The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-14
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Thursday. October ~. ISL.
rue VETO POWER.


that they are the only true aud genuine
republicans 10 existence, il would be wei
/, for those who arrogate to themselves such
l simon pure democracy, to examine Their
principles and test them BY tho touehs.onc
ofiruih. The Wings say that the will Of
the majority should be the Law Of the land
tins IS the fundamental rule of true dcrnoc.
racy, yet We see the nIisnaiHed democrats
Of The present day opposed to it. The
Wings say that the people are capable Of
sell.government, and the enioymcnts Of
evil liberty. The lOcos say not: witness
the acts Of the President, which tiIwaried
Tho hopes Of 'le majority and Frustrated
their faTor'te measure; and behold how
they idolizc the man, who with despotic
power tramples upon the wishes of the
People. Tie following extract VIC take
from the National iuteliigcnccr:
IL condemnation of the Veto power, as
II nov stands 10 tie Constitution, We may
add, to what is expressed in these resolu.
iions, that, It there be an exception ia the
declared sentiment Of any Wing meeting
OF OF any Wing press, throughout the Uul.
ted States, We ato not aware Of IL. We
do not mean 20 say that the Wings Of the
Unlied states universally desire to sec the
Veto p9wer entirely abolished. We are
noi ourselves prepared TO 90 to that ex,eoi.
& be power, ITS II exists 10 tie Constitution,
was 80 qualified as 10 the opinion Of the
Trainers of that Instrument 10 fcedor i
( harmless, when they admitted II mo our
frame Of Government in order 10 quiet
The alarm Of those friends 10 stable GOV.
eromeht who, being afraid OF the People,
place this curb upon them. We would
] q.aiL the power still further, Let the
I Veto Wer be so limited as to make the
votes u majority only (insiead OF two
thirdSl of both Houses Necessary to pass
bill IN the even, Of the Presidents return.
ing It With his objections and lei The pro-
vision which has allowed the President,
under 4 former Administration, in detianec
of the vail Of the People, 10 pocket the most
important bills without alording u Con.
grcss an opportunity either to re-pass or
to roget them, be eSpUnged altogether
Such amendment; Of tho Constitution will,
wc believe, be demanded BY public opin.
ion, aud steadily insisted upon, unld 10
time II Will succeed.
Oar aversion 10 this feature Of Inc Con.
siitulion ~ not OF recent date. II has boou
strongly and frequently stated since its ar
biirary and wautou employment By presl-
dent jackson, Us soon as ii was in his pow.
or 10 weld il, in tho year 1880. II has
not been az all recommended 10 our favor
by the use which has beea since made 81
II. Bat our conviction Of It's lncongruty
with the geUeml character Of tals & 3,ern.
menl has been greatly strengthened Is
discovering, from resent Indications, lis
odiousaess to the People to have become
50 great that is exercise VIII hardly ever
tail to produce popular fermentation. II
had been 50 often used to defeat the VIII Of
the People heretofore, that It's apP!.rauon
now, b. those whom they have placed ~
power, aud whom they did not expect 70
resort 10 il, is resented as grave lnury. +
No power, whose use generates such
sentiment, ought 10 retain a place "a
Republican Government, The exercise
cc he power IS applaudcl, indeed, With
almost IA much ych9monce as II Is censur.
ed but the very terms IA which il is mp
plauded 5clfay the vlciousncss of the mo.
two Of that applause. itis gratliicd hate,
more even than the spirit Of opposition,
that eNul's IN the defeat Of the hopes and
expectations Of a powerful aud sanguiue
party hy means of the Veto.
We regret, certainly, as much as any
ono Of our readers can, the late land espC.
ciallg the last exercise of the Veto by
tho President. But we must not, by d.,
feeting ali our attention TO the action and
tho effect, overlook the source Of the de-
cisious which we regret. The spring.
head Of the erroneous action is N the Con.
sll,ution. Ilthc power had not been there,
the President cotld not have exercised it.
Nor, if the power had not been there,
should we ever have had the depreciation
of the currency, the confusion in the OK.
changes, the interruption of commerce,
the public debt in the General Govern
ment, the embarrassment in the State
Governments, the pressure of Which on
all the Interests of the country brought
about the late political revolution. All
these were consequences Of the exercise
Of the veto power by President Jackson,
begun at his earliest opportunity, and con
tinucd TO the last gasp of his official life.
All these evils wore the fruits of the veto
Contradict il Who can Deny The concu.
sion who viii, yet we maintain that the /
veto power in It's present oxtent) had been {
tried, convicted, aud sentenced, aud that /
execution ought to be done upon ii. C
Nor could any individual filling the of. Q
fec of President desire to hold the power Y
were it in his power to part with it,
Without the painful responsibility which
that power imposes, the Executive duties
ARE already too onerous Tor one man to Il