his own hands, and discusses without any direction Of Con-
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his hands, and dbuses without any direction Of Con-
gress or any appropriation act


Congress, at its session. appropriated forty mil
lions of dollars for the Mexican war; and placed that amount
at the Presidents disposal The President
that by authority of his prerogave commadernchef Of
'he army and navy-by virtue OF his rights conqueror
he intends to raise millions more many the entire
Of Mexico will sfor and dispose Of his uncontro-
led will may suggest. He will place in the Treasury
for constitution would prevent its being drawn from thence
except by authority of law. The ninth article of the cons-
tuition provides that "no money shall be draum from The
Treasury 6ut IN consequence Of appropriations by c !"
and, therefore, in order that he may without the
san of law, he directs that these shall
placed in the Treasury but shall be dsbused by his own
thory exercised his War Departments. He declares
martial law all this portion OF the money which our con-
quests may gain for u.s. He constitutes his military subo-
dnates corps Of subreasuers whose only checks and
bolts and bars are his will


such assumption of power is sustained what need have
of Congress make appropriations and what control
lists where the President of Republic He needs
no vote OF Congress authorizing him to borrow money
money He helps himself to the whole revenue of ma
tion uses he h and snaps his finger the restraints
Of the laws regulating the Treasury, and all constitutional
control over his war purposes


There is no doubt of right a beligerent naton to
appropriate to whatever of enemy's property
may in the fortunes of war; be captured Vessels whether
national private, public stores munitions of war; and
sure all liable to be seized But they become
part Of the national property, and when condemned sod and
turned into cash. they like every other dollar Of the peoples
money! should go into the national Treasury and be subject
ed to the laws and restraints which have been enacted pro-
ect it from abuse The President by assumption Of pre-
rogatve, by claim conquero, has the right
dollar to expend dollar, except according law
which Congress may have passed


Neither there any question that invading army may
levy contributions for its immediate subsistence upon the
rounding country. is custom of barbarous origin, and
but rarely resored to- But the right exists This however
is far different thing from the creation of grand system
for naton and the collection of its entire
by dgested system of rules and by corps of Off
Revenues belong the Treasury, and should there b.
placed, that the laws and the constitution may conro
their use.


This scheme of the President however, jumps ono,
over all restraint, either by any law of Congress- by thu
constitution. 1t claims for him. Conqueror" the righ
10 decree tarl 1t disdains ask the aid of Congress
either to establish it to authorize the President it
Holding the sword, he proposes to conquer purse
be filled by tariff of his imperial enactment and to
used as the prerogative Of conqueror may direct