Year: 1861

lion or invasion, the pubic safety doe
/ require it. It was decided that W
g have case OF rebellion, and the publ
S safety does require the qualified suspen
. sion ofthe privilege Of the writ. whicl
$ was authorized to be made. Now it i
insisted that Congress, and not the Ex
ecutive, is vested with this power; bu
the Constitution itself is silent as L
which and who is to usurp this power


and as the provision was plainly made


for dangerous emergency it cannot bt
believed that the trainers Of the instru


ment intended that in every case the
4 danger should run it's course until Con


grcss should be called together, the


very assembling OF which might be pre-


vented, rs was intended in this case by


the rebellion. No more extended argu-


mcnt NJ cd now be offered, as an opin-
ion at some length will propably be
presented by the Attorney General.
/ Whether there shall be any legisla-
ton on this subject, or if So what, is sub
mitcd entirely to the better judgement
Of Congrcss.-Thc forbeai'anee Of this
government has been so extraordinary
AMI 50 lor- continued rs to lead some
foreign nations to shape their actions
asif they supposed the early dissolution
Of our national union was probable.


While this, on discovery, gave the
Executive some concern, hcis now hap
~ to say that the sovereignty AMI
rights Of the United States arc now
practically respected hy foreign powers,
and 4 general sympathy will The GOV
ernNent is nantes stcd throughout the
world.


The reports Of Secretaries of the
Treasury. War and Navy Departments
will GIVE the Information in detail, nee
essary ana convenient fur your action,
while the Executive and Departments
will stand ready 10 supply omissions,
or communicate new facts considered
important for You to know.


It is now recommended that YOU give
the legal means for making this contest
short and decisive one; that you place
in the control Of the government for
the work at least 100000 men anil
s4oo, 600, ,o0o-that number Of men is
about tenth Of those Of proper age-
within the regions where all are appa-
ren,lv willing to engage, and the sum, is
lessthan atwenty-tAird part Of the mon
cy valuc owned BY the men who seem
ready to devote the whole.


\ debt OF six hundred millions now
is a less sum, per head. than WAS the
debt Of the revolution when we came
out of the struggle; and the money val
lie in the country, bears even greater
proportion. Surely, each man has a
stronger motive now to preserve our
liberties, than each man had then to
establish them. \ right result at this
time viii be worth more to the world
than ten times the men and ten times
the money.


The evidence reaching us from the
country leavs no doubt that the mate
rial for the work is abundant that II
needs only the hand Of legislation to
give it sanction and the hand of the
Executive to give it practical shape
and efficiency. One of the greatest
perplexi,ies cf the government is to
avoid receiving troops faster than it
it can provide for them. III a word the
people will save the government # the
government will do its part only ..indiff
erently wen.


Itmisht seem At first thought to be
of little difference whether the present
movement 1T the South be called seces-
sion or rebellion. The movers, how
ever. will understand the difference.
They knew at the beginning they could
never raise their treason to any reason
able magnitude by any name which I'M
plies violation of law. They knew their
people purposed as much devotion to
law and order, and as much pride and
reverence for the history and govern
mcnt of their common country rs any
other civilized and patriotic people


They knew they could make no ad


vancement directly III the teeth OF these
strong and noble sentiments.


They accordingly commenced by az


insidious debauching Of the public mind


They invented an ingenious sophism


which, If conceded, was followed by


perfectly logical steps through all the
incidents Of the complete destruction
|.of the Union. The sophism itself Is
that any State of the Union may, con


sistently with the National Constitution