Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-03

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NorE.--We published the Constitution
in the Herald four q five years ago. IL
may be found in tie Wisconsin Statutes.
Greeley publishes il in the Tribune Alma
macs every year or TWO, and once year IN
the Tribune. He has done more to keep
it before the people than ell other agencies
IN the union. The Constitution is lengthy
too lengthy for our paper at present. II
MI. 81. K" will join and pay iberallys we
will paw double what he viii, to have II
printed in book form for every man in the
County. He will find tba: there is no
Constitutional authority for serving in the
rebel army. lie will find no Constitution
al authority for the rebel Consumption law.
He will find in the Constitution the right
to call upon all citizens, able to bear arms,
to,suppress this rebellion. For the benefit
of al. K" anu others who profess to have
doubts and are just row alleging that the
government is pursuing an unconstitutional
course in several respects, we copy from
the Constitution the parts cfgreate inter-
est.
Section s. 10 part reads: The Congress
shall have power to lay and collect taxes,
imposts and excise; to pay the debts and
provide for the common defense and gen
eral welfare of the United States bit all
duties, imposts and excise shall be uniform
throughout the United States.
To define ana punish piracies and felo
MES committed on the high seas and Of
fences against the laws Of nations.
To declare war, grant letters of mark
and reprisaI, and make rules concerning
captures on land and water.
To raise and support armies; but no APP
preparation Of money shall he for longer
term than two years. To provide and
maintain navy. To make rules for the
government and regulation Of the land and
naval forces.
To provide for calling forth the militia
to execute the laws Of the union, suppress
instructions. audFepel invasions.
To provide for organizing. arming and
dscipning the militia, and for governing
such part of them as may be employed in
the service Of the United States, reserying
to the states respectively the appointment
of the officers and the authority of training
tie militia according TO the discipline pre-
scriled hv Congress.
To make all laws which shall be neces-
sary and proper for carrying into execution
the foregoing powers, and all other powe. $
vested by this Constitution in the govern
lnent Of the United States, or in anv de-
partment or officer thereof
In Section 10. article two. is provided.
The writ of haJeas corpus shall. not be sus-
pended, unless when. in cases Of rebellion
or invasion, the public safety may require
ii.
The President shall be Commander in
Chief of the army and navy Of the United
States, and of the militia Of the several
states, when called into the actual service
of the United States.
The President takes an cath before go
Jog into Office as follows:
ii do solennly swear that will faith
ally execute the office Of President of the
United States, and will, TO the best Of my
ability. preserve, protect an defend the
Constitution of the United States
Treason against the United States shall
consist only in levying war against them,
or in adhering to their enemies, giving them
aid ana comfort. No person shall be con-
victed of treason unless on the testimony Of
two witnesses 10 the same overt act, or on
confession in open court. The Congress
shall have power to declare the punishment
of treason; but no attainder OF treason shall
work corruption of blood, or forfeiture ,ex
cept during the life Of the attainted.
The citizens of each state shall be emit
tied to all privileges ana immunities of cit
liens in the several states.
The trial of all crimes, except IN cases Of
impeachment, shall be by jury, and such
trial shalI be held IN the state where the
Sid crimes shall have been committed; but
when not committed within any state, the
trial shall be at such place or places as the
Congress may by law have directed.
The above is all we can select which APP
pears to have any bearing upon present ma
tional exIgencies. 1t will be seen that Con-
gress has full power to frame laws for err
forcing the Constitution, so that if any
thing is wanting Congress may supply it
for carrying OF. the war and suppressing
the rebellion. In times of peace, the pow
er of the President and Congress is very
limited; in war times the power seems 10
exist for doing almost anything to save the
Union and preserve the Constitution.
1t is a singular truth that those who
would hold the government to strict ac-
countability in dealing with the rebels at
present, and with rebel syn. pathizers who
give aid and comfort to The enemy, appear
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