Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-17
CORRESPONDENTS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
iYn- iScD


Dsa7 SIT haze The Rono7 tn acknowledge
the recsi;p: 81 your fs7'7 Of tho zota utt, III
reply 10 eoy !stis1 il yvsi u2an Tue sunlee', VI
.1r LII ra,.,,, ss7o Il i.cl that principles
r.,,,;..7; i, ;;;s ra0., .itsi character, upol
| r., r..,r,sa.acs 81 ai.iah, in my opinion,
aana.d r,s ;uly ,bs zig h5 si,l The sa7sIslgHI}
of tie Ssatas, cut lbs very existence 'i 9'a'o
Goys.nmo1s. .;,
Wniis an siEay5 pappg &c sa indi7iaual
&c -erde: yG" eaj f;@sisiHdca 10 a:s p"H /"
RI, aisss:,sa Il ss1 iahoiio;:s :;1 reaPonshls
r!,,,i.s sss;s:na1 ruI, sra while sul satisfied
..o;, .j,i Esyy tes;ir.ca th;.t h.7e ns7eT, So
r.. , ,s-1ti7e OF stis State, failed il. . sinsle
;rs,ance 10 ia,nist sli tie n1sD, 4no rGc7c than
75n n,Is called .uI. end 20 aSs!5t yaa with
iii M oil.c means 1T ny 2allmaHd, Cannot
,,.,.ent 10 c.,n,rrt tho State 10 policy which
ia IN nv Judgment snhYersiro Of i.sr soret-
ni-n,p. ami NJ wsc Tith sl iis pTllci ple: toi
| th, s,;nnors OF wp;ch Georgia entered into
! ,h:s -2Tu!c:.5l.
/ itt,s- ho saii iiat i! is II: ti'1.a &c ci'SuSs
CONSTITUTION ii QUESTION: III TIC MIDST u rs73 :
| lut;o,. era hist Stais Iisati and stst5 soT,r.
c,pri;- mat yield Tor tina tc The hishof Law
II occr.s,rT Ii this i: sale principle o.!
action. II c2naot eantalnif apply flil tho
,c,css,i- is shuTn 10 exist; cud 1 sp-
prahand i: would {, daGgurous p1l cy
| ;o .S,ot. 1.rc 10 10 admit that thoso
who are 10 exercise lnG poTsT Of setting
! ssido he Constitution, are 10 % tho judged OF
lhs nsc5s:ity 70. 81 doing. Bat did the necessity
sxis: il, this caseP Tia Oonscrptinn Act eau
moi mid the i4oys.nuea! in incressing'iiA supply
II a,tas or provisions, our cEn only snnbeit to
chi, in1.ei. ,iua. osr of inen into tbs Gsld Ibe
difficulty 5ss reyar been to get men. Tbs
! Siatss have already ftlTnishpd the Government
tnc7e than it csn arm, and hsSa irciG their on n
rnssns a.i.sd SID iaippsd very large nnHbars
ior it. Gsorgii ha, nes emily furnished nor
| thsa yGu haTs 7sS ed, and armed and Guippad,
! iron Gs- cwn treasury, large proportion Of
these sts has soas &c ;hs h,ld, but she ssoad
resd7 10 iurosh promptly beT quota ioEgsn
! lad e. the Constitution psoGidasj ii sGy ed
ii,icfs! aiDatr called iGr By TIC prsst-
dent
t3... jes7e ss2i7 o. inTi.e I'd a3i37!iJa 70
;ts CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION i27il7sl Ecu 5EJ
in year l&:tcT, sEaL tbs co,s!lint,cna!iiy CT ihs
Poet is clsariy a1t i@r;vab!a t:cia the p5~e: 10
call ,at lho r.i!i,ia EGt i,uG, that ~ iaso a..
; t:;cs Iot ;is S:nu,iGo ins ioS - niGtnsat-
loo s.r s.cirpi Of the LIST aitIais oi the Con
ati!uticn iaha4s tho p,wuis y! GJasies; -
Tho 18th paIls:arh Il that SECTION ceclatta,
tia; ;y,1rics5 "uhail haTo powcf 10 raise
and supp ,rt aipiiys" Paragraph IL gi7es
Congress. powsT',c provide ioe calling inrta
tho militia 10 sxacu;a ;Es la"s ri :bc Gu1fsde.
rate Ssstos, auprrs.s Instructions, aad Iepei
ia7as,oas. Paragraph 16 siTs< ;Jons!sSs f"~sr
to p:oTida TOE u;saC'zlns, aiming sIu aisci-
clnice ,to militia, aan tpT goTcILihS such
part # &C.. ii SO nag DC Eiployed IN tbs SCI
gics Of lka Cc;ieia It, S,ans. scsG,7iac 10
The States Respective lbs orI0;rtnoaI of tTc
officers, md tha authority CT ;railia2 TIC III.
lur. IL; eos;i;a: 70 tee discipline prescribed e
Congress.
TEess gratis Ct roT41 Ill ocia to ,rO s'1ic
subject iGsiie7, ai.! "sa i'll coTi:inea 10 iEs
sac.a ssct;!I. oi ia. Constitution, aul d a
| wall Enowa ;ui3 III ,,4asiF2at"0, T.%si &c
taken az a Hhais aad construct :ogatbe1.
il Tp:ii6 sfen qy:ite c!snT, tns.t bg tue s:c"s
of power III c ,ns,rSa 10 :siaa an0 support c.
