Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-09

ton, always significant, seem TO be invested
10 day with a new force "This govern.
ment the offspring of our own choice unin-
fluencek and uDawed, adopted upon full in
vcstigation and mutual deliberalion, and
completely free in its principles, y
has just claim TO your confidence and sup.
port Respect for its authority, compliance
with its laws, ncqnescence in it measured,
are duties enjoined by the fundamental max
inns Of true liberty" We cannot doubt that
/ you duly appreciate these great utterances
of the Father Of yonr country--that it is
with you conviction, that your govern.
ment, free in its principles" has a just
claim TO yonr support, and must, at eve
ry hazard be maintained. Acting upon
this belief, and in perfect accordance as we
believe, with your will and with the consti-
tuition, Congress, as your agent, have, in or.
der TO provide for the common defense for
the suppression Of the rebellion, and for the
payment of the public debts, enacted law
/ for the assessment and collection of feder-
al tax, aud also for the imposition of addi
tional duties on imports. That these neces
sary burdens may fall as lightly as possible
upon the loyal people of the country, and
that the enemy in arms against you may be
weakenened aud stripped Of support and
made, as far as may be, to indemnify the
government against the expenses of suppress.
| sing this unjust rebellion, congress have fur
ther provided by law for the seizure and
condemnation 10 the public use of all pro-
perty Of these rebels in arms, and of their
aiders and abetterS and also for the lber
alton and employment by the government
of their slaves AS a further means of de-
tense, congress has provided by law that the
President may summon to the support of
government such additional forces as be
may deem necessary to insure the prompt
suppression of the rebellion, and the reSto-
ration Of peace and the national authority
The President, faithful to the high trust
committed to him by yonr unppurchased
and unpurchasabIe sufTsoges in obedience
to his official oath to take care that the
laws be faithfully executed, :" and in accord
auce with the authority duly conferred up
on him, has called upon you, through the
governors Of the several states, to furnish
100000 additional soldiers, for the d,fcuse
of the constitution and Union.
Permit us to say to you that any citizen
who withholdS his confidence and support"
| from your government refuses "coln.
pliance" with these laws, aud an "acqnies
cenCe" in these measures so essential for its
defense-in our Judgment, not only dsre-
CARDS the wise counsel of Washington hut
violates his dUty--that highest word reveal
ed by God to man
Whatever designing and unprincipcd
partlsans may attempt, we have an abiding
faith that the great majority Of the people
will give their confidence and support, in
the future as in the past, to their Govern
ment and their faithful chief magistrate.
The answer to all that has been said, or
which may hereafter be said by those who
prefer place and power to principle, and
party to country, of the alleged unconstitu-
tionality Of the several laws enacted for the
common defense, and of the force employed
by the President in the execution Of them
is found in the plain, strong words of the
constitution itself The constitution pro.
rides that the President shall before enter.
ing on the duties of his Office, solemnly
swear that "to the best Of his ability he will
preserve, protect, and defend the ConStitu.
ton OF the United States" 1t further pro
vides that, by virtue of his Office he 'Sha
he Commauder.in chief of the Army and
Navy Of the United States, and the militia
of the several states when called into the
actual service of the United States nnC
that the President "shall take care thai
the laws be faithfully executed"
That these powers conferred and duties
enjoned upon the President might not fai
for want of the just authority of law, ant
that the people might be secure in Their
rights, all the powers essential to the enact
ment of laws for these ends are, by the con
stitulion expressly conferred upon congress
These grants of power to congress are il
these words
"The Congress shall have power to lay
and collect taxes, duties and imports ant
excses, to pay the debts and provide fol
the common defense and welfare of the Unit
ed States x
To define and punish pirates and felohie
committed on the high seas and offence
against the law of nations
To declare war grant letters of marqn
and reprisaI, and make rules concerninI
captures on land and water.
To raise and support armies.
To provide and maintain a navy.
TO make rules for the government an
regulation of the land and naval forces.
, To provide for calling forth the miIit
e to execute the laws of the Union, suppres
instructions aud repel inVasions.
To provide for organizing, armiug an
disciping the militia, and for governin
r such part of them as may be employed
the service of the U. S.
To make all laws which shall be necei
: sary and proper for carrying into executio
7, the foregoing powers and all other powC
i vested by this constitution in the governmsI
of the U, S. or in any department or Officer
thereof
We need not stop to say that those poy
ers, save in the manner of their exercs, al
: unlimited. Under all well.regula ted Go
+ ernments the powers for the "commo
! defence" are only limited by the commc
+ danger-the public necessity and the r
: quirements of natural justice. When I'll
= people by their representatives enact til
; laws necessary aud proper" as expressl