The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-24

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the peqple high in the confidence Of MazTini
and other revolutionary Leaders, yet foreign, by
blood and birth, her testimonyis likelybte be
impartial and unPrejudiced, as il certainly il
clear, decisive, and Of thrilling interest IN her
flectures (Signor Mario does not understand
English she gives a brief end comprehensive
view of the previous history Of Italy, which en-.
sableg us to. understand the intensity Of their
later struggles, to regret without surprise, their
want of success, and anticipate, without credpE-
lily, a different result lin the future, TO al
i thqse who believe that rights holieE thing
than might to all who, sympathizze with the op7
pressed against the oppressor, we; Irecommend
Madame Marioa as large7hearted, clear Drained,
and .eOmdnlz woman ), and we bespeak for her
a cordial welcome, respectful tattsptiop az an
fefectual cooperation, and a hearty Godfspesa,
i rloL bI7i IT. - 7---7 I'd al .balau;t3 I'D
/ ANOTHER MESSAGE IA HARD CASE,
7 The President sent another message to Con-
4 gress ON Friday last, IN which he Agrievously
complains Of the constitutional restrictions That
I hedge him in on every Side, and demands 10 be
vested with the kingly prerogatiVe Of making
war and peace at his discretion; and he frank.
/ " informs the two Houses, that if they withhold
from him the authority which he demands, he
viii not hesitate to exercise il, notwithstanding
on his z responsibility He says that the lI2ss
ecutive Government % would have no authority
to enter the territory of NicaragG even TO pre-
| Fl
vent the destruction of the transit and protect
the lives and property of our OWE, retigens in
| their passages HfS trste that, Fonid Buadea
temesycncy Of this character, the President ,eold
drect any armed force IN. the rictnity, 70 march
to their relief; but IN doing tbs Ae1 'soss1daet
upon his oan1a responsi6itity0 '"1dJ Is bsGonA
1t is clear, after this broad hint, that the only
way to avoid the threatened violation Of the
I Constitution, is for Congress meekly to register
| the imperial edict There is no alternative,
| He frankly admits that he has no Constitutional
authority to invade Mexico or Central America;
! that the Constitution has expressly withheld
| that power from the Executive, and conferred
! il upon the Congressk but with the cool inse
lence of an autocrat, assured of his arbitrary
power, he warns that body that he would in a
sudden emergency" overleap the constitutional
barrier, :" on has oteR ,espoasibaity.Ys-. Sex, u.3r
| Mark how our autocrat chafes under his con-
! stitutional letters. He says: u '.' J.. '..''''.
| The Executive Government Of Great Brit
ain, France, and other countries. possessing the
I necessary means TO enforce immediate redress
for similar outrages upon their subjects Not
so the Executive Government of. the United
! States. .. .I t..l- =. f,o. aim f,.i,,. ..,4,.
! ."If the President orders vessel of,war TO
any Of these ports to demand prompt redress
| for the outrages committed, the offending par
| ties are well aware that i'm case of refusal, the
I commander could do no more than demonstrate,
| He can resort TO no hostile act The question
| must then be referred to diplomacy, and in many
| cases adequate redress can never he obtained,
! Thus American citizens are deprived of the
same protection under the flag of their country
which the subjects of other nations, enjoy. The
remedy for this state of things can only be sup
piled by Congress, since the Constitution has
eonfded to that body alone the power to make
| war ..a.. s..t....r =. l.tI.,,,d RI
Is it not hard that our Democratic autocrat
should be hemmed in by nustI constitutional
records, and denied the exercise of .kingly pre-,
negatives Who will not sympsth1e with him :?
Just think of It'll There are the despets of
France, Austria, Russia, and even the consti-
tutional sovereign of England, invested with the
| right to make war and peace, and interpose in
stanter for the protection of their subjects who
have business in foreign lands, while our good.
patriotic, liberty loving President can do moth
1 ing until specially authorized by act of Con.
| gress What stupid set of theorists We're the
! trainers of the Constitution 1t might have
| been all we'll thus to restrain the hands of
| Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison etc :,
but more dull in them not to foresee. these hal
| eyon days in which our, country is henored and
blessed by the rule of the sage of Wheatland f.
| The demand of the President for an extra
constitutional prerogative is bold assertion, on
the part of the head of the Democratic party.
that the Constitution of Our country. asiframerl
] BY the great men of the Revolution. Is a failure
That Constitution was found sufficient to the
national exigeneies during the last war with
Great Britain, when our country was still In its
| infancy, and when everV sinew was strained TN
| It's utmost tension in the maintenance Of the
national independence; and yet President Bu.
chanan, nearly fifty years after that struggle
during which period the resources of the nation
have increased ten-foid, finds it, or pretends 10
find 1t, impossible to defend the connfry against
I the weakest Powers on the continent unless
Congress will lay down its highest prer,gatives
at his feet, and practically make hima Dictator.
Can it be true, that the Constitution which
Washington, Franklin, Adams, and Madison,
| bequeathed to u.s. has become obsolete. i'm,
practicable, and useless Such is the virtual
declaration of President Buchanan, In the mes.
sage to which we refer. The trainers of that
instrument we're wise, practical men, and, with
the light of all history before them, thew chose
to vest the war-making power not IN an Execu-
tive officer, but in the representatives Of the
people and the States The party which. AFRO rl
gates to itself a special share of reverence for
the Constitution, now demands the overthrow
of this vital and essential republican feature of
our fundamental law. Shall it be eratifed?
Let this question of the abrogation of the Con,
stitution, as proposed by Mr.. Buchanan. be
kept before the people, and let it be one of the
issues in future elections, so long as the party
which proposes it remains in power. h"" i''''1
1t is well known to intelligent men. of All mar,
ties, that the object sought by the President is
the establishment of protectorate over Mexico
and Central. America, with view TO force
Slavery upon those countries, and give. to the
institution the fostering aid of the Federal GUY
eminent. Slavery is becoming hemmed iu ON
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