Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-05

30 Tar from II, he has, IN the ou,ipou s de H.
'"'ee' W ms message that he Ereeutire forms q
component Pan of re Legislative poicer," put sonp !
new and by Ear the boIdes and most
pretens'on, IN behalf Of Executive power, that ever
was avo~ed or cohntenanced by any ataissman In
TINS country Where can The President find eot
thing 10 give colour to so dangerous a dogma Tts
lfefy trd Inc OF the constitution uf the u. States de-.
elsvtIy lepndiaes Il by expressly decasing thar .eH
feeslahe po'recs herein granted shnl be vested In
he Congress ofHc United States which shall co,,~;sf
81 senate and House II Rcprcsenfafires." VIII
The President cndeavor find some sanction 10 this
ood pfeenspn IN that prossion Of tho Constitution
which directs that when "a Bill has passed Tho twa
Houses OF Congress- IL shall be presented 10 fhr
PRESIDENT Tor his 81 nature and il he refuses 10 s,rn
H. he may reiufn II with his affections 10 the House
IN which II oiiginatcdi" But this very same psovt.
SION expressly declares thai though he has refused i
sign II, yet the Bill 'shditbccome a idp pitkogf L,s
si2nature, If Two thirds OF both Houses ., ernie III
objections. The same provision, also declares fl,.t
II IA Bill be MOI returned by the President within
Ten days' arr II shall have been presented 10 him.
The same shall be lac. IN Ike manner az n he NJ
signed H." This very provision OF The
'hen' shew,ng that Bill may'.bcconlc law w,th
on tho nttfteeoe ofihe President, gives not tho
slightest support 10 the sweeping claim now brought
forward ny nm, that the "exscuve forms acoplpoS
hehl part oi the Legislative power =; while thai claim
as already fcsarked, is emplaiicplly
aud condemned by the first line of,he Consutu-
Hon. which declares that AL Legislature powers
herein granted are vested in The two Houses Of
Congress.
IL this extraordinary declaration Of tho presidens
were mere barttn theory revolving as II il 10 tls
understanding. II might be permitted 10 pass wi,bout
Tue expression OF guy other sentiment than tbnt or
special wonder that a statesman who had uusaeX
through succession Off public nost to the very
hghes, knownio the Constitution should SO ,tanoe-
" have mistaken both the aud tho spif,, or he !
great charter by which he holds his Office, and
wheh ~ limiting aud defining the powers and dutios.
oil public iunetonarics intended give the highest
pi'cuca security to lhs public liberties. But il Is
no empty speculation, IN The par Of the President.
II sh'ws the ",e'weening Anxiety with which he il
intent on the assertion OF efecuhre prfrogaiires and
tie enlargement OF his own powers aud how prone
lie Is to cononnd the abuses Of executive influence
over the Legislative department in the practical .ae.
minls'raon ol1he govc,nmcnt, (Which he himself
by tie system Of party discipline, hiss 50 largely con-
trbatcd 10 ,oroduoeD with The sacred text sf the
Constitution itself This new Executive readino ~
The Constitution was doubtless, intended, and IN.
been so Interpreted by The Presidents own party, In
claim vide latitude IN the use and application Of
The reto power; for. II tile Executive be conpo-
atnt part OF the legislative power" he would be
Justified IN Withholding his approval Of any act of rs
gislaon ON the same principles which would jns,dv
The non concurrence OF any o'hcr'component psr"sof
The L"gslaiure--oiile SeDaIe or House Of Rrpre-
senalves Tor example. III respectively deciding on
Bills sent rom one House 10 the oler. And nsat
mere difference OF opinion as 10 the erpcdiency the
measure proposed, has ever been held 10 jasly ono
House IN rejecting Bill passed by tho oilIer sor
like difference oiop0on, under this new rsatlinp OF
the Constitution, would justify the President, a. a.
component part ofthe legislative power" in ap-
plying The qualified negative veto, which tho Con-
siiiu,on gives him for special and extraordinary &C.
casons to any act OF Legislation passed by The tw0
Houses, Of the rxprdieney of which he NAV roe en-
terrain the same y."~s that they do
Uron all these subjects. the Conservatives hav1
differed, ard still d lrr with iio President. 40 we'll
rs upon his sub treasury scheme. These dihcrI
ences have been manifested by them ON variows 90,
cas- ons, aud ~ variety oi forms-speechcs, vofts
aud discussions Of popular assemblies. In reganf
10 myself, haze om''tedno proper occasion. in both
w,,licn and oral nd iresses tony fellow excn. to
proclaim Ihrm and yci have seen. with infinitg
surprise, thai some persons recently, cover thsir
own change OF position, have alleged that il had
been heretofore understood that differed viii, liz
administration on but single question, that Of The
subtreasuty This all. pa'ion, too, Ia made in the
face of he notorious fact that have been denoupc-
ed by the administration press from one extremity
of The country to The other, iot daring IN ne COM
scieniions discharge If my public duty, TO oppose
and erpose divers other acts and measures Of the
Preside and his party-his Illicit and dangerous
renewal Of The connection with he Bank Of the u.
Slaes-hls alarming and anti republican doctrine
preached IN his message 10 Congress AT the cotfI9
rcncement Of the last session Of Congress with re-.
gard TO The discretionary employment Of Banks IN
general as fiscal agents OF the government at his
soie pW and pleasure, without any rule, or li,iita-
lion Of tap--and finally the daring attack mads BY
his lends in the portcptous doctrines OF Mr. Wallis
report, on the vital principle Of representative GO
yeInment-tie freedom Of elections On this iase
occasion, charact, rzed the general policy Of tls
administration by what seemed to me TO be is
leading features ard declared my conviction that
on all The grea, questions Of respect for the rights
Of the Saies-li,niiaion Ct Executive pafronape-z
economy Of the public expense-he Independence
OF The Legislative department. acqniesc,Icc in the
decisions Of the majotity,-aad a sacred regard TO
the eh OF elcction-fhe memorable land marks
OF republicanism laid down by MIR. Jcferson,1-it
1t had widely departed from every principle held
aud acknowledged by true republicans. H is, more
over. well known that, sthc last session Of Con-
gress, opposed TO the best OF my abilny, adother
favofIe measure OF the administrator ,-conrnonly
called the Gradua ION Bi-for virtually giving
away TO cert,in favored states, that Is conri0W
fund.- OF the Public Lands, derived in great part
from the munifccncc Of Virginia, and ii the benefit
Of which she expressly reserved Her equal iiehl 10
participate. How idle then The suggestion recently
iv utrd, that either myself the Conservatives in
general, whose opinions and destiny il is alike my
PRIDE share, have differed from the Administrations
on but a single question:
Let us now enquire whether the President haS
changed his policy practice any Of thrse
lcrcd with him. Some his noisy pariisans have
claimed Tor him great credit for the tdrish profess
sions Of economy lie makes in his late nlcssage TO
Congress. But what has been the practice, Which
We are much more interested in Knowing than tifs
empty t,rccepts Of his admnisira'ion According
TO his own statement, the public expenditures during
the wear 1887 the first of his Presidency, amounted
TO ..the sum Of ihir'y-ilfee millions Of dollars,