Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-05

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Tina FcIuarkAbs - mas appear, ths Congress. BY
law 0rsctsd that th0 question OF exemption OF ave
officers shoula be tlkoa nOt Only hon tne eoneaan9s
Of the several Sta e. bat from tha LsgslAutes % ve,
and the Governors Of the Satss were created ONO We
OF the Confederate Government, for the purpose OF
terminipE What and hoU many c1iNrI sheud bs re-
tarsd BY the States respectively in order % carry On
taeir Governmental Then t was, sR, that, vi yeir
kOea Gag city, you SaU The Arst attempt Of tne Oon
Gsdsra Geve,nm o. 70 override the aeer. You
promptly and boldly the ssue, and the result VAS
"A, vel known Sint solutions OF March the l0.h.-
IL Wss fair 10 suppose, have said, that those
resolutions would have been eoneuhve a. 10
thO tlRoora nimld Rot 80 The War Depart
msuO At Richmond issued orders conser p ing
your Justices Of the peace, unloS the Governor
1hould osFify 70 thar necessity. fhs, IN mo
eAssr, Gov. Saith DID but in others h vas Refused.
Then il u that the hdbsaS corpus having expired BY
lin,ts,iOa Soer judge Cs.s APPEALED TO- ana anSy
aud that all of,erS provided fl BY the Constitution
o. re BY virtue Of that Constitution, ,mpfd and also
sch othsrs created by lag - the Legislature should
- clare not liable to military IeFvioe. thus you will
Geo that eIhcera provided for by tie Constitution de-
rvs theiF exemption from higher source than jour
s@ Tnis d. sion vas rendered after iaiT hearing
Ia " ich the government Was represented by able
.u7ps enc, III the before Judge JoynOs at Pc
tsrsbuE. AD told that IN the argument II vas main
tanned By the government that the othcsr and the
o6ss vers distinct and that If the 0onf, dorsey
.rripttd ono omcsF the people could still sltc an
other and that % there YES no invasion OF btate
sovereignty. This srgunAnt ~ 20 pAlpsbly sErons
Gus ~ 10 make 10 Impression on the learned judge
Il vas the argument that Lincoln ussd In inpriSonDg
the MARYLAND Legislature. Il IL the lama that Bur.
bridge lsss in sIpelIiDg from Kentucky Lest Gov.
jacobs Of that State. IL q the same too upon which
ucolu jasthss his refusal goAs the fesFs OF
tnO State In revelation claiming thai sinea h 10
the duty Of OOUusss to guarantee sseh Ssats are
publican form Of govsInmsnt only Way 70 do
shIs u % appoiut military goveSnoss V6o shall
L helt GAGS smith the var being over, The peopk
can slse: other TUsrS Sad representatives This 10
certainly mos dAngSPoas doctrine, and doubly dan
rsrOus chen snIsrtained By The possrs that eontrrl
| Ihs armies d the eouatPy. BatI an digTsaing.
have shoSp that Congress has Invited your acton in
matter over Ohieh they have taken from you BY their
LEGISLATION, all control There nothing dons 90
told SiIAout puTpoDe. What, then, can be The pur.
ocSe q Congress in thus slnE to your lii sim.
DIV a they say that you InA reduce Jour list Ct
sm Ddous, and thus give the Confederate Government
he color Of right 70 destroy your vii poy; for
ca never be done BY right since such jusAs In VIZ.
ynio Gs Field, J. ynGs ana hsrShAul backed BY The
Jourt OF Appeals IN the Abrams cas-, have decided
hat - 10 az leasi fOTF EthS OF these exempted By
tour laws a. e. JUS ices the paAes) exemption
"a il necefsAFy inasm uch the commissions Of jus
tee OF the PSacs sfe rived fran hs ConsituiioD,
md ipso Jaclo confer exemption. The OonlttutiOn
ROes also step further and dthnss their dutis; and,
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~ declares that 'n ell cases the military fhA be I'M
i.r or OF Iubordnaon to and governed BY the civil
power"
But yCu are asked TO prOscribs sg, - equalization
Of those Who may hold the oicN provided JoV By the
Oonsttuton but established by lac. The right Of the
Leg stature TO do this most emphacaly deay. The
Constitution Of Vugins, which must be our political
chart: pre- ctibes only the ages Of G)vernor LCutsn
uut Governor, Judges and Stats S,natop. The fair
and only legitimate inference TO- that - 10 thoss OH
GERS about which the Constitution silent in regard to
age those having the right Of Euhrsgs should b
sSRibe thG.ssO. This theory is supported by the
lire bill Of right; else, how can ell men bs frte and
ON p or hoe c,n Government bs for "the common
benefit" Of Gr!clsFAs aud sge', if one elAss or age
il to be exclusedf Bat there 10 much stronger
srRumelt against prescribing any age A. o test
for ONCE. Il 10 this: Many OF your soldiers have
been four years battling in the army VIII you
sAy 70 them you must remain heVsn Of
wood snd drawers Of water. You cannot hold efhee
M n forfyfvs years Of HRe whilst you make PRIV
isy class OF the able 6odi,d msS about that Ggs OF
uhce there are Iti thou Ands in tbs land whose cry
for everybody 10 be eonsC,bed bat themSelVes.-
Aside from ell ibis however, hope ths L'eitltturs
il they had the power, or even the people ihsmselves
through their agents 10 convention will never restrict
hemselves in II, cleo lon Of th,, agents 10 any fixed
age to the exclusion Of the StGt dards Of hoLey in.
telliRence esp city aud fidelity in the CT IN In.
cumbent Of Q pIb'C oics. Verify will il be . sad
day for the State when dsm'gcEuism shall rule to
.hia extent. Some viii conteto tnAt tneeo VINO hoId
these ices which confer exemption are priv.
legged cas- This cannot be mai tAinsd. They are,
Al your Joint revolutions eff M, "indspenSAble
70 the performance Of the public functions with which
they are charged ard 10 the proper maintenance Of
the dignity, integrity and efficiency OF the SsAe."-
Who made them thus "indispensAbles' Your conSt.
luton snd llWE. Not a. favor to them are they tI-
supted, but btcluse they are Indispensable
But grant that hey bad exclusive privileges. They
soud b. projected in their erjoyment Of them BY your
pill Of rights which declares 'hAt man or set Of
men ara entitled exclusive oTsepArate enromens OF
privileges from the community 6gt 80 confederation Of
public service.
Toe memorandum from the Bureau Of Oonscsiption
shows that foWtesR hIndb cd ere eItr pied nom
conrCription between Is and so 10 carry ON the
8, ate Government. TtI' affirm, 10 . small number
or in Il are incud, the Legislature, the judges,
clerks Of courts theriJ and sergeants, besides the
fcers ct the seat of Government In addition 10 the
justices Of the peioe will not insult your intslli-
zsncs by sayiuR shat there il ofceF preVdCd for
hy the Consti ution or your laws exempted In tbs
int Revolutions OF March 10, 1864 Who, IL he dis
chAges his Duties 10 not necessary 90 the State and
20 the people will not say that they continually
and uuremit ely discbATEiug duties, bot that thefe
continually recurring ssity for their services
md that they cannot be dispensed WITH do III -m.-
70 m,n suppo-e, would fl I'm tina; the soldiers
needed every Gay 10 fight battles yet because they
sSe periodically required 60 il 1t necessary 20 have
HON IN pIsoe when needed. Just 20 With she State
officers they night 20 out occasionally tiS trus and
i9ht. but what becomes OF the STATE when they ere
gomez Dan Il take care Of itselfi
The remainder Of this communication, unAvoida-
bly, crowded out to-day, will appear tomorrow