New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-24
MILITARY Gov,.EyMESIs

II dor. not by my means follow. because the Pres.
dcui has established Governments among the subdncd
Ecbci. tllt tA,rforc Congrc., should. have never
understood ilat Congress may do anything THAI It secs
him d., OF that & could DO thing because BE- does i
Our subjects rcbclcd The President Pursgcs them With
m army 20 suhdac and punish them. The territory D.
cannot conquer, II - ours AID be- only remove, those
who crminaly bold Il, he cannot sul!ngaic and abol
l,h the existing STATE Governments. le drives from
them the criminals Who now hold and them for evil
AL Intervening powcr ho crshcs ont Of course. Mean
time the usual attendants war accompany our army
commander by the presence and foroe of arms. Is The
governor If al. civil wei military within hia
lines A. his field becomes large and his lines extended,
h. qasi civil dates became oneruus and embarrassing
Aud hence the Pres dent has In several Instances NJ he
lad the mort unqueson'd right to do. appointed of
6ccrs ,o relieve the commanders of this part of their dn
ties. under the to OF Military Governors II Is nn of
Zee incident 10 war and there Is precisely the same
p,wer to appoint 90 II there Is 10 command army
But is power IN wise authorize Congress 10 de
claIc tie whole Government Of a state vacated and
provide that yacuum by is own legislation. though
cannot Why II may not provide, under ~hni cir
cumstanccs the President may appoint. Military GOV
crnor prescribe his duties define his power, &C. and
80 far from having objection To that il might be cspcdi
ont To do
SLAVERY FILL WITH TIE STATE GOVERNMENTS.
notice one other proposition oi Mr.. Sumner more
Important perhaps than the acc he thought proper To
asssn it to. Ihs: Slavery Is dependent upon the state
Governments and AS they have flen. it persisted with
them. Slavery certainly can exist ony by virtue Of
Stat. eglaion and IL may be- that the assumption that
the san,c blow that demolished the parent Government
has also demolished Slavery helped very much to the
conclusion that the Slave State Governments had
ceased Can that assumption be sustained II Slavery
has persisted because the power that created is extinct
has not everything else pcrishcd also that created
or authorized by that poWcri This viii not do.
For while many rights can be- acquired independent of
and in the absence Of municipal law; still greater
number In present state Of civilization. made 10
depend wholly upon direct legislation; aud if dcmoi
lion of the Legislative power diycs man Of one of
these rights it will Of all II has never been under
stood that the conquest of legislative power re-
penled the laws already enacted They remain I'LL the
conquclor signifies his pleasure TINT they be aognicd
Slavery should in event survive this bni there
such other less questionable means for It's destr'
ton that the view of Mr. Sumner need hardly be insisted
upon. II sound then Slavery abolished ana u nee3s
no legislation Of Congress TO uproot IT.
Aftcr all the docfuc that the Rebellion has destroyed
the State Governments. whcl, it exists is exceedingly
captivating aud many carried OH Their ie'' ps 'r'
,hcy have examined the ground on which 1t stands II
ought TO be fuy discussed on all sdesi ana Mf' sumner
has rendered an important service by bringing the
whole matter so broadly and PROMINENT! i"fward' II
have succeeded in aiding 10 n full understanding of
M nI,frt,aT G,i, Cd Or io i@1 A g. RIDDLE.
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