...resolutions, viz : Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States confers upon Congress alone the power to "raise and support armies," and to "provide and maintain a navy;" and therefore the President, in the proclamation of May 3, 1861, and the orders and action, by his...

...civil power. For the Constitution, while it grants to Congress the uurestricted power to declare war, to raise and support armies, and to provide and maintain a navy, at the same time guards carefully against the abuse of that power, by withholding from Congress and...

...civil power. For the Constitution, while it grants to Congress the unrestricted power to declare war, to raise and support armies, and to provide and maintain a navy, at the same time guards carefully against the abuse of that power, by withholding from Congress and...

...This bill is a necessary means of carrying into execution the powers granted in the Constitution ' to raise and support armies,' and ' to provide and maintain a navy.' "The Constitution provides that 'all the laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the...

...original owner. The Constitution says, " Congress" (not the President) " shall have power to declare war; to raise and support armies," and to " provide and maintain a Navy." Story, in his Commentaries on the Constitution, says: '' The power to declare war is exclusive in Congress."...

..."This bill is a necessary means of carrying into execution the powers granted in the Constitution ' to raise and support armies,' and ' to provide and maintain a navy.' " In the present crisis of our national affairs it is necessary that the army should be ' supported,'...

..."piping" began; informers multiplied; spies now first appeared in America. The right to declare war, to raise and support armies., and to provide and maintain a navy was usurped by the Executive; and in a little more than two months a land and naval force of over three...

...the right to declare war, but expressly provides that " Congress (not the President) shall have power to raise and support armies;" and to "provide and maintain a navy." In pursuance of this authority, Congress, years ago, had fixed the •number of officers, and of the...

...misconception of the authority under which war is waged. The Constitution authorizes Congress to declare war, to raise and support armies, and to provide and maintain a navy, and it clothes the President with the power of commander-in-chief. It goes no further. It prescribes...

...the right to declare war, but expressly provides that " Congress (not the President) shall have power to raise and support armies ;" and to " provide and maintain a navy." In pursuance of this authority, Congress, years ago, had fixed the number of officers and of the regiments,...