The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-02-20
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The ChsirRsa &C ne Seusss's cen-
niiies On fonga Relations. Mr.. AsrhsE.
Of prg'nis. sabmirls q Repon On Tuss-
day. tie al inst. nlanse % he snasTa-
iioa resUlatioas shirh passed Ihe House
81 Representatives. some lime slner. The
Report 10 long aad elsboras; wseaa only
give eauRcls and slsie tie conclasloas %
which lhe committee have sInsed.
NIta regard % me consIii1sisnsl pow-
er Of the Government 10 acquire lossisn
territory. The Report af.er detailed insss-
iiaaliOn Of the subject, expresses The epin-
lon that such poser doe. sxist. Tie
nsx, ting 10 be dsierniaed Is 10 vhsI
branch o. department Of lhe Goyrrnnsnl
does this poser reside.
The existence &c lhe power ITSELF Is de-
ri'stvs, not primary. Thus L ioloss
from the authority % make wa'. For war
may imply eoeqIesi; and conquest nay
bring With il The pcsstssmn OF fareign
ternl0ry. Or The poser may resoliifom
that obligation which reefs upon Con-
er,s.Io pro-, lie Cor the" general welfare"
in which esse lie acquisition o. terri ory
By purchase nay be lawful and proper.
The Instances Of LOuisiana and Florida
are in point.
Inssm0eh. then, q power 10 acquire
territory is drriyslss, and comes only by
necessary impl.c.tnn. % the question %
IN 'be department OF the Government BY
which sUeh pow, may be exercised must
be Jelerninrd By inieSsnee and neces-
sary implication. The power itself not
being distinctly speeI6ec, moi being mem
TONED II al a. an inIrgrsi power. the
cnn.ii;Oi on could mol, o! course. indieste
10 terms hos. OF by what fvnct onaries u
va, 10 TO exercised. We quote The srgu.
merit OF The Report on ihl. point:
t. The second inquiry succeeds. By
What department Of the Government NAV
The power be sxsned! With which does
il resided Which is Tho authority which
IN .kes The srqu sition when il has been
Tie result Of succ, sslpl war. canques'!
To- Congress il given the Discretion 10
declare war: but il il 20 this Office, The
DECLARATION az war. that the function oil
Cos gress in relation 10 il i confined.
Congress may declare Who is TO conjucl
III Mt Congress- in the least. CoE-
grtss gives The authority. furnishes the
mfsns, but with the coaduei Congress
has no province Of authority whatever.
The rrogre.s OF tie war subjects the ter
ritary sEirh NAV have been wen ana oc-
cupled. But Occupation OF this character
gives no title To territory. IL 10 10 The
ierminstinn of v az, TO the arrangements for
Isses, thar lille, should Il be acquired,
mnstb, traced. ri pesce aud recognition
BY the iu,irg patty sffixes the seal, title j.
~ " nstG; tie case 10 that Of possession
rs distinguished iron u La di.linctop
tie most important. The DEL arimsnt,.
then. 10 which Tie province belongs TO
otliiera,e this distinction, 10 change The
condition al tue possession, discharge
lie final Office of consummslion, make
the possession PROPERTY, that is The de-
rsflmeni to which The acquisition aud The
power Of s-quislion IS TO be attributed.
Territory 70 property: b .rgsln Is Leces-
cary 10 transfer. To pass there must be
agreement Of several [arues--ierms. ar
Tangea ents, conditions. " ell. hen here
or any Of item lave to be entered i1tr,
transacted with .Ore:ga ptlliiral au'h"-
rily. there is department assigned by
our con..i,utian. II il made up # lie
h. al of the Ext eu;ise ani .wu-;hirds Of
the S-nsts.
SO, Ia Il scqui.i ion Of territory by
purrhase, the cahtrion IL the sane. Pur-
chase, bag ~ and tr'm'-spgsge
for the Arrangement # these, vnh the
firsign a H. riy which is 10 make the
cane' .sinn OF tie property these in-
d,ca,e the Jurisdiction IL be appropriate to
Tie dspsT mett To which The junction is
assigned. aud assigned exclusively. Of en-
irrTg irio engage nenis sith foreign au-
Iboriy.
The conclusion would srem, hen,
removed beyond the r. ach Of controvtr-
sy. Ihs, territory exterior 10 The Unior,
ptrmIned TO become a par. Of it, can
only 6"d a LAWFUL passage through the
teaty COVER Of The President and Sc
nate. This department.. in the resson-
ing which has been sobuItied, so far
irrm setting UP claim 10 an extension
- ith"ui l,ui;s,ian. or esI, cIug avaiice
oi Inriscictit II. is presen:ed IN the rh.-
iactsr e an auxiliary oily TO OTHER
powers, inert, till nne of these iDrokes
iis assis anee. A further guaranty, too,
Is found for the innoxious character Of
this authority. And what is that! u is
the representative in the Government OF
lie conserv tive element. lis federal cha
rarterisiir."
The ease presented BY The joint resolu-
tons Of the Iiou.e proposing 'he annexa
ton &c Tsxas is. however, different case
from ons propasing she acquisition Of t'r-
ritoiy, BY conquest or by purchae. A
foreign population is TO be transferred in
a ms.s: but in Ibis particular there is
nothing TO Distinguish ID from an acqni-i-
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