Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-06-17

| delay"
| know Of bit tTo mOdes OF falaEg armies
within the Confederate States. viz voluntary
enlistment, snd d1ah or oanEeTipsaH. Fer,
cei7e, In the de!egs1an al power ia Talss ar
mics, no restriction - ta tho 'n0;ls OF pro
curing troops. | sse nothing which confines
Congress to one olssS oi 1e1, saT any grostsf
| cover to re;siTe -5umresEa Than Cob =
scripts into its serTlce. see 10 ins
tstton By which enllstusDts are 10 te 7scalTsd
Of individuals only, hit net of companies, OF
/ battaiiops, o. sIusdTons, o. regiments. hha
no Limitation OF time Ut RcrycG, ont only oi
duration Of appropriation. / discover 1o'hlns
to cob6na ConSress II Tasing 0ar 6ith,l liz
i limila Ct tho Ooafed5rscJ, nor to prohibit or
Tensile var. In word, wien CJuure5S 10
sirss TO RAISE sn Amy, and passes a H." l"i
that purpose, the Solitary Question 10 under
Tho 1stn paragraph, viz: AS tie lsE oae thst
,s necessary and pepper to execute the ph"sr
to Taiss armies
On this point yoi as7. ..f;nt did tfrs nafta-
sitY cAint in ;his easas Tbs O01acSlpt:on
Act cannot cid .ha G5raT1.isnt in inrTeasi Is
its auppiy OF AEn: c; fso7isio;is, but caa Gully
enable 1t t. call large lunbsr OF hen into tno
i5li. The officially hss Ee1er been to sot sen
TT, States have already furnished tho Govern
ment Elo.o tnsn it can arm" SC.
would have very little difficulty in estah
iishlEg to Jour entire sstisfsc,ico> that Inc
passage Of the Low was aot only necessary,
but that il was absolutely Indispensable; thai
numerous regiments OF twelve Months men
wers Oh tho eve Of being dishands., Shoae
plucsa could NIL hs supplied by raw !oSies Ia
the laCe VI SUPERIOR numbers OF the ioe, WIN
out sntailirg the most disastrous results
that the position Of onr sTmisa was sc critical
as to fill the h0ao,na 81 eveI5 patriot with the
li?eiiest apprehension and that tho provisions
yi this law were sisc!i7e ia NardIng Cd a
pressing dagger: out prator TO answer yon7
4 ubieclior on other and broader grounds.
I I'hoid, that when a snsc q; pnweT IL granted
] by tbs Consultation, Ike that nov in question,
"to raise armies, Congress Is the judge whr hsT
rhs Law passed i5r the purpose OF tEaItiiinH
Ihst power, is Unnecessary and psnps7" 1t 's
rot enough "a say th.: ARMIES might 10 raised
in cher Ssy5. aad that therefore this psrticu
lar wy IS NJ, "necaaaaTy.' TIC same sTgu'
mcEt might &c ;;5sd against ETEEI mode OF
raising armies To each successive monc suS
eaated, tho objection would be that other
II ,des 9eTo practicable, and that therefore toe
particular mode ust d was not "oecessarJ. =
The true and DOLLY test is to enquire whether
The lnx is intended anG calculated TO Carry out
the osi.ct; BEe;bcr it deVi.es and creates m
instramcntality for executing the spoclllc
power granted; and if ,ne answer os = The
Affirmative, tho law is Constitutional None
COT a'u"' 'u'' .Hc ing: p'''. r. =
latsa nna lh'ehaso % fs'ss S''n'cs' 'S'
therefore, "asc:s;as5 ans pope" for tie ese-
cuton Of that Power. and il constitutional,
unless 1t comes mo eshh'ct Wiz e'i'e "'ns'
provision OF our Confederate compact
iju express the nP'EioG that tbls III us
c1isl', end support YSui arsnbieh' ~ the ',''h
ton OF thcsn : a;is1; 6haI il III TO the ni!iiti-.
