The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-24

vested IN h- rcsi'lrih d0alless, gsafd ,aIn.
6isiy acoa,icssie legislation aHd against act mac
vcrleny passed. which might cncroaeh ON the ia,
authority other branches oi the Government lido moi RI
collect that bv all General Jacksons predecessors his nav
exercised than four FIVE times MOI havn
recuei 10 the Journals cannot, of course be sure that
numerically accurate in this particulars but such is M
belief lrecollec instance in the time OF Mr. John Adams
Mr.. Jefferson, Mr. John Quincy Adams The only case
which are. IN General Washineton's admin
israon, two in Mr. Madson's, and in Mr. Monrocs-
There may be some others but all know that pow
er which has been very sparngly and reluctantly used ou
the beginning otthe Government The cases. which
have referred cases in which the President return
ed the Bill ,ci objections. The silent Veto is believe the
exclusive adoption of the present Administration think that
some years ago BILL by nadverence accident failed 10
receive the Presidents signature and did not become
laT Dul am not aware OF any instance before me present
Administration in which the President has by design, omit
ied to Sgn BILL and yet has not returned to Congress
but since the present Administration into power, the
VETO m both kinds has been repeatedly applied In The
case othe Maysvle Road the Montgomery Road and the
Bank, We have had the VETo @ reasons In an internal
Improvement bill of former session. similar bill al the
late session. and in the State interest BILL we have had the
silent VETO; or refusal 'ritboH reasons
Now sur is TO be considered that the President has ihe
power of recommending measures Congress. Trougbhs
friends, he may and does oppose also legislative move
men which he does not approve. IT, IN addonto thus he
may exercise silent Veto at his pleasure on all the oiS
presented to him during the last days OF The session II he
may refuse assent 10 them all without beng called upon TO
assign any reasons whatever wi certainly pc great pac
teal augmentation of his power Any who looks at
volume of the Statutes, viii that great portion OF all the
laws actually passed within the last len days of each
session. IL the President liberty TO negative any, or all
OF these laws at pleasure rather TO refuse TO render The
,hn -, :; ~ "il S j ; no Nh be1d n ,or,, Inn;
,,or,aa1 '5, ~ I iaton nr,bis ronnIrv The 5ay
Of adjournment usually fixed weeks adv ance This
49, ',', y; =; A. tI NO aiorn ~, 49, ~,
cited postpone important pending measures TO period with
i,s ~ b VI. =, Tho le,s,rc oStbe Pros;ien 10,
H. Gu Lii nv, b, Nv. IliJ ,, H. an
publicly
HE had Spf
ON ON, tern f aJonrar,on heforo The pros;de,, sbopd
L,,a h. dc lin so i as 70 no ro,,,ir1 h., oonst;,on,
nov;s;os 70 % Il ~ |o onJ i; bal, ;b H.; rnsson for
r., -, :, n - - n, ia -, - - Ill
no. s.sn5 H. rue .o HOUSES 'nu not aSee anu Mouia
=, ,L pras;I,, ni,bor 80 ~ -, f., ~, s,ob = A.,
w bonId ali ~ b; ,t ,ybl ';,,,,;Osl niod 1T
anu, d ,b In , G - f,h
sGon, noro,i;,,
This nIact;ca innovation Of e mode of administering the
government, so much nj variance with lis GENERAL nrincinles
t - J d. ne T. =, ib ~ h
ib;6 h, l,a,s r., 80, h,,s S r. d b 49,
ntiY and 70 ,,rN MAI bb Tho Cns,ns;or ;rendd oni,
-, -; . ~. - - o a ~ - -, my
o Of ,,atio EVncu;e I;"j; rao,nt
=, p Jn r1'S IN ~ , fl
NJ Pros;Jent The Fyecya rn, has no, on, ms
od,besa acc,,,tocJ ,o,rs 70 r, ,bo aso ~ I,
I'm, !, has also rcfsd 10 anorce e ,ct
To- assed An c,n;nen ,nStanco fb; - cJ IN he ]
danloJ raIa1ive 10 he Indian Iperc, avn oGlsSo IN
On bo;ro arl;ed 10 !, hcbaIro no U,ss,oy -, W.
