Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-16

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hal they would require no aid ia conceiv-
ing aud maturing The measures which
'he Circumstances OF the country might
feqn'e. And it is prepos'erous 10 sup
poss iha' thought could for a moment
nave neen entertained, that The President
paced at Inc Capital, in The ccntre Of
me country, could better understand he
wan 5 ana WISHES ofthe people than their
own immediate Representatives yho
spend part Of every wear smouu them.
living with them, oipn laborinu with them
and bound 10 IlIrm by the triple tic OF in.
teres', duty and affection. To assist or
cnnrol Congress then in : ordinary leo.
'slaI,0n could not, conceive, haze been
the motive for conrsrring the yeio
| puwcr on the President Tn,s arru,nsnt
acquires additional iorce from Tie fac, Of
IS never having been thus used Lv the
! hfsl sX Presidents and lEU Uf them were
members OF ihc convention, one pr, siding
over its deliberations. and tie o'hcr beat
ing Il large share in cUnsumm1tino The
'aborS Of I'faI august body than any other
person. Bl!ifbl!s were nevcr returned
to c0ng!csI by either Ut lhe Presidents
above referred to, upon the ground uf
their being inexpedien', or not as well
adap;ed as they nigh, be 10 The wants Of
The people, the veto was applied upon
that of want Of conformity, TO the con-
s:lntion, Or because errors had been COM
mI,ted from a too bas;y enactment.
There is another ground for the adop-
lion of the veto principle, which had
probably more Influence in recommending
it 10 the convention, than any uiher-
refer 10 the security, who /, gives 10 The
just aud equitable action Of the Lecisla-
lure upon all parts Of tbs Union. 1t could
not bat have occurred to the convention
that IN COnn!gy 90 cxtens;re. embracing
so gIeat variety Of soil, and climate. and
consequently Of products, and which from
the same causes, ever exhibit great
difference in the amount Of the popula-
ton Of lis various sections, calling far
great diversity in the employment Of the
people, that The legislation of The major
iiy might not always justly regard the
rights and interests Of The minarity. And
that acts oflhis character might be pissed
under an express grant by the words Of
the constitution, and, therefore, not with.
in The competency oI the judiciary to de-
clare void. THAT however cDl'oh,cnd
aud raIi tic, they might supp sc from
past experience. the members Ur congress
tOig..t le, aud however largely plrtaknp.
in the general, Of the liberal feelings of
The people, ii WIS impossible 10 expect
that bodies 81 constituted should not
sometimes he controlled by local inter.
esIs, and sectional feelings. 1t was prop.
er therefore, 10 provide some umpre,
from whose situation and mode ofinde-
pcndenCe and freedom f.om such iaAu-
ences might be expected. Such a one
was afforded by the Executive DeDart-
meni, constituted By the Constitution
A person elected TO the high oiice, having
his constituents in cverv section, Stale
and subdivision of the Union, must con.
sder himself hoani by the most solemn
sanctions, t. guard, protect, and defend
The rights of all, and Of every portion,
grea. or small, from The Injustice and
oppression Of the rest. | consider the
veto power, therefore, given by The con-
sltut,On to The Executive of The United
States, so!eIy as a conservative power.
To he ns'd oaIy, first, to protect the
constitution trlm violation; 2dly, the peo.
pie from the effects of has.y legislation
where Their will has been problbly disre-
gtrded or not well understood; and, Sdly.
10 prevent the effects Of fcom5ina,ions vio-
lAHve Of the CHS ofmuoriies. In ref.
ersnce 10 the second of these objects, |
may observe that consider it the right
and privilege of The people to decide dis. .
pu cd pOins of the coas tuition, arising
from The general grant fpoTeF II con-
gress 10 carry into effect tts powers ex-
press'y given. Aud believe with Mr..
Madison, that repeated recognilions, un-
der varied circumstances, il acts nF the
Legislative, Executive. ald Judicial
branches of The Government, accomn1-
MED by Indications, i'll different modes of
the occurrence cf the general will Of tho
nation, as alTard;ng To the President su(Ti-
cient authority for his considering such
disputed ppinsas settled.
Upwards of half century has elapsed
since the adoption Of the present form Of
government. Il would be an object more
highly dasrabo than tho qualification Of
the curiosity of speculative statesmen. if
its precise situation could bo aso,r.o;, 4
a far exhibit made Of the operations Of
each OF its departments, Of the power.
which they respectively claim and exer.
else, of the collisions which have occurred
between them. or between tho whole
Government and those of ihe States. or
eltht Of them. We could then compare
our actual condition, after tilly veats'
trial OF our system, with what il was In
| the commencement of ita cnorat;s,,. !. ~