The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-09
DAILY NATIONAL WHlG.
WASHINGTON, ID. q.
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1893.


ta5.lye have the best reasons for denying
the assertion made in certain quarter, that
the Postmaster General had established a
rule in his Department, that no one con-
nected with the press should receive a post
Office appointment. We believe there is
not the slightest foundation Of truth in the
report
But what IL In the power Of the Executive 10 do,
If any thing, under the Constitution, TO remedy the
omission of Congress, and prevent the evils wich
menace tile country, IL an embarrassing quesion'
il is which, foreseen by the President he endea-
yored 10 provide for but, falling In thai, humanity
Itself demands thai II be met In some way, Whatever
responsibilities surround Il, and we douo. MOI ''a'
Will be met with wisdom as well as h5lnness.
Washington National Inteiiigtneer, dP't oh.
What does the lntelligencer mean by the ''respon-
sib,es of supplying, by some nednsor other me 40
sence Of ig iatirs prorisiong Or what does u mean
by saying that II Is an embarrassing question 70 de-
eide iwhat Is in the power OF the Executive 10 DO,
il anything under the Constitution, 10 remedy the
omission Of Congress-, and that humanity demands
that IL be met in some iray irhafsrer responsbnf'ss
s.yround Il, and we doubt not that 1t will be met
with wisdom, as well as fir,nnessl" We do not un-
dettake 10 say that there are positively no such
msdHs, or hastily TO condemn the assumption OF any
responsibility which humanity itself may demand;
bur we confess we are somewhat curious 10 see the
solution OF the problem. If the condition OF Call
fornia should present still more embarrassing
question Iii these difficulties should accumulate
upon its hands, then might become question ior
the wisdom of the President 10 consider whether u
is best leave the people Of California 10 estab
lsh the best practicable provisional government and
TO encourage them 10 carry out such an organiza-
tom If that experiment should fail TO guard the
lives and property Of her people, TO appeal TO an ex-
session of Congress itself for additional power
Al all events, we beg leave to remind the National
Inelligencer Of the violent, repeated, and unjust at
tampts il made to iasien upon the last Admlnlstra
lion The charge of usurpns the power Of establishing
governments for the new territories. Remember
the war has gone, and with 1t The power Of control
ling the territory which we had conquered by our
arms Uashington Union, April IN
The condition Of the Mexican acquisitions
IS anomalous in our political annals, It pre-
SCENTS new and unexpected questions Of pub
lie law for the decision Of the Admnistra-
ion. Congress, which has supreme power,
to dispose Of and make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the territory of the
United States, has only exercised its power
over California and New Mexico in part
Ger. Taylor, the President elect, expresseda
wish, hope, that Congress would provide
the needful rules and regulations for these
territories, before It should adjourn The
whole country entertained and expressed the
same wish, the same hope. But Congress,
in its wisdom, saw fit not to exercise its
whole power overthe subject, not to erect ter
ritoral governments over California and
New Mexico. The President elect did not
deem il to be his duty-and very properly,
in our opinon--to undertake to Dragon or
influence Congress, in any way whatever,
to substitute law for anarchy in those re-
gions. The then President Of the United
States acted otherwise, He made every
effort, used all his power, personally and Of
fcially, to induce Congress TO act in the
premises, but he failed. General TAYLOR
pursued the proper course. He did not
leave the high constitutional ground which
he occupied TO descend into the arena Of
Congressional deliberations and take sides
with either the friends or the opponents Of
extending the ordinance Of 1887 over the
new acquisitions from Mexico. He wished,
he hoped, that something would be done
The country wished and hoped for the same
result But Congress did not heed either
his wishes or the country's wishes. They
are responsible for their conduct to their
constituents, and will receive either appro-
baton or condemnation for their course, ac-
cording to the pleasure Of those constituents.
But the omission Of Congress to provide
governments for these territories does not fur
nish any key to the action Of the federal
executive in the premises, does not assist
the Administration in coming to any consti-
tutional conclusion respecting its duty in the
matter That omission only complexities
the question. 1t is known and admitted,
that the failure to provide governments for
them, arose from the diversity Of opinion, in
Congress, upon the, question of extending
the ordinance Of 1887 over those re-
gions There are no federal laws expressly
applicable to those territories, except the
act extending the United States revenue
system over them. The execution of this
law is soon accomplished, so far as the ex-
ecutive action is Immediately concerned
But the great question Of paramount gov
eminent still remains to be disposed Of. In
whose hands is that power lodged Is it
still in the hands Of Congress entirelyi Or
IS any part existent in the hands Of the Ex
ecutive I If any part be in the hands Of
he Executive, to which department does il
belong, and to what extent To what
avs are the Inhabitants Of the territories
7 Or are they entirely without
my law, but the act Of Congress, extending
he revenue laws Of the United States over
hem Can any Of the laws Of the United
States be applied to those territories by i'm
liication, by construction, by virtue of their
'wn inherent power, Does general public