The national Republican., 1862-05-21
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II b not snoag ~ nnnsrstsd powso od 0s
Prssidsut 70 libseats aaves n Coasaitutloa
Of ths United SaaAss, Aowsvse, dva 2 ~ In
cumbsat of ths prssids,Aial saos sssahe sass,
distinct 10 ~ olarsetss, BY dsolarisg ~ -
shall BE- Usosasdsr-Ia.C .Chisf ~ army ~
navy Of ths Uuitsd saaAs, cd q ~ niaitis d
The several SAAss, whsn called isls ~ actssl
service Of ~ Unitsd 6tsAsa0 .1hh Soos noA
give him ths powss 70 make ~, bssvAsawsF
10 declared By ths psspsr satAosiI \ Gvs
him the power 70 eoaAsol tAs nillaary 1osuss of
the country n ths execution Of " Ibessurss
which war justiAss sad which ass Implied end
embraced In stale Of war. .sig!,G.', .
II Is not - Presiasat, boa - Csonander-lo-
Chief, that he may n tins of vr dssafoy towns,
take life, ssiss ~ pahlie snA psivsAs prop
erty Of eneniep, and lbsFsas slaves \ saeA IN
GRAFTON seens 10 him 70 bs good nsthod q Coz
quering euem.es ''..0,, wa,i b01.
This war power, o. power which bsloess a
him - Coana1dsr in CAisf, bslo1gssy ddesa,
lion, 10 y fsll and aepls . nAapss, w. svsey
general coonAsaing h ~ asaArs M .s'gl
It Was upoa this visv Of De csss ~ JoAa
Quincy Adams drolarsd, with ~ ans Iuihssi
tating cooSdsnce, thst generals nay s.Asoi
pate slavss In uns Of var, = thak Ga Pred
dent may do %. ' 5an 'r't. los
The didsssscc In " casss u, that general
must exercise this asd Ill othsr psvsn ahjso
70 the Prssidsnt's direction. He may lAwfulI
command tssa rot TO capture towas. 70 sbstat
from taking pri.s6 peopesty. Or never 70 ash
where retreat would be poaibls. So, too, b
may lawfully comnssA iAs9 isDo oass to kb
crate slaves. But wAsa hs dslsgasss 10 tAsui
within special 6eid. NE duty Of wssing wa
without rssriotisos, they Possss all the "
power which he himself would have, counaad
ing on ths spot 10 psssa. ."Il:g " .r, ..., =
II is therefore wholly untsaabla, - naals
Of law, 70 ssy thaa Gsosrst Hunter, VIII W
not prohibited from lisssaAag slsvsa os.ld n
lawfully do II, without ssying that Ne Pes
dent, as Co.aaodsfin-Ch -Chisf, cannot dot
is only by denying thst tbs hbsrsoou Of slav,
is among ths thiass which tAs CeansaSsr-L
Chief may do 10 ssblas tAs essiay, tAss 0s,
eral Hua'sr's exercise Of That power can I
successfully inpsachsd o7 l..rafaf rast
Undoubtedly, he ConnandefIn Chief ma
reserve tAst, - well - say olAss Dowsr, I
himself, BY comnaDding Il mot 10 b don
without his oeossnt bsipg first I'D and d
tained. He may command that no bassls ~
be fought,Dr that no prisoasrs shall bs paroie'
without bis consent He nay prohIbit q,
thing which be pleasss TO prohibit But Ia ,
far as he docs not prohibit, The Pe~srs Of u
general In the Geld are as jlnrestricted d b
own. ~. .5,,h r.,-,... "a, y"a.,t,'.. ~.
Its Of no use 70 misaadsrstasA ~ prsdic
ment We are In. Thh question of thei isgaii
Of Gen. Hunters order, b The whole qusstis
Of the right Of ths C,mmandsr- -In'U Utisf I
liberass slaves - . military measure. 70 u
complexion II must come st isst, /" And '
greatly fear that practical resolution Of u
question IN the negative, b found In he Pre-,
dents proclamation Of Monday. ,~nt o..
It 10 well thss this result prscsda ~ .
journmsnt Of Congress. 70 that legislation
that direction shall not fail In Consequence
the suggsstioe, Tat legisiatioo b unnscss.ss
because the powsrs q The Conuandss-ln- -Ch
and Of commanding gesessi are slres1y .,
pie. At any rate, we ,hall hear NO more
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