Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-04
POLITICAL.
POLITICAL.
SPEECH OF MR.. WATSON-[ Comcindedl
How stands Mr. n. in relation to
The Veto Power,
In his let,ar ia 6 Williams, IN Is26.

81 consider qun'ird the acts "f The Legislature"
,""rr rnte"id o"g edec0rc r Instrument h from ro
ist'"n Of high party eNctrmen I" project The rights
THE minority aud the interests i The weaker nrltS oi ir
Union"
In his letter 10 ilarmer Denny in 1888, he says:
"hat in the exercise Of The veto powe he should limit his
lection Of bin. To, first Such ms opinion" eoa""""
di,idnas involving deep interests in his OPP
mi"n require mature dehrra"n or reference TO The viii o"
the people be ascrr,ained 1T the succeeding ercr0s'
la h,s speech made at Cleveland the other day. II has
been stated that he went far I" say that he would
sign any W p0ssrd BY Congress- Now, SIR, am free
10 admit that did not give credcncr Ia tins report.
thought II stamped with improbabIlity but in consc-
luencr of this rum"r, more recently find reported
in Wing paper what he did say in that speech Here
It IL:
nn Of The Government should brought pu
y, aud thai the Executive and influence si nd be con
Timed limits brd by the pr OF the tnns'l
nha the viii o, III: rro,e, "NIres,rd through their Erl"
t"irhns The ,nc-@ - that Ii" PreSc" 'h""a oo' amt
h he wou not tt ,"terposc ne rrt' Po"sr b'na ne
Pro the rgiroc 0cts II ,hrir dsres, rcP'
10 preserre ehor liberties manifest ron.
In the doctrine he announces in lea6 aud j, hr
clearly admits the exercise of the veto power Ia great
an extent as has been claimed for it, and within
which every exercise of the power has taken place
could b. justified. But in 1910, in his Cleveland
speech there is certainly great relaxation of the
ercisr of this power. s'The Will Of the people express
ed through their representatives and not the will ii
one man. should govern in all questions touching Tie
general welfare. These dangerous words, s"tnera'
lceIfarc, appear 10 be specially brought n-words,
within which the Constitution can be made To embrace
all things contemplated BY the most lattudnous
con- ructonist. Are they not the very words
much relied on bg the FcdcraiiSiS, 10 wiring from
that instrument powers, that the R,Bw5iicGn putty
have dcmied and rrpud'atcd yet MI H. tells ;h
people, that # their Natives pass any act which
thry may consider necessary for the general welfare,
that the President should not, and hc woh not elect
ed. .int"rpnsc The veto power between the " she's Of
the people aud the Legitimate objects ." tLcr desires.
So il he DID 10, say that he would sign any bill passed
by Congress, he crrain by the authority quote, APP
prnxiiatcs somew hat 10 II. To be sure he says SEA
crpt t. preserve the sacred charter Of our liberties from
NANTES, violation" Here, Sir, is certainly an admrs
sion that he would exercise The pnwcr, when he "ng'
there was 'mamtea violation. He places the rx
crcsc as FAR off it is possible, acknow Lodging thu
| right at all and when we have tn determine what
shall b. considered '.manifrSt violation, for one,
must declare, that ! am in labyrinth III sat'sacto-
rly determining when it would be- that Mr. liarrI.
would exercise the veto power.-A "manIirst WOO
latou, is, suppose one acknowledged TO be 80, By
the country g,nsr0g; and sir, il nigh: be said that
power has yet been claimed hy the General Go
vcrnu!cn which would he considered snani.rst yo
iation of The Constitution, tbs S'aSr. II certainly
nlgt br 80 said hy Mr. H. Indeed, SIR ne hrs in all
conscience given himself ample latitude. The high.
est.toncd Fedcras that lived, could not hold OPT
this subject that could in practice, WIRING more
from the Constitution In lS22, YOU "ill remember,
Mr. II. said, Il believe That the charter gwen 10 the
bank unconstitutional; IT BEISG SoT orr OF rH0sE
NEASuEI> NECESSARY CARRY A>Y or Iuc ENrGE>sLr
GEANTEp pnwLES iSro EFFrcr.' In lrjb he SAID, ~
c'coriy aSccraincd Tat hc Puhic ini,rri n
iuticn 10 tic collection and "i$brsamsnt Of The rcrcnac,
,rou'd matcriay suffer riih0m 0Hf, and there
equivoca manifestations nf public opinion in lis favor.
