Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-12-10

tI,S IF acspotis cfasC IN he Confederate SitGS The
power take private property Tor public use = mpedy
granted he Constitution but il the same clause just
compensation expressly provided ~ be pad Even mus
limited, Il granted and Intended to BE- used as iuy
appears by the Constitution itself ouy ~ temporary and
pressing emergencies, aud when the ordinary power o.
supporting armies by the constitutional mode OF raising
money by taxation, and purchasing aud furnishing sup
pes, could not be made available IL Was really made
and intended as limitation power ana further Eech
ry to the property Of the people IL WAS never intended
that mans property should be taken away from nun ana
he be deprived Of his honest earnings by agents often oy
irresponsible agents, who might pass over through par
TALLY aud layurtsm one class aud levy the contributions
for the support of armies on another lh 'iJ1seo
might be- These agents become on" t"tStMS
and atneirtrSi they may r,e"rd trRdS P""'S" e"e"S'
and pr"rid, fer hcmsdres taSf"@ y eur @fm"S. ~"
could be brought to suppoIt'so industrious
aud uu system Of AVIATION: VI : sPola"h "iu -
is persisted in il will worR ruin to- the rrphohc hgh'S
must b respected aud usira nls he done or we endan
ger all. ~
have hesrd il frequently stated and i has been MAIN
alued in some If the newspapers IN Rlchm"nd that we
shn,A not sacrifice liberty t, independence but tell
YOU my cOuut ymen tue two are lnseparaoe IL we iose
our liberty shall also lose our independence; and bhen
our Congress determined t. support our armies e lh
pra.snant pathr np supplies wherever they found them
most and forcing them from those from Whmlh
their agents ght choose t. take them III violation OF the
Fundamental principles If our CONSTITUTIONS which requires
all burdens tn be uniform aud just ahd paying lor ihrm
such pJices they choose, they made fatal b'uhder
which cannot be persisted in without endangenug our
cause and probably working 10 Government Inc
they departed from the plain rule lad down III tne
Constutontha mpressment OF pr vale property should
only BE- made in where abs"ue necessity require
them-they laid the foundation for discomfort among tue
people they discouraged labor and acorporsed priuc
pie which il only in violation ot the Constitutions put
iaal To the rights If property The ConStuut'on cannon
Be dispensed 10Th N time ~ 'o0r any mcF' ma" an h"e y
peace. Ii il ID overlhruwn already conqherrd
Liberty is lost when holds his lite, liberty and pro-
perty not under the law bat ut the mere pleasure Of an
| otter Stand, therefore, by the Constitution ~ you.
country which YOU have IN support ana Whch M
the public officers have to support f"m Inc fresi
dent down 10 the lowest officer III the country There s
duty safety End honor in that COURSE nope !" slaha
by H. in peace through evil As well as through
good report
Then when you Come to levy burdens it matters not
how heavy they he, they necessary, they be Just
II five per OF the wealth OF the country VIII answer
take Only that but If twenty nifty per cent ARE
necessary if re last doar Of the country and the last
drop blood necessary take that for would rather
this whole country the cemetery o reeuen than the
habitaan of slaves. Therrtre II - not question how
much sha be levied for the support If our Government
but only that your eyies just and uniform The clti-
gems of this country demand that tn shall be permitted
their just proportion u the burdens that may be
necessary in the achievement If our Independence They
demand that if provisions Necessary for the support Ut
our armies In the field If necessary; if clothing,
il property of any kind is neededthey demand that the
hurinncf supplying Il shall not tall on lew individuals,
but on society large and jasJ AMI Uniform proportion
all 1t ia the right the privilege, well "a the duty
ri m to- bear Just And eqnsI pot i"n Of the demands ut
! the Government.
