New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-08

H p,sid.n, II tie United states On sppic,on Of the L.
,.larr- Of .ueh s,s- ~ Of ne Fx'c9'y. t"isn ne
rannut convenrd !" o, forth such number OF the
militia Of sny STATE States may b. applied ,or a.
be msy judge ,pfci' To suppress '"eh insHi.eion ny
inf deciding WHETHER tie eng MY hsd Hitn
upon h-b N, Govern Il the United saies Ia bound
Steffe'r Is 2ryen 10 the fr',id'ni"
" hat now becomes OF this case a. an authority W
show that tie President posserses the WAT power
without any act Of Cong rers, when q Court. oy
thps act not by the Constitution, claims that " We
pQwer OF deciding whether Il e exlsency hhd sriseu
npOo viii the Government OF tue tnred Staes II
bound 10 interfere, is given 10 the PRESIDENT ano
that Congress might, If they had deemed II mos.
10 do ~, have placed it in The power OF
tn. Court 10 decide when the con'ingeuey bho
happ- ned which required the Federal Government
to Interfere r. Because the Court, IN ssnD@queh'
part of their OTinioo, argue TO show thst '"e
President, by virtue q LIS high once, was d
pIoper person 10 vest ri tins power, my c"irhgue
nis,s that therefore he had 1t from the Constitution,
when the Court expessly says he ges it from the
act Of Congress. My colleague, by pArrIhh'u chiIl
ipsertinu few words in bis quotation of detaeheu
sentences of this o, inon entirely pervers It's mean
ing 1bis will, think, be apparent ON my reading
from bis speech some OF the quotations "itp Tue ID
terpolatobs Take the foil wing:
After the President (not Colts' hiss acted and called ou
tn militia Cifcui Court Of the United States sathoIked
to inquire .heth-f his deci' on wn hight r A..
q" Il l. fsid tbs. his power Tbs ~sfTo"eIl 10 Tue
PIAdeni Is dangerous to lbe,ty. aid may be .bns'd
1t will I've ob,erved that tho words " not Con-
~ -
inrerpolatiops. Now, the action OF the President
and lis power here spoken Of were the act on and
mower 10 Gull forth the militia under act OF Con
grew, ind not denial Of the power OF oon-
Ire.s itsslf 10 do il, nor OF the war power, ar
The luterI olAied paTenthess wcuih iholcut' bu''
SIR another decision Of the supreme Cont OF Tie
United States dsro,es of MI these questions, de-
che. that the power OF conf Is vested III Con-
pres- aud nowhere eLe that the President possesses
20 such row or under the law Of pntions, aud TINT The
modern usage OF law Of nations Goes rot OF l'en, ny
It's own tore constitute rule which hots nron
no, er,y except through tie sovereign power ihe
Ieri,lsturc 1 refer TO Tie care OF Bowen W. ne
Ttit.d States reported in Cranch page ll0l, III
which The Court 10y:
Respecting the power ofus Government no doubt en-
ie5tsl sd nat wsr gives 60 ITO soV.ies ilil rsI
The AID the property Of The me ny "hrf
ever found 1, cone, d. The nliicsion o hi. rd 10
which bumaIe and wi,e poley o. m0ss,n r's , Of
h- nent BIT impair the right it.A That IewSins
difuird and when The 'isu .uthoiiy HAL thOoe
trDs ito operation the Judicial Dessr'mepi mn'i ave
G-t TO ts ~ ru until iLpi will shsl 70 eIp,.'ed 10
power OF COZ demn' i7n eau eri ini Court ~,
War gives -qusi hi p-rsons sLd property snd II
dec considered p:s,c ping law respect
the per-on Of entmy found In county nj h' ooe'
hich o,nr' on The President goat di,cFe'io'
ary po~er' Rejecting their ptr'os 'soid's o. mpo
,hal he did no, po''sss those b. virtue o. dre
The set fer the ,ele.rs and accommodation Of PrI.
ouefIU " war 4. Of the same eh. sctsr
Toe &C, prohibit tisds With the enemy corslD' 'his
c.a.c Ind fa,th bat the President Of ire
lisd ssie ard D., - r coy sthoTiz'd 10 give At ~ iue
hin III nth. ssr tie gu,tas' Of his Sc ptsspoEs flf
the usnsponan Of any ship 81 other pr'pey belong
rg British subjects, aid which within tie limits Of
The Uniied states"
The phI..oosy q thi. Sew ,how, h.. the property Of
g,t g1beo, ~. not cou,id-f,d by The H. gi,lsqe a.
b,ine y,,,.d g. III. United State. by the d.c.fsou Of var
and the authority when the cuir tho Prsnd, NJ 10
nsi ,,y considered - one which lie did not prr'u'
.ured ths, In executing ID. law, Of v,r the Executive
= "a - Co,,r.. 80 S-.u ali rro..rty utirif a..
