Daily national Republican., 1863-08-08

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The people Of our country have, ior grea
nnmber! of years, enjoyed the blessings Of un
exampled prosperity-receiylng all The sdysp
tsses Or sas most Ssns6csSt Cow vsksmsnt Q,
sarh, wshept. being cs,lsd uppn " bhS Ne an,
sacrifices fol- the maintenance 81 theif Itbertiei
Thsv hsa - .lsag sbssasssaSs <ssWSaSSw
thens or rsalraIais OF ofsovsrpsuesttszst thsy hat
almost forgotten their obligations to Il. tn,
breaking out Of the formidable and atrocloul
slsvelnoiders' rebellion stsrtled the people WIN
9 knowledge'or The fact that thay hsAu hssu
permitting, within she limits or our country WI
growth Of an sskulon iseons.sssut wits u,
principles Of ntsrty, and which, to the sxteSl
of Its power, We sstayonissic with and wgslt
be subverslvc of our system of free govern.
nsut. In this, great and unexpected criais the
people have shown . devotion to country, 9
spirit Of heroifm and selEsacriace, . patience
under needful military discipline, which has
proved ms to be the most formidable military
government on earth, although II wss sapposed
we had been saervassd by the cmployments
and Injuries OF peace. while others have
boasted that they had been trained to subordi.
nation and to IN endurance Of Che stern hard.
ships of war. 1' n' 't'ih 9'i i.''iin'' '715'
With q unanimity and determination never
before known, the people OF ths North, upou
the fall Of Sumter, demanded OF MT. lincoln q
forcibie suppression Of a rebellion which had
undertaken to destroy the Union by force.
Tho peopls r~quiSsd tts restoratlon'o Of the na.
tional suthority over the entire nailonal do
main. They truly saw only contlsual Inter.
national war-fnrther and more disastrous
divsions-the extinction Of freedom and pros
perity-together with national disgracs and
powerlcssness-iny yielding 10 armed insurgents.
To have done otherwise wonld have been Ia
recognize the principle Of anarchy: and ausrchy
is not freedom. 4 The policy Of snpPrsssing an
armed rebellion by force NJ arms ana not origi-
nate with Mr.. Lincoln, but was undertaken In
people. II was In obedience to their will that
the war was entered upon, and In obedience to
that will II IL yet maintalncd. Those who would
have unconditional peace, e,-lh9se,, in other
words, who would have our armies surrender
io the rehel hordss hni Who Sdtiid ask .ref.
Davis TO dictate % ms our form OF Goyernment,
are so Insignificant in numbers and SO igpobls
In character that thoy arc unworthy Of coasiA-
Grafton. The national will clearly Is, thst the
rebellion shall be suppressed in the specdlest
and most effective manner. ...f v5y aaa p,
Like oil other nations, this Republic has been
called upon TO test Its inferno, strength. On
many bloody battlefield II has demonstrated
It's esternal power, in ropelling and conquwing
an insolent and powerful enemy. II IL now
destined to evlnce its ability 10 defend Itself
against an unscrupulous Internal foe, or, like
the earlier Republics, to pass away, and give
place to a sickly brood Of petty Powers. .'"..
But war cannot be carried on without men
or treasure. These the nation has. determined
to give. To provide them, Congress passed the
Enrolling and ths Tax laws, both based on the
principle that the only equitable manner Of
procuring men o. money, is to call upon all
parties Of the country 70 furnish each In pro-
portion to their population and wsslth. A
certain number OF mon aru needed TO MI mp
our armies, and the conscriptlon ID merely 4
call upon each county and city for It's fair pro-
portion Of recruits. Nothing can be more inst
than that the burien Of carrying on q war,
which the people have required 70 be prose-
cuted, should bo borne equally by ell the people.
The conscription is not an arbitrary act of
the Administration, az certain class Of papers
have very perslstently proclaimed, forcing cer-
tain unwilling men to bear arms. The admin
istration is merely executing a law Of Congress,
requiring its proper quota Of men 10 be taken
from each district to Eight for national s1ist-
ence. This law was not enacted by one party
In Congress, hut II was passed nearly unani-
mously, and by all parties, and its operation
affects all parties alike. If there is, anything
odious or offensive In The law, II cannot he
charged upon the Administration, which did
nos make the law, hut simply executes . law
made by the representatives Of the people. Or
rather, there can be no blame where all sought
to make the law as perfect as a new and untrIed
'ouAu w Aneu's hhhii cApcFltoCc
shown where notifications might be sdyan-
made. lr..Eroa
The most serious objection yet made 10 the
Conscription law is the one which exhibits rs
greatest merit: 1t makes all who enjoy tho pro-
lection of the Government equally responsible
for Its maintenance. Il compes the disloysi
or unwilling to share the burdens Of war with
the loyal and The willing. The latter class,
a vast majority Of the people, werea
eager to furnish their proportion Of men, but
they wished TO do 1t in way that would COM
pei the former class 10 furnish an equitable,
quota. n- ,rnr
II may no that thoie are unessentisl defects
in the law, or that additional provisions might
be beneficial. Itwould be strangs, indeed, that
In making requisltlon npon the people for
personal services In war, legislation, In q mat
ter so untried and new, might not he so minute
as to reach and provide for all possible cirsn-,
stances. ll s g. aElEt1iE
A. all events II Ia the plain duty, as il Ia The
axed LIBERALIZATION, Of th" Administration "
enforce the law as Is, and not as II nlighf or
possibly ought TO be. Yet In certain class Of
minds the odium Of any law Is fixed upon to~
whose duty It has become to administer the Ian,
.uA not npan tha l,., ,f.,J. nj, r.Do. a.. III.