! nive, Without qCaliHcaticu, tho Trainers OF ice
Constitution i.tcnded iha rT:use arf3ics
Of the CUif ,6e-.ci', AMI nc; a:Lrr;s c11i2"sei
| ,f the whale n:;(iis CT 81! tie States
If eli ths poser E.Tsn il the tErcs paragraphs
shove Guoted. Is g i2ct embraced IN 'bo h'S:,
in the general IToid: g RAISE ;7Tais2, tbau ihe
other t.7u paragraphs sGencra su'r!a.ase. shd
Ito i1sia': rf fi.c I t::;-,;t;fii "sre su'!tT ~
T. > folly Gi iac;; !'c;s!;Tg :lio ras ins;rai1at
| a.;as-i ting s::..3as- Wh=a sso c:at@i, oy 'ha
l8tc paragraph, expressly and c,'en'li! sc
scSI 81! &c lte:usr.-:: !ta riShi 20 a:pu!jf TIA
officers ii ina 2:iii:, "tSA :E:iloJaa Ill I! :
ssry:.a Of IL: i5i;:1a:Gia ;9ia'as. IL "a Cox
! ta;oi, T,a.s1 cJ;.sei;!yet=i tcat Congress n.u
| ponsT ,i.8I:h IL bee zoe Gocsss5rF 10 col! tkr
1EClt ::..llis u h4 States ih'H :hs sers ca u
t,e C2Is!eiacJ, i" 'ti,.1: tnsi sil= Prssi,'e;ii
sbJuit appoint ;'.;:'u'i.Srt} 81 :er ufh;=!S III
LEG ,..,,i,ie ,',uS s-t.-I -...,.,
| scpersl irogi5so 1i.:ltanni il: III. prs7oua
grant 81 poT.E 10 @s;;se Arzaiea IL ,ta can Us
iepS, tbs 7e:J jet OF the STATE 10 E=5e1Ting
| the possr Vi appointing tue ofiasrs. is ds;;at
Cd, ard that portion OF tbs Constitution is I2i
only 5 nnllits, tul tho whole military p0"&- Of
tho STGses, asa tho catire cent Of Of TIE Eli
tia With tho appoia nsat Of tho drrts;s. is yeEI
I'd in Ito Confederate GjTarnTen., whenever IL
chooses 10 ,all s oTn acsior, raising az army,
and TO, calling forth ;us militia is II fsi: c
| conclude mat ihe Stsiss inte;ds1 that ih@in
| TsssI red pdTsis shunl1 60 defoatsj IN , Mister
sc vial u CONSTITUTIONAL liheit}, % mara
charge in ttia use n iJsu,s TO aasigasts the
act Congress EMAIL have pnwnr TO raise
arm:sS. How snail IL bt dare! Inc aosT57
is clesr 10 c.olf1rlaity to tno provisions Of
tho Uuusliu.ic3, which, expressly ProYdes,
that when Inc militia Of ;ho States airs .alisd
forth IL ~tpel @nves:Ga, and employed il tEs
serTics Ct the Confederate Sales (Which IL
noE tee case,) tho States shall sppoat tIa
officers. If this is done, tue srm5 is raised e=
directed by Tia Constitution, and the reserved
rights Of the Stssos Gro respected but if tire
officers e The militia, wheh called forth, arc
appointed by tho President, the army composed
Of the militia Is not raised as directed o.
the Constitutions, and the -ese. Ted rights CT
the Sistas axe d:zregs!dcd. Tee athors Of tie
Republic in 1887 showed ths utmost solicit,ic
IA this very point. 10 ina discussion IN
Tho C0nTsntiou on the adoption of this
paragraph 10 the Ccus,ilut;on Of tho Units3
States. TE;ch 10 haze Copied ard .doptsd With.
cut alteration, hir. Ellsworth said. Tao n holo
| authority o7a7 !5s militia ought by 40 nsans
10 oe ,akol away iTdiu lbB States, whose con-
TssouenGs would e'la a1ay u aoth'hg aitSr
such sm:fidc- ~ pcGol. in explanation CT
the powo- which tbs r1Eni;ias @nu reported
til, paragraph 10 lib CvnTrat.2n, iaicadad Dy
it 10 delegate 20 tbs Csusr1i G0Tainns1:, VEGA
| the nlIii; 5hn:id BE- employed il ice suTTlcs
Of ths. s.,7esale,i lfr. 4 az, tnci1bGT Of t'lo
committee, saisl, by ohc ANzIhG tho ccIaial;.
tes uss.at prepottioning the officers aad IoYn !;
by AaxMG the kint, size and calibTa oi I7;na !;
by Ii; ciTL1N,HG, prescribing Inc manual exsr
else, tTolutiohv, &,
Mr Gcsr5 objected tn tbs delegation Of tho
power, e7eu WITH this explanation, snd said,
''ThiB power in the II6iti Statas,aS explained ia
uakine ths 5tsscs i7!ii 96Tssants. DO had -
lief lat The aiyiS2ns 81 Massachusetts re dis
armed, Is. to -lake LIS ca9sn I'D lTom the
S.stes, snd subject tasI &c tho General Lagis.
latrra'',
Ir. Madison obso.7ed. inet "ASaiRs, as e1-
planned, did not extend TO furnishing aims. nor
the te1u pisoIrlInIHG. to psaait;es aod courts
martial Tor enforcing tneio."
Aitsc the adoption ~ tie Convention of the