Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-17

better and more able man than he shall 20 and
stand by my side and fight with me, ooh yes,
YOU say - hut vou let him of, after all" Why.
my friend. docs it hurt you g No, sir. don I
know as il does; but | don't like to see it. -
You are in the habit. at the same time perhaps.
of allowing that rich man TO hire YOU to work on
his farm. God said that he should eat bread by
the sweat Of his brow; but he don't do it. He
might sweat some such day as this, perhaps it
is quite possible. [Laughterl He hires his Ia
bor done; does that hurt you at all Now docs
it hurt you or me any more if he hires somebody
to .fgtf for him? Why is it any more matter
for me to complain Of in one case than the other ,
But 1t Is said here, by some among you. that
this is tyrannical-that it is even more tvranni-
cal than the governments of Europe. But the
truth Is, that substitution is allowed every where
both in this country and abroad.
But then some Of you have another thing per-
haps that you would speak Of Well what is it,
Is there anything wrong then " Why don't
you know. that three hundred dollars - The
Government are TO receive that amount and fur
nish substitutes. Why really, what is there to
that, You grant that it was well enough to al
low Of furnishing substitutes =" Yes But
you do not think it right to pay the Government
a sum Of money and have them find substitutes
=
will find substitutes any way,-men that don't
care what they pay. They have in cur cities
brokers who follow the business Of furnishing
substitutes to rich men, and the prices have run
up in former times to 4 thousand, fifteen hun
dred or two thousand dollars until perhaps a
substitute could not be got scarcely at any price.
poor man or a man Of moderate means, no
matter how great his necessity, could not get
substitute at all by any possibility. Nowit was
thought best and it was thought 10 he kind to
say, q" now if you pay to the Government three
hundred dollars we will undertake to furnish
the soldiers. and that will allow even the poor
man in cases where it Is peculiarly difficult for
him to 60, to avoid the absolute necessity Of do
Ing go. Now that is the principle on which
this thing was done Is there is anything in
just IN it; Was it not done for good reason
As the rebellion must be crushed by an
armed force, it is necessary that the ezecu-
tive should be fully sustained. \ spirit Of
fault finding and hypcrcriticism is at the
present time especially ill-advised- On this
point we quote from Mr.. Collamcr
know what sort Of an audience am address
ing. | was brought up among you, and under
stand the material of which this body is compos-
ed pretty well | know whether if trip in my
reasoning, | shall be caught at it. And | wish
10 say that You are too much given 10 a spirit of
hypercriticism in reference 70 our Executive
l know that our people are given 10 finding
fault. They say it is a constitutional privilege,
meaning that it is bred in their constitutions,
not that it Is found in the Constitution Of the
Unitei States. II eases their minds 10 find
ftult laughter and applause) They can see
into 81 milestone farther than other people and
D l.. = III 4 O..
as az the present time that they are complaining
when much depends npon their support and
the existence Of the Union is IN the hands Of the
Executive.
| ahjurc You and bcsecch Of You 10 exercise
c1udor. consideration. and furhcarance and 10
sustain the executive was about 10 say right
or wrong, at least TO sustain the executive with
the faithfulncss that becomes gooi citizens.
| can tell you that IT was no weak thing IN
Buonapartc when he said that two good generals
are not half 50 good as one poor one because
the two make trouble by opposing one another
How do YOU think it would heif Congress should
undertake 10 manage the war then and so there
should be somewhere about three hundred TO
direct it | have simply 10 say that no war
could be successful, managed by Congress, nor .
could 1t be successful, if managed even by the
eiitors Of our newspapers. Now il Congress and
the editors would certainly defeat the object in
view If they had the management. how 10 you
think it would result if not only they but an
the rest Of YOU were engaged in managing 10
And vet this is what the common public talk
would amount TO it it was carried out. The war
then must as | have said be managed by the
executive and the executive should have your
entire confidence and support.
Mr. Collamer's argument in relation to
the suspension Of the writ Of Ila5cas Eornu,
was especially clear and conclusive. The
constitution provides that no man shall be
,rrestcd without a proper warrant issued
upon affidavit declaring the crime for which
the arrest Is made The writ releases any
me arrested without due process. The Con
ititution provides that the writ shall not be
suspended except in case Of invasion or re
,ellion, when the public safety requires it.
At the present time the public safety does 50
,equirc, and it is 50 suspended, precisely in
iccordance with the provision of the Corsti-
utlon allowing or requiring it.