Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-17

a, sO,oos-s Sfls0t.s.yS e., Z s.issi'ss ~ bFAe Sais
o,s vIhn tho sphere Of legitimate responsibility IN ths
r,,,s, Of thsr OSantss dsfenoe' We hold thai therS
81, and adeoastS neans, and these means shonIa ~
los, IA exhausted before eounsemg resort to extreme
and unwsrrAnted nessuTes. Once permit VAC
foundation of such system Of government to DO so'
and .dieu to all hopes of repubicanism Men are pro-
,e,bi.v tenacious Of power and history has but te"
Il any instances in which patriotism equal 70 is
vntion has been developed. We maintain that 'H0's
not shadow Of need or justification iot Su'u o.,
Let the President if he needs more power oaA
PRESS together and let them sboish the suosu'u'0
TEN and extend the liability to service to nifty OF MY
Eve if necessary All between the ages Of e'sn''en
sv sboud be liable to service, aud the ranges OF eA
empton should be measured down to the smanes' PU.
slbs compass consistent with the working Vi ''o
nery of government This suggestion "ll n0' " -
b.. understood to imply dissolution Of '"' -
branch of our government ThA: Is 81 essenu" PAi'''
=, and "a dssoye it would be to ineugurAte an au0o'"
- ,h ,,os, odiops that ever was conceved-odiooS De-
opld be characterized by base and tesenerouS
violation of faith and fosted by sort OF corp '''' W
-, Dsoos horn 10 freedom and taught to desPise
every system of government that refuses to recognize
mans right aud capacity to govern himself
We are that the President has patriotism enough
10 spu-u even remote ntimAtou pointing to his assumP
ton of dctstorial power and il is due to his high
character Tor patriotism and regard for public liberty to
dabuse the public mind Of the existence on his part Of
any such wicked ambition as the course OF leading
Journal would give color to. Let him Call Congress to-
gether he should deem it eIpedient and we are salts
led that the will be found there wisdom al PATRIOTISM
enough to supply all the needs of the present. emer-
gency For Heavens sake let hear no more OF mill
tarv dictatorship The people have enough to harras
and perplex them without having this odous suggestion
ruug Ia their ears They doing all for their country
Tat TIE country demands Of them Place over them
Dictator or even suggest The CIpedency Of such re-
SORT, and you mpeach their patriotism and give them
cause to doubt the gratitude of country and the value
Of cause which they have served so faithfully and
we'll Leave TO the legitimate agency Of Congressional
action the management Of skulk'rs and all will be well
We close these observations by expressing our cor
dial concurrence in the following Well-expressed
thoughts of the Examiner:
AS 10 Arbitrary government that is not what the peo
pie have made here. If arbitrary power should be in
auSurated by the action of clique II is revolution
" and the death Of tho Confedeacy. How many would
uphold loOgers The people are fighting for their
constitutions, laws, liberties They will never under
stand the logic of surrenderng them that they may
" keep them. When they are gone, no matter how,
all is gore The laws sufficient for all purposes
save those Of selGshness aud WickedDess. Nobody
illustrates the operation of those laws Eaforee the
"AEs of the Confsderacy with diligence and good
faith, and the most that human agencies can do to
" save this country will be DONE"