, 1864-02-20

same sort of treatment, and thev win mt
stand 1t as well. They arc far weaker IN tba
1oins thin q, year ago, md they know n
Men, good men are the thing.
EAECU11VR .U8UNPATIOy.,
IL Is objected to the Presidents p1an of re-
construction, that in 1t lie claims powers he
has NO right to exercise. The Reorganization
OF seecaed states, 1t is said falls under the
peace powers OF tho Government, Which ca,
DC exercised only by Congress The Pnesf
dent, MS Chief can issue such
orders as are best httedto gain military ends:
but that the reconstruction Of civil govern.
ment is not one Of the ends of war. md Js
not necessary to the success Of our arms.
and that hence the President hns been guilty
1nhis proclamation Of an e1traor1inar7 usur-
patton Of power
u this objection be well taken, which VIC
40 not admit, still. whatever defects or want
OF authority there may be IN the proposed
measure OF the President can be cured or SUD-
piled by, the action Of Congress. But VIC
wish to state now some of the reasons why
this charge OF the usurpation Of the powers
ofCongress by the President, 1t seems to rs,
cannot be sustained. @
Whcn war has once begun, be It either for
cign OF cirfl, the duty OF the Executive is to
use all means aud employ an the forces or
the nation in his best discretion, to overcome
the enemy aud attain the ends of war. It
cannot be denied that It is tile duty of Con.
gross to place under his command all the
1orces Of The country; and he has not only
the right, but would grossly fail to do his
duty If he did not SO employ them. The
ends Of all just wars are indemnify for the
past and security for the future. All meas
ufes adapted to secure these great ends are
not only tustidab1e and right; but any Com
mander would be condemned by general con-
sent who failed to use all the forces Mt his
command, and put forth all his authority, to
CRUSH TIC enemy and make the attainment of
those ends sure When n country has been
brought under subsection by the army, It il !
~- aomltted ahat the Commander has right to .
. establish military government over it. He
salso under obligation to do 80, be-
cause-some government is necessary.
ana as the old one has been oveIthrown, and
swept a~ny, 1t Is duty TO replace 1t with
another Of sonic kind that society may not
be given up to misru1c and anarchy. Gov
eminent thus established Is most always |
1fom the circumstances Of the case Of strict !
~ military nature, and Is plainly essential to !
of the natIon that hoz fe,.a- - NJ po"e1
suc1 covar,,ooD4 - ~ ona must
IA n eorrrnrneIf ,-5,ons S9n.. u11saF3
best md surrst tn ,-.ta,r ,n.ans y Mwass
oretnacv over a srh,.cfaa s>sas,,. anc ~
is conr,ncaS +,,.t
clothing some Of the people will ce,,o,,,
Nical rights and priyilepcs md oar,:..i
them to share in the admin,str,tion ~
spower viii be more etronulv cnt-aon,,ss
and his hold on the countrv far ,aea w.t.
be looscned, may he not takei that coz-ss9
Is he shut up to PROCEEDINGS zsb1c,, ~.
strictly military, SO that he cannot rcsort ~
my civil methods or cxpedfpnts .thoroh -,,o,S
" the best and most efficient II seans ~
MS TINT there can be no snch 1IrnitatIon or
exclusion. It is true that tie military poyyer
supctsedes the civil in war because the two
cannot often work well together: l5nt tha I
that 4 commander may not mate
use Of civil means and proceedings when
they are manHestly best, has No foundatson | a
either In law Or reason. - 9
II q comp'dnder-in-chieff finds the best w.v 9
% re-estsolish and perpetuate the autho,,tr .
# his government over a conquered state f. i
% ADMIT portion Of the population to t,,.c r
'art IN caVA administration, on such cond;- =
ION as ne may By military law prescribe. h. :
lot only has the right SO to do, but would a
e clearly to blame If he did not. II the c
fate can ne as well or better held and kept {
= enSoecnon by employing its own people, .
: nau nnGa Sy us.ng eololets alone, then 1t would
!. aa",ssa ~. e.' ~ tnus employ them. And
~ eon u .n.s question rests wholly in
~ o,,s =. w be- :;
tetes B roma,n -..soe etpsaicncF. While the c.
,.a.xsA - ~ .'A.t"15 conLrol, the ! .,
se of such cfr;, a nnana.a.1 1n+chlcl can mike n
msy deem ha.. aai.at.ons tt,aa or measures g g
be uilitaH mav snt;ra, % ~ sseu1e ms power: n,
over. .or !, Insr = aae.:, aesuoy the civil ba
in 1,r+ ~ - aousn II IN whole, In
es+ ,d1,ntnoa 40 ~ use TO the ~
tbc comms,aa. .,a.ly aAil'a.y 10 ITSELF en e1'
, 40 fsr no ~ ,,ara e.A.n1 .uAs oes' he may
orpan,zed ~ -, a. s government fully be
ch aofac,,a,ss - - 70 oaeets eieeted, under su
~ 49, ~ aa y senoes II loyal md IT, T.,
cxerrIses commans@sa.ll 1' PURPOSE 1or which "1'
ction to Lis Cove-nmoet .'n'se!on so. anu sub
eut thus established ,ra,,,, = ,. eae eoVern- ]
.bts or nowers - t,,.n "9e'a ~ nsVe no turthcr he
,ch,er.: -au,s e..'ea from the lat
b,ect to 1fs contro, u .ss sL. a. ~ "mes be the
opld be suffered n e.,s. ' ul1erence' and cd
Is found adyantareons - ~ n. ..;,.. anan II
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