The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-06

10 mourn the loss of scns hwshsnas bratk~rs fa. t5ers. than whiz parents, wtig wives. whix hro- ,hess. Tn iilis deadly sRd anprc6taa1e ssrsfeg
 But fhe havoc of wsr k ia prsgrsss and the nO less 6epsesstae hsvac ef sa Snhes ssah5A sna pes. ie-s.iAl csine. WithsHt irauigin1 in aay ammeoee- sary retgSspeet and es@scss repfcsces on the rsas si hearts and h~ads shouid unise in the paf-iotc u deavor to bring | te saslsfaesory csos- ts shrre wzy that this eaR b. &pnes--snast ws hinsfv continue t.e eoufiict wiihovs vsAlke esbsees, or nny prospect es drfnitr t.rsrinaticnf 1sss k s1c important ssshiect upoa which assir. toeoaslst sud casnnane win you. Who ia skis free goysrnnaeff. is tc dcs54e apen the oherts of war as it's conn ne aoenscot or st any tIsse euriae ss exi.aeness Docs the Power hrlnz to ihe Nation ls the eoiaer- sive wia.Iosn of the Nation ia CenrYwss aSaens,es cF is fl vested solely In single tssscicnary ef the Fov FnTrentF
 ~ declaration cf L. f!ss highest and so-s awfnl cvArcf~e of sovereignty The ceaveptson wssicA frpled federal eossstit4fian hal learned from ,he pages of history thsf it had Aesa cfsea and greatly abused. II had sea ii ai had ean ie~n eoSn ,aencea spon thc aoss triaiag rrsexfss tas t hsc been fspSsa~s4fy wsard so eSsssa~s or exrinar dvsaSty ts snatch crown f-azn the he'd ef oar paisntsie and place t nFon the head of another; taa; Il had e n often praseente te promote alien and cf-s intese=ss than hosr ef the aaaioa whsse ehSsf bsd proclaimed i;, ia the of English wars for HsaoseTiaa interests and. h short. shsi such rast aai tYstaenss ans power ought net to be
 
 The Convention. thercfer~. resolved te guard the war-rlakIng power against tiose great abuses, of which, n tae hands of Enorarch Ii V snscep- rbl~ And the sscrritv agaihss those asas~s which is V iseem devised tssc way-Haking pos q sa il,e Congress of te sit d States, being the iE'lDssiisse representative of the peopIe and the States 70 apTrebsasive and jealous was the Con- veaaaa ef i;s ahase in any oher haads. tlat 1t is tercicted ihe exencir Of tbr power e aay Sste in 'he Uaiea, Silhost the cnn~ent ef Ccugress- Con- gross ihe- ia OUT systetn ef gsFeTasaeaf s the sole aepo<iiery oi that resasEaioas power.
 The Csn>utaiiea provides that Congress ssaii have power to deeiarv war. and grant letters ef qae aud reIisai, s make rnies esHcrrHi1g captFreS on land aaA wafer. e raise aad support armies, proyae and Tnainiaia nary, ard to n1ake rlha4 fir fae government of the lana aud naval forces. Thas we perceive that the principal pgwer, ia regard te var, with al ts BraFy aftens!aafs. k granted to Congress. Nb~never calied npan Co detef efrsine aF- on titc spsesBa question of p~aee cv war. Congress mus: consider and d@iilye-zie and aNsiae uaon thr motives ebiects and csn~ss of tse war. And. if a var k eeDlmeae.d withoai any previous d-claTa- lion of s saects- ss In she sd tho exiStisz war with NeSieo. ConxresS mast n-oe@Ssriiy Possss the anihaSiiy, st any ise. ss declare for what pnrPose il shall be further prosecuted If suap0se Goa Eress does HS ssses fhc controlling authority atfri bated 'e it; fl Il ie conicBsed that bsviag been once eesnuacnees. tae President of the aiis States may cireet # te the accomplishment; of sEy ob eet he pi-ass, without consulting any gard ,o tfsc wi of Cungfe~<- the CoavenilrB wisi have ul- tersy failea gasrdipg he nation against The abass< and ambition of a single ihaiFiaHsl. Either Con- gres=. tbe Presideni. hnvr te rght ef deter lniHiag u7oa iise ohseci fer which war sasll ls- prosecuted. There E osher alternative. II tjs. President possess i; snd may psesecale il ior oSecls against the will of Congress. wSere tS The difier- ence between oar free goTernmetsi sa3 that oi any other nation which may be governed by aR aisolaie Czars Emperor, CT King.
