The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-23
NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY

patton proclaim shall bs maintained against tho
oelnn or whether the rebellion shall bs allowed ~ 10 %
unrcsisiei GU account Of the rocamatspy In o'hef
Words whether all shall be given 10 tho ndmnist a'io
OF ao"nam ldnce'n or the usurpton OF Jefferson avis
ucu dissatisfaction has G'so been created by permit
ting arbitrary arrests by military authority m states
whioh are loyal aud IA which the machinery o. u
speech through The press is onc of the prcreasves
Tree Discussion But when opposition carried 20 III .
ercnmy o. withholding support from tue goyern'n' IT
- carry ing on tue rushing into reslstancDfo
~ crime y committed ani The pablo enemy 10 M'ci
and encouraged
This - tho ,mmncnt danger Aicl Threatens the
democratic party Opuoeiiion to the m assures referred
20 has dcecncrated faio TO tae The taw
authorizing draU u TO rcpesh the ran.sbf the
army his yirtuasy condcrnned by leadng members
and Leading presses OF te democratic p,ry. AMI every
ol"r' haa boen made defeat lis eSecu,nn and 70 pre-
vent the government 'rusn got unser H. IL has
been denounced uncnf stiutions arbitrary unprcce
denied and reaanrc or tyrrnny 70 which the Angi'
~axon raca bas never subnitcd These misrrpre enta
ions sustained In instances ny hgr authority,
nave done much 10 render the measure odiors and 70
de.eai IT. pnriasr
OF the necessity or the hive nothing 10 saw
oeptng whit all know tn,t II found mprartclbe to
standard by voluntary enlistment n passed bv
congress under scnso az the responsibility which the
members owe 10 the people. and IN View Il the esitcn
cIcs 81 tho military service. Is law, and obedience II
pnblic duty Obedience 10 II is than ordinary
duty undrr existing emergencies. II is the dictate II
trosm OF the ~ honor and o the high instinct
which impels every whs IL worthy of hs country 10
obey her CAL whcnalic government IS in peril.
In seasons of public danger compulsory military ser.
vice. of which the draft ia tho micst and the meet
equitable form has been rcsoricd 10 IN England, for tho
army Is wc ns IN" navy IN nearly every cyenfn rem
the Fourth has been enforced BY the kings prcrors
tive and by statute law was regulated by the Para'
inert under Charles the first and by the under
Oliver Cromwell after Chal.s was bcheaded. One o.
their acts elected an chromium from Hallam, in
in Massachusetts New York and Virginia under the
colonial r~oms md continued aitcr they had thrown on
features of the proscat dra-snbs utcs and pecunary
contribution M Communication for personal service. II
was continued nv the United states under the Articles Of
Confederate till Congress Under the constitution
invested with Unlimited POWER 10 . raise and support
armica" " is pcculiuly and pre- eninently Anglo
Saxon m0hod OF providing for great public emergencies
but in the heat OF party strc become untrue TO
history as they arc to the duties 81 citizenship.
In this state the dennr hr led against the pro-
scrt draft by the press by high position led
to the most dsgrcul riot known 10 the hi tory Of the
cHuntry In which hundreds Of lives were lost md de-
aycd the execution Of the for period whirh
VIII not fn short a two months II the law had boon
checrfuIy obeyet-f these who have been busy in do.
nonDcBg had been in their appeals to tho
patriotism OF the people 10 carry out great public dis
honor world probably have been avered aud Ices army.
the last dependence of the insurgents might this have
been hopclcssly crippled or dispersed
From the period Of the Confederation this mode Of re
eoa r e sae r.. eeass IN M
gave IL. In orIet TO render II odous. the name Of con
scrption The same course IS adopted by ls enemies
now. Some who are supporters Of the law have, II is
true with loosencss OF exrrcaton BY no means crcita
bic todhrm. aprcd TO II the term by which was stig
inszcd by the % tho democracy in the war Of
1872 hut it is unknown IN the Law and TO tie instrnc
tons or the gov and persistence In the OF
term which suggests the severe French system Of com
prsiop and keers oui o. view the comparatively mild
Anglo Saxon draft, cannot be dictated by patriotic mo-
tive
In 1914 after the desperate contests OF tho Niagara
frontier, when hec necessary 10 III the ranks Of
the army, and when volunteering had become
uncertain reliance Mr. Monroe then Acting Secretary OF
state and Secretary Of War; and afterwards President OF
The nited States proposed several plans Of which
ard the most prominent was draft Mr. Madison, who
WIS President referred 10 II In terms Of approval in his
IN Congress
Mr. Monroe 10 his letter tho Committee Of the House
OF representatives defended the a and
usansS erahe argument, from which there Is room only
for thcuollowng extracts.-
In Proposing draft OF the Of raising IN
ne coan lave hoash, !, my aaia 70 e,ai"s such Oh
to It A. nv so.e o 9Gns
OF constitution that have yenurch 70 trouble the com
Congress- w ANY S ss ,s se to @
~ IN ssI nS sr ~ sf 70 guard ~
again. se abuse Of POWER with none Of which does this
d ssry s sss r. T ne ss
The commonwesi has right 70 nc service Of al y.
