Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07

,,or,,;, urioJ intended to COntor upon tue'hi'o
ench power. The Senator from Alaoan'A
holds that this construction OF the Constt",
linn brushes The rights OF the states, anu
,Ioccs nil under the mailed hand OF n militia
~ ncurncr. IL was necessary for the power
g., declare war, IN raise and support AZ
,r;.c,t--t,; e-,st sn,ip 6: here, either IN the
S,.,, or Confederate Government. il vas
der,,,I brst To Golfer this power npon Con-
rrey., ircatSc III u popular sense It represent,
| oil MI the States. aud because the STATES couiu
nor net with sufficient prolnptDeas AID una
1i,pitv in such %uiatters. Had the power remain
ed With the States, some might declare war.
end some oppose the war, and IN TIM event
the Strange and mischicvnuS anomaly would DC
u,.sruLrd of some State Of the same Govern
lncns being at war. while Others were OPP
n.sinr the war. il ,iiS construction o' the
t,,u,filuLInu be incorrect. then the clause IN
that Instrument rnhf:rrnm these high powers
upou Congress, and requiring Congress- I"
nrctrr; the States against INVASION, are moth
me- bat n,.rc ,urplnIage and mean nothing,
u,uI carr 10 (o.c. with them sufficient to
pn,h)c Congress tn do what the Constitution
Snlcn.nly %eIj3ina upon IT., ana declares j
su,ll ,Iu. This. sic, wnuld dissolve your
! ~ Sc Tl1LgllI, uIsI lIfIlNSI I, h''A NV '''J W.
but tn. States themselves, over into the hands
nl' ti.ir enemy. There could BIZ no NIFTY, u"
concentration Of physical power, 10 energy
sufficient tn uphold 4 government ever
t~lashing AMI ever embarrassed. ana utterly
pna .rlrHS for good, hit powgl'd Tor evil
Such a Government, ai:. w"uh c:uiiib'e I'm
der ia oyIl weight, without leaving one re-
spectatlr Inrmnnto tn mark IT, annais or pro-
claim the wisdom Of IFS founders.
SIR, VIC have no such Government. AID the
mrn who laid it,; foundations firmly md
safely embedded them ia the wisdom Of ayes,
nrl to he upheayrd by the tempest nt pas-
.,nn or the Ii'i'h'es OF snphist'. The %ar
cr, III beiure stated. UT all Governments
must -xict Homtw where must lie trI&tcIi
3.mea here. Congress was dreIne'! t!re wiSsst
and sal. 81 repository Of tha p0"r,. They
could liz, exercise ii To the prejudice OF the
Stules, wi,hnnr ininG Injury u thtihs~I,r'i as
citizens md representatives If the Htita:.
Tnrv can not c~X"rri.e i. far tn" nyerlltrGW
of the States, because i: "aa Conferred ldf
| their e-ptrlsl protection sind defence. They
cannat rErr. iSt il for Ilr. cIsla; rnient a! The
.ta;ea, without un.,ia yilr themselves. These.
sir, hold to be r..sinahle nlId conclusive
ic,iuctiOus..
lear The establishment; ri u" mIlithry del
potisin in Ibis tiuycIIIIn' ~, I"" III "i'croa'h-
ment Of thu war power upon ll'r ri'Ii power.
No such entertainments have Yet h"'.l, nor II
It likely any will or caii he lIadr. since Ton
CresS reprrscntS il Ole :;tn>,: lOrli the war
making ard civil lower nf the Government.
10 armies can be- raised wi,i,rut its consent,
no money appropriated IL sustain them. In
this manner HE people, through their repre-
lcrtatives, hold in their hands both sword
and Ddrs... md however much the Senator
from Alabama NAV ieciairn about military
,iicIAturS. In such mrI,SIcr can or ever VIII
su;iug NJ in this Government from our e.
fort to lie very last, extremity To ds!ehd
oil homes, OAK affairs and IireSides.
