Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-11

L A-HSA-'' W HIa eHcIl-- nonH1l-'59
The Great. Union NIeet1ne I'm N.,,
| York on Friday Night InsI-.SpeecF
ofJohni Van Burenla and Letter from
| secretary Seward.
Prom the report in; the Post.]
| Mr.. John Van Burehfollowed: He cav,
an account OF the steps by which the rebe
leaders led up to civil war, and of their OBJ
jects. No right of any southern man hac
been invaded. History will record that
the world never witnessed a rebellion
against governmental authority before
where the rebels could not lay their finger
upon thing to show that either theil
property, their liberty. or their rights had
been, In the slightest particular Invaded
| Great applause. This being the fact, the
| city of New York sent forth 80 600 men to
quell this rebellion Her capitalists ad-
yanced $30O,000,0 900 to put down this re-
bellion. The State of New York sent 2OO.-
600 men, and am toAargue, in the face of
these facts and the past history ofthis con-
test, that the rebellion is is satrociously un-
Just, and that the in which we have
engaged with the South is righttully prose
cuted by Us in vindicatiou of the constitu-
ton and the Union! EApplausel Now,
what is the condition of this contest2-
They were not satisfied with what have
detailed, but they announced they were
going to establish republic, the corner
stone ofwhich should be slavery, and they
are now engaged in that task, in endeRvor-
ing to establish republic on this cont.
nent in 1863, the corner stone of which
shall be slavery. Now, 1 went to Herki.
mer in I848 to lay cornerstone, but it
was not like this. ELanghter.7 1t was as
mnch unlike this as anything you can pos
sibly imagine, and it adds no additional
attractions to the contest, as far as / am
concerned, that they should ayow this OBJ
iect in prosecuting the war. 1t is now q
contest forced upon the non-slaveholding
and loyal slayeholding States, by thosewho
are eudeavoring to build up republic
based on slavery. To PROSTATE rebellion
that has that object in view, am willing
to devote any means, any time, any exer-
tions within my power, during the rest of
my life, Applause and three cheers.l
Henext spoke of the Consc1iption BILL
The bill which has excited the sensibility
ofseveral gentlemen who have spoken in
New Jersey, and at certain hall in this
city misses was bill which gives extra
ordinary powers over the purse and the
sword to the President of the United States.
L will state now, as briefly as can, what
are myVieWsin regard to this. In|the first
place, as to the bill which gives the Presi.
dent the enormous power over the sword
and the purse. Iqgree that it makes him
almost a dictator. agree that it is a very
great stretch of power.
AYQice-He ought to have it.
argue thatiunlessthere may be a ne
cessity for it, it should not be doue. Eve
rybody knows that in prosecuting war
under republican Government, which
consists of several States, the great appte.
hension is, that there may not be unity on
the part Ot.the States sufficient 10 impart
energy 10 the, executive heads. That was
pIedicated as one of the grounds upon
which our system & of goYernment would
fall. call the attention of my Democratic
friends to this because there seems to be
particular solicitude about them now
daughter. The President was given the
powersof the purse ard the sword in 1899,
when Great Btitain had directed iorcible
possession to be taken of a poriou of the
State of Maine, and Sir john Harvey hnd
moved troops of Great Britain into that
territoryito to hold it. > The Governor of the
State of Maine met this action by moving
Maine troops on to the same territory. The
President ofathe United States called the
attention Of, Congress to,it, and left it 10
their own wisdom what ought to be done.
Now hold in my hand a copy of the bill
that they passed upon that occasion, in
1889. Izwill state to you the substance of
the various sections, without detaiuiDgyou
at this late hour by reading the bill. The
first section puts the whole naval and mil
itary force of the United States, ana the
militia, at the disposal of the President-
CApplause.J Thesecond declares that tue
militia, when called ont, shall be COMPEL
ed to serve six months.
The third gives the President power to
call out 5000 volunteers. Iu those DAYS,
when our army had never reached 5000
men, it was Weighty matter 10 cali out
$4,000 men, and was regarded as an enor-
nous authority. daughter.
The fourth section gives the President
power to complete and employ all the
armed vessels, of the United Slates-thns
putting the whole army and navy of the
United States at his disposal. ZAP
plause. .sasi ..,.f.
The fifth section appropriates $4,000
600 o,carry into effect the provisions of
thir act. In those days ten millions of
dollars was a great deal of money. TLaueh
ter. The sixth section appropriates Sis.
600 to send q special Minister to Great
Britain. The seventh section authorizes
him TO eXpendi a million of dollars in fin-
ishing the fOrti6cations upon our seaboar[.
aud building them The eighth section
directs that the militia ana volunteers.
when called out, shall be portions of tbe
army of the United States.
Now, how do you suppose that bill pass
ed2 L. put the whole purse aud sword
into the absolute power of the Pfesideutof
the United States. Clay, Webster. and
CalhOunAAmeu perhaps inferior. to. the So
Ions OF our day Eiaughter1 1-were mem
=bers Of abe Senate. The bin passed the
Senate, and these three statesmen-al-
though all violently opposed personally
aud potiticaliy to the then President of the
United States-yoted for The bill, and II
passed the Senate unanimously. Zap