Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-09-13
THE CRISIS.

We beg the attention of every reader to the fol
lowing remarks from the National INTEL gonccr
they come from a man Of much intelligence, ack-
nowled.cd candor, and uudoubted honcsty--taey
are the remarks, not Of u demago.ue, bn; al u vet
eran IN the politics of the nation, always irm to his
principals "ni foi,hfil, ," The best i",s.S.t. u me
country.
Like the coral reefs ~ the Southern seas. while
all was yet dc,cilGully smooth aud placid on the
surface, the dangers which increased in magnitude
so luperccptlbly, that the first warning We have
had OF their existence Is by harsh grating Ut it,
keel upon them II 10 certain that, within he last
few years, dangers have been developed in the op-
Grafton of our system Of government which were
never before suspected and that all these dan
gers are, when traced 10 their origin, ~relerrlbie 10
the abuse OF Executive power aud patronL &c. for
purposes Chiefly foreign to all the Legitimate ends
Of good government, and especially contrary
to the spirit of this Government. 1t 10 no
part OF the Constitution of the United States that
the Pres dent shall, through the veto power, be
sole legislator Tor the country much less, that
even such laws, as lie viii permit Congress to re-
gister for him, shall be earned into execution only
al his pleasure. and to such extent a. he pleases.
1t Is TO pant Of the Constitution that tie President,
who is expressly refused the power OF making war
sfio.I, nevertheless, taking the law into his own
hands, set treaties which are the supreme law, at
utter defiance, aud march tho armies of the Uui'ed
States into the territories Of friendly Powers. Nor
is il any part Of the Constitution that the Execu-
tive shall exercise any and every power be pleases
on the plea of analogy to powers exercised by the
Executives in either Governments differently con
situiod from ours. Under The tolerated exercise
,fs,pl ,rvarg Ma may g,DfIuup In call yur f,ay-
ernment a Republic, bat ii j. ! jespo;ism ia every
thing bot u Nlne.
AT The ensuing Presidential election, theo, the
People OF the United States have a question 10 de-
eide, OF much greater interest to each Of them 'han
any mere personal preference between the candi-
dales. 1t Is for them to decide whether they will
be directly instrumental H. perpetuatIng those abu
see aud preteHiions. which have thus grown up 10
the Government "a building up a consolidated
Government of usages, pfecedeats, snl anlogles, az
q Substitute for the , stem written 10 The tablcs Of
the Consultation. If they viii 90 this, let them
come furwa.d aad, with what conscience they can.
vote Coz that candidate fr the Presidency who Is
pledged, and bound 10 cary out, To their farihest
extent, the principles of tie present Alminlstrs-
lion.
"ifr Vsn Barren 10 III. man Who is thus pledged
and bound. As a politician, lac has, II 10 well
known. taken all the degrees M Tue sch'"i "' '"s
Jarty, of winch be Il nov Gfaud aasier. The E
are those. Notwithstanding. beng pefsonal inenet
Of las, bot vet old fashioned Republicans, who
have battered themselves with the belief that. ~
the event Of bs being chosen 10 be President 0f
The United staies. be would administer the Coz
eumeut on principles some = lat, Ifnot essentially,
different from ,hJye whIeh have distinguished tie
! Administration Of tie incumbeEt. There ae
certain circumstances 10 the life aud edueauoa VI
Mr Van Bafeu, which would giye cy.0f 10 the
suggestion. had &C not positive Testimony, Vi re-
cent date. not 10 refer 10 evidences hefet0iofe sp'
gcalel 10. thai be ~ll elrcy oa-itAese are be
words, n rePly - al address n2m @ portion oi h'
friends 4. PhilAce. pAl1 that be viii carr OH
he pfisciples' Vi Tue present AsHuistfatDn 's'
lar IS lie Is sble." Whoegsr. therefore. msy "ass
peTsasGel ,hsns.e, .es 10 Jeilcgs tAst sny lAFs ~