The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-04
ga PROCLAMATION.

"Whereas, by the combined ope rations of the land an
naval forces under command those the enemy with
the upper district of Upper Canada have been captured
destroyed, and the said district is in posses
Of our troops becomes necessary 10 pyopds C W
ernment Therefore do hereby proclaim and ma
Known thai the rights and privileges ofhe Inhabitants AM
We're in force the period of our arrival shall continue
prevail AL magistrates and other cyi officers are 10 res,u
gouynent Of he U"ies Stafss as as i %"s
tey saa oe 70 me possession Of The country The author
AVA o. a Ha Is suspended in said district
me eeer yao t"ay Dc aRpo'Gif ey me oandng genera
1913 '''' ''n october
''WM II. HARRISON
"OLlVER IL. PERRY"
No remark that could make woud more clearly show
the direct bearing of this case sThe law OF nations
says Chief Justice Marshall sis the great source from
which zoe derive those rules respecting IeIocrent and
neutral rights which recognised BY all Civilized and
commercial States throughout Europe and America .
This law is recognised by constitution as a part OF
our law, and this law uses the course of ihe presi
dent The decisions of own Supreme Court in man
lmous opinions delivered by Marshall and Story au-
hon4e me practice OF all civilized nations approves
stances, shown in these cases sustain it the unver
sal acquescence of the American people these cases for
the hfd or century, confirms it and as the zeal
OF party strife shall have cooled the common sense s
qualified ratification.
vii now call the attention of the House to the argu-
nehl OF me h69orable gentleman from Vermont, MIR
ooLLAMER ms learned gentleman pleased to at
TACK le PRESIDENT In relation to his management of the
war upon another poln-the evyng of contributions by
tar1 OF duties collected at the various Mexican ports
our possession This, he says, unconstitutional
assumption OF power by the Presidents and show this
he relies upon the clause of the constitution which saws
that me appropriation of money to the use OF the army
snail De 'or longer term than for two years. and the
clause that says ''no money shall be drawn from the
treasury but IN consequence OF appropriations by law
and insists that the President has violated the spirit
OF tese clauses IN collecting and disbursiag this
derived from Mexico. This gentleman. like the Others
falls into the same great error considering the cons
on as being intended for the protection OF enemies
instead OF our own citizens believe he pretends not thai
the President has committed any violation of the letter. but
is OF the spirit OF The constitutions and how he could
ever have supposed that the trainers of the constitution
intended to restrain our generals when war; more than
they were restrained by the law of nations, which operates
equally upon enemies, cannot imagine ia the war
OF 1912, the British did collect duties in the State OF
Name, while part OF 1t in their possession and
our Supreme Court says and the law of nations says
they had right to do and this cannot be conovered
ms being So If we were in return to conquer portion
OF their country we could also by tho law of nations,
collect revenue unless restrained by this spr of the
constitution, This the trainers of the constitution did
not say WORDS but the gentleman would have YOU be-
lieve by construction that this the intention OF those
wise men. could have hoped that he would have had
more respect for their intelligence and patriotism than to
nave attributed to them any such absurd intention. The
arguments which have adduced to show the power to
govern conquered country, will also show the right OF
the general to levy contributions; and in the case Just
read from Supreme Court in relation to the govern
ment established IN the State of Maine by the British
will be seen that this pawer is also clearly recognised
The gentleman says if this be permitted, the President
war indefinitely, contrary to the wishes oi.the United
States, unlimited and unrestraned He should remem-
Der that this power is, and can be- only claimed in
legally declared by Congress; and that even then he
Is elected tor only four years. and he may be i'm
peached and the very law raising an army and com
msslonng officers may be repealed at any time ;
be exercised if it should become necessary Where
would this gentleman find the power for President TO