The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-05

nil w,.hnai ssnrlr.alRg he eel a lhe FTs'
tldsBl IN his respect, aid lhsi ! Coz "ls
never ca "a, befsuEe am undFE q deep
rosrililua tl.si ,l,s PEss3dFnl has % Ugh
whnasser % lnsass iaEeE. iHiErnKl O. 81
.,sfaai, - shs peopss q MEXICO. Il isAa
AZ ,Eilloal - asskoriy q ne cohsiilu'
liaa o. Ia - sniaeaaF asnerroasta he
coanny. Thas thinking. that neiihsE he
eoassiiasion n0r IN gives him any saeh
authority. l aaaid d. he iEne 20 my iFusi
III xrrr u snse Or Inc BILL Sould have
ben cid % have avoided Il n The pFssnI
time. IL friends aFolnd me knnw hal
4 wAs snxions that ihis bin should MOI b.
prrssed npan - n0U, nut thai deAired 10
shun The responsibility Of he exPsessias
OF ms npiaiaas. bur bssanse pieierrd
poslFnning II until after The treaty Mas
ratified. AMI xhsn iherr eonld be 10 cry
af giving aid and c0nIoTi N the aaemy.
j Bul Il : lorreduroa me. aad 4 tIene be
any responsibility in expressing my npin.
ion n Ills time, il ought 10 fsll, not on ne.
buI ap0n ll.nse who. without any neees'
sHy. hare forced tins bill upon No.
I but IN return 10 The thread Of the srga'
menl. I ask. where can ihe President
fnd lire authority far imposing these Iax.
-. Ian IN he found IN y"uE Constitution!
II %. point il OUT. Gsn il be Inund IN
your la~I IfsO. P..inl II out. No snrh
i authority 10 To be found in either. But
il may he said II is e0mprehended under
the implied powers ofihe ExeeutiVr-ihaI
10, the powers neresssry and proper TO
carry out Ihose expressly delegated 10 him.
Ii 81. point 0uI the power which il is in.
tended Ia rauy into execution. But let
me cay TO gentlemen 10 advance. IL yon ID
This you will not remove the difficulty. IL
YOU should succeed in showing ihal j, is
an implied power, whirh hold 10 be i'm.
possible. you must still point out an act Of
Congress lo authorize lis exerrise. The
trainers Of the Constitution. in their great
sagaciiy. have taken care To insert n pro-
vision in The constitution investing Cun.
gress amply with the power TO pass all
laws necessary and pr"per 10 carry into
execution not only iis own powers, but
ihnse vested in any department or office
of the Government. ! refer iO what is
usually called the residuary clause, which
provides d" that Congress shall have power
to pass all laws necessary and proper TO
carry into execution the foregoing powers,
! THAT is, powers invested in Congress- or
powers invested in any Of the departments
or Offices Of The government" Then. II
i, is an implied power. il becomes Com
grpssional power BY this express provision,
and must have the sanction Of Congress
for carrying IL into effect.
BnI II may be said that the President is
commander In chief Of The army in Mex.
leo, and that il Is an essential pari Of tie
power Of Ihe rommander-ln-Chlef to i'm.
pose a system of taxation in the enemy's
country. II, indeed. it be an essential
part Of the power il canno, he separated
lrum IL without destroying the power il.
self, anil it must of course belong to him
a. rommandel.in.ch chief in the United States
- we'll Is in Mexico. or in any other con-
qnered country. But il is manifest thai
:. ss..sss.s .~@s-sa .-;sh;n .lss limits aI lhe
/ United States. because the constitution ex.
pressly invests the same not in the Prcsi.
dent. but in Congress. But 10 this i, may
he said there is distinction between ex,
ercising it in Mexico. or sny other plsr,
beyond the boundary ofihe United States
where oar army may be operating. IL
This answer by asking. shy 80! Wha
+ makes the distinction! What possible rea
ION ran be assigned why the power may
, he exercised in the one aud not the other
Who can answer these questions!
II But If il is the case-if the presiden
can exercise in Mexico power exprsssl,
gwen 10 Congress. which hr cannot rArr
else i'll the United S'aies-l would aSI
where u the limit 10 his power in Mexico
Has he also The power Of making sppro
priatinns of money collected in Mexic,
without the sanction Of Congress! Thi
, ils has ALREADY done. Has lie The powe
Ia apply the money 10 whatever purpos,
| he may think proper, and among Others
to raise military force in Mexico with
, out the sanr,ion Of Congressl That, also
he has already done. But il there be- n,
limitation, then his powers are absolute
and.,lespot;c in Mexico, and he stands il
, in the two-f"ld character Of the consiilu
tional President of the United States an,
. the absolute and despolic ruler Of Mexico
To what must this conclusion lead! VIVA
may he not do! lie may lay taxes a
his pleasure either as to kind or amount
lie May establish the rules aud regulation
!. for their collie ton; he may dispose a
, them, without passing the prreceds mt,
the Treasury, 10 any object Or for any pur
pose he may think proper, and is not IiabI
or responsible to Congress or any olhe
/ au,hoti:y, in any rcspec, whatever in doin
al this. He mar, of course, raise armies
and pay them ont Of the proceeds Of III
/ ,axes; he may wage war against the neigh
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