The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-09-12
Last Speech Of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas,
in the Senate of the United States.
HE DECLARES WAR TO BE DIsUNIoN
PROPHETIC WARNING.
Delivered 18th Of March 1861.

DUllNeTcu lDIn OF marcH 1901.
The following extract is from the last
speech Of Mr.. Douglas. made in The United
states Senate, and the closing rffirisI act
Of his life. Thus far. ths prophetic warn
ings have proved rue. Read and ponder
them. fellow-ciiizens Mr. Douglss said.
We are told that the President is going
70 enforce the lew in the seeded States.
Ilo@, by csiIing cut the m'itia and using
The army and nnvy. These terms are used
a. freely and q hippsniy AZ If We were a
military Government, where military law
was the only rule Of action. and the will o.
The monarch was the only Ia" Oh the sub
lsci.
Sir, the President can not use The army
" the navy tor any purpose not authorized
hy law. What !. that II there Be an in
surrec'ion IN sny Stste against the laws
and authority thereof, the President can use
the military - put i down only when cal.
led upon BY the State Legislature. IL il be
il session. or If Il can not be convened, BY
The Governor. He can not interfere except
when requested. II. on the con;rsry, the in.
surrectlon be agsinst The laws Of the United
States, instead Of State, then the Presi-
dent can use the military ss posse comits-
tus IN aid Of the marshal in such cases as
are so extreme thst Judicial authority aud
the powers Of the marshal csn not put
down The obstruction. The military can
not be used in sny csse whstever except in
aid OF civil process to seeist the marehsl 10
execute the writ. shall not quote the Law
1n the subject. but II the gentlemen will re-
fer 70 the acts Of 1895 and 1903. they will
find tbs, by the oct u 1895 The militia on
y could be called out TO aid in the enforce
nent Of the laws when resisted TO such an
extent ihst the marshal could not overcome
the obstruction. BY the act Of 1903, the
President i authorized 10 use the army and
navy 20 Gid in enforcing the laws ia all ca
les where It Was before lawful to use the
miilia.
Hence, the military power, no matter
whether naval or regulars, volunteers or
mitis. can be used ont in aid Of the civil
authorities
Nov, sir. how are you going 10 create .
case in,cne of those eeceded States where
The President wss suthurizcd to csll out the
military You mus, frst procure wri, from
The Judge, describing the crime: you must
pace them in the hands Of The marshal. and
ne mus, meet such distractions as render II
impossible for him to execute il; and then,
and not till then. csn you call on the militia
~. Where is your judge in The seeded
Siatesi Where 10 your marshal? You hsy.
no ciyi authorities there. and the President,
ID his inaugural, tells you he does no. in.
tend % appoint any. He said be intended
use the power conhded 10 him 10 collect the
reyei ue. but beyond that be did not intenc
20 60. lou are told. therefore, in The inaug
ursI, that he j. going 70 appoint no Judge. ns
,narshsl. no civil ctlicers in the seceded State,
that can execute the law. and hence we ar,
told that he does not intend 10 use the army
The navy, or the militia, for any such pur
lposc.
Al Is IL your purpose to rush this conntr,
blindly into war at cost Of $500 00O,OO'
lPer annum, to levy $4,000 600 direct take
upon The people, and then call upon ther
10 pay il because you have involved rs i
civil war. Sir, | expect to stand By m
country under all circumstances. and hence
will save her, II can, from being plunge
into civil war Of indefinite duration thI
: will require million of men and exor
(. Itant taxation, levied on one.half Of IN,
American people, TO subdue the other hal
Remember this extraordinary smoun. Of re,
: enue, these extraordinary numbers OF mel
are TO be called for in eighteen States |
! fight fifteen; for |, Is useless TO disguise III
fsct, that whenever you make the questio
: one Of peace or war the slaveholding State
: will be unit, and will be fifteen againI
eighteen. Are we prepared for civil wa
: with all i's horrors and calami,iest
irepeat that i i time that The line 3