Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-31

proVog LOT the collection OF the to the ecr
geny created by the ordinance and laws of South Carolina
And he further asked amendment of the acts of l7a5
and 1907 to give him full power to call to his aid the
military forces OF the country in the judiciary should
prove unable to execute the amended laws reason of re-
sstance to Its process judgments In accordance with
his views the act wel known the force b was passed
which expired by its limitation in twelve months from
its date The consttuonaty Of that was very much
questioned by many at that time But that the mat
ter am discussing. II is not whether General
Jackson without that act could have exercised all the pow
it conferred him. but it is whether the President
shall make his own judgment of the rights of treaty.
without any judicial investigation, the law of the land and
the military force to that private judgment Of his
into execution. 1t simply, whether be under
military rule or government Of laws.
The President says that tie question Of Texas boundary
snne that he cannot decide In this opinion fully
cur This is matter he has power decide than
youL And until it is determined by agreement between
TINS penmen and Texas, by judicial proceedings, is
beyond his province to give opinion way
the other But how he say that the Next
cans on tr side the Rio Grande within those limits
over which Eexas rghuly extend her civil iurisc-
uon without the same time undertaking TO decide the
question OF botndary, | cannot understand. These two
positions OF the resident my mind, rreconclable.
II any man can sh,w how he say Texas Thus far
you may go and no her without deciding the question
OF her boundary Should like to hear him. That is
tainy decision and emphatic decision Of the ques-
ton IL Is decision IN the last resort to be executed by
force And moreover an Executive decision without
color OF authority. Nothing else can be made of it.
As to the position that the United States troops left
IN inc territory at the Termination of the war; and that is
the duty of the President to keep
them there, and TO hold possession of the country with
mem against any interference the part of Texas until
inc boundary be settled do consider that it rises
tha' Hgnl'y which would Justify argument to answer
IL II ihe country belongs to the United States by con-
quest It's Government devoyes upon Congress- a nd il
any laws be necessary TO defend it, and secure IT, il is the
duty Of the President to apply the aw-naking power
ior authority to do So And until Congress makes some
disposition OF IT. or-gves hun authority hold it by force
ne mas no night or power TO do it, Until Congress speaks
he has no authority TO defend by force the military
sion Of the United States OF any portion OF their late
sitons from Mexico. How has it been in California
There we have seen tins possession which is said he
bound defend, entirely Abandoned and The Who'll n
try taken possession of by people coming from all coun
tries, and speaking all languages who have appropriated
to themselves and who have set for them
selves which called upon recognise and sanction
Now, if be the duty Of the President to defend BY fore