The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-29

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Executive to use the Army dcfosiueiy IN
Texas has become, IN our opinion, incvia.
bic but that 10 transcend with our forces
ITS actual limits To pass beyond lis popu.
lation aud possessions into region Of only
Mexican inhahitauis--a region within
which Texas has not settlement, and
which embraces AT least farty five thou.
sand Mexican souls, over whom, Texas ney.
er has exercised an inslant's jurisdiction,
Is making nothing but a voluntary offensive
war, unlusiiiied By any pretence Of that :
necessity which could alone warrant tho
temporary employ mon, Of The public arms
hy the President, without the sanction Of
an act of Congress, Che war making pow.
er.) In word, between that which he
might do, aud that which the Admnisira.
ton paper Of the 9TH instant coniesses that
he il dong, The difference is as enormous
as 1t is evident. Though, as VIC have
SAID, It is of choice that the annexationsis
have lcit him, and Of choice that he stands
IN a prcdicamcnt invoking the resort 10 an
Executive act winch is emncnily tema,
nant TO the Constitution Of this Govern.
mcnt, COR Of any popular Governmeni)-
vet II Is mon~ttous, wauion, and dangerous
IA the extreme that he should exceed even
the necessity thus produced, and plunge
forward into u measure not only beyond
al! contemplation OF any political cypecla.
ton, but beyond any powers which the
force Of a sudden contingency NIGH, OK.
cuse his assuming.
1 la the official reply of the Union TO our
article Of the day before yesterday On ihis
subject, the accomplished men whom lis
editors have found IN this city ~" the
considerable accession of taIen, which tho
Administration has brought with IT," Z" tho
tried and distinguished members OF the
Democratic party who have accepted Of.
fee under it," may have afforded part Of
tdc expected equivalent for the places they
hold, but not very convincing token Of
their imparllalIy between The Executive
assumptions and the Laws or Constitution
They defend al large the exercise OF pow
or hy the President which We condemned
and they deliberately contend that the real
limits Of Texas extend west 10 the RIO del
Norte They thus admit, 10 general and IN
particular what We ehargcd-lhat tho
Executive Is acting as We supposed.
Now, mark the consequence The only
ground upon which this proceeding can
place ltsclf j., kai TrIs la, assumed, BY
lar, as hers, GHfhe country mtthtH ne RIO
di Nortc, including Santa ~ and oiker
", ricar possessions. Yiihia rhirh 1tTas
man ran hardiy BE- SAID trcr 10 hare SET
his foot, ercept az a prisoner. Certainly,
the writers FOR the | mon advert to
s,,nc alleged " admission " by us Che nj
ted States that these are the limits Of
Tcyas But need Ne say tina, !, is too fu.
tile To- metz, any attention, thus 10 say that
our admission II ever made. would give
Te,a- any right over what we have roth.
40. ro do with Meantime, whore = tho
. admission Nj 10 any aci, law, Or al.
lhortg Of the United States, certainly. IT,,
$50, lrt :. ~ Ttu'uri1i. DI course, We Know
heng somewhat lamlliaI with Texas nr.
sumrursl what /" the | mon means. Tue
Z admission consists % an auneNatrnn
map ~ Of the hcadlong assertions IN The
, Texas speeches 10 Congress things ride
nlons from tho FIRST, and so thoroughly and
uercllessIy exposed IN ono Of Mr. benton 5
, speeches, as 10 have been ,hcneclorth drop.
ped entirely hy ali IS 10 desired to preserve
, tur the annexation scheme any sCmblance
Of sense or dceencv
. Ii, then the President can take armed
possession Of cyoN thing within these IDLY
claimed tu, false because never exercised
limits Of 'foVns 10 ~ or tho same reasons
rs make It 1T, du,y 10 defend with our
arms leyas proper bound g drive every
. American beyond the RIO del Nofte, ~ to
reduce him under the jurisdiction Of Tex
q rs. And thus. II he can invade the coast.
wise region A. Gar as tic RIO del Notc, ho
, IS ggally bound 10 take Santa l'c aud It's
dependent CONFINES. These are the lncv.
Z table consequences Of The pondings 81
" the distinguished memhcts Of The Demo.
, cratic pnrly," Who occasionally take a turn
/ at the organ"
/ ~ favor Of all this, nothing legal and
q nothing TIA, necessity could legalize, cy.
lists while directly against IL rise many
things of solemn authority.
Every body knows that precisely tho
contrary Of these high handed ENecnlno
proceedings was IN the contemplation Of
Congress and Of the Public, on the final
, passage Of the Annexation Resolutions, a
, part Of which directly provided for peace
, lulIy settling with Mexico The disputed
r limits Of Texas. l. The President 10 make
) war on Mexico for these tcrrltnrcs-an
Hen give away to those from whom be has
wsestcd them that which will then be tho
soil Of the State, not that Of the Govern.
ment
5 4 empty as all its other allegations IN
! favor Of these unlimited stretches Of Exc,
; cutiyo discretion, is the Unions answer to
, our objection, VIXEN il urges that the Pre-
sdcnt could not resort Tor authority 10 Cons
. gross, because all rs members are mol get
eiccied. IL II was mol possible 10 call Con.
gress together nor IN extra session, II was
: not possible ~ lsll, nor on other occa'
sions on which such calls have been made.