The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-14
From the National ia,ell,sens er.
TIE VETO POWER

In conformation nf the Veto power, q,
il now stands in Tie CONSTITUTIONS. IL iIisr.
ha an exception IN the dsclsssd seunnen,
Of any Wing meeting. or Of any Wing
press. throughout The United States. We
are not aware Of il. We dn mt mcan 10
say that the Wh,ss 81 the Uni'ed Sissr
universally desire TO ere The Veto powrr
sntIreiy sb.lishet. We are notaurseIyes
prepared 10 go 10 thai extent. The poe
or. as u rxu in The Constitution, xss
90 qusl,fed .. in the opinion uf The ffa.
msfs Of that instrument IN render il hslm-
less. when they sdmiitsd II in,p sur frsme
Of Government IN order 10 quiet The d
lsrm sf those friends To stable covers
neni. who, being sfraid pl the People,
plssed this curb upon them. We would
qualify the sswer stll further. let The
Veto power be go l,mneh as To mske the
Votes 81 . Dsj"rily only (ins'e.d Of tvs
ihlIds) Of bath ilsusss nsee,sary To pass
bill IN the event Of the Presidents re.
turning u with his objrc.ion; and let The
pro'lsion which has allowed The Prcsi-
dent, under fmmtr Administration. in
aetinsce of The aill ot The People. 10 peck.
.et the Ino,t important bills wiih0ut al
f"riins {, Congress an opportunity ei,h-
,hst 10 re. pass or 10 r.jest them. be ex-
plunged altogether. Such amendment, of
The Constitution will, be brlie,e. be de-
msnded BY public opinion. aud steadily
insisted upon, unlil in time i, will sue
cerd.
Our aversion - This feature of the
Constitution Is nut Of recent date. ll.hss
been strongly and frequently stated .lnre
i,s arbitrary and wan'on employment hy
President Jackson. ~ soon a. IL was in
hi, power 10 WELD il. in the wear 1880.
Ii has no, been .. al recommended TO our
f.vsr bs tbs use which has been sincs
made Of il. But our cnnvrctroa of Its
incougruIty with the general chsrsrler
Of this Government has been greatly
strengthened BY descaser'ng. rom recent
indlcs ions, iis odiousness TO the People
to become so great that it's exercise will
hardly ever fail 10 produce popular fer
menta,ion. IL had been so often used to
defrs, the v'll Of the People heretofare.
that rs appliraiins. now. By thrse HON
they have plared in power, aud whom
they dId notexpect to Sssort In IL, is re-
sen,ed as a grave injury. No power.
whose ne generates such a sentiment.
ought Ia nt.in place IN a Republican
Government. The exercise of the pow.
or 10 spP:sud.,i, indeed. with almost %
The much seh-menrs as il I. eensurvd: bat
The very terms in which 1t 10 spplsdss be.
hay The sic,onsness Of the mntiye 81 ,hs,
applause. IL 10 grstlfied hate, more even
'han tile spirit 81 opposition. thai exuI,s
In the defeat of the hopes and expecta-
tons Of powerful and sanguine parry
by means oil The Vein.
We regret. certainly, as much as suy
one of our readers can. The late land ss.
pcc'aIly the Is.i) exercise ol the velo BIZ
The President. Blu. wa mus, moi, BY d.
iectng all ouf st,snliun 10 The action and
The eff.et. overlook the source OF The de-
eisluns which We regret, The SPRING
head 81 Tie siionenus action il IN The
Constitution. II The poser bad moi been
there, the Presideni could not have exer
cIssd T. Nor, il the poser had moi beep
there. should We ever have had the de
p'scisi'on the Of currency. The confusion
IN The exchanges, the interruption u CON.
nsree. the public debt 10 The General
Gnssrnmeni. The embarrassment in the
Stne 1iosernmeo.s,' The pr.s.ure Of which
on all The Interests Of tie country brough,
about The tate Poi'sissl resOlu.ion. All