, 1863-01-08

and between the State and natlona1 gose4uh
ments, which must be obseEsea ascnfire 70 suf md
public saicty ,c1ts ant S1e ueo.ordinate. It Is
l1..mv +T,asonablc to resist the rlghttui au-
i ti,nTiyjes Of either. To overthrow Inc power
If either department Is revolution. Whilc
81 tic Judiciary and oyerrides the laws Of
States the Governors Of States meet to shape
he policy Of the general government. The
rational legislature appoints committees to
interfere with the military conduct of the
var, and Senators combine to dictate to the
Executive choice Of constitutional advisers.
The natural results ,5 Of meddling and int1igus
victories In the field remote from the capital
within its influence the heruic yalor Of our
soldiers and the skill Of our Genernls are
thwarted and para]yzed.
STATE RIGHTS.
Not only must the national constitution be
held inyiolate, but the rights Of States must
be respected as not less sacred. There orc
differences of opinion Us to the dividing line
between State and national jurisdictions, but
there can be none as to the existence Of such
separate Jurisdictions, each covering its own
subjects Of legislation and jurisprudence, are
essential to the public security and welfare.
4 consolidated government, this Tast country
would destroy the essential home rights and
libctues Of the people. The soyereigntics Of
the States, excerpt as they arc limited by the
constitution, can never be given up. With.
out them our government cannot stand; II
agency.
Governor Seymour quotes The constitution
in support Of this, and says, While States can
thus take away or add to its power, the gene
mi government can in no way touch one
right OF the States, or invade their ;urisaic-
ton He then deyotes considerable space to
,f +I,o$
the subject presents body Of tyranny that
cannot be enlarged also that the suppression
Of Journals and the Imprisonment Of persons
have been glaringly partisan; that the attempt
has been made to shield these violations of
law and suppress inquiry, but this attempt
zen Of this State. It is made my duty ty the
constitution to sec the Laws enforced. Ishall
investigate every alleged violation Of our.
statutes, and see that offenders are brought to
Justice. Against these wrongs and ontrages
the people Of the State Of New. York at its
late election s0lemnly protested.
MARTIAL LAW,
The claim ofpower under martial law is not
only destructive of tile right Of States but
overthrows legislative and JUDICIAL depart
the President more powers rs head Of the
army than as representative ruler Of the pco-
pic. This claim has brought discredit upon
us in the eyes Of the world. It has strength
encd the hopes Of rebellion, weakened conf
dcnce Of loyal States, tends to destroy the
rnlue Of our government In the minds Of our
North, while it has united aud in5igoratel the
South. Martial law defines itself to be q
law where war is, but this new and strange
doctrine holds that the loyal North lost their
constitutional rights when the South rcbelled,
and MI are now governed By military dicta-
r. Inn. ol>at.
io0, for 1t etands without means to resist out.
RACES or to resent tyranny. Amidst Ill the
horrors that have been enacted under martial
Inv III the history Of the world, aud amidst all
the Qualifications attempted Of Its usages, it
Was never before held that 1t could be extend
claimcd that the power Of a military COM
mandcr was superior to the power ofthc gov
crnment. The measure of power to be cxer'
c1sed under our government, is fixed by tue
constitution. To make the lnaxms Of other
governments, OF the usages Of other nations,
the rulcs here, would give sanction to every
outrage Of tyranny and wrong. 1t would i'm.
our government.
After cnlarging on this subject, Gov sey.
mour tlen says the President holds his place
not By the will Of the majority but by virtue
Of the provisions Of the constitution which
placed him in lis Office, by the votes Of abou1
'1soQ0fQuN NEl41lHe LIE ANkGa u AVlAk &zaQ@ItutQ
who did not agree among themselves as t.
the opposing Candidates.