ont. hal a,y for ,e rclef ana notcct, bo pr;den 70
Md 1bs, sb S ~ -; e's w., JJ 49, ~
H. T. -; $3.50, :, J.75,fG aae-.. ~ 49, - 80
ereJsJ This < The Nuisance Of nc answer ~ co,nn;
pra,J ,broub be So.-o.r, Of W. IL bolS H. b,
tho law Of t6e Sia,c ;s ,;,o,ot ~ b la, of c, "o'
fTho S,nro,o C,onr, b.s ,d;r5ad ,h;s 40 f Co,; - H.
VOID az being ennrnan, 10 = onsationaI Law Of Sb I1Dd
ss,ses Rnt Tho p Day no ora rard -, ~ tbs Jo
on than 10 the ac of C,ongyes itar Tho WtsSYox,p1rs
remain in rson held there nv condemnation under law Of
State which The : ,nre,re IrdcI r;bnna bas ,rono,,c
cd IA he mill and vo;d The Sn,ror Conr, - d;Jd
do, Tho ar, ,f Co,-,ss =; O. ,i,,;.I bat - -
sau,e that has tho sae orce as ober law, and !; as
much on;tlad IN ha oba,ed and a. % lss Tn
Prssident on Inc contrary declares liz. Eo IaIf ConrS
bas hocn ,nsrseded h., he Iar &c ~ Sta, .d barr
he viii not carry lis provisions into effect Now we know
s;r tb.t ba C,5,,;o f Tho JTn;,eJ S,,,o 5cres b,t
hat Constitution and ali acts of CONGRESS missed h ,5rst-
a1ce or shall the slpr5ae lar 0fts land ann thine in am
Sia Ilr IN The ,ofrjEsta1djng This would seem
r., he Main case tba1 i; which The law should he execned
IL has hen recan,. decieJ n no in acnsI fo,ca H., Tho
highest iudical authority s execution is demanded for be
raof Of free citizens now Suffering The mains of uuus and
unlawful Imprisonment vet the President refuses to execute
Il
nhe case of the Chicago Road some sessions ago the
President approved the Bill but accompaned his approval
by Message saving how far he deemed It proper Tar and
h0e far there fore 0gh 10 be carried into execution
In the case of the Uarbor Bill the late session. being
annied 10 nv member of Congress for directions for carry
n r.rts f Inc la into efao b decl,ed o,yn tber, and
,a distinction Betoeer such psys of HE a, as he should
c1ase 70 be erersd and such as he sg not and his right
10 make this distinction has been openly maintained bv those
who babuay defend his measures Indeed Sir these and
other instances obertie taken with plain statute laws flow
naturally from the ,rincinas eynresslv avowed nv the Pres
iden under his own hand In that important document Sir
upon which seems TO be his fate to stand or to fall before
the American Peope the yETo message he holds the fol-
loving LANGUAGE Each 5c oacer rho tales an, oa 10
,no2t Tho (o1ytt;o, v.rore IN h ,r;U s,,r - s he
understands Il and ,ot ne i ie understood h. oGer Mr.
President the general adopion Of The sentiments exressed
in hs sentence youd dissolve onr eove rnment II Xoud
raise every mans private oppons INTO standard for his
own condnc. and ero certainly s tbere can he no o
ernent where every man is to ndge for himself Of bs
own rights and bis ou,n ohigaions Iee eyor,, ono ;e
he , 80 no.. fa IA i" :; Nv 80 10
Uo Who M :, iidgl Co b;asof snd d;j Co. b;5F ,
axocnte III own Jscions. and ,Lis !; tho in, ~ cn
confess Sir il strikes me with astonshen tba, co ,yld 60
1;soygsn;z1o en,ire, should h. ,,iad b :. pein,
oCtbe T4n;,oT S,s,es should b;nt = nst' b ooaoJ
S, ~ III LI o ~, 80 Ia -; s ~ w, !
lily rs o'oi' rousn "d o IeleGuon, or ron he hdol'
b ~, % o SOY " .ou'u Po
d Sn "a i ,;ri ;S - ~ G ;., Pu t n'