The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-08-21

tell you. my friends, tha, when the
Presidea: called Tor volunteers TO aid 10 sup
pressing the iusurrection, it was his duty to
do so. a much II: is the duty of = sheriff
Of your county TO call for men to aid him in
suppressing q rio. and putting down q mob
in your midst; and il vas not only his duy
TO call for meu, but it Was the bounden du
ty of every good citizen to obey the call.
and respond At once--cheerfully. willingly
with zeal aud energy. Il makes no differ
euce that you had disagreed with the Presi
dent on political questions. The very ex-
istencs OF the Cove ument was imperiled !;
the integrity of the Union was at stake the
la~s-your laws-were put at defiance. and
therefore your own honor, safety. peace and
welfare. the honor. safety. peace and welfare
OF your Government, and your children's at
ter you. all demand that yon should iay aside
all mere political opinioas and rally around
the Chief Magistrate of the people and aid
him TO save the country. One State after
another seeded from the Union. 1t made
no difference whether they were states pur
chased and paid for by the peoples money.
They all insisted upon the right. without
consulting the Federal Government. to walk
out Of the Federal Union when-ve it suited
theirconvenience. without the consent OF the
people. The grea, State OF Florida - laugh
ter ]-inmense SO far as acres are concerned,
with her immense population. almost as nu-
merous as that OF the city Of Chicago. .
State that has cost the Federal Government
millions of money, long and bloody war.
she must retire with all the honors os an
Independent power, and bid farewell to her
mother country.
But willie we ind this to be the case.
whilst we find these men declaring their in
dependence. in violation TO the Constitution,
aud have made another Constitution of their
own, and desire a separate President. Cabi-
met and Congress, a sepera'e Government
and laws all in violation of our Federal
Cousti,u,iou-in violation Of the compact
entered into in the formation OF the Govern
ment-in violation of everything and every
principle descended to US from our patriot
sires. we are told that it is illegal and uncon
stitutional to prevent them from accomplish
ing their designs. We are told by some
that the President has no power TO prevent
it or to carry on war against sovereign
States. l do not propose to argue this
question there may be difference between
war and an insurrection. Every war
may not be an insurrection but l am sure
that no rebellion can become so great as to
become a war and cease to be an insurrec-
tion. A million of insurgent citisens in
arms defying the Federal Government aud
the laws is but an instruction, and tile
Constitution of the United States consers
ample power upon the Government to sup.
press any instruction (Cries OF +" that's
SOL If you will but examine the Coas,i-
tution Of the Country. my friends. you xill
6nd that Congress has ample power to call
out all the militia to suppress insurrection.
1t is SO clear that no demagogue can deceive
the people about it. aud Congress has dis
charged its duty in doing From time to
time. laws have been passed for this pur-
pose. And when the forces OF the country
have been called out, who. 1 ask. is TO CON
mand them Is it not the President oil
the United States? Is he not the Conn an i
der-in- Chief OF all our armies ? Now. what
does the Constitution mean when i, says he
shall be the Commander-iA Chief? Does it
not mean that his orders to that army are to
be supreme so far as the object 70, which
those men are called out Is concerned? 1t
seems to me so II. then, these soldiers
are called out to put down ar insurrection,
and the President is the chief and highest
officer known to the Constitution, and il the
| same Constitution says that he shall with all
this force and all this power See that the
laws are faithfully executed" that no man
| with his puny arm shall set them AT defiance
and the Constitution no where says how
| this is TO be doue-will not any sane man
conclude that the mai ner of doing 1t is left
to the Commander in. Chief? Are not bis
orders in effecting the grand end and aim OF
the Constitution justly based on that instru-
ment. aud flowing from il? II necessary.
may he not, to suppress this insurrection.
order his soldiers to FIRE upon and slay the
insurgents May be not, in some way, or
der property to I've destroyed. or a danger.
Gus. seditious. insurrectionary person to be
confined There can be no doubt but ,ha,
by his order life may be taken by his sol
diers. If it becomes necessary TO do so 10 or.
der to suppress the insurrection; and If life
may be taken, surely property may be de-
] stroyed, or q citizen arrested and confined II
it will accomplish the mandate Of the Con
sti,ution and aid in the execution OF the
laws Voice. He ought to hang them to
save expense
PEACE DEMOCRATS.
But there are, 10 this country. certain
classes OF men Sho know nothing but how
to erumble. growl and find fault. and who
onenly avow that ,hose insurrecfionists In
arms agains, the Federal authority cannot
be subdued or conquered; that their terri
,o,v is too extensive, and their numbers too
great: the only way TO restore the Govern
men, is to beg and implore them 10 retarn
once more TO the house they used to live 10.
This did not use TO be the doctrine of the
Democratic party. nor Of the old Whig par
~. nor of the Republican party. In all the
n.st history Of this Government. the Amer
IAN people. con6den, in their own strength
and resources. carried themselves with
haushtine<s and pride ~hs" .Fr.yed against
the most powerful nations Of the earsh.-
IAnrlause.l Now it has become common
/ a.d fashionable for men. some OF whom
nre,end 10 belong to ihe Democratic party.
1 70 Ash Of the Federal Government TO crawl
d,v, upon their bellies and humbly sue for
/ ,..rrms Of peace .. the hands OF rebels and
,r,,tors. Even down here at Springfield
The other day I heard of . meeting tha,
claimed to he . Democratic messiug. . meet.
ing Of the old party that have always Be-
l,n,ed to, 6ad . resolution published in
their proceedings that desire TO say q word
about desire 70 speak Of this resolution