He continues rightful1y to hold his Office
although the popular ma1orlties, even In TIL
States which placed him there, have in recen
elections declared themselves politically op
posed to his administration, The mnjoritie
arc still bound to respect his constitutions
rights, to uphold his powers and to sustai1
his acts done within the limits Of rightful au
il 1lQftty. - - = i
Il Presidential proclaina:ions arc above th
decisions Of the courts aud the restraints o
the Constitution, then that Constitution Ia
nockery- If it has not the authority to keel
the Executive within Its restraints, then
cannot restrain States within the Union.
Those who hold that there is no sanctity Il
the Constitution must equally hold that ther
is no guilt in the rebellion. The Presiden
hassa1rady signed IN act Of Congress whle'
asserts that the slaves Of those in rebellion
are confscated. The sole effect ef this pr;
clamation, therefore. Is to declare the cmauc
patton Of the slaves OF thoseEho are not /
rebellion, and who are therefore LOYAL citizenl
. It is an ncxtraordinaty deduction from the Al
legged war power, that the forfeitarenof tn
right Of loyal citizens, and bringing upo
them the same punishment imposed upon II
susgcnts, is calculated to aivance the sucee:
store the Union. May not this measure> S
clearly impolitfc, unjust and unconstitutioha
and whach is calculated to create SO man
barriers to the restoration Of the Union, /
miscoustrued By the world as an abandonmel
Of Tie hoRs ;s es the 1 pacpose qf IT, 5estesipg it,
alterably opposed, and which will be eject
ally. reststed-
We must not on1r support the Constitution
the United States and maintain the rights
the States, but NE must restore Union as
was before the outbreak Of the war. II
a = f,o an .nl ;,
store our Union creates an antagonism b
twcen the free and alaye States which oug
not to exist II It is trnc that slavery must
abolished BY the force Of the Federal Cover
tment; TINT the South must behcld in militia
sub]cctlon; that four millions of negro
~ -ngement Of the authorities at Washington
tic public expense, then indeed we must {
duro the waste Of our armies in the field, +
ther drnins upon our population, and 81
greater burdens Of debit Wc must cony.
our government into mllltary dcspotls
the North must snbjugate and destroy I
South to saye our Union, has weakened, I
lopcs Of our citizens at home and destroy
conhdcnce In our success abroad. ~
ruR CENTRAL AxD WESTERN STATES.
It's suggestive fact affording nstructi
and hope 15r the future, that the theor
which hive exercised mn eyl influence on {
National policies, did not originate IN vi
- may be called the heart Of the Union, amo
w intimate md well acquainted populate
h.-Nas VIC central and western 6tatcs. Tn
frcmse sessn extreme northern views and
and NOR seefn views, but also the broat
Ious cel,ts.a asa.e1.nt views Of the more pol
Thesc states caass,sssss ssnstates..
the Union and Caassasas warmly in the war
80 When the admlnist1 ~.
policy and took up the yicr.a aoandoned +
Northern States, 1t lost ut ths.55r.he II .he extrel
nearly all political support which thraae Saeetie
offered il the elections Of 186o-Cl ~ ~,
the North cannot hold the Southern Ststss
-sub{ccton without destroying the prinei1
of our government, the great central
Western 6tatcs can control the two extrcr
He repeats that when the government ad
cd the views Of extreme Northern State
remarkable political revolution was the
suit; that no extreme views will eyer
vail; that especially the central and Yves
Gtates will never accept them: that thos
the central sIaye states which rejected
:. ordnance Of secession, which sought to
main In the Union, and which were driye'
by a contemptuous, nncompromising pc
the whole Union will then only be wor
The policy Of sn1bjugation and extern
.,nn r mems also the waste Of blood and
anrc al The North. There is but one M
eare us from Generalization, dis
nnn reDudiption. Our Union must
rcstorcd. complete In al its parts. No scs
must be disorgaufzed beyond the unarold
necegsftIes Of The war. 1t cannot be 80 "
upou any bloody, ba1basous, reEolutionai
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