. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . as military necessity may require. These resolu-tions found an opponent in Mr. Gould, of Thomaston, whomade an elaborate argument against them. To him Blainereplied. He discussed the question in two phases—first, as tothe power of Congress to adopt such measures; secondly, asto the expediency of adopting them. He denied that the warpower in this Government is lodged wholly in the President;he held with Hamilton, and all constitutional lawyers, fromMarshall to Webster, th
. The biography and public services of Hon James G. Blaine : giving a full account of twenty years in the national capital . as military necessity may require. These resolu-tions found an opponent in Mr. Gould, of Thomaston, whomade an elaborate argument against them. To him Blainereplied. He discussed the question in two phases—first, as tothe power of Congress to adopt such measures; secondly, asto the expediency of adopting them. He denied that the warpower in this Government is lodged wholly in the President;he held with Hamilton, and all constitutional lawyers, fromMarshall to Webster, that Congress had no limitation on itsauthority to provide for the common defense in any manner. At the origin of our Government, Mr. Chairman, the peoplewere jealous of their liberties ; they gave power guardedly andgrudgingly to their rulers; they were hostile, above all things, towhat is termed the one-man power, and you cannot but observewith what peculiar care they provided against the abuse of thewar power. For after giving Congress the power to declarewar, and to raise and support armies, they added in the Con-. EOMAN^ CATHOLIC CHURCH AT BROWKSVILLE, PA., AKD THE CEMETERYWHERE BLAI^-ES PAREIs^TS ARE BURIED. BLAINE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. 73 stitution these remarkable and emphatic words, ^ but no appro-priation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than twoyears, which is precisely the period for which the Eepresentativesin the popular branch are chosen. Thus, sir, this power was notgiven to Congress simply, but in effect it was given to the Houseof Representatives; the people placing it where they could laytheir hands directly upon it at every biennial election, and say* yes or no to the principles or policy of any war. In all that I am thus maintaining in regard to the supremewar power of Congress, I make no conflict between that and theExecutive power, which in war, as well as in all matters of civiladministration, belongs to the President. The question at
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