Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-09-05

Mr. CROCKETT sid that ss the Constitution provides
thar Cor grees has power 10 raise armies and to call on
the reeps Give States for troops he no re~oo Why
should nov bring into practice the volunteering tys
resort TO DRAFT. There could rot possibly be any
objection 70 the Of CONSUMPTION on the ground
OF It's being unconstitutional Ols feature Of the bill be
to il WAS Ia bis opinion, very serious one
Tnis was the dEcretonsry power given 70 he President
of calling cut the troops whenever, 10 bis opinion, II
may be necessary. This utterly unsafe and danger
the happiness and welfare OF people Is had
much jence in the President any could have
but be dare not give him Tbs pow,r les; when the
picous moment SHOULD arrive that these troop should
be called into the service, they might NOT In the opinion
Of the President be needed and thus The country be
/ irretrievAbly Injured.
Another difficulty ip the way of this allowing the
Stats to furJisn 70 up their respective regmenif
would DO the coi CT between the State and Confederate
laws 10 relation 10 tIsmpts There are hundreds Who
exempted from m,li.ta duty who are subject to COZ
scptoD, and here would be another bone Of contention
aud the State and Confederate Governments would sgi
| DO brought In collision.
The third section Of the bill would In bis opinion act
in such manner to produce collision between
the Confederate and State authoes II the committee
mad aoored with view 10 trng about coilisioa they
could OF have been more ssfu IL poVides that
# the Governor OF any STATE sha refuse shall fai,
10 comply with the terms Of the &c. within reasonable
time thea The troops OF tina. State shall DO conscrp:ed
Il would be almost impossible 70 prevent COLLISION
| 10 case this particular eniei gency should arise.
DE did Los want 10 see Inc country IN such condition
as IVES ouad 10 be when the bret Dill vas PASSED. "
hs opinion, there never was such providenta escape
from utter and oyerwhelm ng ruiz, due
ruling Pfoyid nee rather lhan our own sagacily arc
skill that ricated from it. And no Just such
an emergency nEy again arise. When winter Gomez,
1t is veil known - Al the Western rvers vii be )eL
- the gunboa.s OF the eneny- II do not provide
against IL, may have another Fort Doneison a,ir
We shall have the country filed viii the mi lou aud o.,
hundred mou ralch viii ID put into the Geld under the
late call for si4 tVadred thousand which, added TO the
five huncrea thousand already III the feId will s-e The
number 10 ohe million hundred thousand. Theu shall
wait for than " come oa before prepare 70 NEE,
| them
When the tiger oGuches, do walt ill he sprirg z.
| before We huH at him the spear When We hear In.
rattle OF the serpent, do wait TER him strike before
| We brig down upon him the STAT Tnen bring ont the
force INV, and strks now, at the eneny Toe thought
Of home aud family will make towards heroes and po~
| Is the time 70 hglt and 20 win.
Mr.. HARIRIDGE, Of Ga argued In favor Of the bill
Of the pompitee, which he sustained With one excep
tioESg that feature Of tho bill which grants discrl
tea powers to the President. Az the last session Il
Lls Congress lie agInst what Is called the Con
scrpuon AcI lie doubled the propfely or the safety
Of violating the pledge OF the Government given to 70,
| twelve months youl.eers. He would not say that h,
bad no doubt Is to the copsruoDaity OF the act tsl
would be 10 arrogs.e 10 himself quekness Of perc
cepton cleArness OF mind which nad been claim
ed Dy persons far better versed in tuch matters than he
| He did doubt. the cons,itutonalIty of the act at
lhe time the Dill passed. but since be had examined
into the sui ct, he convinced the act was mol
violation VI State rights he would not 20 into TIT
details Of the bill, bat would mention particularly
those parts of the bill which lection was made
He held that it vas our bouuden duty TO those who
had fought the enemy 10 old regiments in which they
had covered themselves with gUrJ aud renown-it was
duty those who composed them fill up the rtsi.
ments aud not allow them TO be bloed GU. OF existence
IL was far better TO have mixture OF raw Iec.us ard
veterans han 10 pu The recruits by themselves. These
levies would become better soldiers and Ia Quicker
! time, THAI when nlaoed BY themselves, They wouii
sooner become accustomed TO tho duties and hsrdshp
of war, and in short time become veterans themselves
| In the service.
| Mr. HARrRlDGE then proceeded TO argue In favor OF
the consltuonaity Of the under consideration and
of h3 au horty Of the Confederate Government 10 cal
out the whole force of tho States when necessary He
cited precedent the action OF the Federal Congress
10 1914 when 1t was necessary to have new troops 10
repsi The British lvason. Then Mr. Monroe, the Sec
reaTy Of War rior Hr Madison then President OF the
uned States, bad sent in 0 mcsslge to the Military
COMMITTEES Of Congress, OF which Mr. Troupe of G.,
was 0hsirmAu, recommending the dividing o. ths
whole population Into classes OF ere hundred men each
from which recruits TO be taken. bill was brough
in by the Military Committee ard reported by Mr. Troupe
dividing tbs whce lighting population int classes of 25
" IN, eao1 Of which lied TO furnish one nap
for the army under penalty OF heavy due. Another
bill bad been brought into the Senate at that time o.
dering out the whole 6shtng popuaio Of the States
and II the Governors VI the States refused to respond
then the Governnent was to call On the militia officers
| to bring out the force.
This he argued, CONSUMPTION in ts blacklist form
Among the opponents OF this hilI and all these mes.
sures, was Cyrus hng member Of Congress from Mas.
sacause:s aud among the supporters was John O. Ca.
houn, Of South Carolina. james Madison had baep
styled by Cyrus Dg as the St5er OF Oonscrip.ion.-
| J mes Madison, than whom there Fever lived
- Jealous ADVOCATE Of State Rights and State sove-
egay.
Tue speaker cited the special sc of the gIsa Par.
lament Of the character WHICH va supported BY
Lord Cbathsn, tho lover Of the rights of the public
the friend OF the people, whose portrait nov hung in the
ball, and whose face to~ looked down on them seem.
ngy to encourage them to action, and to use s endea.
| yJr 10 hut back the foul invader from our land.
that portion Of the bill which gave the President
Discretionary powers 20 10 how many he would call out
| and vfe7, he oouli not support It,
Mr.. MILES said ID the clause only inserted az
A usual w. hsge ~ such epacsmenis
Mr.. BLRr8 d Il .aid that now sss u tine for &C.
t-n ~ tov.gu Congress shoulI lsse action, a.
not leave POW the bslds the President He
gave way to nan " bis aivocsey ofSaie rights lie
loved the State Of Gsofgis All he loved and cherished
we're there there ne had been reared there he hS4
buried his dead on! Of his sgll al hs hopes and ssJi.
sations centred there aid hs would advoc to
nothing DR. judicial 20 her rghie Bi. now let Us &C
pIesS unti! the Grum shall sluad al
buges shall ring 10 the iure OF Blue Bouuets over
the BVder," till troops suosist their f-lis ard
carry terrcs and dstoson 10 their hssrlhslouee.
Mr.. HOLT, oil Ga, gave notice Of bis intention to Of:
fer resolution to co.s the Gebsts Oh tie b. a. tso
O'Clock 90 Saturday neIL
Nc PRESTON, Of y, obtained the floor 70. !o-rnor.
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