The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-08

carcey admits further remark We cannon doubt Ina,
throughout gulf and the gull coast and The ports Sst on
the hc peace will soon follow Considerations of
ss Elect more an sense 81 Of sss Sd W' daIS
compel the Mexican government bring the they
provoked, and madly persist in, to a close"
To these authorities add that OF the Evening Post
from the columns of which extract the following
sensible and seasonable article:
"THE MEXICAN ooNTRlBurIoSs.-Tbo wing journals deny
the right of the President commander n-cef OF the
army aud navy, todect on what terms commerce shall be
They ,s as sen 'H the
instructions given 10 the commanders of our and
ie1ce Of those ports, according to scale Of dies made
out by the Secretary of the Treasury.
eve suppose il will be disputed tia, the President
when troops take possession of Mexican port has
right allow commerce TO be carried before the cap
would continue be levied by the Mexican officers, accord
ing to ie Mexican tariff When they We're collected, the
The American military authorities assucdy wond al
low them to be transmitted to the government of Mexico
to form part of It's means of prosecuting the against
but would seize them for the of govern
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difference of opnon because it illustrates the princiFle
upon which war OF invasion must necessarily be conduct
mem of the region may occupy into hands ii
changes all its civil relations makes It's public property
ours 1t pnts us IN possession oil all ITS pubic resources
This has been the practice of among all nations and
in all ages and the tribunals flaw in own and other
have recognised the practice the law and usage
OF nations. We published, time since, the decision OF
the Court of the United the OF How
ard Rice, in which that recognised the right ofthe
British authorities, during temporary military occupa-
ton OF the port of Casne belonging the United States,
to collect duties imported into that place.
81" the American commanders might be directed by the
President take possession OF the duties collected under
the Mexican tariff, by the Mexican cusomhouse officers,
which nobody question, what principle is prevent
him from giving them directions TO demand the duty before
reaches the Mexican custom houses The Mexican
courthouse officers of course, not to be trusted by
hands The President accordingly orders the military and
naval commanders, instead of evying their contributions
the custonl-hous to intercept them their way TO it,
levy them upon the commerce OF the country enters
the ports We do not for our part how II Is possible TO
country during the military occupation OF an enemy
necessarily arbitrary, but the method of cvyng supplies,
according regular scale, if equally arbitrary, certainly
has less the appearance OF violence Than to seize upon them
tyy into the hands of the Mexican author
sit is asked what authority is to be found in the consti-
tuition for this proceeding We might ask what authority
does the constitution for sezing upon specie in charge
of Mexican conducia! What authority be pointed
the constitution for cutting off the Vera
Cruz Gen Scott has done The constitution puts the
conducted the war into the hands OF the President and by
this provision empowers him. except in where he
specially restricted by the constitution or by of Con
gess prosecute the alter the usages common among
nations.
sit would have been well, think if Congress had
passed at the last session. system regulations for the
Mexican ports which may into possession, direct
ing the method ofcolecng duties and providing for the
tory We have fears concerning the pract-
cal working of this method OF collecting duties by the
generals, commodoes, paynasters and pursers doubt
It's good effect upon army and navy But clear
that in absence any special regulation by Congress-
the President has exercised right ssary arising from
the power given him by the constitution
The current of letter writers nom this city to New
York. and from New York to Washington, decided
" in favor of the late contribution of the ad
mnistration We have laid of the New York let
ters before our readers We return the compliment
by publishing the following letter from Washington to
New York:
off he Y TOur q
"WAsHINGToN, April 9TH
see that great deal ofcarping the late Treas
co. for the imposition and collection of duties imports
the Mexican ports and frontier towns To me- appears,
wses and most commendabe Thing that the ADMINISTRATION
could possibly do in G to the Pesn. condition t ,
commercial policy Of the age an epoch in the history OF
and war l indeed an a system I'm
always pursued in her towards neutrals Il Is recur
Which were adopted enforced by Russia and other
tinenta powers We give free trade to all neutras and
dens posed on trade by the Mexican government If
the advantages of the system stopped here would consider
you may remember endeavored, in letters your
paper. to show that II was dny that our government
AIDE of the Mexican ports and promote by power and
presence, free commerce with Mexico. The adnnsrl,
ton have into The reluctantly, and
in despair Of negotiating pence with Mexico 1t
has, them become alternative to the entire Abandonment
of the and the withdrawal OF our troops The oppo-
of the alternative OF imposing military tribute may
say what they please. They cannot find one man in
senatives the people States in Congress, who will IA
the alternative Of our abandonment OF the war;
s'The objections urged against the military contributions
now proposed are, first that the President has power
impose them and second that the plan will be impracti-
III be impractcable it will certainly do harm. i,
will merely be m ana nnEe things n as ey are
consequence of it, The loss viii consist in the amount
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purpose of facilitating the despatch of the business