mr.
President, hsre syrmn!y state my convic
ton that tits car better for free people 60 ht
vanqnishediI iii open combat with the invader
than voluntarily to Yell their liberties ant
their constitutional safeguards to the stealthy
| NrOTf,.Gs ar ,uf,