Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-11
a LAW.AsIpNG EXECUTIVE.


Ts :ske great pleasure In copyirs--ts "s
. osice-a letter from Senator Hill, Of Geo1.
is, . ;uc Atlsata "Co;f;derecy." l: breathes
ia ;5bis5t ssn:im enis, and is vEli designated
y ae pspsr irclr which ve copy, os ''pstri-
Nj. Tue Duty CT supporting the LAYS ard
:,:ao.it!es OF the government is 81 ably III
sisted cp, l;..t We trust it Will Ghane even
r. les ciszj msa VINO nave 7autursd 70 hin:
:, .rtssou Of eountsr-revoidtion,
S:1a:or Hill pays President DAVIS conpli
s.ia. ubica is csrtainiy we'll dsser7sd, acd to
stich we call tho particular stteatioH Of our
lsaie:s. "He usu-ps no authority" says Ss-
5s.ot Hill "Hs exercises 40 power wiehau!
s::.;!suve grant Hs intsrferes With no p7i-
;.;s rights. sad fights r0ne I'D: the catr,ooI,
,sJuT. Il. viii never be dictator"
|; sould seem strange ths. 7ic.n.s $, ccm-
ltpdablc in the Executive OF a FREQ people,
i1sud actusl,y nf,rd ground OF accasssior.- =
Bet ye! this is true. There srs sone e
$50 suppose tina! tue t;mss Tseui-.
% DICTATOR" and hence they have ort
E;le sympathy with the President ia his re-
ve, for the la~. There is something fasei>
aa:ips to them ia tho ides OF assuming the
,ssHnsibllsty" "oftramp pims upon the law, when.
tier i, shsll staud in tho way Of ihsis visrs o!
Eu6Ic Fclcy, Or i: usy be shsir schamsa Of
2si:sah smbi:ior.
Ns a:e 10Y s:a3, however, lnaI Pe=sidAo:
ps7i. s.eaclf !ejscis all sosgssl!o1s that
s.uc lesd bin to plsce hi, Will or judg nen.
:s.ve,he inw OF the lsnd; and that III slnin-
E'trrg tie in~ ne renders respec: aa1 oos-
l:lte 10 rs spirit as we'll as to its Latter. We
si's !aus guarantee that We will not iml air
'd' i'serties ~hllo fighting for them. Ihero
Ss'm:tains peculiarly gratifying, snd ihdsed
Ta.1,:! Approaches tae sublime, to sec peo>
FsE:r are struggling az it were 70: tins breath
q 'c yet carefully enforcing all the susrds
Ole ilber,i-s, untec tho administration aud
snI4'!: Of lu,e and faithful rulers.
III! ,tsu "a dictsto-," in tines liko the
Pissst ,,a: new one. II naturally sug-
Iss:. sil TO Ten 9: weak nsr7e and little
!HiI!ade. Thess vsinly inssils H.. i: nsJ
MAKO 81 administration moro powerful for
so0i pu!. .o:cs. 81 throwing Off all restraints
upon il Ss ct7il ores. In the Revo, o,u,ionsry
Tai, se7s:a, attempts were initial ID to create
'auNk Henry Dictator for Virginia; but tia:
gea: pos'n!ac lavorlte granted it 10 COUNT
afca; snl ,vmo of tLe foremost ch,npioss
Of independence in toe Common wealth gave
'casn ~aIIin: 10 the intsisusra itr a
dictatorship tos, lhey eraii se:Ss tae
ca:E:r Of Btu: .inss Eay maa wro
nigh: acrp: Eu:t : position, saa Touid
Gisriy ropud.at, ,::a resist enJ authority ne
lsat a:iemp: IL ts,ic.ss They wurs dght-
as 'oi JTeed9n, t. said; and they lid ros
ina-d 70 exchange one yoke for anoih ,r Nor
'oula lhey acknowledge ttst the regular
N'us Of government were incompetent 10
0'r5 ou: the full strength OF tho R:ppalic in
@ss'usg!s Tor Independence
Elss familiar TACT aiso, in ths hissorr oi
2s Revolutionary struggle, that Washins,;! !|ou
s''s no c'uaienanca to the invsztiluTe oF hin,
'-' With dicta.orisl pawers. Ald il all ri:
proceedings and ali his comm snc.tioas he
s'eF Manifested the most sejulous :,spsc! 10,
@s iSs, evan Tb5H it Imposed upou hin great
acoaTenleaccs. Taa time has been whs1 tc
''nnsad President Davis io7 pu,sai4s g
'c'uise exactly similar would have drawr
ae csTilng rem.ik. that We were putt,0g hin
'aa level With Washington. Tn. patience
a'ae ptople, however, has so loa; hasn ex
S'0s''d By such sSsu-d cspt:ousness, and tneii
/ s'od sen5e Gas 8, STORMY rebuked It, shs. ws
"a no such risk nov. Tuc exSmp;s oi
"Selng;on ia one that ,be humb!est American
/ ''ocd aspire to initiate and it nil Justly Q.
source OF eres! pleasure To our people to re-
.ss' that il Ia Fo s:ricily adhered IL by o.,
valei Executive in this time OF trial, not lea,
...riole than thai through which our foro-
a@,asrs @ passed. Tie Northern p"ople have. hJ
sacal usurps.oa, been deprived OF their lio
;! IN tne aitenpt TO rob us OF ours thank
S"'sn, We haVe No d.c:a.or hsre I We sre
.s:'essiiliy defending Our priv egss 81 free
/ nm, as.inst the arnol IF ,r;s OF our foe
'ssGh0u' being guilty nj the ,nbecih,y .no
say oi casting then. at the foot Of a die
s SF through panic fesr. Lincoln and
e:SHd may riot at the North, an, NAV
rranpe all law under foot; snd Northern
o0'sresses and Northern nobs nsv bow their
NC ssets to tho yoke of tyranny, or er en- spplaud
w. ~, obstruction of their liberties, We esteem
-. St peculiar felicity that hs7s we havo rulers
W.; rao exercise no ungranted power. Our enc
~, S'es are an enslaved people fighting to enslave
~. ~: Ne ara free people 6gatiDg 70 maia,ain
,! W. freedom. The contrast between thecs two
q bsaons h,ly corresponds to the contrast
s Pc p".ea resident Lincoln, the usurpsr, and
81 'es'oens Dsvis, the servant of the Law:
Il lSten the Atlantis confsdszssy.l ,-@
i AFAfnorIo LETTER FROM. SENATOR HILL.
q IsAGRAsee Gs.. June ~.
s '''sS1' Editors: Il am asked to give my