The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-18

MED the exercise OF the proper constitution
al office, waiting With ell patience and ut
ter wonder a rerelaiioa Of Legislature ris
dom, from coHlassedly weak Executv
Magistrate The majority of the peop.
and their representatives are to take wba
this one man commands, or no;hing-ihe,
are TO pass the law winch, at the poin, @
the veto, be comneuds 10 them, or 10 hav.
no law. What spectacle is this for tn,
monarehs Of Europe to chuekle at VIVA
condition for great people, to be legally
conditioaGiiy bound to accept the ;risdom 0
John Tyler as the highest wision.
To enc great body Of the people he say:
that the suh'ireasary is announcement and
oppressive"
To another be says the national bank IS
unconstitutional, and he VOWS never 10 con.
cede it.
To 4 third, be remarks, that the State
hanks are not to be lhonghl Of, "lhey are
ont of tbe question"
What portion of the people has be not
vetoed
Has be not, by tue veto, this instrument
Of lawless domination, denied the wish aud
the VIII Of al! parties and all mcn in the
country; and DOT only defeated the will OF
Congress, but usurped the whole legisla.
tive power 10 himselfl
VIII any one man contend that a power
which makes one man-a weak nau, per
chasce, as 10 The present ease--absolute-
which sunIhllates Congress; sets al taught
the Supreme Court deuIes the will aud the
wish of every man IL the nation, aud brings
Congress aud the people 10 the feet 0! the
Executive, for LAWS republican power
Ii may be any tning elsc-bui i, IS not re.
publican. Define despotic power, aud
you nus, de61e the veto-dstino the veto
and you must define despotic poser. LISA
perpetual Dictatorship. The people Of S,
Carolina, who cheertuliy submitted them
selves 10 the dictatorship of John Rulietge,
for time during the exigencies Of the Re.
rolution, would uol bear even from him
when be was President Of the Common.
wealth the exercise Of the veto. The Leg.
islature OF the s,ais refused 10 veto any
supplies, and be was compelled 10 reslgu.s
les, South Carolina, who had sufficient
confidence 10 John Rutledge 10 elect him /
10 temporary Dictatorship, stopped the
wheels al government, when be, as p.es :
dent OF The State, assumed TO Le wiser than
tue Legislature, and pot his will aud bis .
wisdom IN opposition 10 The law making
power. Our republican fathers were as
JEALOUS of this one man power, whether be
was called kng or President, and hated The
reio exercised By John Ruilcdge, their own
President, os much as when used by their re.
cent sovereign George the Third. Their
Constitution "a an ssid;ng monument of
heir condemnation Of the ye,o--tho march
y liberty had stricken this preroga.ive from
he actual powers Of tue kiags Of England,
,yer the laws Of England the people Of S.
Carolina would not give il place even 10
lame 10 their constitution; hey would not
oieTate the shaLoa, and tho veto has no
sxisieuce for the Executive of South Caro-.
liza. If their constitution is violated, there ,
iiauds ;heiT judiciary 10 say 50.
Seeing that tbs power was adopted in. !,
0 our Federal Constitution, upon the ex. ,
'ress ground that ii would be used With ex.
rene caution and il palpable cases, and
aat The Presidents ce The Laited States !
'ould lake pattern after tho Kings of En- il
land, who have not exercised il for ages : ,
reed TO conLeupale the fact tha, this pow. .
r INTENDED ouly as negative and coasor i
alive, has baen used, and Ia nov used 10 +,
raw all legislative power TO the executive, d
nd to enable hin 10 dictate law to lhe law h
lasios eoser; seeing that 10 It's very IA. 9,
ire 1t IS despoi!c, riding alks over Con. A
ress, the Judiciary and The People cou. n
derlng that the band which wie!5s this Il
Weeping soep're, holds too still more re. +,
slless poyer, ald IN the purse OF The ca 10
On can command the ready instruments Of
norant, eaPTlcioos or iYrannlc rule be. N
oleiBg the soEFg spectacle d a great ia. te
ID, through IT'S use, distracted, paralyzed, q,
iapidaied, subdu.d 10 the unl.censed vet .
gal coGirol OF orc weak man however 80 81
'BsideT i, in whatever aspecl--iis origin, r,
y1se, nature, depository, or frui;-it r.
suhes The hatred Of cur fathers 10 all ,e
.sposIe pover; II imposes Tue stern zeal. be
lsy upon the dangerously powerful hanl =
at Yields II; il forces the question = beth f.
60 much despotic power IS essential TO p
eserYe 10 health a free Constitution Il
hether a power gbich binds the hands Of 70
oagress. seals the lips Of tie Judiciary 6
ID puts The people under foot, can be safe. an
lodged 10 The haads Of blm who also h.
ielts The sword and purse and II THIS pow. &,
be indeed necessary, and can he used as !,
has recently been used by President ". ar
:, whether our Judiciary, aud our Legs. a. o.
lure, and our carefully conlrved govern. ~ u
entail machinery, are nc, then the mere ,n
ass aud curtain and deeeitiaI dfaeery Of
'1archical despousm, and our republican n,
DECISIONS mockery, and our republican an
farce. FLOYD. -
.see JaffersDG iab'y Woskz-lst vol. psge ITO 81
q ths Ring Of England on the
Of the veto. TT
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