You Will observe, sir, that in lc22, he denied the CON
suonality OF bank, not upon the ground that II
not delegated power, but upon The ground 'h3t
Il ,raS not po,rer contcrrcd curry dccgaisd
poarer into tGtc Vet IN 10 he would si"n h''!
thus admitted BY himself, III the fullest manner, Ia be
unconstitutional In lS3G and ISIS, he said lr would
veto unconstitutional bill He admtsa bank 10 be IN
constitutional; yet, in le:O, he would sgn snch bull
who can reconcile such state Of facts i he not thus
arrayed against himself he Is every subject with
which he stands Connected However, by his doctrine
on the veto power in l-i0. he gets over all difficulty:
for he say, IS a0t "M,SirEsr VIOLATIONS, there
| fore, il !. constitutional, and therefore, w"nld sign
bill IS sir, believe, c"nicnded for b. The Federal
party that the Federal judiciary in nil oaSsS the
rxpounders OF the Constitution, and that It's decisions
tn be obligatory, and moreover, that when Presi.
dent takes oath to support the Constitution, he is
To support he Interpret II, but as It has been
interpreted BY the udiciory This Federal doctrine
the doctrine which is Ia make the General Govern.
inent po.nt-- the States, creatures nj the
foustool Of concentrated power. In l-22 Mr.. H. did
not hold this doctrinc for, his address the people of
| Ohio, when candidate for Congress, he says Sand
where the crime in set of not being able 10
interpret the Constitution, other men interpret IT.
As we had all to support IT. the crime would have
been in giving it construction irhich coRSricRc'S
i
lie then considered the Cnnsttut ought {" be support,
ed in accordance with the opinions of hoss taking the
oath, to 90 and that his opinion how could he
say n l-36, he would sign hll winch nc had SAID
was unconstitutional in l>2, How could hr, in 80
sign bill winch in ls}6 and b hr he would Veto
i'm his declaration that he would veto unconstitutional
hills; Why, Sir, as late as lcs IN ms letter 7" H.
Denny he says, 'such in has opinion unc"nSttu-
tona Would he not, therefore. be DOING that which
his OarR c0nscicnce '.y2oud SANCTION: But while
l,Sa
he opens door in 1910 at ccyrland on the veto
power, through which any mraSurr may find admit
lance. But, Sr his recognition in his Chevi" speech
in 1888 of the doctrines of the Proclamation, taken
n come xon with sbc speeches of Nh. HtbSter IN
c Senate ot The United Stales, in to the ar
guments of Mr.. Calhoun, place h'm upon undouhied
around. Standing in this Federal position, the dccI-
sons Of the u. 5. Court must be has decisions. But
If additional proof is required, what do We lind INN
saying in that same speec;-"By course as quiet as
pcaccablc the operation of those laws which the
Creator has assigned for the government ot the mate
rial world, the judiciary department restraints he other
branches Of Ike General Government fran tie ercrc'se
IF unconstitutional porers anil tie Suites from those
alterations IL cck tendency has 50 oten ben mani.
tasted" The power and authority of the Judiciary
was never fully and uneqnivocally surrendered,
understood by the Frderal'sts; and take TINS al
mission, with his ''MAsIfEsT VIOLATIONS OF the Con-
sttuton, and perhaps may be enabled to arrive al
some definite conclusion TO the manner in which
| Mr. II. would exercise the veto power.
What is his position in regard To the
Dangers of Public Debt
| When in the Senate OF OHIO, on the IAN December,
1910, the following resolution reported by Com
miitee, adopted and voted for by Mr.. llarrs"n:
RrSorSd, That in the of pccunary emlarraSS
is unwse and lInpntic iT TIE ''
rapidly than the olsa-
have creditors require and lat
surplus would be usenIy employed IN
the internal improve Of the country ny roads and canals ana
support and Of domestic manufactures;
which agree decided in the nrua,irefeas =.
nays2"
The Senate then came to the following resolution,
motion Of MIR. Harrison:
"Rsore That Senators in Congress he instructed ana
requested their eaer'"ns TO procure
the passage of aw. embracing the principles recommended IN the
foregoing resolutiuns.' :,
AT this time the lst October Of that year, thr
National Debt amounted to S9l, 1852 81. In Mr..
II S letter the lnqusito in 1922, he holds the fol
lowing language:
tendency Of large public debt 10 SAP the
foundation Of Constitution by creating minied aristocracS
whose views and interests must be in direct hostility 10 those OF
the nf the people" -.