Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-12

Convention which made opr CoRstiIu..1u'
'~t.hayinc derived IaaA Of their ideas on thiS
s,,k,nct from that source" it is "sa g 10 ceh7
Ci,i, that they used the terEi 10 .ta'so a..
1,;ss,, =; The sense attached - Il III W.
oo,y,, Wv It necessarily fellows ths 1A'ol-
new General being the Judge, mat yCns eoH
n,,,e;,,, j. crroucous, and that Congress mas
w no,r.r n .rnlse armies," not even ncf
ao,-, ,,.r .~.r,ies,' % by Cohsc11pt7on.
B.. &C 1hose who framed the Constitution
nurtbst Congress might not be able, BY
~",arr enlistment, to raise regular or stand
HoioI, sufficiently large to meet all emer-
'As ~" or ,Iat the people might refuse TO vote
s nv T., maintain in the field arnles SO
Sr lldn and danferous, they wisely pro''oGo'
"a with this grant of power, anotl,
-. r.latinc 10 the same subject matter "n III
~. ,rynercss the additional power 70 eai
T,or,i, the militis to execute th9 laws VI
Confederate States, suppress
and repei inyasiuns. ,s NV ,o,r
letter. that Congress has power ! 49, 49,
mor,' ,-h;ch you say embraces the 'lsn''o
9, ,a.n.;yc MS well us defensive war;
49, r,,, argue, as l understand, that LIE
LIN III, con only be called forth TO repei III
na.;.ns and not 10 invade g foreign power
,'.l lint Congress would be rower1ess 10 re-
;rr.s olr wrongs, or vindicate oar honor il
:, r,uld not "raisc armies" by ConScT1ption,
:, invade foreign powers: If this were even
9, il niaht be an objection 10 the Eonstitu-
:lo!ial Government, for want pt s"'nS'Iht
strength, which is an objection "(ten made Dy
,hos. who favor more absolute power II, the
t~;suera! Government, and who atteIiPl ny d
1,liludenarian construction Of the Cohsti!u-
ton to supply powers which We're never IN
tended to be given to it. But dues the prac-
teal difficulty which you suggest III faet sSr
Ter maintain that it does hot. Aha !
r,sy here remark that those who established
~. voy.rnuent Of our fathers, did hot LOOK
to il. SIS s great military power, whose peop..e
were 1c live BY piundcrlng other nations IN
! f~oreigs aggressive war, but as . peaceie'
.,oy. ra,1neiit, adsised by the Father u ms
rncutrvt to avoid "entsngliEs aiLanccs' win
Foreign lnMerS.
/ r., ;u suppose, after our Independence
j, established, lhst our present enemy may
; l.. ,r,n,ird TO abuse his naval power ny
! I.ur.dations on our commerce., emu thal W.
KAY lu compelled 10 assert our fiGhI' ~
! ,a.nsiye var, and YOU ask, D." How Is 1t 10 hs
! .sYJIit.l on vi Nndt Ai NAN $780,
comrosy,i ;" The snswer is a very Simple
one. Nj the aggression Is such as 10 justify
Us in the declaration CT offensive Wsr, OIL
! ,eoula Will have the intelligence 10 know II
and The patriotism and valor to prompt then
: u respond by voluntary enlistment, snh II
,,.r themselves. under officers OF their Owl
! choice, through their State authorities, 20 III
| Ion|ederacy. ius1 as they did in the ouenSir'
war against Mexica, when many more wef'
! ~,,f.r.i than we're needed, without conscrtp
,i5u or cn.rrion; md just as they nave aoh'
il our present defensive var, when llrloS
,.,erv State ila:: responded 10 every call, by
sending larger numbers then we're called Tor
! md I.rccr tiiau the GcT e%riIliti't can arm eli"
make effective. There is no danger that III
| honor oil III. intelligent free born clllzehs .
this Conlrlerscy wall cvar suiier because LII
i Government hss rot the power To cohpst theil
70 yindicate il. They will hold the Govern
uent responsibility il reiuse:: to permit ti!efi
r. o il. To doubt this, would 1ren To &c 4
/ doubt the intelligence ana patriotism % I'll
neople, and their competency lur selI-GovelA
nlent.
