The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-07
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Constellation.

Consultation.
The following letter from member Of
cOngrss % fhs editors o. the National
Iu.sIIigsaesr. suggests an alteration in she
C,ns.i,a.i0a of the Uniied States Ia rsla-
ton 70 iils veto power, which win meet
.maIy assent from all who love he free
d,a 81 or republican institutions. The
fnasrs Of The Constitution. very wisely
perhaps. invested he Executive with tIiis
p,wsr. that he might proven. hasty and
ialiscrsei legislation; but certainly il
coIId not hare been their intention 70
PIT il in lie power Of one man 10 defeat
IL. deliberately expressed viii Of llie ma
Ton. Experience has demonstrated thai
some modification OF this feature in our
Coordination IS necessary. and we are
sraifsi in the prospect thai he matter
will b. brought up Cor consideration al
The nex, session Of Congress.
Washington City. Sept "a. isu.
Messrs. GALgs q SEATox. Time and
sE..enenrr. which f,rn The greal ie.l Of
e,ery humsn ,nsliisiian. have demnnsira-
tel The ps"pneiy al modifying The poser
Of the piesiirnI g. ye,o scts passed by
ihs TN Ilonses Of Congress. There can
be BIZ lille doubt Illal The framrrs 81 the
Guns nlioa would never have consented
lsiase.t The head - he Execuiave depart
N M vnh a. absnlale puwrf 10 nnliIiy
The .e,. nf the L@gislauv.; aud YET nnns
nj ieay That the ai"de in which that
P,ser !. adjusted makes every exercise
ii !, by the P.esiJrni rIsriiraly unquali
frl AID absolute. Tnp construction given
10 the ,ssilaiion, which aulhorizes him
a hts nwn will 90 rma,e from their
pisces III The nfiisr,s &C the Gosr,nm-ni.
with or wni,,ui cause, has magniitd him
ia,o an elective monarch, snd clothed han.
by The dis pensalian af his patronage, with
an mfasace IN ba,h Houses Of Congrvs.
that forbid. ali hope that there ever vii
be the required majority 81 iso.lhuds 10
override his vrta IN any case. IL some
modification Gould be devised which.
whilst /, permitted The Presidents inter
t'siinn to proven, rash and iuronsidepie
lss,slauon. ADD lsft him 40 effective de-
frnn,e poser agains, an indamed and
hos,le Congress. aud yet prevented him
from defeating for four years the delibs-
rat. sense anil all ol The nai.on, IL would
be most valuabl- improvement ltseems
To me iha, this object ran be effected by
an amendment Of the Constitution. which
] intend 10 present 20 the consideration
OI Congress q, iis next session. The
principle ~ IL will be that when any bill
shall be dssppraved by the President,
and shall fsil 10 receive msjurily 81
twn-ihuds III bath Houses. Il ,hali be laid
vpon The table Of The House lhs, may fail
10 pass i, By ,ha, msj Miiy, until the FRS,
session ni the next Congress; and silhin
The fret twenty days 81 such session The
bill shall be taken up for consideration
again. and. if passed by . m.jnr'ly Of all
the members elect al each House. II shall
be law. Whilst this would ALLOW t:me
far reason aud delibers,ion 10 rule, II
wouli sns.u,nte monsrchicsl feature
Of our Cavern neni with one mnre pnpu
lar; n would refer The confitcs 81 two
departments 10 the srb,,ramen, aud deci
sion " the People themselves; IL would
enable their will 10 prevail very often 70
a much shorter period than is now neees
sIy TO assert il: aud 10 cases where the
President should be assaulted By the I.r
eI.latse power il would enable them TO
cnser him with the agis Of the nation.
nov make my purpose public maj
such members a! Congress as resd your
paper. and choose To mediate npnn the
principle of nv propmed amendment.
NV hive an opportunity Of doing so.
Your obedlen, servant. u. U.
A letter from Lexington. Ky. under