The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-14
OUR SPRINGFIELD LETTER.

UUh SPhlNGtlELD LEIIEH.
THE oovRRNoR's MRssAoE--THR PLEA OF
Observation-Disclosures THE JUDGE OF |
HIS OWN ACTIONS.
5t spainoyilLD III, Dec. Q. 1871. |
I send you herewith the governors mes
sage which has just been read in both
houses Of the general assembly. The
message, after being read was referred 70
the judiciary committee, and whether
they will ever report or not 10 quite be-
yond the knowledge Of any ordinary NOR
tai. The message is certainly source Of q
great deal Of annoyance to the whole re-
publican party. They have 20 long been
accustomed to do Whatever they pleased
and excuse It with the ever-rcady plea
Of necessity, that II is extremely difficult
TO know what TO do
when this way OF escape is
cut of. They all admit that the reason
ing of Gov. Palmer IL plain and unanswer-
able, but and then comes stammer-
ing, and q long dissertation on
tho msgnincence Of the Chicago
fire and the impossibility Of its recurrence,
and verify believe that some Of them
think they make q point in favor of the
great head center Of our fast tralizing
government.
If the usurpation Of power by ofacials Of
every grade was not SO serious . reality,
this phase Of the subject would DO
ridiculous enough to furnish some amuse-
ment. The republican party has
attained its present powerful position by
acting as though the intelligent judgment
OLA republican who is charged with the ex-
seution Of any trust, is the highest possible
law to which he can be subject. So an Of
fcer does what no wishes to do and re-
ports that he found it necessary" and
his course is approved. From the highest
20 the lowest this is the uniform rule
Grant sends the navy to patrol the islands
Of the Caribbean Sea, because he thinks It
best. Secretary Boutwell, pays the syndi-
cate two millions OF the peoples money
because no was satisfied that he
could not place the new loan with
out it and he thinks the
country desires to have II placed. Mayor
Mason surrendsrs TO Sheridan and leaves
it to that noted Indian fghtist to say
where he thinks military aid Is necessary
and bases his expectation OF being sus'
| tanned upon tho great doctrine Of public
necessity. And even Finnsgan" re-
ports to the governor that 10 executing tho
law Of the state he found that himself and
comrades had not money enough to do
what they thought the public good re-
quired, aud SO after consultation with
Gov. Palmer, they make contract for q
building costing about 100000
more than the law authorized
Them to contract for. So universal has the
law of public necessity become, that I have
no doubt that most Of our justices of The
peace arc as fully able to legalize divor
ces as they are TO solemnizs the marriage
contracts, and l should not be in the lcas
startled to see written instrument, com
mencing with whereas, In the opinion
Of the undersigned, justice Of the peace
Of Cook couuty,"-and purporting TO be I
full and anal decree Of divsrcsmcnt.
So / say that it 10 as amusing Al
the gravity Of the subjec
will admit, to see Governor Palmer sc
earnest in his advocacy Of that old doc
trine Of the limited powers Of tho fedora
government, and 90 anxious lest the feder
al rulers should do in Illinois what he hs
for years abetted them ir doing in othe
states, and the Autter it occasions among
the radicals, when this argument Gomez
from an able man Of their own number
can not fail to cause Q smile upon th'
faces of democrats who have fol
years sworn vengeance agains
the party which was engaged in this state
destroying enterprise, and which Away
answered in full confidence Of public ap
provsl, sit 10 necessary"
The delicacy Of the snubbing the prssi'
dent has given Governor Palmer, mus,
certainly elicit the hearty commentator
of all the admirers Of Ulysses. 1t il
cruel, perhaps, but there 10 such refine.
ment OF cruelty in il, that 1t challenges
admiration. General Sheridan "saw the
necessity of having a few CON-
panies of regular troops" under
his immediate control at Chicago. Gan
Sherman "fully approved his course and
sent him "polce force" Of four compsn.
les. The Secretary Of War "mw" sher'
mars approval and sanctioned it. Gov.
Palmer demonstrated with the presi-
dent and the president "referrsd 1t
to the secterery OF war with direc-