The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-11-27

shall have power 10 declare war, and grant
| letters OF rnarque and repri>a, 70 make rules
concerning captures on land and water, to
raise and support armies TO provide and
maintain navy. and to make rules for the
governme Mt of the land and naval iorces
! Thus we perceive that the principal power,
in reya.a TO war, with all its auxiliary al
PENDANTS. is granted to Congress When-
ever called upon TO determine upon the
solemn question of peace Or war; Congress
must consider and deliberate and deci e
upon the mott, es, objects aud causes OF HE
wal. And. If a war be commenced y ..noui
any previous declaration of lis objects, as in
! the case Of the existing war with Mexico.
Congress must necessarily possess the All
,horily, at any time, to declare for whaj pur-
poses it shall be further prosecuted. II we
suppose Congress does moi possess the con
trolling authority attributed 10 it, if it pe con-
tended that war having been once COM
memced, the President Of the United States
may direct it TO the accomplishment of any
objects he ple"ses. without consulting and
without any regard 10 the will Of Congress-
the Convention will have utterly failed in
guarding the nation against the abuses and
ambition Of single individual Either
Congress or the President, must have the
right Of determining upon the objects for
which war shall be prosecuted. There i,
no other alternative If the President pos
sess it and may prosecute ii for objects n
gainst the will of Congress- where is the
| difference between our free government and
that Of any other nation which may be GOV
erned by an absolute Czar, Emperor, or
King!
Congress may omit, as it has omitted III
the present war, TO proclaim the objects for
which ii was commenced or has been since
| prosecuted, and in cases Of such omission
the President; being CHARGED with the en-
ploymen, aud direction Of the national force
is, necessarily. left to his own Judgment TO
decide upon the objects, TO the attainment OF
which that force shall be applied. But,
! whenever Congress shall think proper TO
declare bv some authentic act, for what
purpose a war shall be commenced or con
tinued il is DIE duty Of the prcNren: 10 ap
ply the national force TO the attainment of
Ih0sc purposes. In the instance OF the last
war ,r;,}, G,o,t Hri,ain ,hc ,r, of Concress
IL. ,,}i,l, :, ,.,s dn.,,reb was orecalpl nv
q message OF President Madison enumerat
iuu the wrongs and inp, res Of which we
co,,,I,i,el ,,r,i,st Great Britain. That
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,.,,o..n ,I;,c,s or the war which wa. a war
,,,,rar,. or .,nE.rre reol,reI i, necessary
10, ro,oros- .hn,ll nor,irn,artIe in The
.c+ 1,o snar;6,. ohiorts for which il was
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