ode Ul sut
ton. slhoush IL might uir- set Of toe Aet sl.iuf, 90
u'iy tn. Condemnation Of th,i pe e, which according 70
a. Cd. u ushe~, ought no, 20 10 c0hh'cs ID
Tlc argument must s.'uus fr IT, n.n' TIE position 'hsi
modem ussgr con'iuies rule Viii rec ly the
hin, u.e hy it. free and through th- sovereign
power Ih. POSITION H. OF allowed. TAis u.ige il GUIDE
hieh the ,ov,rs, go follows .b.uiob, n hi. vi The
-pJlm ID -..-d 10 the d.inrn; Of tie ,osssiEu snd
stloash esuno, be d nsTsed BY Lin Without o. qsy'
The ~ 10 10 n.ui- aerib. Il subject 10 irfrns
mod he ton j. 90, 81 imuushe Uis q s~ tut def.nd'
Oh prlrc-l cgnsi1'rsuts. which nay coLnusly vary.
Couu efc nations In the - usoo n the mi I'd State
hsye r.. az; FS'y ., g.r,, N TO 70
ioa of hall - done viii h- eueuys property H. our
qursion u. he' Of policy 'hsn Of la The ~ .
ncb .pp, 20 tt- property q DOR 'aemy Vii be spilled
LIZ. u. az qo-2e q Yo' :, :. pI9pos for 70, con,
gr tie eeo.Gs,slsI Of 3rg.I , s T e.p on
.h, L-si.l.,ure. 10, o. he Er.cu ". Judiai.r.
f. psaIs ths Court hat h. FrT VI couhscarF s.
en,n, piop~, ip ih> L-s.l.sDfs 80 'h-i A" Legs
~, hH Bft.ffit, y o sc d,cafs. ion Of .si'
Chief Ju,tioo Marh.ll Ia 'his olinion, ehect-
ually dispo-es Of lie assumption that tie Ike, VI
tive may seize and tie Courts condemn all prop
erty which, according To tie modern law vi ua-
titu il ,u ieci - coBdemnai Oh, ~. well hs Of
that other assumption that there 10 "a law OF
uhtous higher sad above tie sOvefeigp power
of lie State, by de- laring lhht such law I. but n
guide Which the sovereign follows or abandons
NJ WILL and that although 1t cannot he csfe-
arded uiihout Ohloquy Yet II may be dirregsrd' d.
Il tLis hot 20 TIL 'dnsFv sprctabie might
be tresented OF che COuIts If country disaN owing
and anuuJnng the acts Of their own Government 10
matters If Stale and Io'ilicsl di ioI scy. ALOther
oLutiou urged 70 the I'LL ir, that It conschies the
property OF all absent Rebels, including II o-e who
have been INV ilnyly i0rreO into the Confederate
.rr,ire sH WeIl rs tbOe- no have voluntarily en-
tered H. moments reflection NUT isiy all that
his objection Is without force, for 30 Court or
Comulrslon would ever eGfOre pcIhlty
s.ni, r. poi lion hO had been compelled by force
0 commit the net Of forfeiture In. principle oi
law If %" well etlrd 10 Require discuS.iun, that
40 man ran be held rr,pOn.ible for scl- which
he had not t'e power 10 pfeveuti nor l. any saw
iuy clanse Necessary he blil ~ protect the prop
erf, of those iocrd int the rebellion from Tor.
feiiure any more thar there u for such d.uss 90
Vro ecL "A Insn found among band Of robbers pi-
raie. v hen be was able 10 sbUw that he had been
ior, al 10 Jlu them. Bot II tie ILL were o.
uoyion. - this objection, wlicD IT, my OF iuiOn i j..
not It would ur eAsy 10 ob,iare tbe Difficult by im-
ilnr its SEPARATION 60 tie pro- ey Of such sbsent er-
,on, ~ ehaiI Ioib the rebellion without RESTRAINT.
Having SHOW u, Ihius, list Tie JI Ii Tot %. tie
sw.etiug character represented by Senators Who
have sroken a. iu-' g. ili-t l. i not oLrOyious to
he charges % uncOtsIltu,iOnalty which frey hBye
made, ami that the war power Il Dol IA the Pfesi-
dru, but ia COLgess, which bas eXercise il from
tie fOuuda ion of the GoyefI mot. l assnn~. ~
Iosiuons ebi h cannot te successfully coutfov.iied.
Tia, C,ngre,s, Ia pIoyiclg for lie prvtec iion of
the war against tie kl er, hs n riyt 10 direct thit
tnch means shall be esOrtd To- II beieNes urC's.
.ary aud proper for the atiument OF tie rno Of The
war, whi' 8. the srprretsioi Of ihe Ietelrn; nnd
thai no Court can ret aside or snuu any aouun