The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-02-11
FROM THE NEW YORK EXPRESS.

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FROM THE NEW YORK EXPRESS.
THE SLOW BUT SURE STEP OF A MoNAR
CHY.-Mankind seems naturally 10 run afier
monarchy, and hence monarchy has be-
come the prevailing government among man
kind. Perhaps there is no help for it; but a
great effort was made against it by Washing
ton and other Fathers of our Republic and
will yet be made by all who have imbbed
their spirit.
The phrase one-mdn po'1er, which we be-
lieve is of our own coming, more express
lively defines what is understood by monar-
chy than any other definition we know of,
and hence we shall continue 10 use il, while
we call attention TO its progress" (lhe only
sort of progress we have made these late
years. in the United States. Our one man
poUer is named President, which is now syn
onymous with Emperor or king, although new
er intended to be SO in our constitutional Re-
public.
Thus the power 10 declare war, existing
In Kings aud emperors, now, il is contend
ed, by what calls itself Democracy, exists in
our President. II is not, TO be sure, SO con-
tended in express words; but the principle is
laid down, that, in the armed occupation oil
the territory vest OF The Nueces without an
act of Congress disputed territory-Mr
Polk was right, although that occupation
necessarily involved US in the war with Mex.
leo. So, when our Government has dis
pats with another Government, il is now set
tied as 4 democratic principle, that an Ex-
ecutiVe can go to war about it, without con-
sultinP Congress if in. session. The pow
o. 10 involve Us in, that is, to declare war,
therefore now exists in our President, just as
il does in King, or Emperor, or an Auto
esat. II is folly, then, hereafter to speak oil
our country as Republic; it is monarchy,
but the head of it is sofened down by the
name OF President, because King is unpop,
ular yet.
War thus existing, in spite of Congress
but necessarily waged by Congress, when
the nation is thus forced into il by its mon
arch, it is again laid down as democratic
principle, that what is conquered, is annexed
and thus becomes part aud parcel of the
Union. Hear Mr.. Douglas of Illinois, no
ted Democratic leader, when speaking il
e Congress on that point. We copy from Tie
Union:
snow he (Mr. d. maintained that tina
territory New Mexico) was part of The ter
TitOry Of the U. States before the Genera
(kearney) issued his proclamation at ALL
1t was part of the U. States by virtue of the
act of Congress which annexed it, 1t requr
ed no proclamation; it required no other &C
than that conquest itself And he maintain
ed furthermore, that if treaty ofpeace wer,
made with Mexico without esla blishing he
limits, all these conquered provinces were
part and parcel of the U. State By right O
conquest and must so remain forever, unles
coded back TO Mexico, or unless reconquer
ed. 1t was, therefore, the act OF conques
which annexed the territory, and it did no
require the proclamation of Kearney or Com
modore Stockton. They merely declares
the existence of fact which had previously
occuued.n
Conquest is annexation; and thus Tamau
lipas, New Leon, Coahula, chihuahua, par
of Vera Cruz, New Mexico, and The vast ter
ritory Of Upper and Lower California. not on
ly become "part and parcei' OF the U. Stale
but are annexed 10 the Us Here we see
first, the monarch starting a on his owl
authority, and then, under that war, annex
ng to the Union territories as vast as tn,
Union itself, and all without an act of Con
gress.
Reasoning in this spirit it is that Mr.. Polk
In his message, says:
at may be proper TO provide for the secu
rity OF these important conquests, By making
an adequate appropriation for the purpose o
erecting Notifications and de(raying the ex
penses necessarily incident 10 the mainten
ance of our possession and authority owe
them"
Here the monarch speaks as all monarch
. would speak of conquered territory they in
tended TO keep, lin the vein of Frederick tht
Great or a .Napoleon,l and express desire II
have permanent Notifications erected at on
expense, for the permanent "maintenanc'
of these possessions and authority owe
them.r faass 10
The violence done to free government il
such assumptions by ibe one man power a
these Mr.. Polk himself has become so aware
of, that it is painful to him TO hear discus
sion Of them. Hence, in his message, h
says: ..s -,