Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-27
sr.,ch Of Mr.. Thomas, OF Massachusei,s

cd last year by the republicans, said
among other things:
Mr.. Speaker, this isa terrible bill
terrible IN the powers 1t conles upon
the Executive terrible in the duty and
burden it imp ses upon the citizens.
meet the suggest on by one rs obvious
and coeent, and that Is that the ext
O, ncv "a n terrible one, aud calls Tor all
The powers with which the government
Is invested. 80,
Some Of Il features Of the bill my
Judgment condemns, uuLes"tatngly con.
I denns
The period for ~Lich the service Is
REQUIRED is unrcaoonably long ihlrk
The cnromen. thould not include
Judges OF the STAT; ,u,ts, or ministers
! Of tue Gospel OF peace, or mem hets OF
! c npress oil etlcf tganch, though Tie
lnelnsion Of members Of Congress would
| he. | think, SIMPLY VOID. | earnestly
Oh ject also 10 The provisions oil The hiii
for he arrest Il civilians by the MI vary
cover Tut understand the genli' man
! upon my night viii consent To an amend
mcnl which stall s'rike that feature
from the bill. But excepting these Oh
iect.ors. think the blll is within the
scope ol the Consiiluilos and Necessary.
do not rest the POWER OF Congress
10 pass this upon the provisions OF the
Constitution IN relation 10 milltla.
put it upon the simple and clear pEoF's
ION which gives 10 Congress tic power
10 raise and support armies, ana upon
the absence OF aIy provision CT The Con-
siltnilog y hieh limits or restricts that
mower. In the nature OF things there
can be no snch limitation. The losers
OF Congress, within the scope OF the
Constitution, are supreme, and strike IL.
lecliy 10 the tuli.ci, aud hold bin II
its 6rln, lis iron grasr. repeat that at
an early houf | asserted mon tins floor,
that there Is not human helng IN tie
Itlltitgry Of The l'n.ted States, black q
.hilr, loni or free, whom this govern-
ncut Is Dot capable OF taxi NJ In IT.
liaht band aud usiag lor ils military ser
>ice mhcne,e. tie d,iense ii Tue cenn-
lly r,qnirts, aud Of th's Congress alone
must ildte. The question u use Is a
question Of policy only.
Having tue power to raise anl sup
rot aimlus, and the e. geuey existing
10 WHICH the use OF that power ! neces-
sary, the question ariscs Whether lhe
power given 10 Congress with respect
10 The miiuia qpslt!t aud RESTRAIN III,
ioAerto IA st and support armies. Yer,
cearly -, Mr. e,,,akcr. They a.,
dtttirct, independent ro'ers. The mili
TIA is G.anch Of service ii understood
: IL The moth.r co0at y and - ON, I,
: le "a j t0rth 10 execute the lawt sup
~. II was not DIES gncd fer permanent scr
wee, bu, 10 meet special exigeneles, anC
tor bric' periods o. time.
But the oXIgepcy never before arose
when II WAS necessary 10 conscrIpt mei
INTO an army. The eXitcncy does no
center new powers, but e,ohc- them in
to service. At Ia 5 moment III" qaes
li3n whether We shall use this power II
not one Of policy--uot what is best II
:, IN effect, question to this nation d
l'e or death. We literally have no
choice. Gentlemen upon my NIGHT (he
republican SIDE OF the lionecl know
that Il il my conviction that "a the
vauuted pansccas for onr troubles hay,
ianed utterly ialie ed. expected them
to fan. | attempted IN VAN TO sa i,iy
The House that IT was leaning upon
reeds shaken by the mlnd. Ny earnest
repeated suggestions were, OF course,
UNDECIDED. But the results we're tou
palpable to be overlooked or mist ken,
and reason 10 tlowlv ieaecendirg the
steps Of lis throne. Pray God 1t may
not be TOO la'e.
The policy inaugurated the lst oi
! December, 1861, has been frultiess OF
good 1t hiss changed the o.tensible
i 81 real lssuc OF the war. The poli-
cy and the want o. persistent vigor IN
our military counscls render any lurther
iellance upon voluntary ,nll-tmcrts ia.
tile. The nustrums have all failed. -
Conhscstion, emancipation hy Congress
emancipation 10y the PROCLAMATION OF
the President, compensated cmancipa-
ton, bitrary arrests paper mace LEGAL
tender, negro armies, VIII not DO the
mighty work. Nothing viii save us now
bat Nct,iies IN the fold aud on the sc
aud then The pr II r of the olive branch,
with the most liberal terms al rGconciis-
! ton and reunion. We can ge, arnies
10 other way bnt by measures sub
lar tally those in the III before ~, o..
IS tie administration rW rctroce Il,
atfPS. retarn e tue Constitution, tar u.
mi hc stroigdt and 8arror scoy uIiel
i ftadS oH.o tie Al any rate, the war on
2 paper IS at an end. The re pie hav,
Tor time, been deluded bs II. lha,
delnson exists no lorgor II YOU atc
to suppress the rebellion, I'll instrumen.
allles viii tail YOU bat The power OF
your own right arm. Mr.. Speaker. tlo