The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-15

With part Of his army, which vii be OPP
posed, as reported, by Gen, La Vega With
force Of 1000 men.
In our next ~e will give more extend.
cd account Of tho operations.
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+ NEW ASSUMPTION or POWER.
Ia another column NC give a letter Of
the President Of The United States to the
Secretary Of the Treasury in which he as
,umes the powe. o. /" Conqucfor aud
lnsifuets his Secretary 10 rcp,it 10 ban "a
schedule &c articles Of trade 10 Je admitted
At such Mexican rosts or places as may Al
any tine be 10 our military possession, with
such rates Of duties 90 them, aud also on
tonnage, as SllI be likely TO produce the
greatest amount If revenue. The culler.
ton of this revenue is to be entrusted 10
our Military aud Naval Commanders, and
they arc no, to account Tor these monies at
the Treasury as other moneys are accaun.
ted FOR, but 10 the Secretary Of War and
Navy respectively Wo consider ihls yir.
luaIiy union Of the Sword aud Purse
We hold that Tue President has no power
70 regulate trsdc with the enemy ports
because, 4 Is not an incident 10 tac war
poAer. Why Ipd he no, ak tbs sufhori.
~ : fur. Us he states that Mex CO had fire..
quen.ly rejected oyefufes u peace, be
might have calculated ttam the nature Of
The operations against tie enemy that such
power would hb,e been necessary, Bat
We Imagine that Nf. Polk, 10 follow tue
example Of an +" iIu.trlous predecessor, y
considers The government as his corsrn.
nsa', aud Ina, whatever power lie may a.
sumo vii be approved By his Congress.
The National Iutcliigeucer u The 81 inst,
notices this assumP ion Of power by The
President ia the .o1wtag manner:
TuE NEW "ORpER ~ COUNCIL"
We 10 ngI know what more appropriate
designation thin tbls 10 give 10 the ENec.
utHe Oder Which We copy to day from
the government paPcr Of yesterday; for 1t
is not an exercise OF any authority confer.
red upon the President by law, or express.
Is by The Constitutions, but is ptcrog diyc
claimed by the President as inherent IA
his odiec-as belonging, independently Of
all laH, to the Presidential dignity.
In noticing, ~ Thursdays paper, the
FIRST rumgr at tho purpose which these pa.
pes are TO carry INTO execution, We said
that It the mtcuilun to raise money by tax.
alton IA MeyiCo) were carried mo effect, u
would doubtless all,ud some help IN the
ways aud means 10 carry on The var. -
When We said this We meant Just what we
SAID, and no more that IS, that whatever
money should thus Be raised would add
something, more or less, to the means al
the disposal Of The Treasury, We SAID no.
thing Of the legality Of this mode of raising
revenue nor OF The proposed mode OF DIS
bursting II, not under the laws which regu-
late other expenditures Of tho Government
but nj the viii and pleasure of the War
and Navy Departments, or under such an.
thoTlty as they may give to Commanders
ia either service. This last, indeed, was
an oxpedlcn, for evadng or avoiding res
possibility TO the laws, which, We confess,
we had not even dreamed Of. We had IN
noccotly supposed that no money could be
dlsbursed by the Government but In con
sequence of appropriations made by law
Such is indeed the language OF the Consir
tuition Of the United States. But, since the
annexation Of Texas by act of Congress
and the INVASION of Mexico by the act %
the President, who cares fig tor the Con
slituuon 1t is almost out OF date, aud ha'
become very nearly obsolete. Besides, 4
,he money to be collected is to be place.
in tho cus,Dly Of Military and Naval 9th
GERS instead of Sibtfeasurers, II is not ~
the Treasury. And, II II is not IN th'
Treasury, how can il be "drdwn om Q
in Ii lisa case, the reader will perceive
which clearly eludes Tor, rather, leaps over
: both the Law and Constitution.
i 50 far, therefore, from approving, II