This effort failed, from a mistaken estimate
on the part of some of the principal bondholders, to whom the
proposition was made, of the extent to which State pride would induce
our citizens to contribute, and to the belief in a power to coerce
payment. The gentleman who bore the proposal, indignant at the offensive
manner of its rejection, and conscious of the disinterestedness of his
motives, abandoned the negotiation in disgust, and the opportunity was
lost.]
CHAPTER XIV.
Military Laws and Measures.--Agricultural Products
diminished.--Manufactures flourishing.--The Call for
Volunteers.--The Term of Three Years.--Improved Discipline.--The
Law assailed.--Important Constitutional Question raised.--Its
Discussion at Length.--Power of the Government over its own
Armies and the Militia.--Object of Confederations.--The
War-Powers granted.--Two Modes of raising Armies in the
Confederate States.--Is the Law necessary and proper?--Congress
is the Judge under the Grant of Specific Power.--What is meant
by Militia.--Whole Military Strength divided into Two
Classes.--Powers of Congress.--Objections answered.--Good
Effects of the Law.--The Limitations enlarged.--Results of the
Operations of these Laws.--Act for the Employment of
Slaves.--Message to Congress.--"Died of a Theory."--Act to use
Slaves as Soldiers passed.--Not Time to put it in Operation.
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