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

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been made b. this Gossrhmsnt nc shah
fud shst they eli. in The msnnef. conieE
Ihesanse passr On The Prsidsni. Besides.
Il we sasn 10 lie lsws u Esfswnre 10 snP.
pressing insurTeeli0Gs. il will be funnd
a. la expressly snlisOrize ule President
u ,,se liz militia and Ihe aFmr Tor the
uurpose-showine. In The mannor. the
nresailsag opinion l.eEsl0lnse thai lhe sanr'
non oflaE uss necessary 10 usr military
Earre Ior his purpose - well q iof ess-
ving into eject ! declaration o. waF.
Surh also . he csse IN reference 10 re-
pelling invasion. n there be any power
which one would suppose would hsiong
! 10 he President - eomn,andeT-ln.ehiei. :.
would be that of establishing rules and
regulations cor The government 81 The armyi
! Lnl II We turn 10 The constitution. we shall
find even that power is conferred BY e.
prrss provisions upon Congress; all going
10 shaw within what RArFow hInsls the
constitution and the laws reslTlrI the power
Of the President. aa ~r.-
I But II may be asked. has The conquer.
or M pnwer 10 impnse taxes npon \
conquered country! Yes. be certainly
has. hen an army nvades = Country
and suhdurs il. in whole or in part. The
ennsueror has right 10 impose taxes and
collect them. But the question Hee1Is.
under our system of Government, who -
the cOnquernrl ! answer, the people ni
Ihe United States are the cOnquerars. u
il they Who have conquered Mexico; not
the President. not The generals, not the
army. They arr but the Instruments. by
whirh the conquest has been eiTrried. Aud
il is the people nl the United States that
have the RICH. 10 impose taxes. But who
represents the United Siaies--Mh0 is
their organ through which they act! |
answer. this Government. the Federal
Government. consisting OF the Executive.
the Legislative. and The Judiciary Depart
ments. The question then Is, To what sx'
tent the President represents exclusively
the United States in The conquered cOun.
try! The answer is, To no other extent
than IS commander in.rhiri; in all other
respects almnsI Congress j. the sole repre-
ssntve, and TO them especially belongs, by
express delegation. The power Of laying
and collecting taxes. and Of appIoprIaiIng
them 10 such objects 40 the constitution
warrants, unrestricted. extending IS faI IS
the United States authority extends, with.
out restriction or distinction. Now, when
ever country is conquered, even in part,
and held by the conquering Power. ih c
sovereignty of the country thus held 10 iOr
the time suspended. and that Of The con,
quering substituted in It's place; and oI
course, in our ease the authority Of the
Government in lis departments attaches ID
il as II il was part Of the United States
itself. each in its appropriate sphere. The
/ opposite doctrine, which would make Ihs
Executive The sole and exclusive power. ia
such portions Of The country, Is entirely de-
snluie of authority, and would lead To all
the most dangerous aud mons'rous conse'
quences Hhich have been traced out. All
, this is 30 rleaI ihs, il is surprising ihaI il
has been overlooked, or that there should
} be any diversity Of sentiment ia reference
/ to il.
. The taxes which are the subject Of these
remarks we've imposed BY the Pre.idcn
in The interval between this and the pre-
cetllng session Of Congress, and this il III,
first opportunity ! have had to expires,
: my opinion in Icfereuce 10 the authoril,
by which they were laid. And | avail
myself Of this occasion 10 put in my
solemn protest against the power. II i
. should become precedent hereafter. il, II
, connection with the authority WHICH III.
$ Preslden, has assumed in making this war
Z wnula lead TO the establishment Of 4 fala
e error IN reference To the power OF thi.
) Government as il relates 10 war. Il vii
. To thai extent elevate the power of III,
}. Executive IN practice as far above The leg
. islaiive as the latter is elevated above III,
2 lnrner by the constitution, and lead. al
4 most necessarily la the end, TO establish
: desPo,ic authority in the Executive brancI
! Of the Government. II must be borne il
/. mind that we are warlike people, rapid,
/ increasing in numbers anal population. wei
I tsd. well clothed, and having an abundanc,
!; OF leisure. Like all such people we seel
$ excitement, and there is no description q
Il EXCITEMENT more entlcing 10 the youu.
0 and ardent than war. II is difficult Z,
: prevent such people from rushing int,
e war, and if wars should frequently here
r after occur IN consequence, and the pre-
& redegls set by this be- not reversed, moth
;, ing can prevent the Executive power from
e nvershadowing The constitution and In
i liberties OF the couElry. We now hav