 Congress may emit. it has emitted R tass pre- sent war, tv proclaim the ebseas For which # was commenced has be.n prosee.frd and iA csses sf such omission. the President. bring ehnrg@a with thr emPaeynsent and drecisen af the national fierce, is, nceesSsriiy; Jeff 10 his aegurrnt io' Seeide ppoa the obec3s. te the attainsa@nt ef which that force sllali he sppied. But wseneTer CsngTrss shall thin6 proper to deciSre by aatbensse Ect. far what purposes slsaEi he cssaF7enced iiauea j. is tke dIty of the President to apply th@ nsioasl fierce to the s:tsianeni af to~~ purposes ia the 8StaRee of inc last with Great Britain 'sse a1f of Congreqs by whieh ii declared was preceded hT 8 r,sessays sf Pr~siacnt Madison cnn- meraiihg the wrongs AFii laiIres of which wceom- paiaed sgain~t Crest BrItsin- Tssi ut~ssag, there fo-e aud witnoH; ii the well known ob~cts Of the war, wlsch WAS pureiy of def~nce, rendered il unnecessary that Csnrr~ss =h0al3 rs'tiealarze. in the act. the specific objects for which II pre- clai-led. Tbe whole wc-la knew ths. t WIS a war r'sged for Fres Tro1o ass Ssi'ors' Rigass.
 IL nlay be asgei thsi tlr President and Seaai~ possess the treaty making power. without asy uress limitation ss ,e its ex~-csa; that the natural and ordinary terrnnaton os s war Is bv ;-,-s;v ef peace; aud therefose, that tar PFesi3=t spd Senate Iaas= poss tEe power ta decide ~As; stSrlsteRs and conditions shall esser into srcs t-e-fv. Bnt il is no, nlors true that tie P-e~i5~n. and Seaa.e rs<sezs fhe treaty making power, without liu'its tios than iaw. Compress possesses tie war making
 Al os,r-ts 10 he interpreted reconcile t'a~ witt, the other; sBd u exF'ean9ls lsg the eo0Stitntina.
 VIC or xf fe keep constantly in view tle nafs-e and structure ef oar fre aye-nsaeni. ssS az1is!3s the -rea; cS;eef ef the Convention ia taking ;lss war nakiaF power out of ths hsais of single nssn aa placing it in se sasr casfoSy of the representatives of inc whole nation. The desrable reconciliation l-:weea te ,xn powe-s eiTese3 by atfri sn;ing Congress- t~ rirst 3cra-Ye what ssa ne stset.ts sF way. and "a the pr-s isai the datx of eastse- vorag 10 obtain hpS objects hv the di-vcsisH ef the naiiaasl force aud bv dsp.s,sssey.
 l am Aroachiag TO new s3a speculative isa0rv - The stsiylse book af t,.e United States IA faii ol prior decsaaiisas by CoaF-r's of the eheets 10 hn a3tsRe,i by arrotia,isls with ForeiFn Psne-S, ana fle archives nf rss EEeeutiys Department farsish aba a3aat evidence ef tlae accomplishment of faoss Aacts es tae attempt is accomplish teyss, by sub scaaesi negotaiisa. Prior ta ihe 64es rztian Ed s lass war asiar. GFest Britan. in al tho ressictire NlEcN &eft@ttt~ %ssfftF4s AE9&tsA A@S great belig-ren. Fosezs ef Earoge. caasass in serted ia the several extshishing tassa, frdss lag ioth either of fhe brZessR.s tbe s-slison af these restrictions if tbey woA repeal tssis hos silr Berlin aad Milan decrces and Orsr in Coaaei. operating agaiast commerce and a@sig1sson--- \ ad these zcts of Ceaxrr~s were invasiaA3y coal- inantcated, fhruagh the Exscgfig@, by diplomatic ho.es, frsnee and Great Britain, thr ha~as RP ca xnaeh II proposal te restS-v friendly iater- cSzsxe wi.h them Sa. zfs~Y the ieraiEsilea ol ias war. yarians acts of CsagTySs were passed. fton iias sre, pf,r,Ag a Foseign Powers the priBri- y.es sf reciprocity in coRtasrce and navigation as the United -tstes with sh@sn. Oas of ts-@e sets Spraag class ana large class. ef treaties tfsar or ay4 af whi@a were hHgetfaArS, Ras.si ! 9as iB the department of State. commonly essa reSipros Sffx srr1ttex courtadaa Haser s't tlae frsaieat~, from Mir Madison ts Mfr. Van Barren. iseinsssr - Aad. siia regard "a e@snas--es. trraira segotlase x.Iiasai the saacslse $ PrieF acts ei Ceagress, where tAsy contained either appropriations or wess ia conflict sth ahf~F4ted sx.atss, | ass os~sa eye; hsi2 as .he repaheap 6o<frise fram Mr. Jays tr~a- ty dewn inc greseat tie tsi the pas~sge af acts