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authority from t ongres.? or sanction under the

tkinstiiution. Sueb. he said, wa*thc testimony

establishicg bejor.il question the two proposi

tions, tirst, that the usurper Baez ti' mam

taincd in power by onr Nav> to enable him to

carry out the saie of his country, and, secondly,

that"further to assuie this saie the neighbor

Republic of Hayti was violently menaced, all

this being in breach of public law. international

and i onatit ttonal. That it was a breach p:

these laws Mr. Sumner essa>ed te show oy co

plODs ({Uotation? from various authonties.

VSIKFATIOJI OF WAR 1'OWEES COSTKART TO

TBI I'OHBTITCT lO*.

The same spirit which set ar defiance great

principles ol international Law. installing force

inetead, is equally manifest in disregard of the

Constitution of the I'mted States, and here one

ot its most distinctive principles is struck down.

By tbe Constituticn it i* solemnly announced,

that to Congress is given the power "to declare

war." The power to declare war is under the

salegnard of Congress with the concurrence of

the President, so is the power to make a treatv

in the Prc.-ldent with the concurrence of two

thirds ot the Senate; but the act of neither be

comes binding without this concurrence. Thus,

on grounds of authority, as well ar of reason, is

it clear, that the promise of the President to

employ the War Powers without the authority

of Congress waa void, and every emplovment ol

these War Powers in pursuance of this aaeunip

tion was a usurpat on.

If the President were a king, with the kinglv

prerogative, either to declare war or to make

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1871). Washington, D.C., 1871-03-27. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1871-03-27/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1871-03-27.