Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-01

toa hn,psc negative, which Is nnavaiing IN caic
two thlrds OF each Hooie reps6a bill. Ia Con-
gteh laws are initiated there all their de-
tails arc examined. That body Is contributed
for this expects, anj aimof executive object.
One OF ito Branches Is choieo diseetiy BY the poo-
pie every two years, while thc other is the re-
prefenta,ive OF the S,stc,. From th,fe conGder-
stions. there can be no doubt that the refporii-
bity of making good laws was intended by the
ConHi,a'i)d TO reddc in Congrefs. Was ir
hkewilc the intention of that inarument that
the chief naeittrse lhould marc it with them ?
10 certain extent h certainly was; but To
What extent, 10 not 70 certain. ~ e.a rot
The theory OF the Bnsiih Conaitutiop.
which appear. to have been itcadily in the con-
Temptation OF the Convention, Vets this power.
without amp qualification ia the Kpg. Yet
that magitrase. notwithaanding the monarchi-
cal Aruetur. OF the government, and the little
rcipce paid to public opinion. has waved the
cxerclc of IL for more than century. le
may he iaid thai the PreGdent has eronger
claims 10 participate in the enstton OF laws than
the King. from his bring elected by the people;
bot TO This il is iuIicient anfAsr to FAY that it
js ioadmifible Ia a republic, to conlder one
man, tor the cnstiion OF lave as fsilb'ai repre-
tentative as many. brought irom every lection
ofthe union and further, that the Britiih Par
lament, competed OF an hereditary hooie Of
Lords, and houie OF Commons, which have
long fincc ccaied 20 reprclcnt the people, cannot
be conhdered as filling the fame political fpheie
with an American Congreis inaimuch ~ the
later sshe bone fss Representative OF the people
and the States: While the former 10 little more
than an arinocSa,ic siIocistion. II, therefore,
Under foch government, cxperepce has evine-
cd the danger and impoHcy OF Interpreting tho
Executive veto how much more dangerous
and impolitic would its cxesciic be likely 70 ba
in frufi alton Of the decided will Of the nation.
expieil.d thro' their immediate representatives.
!, win no, be concealed that the Conaita-
,ion Iequires tie ap1,etaios Of the Pfefident 10
every bill before il becomes a law. "Ubs AR
fRovf. be j@aN fri a." Ii IL abfolusely ne
cc0ary then, ina, he shoold approve before he
Ggns bin il follows that il he difapprove
bill Ne fhall not fan il. OF ~hAt nature arc We
thea TO con!ider ths appreciation !
Il may be alIumed a. certain that the tsme
qualified appreciation is NOT implied y by the
legi1ative body. The latter are called upon 10
puriue bills into all their deisils. TO accept or
reject diff:rn, parts. and TO introduce whatever
modification they think proper. The former 10
ooiy psrmiisef to approve or rejeet, In the
whole. wthou, the power of fuggeiting suy a.
mrnduienr. Farther ;---btfore bill can be fub-
nirted 10 him, il mutt have received the sppro-
baton OF both branches Of the leg'ntare, the
representatives of the people and of the States.
When, therefore, bill, under thcic cifcumItan-
crs 10 fabmit,ed to him. IL 10 apparent that the
cafe is ciien,ially varied from that which exiacd
during is progtefs through the Legislature. All
enquiry into lis dciaiIs aiiGng from the dclrc OF
Improving them Is foscciofcd. The opinion or
the lceiaature, virtually that OF the people, 10
declared 10 iu favor. Il only rcrnains 10 tho
PnGdcnt 10 be decided wheihers under thcie
circumhsnces. the public good may be promote
ed or injured by his appreciation. The bill may
he unwife or imperfea and yet the public
good be fubvefed by ioifcrins il TO 90 into setf.
Il may be advifed that the experiment ihonld
bc tried, and The public profit by their own cr-
ros. But paramount TO ihcfe motives to fof-
bearance, the chief magiHrste, If Gnccrely dee
voted TO republican infitotions, will ieel the nee
GETTY Of Tcfirain,sg = difpoLion TO array HE
own individual opinion 10 boRiIity 70 chat OF
the patton, ~ conveyed thro' their peculiar ore
cans OF leginmion. He ~iIl hsbitaaily diRfu&
The fuggefions OF his own mind when oppofrd
10 their will. While, therefore, he will NOT hc-
G,ate to caer the high prerogative, with which
he is inveaed, on great ocesGons. 10 which the
voice of duty 10 loud and commanding, and IN
Which the public good uqequvocslly requires it,
he will, with cautions wifdom, fofego iu texer.
ciie on al other occaGons.
His lesin,.ive Responsibility will therefore.
be io narrow compafs il will depend upon
the fngle conGdsrstion Wheeler, under all the
tircumaances attending the proportions Of laws
fobmilred 10 him. the public welfare will be
pfomo,sd by is fsntsicn.
This yiew has been taken for the puspcfe
Of fepsrstiog the h,gjqstiVs from the txsfSi've
refpoDlniIiiy OF the government "a no ieis
incorred than IL is common. 20 conhdcr 'fe exc
ecudve refpon6ple for all the ads of the gov
esnnens. Ho~sves this opinion may prevail
among the fsicnds Of monarchIcal fyeem, il is
NOT the 'efs hereby under our. Az ncishcs
the Ieginsiive OF Judicial. departments arc ref
poafible for the sas OF thcexecungc dcpsunenrs
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