Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-05-15
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. u' ,ha world, and especially that part
~ I'D from which we sprung, to de
'0e "Ssrnment and the nations OF the
20 Ssal with them as governments no
' .,a, what the usurpatlon.
we, Nsa Mr.. President, at this time OF great
wv, rial, while this great problem Is IN
we're Il becomes Us to address whatev-
U u" ";s3om we possess, with discretion and
o. ' MOI" 10 some adjustment OF II, Let
o' he mistaken, Two branches OF duty
, NV mon us The first is, that the insur-
WV hy force against US must be put down
V'" We shall never be leeislated out
"'' We can no more be legislated out |
''., ., han we can be legislated into the
Ia "a w" n, | 10 no, believe that either
M ever happeu, There is resistance by |
u and il must be met by force. No treat ,
5 5l. cao applyIo y ba' that Of 'nlebotomyi
I.,o h. ,idr, Led entirely hv blood-let. !
y, fl I, of a kind that 'cometh not forth
W.. vIh prayer and fasting That remedy
lone can apply, and it must be sharp, deci-
',e conclusive aud no legislation can palli-
!. ,bat-none can relieve it. 1t is not any
,.,.ndons, or laws, or speeches or vaporing
,b;n this Hall that can in any way turn
Isi, the bayonets Of the enemy.
Ro,. sir, there may be measures in the
h., ranch of duty, and that is an endeav-
[, n restore this Government. What is inn
IIsi IN this Government AMI in its restora-
|n To my view the true leading features
bis ,ystem OF government were in a great
's,,lre fortuitous. Much credit has been
ven to the high discernment of those who
Lmsd thus Constitution and this form of
,gernment but to my mind, however will
|oc am to give credit to their discernment,
her all, cannot but perceive that IN its es-
Initial, leading features, it was almost entire
ormitous or providential. The original
l,aon was that popular form Of govern
bent could only exist in very limited coun-
By, to a very small extent, where there was
imost perfect unity otpurposes and interests
bad views an / intelligence, and mutual in
hrchange Of opinion. But we supposed that
se had made a discovery in this-that, by
bmDg a General Government in relation
3 our external affairs and matters of geleral
and leaving all local legislation
oloeal tribunals or local legislatures, the
lonAictng interests of the community would
bot come in contact and that we might,
therefore,, by this system of State legislation
md United States legislation, spread sys-
en- OF popular government over an almost
unlimited extent of country. This is the
reat feature. Now that feature came into
ur system because it so happened that the
ountry was settled by separate and distinct
olonies which were entirely independent of
|acb other, to start with, and so came thro'
be Revolution as States and the whole of
Bat form of local legislation had taken its
|rsence before the United States Constitu-
on was ad opted. ....
Mr.. President, it Is quite obvious tina t
Eate legislation, local legislation and gov
lament, is as essential a feature of this Gov
Dment as the General Government. The
Fsem cannot exist any more without the
be than the other. 1t is a failure utterly
hess both exist. Then, in restoring gov,
nsnt it implies that we must restore the
laAsnpernmeats-pu them again in oper'
honor we fail in our system altogether
relation 10 lhs last branch oil duty, ! car
Onceive that there may be legislation even a
bis period, which may possibly tend, if vel
ADMINISTERED, in some measure to secur,
bat great end. But the first thing to be OBJ
erved is, that, however legislation may tax,
llace, nothing can be practically done OIL
bat point until the instruction as an arme'
bsurrection is put down, suppressed-fo
hen alone is it that your law can really ope
ate. The plans which different gentleme,
AVE presented all look to that, None O
hem in any of their essential and leadin
purposes can be carried into effect in an
lay until we possess the country. They ar
OF means to that end-the end of suppress
ns the armed rebellion; they are only t
Rke effect after the armed rebellion is sup
ressed, for that must be done in order t.
ut such a law in operation and the que:
on Is, can we legislate now wisely, discreet
advsedly, in such manner that GU
FW may be put IN operation at that tim
Fhh success to the end which have stated
confess for myself l have some misgiving
lOout that. | cannot but agree with som
agge,tions that fell from the honorable Ser
tor from New York, (Mr. Harris,) the othe
ay Events are rapidly transpiring-ci
instances take place in the course of
eek, perhaps, which will call for new form
legislation, or supersede those we ma
oV think pretty well advised, and cann'
ut think that we are losing nothing, if W
fean to act with discretion on this point, b
alang the progress ofevents.
Mr. President, have already remarke
nat In whatever we do we must keep fair
lhln tine limitations ofthe Constitution.
VI not do to say that because we need to c
s thing-because it is necessary in o.
aasment, we will do it for that reason. II
mutations and prohibitions of power in tt
,Ous'ltutlon were pu: there on purpose
invent our doing such things when we wa
70 do them. They were not put in to d
invent NJ our doing things we never wanted
,le1 1t provided, for instance, that y
.uOua not pass any attainder bill-that y
'I ;;.H not take away any mans proper
S1aoat due process of law-that no m
lOuiu be punished unless it was on cow
IOn oIy aJury-that no man should be twi
aa'shed for the same offence. Prohibitio
50lS kind are prohibitions to everyboC
y ~ 'ney were put in to prevent Congr
Sa such things when they wanted to
u they were not put there on purpt
prevent US doing these things when