Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

This doctrine. which has been used by the rad
icaI party to justify whatever tie President sees
ft to do. may require and E eIve some modinca,
ton in the view Of its most ardent supporters, if
tmatters eontinGe as now. Suppose, for example.
that Mr.. Vallandigham should be elected Govern
or OF Ohio, as he is very likely to be, and then
imagine a Rebel raid into ohio. such as that re
ported in Indiana. Ii has already taken place
near the mouth OF the Kanawha and may happen
again. Now read the Constitution of the United
| States, and it will be found that when a State is
actually invaded, or even in imminent danger of
Invasion, the State may make war. All the war
making powers are atsonce vested in the State
For ali purposes of war, the State then has every
power necessary to carry on the war. and the
only limits imposed on that power are by the
Constitution Of the United States and of the
State itself. The Governor then becomes the
Commander-in Chief of the forces, and it there
we're ANYTHING in the radical doctrine of military
necessity" Mr. Vallandigham would be at once
in position TO declare martial law, suspend news
papers. arrest citizens, and do all that he, from
his political view, might regard as necessary for
the safety OF the State according to his notions;
nor could a radical open his mouth to object.
Will any radical newspaper undertake to dispute
this proposition? No. Ii is too plain to be
doubted. Now, if the doctrine we're a correct
one. what ought he to do in such a case, as a
conscientious, honest GOvernorT de believes
(f he does not, we do that the radical press is
laboring to destroy the power OF the States and to
effect the disruption of the Union; that they do
more harm than good by their rawlings about the
negro, their accusations of disloyalty and treason
Ieveled nj the loyal maiorities of the country; and
that thew are aiding and abetting the enemy by
every dgy's labors. What would the radicals
have him do. then? 81 r.ta
1t is well for them that the opposition do not
believe in this ABSURD doctrine. The executive
power of Gov Curtin to day is in this respect
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ident OG the United States. If a Democratic
Governor is elected in Pennsylvania this fall,
shall he claim and exercise this arbitrary power
because Of the Imminent danger" of Invasion
which twill not admit of delayf" Recollect
that the President told the Governor that Penn
sylvania must take care OF herself In such case
there could not he a question as to the war power
residing in the Governor. He would exercise it
with full authority to do all that the war power
implies. Could he. 10y proclamation. enslave all
the negroes in Pennsylvania? Could he confs
safe radical propertyf Is he the absolute ruler,
with power over the persons aud property OF cit
izensl Perhaps some of the gentlemen who
have written replies to Judge Curtiss able
pamphlet on Executive Power" will discuss this
matter end give us some light on Mr.. Vallan
digham's executive power in Ohio in case OF in
vasion. Quere-Whether he could suspend the
privilege of the writ of habeas corpusI Let us
hear the opinion of our contemporaries on this
interesting point
1t may even arise with reference to Governor
Seymour and New York. Suppose this Confed
crate priyaieer reported off Nantucket should run
into Sag HarbOr or GreenpOrt and land a few
marines to seize provisions, &c. An INVASION of
one p,rt Of the country would, according to radi
cal reasoning, extend the Presidents war power
to all parts OF the country This Is the doctrine
maintained in the recent letter of the President
He says there is no difference in that respect he
tween persons within the lines of the army and
persons i'm the remotest States. Because the
enemy was ON the east end of Long Island. would
Governor Seymour then acquire power to suppress
the Times, Tribune, Anti Slavery Standard,
Evening Post, &c, forbid the circulation Of the
Liberator, use Fort Lafayette for the board and
lodging of the editors and their Abolition breth
rem? II they continued TO pour out such radical
billingsgate as the Times and Tribune have been
indulging in toward him, shall he try the editors
by court martial for treason, and hang or shoot
them, or Danish them to the Southern Statesf
How about those gentlemen of the Abolition per
suasiOn who held a meeting a few years ago near
Syracuse, resolved that the Union ought to be
dissolved. and opened a correspondence with
Southern Democrats on the suhjectf Shonld they
be summarily dealt WITH We respectfulls sub
nit to the advocates of the war power doctrine
overriding Constitution and law, that pressing
events render necessary a new chapter in their
theory. Who will write it?-[N. Y. Journal of
Commerce.