The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-05-15

Union League Of Boston, Mass, and only re-
grst that we cannot find room for the whole of
it:
The Admin istraf,on Must be Sustained.
But il may be asked. how can men sup
port the Administration in the conduct Of
the war. If they do not approve its meas
ures; how, I ask, in return. can any free
Government carry on . war. if every one
is to stand aloof, wh) does rot approve all
its measures? :? That the war must be car
ried on, till the rebellion is subdued. is the
all but unanimous sentiment Of the loyal
States. II is as much the interest OF the
South as OF the Moth, to hasten this con-
summation, for she suffers infinitely more
than the North by the continuance OF the
war; and there can be no return to q state OF
general and permanent prosperity on any
other condition That errors will be COM
mitted, errors Of judgment certainly, errors
Of purpose. perhaps. on the part OF indlvid-
uals, is sure TO happen in all wars. Com
manders of armies, members Of cabinets.
members OF congress, Generals. Secretaries.
aud Presidents are fallible men, subject to
like passions As we are. do not At all de-
ny that it is our duty to watch aud criticise
their conduct, but we must not forget that
critics. editors and orators are also fallible.
While we sit in quiet and safety by our
6resides. and inveigh against those who bear
the heat and burden of the day; who car
ry upon their shoulders the thankless bur
den Of official duty, aud the heavy resron-
sibility of results. which often depend on
the elements and On casualties beyond hu-
man control. we must keep in mind that We
also have our interests, our pref adices aud
our passions. and tha. it i much easier to
En1 fau1t fhau tn DurSla any lurSa of con-
duct which will escape censure in fault,
finding community. There are two ways Of
doiug every thing aud when duty con-
strains US to find fault with the shorcom-
iugs Of our rulers and our generals, we
should, il possible. do it in such . manner
AS not to give aid aud comfort to the rulers
and gener ais of the enemy.
Camor Agaiast Unconst.tut.onal Measures.
But /. may be asked again. how can we
support an Administration which adopts
measures that we deem unconstitutional!-
should certainly be a very unfathiul pu-
pill of the political school in which was
trained, il could ever hear the sacred
name Of the Constitution justly invoked.
without respect. or yield to it any thing less
than i'm plicit obedience. IL is. howerer, as
as greatan error to appeal TO it
WAere IL does not apply. as to dssreyard IL
schere does; and must say that the study
OF our political history ought to teach us
caution in this respect; Tor from the forma-
ton of the Government in 1889 to the pres
ent day. there has not been an importart {
cuntroverted measure-no, not one-wl.ich
its party opponents have no, denounced as
unconstitutional 1t is one of the doctrines
of the seeding school. that the Government
OF the Uui,ed States could not const,tu lon
's~llv wage war against sovereign Ssa,e.-
But how if the sovereign State strikes the
/ first blow. fires on your vessels. bombsris
and captures your forts. threatens your cap
itol. and iuvsdes the loyal members OF the
Union who refuse to join in the war OF ag-
/ gres.iou! Fe~. suppose. will doubt that
the United States may eonstituuoually wage
4 a war OF self defense against any enemy
domestic or foreign. Bat 10 waging this
! war Of self-defsose We cannot. in the opin
ion Of some persons with whom have usu-
ally acted. and whose jsds msss / greatly
respect. 60 beyond the powers especially
granted by the Constitution to the Gen 'lGov-
ernmeu,. for the purposes of ordinary sd-
minis,raiion in ti~e of peace This opinioo
seems. to me. to rest on . misconceptions oi
the authority under which war is waged--
The Constitution authorizes Congress 10
declare war. TO raise and suppors armies,
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