Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-27
The Power Of the President.

North, and the journals IN their servsa
who sytnpasllize with this wicked retell,n
CIV out agsinss fse nsrgpations ofihe Pre-
ident, bis snspeBsion Of The writ cr Lal.r.
esJYss, and complain that the power of e..
parse and TIE sword had been given 20 BE-,
IS the celebrated Congress termiHa'.ng "a
March, 1868. Il Is Refreshing L. turn 70.
the pages Of cur past tfssery and see VIA.
the records Of car eoantgy diselosr Y,
LIScotS is aot the aFss President 70 WHOM
this power has been giss,,, The saer---
Of Gen. JAxsbS. DknoeTqt,e Pr.si#e..
was giyen. This power IN 1899 when G-..
Britain had taken fofcibIc possession 81 q
portion Of Il e State Of Maine. and rsor,5
her troops into the territory to hold Il a.
der tlie command 0f STR JoHs HAKtET-
Mr. YAs Bcass, then President of.s
United states, called The attention Of Csl.
gress to the matter, aad Congress met .5s
case by the passage Of bill, the suhsa,.s
Of Tie various sections Of which We -
give in this article. and which wiH '1-v
What power was conferred upon the Ss'ss-
al Executive.
1. The first section puts the whole nzrz
and military force Of the United States r
the disposal Of the President, 10 be uSs! a.
be ia his Judgment might deem proper.
I 9. The second section declares that Sc
militia Of the country, when called 81.
shall serve six months unless sooner a.
charged.
3. The third section gives ths Prcsi3.si
power 20 call out 50 600 voIanteers-sa,5-
Ell then rs n weighty matter and an 49,.
nous authority. because our army had -
then reached s,eeo
1. The fourth section gives the President
power 10 complete ard employ all the arre4
vessels of the United States, thus PutiiaE
the whole srtay and navy of the Ohite8
States at his disposal.
5. The ffth section appropr;sses siooo7..
ooe 70 carry into effect The provisions I
this act. In those days, ten millions a
money was looked upon As q greater eu'.-z
than we HOW regard ten hsRdrsf E'sii'e's z
! sres1tb.1eks.
! s. The sixth, section appropristss 81 ees
7 20 send special minister 70 Great Bs.'sa
10 look into this invasion Of our col BY 50
JoHS HARyEY and the mini9ns q the Brt
ish crown.
! =. The seventh action authors t5s
President to spend million Of dollars
finishing the Qualifications upon Cu' -
i board. some of which, in an Rninsbet~s-
dition. were in the harbors OF Chsri@s'aa
and Mobile.
s. The eighth section directs that thsE@
iiia and volunteers. when called oct d
be portions eff the army Of tie Tax
States.
Now. reader. how do yeu suppose -
bill passed. giving the whole power &
purse and the sword to MAETix Wax BrEE,
the Dsmoerafse President Of the Uzi''d
States. Such FeslsraliSts as CRAY, Waste,
WATKixs LEIau, BEVERLY JoHSsOS, Bss-
4 aER. MASaEM and EwINs, and saeh I'sze
seY.,ts As GaLHerS, BESToN, S4LAs HR,eEi.
( GRrEpr and HrGH LAwsos WHTE-Ese7
m inferior to the salons uf eur dsy, va
figure in the North as the allies Of -
nsFis-soted for i, although many Of then
were violently opposed 10 the Preside: sa
political grounds This urcnstrous tili pas.
Cd the Senate unanimously. Il passed 'ls
s House Of Representatives,, after fun 81
frce discussion Of is merits, by vote
col 10 slr. And the leader Of that six ~
one Hssfg 4. HSss, tse bold Brigade =
der Jelr Davis, of Esg's Heal noscrig.r
4 We repeat. Kind reader that thcr' :
nothing IN the legislation Of The L.Ne'
:. Congress giving bin nlore enoraoss FaSf
than was giyea 10 Mr. Wax BeREN 1''
We hold that Mr. LaNcaLS Is IS sase 30
and fully M PATRIOTS - ever Mr.. SAN D.
RKS was Ii i right AID proper tha' IL
: President Of the United States sho1l5 ha0
the f.orvvr given him, iF' order 20 pa 9sa,
! this cruel aaa uacalied tcr rebelloa- as
no patrio, Who loges ais eeapsry ~ e
worthy Of its b 'esellEgS VIII complain S's'F
81. the power or OF the vigorous Prose,ssa
Of. the war,
We trust that Mr. 1.iScetS, ur8s' -
authority granted TO hisi. VII elafaf',
!, The engines &C Distraction that nloa,y -
ingenuity can haven't b crush cat tbs
! bcllien, and With ID ail who asis.re
aims and objects We ike - ses ss'e 70
. ersl array eharge alsng tbs Whese bs<
rebcbIema advance With energy and
a aud % hear az their dssli''s death ana
: Strneliaa IL al whose irnP.ous bans
!. raised Ia strike sseNn the fair fabric g. %
: giori0as government
: Hatred sf Copperhead~
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