The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-02-11
The Power to Govern that Portion of tn,
Union in Rebellion.

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There is to-day TO government in that
portion of the United States in rebellion,
except the National Government. Until
1t Is restored to the Union, the power to
govern 1t must exist somewhere Where
is it? | say, in the President and 10
Congress-
That is part Of our country. The
United States the nation-has guaran-
tied to it republican form of govern,
ment None exists there to day. jeff.
Davis has established despotism there.
That despot must be crushed, and re.
publican government established Every.
thing needful to that end the President
aud Congress may rightfully do. The
power to establish all needful rules and
regulations, and mel Ike all laws necessary
to the restoration of government repub.
lican in form, must exist in the national
Government.
| do not choose to theorize about State
suicide nor whether the rebel States are
u the condition, in every respect, of
Territories. | call attention to the fact
that there Is no government in this rebel
territory, except the d,spoti-m of jeff.
Davis. There is no State gov, rnment
th"r.. The loyal citizeus of that part of
the Union call upon US to fulfill the con
st'tutlonai guarantee Of giving them a
republican form of government.
Whatever it is necessary to do. to exc.
cute in their favor this col siitutional
guarantee, Congress and the President
may rishtfully do. The right to crush
armed resistance to the Constitution and
laws, and for Congress to make and the
President to execute such laws as will
result in the establishment of a republi-
can government, is then clear. But this
right to coerce into sutjection, aud gov
'rn until obedience aud loyalty shall re
sumo their sway, all territory and States
In rebellion, is not left to inference, nor
is 1t dependent only on those parts of the
Constitution to which attention has al
ready been called. The Constitution also
provides that Congress shall have pow
er to provide for The common defense and
the general welfare"
Congress also has power "to make all
laws, which shall be necessary and prop
er tor carrying into execution the fore
going powers, and all other powers vested
by this Constitution in the Governmen,
OF the United States, or in any depart
ment or officer thereof"
Now, the President is an officer Of the
United States, the Commander in- Chief
OF its armies, and it is his duty to sup
press rebellion, repel invasion, and main.
tain the Constitution everywhere in the
Union, and carry out the guarantee to
each State of republican form of Gov
ernment; and this he is to do, when nee
essary, by force, by war, subject to the
laws OF war; and Congress has full power
to make ali laws necessary and proper to
carry out, and into full execution, these
war powers of the Government including
the wel-establishcd belligerent right Of
Pmancipating slaves.
l ask gentlemen this question. JEFF.
DAVIS has made war upon our country,
lt' 'emped to set up upon our soil rebel
lous government, attacked our capital,
ana now holds portion of these States
under despotic tyranny. In making
war upon him to subdue him, to re. .estab-
ish our authority, and fulfill the guaran.
tee of republican form Of government,
eau our Government do all that one na.
ion can do when at war with another
ander the rules Of war? Surely this will
not be denied. This brings us to the