Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-05-17

OF me spoi. They would have TO be framed on an en-.
ureiy dif,rent principle. The approval of ,h- psi.
dent was no longer a mere form, to be salcu,a,ed q n a.
a 'h'ng OF course. The system had been seen into
lor come Time; and, at lengths man was in the p, esd.p
la cna'r' who. seeing into il, de,ermit ed to exerci.,
the power comrni ted o hun by the G n tuu !, lar m.
protection OF 'h' nation asains, bad Jaw, I'D 10 .rs.
oe n,n u OPP The eyes OF The p OPP 10 abu,e. Of the
legislative power. ii: mad. ~ Al i.sue b.,w,.p him.
$ u aud Cbngress upon this point, ,ni ,.Lr,.d a, ,
'br c mmon constituents Of both psrti.s
FROM inns moment, there were t,co essentials. instead
OF one, 10 any expenditure of the funds of the nation
ana the new requisite, beside its own ann onria,e efer,
operated a material change in the nature of the other
"a ~! had' hrst' to get thr. ugh Congress-; and then to
pear the test OF the principles which the Presiien, had
announced his determination 10 appiy and IN enable !,
70 bear this test, its passage through Congress, had 10
uepenu soleiy on th' national character of the appro
priauons made in 1.-THE least mark of the loo. rolIing
operation would be sure to prove fatal 10 II, :. hill
Provld ng a disbursement for every Congressional dis
@ress. h,, mon might, perhaps, get through Con-
y " ne iaSe' ms was a new order of things-but il
" 20" a no' uncut 10 understand; and il was understood
IT, ~ e;uariy' rom the beginning o. the Session
ne committees began their labors with the notice Of.
u resident sun sounding in their ears; il was borne
III mind' 10 the very end Of the session: Conforraitv
I Unm .ne P''ucip'es OF The President vas considered in-
ulsPehsaoie 10 the success of any bill. Over and over
again, was the absolute necessi v of mi, conl,,n,i,,
aiVerted to, on the floor Of the House of Ropre.en,.
uVrs; and assigned by the friends of the hills then
oSioi tue mouse, as perempiory reason agains, the
admission OF the new appropriations which, sgreeablv
. ancient usage, it was proposed to insert into them.
tn could be thought OF. ~
Instead, then, of the Presidents having been driven
mota MS principles, those principles did, most motor.
ousty govern the proceedings OF Conrress on tho snh.
Jec and so satisfied was every man i'm Congrcss If ,ho
certainty OF the Veto upon any bill containing any de-
Paa.ure from those principles, that no such hi PASSED.
Inc idea OF the lnteiligencer with regard 10 IN. eo,-
sterndfton Of the Cabinet in consequence of the vote in
the Senate, and the influence of that terror in procnr-
ing lhe approval OF the President, is particularly anus.
ing 10 me, from my having happened 10 be in companv
"Nh nun vi tc OCCASION referred 10. Or fhis ayar M,
moraoie End day of March, the President and Cabine,
we're agreeaoiy TO custom, at the Capitol until a very
aVe hour. Ihereason of this custom is, that none of
the lew remaining moments of the session nav he los,
IN me transmission OF communications between Convress
anu .he fresiden; and TO the apartment assigned TO him
on the occasion, IL is common for members To maka or.
Its. Every now and then, a bundle of bills ia hro,ab,
IN Tor ms signatu G. From the bundles as thew cano
VIZ u = caused the appropriation bills TO be picked Out.
anu ohese ne closely examined himself, and caused In
be examined by his Cabinet, to see If their prop sims
,cere all consistent ,oith the principles bu ,phich be
nue S'peH hot'ce " ms intention to be governed. This
was We queston-the only question; and the vote IN
on the bills under examination was not known inonirdrI
into, nor thought Of. The subject was not adverieJ n
s snau u hsn n,Is not proved unexcepdonable in this re-
sPec'' here Is no earthly doubt that they would have
been returned; and this, whether they had passed bv a
voVe0 o. ttoenty str to ten, or by a unanimous vote. Had
u Q PRESIDENT been informed of such a vote, upon any
APPROPRIATIONS inconsistent with the principles by which
ne mad pledged himself to be governed, no one in ,he
ieast acquainted with him can doubt what his answor
would nave been. He would most indubit,bIv hava
repiied-b | must do my duty, and leave il 10 c.
gress to do theirs-I must Judge for myself, of what
owe to the Constitution and to my Constituents, I must
therefore, return this bill for re. conside If Con,
gress then see fit to exercise their consti,utionai 49,.
