The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-29

Lie Constitution and the Senate would max,
wsr on the Constitution by declaring war to OK
IA between the two Governments wien no wal
lad been declared. and nothing had occurred
Ia, o slight military conflict between por
,ou Of two armies. Yet no was asked to Af
firm In the very face of the Constitution. thai
a local fencounter, not authorized by the acl
Of either Government, constituted a state o
war between the Government Of Mex leo and the
Government OF the United States, TO say that. by
4 certain military movement Of General Tayloi
and Gen. Arsta, every citizen of the United
States was made the enemy of every man in Mex
leo. 1t was mons,rous 1t stripped Congress oil
the power of making war; and, what was more
and worse, II gave that power to every officer
nav, to every subaltern commanding a corporate
guard. Did gentlemen call upon him TO do this !
Did they expect he was going to vote for posi-
ton so monstous II they forced the question
upon him, hs should take bis own course. II
they wanted unanimity they could have it but
lfthey choose 10 proceed on their own petty par.
q views. DO II SO.
la the House the vote stands as follows
YEAS-Messrs Abbott, Stephen Adams. An.
derson, Arnold. Baker, Barringer, Bayly, Bed
niger, Bel. Benton. Biggs, James Black, James
A. Black, Blanchard. Bowlin. Boyd. Brinker
bof, Brokenbrough. Btodhead. Milton Brown,
". G. Brown. Burlington, Burt, W. W. Camp.
bell John II Campbell, Carroll. Csthcari John
G. Chapman, Augustus A. Chapman. Reuben
Chapman, Chase, Chipnrn, Clarke. Cobb Cooke
Collin, Crolier. Gallon. Cummius, Daniel. Oar.
ran, Dauagh. Garrett DAVIS, Jefferson DAVIS,
De Mott, Dillingham;. Dobbin. Dockcry. Doug
lass, Droingnole, Dunlap, Edsall. Ellsworth, Erd
man John II Ewing, Edwin II Ewing. Faran,
L.. a
Gordon, Graham, Grider, Grover. Ilamlin. lamp.
Tor. IIafalson fiaunanson, Harper. Henley, Her
r,ek, billiard. Iioge, Elias D Holmes Isaac f.
llolnes. Hopkins, lIough, John W. Houston.
George s. Houston. Ilungerford James b Hunt,
Hunter. Charles lngefsoll, Joseph X. Ingcr
soll. Joseph Johnson, ADdTow Johnson, George
" Jones, Andrew Kennedy. Preston King, +.
y King, Loib. La Sere, Lewis. Levin, Ligon,
Iumpkin. Maclay. Mclean. MeCleland Me
|Clernand. Mcdonnell. Joseph J. McDowell, Jas
Mcdowell, MeGaughey. Mclienry. Marsh, Jno
r. Martin. Barclay Martin. Miller. Morris,
Morse Mqseleg, Aolton, Niyen. Norris. Owen,
|Pni.h. Payne, Pendlclon. Peuill. Petit, Phelps,
Pollock, Price. Ramsey. RAthbun, Reid, Relic,
|Rhsu Ritter, Roberts. John A. Rock we'll, saw.
|,eae, Sawyer. Sesmmon. sehcnek Seldom. A
ID. SINS, Leonard IL. Sims. simpson, Truman
1Smdh, Albert Smith, Thomas Smith, Stanton,
|Slafs weather. Stewart. St John. Strong. Tub.
oissu. Thomson. Jacob Thompson. Thurman,
FTab4t,s, Toombs. Towns, TfedsEy. Trumbo,
h sion. wentSor,b. Wheaton. Wick, W in,hrup,
~ aalrsa. Woodward, Yaneey, Yell. Young
I5i
| NAYS-Messr. John Quincy Adams. Ash.
nan, Ctausion. Culver, DolaHo, q iddings. Gun.
! eli, Hudson. Daniel r King. Root. Severance
slfshm, 1llden. Vanee--l4.
Some OF those who voted IN the negative
ave since come out mud stated that al.
hough they could no, vote for the passage
Il the measure, now IL had passed they
eete for their country.