THUS BEN. trur, it would be we'll !nr the
Senator 10 dismiss this phantom from his
inimi nhi confront boldly our fo.. lie has
sad much upon this subject, anu yet,
after ali his impu-si"nei defamation, after
having afraycd this monster before the
Senate ii. most terrible and f%Tishtinl
l,iri,, he strangely ,llamisses his fears upon
tni. subject. with the folio wing tribute 10 the
President: i" As iinfr go Girel alluded to
the Executive, /! iirlr tahu ~Gtc@S'nl To say;
That Though differing an SOME t"atteTs with
the President, have I"p triiIs III Ia; assuming
demonstrations power. Educated aud iiviDg
i ,IrI"t cnra.rGctlGnist. | believe his heart
SvupathiZrs with his tcah, and that 10 more
'irtcrHnin:! ,Ii"Ieat q military usurpati0n
will s- found IL tile tGnirdrrncy. j.; it III
hi, war The >crtsi,r himself dispose CT This
d" arg ,.athiaq" that wss 10 overtnrn the
government Shall the Senate inler that he
!as been spnrtily with their Tears in orier IL
try tue temper ~ Ls rhetoric, or did the
SENATOR conclude that it Was wise not IN hcath
the li0n in hh den:
Whal. then. is the ren! p~rscli:'l iSru: pre-
q,nted here BY the Senator's Ions,rucIinn Of
,ha Constitutions, and The one cultended for
nv other. and myself: ltia this: whether an
otIi:r, holder h., me laws and Constitution NJ
his country. owes. IL that country the sane
obligations; uf s.rvirr aDI duty in defending !
its lihp1 tic., ti,ar aur other citizen Owcs who
is not a, ,tii>e lnIdcr. The Senator from
Alabama holds hat he does not. lie holds
that while "srIy other vlt5rn Of the STATES
may lie r.n>c, ihrd Eor miiia'y ScrVi t., The
utiic. hoiIi.i, can not he. This being 30, then, |
by TN: laws aid Constitution Of The cGuEtTy
they are exempt !rHrn every obligation To that
country Except ~ hilf Slice undrr II. ENJOY
il; im,nunilirs AMI I'VE and %ii3lIri5l. Upon the
pubiic treasury, while others hight it, BATTLES
aud furnish IT. rnr-nme". This construction
| .lsuy. This imIunn,ty III any class protest
against, ShuulI their SERVICES IN the ii1ld be
NECESSARY l., = ,uccesSiui resistance To the
"pculv. ! hold that III o struggle Ike the on'
III whici. ~ arr engaged, whrr. the issue Ii life
or death. freedom ur slavery, rn mans blood
on trrur,e il loo precious TO lie Devoted tn
the cause.
Mr.. President. Liberty with me dogs net
loom np in mere grandeur when surrendered
and lost III the grasp "f the tyrant. With
me il i not a nirrr sentiment IL exist in irnn-
bound cells. ~ - f3rm The theme nj some
poet laTrraIs "Ui Il iislHg, rilai principle, to
be drir:tiei nni n .i";a,n"d. whGn nc:r-snry,
hv .,rrr.. arm ni.d brave h.arts. i, j.. Ito
cry FIR which Sc ar" I.In struggling, WI
il !r more prrr.Ir% Ti,eh los. than rr%
When W. haze power IL l';c 81 1t:
NJ. 81; il every G"u ~ the South hat ten
li""aani iIvr*. honor truti! aud Independence
are wuuih tTc!;, al.
My rrm resolve l. nc"er "a yield IN this
r,:tt,a.t Will NC lave i weapon IL Weld or
Az AKIN to iri.Gd; aud. if perish wr must: we
,v,lI inaE& vur very gray"I lar preferable
AID mora aiJJ lru; han Il life nf Camrcrcd
Sia"cly-
L., f.li in such a ralse Is nit u perish;
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Tho Erlsa Ic rcyar.
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IL DEMPTIlS Of VIRGINIA SIX PER GET