Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-09-21
u SECOND VETO.

n'eied with the latter render II . more aggravated VIC
isne. to public telling Than the FRS, one ~as.
In the rem'rks alluded to, ssd which We consider Al
folly belonging 10 the lssi as 10 III, first case, ne sndrav
cred 10 sustain the position that the Preside nj had taker
upon himself an unwsrtsnisble privilege in exercising
absolute control over the vii OF the u" pie, the dehbersi,
ensetnsnis Of Congress, the d eisioas Of the suprem e
Court and the example,. Of the Fathers Of the Republic -
ist We denied his claim to eon.irue the cons,itution 90
literally as he has done, and 2dly; Even odmittine the
intention Of the Trainers Of the constitution TO have
been 10 eioihe the executive with aJsoiris pgIse, 10 anhuI
The acts Of Congress, with the expectation tina, he would
exercise Il as his own private opinion, prejudice or ca
Price migit dictate, irrespcctite of the weight Of opin
ION against HIM, We yet plead that he has no sbsoluiion
from those obligations voluntarily taken upon himself
IN his Inaugural by promising to imbibe the sentiments
and copy the example Of the Fathers. This he has GER
'.'nly failed to iuIdi in both cases under consideration, for
mo Father Of The Republic ever vetoed a bill charteting a
United States Bank who did not subsequently, officially
aPptore II, on The principle by which we contend tia, Mr..
iyIer should have done the same, viz. 10 meet the wishes
OF the majority. We say, No instance TO the contrary has
'ter occurred, unless Andrew Jackson is TO be considered
a Father Of the Republic; If this $ claimed by the presi.
dent he needs 10 be reminded that this family Of 26 States
have most fully refused to sckno Wedge SO unnatural a
'fe-bs'e refused TO submit to his authority and condemn
ed his principles II our memory serves us, only six out
49, '"NF 'N s'' 'hVH "HVT'Nbl u MS n
prime pies 10 the test election. Consequently, the Presi-
dent has failed to redeem aa 2. plicit promise. both in The
frs, and last eases, for he promised to do as the Fathers
did, aud they approved the bill. We see Mr.. Ewing in
his letter Of resignation has no, insisted on this point at
all. but he has exposed the conduct pi the President enough
without il.
In the veto Of the second bill, we have 10 show tina. the
president not only repeated all the wrong done in the first,
but actually added thereto other wrongs. As he appeared
Ia 40 nynr,II q II = ~ mn =.
the objections which he urged against the frs, bank bill
were carefully obvia,ed in framing the second, popular in
dgnaiion suffered itself TO be Gained down under the
soothing influences of hope and charity--hope for the fu-
ture and charity for the pas,-and the belief, both among
friends and foes, became almos, universal that he could not
do otherwise than accept il. This certainly was the natu.
raj inference from the circumstances. What else could
people suppose Concisely told, the circumstances were
as iollows;-Congres passes a certain bill, sent it to the
President for hs approval, the President returns it with
his written objections, congress renova,es, The bill, heals
it of those objections and returns il under the spprehe nsion
that in its improved state-an improvement made at his
o"n "stigaHoni he could not fail to accept and sanction il.
we must do one oftwo hings-ei,her charge the president,
with prevarication or ~culpable neglect, or take il for grant.
ed That he supposed one veto, put upon so moderate an in.
st'u'Ion as was proposed by the bill, would settle the bank
question This s%uPPosition he had no right to assume,
Tor he perfectly well knew that the great dividing line
the fundamental difference between parties was upsn the
question o. a United States Bank, and that all other differ
e"ees arose out OF 'h's asa secondary consequence, and
,ha' me people would not be likely TO give up their dearest
object for one or one hundred disappearing mods of IN.
president. Although he affects to deny the fact. vel h.
knew that from Jackson's veto Of the Old Bank down 10
the election in isi0-n period of 10 years-that il WA, al.
was spoken OF as the most ruinous act of the loco sdminis-
'fa'lon, and that 1t was the avowed intention Of the Whic.
TO re-establsh the bank the momen thev c.,,. int
lie knew, likewise, that from Jackson's veto 10 the con.
m'neement OF the last presidential struggle fat which tims
universal attention was absorbed exclusively in political
"0Ho'I mat the bank question was the great subject of
"r"sP'Pe' ana verbal argument, and that it had been so
long the supreme topic Of popular discussion. ,ba, the yer,
word Bank mad become almost offensive to politicians
themselves and so well was it known that the election
was to be made on the question, that il was deemed foolish
70 continue TO repeat and re repeat what every child in the
Union hHd known Tor years consequently, during the
eIciement o. the election the subject was temporarily
dropped. Through this small cr.vice the presiden, now
attempts 10 creep, by saying the Bank question was no,
Directly submitted to the people AT ELECTION
Such a contemplate subterfuge will do we'll for a professed
loco loco po'iue'an' but God forgive rs for calling it down
right hypocrisy IN any other man, especially IN A Chic
Magistrate OF The United States, elected BY the peonle n
whom he gave satisfactory assurance that he would "cop,
the e'ef-glorious examples of the Fathers" and lepisla,,
IN accordance with The Will Of the majority.
1t indeed I be, las the ~prestden: is ueru careful to men
tonJ thai 1t has been his utmost solicitude to act bones,Iv
eo"seientousiy, AMI with a 'sincere desire to NEE, ,h.
wishes OF the people, how Is i that he can put in The pe,
thSi hey hare not expressed Lseir ntshes, and that cons,
quenhg he has NOT riolated them yet, the very ..n,in,.u,
T OF the above quoted language is, that he hos, though ,eiuet
, 3""y, ben compelled TO dory Their request Again. If he j,
en'h'ed'" what he claims on the ground Of conscientious
ness Why did he not diyulge his objec tons in fuH again,
the frat bill and save the couutrv a fresh dissppoin,m.n
as well a. Tie expense Of a ~needlessly proirAcied session q
. Congfess. If indeed he is for an institution nearly CORE,
, P0nd'ns 10 The odious'uU-tfeasury, in all but th. bare nam,
? Why did be MT say 50. long ego True, he has r.pesLe
Vac Borens oneeyed concern, but this, instead Of lesser
:. ing, Increases the difficulty. HIS objections to the las, b.,
, L. contained 10 his message, appears to Us to be nothin
mote OF lees than eTpsdteHts sought out to satisfy a last NJ
eeS''iy, and 10 push the matter by until the .tung Of IN
= regular session. They consist SIMPLY in deelaration III,
The measure a unconstitutional, and The president anna
10 his EARLY e0urse IN respect to the Old Bank 10 Justify n
Incorporating hostility to the New ore, no, with.tand
The Two Institutions are 90 dissimisr that an entire str,,
str to our %Pshtiesi history would scarcely discover eve
Aiamny T-ssmblssce between them, ASIDE from III, Ell
eumstAnes, ssd sdnrung tina, the new bank va. essr
uahJ The ,sme a. The old one Lai objectionable. from ii.
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