In regard 10 it, shall have done my duty, and thew
will do theirs. IN wy
u That the PRESIDENTS pc.o b,, don, nu.h ru,
ana arrested much evil, there can be- no ous,d,p IT,
iu'eiiig mt auihor OF the preceding Communication NAV
DC he TWO bills may agree vi h he Veto les.
saye-bdt as 'tat Message DID not al oge lher CONS nm
our mar we sanLoi .ub;s ibe TO The bil., to tue
.xi.nslon Of the Cumberland Rad, nor t. the clear
Ing out OF the Ohis and Mississippi.
wd &s PSoS' fGsalfhswrM dbod Ni Gai,i ~ i' / ,,r Rsg|;i;s5; issry,
E,q',rss Of 1871. tor Congress to lay a tax on whit
Key aud appropriate tho avais to " iae improsemea
ana emoelii 'hn e i, Of roads" Mr.. N would "mu,h
ike 70 have a C'Py of the origin, II public aiion." He
o u { de"ss h,-lhs Proposition in question
not 0trS-(lt was opposed to all our opinions II was
signeu weston and was a communication from the pen
OF the late Mr. Shultz, a strong minded but rather &C.
Gen n uhlnker;IMr. N; must try his hand again
some OF ms =
4rH DAYS RACE AT TKEE-HILL.
h'.h.cs' '"esp'taks mile heats Jour sub.srit cr,,
Charles. ~ "y
b. 2i Nv. r. ''hn'O s. br. f. Mi" Harriet. 3 yer. cd.
Time-lst heat, I'm. 5t-2I do In. or.
"a Race, $500 put up by the Proprietor in adIl.
ton to the entries, two mile heats.
WIN, H. 'ohn'oh'sb IN. Virginia Taylor. 4 years rid,
- s.Iden''s h. s~parrOwhank, 4 years Old, by
| Cnarles,
VIM. II, Mipge's b. m Eliza Rs;I,y
Archie,
~Time-ldhsat,4 IN 2..-2I do. 3n 5o,,-3I do. An
SIS. %"
NEw-YoRK May little Tuf-A, an earlv
houf 10 the forenoon Of yesie I'd ~, the route 10 IN. rae.
course presented an animated scene. The bri, hi sun
Wa'ch shonc so auspiciously induced many TO exchange
the dusty streets OF our city tor The clear air of Long
STAND. Every count ,nance be AIMED with authorization
oil the expected pleasure, and none, save those who los,
90 deeply, had to complain that their anticipa,ions were
not realized.
About II o'clock, three horses started for the swson.
stakes, for which Eve had entered. Mr.. Jono.' Coli
won the Two hrs' heats, one mile and repeat, bu, not
"l'hs'anding ms II was an extremely iniere sting race:
Tor nearly nan the course, a sheet would have covered
the horses The stakes were 100 dollars each fTbe
n'st hea, was run In LIN. 56 Sec; the other in a fep "
seconds less.
A few minutes after l o'clock, the match between
Livingston's Goliah and Col. Johnson's Virginia Mare
Donhets ot biue,-for $4,000 commenced; the animals
are each Tour years old, Goliah got by Elipse. and
bonnets OF Blue by Sir Charles; the sires of both have
therefore been famous on the turf. The jockey who
Ioue the southern mare was dressed in blue; he, of the
Northern, in red; each carried feather weight, in IN.
hrst heat the mare kept tbs lead with apparent, ease.
ana the knowing ones say hi, was permitted with q
view OF saving Goliah for The two last, which il was
expected hs would win on bottom. In the second
heat the mare had The lead in the FIRST mile and a half
ou' the horse then passed. her by and kept in the ad-
vance Tor more than a milo. This was the mos, inter.
e'ung pert OF the race; appearances, wero 10 much
IN favor oil GOliah, that although betting al the end
OF the met heat was ihree 10 Two and even two 10
one on the mare, now many were taken at even bets
+ lnany' the mare won The second heat by about two
lenglhF. Toe time OF The 6tst heat, fonr miles. va.
oD. l5tec.; OF the second 8D. Several thousand do,.
lars changed owners during tie cGurse of The dav.
Inc sPfIs oil the gay South rms were rendered s,il
more DuoyaDt by the success OF their favorite. Thew
profess hat they care nothing Tor the money tbev have
| wen IN hhy xuHl nnl IA, a.. A.