The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-03-02

u sort coming from gentlemen of such high
3. character, known intelligence, and d,s'ln-
!. euished position before the country, can.
D not resist the CONCLUSION, that such seDii
+. ments may have 40 echo 10 the hearts ol
e thousands.
But there nre other d faculties in IN,
mind. consider the farther prosecution
Of this war upon the plan proposed by The
4 Pteslden, Of the United States as danger
| QUE 10 the liberties of the country. ] was
struck BY the remark made by the hoDora.
bic Senator from South Carolina, Mr. Cal.
, boun,) tina, no one now hears, as 10 the
early days of the republic, the question.
, d" how will this measure affect our Liberty y
+ Now We SIT down and Calculate calmly What
amount Of military force or means II is ne.
cessary 10 put into The hanJs Of the Pres.
ident 10 accomplish certain object. c
ask, ~heiher We shall son him further IT,.
10 Mexico al the head of hundred thou
sand men, with all the means Of this coun.
Try al his command BY our voluntary vo;e,
aud all The means Of Mexico by military
and violent SEIZURE, and yet. as the honor
dDit eulu, tiIfIC Is uO 10 W
the eftc, Of all this upon our liberties.
That remark excited IN NV mind a train OF
thought which led the TO the conclusion that
there 10 grea, and jus, ground OF apprehen.
slon, II this measure is adopted, that the
Liberties of the country will be seriously
endangered. Recolleci what the Preslden,
claimed on this subject, IN has message Of
last session. A that has been done here.
tofoTe 10 Mexico, IN the prosecution of this
war, the President claims the right Of do
ings because We are the conqupfor. But
where, ask, does he fad any hority for
exercising the rights of corqneror II
he has them, i, must be Irrespective and in
dependcn, of the Constitution Of the Uni.
ted Safes The corqueror has certain
rights and the Presideu, claims that these
rights belong to HIN. For one, do no.
admit tina. Proposition. |, Is the Govern.
ment Of the Unred States, and the people
OF the United States represented 10 that
Government, who are the conquerors in ev
: cry war 10 which we are successful. There.
: fore, the righ's which belong 10 tho con-
qle or, according 10 the law of nations,
belong no more to The PtesI6sn, than they
do The loves officer tho leads band OF
men acalns. the enemy. These belong to
the coon,ry-lo those who repfesen, the
sovereignty Of the naton-@ho hold the
war power OF the naiion-'o The Congress
the United States. The President ha.
no other power Than as he il. BY the const
tuition, the chef military commander, whose
duty II is TO carry on war for the purpose
and 20 the ends declared by those 81 no rep
resent the sovereignty OF the nation. But
tie Z esldent claims that he has a right 10
take possession. ard that, having taken pos.
session, he has RICH, 10 require from per.
sons within the territory the oath Of ale.
. glance submission to the regulations o.
. his military officers suspension Of ell re-
ssiance TO his military authority under
pam Of being treated as traitors, and made
, liable to punishment, in their persons ind It
f the con6scarion OF their goods; and 10 seIzt
all the public property and revenues of The
country. Al this he claims as conquer
, or, and whoity irrespective Of any respon
=, slblny to Congress. ] protes, against any
. such doctrine.
Having now stated my views Of the CON
J.. mencemcn, Of this var, the manner snt
\ purposes Of lis prosecution, and the danger
!. Gus tendency OF the Executive claims o
p power and projects oil conquest, come Il
the proposition before US. We are Gale,
4 upon 10 place a, the command of The Pres
d lden, ten regiments Of regulars, in add
% ton to the present military force. For "ha
"a putposp1 To carry on the war with Mex
m icol Upon VIVA, plan Sir, the Presldeu
a declines to inform US upon what plan.
d Mr.. Mangum, IN his seat )-Hls friend
/. here decline.
Of Mr.. Badrer.-A few DAYS ago, whe
w thus subject vas under consideration by ii
10 Senate, and nv ftlend from Kentucky (M
m Ctu,enden) stated IN his strong aud fore
e bic manner the present condition OF Mex
&C. co, and the utter and absolute want ul ar
Of necessity (oI this additional military fore
)r. a par, OF a communication from Gen. Sec
L., was read BY the Hon. Chairman Of u
in. Committee on Military Affairs, as to the
in. mount Of force that would DO required
TO Gen. Scott expressed the opinion tina.
no certain purposes were contemplated
of would be necessary TO raise has torce 10
co. " thousand men. ! myself asked the He
on. Senator on what plan, system, or basis
ri. operations for conducting the war. that I
the ums,e was made. The Senator declln
ba. TO answer. Resolutions have been prof.
ca sed in the other House, making iuqu,rI
re- and TO these the President has declined .
non M any answer. A resolution was int
,,re duced in this body asking the Pres den,
Of communicate to is Information on this 6
ical lec', such Us he might deem il consist
de. with the public interest TO communicate
fec, us e,her conhdenially or in open sess,
, Of The President was asked to commune
n a to us Information which would enable u
no, understand thus monster project Tor the v
u, a which requires this great addition 10
o IN military means and thus morning, b
,eri vote Of the majority Of this body. II was
the tetmlued that the question should no