Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-11-25

power to levy and collect taxes from the
people OF the States, 10 raise and support
armies to provide a navy, aud to call
forth the militia TO execute the laws
Thus is the American cuizan amply
provided hy means of constitutions tnat
are written with protection for all his
rights natural and artificial, domestic and
foreign but, as the war power Of the Gen
eral Government is his ultimate security
for his external, so is the militia his ulQ-
mate security fol his Internal or domestic
rights
Could the State Government strike at
the war power Of the Federal Government
without endanEeriug every mans rights
In view Of the existing rebellion, no man
would hesitate how to answer this ques-
ton, and vet is il not equally apparent
that when the Federal Government US
|urps a power over the State militia which
was never delegated, every mans dones-
tic rights land they are those which touch
him most closely are equally endangered
! The great vice OF the consciipt law is,
that It is founded on an assumption that
Congress may take away, not the State
rights of the citizen, but the security and
foundation Of his State rights. Aud how
/ long is civil liberty eXI ectcd TO last after
! the securities Of civil liberty are destroy
ed The Constitution of lbe United States
committed the liberties of the citizen in
part 10 the Federal Government, but eX-
pressly reseI we'd to the States, and the
people of the States, all it did not delegate
! il gave the General Government o stand
/ ing army, bu. left to the States their mill
,,a I,s nurroses in all this balancing Of
/ ,,,,rors ,yora wise and oood bptthis Ipgis-
! i,,;,r d,sro,,ords ,hesT di.tiuatioDs and
! ,,,,,,,rns ,GS Whole system of government
,.han :, co,rnrrs ne State militia into
| ,..,,ia,,,,I r,,,o,,, ord claims to use nd
-, ',b,o, nc spch
e ,I,,,,,s arr.hoIIicr obovo all o,bcrs ore
,;,,as ,rI,o,, ,ro shorld .,icl, IN our fun
J'-,a,,,I I,,. los, ,ve diff ipto anarchy
N"''',.','''i i,o ~. j., 10 das,,ti.m an the
80. ou o'' ~" ,raa, sin of Inc uresent re-
I.|,.,, IN - !, rioIoiin, the Copstiti,-
,!., ,.,,n.,l,,, n,,o,,, r,or,s civil RIGHTS are
,'o''' VI -. y.,,.,Gr, -,-lo.s the royerr-
,eNpo7Io p,} I,.,','m ~, ,I,o foIrdotion Of thc
''..i,,,.,,, ,,o initiate iba sin Of The re.
Io''s'',,, ,lnr,I,y rncourooe them whIis,
oo's, GU, ,.a,,I 5I;sl,o.rten the friends ol
: oon,,i,,,,,n,,oI W. order and government
I,ha ,,l,,,,ift, IN the... hills hayc g9oI right
~ ,I,t,I, -. ci,igers Of poun,yIyapia tc
ro,nnlsin of the act in question, not only
ON ,,e ,,ronId, have indicated but on
ono,har fo which will briefly aliude
the l2tb section provides ,hat the drac
ted person shall receive ten days uoucc
iog the rendezvous at which he Is to report
for duty, and the l3tn section enacts thar
ijfbe fails TO report himself IN pursuance
of such notice, without furnishing sub
s,itute or paying the required sum there
for he shall be deemed desorter, and
Jshal be arrested by the provost marshal
and sent to the nearest military post Ion
trial by court-martlal.' Tile only quaIlt
cation 10 which tins provision is subject
is that upon proper showing that ne Is moi
able 10 do mInlury duty the board OF en-
roIlment may relieve hIm from the draft
One of the cOmplaiuan.s, Kneeder, has
set forth the notice that was served on
him in pursuance Of this section, aud by
which he was Informed that unless he ap-
reared on certain day he would be deem.
ed "a deserter and be subject to the pen
. aity prescribed therefor 10y the rules and
articles Of war" / believe Tie penalty O
desertiou 10y the military code Is any cor
poreal punishment court martial ma!
choose 70 inHlcl, even 10 that OF being
pat to death
Can a citizen be maze 4 descrter before
e he has become q soldier? has Congress
The constitutional power to authorize pro
yust marsha,s. after drawing the maine o.
b a freeman from vince. ana serving MA
, with a ten days notice, to seize ana dras
HIM before a court martial Tor 'rlai undet
military law THIS question touches tue
. foundation Of personal liberty,
, In June, lZlj, the barUns Of Englanc
and their retaners, "a Numerous host, en-
! camped upon the grassy plain Of Runny
{ mede" wlung from KING John that grea
b Charter which declared, among oIhei
rights and liberties Of EngIishmen, tina
I mo freeman shall be arrested, or :mprts
oned, or deprived OF his ireenoId, or hls
Y liberties, or nee customs, or be outlawel
/ or exiled or IN any manner harmed no
I will we lthe KING proceed against h'm
# nor Sead any one aya1ja him Jy t2rce ot arms
unless according to the sentence Of hl