Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-02-05

pontment of officers where the Constitution places 1t
and have heard it said by those who heard him on
that occasion that insupport Of that bill, ne mace te
,estest speeeh OF his life But il was lost and It was
5ssnse the President said he did not want troops at
that time The subject Of replenishing the army was
hen allowed TO sleep until the Of the expiration oil
the twelve-monthsf men, and then consenpuoh was
sprung upon the country, and rushed through
under theory Of necessity. Now slr, say ~ Tue nFss
Mace IL there was any necessity for It at the time when
i ss adoned that necessity created for the oeca-
siop Their attention had been called, in remarkable
manner to the repenishing OF the army constitution
Al way and they had refused TO make provision for it
lb,rately Intentionally refused The appointment OF
the officers was the milk in the cocoanut.
But sir go further and say that with all their at
temps to create a necessity for CONSUMPTION they did
not create It and that at the very time it was passed
there was not the slightest necessity for it. The twelve
months men, whose time was about TO expire, could
have been retained n the service under the old eonsu
toua mode Of making acquisitions upon the States just
IS well az by CONSUMPTION and defy any man to deny
t. Il will not be denied in this debate. This, sir
another one Of the points in my argument which pre-
dict will not De touched. congress In making its requ
tons upon the States had only TO shapethe requsion
20 as 10 specify the twelve months men as the troops
which they desired and the States by their sovereign
power could have furnished each for herself her twelve
months men, who were then in the field, just a.
she could furnish any of her citizens who were then at
home in response TO requstion. There was, there
fore no nee, ssity for CONSUMPTION.
But the history does not stop there we have had two
eopscripton laws Has any dared to urge the plea
of necessity in favor of the second one? When that
one was passed. we had jus: emerged from series OF
brilliant victories. We had troops whose terms were
about to expire II was simple question as to the mode
of getting raw recruits from home for our armies already
IN the field Where the necessity, in that instance
for disregardng the rights of the citizen, and the rights
of the States, BY repeating CONSUMPTION upon Us
Again, sir the old constitutional mode OF making re-
QUESTIONS upon the States rendered by Mr. 1ancey
of Alabama. His proposition was voted do"n-deiib
erately voted down-upon no plea OF necessity, aud
when no man had the hardihOod to alege necessity
tell YOU, sir, and tell the people of Georgia, that CON
scrpton has been put upon them and this great wrong
has been done to the rights Of her czens and to her
sovereignty from necessity from no conviction oil
necessity but from generalization and deberauon IL
has been matter of choice with our government and
they intend to adhere to il the end unless you drive
them from it, by rising in the majesty Of free people,
and calling them back to the landmarks OF the Constr
tuition This sir is the great reason why ask aud be-
,eech an expression from the Legislature OF the sover
eign State Of Georgia upon this great violation which
has been perperated upon the rights OF her ctZen'
and of her sovereignty. The object TO be accomplish
ed BY such an expression of opinion on your part IS TO
prevent its being drawn into precedent for your sub
euuent oppression and to induce your rulers TO recede
from the existing aggression upon your rights"