When therefore thu Government seeks t. levy it's sup.
plies through cumlrshres, or utEtf agents by impress
meut, instead of entering the market others do and
purchasing them drprye the people 81 the right which
they claim 81 bearing thelr Just proportion ~ the burdens
well as Of the benefits at the Government The Wis
dom If twenty centuries against this policy and here
att that il will not support the army and will the
republic Already it has deprived many of their honest
earnings aud lett ther families in penury want, aud de-
prlirnce, and call you l., right them. (AppauSe)
Such system has never been pursue with profit to the
country, from the time If Alexander the Great down to
the present time. Gen Sc"tt did practice it, even
when in the eneIuys county. From the whole OF his
march from Vera Cruz to the city If Mexico he obtained
his supplies by purchases, and obtained them peutuI!y
while armies which depend for their SUPPORT i'm
pressments hdCG often b'Gn Hp0H ing r60ns al ths
country where pr"yi-i"rs abundant There
said to be nne millions Of people in Confrderucy
There eleven hundred Thousand population, black
aud white State and provisions ample fnl
the support all IT they nry distl bu-d aud st
the VIII ch has been pursued obtaining supplies
for the army has rcdHced utmost 70 hc pOH Of Siarra
Jn tie mdst at plenty and, ia the name Of the
Constitution and III usa- have o protest against
IT, 1t ia your business egsatrs, I" provide for the
Of those who may have suffered iru tns system
your midst and hope you VIII j" It II it requires
impose (; if l"au make II Whatever is necessary
d. IT, that the f4r.-s 81 those who need If prov
sons aud clothing, whether D-csI,e what they have had
has been taken from them BY toe GGVeruent whether
the absence oi their natural protectors the military
vice the country has deprived them Of support do all
that il necessary t" make them comfortable You have
thr power and you should exercise it, Applause
Why caa."t the Government e into the market a.
Others do aud purchase their supplies 1t sad that
thc ptops tr sell far the Cafr,arg NJ annbe rates
Well they will not cell Tar price, pay anthar You
hsy, the power If raising what necessary c0un-
try If dollar il not sufficient rare trH--pny Just
compensation, market pro" fur All commodities, not
monnpnllzrd and tax those VIM are nhe l., pay
Why should all the burdens fall class So il has
heretofore fallen almost exclusively the agrruurists
Why rhoud the capitalist tie merchant the manufacnfer
the SPECTATOR the rEturtioner, be- passed They
have remained At hour during and made money.
Why should not their money be- hken I" Cary the war
~ eli Il, the productions Of the AgTicutursst They
are II favored class there 40 rxempts among them;
they Baye been the greatest sufferers the war both IA
| blood aud treasure.
But sbaIl proceed II man advocates such primer.
Piles these il 10 ba SAID he is against the Admins.
tratIon.
say to you All candor that the cnursa our Govern.
ment has pur-ued IN obtaining it, supplies has S0usd the
S,fds II discomfort br0qdcGS he LaHd ANIL IS gcnr
ing hoStiug 10 M. GOrcrHiatat scil Look ~ the
practical workings uf ii your State In the northern
section ~ it the hand Of Proydencr has been land heavily
upon them Tor the last two yars Last year the raius
withheld from them Striy cursed aud old mother
Earth seemed t. forget her children THIS year the frost
has aud, IN addition the foot of the invader has
been -rt upon the land and bghted the prospects the
agrculursts Famine, war, aud than impress
ment has laid it hand upon hem and you NJ asked 10
make p'nvlsi"n Tor The support of many who will be
unable. from these causes, t" support Themselves and
| hope you will do H. In addition H. this the lmprrs.np
families Of th.ir meagre pport fur the y~,r As con
sequence the soldiers TIE fold nave bee ms dscou-
! tented aud desert have taken place
10 IL useless 10 attempt conceal these facts You
know them t. be- true, and enemy knows hsn 10 be
true. The part of wisdom l." rect ~ the rv not 10
conceal them 1t |. yonr duty the guardian. ~ the
people ." Georgia I" speak out and 10 ID that the