ssys s,sh ss.as.ssy ma aSissis.y; ~
The Plan proposed is not more compu'se than the militia
OF the copsttutionsty Of tho measure well as It's
necessity. its proprie'y and lis y'sice
The measure was Immediately assaicd AZ uucnnstitn.
tons, by the leading fcicrasts In Congress u dc
no need as cdpus conscrpton md in much the same
Mason, n New Hampshire. admitted 10 have been the
sb!est federal Senator in Congress- at that time, spoke
NJ. GoIdsborough, a federal senator from Maryland
said -
Afew yeas past AMI the Of tens rIpon never
9nna wsy into s,isr from rs seeres Q, war ne
have conscrion openly rcronmendei ~ he secre
Ill 4 finds champions and advocates on this floor
in the House Of representatives, Mr.. Cyrus King, a
federal member from Massachusetts,, said
James Madison President or the Unitet States IL Tho
sr 81 s s 81 ,a .r S'rs . NJ ~
eare-y renew. ~ the ssne time ndailon Il
os. n Ss s il @ r .' % asys ssTs re- %
NJ psrs rhsTcforr. rass,ar,sy sTrs ~ hy ,hssc
Secretary ii wsr James Monroe and by lin, seapisa "a
be rcu,cnded to the American people bs the plea Of ne
81 srakc 'hs fcnd and with no csssiv,
The ivrsni's plea excused hts drvt''sh deeds
Yoar President further .ays - TIE sane messaee W.
dan ssr and duty call In offering hor blood hey sise II.
su5e eedre Va. no oiher fia'. sili 70 wi,hhela
sai.n % .mpo;e on he people military de'posm snd
Dir. Norris : Miller. a distinguished federal mem bel
inc plap ~irh gentlemen wish aaoped sea.9ripuo.
drsr ~r loi.oa b TIE dish; caiui.h !, .. -
Ths s s' o ~. oss s' should - ese4 b
r ss5 ~, aoIe bieoa. han ave u :. fsapa h
| ibe rrpnded system o. osr unfortunate co,sia 81
4 rifa What ar The pans BIZ which you intend y
+, in .sar army % ec H. them ell rnsonsltntonsi
lne+redien' The All loof o. fo,r, ard yoH have 70 f
rs ~ army eAcsia hy voluntary enlistment ~.
rfnar, this rlan yioaics the constitution Of
try T. iagades the risht. o. star government y !
| a dlrsrt ipfnn. cement ~ fhrir sotrreLny. n
c~u,raics Yower the H~u~rai government. and
feurses To Of their fetlrilF. NHh
iess fan ! forget that the aot 81 New f1rk
fMr ToaptinsI. has lent hin self 10 The
p0perF Of couscriEon DID rarion hors fhtef
eond IN hs he should rn It. I have followed fonr chn
dren - tho ,ml. Under present circumstance ought
feplne taer ics,i When 'ee the atie1att p fstt
7 n "a rfFft4n - I In rMarFf' fMf h4v
have eons % tcsysay Ny daegl ter. lad usr iifcI
inieht have tsru tn n0tleTs or cgnscr pa M
sons gt4ht have been ccnscrp'. thcasfigs. ! rs, Z
cuNsRiy examinsd this CONSUMPTION question WITH
srrGsnrss and attention rt1tirsd w ic sneu
rasion. have nserrlsei that small measure ~
aient al rh u has pessei te Almshv bs.tor ulou
me raw arrived Ills onfIasint --Thr plan Of
COWS .l0n violates The oustniont a. tenhhes TIE
fzis 81 th- ss'~s and take. from them ir
destroys Al claim 20 lersens ssaun sIn
fscn 81 ne comforts O. ibis people ~ iis hoef fiave
no hesitation 81 that think VII be resss4 aud that
u onga, 10 he resisted
Loading y the fcmecrAte party have carried into
this xar tie hostility ~ the draft that Judge El.
cs aud his federal associates In Congress carried into the
war ~ isig There 10 sbis difference. however ans On"
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