CHAPTER XIV.. Military Laws and Measures.--Agricultural Products

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.

APPENDIXES.

APPENDIX B.

Speech of the Author on the Oregon Question