Tnsre a1e ccr'a:1 P'aT;sion4 MI : ttd rs. I"ri,
wnicu arc Ect without I'LL isE'>s 90 ny Juus'
inaat, and tc ~h!1h l call Jour attention =
They will aid it defining what Is Ea;ra' hI
"m,ltia, sai iG d5!srniTi;Ug The ie>re"tiTa
power. ul ti.s states Shi tic l'0afa1eTs@y oTtf
ths.
The sa7eidt ::'.;aS ss9ss not Go ta5i TAG IS
or ships Of var il tina oil peace. Att. /,
sec. 10. par. g.
Tcey fI.EusE st;I:uiits. 'n.: e vol TeE1a
tea militia 3=ing necessary - Tie sacaEit3 7t
frso State, this right ri tfs people to SseR
sni I,sr .yS;4 sail nc; 10 ,i7insca." H2 2
Def L
This, .'i,1 J5lsaT 6nsI! IL fIal'1 10 aa1 1rt tui
= c5;Gtai o7 c,berTia infciu7;:. .ilT.s. iiTIz5;
Lob 4 pIa.,;::. .:.s0E 81 IA! I:1: {. &'st'.i
iur;. 1zcabE IL :...- arising III LIS lsF5 Il
nsYa: f,;rcas, I; ia iHa g:,t!a '-Gs.i i. aatiai
seTylca il TINS Of a.7 .. = :C!ic I:"nEs;,' & :.
SEC. 8, pr. IL
What then SIC uiiii:s; jEaT ciI an!I re
created BIZ lev. Ihe nTms-Goar:os ,nrsbifsai5
CT q State ara liable to pccuE.s ita militia, II
the Law 80 order; BIZ: ic .Do cb5ance Of lar
to that efisct, the u,cn 81 Safe capable OF
bearing ure \" ;ao7e militia than sho7 ere
ssaGeU
rie=Hrs- cna=i:i::t;aa a'sn tails IL mat E:lit''
ars nci troops, E"T a:e ifsf All part CT tie
land CT aaTal ;or's:: tcs u!ltis CHS; il, III:
OF peace, aad tbs UoasiIatiua !orra5 Tie
States % keep Troops il timo OF peace eEd
tEaJ &C expressly distinguished ara placed i:
q separate category from ls2d o. os7sl forcs;
il ;ha Is h pare graph, aho7c ld0taa aud The
ToTds land ahh naval i'Tces axe sto"", q
paragraphs l.. is s1d Il, to Uasn the arm?
aad '.aTy oi inc GG"i'daTate States
NI1w, if militia s.e I6t tbs eit.z.:"S taken
singh, has n9t5 @rsstea q Isl" i
thee sIe a0t t7h6r;, If 1ha5 are ~
part Gi lne arm: afd navy oi The Ua0iah-
e7a3y-He arc led directly tG rna dsdniiioa
quotsd ~ tho Attorney sisnsrai, that niiitls
are q hodT OF soldiers in State enrolled f'r
discipline" lr ether 7Tc7d;, the term militia
IS caliecti7e tim, meaning ; coiy OF nsn
organised. aad cannot Dc applied 10 ins sap
arat@ lrGi7iGu.is Who cInfasa TIE crtsDiS;
ton.
ITO Go5siituti.n brides tne TEalc military
strength OF the S;2t.s into only two CLASSES u1
organic &c blile;- one. tho Armies Jt ,he
Confederacy The other, TIE militia Of the
Stse:.
In the d,ie9n in Of ac19T 60 tie C,nie1
Greg, after exhau6tirG Toe subject Il declaring
war. ra;s;ns and supporting armies, ard P!o'
riding naTy, N relation to oil Th'ch I'll:
graz Of authority to Coagres; is eleusiTs,
the Consls.ut;ea rI1caeds 20 dtsl w'tn Lhs
ether o75a lied eod5, the I!ll;a, s"d Instead
Of delcsat:ns paTor to Congress alone, or re