Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-01-30
General Kcaruey nrnin.

Tue late Missouri papers furnish with another prOea.
nation OF the Commander OF the U. s. forces in Santa
he, which regret TO say Is well calculated 10 dsesdf
the affirmation OF the President the T. Sates in his recen,
special Message Congress. which he dsclacd alt
responsibility for certain adopted by officer by
which the province of New Mexico was and un
eonduonay ANNENED to the u States and territorial gov
etnmen', fully organized therein This last proclamation
OF Gen kcarncy or which have not room this morn
ing) proceeds TO declare by what officers Legislative Ex-
ccuvo and Judicial the territory shall be soverned-dc
haos their powers, the tenure OF Office &c Nc-lays oil
the new territory into election Observation-Disclosures that
''ee male eitz M at would do tkere We suppose
to insert the word "phte.) shall be entitled to the right
OF sufaSc--in one word, establishes the machinery
OF regular aud permanent government, and declares
New Mexico IL, not conquered Mexican province held
temporarily by the conqGoror under the laws OF nations
subject TO the contingencies at war but "a TEERroRY or
rHE UNITED STATES to the gOyeTnm o which its ".
nofSnt and motley population allegiance aud duty
And Gen kearncy declares that all tins DONE not upon
his individual responsibility 6nt BY rtge Of eIprcss au-
hOriiy conferred upon aim OF hs GovERNNESr lncaning
OF course the fREsIpENrl Of the United States.
In the special message above referred TO- Mr. Polk as
sur'd Congress that the instructions gwen Gen. Near
noy did not authorize him the province IT New
Mexico 10 the American Union, establish therein
permanent government Yet Gen. hcarncy has unqucs-
uonably exercised these sovereign powers and he srms
that he has done 80 IN exact conformity his instructions
mat GENERAL strangely
these instructions that the President discovering late
has error and that he has exercised high power not dele
gated To HIM by the Constitution. seeks to escape from
the fearful responsibility OF that by throw, At upon HE
Subacrn.
two0r own part however Painul 1t may bc 10 call IN cues
ton the candor OF the Che Magistrate We are cons,ran
ed TO believe especially when Ihat M Calctnis the
enrse 81 proceeding by Com Stockton - so similar To that
1t Gen hearney m New Mexico, that the instructions
under which the latter officer has acted are a susc,p-
hoe OF the Interpretation thst he has given to them We
esnno believe that Gen. Heatncy would have proceeded
snneH by formal proclamation foreign crritor, q, the
Onon-a power, which, according TO Mr. jefferson the
Constitution has not conferred upon the Government tss
oy the concurrent action ct all branchss-uu,s he had
believed that be authorized exercise tins kinsy at
buie. by our Chief Msgs'rs,e--who seems TO Imagine
hat sise Of war releases INN from s constitutional and
eeai restraints. and clothes him unlimited and d,.
5oue auhoriy.
We take It Tor granted that this development vii
sd toiar'het seton the part Coneress-uness IN
Iced that bod SA b. deferred from te discharge Of IL
idp by tie eo~ardy apprehension that every arny, 10
preserve the Constitution from Executive cnoroachmcu
% be irovnsd down species OF moral treason
against " our Sovereign Lord. the kI~o ."