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


mower to Congress to rsisa and support armies
without qualification, Tho trainers Of the t'on"
ati,ution attended the regular srmlas Oh the
Con Cedsracy, and no. armies composed Vi lae
5hola militia cf all the States.
I must confess fnyselt EonGEh,t s.s y hiss 10
understand thia J.aSitiof. II SIN right inst
tta militia is $ a5pY ii enrnlad State s:1ldlsla,
i, i riot uo=sin'a, in the nst;Te ri thing thai
armies rsissts 81 The Coniei5Tscy cat 'bs ::1n.
ro;ed CT The Enols militia oi all the ats
Tia :aiti1 m87 be called f"rtt, 10 Tnuic uC iD
psct :ctu tic Confederate Ga;7ice, but On nni
ihs;sb7 hEcnua par: x the al miss raissa" rs
Congress They remain militia. aud 90 noIac
gh56 tho ems, SsHcJ 1h;cF pToTake'; Ifioi7
cali has cs.sa;i. .iTaa:is rassd b. U"0ZIass
s1a III :,,,;rse rii.ei f.it ii the sawr roFGLA
7;o,; - tia militia nrsaui41d by TIC Stales
and 10 isay 10 Congress tie aoEec To urait
cillzel into the sIUly, or IL receive his 7ol-
uutsty lief Vi AL Tica nscar'o hs is 4 member
Of Ito Stale n.!ltia. Is TO toIS the ppT.r 10
rssc .n aimr ct sil, tor practically, Gil 'mcr
# for sac7ics il tbs amy may sa eHibran! III
tbs militia o.1sri-.tinna Il t52 seVaTa:
S,ates. Iii scam, h""asaT. ic snsSsst,
rather than directly 81 s=-;i:. i:fsS ite
| Clu53,jDi i,t- maj 3, Hi-,na'itiii ."na; 10
csass il ccmp:sba.:s iii a:m5, EaaiinE I!sH
he,1esn Is and 25 rear; a: least, this is
en- inference which dts" trorl JoIr tzp'eG-
sion "sTmias composed OF ins whole militia o:
ali tra ;istes Ei; it is abTi,,:lS ii:it IL I o-
efess ba7c p5TeT cTaii into tia IL ulss raised
81 It an7 citizens at all (Eitnaii. :agsr' to the
fact @noihcT theJ s7c OF nai members ct E',ii.
liz urgan: gliiGDs, the power must ne CO. eI
vensivc With tbs rHiGencics Of The o6raai'r, OF
il b.rutnss ilius1ry; and The sEtont + lt,G tx
igetcy must be dolrrtaInsd by Congress; tor
tho Constitution has 'eis ths power Tna"Ht
any other check or restriction thar the t.st;Il
tive vets. LndaT ordinary circumstances td7
poser tpis delegated I" c"Tgr@Ss IS aesr'1's
ieit d tbs S'a'S' At Tue present. "'1''s'"'
when niiT very eAisIoord Is tsifea'ohe'l, " III
miss vsi'Iy superior III Numbers to ours, ne
necessity ILL doisn'a bag Induced eau, h"t
NOR too Whole militia OF al! Inc Sts:es, hht
to: aly militia, but TiT IL ~ +: compose ARMIES
! for tia CGniateEata .tst;"
i3,i1tlj, !EsTa Is H. Eiy:t:;f i'li ;AiH :i:Hs
Daring nii7 whole past t<'nTH, As vel &c iii
ring cir r6c:Tt QUA years tspeileuHs as Ee'5
Ccnfedtracy, inc nilltis "navn ooon called ijftti
to repsl invasion" in nuaarGle ln2iu7ct1: End
Slsy ravcr camp Otherwise tnsa &c code: orsa
uiz.d b7 tso States, WITH ti.eT company, L IN
AID Terc-IE 25:cs3s ana wtca ms e":e' etacJ
ha5 PASSED, they @snt nd1ae ae@ii.
