Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-13
The Psople and iheir Government.

The People and their Government.
There Is 40 flhaoy dangerous tala that IN time
Of public Danger disregard Of public RICH. may saelJ
Be tolerated and ibss 1. Il The duty Of the cit zen to
submit 70 domestic usurpAdon IN order 70 avert foreign
Aggression. The fAlaey consists in assuming In ad-
yarcs thss there an absolute and hreeoneieab!e sr.
tsRonlsm between the duties which the Goverrmen.
oEss 20 the psoplc and the duties which the people
owe 20 tho Government There Is no such AoisgOnism
a last in a country in which the Government mere
" the smbodimsnt Of pOvef conferred, and In which
authority is based upon vested rights and acknowledge
Liberties. Tyranny rcvsr assumes = mere anuring
form than when il dssuisss itself IN the gAFb OF Patri
osm, aad attempts identify Itself with che cause OF
freedom. Naturally eonAding the people are prone 70
srust the assurances Of those who would offset their
fears against Their rights and sAe their TesistaOes 70
ianovadoa By appeals TO Their patriotic feeling Il s
pEeOiaely for these reasons that the season Of
srsasss, peril frCm abroad Is Likewise she season
u The grss,sis peril a. homs Il is the time whom
shs densgogus changes MS accustomed tactics, Rrd
sssing 20 ply upon the popular love OF power, gains
nis ends BY playing upon the Popuas love Of country.
Bis objects are the same but his arts Ae different
And bsing CR rent from thoss he bas usually employed
rbsy are the lees recognized; aud be- though still the
6snsgogus and the hyPOcrs, gains credit for ssgacty
sn5 wisdom aud conservatism, BY becoming the tool of
power IN pace Of its ssSaant aud the dsnOuReer OF
thoss rshtsa1d liberties Of which be was formerly the
salf. constituted champion.
Is Is fortunate indeed, that such 5emagoguss
ss these have not succeeded in exercising a cor
ruping inRasrce on our Government; and that
the men 70 whom We have entrusted power have
not been led to sbsss it. l. is forulas that this is
she olse; but it Is owing 20 sny virtue in The plan
Of blind aud IN. .mi,ed confidence which is recon
msnded BY 80 many who claim that true patriotism
demands thas rights sud liberties and laws ought Be
sacrificed a. the dictsdoa OF Executive or gsative
o5nilr. L simply owing he fac thas the Executive
or the Legislature have ben SPACIOUS and les
oovstous Of power than is usually the with the po-
SCISSORS of poWsr Oher mig ht be less worthy OF
trus.; OF the sane might become, a. some future
time, more justly habls 70 suspicion. The only true
Asass for afse and reasoning p,Oplsis that Of ssOspi
osm not 90 rooted a. 10 exclude proper confidence
and Of eonideICs 10. tco ample to admit proper dis
Eas. Ttoss Who would persuade the people Of these
States that psriosa be manifested iudrpsn
dance secured exoep. By 6's Of Ignts and hber
hss for which alone Independence is worth having
snsmicE toe eo1ury much the Yankee invaders
snd ere even more dangerous.
We have been Almost inseEsibly ed into these re
marks BY reading the following address Of Gov Allen,
Of Louisiana, 10 the people Of that Sale Il is full o.
sound doctrine and 3 lOd sense
TO TIE CIuZsSs OF TaE SfAEE OF LOUISIANA:
AZ the Ohiel Magis,ra OF the STATE sworn 70 msu-
tain the iuteErity o. her lava deem i arp opria.s 10
renew 70 Der people the as ua7es that shall keep ibs
cab, and full E1At duy. W5ie doing this have
ihosgat proper to add such suggestions as le occasion
dana ds
Tae presence o. armies in or dst, raised 5y she
Confederate Government commanded by JfiSsrs Of l.s
sppOinmenS governed by the RUSS and regulations II
has AdOp.ed and sasnA6e olsy IL IN their III AIRY
capasy, pr lduce ilcony3llelcs3 vhc table,
and Of which, Whsn ueces,E~y, pa rio.o pecpls vii
act complain. Fuese uc0lv nencea forai ar. Of she
pFes you mu5s pay for youF coanrys i1ds ZEN fence,
ana fer tas bsrLes you vi hereafter srioy.
Bat that Government ~ al yCur creation, and has 10
lex poser beyond that Whc1 zen h.ve conferred upon
it. ! 3 daiss sriety defined md ia authority
limit b. the ccnsttrlc1al charter which yuur repre-
sSntsiiVes have AIDED N forming, and which you,
thioUg1 your convention, have ratified Tbs armies oi
ke Confederate Ssa,ss have no Authority pos cx
cspi Ehas tie laws OF COcErrss give hem and ihal
body oanpSt 90 osyo-d ne gran smmsing iroa Sow
eFCigu Stltss. The authority Of military oBccfs D.
therefore tbc creation Of Ccrs u'io-al laws They can
rgbduly Do netting Su. Wa. Congress Ia authorized
thg 20 Go. Properly view d army is only psliCe
force on large so1le whose sole "a ci.u o. % main
tain the Laws Of the lssd and so pc tsCt he rights Of
the ration Hsncr The ms5trsy by which t acs |
ought never . ONE ia collision With lie civil Svs
che machinsry ct local or ate g1veTnme1s 0vsr
The eiiiEs0, biz properly military officer has any
0,hsr aGt1od;y han shat Il gwen hin by law. 1. is
% glory o. every really graf military comma ldsT, /
Jhat civilian X never made 10 feel the pre.sLc3 n
army a bu-d,u, ruisaEes, II a terror 0serh's
troops bis ant osy given ~ law is necessarily very
great fois l. Hgk bu beyond the circle Of his Amy
she B, m5est q. 81 IN he Lind is h's equal
therefore eaTle-y adm3nsh every one whose rights
nay be 'iOA:ed uader presence Of m ary authority 10
appeal promptly 20 tie courts Of Justice. 1t every
or zs1, having just cause q compliant against mil asy
on cels report he sam3 20 60 grand juy Of his
parisi. II aTrssed and deprive Ct JOur Id rly It i,
yOur ght 70 ave he Of pour arrsst jldiciay
Ing urea in'0 a. onCo ard % be dsocarged les fJana
% DC egAlJ ds'ainsd Tbs wit Of Ha5sas CorDUs is
always op 70 every eizsa; 70 invoke &c Is his bal
loSedI gl; snd earles y rCqu q ell judges 10 ssue
h Eheasser legally d, malded
EKaondsd Euthorly Las been conferred on The i
Oonnanolag General OF tbs department. He has |
eeEer used that poser against citizen and Is ear IL
foe from any deposition % use a. / know il 10 /
Ds ks earnest Eisb, b & every abuse OF authority by
any sIhoroinste cfcer shall DO resisted b. Oh an sg
der al eiroumrArces, and promptly reported II thore
are acts 1T p0sy t-yanuy, anLO and psOscsp.ion
0oumittfd 10 bis pArtmeEt they vi. Be rsprobated
by him being contrary % be viii as they in
tsst vic his ehRFae.sr All suoh aos brought % his
kuOWledg', Idsgsi nos, at eF says bsfn, or viii be
ploished promptly.
Thus hr bat OCs otEsn Of this a.s bss been illegal
y snd ErODgiuly eKilec, ard be shall be Furned 70
his hou, ard bis fmiy. While ! IN Governor Of the
State Of Louiisos he hayonet tba rot RUE her cit
ans but toey shall be protsc cd ateVery haE d In all
thsH legal AID e9naiilntenal hghtAG
REEE1 W. ALLEH
Governor Of louisiana.
ExECUFrvs OFgroa
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