Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-04
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FIRST SESSION.
SPEECH OF Mn. BOfrS.
OF VIRGINIA,
ON THE SECOND VETO MESSAGE.

ON THE SECOND VETO MESSAGE.
HousE oF REPRESENTATIVES, Srp,-mbr, 10. lS4l
The hill en'nled "Au act to p'"vde ior the col
lection. saie-keeping. aud disbursement 81 the pub
lie revenue. by means of corporation 10 be styled
! the Fiscal Corpo alton OF the United Safes hav.
ing hem returned The House OF Representatives by
the President with objections hereto, aud II having
been made the o,d-t :" the day AT the hour ui
twcive-Mr. Boris called Tor the special order.
and the House proceeded accordingly TO reconsider
the bill and The ohJec,ioos; when
MI Bolts took the haor, aud SAID : should
have been ronteu,, Mr.. Speaker, T., have perinlued
TINS second Veto of P,es,den, Tyler 10 pass wuh
out remark from m.. bu, Tor the peculiar position
| happen to occupy before tue House and the coun.
Try.
! Gaming rot only from the same State but from
the vr,y disuic, wheh gave birth to Mr.. Tyler,
which he formerly represenled IN tins House. aud
bearing to HIM the rtz.tions 81 personal aud poiC Il
friendship a, the opening III Congress. have, from
d high sense Of public duty let mys II called upon
To array myself 10 opposnon 10 hlm and have en-
ploy ed ierms relative 10 his pubic course ., once
strong harsh, and offensive. | have, in an address
to he Public, and IN NV representative character on
this floor, charged hun win pe,fiy and ueachery
| To the lary that elected hm-wuh inhjel,iy 10 the
principles upon which he obtained his present lofty
situation; and feel that II becomes me 10 "ake good
| The charge, not by denuOti non merely, but by
! facts that cannot be coniiadic,ed and II | do nni
absh II conclusvely aud rresisnbiy to the mind Of
every d,inerested man. wiDoi only lake ba' what
have SAID, and n.ake the most ample atonemeni IN
NY powell but will consent To take upon myself all
the udIun that oug 10 attach TO onc who would
| bring false aud gtoundess charge against high
public iuncii0Dary.
ltw,ll be borne M nd also that when the change
was uttered on the q .or, the honorable gentleman
from Massat huseus, tMr. CVsnINo) like apaiani
knight, once came iorlh IN defence OF the Pest
dent. and challenged an argument en- the subject
The glove beng thus thrown. promptly to"k II up,
and come ioTward before the nation, IN repeat
tnr charge and yipdeaie cause aud 10 an intel.
hgrni Publc | shall leave The decision.
b to,c proceed To his however. must be per-
united 10 glance hastily over this extraordinary Mes
sage OF the Pres dent, which scarcely kno" no"
Ia chaiacerize 10 say that II IS weak, u"sa''s-
factory. and dis, tedrlabr State paper, destitute OF
llaus bliy or ingenuity, aud wanting IN ira 'knrs-
candor aud slnce,ny, rs TO say, perhaps, much less
Than deserves.
Bef re came 10 the House this morning, | ex-
amlnrd IL wiih some care, aud shall "heI VII II
conceive t" be perf+ci, lar analysis OF the Mes
sage /; and beg the members OF the House, paiiI-
uariy those h" are disposed to Justify the veto to
examine the Message as proceed, and coHee, me
Il tall IN o efiOi.
1t commences, then, with an expression Of ex'
rte,ne regret that lie could not sIsn HE ball. aud
appthtnd, fine ,egre. jelt was hall az great AZ ,he
regret expressed. We uiz I, p,ihaps,b v Tins t'm-,
uon ,a'e-se'pns aud disbursement, OF The public
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Then lie b gins wit, ms % Jec'ious TO The bull
and the ir,, 40 the p We, III Congress 1" esab
hsh a National B.nk 10 operate per Sc over the U
ulon."
tionaL Bunk, aud = Naiorai nh per SC, confess
dnn' exact, comprehend; National Bank per sc
take 10 b. on' by, OF or WHhn useli; aud What
ulhe, of National Bank created 10, national pur-
muses., ought OF could be established, should IKE
10 understand nnl II IS 10 be inferred ihd we
woul establish Ndionh Bank ~unou, The per sc,
,hrs fitsi stj. c'on viii be removed. Wen, 81,
there per Sc III the bili HE r. sdent has pa
It ihrre, as fancy arttcte, uro" which 10 LIQUID an
ohjro ION
Next we have an admission that 'the unqualified
reto" vii wn,ch the Chi.i Magistrate Is i"ves' d.
oup lit 10 be mos, ca",,ousy ex,ued F; upon tins
point behave We all .gree, A"d u Is much 10 be re-
ereiedthal the Ptsideni has mol found II agree
bic 10 pracuce a little more on his o~n 'he"fy. by
the bye, sl,, let me add, 10 cObnexion with tins
subject that | h We from The first momen, that |
mad a far undeisia dug of the PROVISIONS OF our
CONSTITUTION and The principles OF our Government,
been lyerse 10 tins one man PoWer, called velo,
and iaiI never con,'de, ~, s.d ciuz'" OF d lee
Government until ii IL endced f,om The Coustnu-
iiun.
We are then ,oId that The veto power never eau
he exercised except agains, the wall OF maJorly Ut
G. ng,ess th,s will scarcely be regarded as Il "e"
Il sroveD II Is 1" be presumed II COusiess MAS
indeed ignorant OF co"st'I la" AZ me We
toes OF President Tyler would minute, that most OF
IA wnuld have known thai lie could not veto the
w,il OF a minority
Now we have What | regard as the most ex'raor
dna,y passage or objection conla'"ed :" The whole
message. and quote The passage: does H. says
the message, ~ oaIe The Constitution by ea ing
/ NalionaI Bank 10 Operate per sc oven the Union !!
lis lille IN the first, place, Gescrb It's general chat
auer Il IS .au act provide Tor The better coliec
uoo safe. keeping and dlsoursem OF the public
revenue by means OF "A corporation 10 be styled tue
Fiscal Corporation OF the United States" Ia =, le
Ibeu II IS plainly national IN ITS character. Its pow
.s functions, and dUtss are those winch pertain 10
the collecting. keeping, and d,starsing The Patlic
revenue. The means by winch ulese are |" be ex-
erled IS corporation, 10 ne led tue scsl CoTpo
ration Of the United STATES"
! b, fore proceed iuuh r, let us examine tn s OBJ
/ pcton Tor moment. Is IL, indeed, objectionable
Ina, bank ESTABLISHED by the National Legislature
(or the puyposes OF The hole mutton, Tor The uses Of
Abe National Cover, ment, should be national IN It's
cara,er and should provitetur the beei collection,
safe Keeping aud disbursement Of the pubtic reve-
nue.! il, indeed, true, whenever Congress shall
mss bill with pow crs, functions, AM duties per-
aiming to the collecting, keeping, aud dlsbu snug
the public revenue, thar the ioerpos"n Of the We
TO powe, is TO be ex, eced Ii so, then would DOT
he,,,ale much 10 say that the lime fol revolution IS
not distant.
The President then proceeds 10 give the true
character OF the bill, which 1t would seem to me
was ,ts strongest recommendation, aud winch - IL
sell would seue the proprc'y OF lie passage III
49," he says, "a Corporation created by the congress
of tie Uu,t, States, In the character OF Naiona'