cAnE1t perceive &C Z eng n''c cac tntcrF;;t
tbs Consumption IiT "a taking e"hi i:2m
tho States the power TO apPoih. In 'e!s u
thnlr militia Lon ohseI7s on ll's p"iN II
| YGG: letter, that unless Jour construction Is
adopted, "ihe yer? object Of t5e s5iatas III Tc-
sc7T;aG tla power. OF appointing she CHIEFS, is
defeated, and that portion o, the Constitution
Is not O7iJ { nulhtY, I'll: toe whole military
power Of The States ana tho entr, cantrvi nf
tbs Diilts, Nah The app sin' 0eEt OF iE, ON
Gers IS YES ted in the Confederate GOVERNMENT,
whenever 1t cho;sss to cali is 0~a ac;':;::
| raising iii artu;,' aud not calling forth ice
n,lii;s. -
/ csn mi, 81: N i.L;I 70 tbs, tf.at tic
5o77s, Of i;:Tv,Ass d,peads "a tie eel aa.u7s
Of tbs act it proposes 10 perform, aot 81 the
MICA given t., il; ard / h.7o cndeaFu.ch :"
shnw ttst is seiios i. really lhs, al 'raisins
az array aud bears 10 ssinblaars t. 'l1li
i1z idif iI.o militia . think | nay :sl,i,
7oni5fo tls assertion that there is nat nR3
;nsn o;it 81 a Thousand of these 6he viii %
.sr;ics i,oier tho c1,,scrDtiou scL that 1unld
! 3rscr;5e himself. Thila il the Confederate scr
vice, ss tcins e n.:!;.iau:an: and if ar. 7igrt
N this sssI,.nclior, The pr,p,iisT understands
ing g ncr;ra ensire,T WITH rlv own dcduct:ars
| ir.,in HE Constitution A. &, ms ma.r,S: 81
! IN. 5jr;i militia.
81, ...x.r ia gr..i. H. sI:t isnstr
th.i rms, ..,7fia;, ;;,vsf II o;,s 1in,5 li;t..
.,s.;,. fr,,,,, ,onr lsffsr. I'm nrscsad ".;sfs.
| -ress shall r..7c pnf.u: &c EAisI ..EJTrG nv
! s;ts., ii l.. lis5e TIE sas=gr i. clear /,
:ooi ,.,c;:7 10 ico ;7sr,s;3rs ri IL. u.ast,-
ir,in;,, yl.;-y 15pr$;si5 ira7;...s tn:.i rea
! ,1s C:ii,ra Of tS, States s,a :al,4i f".tt .
vt7,; ;.;Tasir.: s1i s;23icTsd ,G ,ha scfYh:
NJ IN. ,r,rirder.,c States. rnl:c ;s nns ;hc
c;.. Inc S. r,sil .rs.:i;,t rf., iii err"
j h.u ,ur "a uLgs,-s irat III, a!,s~c!
.r.,ci. y.,u aay y cl=sr. !: 10. -. s!.sr.c 10
,ks Gae,,iru p,:,. Tns G,.sliun IS hos o.,
sr u,l.s t.: raier..i Tie .w.r gwen IA,
! tbs: Thsr ulii.,::, cf.: rsiith firth to ropa!
| N - .iJn, tDa State. .h.ti spHOiHt tho m3:is.
! Tfara sssrlJ to .pa IL he i Conclusive test %
! his 7,,,,ie nrb;eci. Ey,;;7 G,hst,,utia- i?H:.
| --c.s my 4. c,,;e T:-. .if.G,;7s - weli a.
! ,yisr5,;a, !, :T.7 .cG;;;;a .eT;,;cr-. Nm,
su..a.s. iy..t f..r Lad cs3so LHd tG r;zkl iio-
| o-nT, ,ei i,i;c;,4 1,n-rs:s phyr;d is-l.i5
sac against Me;.a,:, a:.d in7a &c S!nnri. tie
mills cu,.jH NOT IL. ,aii" ."irIi ir Ilir i .a-:
he r.nr to i: :; asinc l;iritii .ia rrp.i IL
| yasi5L: l.. II G"; pi:I, Irat lie Iss nDs
uHaar ais5issi:r. Il p,,s;l un,ir. sI;:;''i I'll
cr,;,ersn:r; ;.3ii;i b. q, ,.,,it;i;.1 r., ,;,ri;t
slse st.ru lar 10 ..Iais:, II ara; Ia: c;.c
! and ,Gc same lag is .,nasi5i.i nag ,iils
forth TIC 'nlli,ia,' !, Ma wsr be dvfansi7e
"ari . rsi:,ag vi sru'cs,, !, ice var b. vttn
s;7.:
a;sa:., i,,.;;r, dr.. afis7 o?r ,n.isp :ni2nae
AZ N nav. tscn astEb i:ted, il is. Il. imllob.-
ole sucpas:iion ,tst at. pre:eat sce:uy lib:
d t.r,Ltsd 10 abus. dis asysl poGer, bf d..
mctctIun IN our cosnt,crcr, and trnt y: u,n;
| fo ,ut-isd t. assert var r!sat: hy .ds:.slYv
va. d. IS !: t., bc ca.rsd %? Q. xnat is
TO-. .r.rr . 40 conpa.au? IL this G.,vrr1.
n,c:,t caraot cai 81, ~ .f.us trs.irx popua,iot
cti,ersjse than a: Duit,s, sud If 10: militia
| 80, 1911 ;,..,, -