The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-03-11

II the President sought, in defiance Of the
will Of Congress. obsiina,ely TO prosecute
the war and TO use slls public forces Tor this
purpose, Constess IA such case he held, had
The rirhl to exercise the only remaining
CONSTITUTIONAL power OF controlling the Ex
e.uiye b. Withholding the supplies, because
otherw SC Il would follow that one branch
OF the Government would be able to usurp
the poser belonging to another braach,
thereby placing that branch whose power it
usurped under the necessity Of absolute
SUBMISSION.
Bu, he lad voted these supplies for the
war, Why Not because be thought the
war was necessary; lie thought 1, was
unnecessary. Not because It was CON.
meaced by Mcxlco; be believed il was CON
menced BY the Presiden, OF the Uatcd
States. Bu, be had voted tie supplies be.
cause the Interests OF lis country we're al
stake 10 the actual condition of things; be.
cause the remedy Of Withholding The sup
plies, that uliimg ratio which vas never to
be applied until an others faded IA control.
ling the too great exlcpuon d Executive
power, might produce miscA!e,ous coase.
queuces; aud therefore, sikh great respect
TO the Senator irom OIio he nusi be per.
mitted TO saw that when the Senator thank
cd God he hai not voted any supplies for
this war, he had better reconsider the
source Of his thanks, and have voted the
supplies which The necessities Of the case
required, FOR the benefit 81 the country ard
for the preservation Of our gallant hiiIe ar
my 10 the perioJs position 10 which they
are placed, aud who were entirely gu'aess
IN the matter, and have united with Us IN
solemn declaration oil the purposes lor
which the supplies were granted and the
purposes lor winch We would not support
the war.
1t would then be time enough TO coasid.
er If the President should be 80 unwIss a
mol 10 submit 10 The wishes 81 Congress.
II he should 20 90 upon his own authority
10 controlling the war n such manner a.
he pleased /. lie DID this, be Cor one would
be found side by side With the Senator from
OHIO. M, because he would do Il wiling.
Is. God knows be would ~ i very IN.
willingly, Ia! from the necessity ofih9 case,
he would unite wi,h the Senator from OA,o
10 refusing the supplies; AID he w5a.d pu,
It TO The country, and to tue CIVILIZED world,
10 decide whether the disastrous cUnsequen.
Ces which must lJilJa from slch an unsHp.
ported war ough: not 10 b. attributed 10
the obstinate aud arbitrary eUaiJc, u the
Executive, and no! 10 any i4-lloJs spirit on
the parl Of Congress. These we're his gen.
e.al views a regard 10 The character Of the
war. These were the reasons upon v hich
lie had supported the war; these weic the
reasons On which he should continue ~ vote
The necessary supplies for carrying on tie
var, Until that state Of things arrived 10
which lie had alyer,ed. when II would be
scea whether the Pres deaf would UbsIt.
tgately persist n prosecuting the war, from
mistaken views Of bsaef; 10 the couatry,
Or from views Of personal ambition; aud
then he should stand ready to record his
vote agaias: s9frcn5c;ag the authority 0.
ihe representatives Of he people Of the T..
aied States 10 direct The purposes and OBJ.
acts o. q war sanctioned b. then 10 tie
exercise Of power ah'ch lie people Of
tle United States bad c9ailed 70 Us, auL
no, to n: Presidents.
sr. B. mex, adyer,el % he change winch
came over lh,s war IN the co1tse Of the
year which had elapsed SINCE IL commence.
Insni. II aas row plainly aud clearly d
war Of conq1ss', although he President 10
his message informed them laal the war
was not commenced Tor the purpose Of con.
quest. lie did not pretend npeach the
sincerity Of the presiden. Ia making tai,
declaration, bat according 10 eyc;y uo,ion
which he had On the subject il vas clearly
and unqles,ion4bly q var Of conquest
VIVA, did the Plcsden, say Il.lo.d them
that be vas gong to prosecute lhe war go.
I'll he had obtaiued an ample iaIemn,ly, 10;
only for the claims OF our citizens against
Mex'co fer spoialious, bu! a.s3 for tue ex.
pense: Of the var. Now 10 hat attitude
did this presen, ilselfl lie supposed Il would
not be ey.rayagant TO assume that the ex.
penses Of The war Up 10 Ihls tlme woulu a.
mount 10 fry millions ani Il the var ~ ere
continued for another year, they would a.
mount 70 one hundred millions. But sup.
pcse hiy millions to be ,ue amount for
Which We were to be ludemuifi=d. Mex.
co had few years ago shown herself eth.
er unable or unwilling to pay a very tes
millions Of dgliars BY nay Vi INDIGNANTLY to
our cHiztH5. There was every reason to
believe tia. she resorted to forced !oaas
aud contributions fyr the purpose Of paying
them sllhont succeeding ia disch4falug tue
amount. How, then, We j. 10 b. expected
that che coll3 pay lly millions Of dollars
for the expenses Of tie ~ar! Bot Pre-
sideni was gong to say 10 Mexico, you must
either pay Tie the moacy or deliver part
OF the territory | musl have satisfaction
40 money Of 40 land. Was IL MT evident,
then, that Tie plan gf the administration,
that the end aud object Of the war was con.
quesll lie hii shown, he thought, con.
clJsiyeIy, lhat the war had been c9mmeuc.
ed by the President and afterwards sane.
Iioued by Congress. Here, then, was
war, commenced by us. "a w!ach We have
expended 'i.ty millions Of dollars; and we