It would lie "ery dangerous, indeed &c CIV
! the Genera, Government the pGwer u cIgsS'
IN su offensive foreign war, The justice a
which was condemned hy the Golsrnlneiit
OF the States ind the intelligence Of the pso
| ple, and to compel them 10 prosecute IL a.
! two ?ca,s, The term for which appropriation
cau he u.atc ard continued by The Congress
Declaring it. Hence the wisdom Of Our an
ce9ter2 IN limiting the power OF congress owe
the militia, or great body Of Our peeps, So a
to prohibit the prosecution, by t7Hsertph6n o
c~oercior, OF an offensive foreign war, wflel
NAV be condemned ny ALI intelli gent publ
opinion.
France has q CONSUMPTION set, which Grss
Britain has not. Both are warliEe powers
often engaged in foreign offensive wars. Mha
ADVANTAGE has the CONSUMPTION law gwen I
France over Great Britain Has not the iat
Ter been as able Us the former 70 raise al
nies'' sufficient to vlndicate her honor AM
maintain her rights When France had no con
scr;ption law at one period other history, sh
xas a Republic. Soon sitter she had a con
scription law, she became sn Empire and he
ruler an Emperor, leaving her people without
the constitutional safeguards which pfote;
the people Of Great Britain.
Hnt you-ssy shsil We never Ge p!athtitis n
this " terrible litigation Of naltonS. II I'll
liti,-ation cummrnds itself To the intelligence
Of the people as Just, they Will not hesitate It
/; olt themselves al the command Ct the Gov
%-rnnen, to assume the plaintlt's posltlon.-
The eagerness with which the people o1 tn
!.C,nfaderscy now desire that we assume III
plaintiffs Position, and become the attackin
and invading party, instead Of acting con
stautly on the defensive, Is eTiden:r 10 sus
tain my conclusion On this point.
r.. .bo-. .--b, Yro Md tho tOlcttutlG
Hooked TO . state Of Wal as tending le conce:.
trate the power in the Executive, AID rs IN
favorable TO the constitutional liberty. &nd di
not intend 10 encourage II unless id cases I
absolute necessity, and did not, therefore, lori
the government with a view TO its 6eIoEllI
a power often engaged in offensive war: ma
b. inferred from Tie lanEisSe OF Ar. '!a!i
gon. He says;
War is, ID fact, ths true nurse Of EAetu
i've superintendent. III ~ara physical lore
is 10 DC created, and il Is the Executive WI
which is to direct 1t. IN war the pubic trea
srres are ia he unlocked. and 1t IS the ESe
cutire hand which is 10 dispense them. !
WAY, the honors and cmoluments Of office IF
to BE multiplied, snd it Is the Executiv
patronage under which they are to be ENJOY
ed. 1t is in war, finally, that. laurels are 1
be gathered, snd it is the Executive brow the.
are to e~ncircle. The strongest psssions'an'
most dangerous weaknesses of the hums1
breast, ambition, ~aSarice, vanity, the honora
ole or rensl love Of lame, are I'll in conspirac.
against the desire and drty Of peace" Sc
Federalist, page ASP.
In connection with this remark Of Mi
Madison, it may not be a.niss to add ole frou
Mr.. Calhoun. That great And good man wk'
mag justly be styled the champion Of Stat
Rights and Constitutional Liberty, in the tirs
volume of his works, page SCI, while speaking
OF the war which was forced upon Mr.. Madison
while President, by Grsat Britain, says:
lit did more; for the war, however jus
ami necessary, gave 3 strong impulse adve1s
to tue Federal and favorable to the nstiona
line Of policy. This is, indeed, one ottke una
yoidable consequences OF T&T, and can h