We are reminded of the unratified treaty, with its futile promise “against foreign interposition,”--that is, with the promise of the War Powers of our Government set in motion by the President alone, without an Act of Congress.
This statement reflects on a treaty that was not ratified, highlighting the implications of unilateral presidential action.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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