. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... cordance with the Presidents proclamation. This body proceeded to give to thegovernment a prompt and effectual were introduced to legalize theextraordinary acts of the President in settingaside the writ of habeas corpus, in orderingthe arbitrary arrest and confinement of citi-zens, and in assuming certain other powers 674 THE CIVIL WAR. which belonged to Congress. Congressrefused to throw over these acts, howevernecessary, the sanction of
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... cordance with the Presidents proclamation. This body proceeded to give to thegovernment a prompt and effectual were introduced to legalize theextraordinary acts of the President in settingaside the writ of habeas corpus, in orderingthe arbitrary arrest and confinement of citi-zens, and in assuming certain other powers 674 THE CIVIL WAR. which belonged to Congress. Congressrefused to throw over these acts, howevernecessary, the sanction of the law; but inview of the necessity of prompt and vigorousaction on the part of the President, excused hisacts on the distinct ground of the necessitiesof war. Measures were adopted withoutdelay for putting in the field an army of fivehundred and twenty-five thousand men, andfor equipping a powerful navy ; and the sumof five hundred millions of dollars was appro-priated for the prosecution of the war. During this session Congress also adopteda solemn resolution declaring that this waris not prosecuted on our part in any spirit of. THE CONFEDERATE FLAG. oppression, nor for any purpose of conquestor subjugation, nor for the purpose of over-throwing or interfering with the rights orestablished institutions of those [the seceded]States; but to defend and maintain thesupremacy of the constitution and all lawsmade in pursuance thereof, and to preservethe Union with all the dignity, equality andrights of the several States unimpaired ; thatas soon as these objects are accomplished thewar ought to cease. ^ In the meantime the Confederajes hadcollected troops at important points to resistthe advance of the Federal troops into force under Brigadier-General Garnett was stationed in West Virginia to eover theapproaches from that direction; HarpersFerry, which commanded the entrance intothe valley of Virginia, was held by an armyof seven thousand or eight thousand men>under
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