The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-29


fuied on. o. hrgan 10 be hiise oliel pre-
parrd. arrnfding 10 lhs-lsnxgsEs 81 Il'
slalus. IN lhe Uni,sd Slalrs. zhsihef 81
| The siliz~ns az be uniied S<zles o. b
oihen. The lag prrrents de hing beinj
done In lie uniled States. Nov. J sup
pose llssl Whatever srlinn The Prs'den
hss lsksa 90 This ful5eei. Is founded uPoE
informsisnn ihsi dis Is military ezpedi'
lion. prepared and set ON foot In the tniied
States. IN ~hnie or in rsri. Wed. thea
II Chat be 80. the Ian makes "a his express
duty. wherever he can exerl The military
and naval power. within The limits and
junsdsclian Of lhs United Stairs. IN exerl
Il 10 defeat sueh On expeditions. AnJ, IN
the next Issse. ia United States vessel is
lound on ilse.faa Of Cuba. intending 10
violate This lac. Of The country by helping
tn carry on military exPeJIliaa against
Cuba. that vessel IS jest as much within
the jurisdiction of The Unlled Slates-for
that rs The word OF The stalrie--ss il she
lay in The Potomac river. i.euppase that
nobody danbis now that the Jurisdiction Of
The United States is in and over. protecting
Tor the benefit Of the United States. and
protecting for The benefit OF other eoun-
tries. I'll that are under the dag Of the
UniiedSlascs. wherever lhai flag Goats upon
lbe sea. or esec in The Aspbor of f,reign
pom. I bellere ihas some time ago an
honorable memberiiom Ohio doubted That.
and | believe that an honorable member
from New York quoted the sentiment.
and raid ,hsl nobody believed IL How
ever. | take Il 10 he uRqnesianalie law,
seilIrd npon the suresi basis Of tho na-
iinnal code. II that be so. the President
OF the United States is hound in duty,
wherever he finds The Jurisdiction Of the
United States exisudirg on The sea or On
the land. If persons are engaged in riola.
lion of The law Of Congress, by use Of The
naval and military power 81 The United
States 10 prevent il. Such is ihelsnguage
Of the law, shy The military and naval
armament q The United States" And
why is be 10 use The naval armament ol
the United States. srless there is some
thing that can he lawfully dane with il
upon the sea, I cansai persuade myself
Mat ne honorable member from Florida
has read The act Of 1918 with his usual
llkeence and acuIeness. I say that thai
act not only gives power to the President.
'ni imposes q -Rpon him as a duty, AM
'rtiss and ,lilig~ni duty. 10 preserve the
peare "fihe country by suppressing every
Unauthorized expedition set on fool in the
Unlled Sisies. against any portion of
country. province, OF colony with which
we are al peace.
Twill not go into tbs ssIiect al any
rery great length. Bot pray. what does
he honorable member from Florida mean!
How DOGS he mean to be understood when
,c says that IL al home nothing could be
lone without process or warrant! That
$ not the language Of the law. nor the Ian
!uage ofthe constitution; nor - il ronso-
lani to our general ideas ofiIIe authority Of
he President under the constitutions. lfI
n insnnection bresks out. msy NOT The |
resident suppress il by an armed forces
squadron were coming up the Polo
,sc river TO burn the capital. may he no,
eslsi i with naval forcel If there were
n Insurreciion of colored persons break.
ng o'h any where, threatening she ever.
brow 81 the laws and institutions III The |
ouniry. must I've stop for warrant, Sir.
Is made his duty to execnie the law,:
nd where there is an open. a fragrant. a
sagerMs violation oflaw. il is his du,y 10 7
ONE with The proper force of DE country
The resrue Of the violated Ian, and 10
p-assert and re-esiaslish Il.
I 90 nol know what arc the precise facts
\ this case, but have no apprehension !
all that il will be found that any thino
as been done which should moi have. been
one. or that any thing is intended hich
honld not be intended. I have ns, he /
east doubt that wha!evey lsss been cone
ile .fase. has been done upon full con.
liberation; and that the answer to This
INJURY WIN SLOW 10 me country that no
lep has been nnadvisc,Ily taken, and ina,
Q object has been cherished but the We.
craI, saluiary. beneficial one ofpreseryinr
re peace Of the country.
But the honorable gentleman ven. some,
hat further. lie SAYS ta,M IL landing
made on the island Of Cuba under the
ag Of the United States, il is a Breaking
ID civil war. in regard TO which we
'usl be neutral. Why. certainly we may ,
neutral II no act f,r carrying ON ,ha,
'vasion and raising that Gag Of the Uni ,
d States in Cuba has been ,lene, or al. /,
mpled 10 be done. or SET on fool. ar ne. ,
'red, according TO The language Of me !;
nlute, iR the United States. !
Mr.. YULEE. The Senator seems 10
I'VE understood me as saving the GAG or !;
e United States. | did NOT say SO. Nh
20 that the lrament that the revoIlu,on.
y Gag was raised tbene was a civil war !
q there were two belligerem parties. q
MIR. WEBSTER. II is the same ,L;no :
he honorable member says that when =