The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-09-08
COMMUNICATIONS

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'sThe best usage liar can expect is to have it
cranmed down his foul throat from whence it
issued" JUNIUs,
The s;decency oracle" Of Loco Focoism, alias
the Republican, sc. Sc, in one of the edlLo-
rials from the many-heaeed t.Custom House"
clique, the Grason men, old Eederalists sc. &C.;
disinterested patriots in expectancy, Sc. Sc;
men who, from time to tiTaa, have seen the great
errors OF all parties, and being now congreg ated
under the head of the lunainaries of Loco Foco-
ism, put forth the following one Of the editO-
rails last Saturday two weeks:
''GEN HARRISON HAS DECLARED HE WILL
VETO NO BILL THAT MAY RE PASSED Ely A MAO
RITY OF CONGRESS" These are The words quot
ed rer5atin ct iiteratiyn in plain English ;tooYd
for tcord and letter for letter Now lei Sen.
Harrison, ''the dumb candidate" as he is called
by the Republican, speak for himself. In the
Text Book, page 81, being letter addressedby
him, to S. Williams, dated May LIST, 1886, he
says: 81 consider the qualified veto upon the
acts of the legislature, conferred by the constitu
ton upon the President, eOHSeTeatius pow
er, int ended only to be used to the instru
ment itself from ei0Idti0R, or, in times Of high
party excitement, to protect the rights of the
minority and the sccaker members of the UnioR."
If were Presi lent of the United States, an act
which did not involve either OF the principles
above enumerated, must have passed under very
peculiar circumstances of precipitapcy, or oppo-
Sition TO the known public will, to induce ME to
refase it my sanction" This IS SO plain, that
she who runs may read" and understand it. The
Inference which the Republican wishes their
beliecmg readers to draw from the assertion that
Gen Harrison will ''veto no bill passed by Con-
gress," is that were bill passed to abolish sla-
very in the District of Columbia, ha weuld not
veto it; but unfortunately this inference is talSi
fed at the threshold. Upon this subject Gen
Harrison said, in 1886, II do not believe Con-
gress can abolish Slavery iIl the District of CO.
itnlbid without the consent of the States of Viz
ginia and Maryland, and the people of the Dis
trict" Consequently he would veto bill TO
abolish slavery in the District OF Columbia, 10
F'secure the instrument Constitution from v;o-
lation"
The people Of this country have witnessed the
grossest violation of the veto power during. the
reign of my distinguished PrcdecessOr;o Gen.
Harrison has only defined it-he recognized the
''public will'' as paramount to the veto power.
Did EEthe greatest and besto do so' No. His,will
gave law, when his rescripts were not obeyed by
Congress. The veto power was given to the
President by the trainers Of the Constitution,
predicated upon the idea that If was to be wisely
used by him, as the President of the nation, not
party. As potent royalty is in England,
the veto power was for the last time resorted to
in 1892, by William Ill, and for WHAT To
sustain his power, he vetoed the bill for Trien-
NAL Parliaments Who were in favor of this
bill? The Wings? History tells us that ''the
undue influence of the Court was excited in such
an open ScdndalO1tS manner as TO give offence 10
the majority of the Commons, and this was one
Of their measures Of reform, as well as a bill In
tending to ''disable all members OK Parliament
from holding places of trust andproft." Apropos
Did Gen. jackson get his idea frum this ease,
when he proposed that members of Congress
should not be appointed to Office Further, the
Triennial Parliament bill had III view, as an i'm
mediate object f'the dissolution Of the present
Parliament, which had already sat three years,
and began to be formidable tothe people, by its
concessions to the ministry. The benefits that
would accue to the Constitution, from the estab-
lishmeut Of Triennial parliamcnts, were well
understood, but the courtiesS objected that fire.
quent elections would render the holders proud
and insolent, encourage faction, &c, and during
the whole time of his sitting he would have to
behave like candidate, conscious how soon the
time of election would revolve.
have INDUCED in this depression as Attending
matter for reflection. At a. junctIre like this, a
reference to history is peculiarly proper, mas
much, as every effort of the administration is in
full operation to snatch power from the many
that the few may riot upon the 'aoaves and
fishes"
For the present, shall conclude in the Ian
guagc of my first article. ''Throughout the cam
paign, shall continue my reviews Of the hum
buggery slang-perversions- tricks, receptions
and Interpretations, wide Republican of
Saturday, August 18th, page 2, second article in
the second column of l0cofocoism in these parts.
More anon. OLD KENT.