The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1847-01-02

contains the Presideni,' message and .
lumber Of tie documents transmitted
o Congress, on Monday, in answer to
he resolutions passed by The House on
he Is h inst, concerning instructions
o our officers in CsIlioins and the Pa
fc. lnTcferenee TO the voluminous
documents accompanying The mess'g',
the UnIon says:
we have no room at this moment 10
enter into full investigation OF these
interesting papers. But we may under.
axe 10 say that there is nothing IN the
Presidents views, or in The secretaries
instructions; which are not fully 10 uni
son with The constitution Of our country
and The laws Of nations. The open
charges and secret inslnualions which
have been made against the Presidsn,
b fond amply refuled, and bis course
aud thai Of his secretaries fully vindicss
,ed from all rensufe. There were no
'osir cton to G n. K"arney-none TO
C m Idore Slosl sud Suockion--io an
mex permanently any territory to iheU
States The President never dreamed
hat such measure could be adopted
by military or executive authority alone
No instructions have been given 10 eXs
ercise any o'her authority than ere, no
der The laws OF war, sppicabls 10 terri
try conquered by the force IF arms
The following is the message of the
Presiden -
To the House IF Representative Of Me
u s.
In compliance with the request cons
aimed in The resolution of the House Of
representatives. Of the 18th ins;., i com
municste herewith reports from The Sec.
of War and The Secretary of the Navy.
with the documents which accompany
them.
These documents contain all The 'or~
ders or instructions to any military ma
val, or other officer Of the government.
in relation 10 lhe establishment or or
ganizaIon Of civil government in sry
portion ci the territory ofNIexico which
has or might DO taken possession of by
he army or n W Of the U. GtoreS.'
These orders and instructions were
given 10 regulate the exercise OF the
light Of bejgeren', engaged in actual
war, over such portions Of The terrific.
ry OF onr enemy as, by military con
quest, might be rpken possession Of
and be occupied by, our armed forces
lights necessar " resulting from a state
Of war, and clearly recognised by tn,
laws Of nations. This was the authority
which could be delegaledt to our military
C NINA ldcrs, aud it's exercise was
to the sec ure occupatIou
and possession Of territory Of lhe enemy
wnich might bt ebnquere1. The regu,
la'ions authorized were temporary, and
dependent on The rights acquired BY
conquest, They were authorized as be.
ligerenl rights, and were to be carried
into fleet by military or naval officers
They were but The smeioralion OF mar
risl law, which modern civilz ion re
Qures, and were due as well to the Sc,
curily Of lhe conquest, as TO the inhsbi
ronls Of the clOque cred territory.
The documents communicated also
contain The reports Of several highly
merilorious officers of our army and ma,
Wy, who have conquered and taken pos
session Of portions of the enemy'a ter
ritory.
among the documents accompanying
the report Of the Secretary Of War, will
ne found form # government 'eslab-
shed and organized by the military
lcommander who conquofed and occup
ID with Ills fore the territory Of New
Mexiro This document was received
al The war Department in the later par
OF the last month, and (as will be per
h,, ka 81 ha ,I