The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-07

. whole attention TO The following striking
article:
THE YORK EXPRESS.
THE SLOW rur SURE STEPS or 4 MON .
ARCHY.
I, Mankind seems naturally TO run after a
: monarchy, and hence monarchy has be.
come the prevailing government among
: mankind. Perhaps there lie no help for IT,
but great effort was riade against ii by
Washington and other Fathers of our Re.
public, and will vet be made by all who
have imbibed their spirit.
The phrase Imam Potrcr, which, we
believe, is of our own coming, mole ex-
pressiyely defines what is understood by
monarchy than any other definition We
know of, and hence we shall continue to
use it, While We call attention to lis pro
grcss" (the only sort Of progress we have
, made these late years. IN the u. States.
. Our one man po'rer is named President,
, which is now synonymous with Emperor
+. OF King, although never intended TO be 30
) in our constitutional Republic.
!. Thus the power TO declare war, exist
!. ing in Kings aud Emperors, now, IL IS con-
, tended, by what calls itself Democracy,
/. exists in our President. 1t is not, to be
q sure, so commended in express words; but
!, the principle is laid down that, 10 the arm
ed occcpation OF the territory west Of the
Nueces without an act of Cong ess-a
disputed terriiory-Mr. Polk was right,
although that occupation necessarily ia
VOWED US in the war with Mexico. So,
when our Government has a dispute with
another Government, Il IS now settled as
Democratic principle that an Executive
can 90 TO war about il, without consulting
|, Congress, even though Congress he in ses-
F. sion. The power TO involve US IN, that Is,
Q 10 declare war, therefore, now exists 10 our
President, just as II does in a King, or
n Emperor, or an AItocrat. Ii is a fol.
Iy, then, hereafter 10 speak of our coun.
try as a Republic; il - a monarchy but
3 The head of il Is soitcned down By The
Is name OF President, because King is On.
D popular yet.
War thus existing, in spite OF Congress,
at but necessarily waged By Congress, when
a. The nation is thus forced INTO II by lis mon.
arch, it IS again laid down as democratic
70 principle, that What IS Conquered IS Az.
I NExED, and thus becomes part aud parcel
Of our Union. Hear Mr.. Doug ass, Of
y Illinois, a noted Democratic leader, when
. speaking in Congress 90 that point. We
ar quote from the Union:
- Now he (Mr. D. maintained hat that
= territory New Nexco) vas parl Of the
territory cf the u. States before the Gen.
eral Ikearney) issued the proclamation al
> all. II trds part Of The United States By
r,rtue Of the act Of Congress Which anaer
= ed II. Il required no proclamation II
- required no other act than that Of conquest
Itself. And he maintained furthermore
:, tina, lf treaty Of peace were made will
Mexico without establishing her limits
all these conquered prorinccs rere part ana
parcel Of he United States By right IF con
guest and mua so renal, fortrer. unlcs!
:, coded back to Mexico, or unless reconquer
: cd. ras hercfore, The oct Of eonqueS
: rhieh ANNEXED the territory and il did no
= require The proclamation OF General Kear
: ney or Commodore Stockton. They mere
: y declared the existence Of fact which
had previously occurred."
is Conquest Is annexation and thus Ia
E. mauIipss, New Leon, Coahu!a, Chihua
Is hua, part Of Vera Cruz, New Mexico, ant
the vast territory Of Upper aud Lower
California, not only become part and par
=, Gel Of the tnted States, but are annexed
10 the United States. Here We see, frs,
= the monarch start NJ war on his own au
=. thofity, and then, under that war, annex
I'd ing 10 the Union territories as vast as IN,
r. Union i'sei, and oil without an &C, of Con
n. gees.
y. Reasoning IN this spirit il is tia, M
to POS, Z. lis message, saws:
j. 1t may be proper 10 provide for N,
security Of these important cnnqucsis, by
j. making MI adequate appropriation for M
II purpose Of erecting Notifications and De
IN froytog the expenses necessarily iaciden
De 10 me maintenance Of our possessiOn ana
authority oper them"
IN Here the monarch speaks as al mon
= archs would speak Of conquered tcrrItof,
g. they intended to keep, in the vein of Fred
p etick the GteaI OF Napoleon aud ex
no presses his desire TO have permanent forti
~ hcalions erected ai our expense, for tn,
III permanent maintenance of our posses
he slons and authority over them"
az The whence done 10 free government
ne in such assumptions by the ole man pow
ne or as rhese, Nj. Polk himself has becom.
u, 80 aware Of, that It u painful 10 him /,
eu hear a discussion of them. Hence, ~ b.
IN message, he says
he -,
=. " The war has been represented rs un
E, Just and unnecessary, and as one oil NJ
= erosion on our part upon a weak and in
In Jurcd enemy. Such erroneous views
- though entertained by but few, have bee,
IAN widely and extensively circulated, not on
4 Iva, home, but have been spread through
&c on, Mexico and the whole world. A NOR
~ etlectual means could not have been devils
- cd encourage the enemy and protract lh
H. war, than to advocate add adhere To- thel