Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1841-09-30
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Y L TO MESSAGE
To the House of Representatives of the United
States.

II Is with extreme regret that feel NV.
sell constrained, by the duty faithfully to
execute the Office of President of the n
s., and to the best of my ability to 4" nre-
serve, protect, and defend the constitution
Of the United States" TO return TO the
House in which it originated. the bill " to
provide for the better collection. and safe
keeping and disbursement of the publi..
revenue, by means of a corporation to be
styled the "Fisca Corporation ofthe Tn.
ted States,' with my written objections.
In my message sent TO the Senate ON
10th day of August, last, returning the
bill ito incorporate the subscribers 10 the
Fiscal Bank oil the United States" | dis
tlnclIy declared that my own opinion had
been uniformly proclaimed to be agaipst
the exercise "of the power to create a
National Bank TO operate per Sc over the
Union )" and entertaining that opinion.
my main objection to that bill was placed
upon the highest mora and religious oh.
legations oil conscience and constitution
readily admit, that whilst the qualified
veto with which the chief magistrate is
invested, should be regarded, and. was in
tended by the wise men who made it a
part Of the constitution, as a great conser.
valve principle Of our system, without
the exercise Of which, on important occa
SIons a mere representative maIoritv
might urge the government in its legisIa- !
uon beyond the limits fixed by its Tram.
erS' or might exert its just powers too
hastily or oppressiveIy ; yet it is DOW.
ef which ought to be most cautiously
e&er'ed, and perhaps never, except in
cases emnentIy involving the public in. !
lereSt, or one IN which the oath of the
President, acting under his convictions
ooth mental and moral, imperousgy re.
CURES lis exercise.
IN such case he has no alternative
ne must either exert the ne gative power
entrusted to him by The constitution chief.
" intended for lis own preservation, pros
lection, and delencd, or commit an ort or
gross ana moral terpitudo. Mere regard
10 inc VIII oil a majority must not in a :
constitutional republic like ours. control q
ms sacred aud solemn duty Of a sworn {
'Incer' The constitution itself reeaId
ma cherish as the embodied and wr,iren u
'''l OF 'he people Of the United States, '
Is llAed and fundamental law. which II
hey unanimously prescribe to the pubIic u
uhc'Ionarles their mere trustees and ser, IT
ol'S' MS their will, aud the law which II
ley have given to us as the rnIc oc .!
.o'' oc'loh, has no guard, no guaranty =, ~
preservation, protection, and defence. '"
VI Ine oaths which prescribe to the pub - -
otlcerS, the sanctIty with which thew W
laIl reIglousIy observe these oatbs u III
~ 'ne PATRIOTISM by which the people t l,'
a'l shleId 1t by their own sovereign will. g,
hIch "aS made the constitution supreme wv
must be eXerted against the will Of a -" ~.
nv representative majority or notQt all. 10,
10 o'"he IN pursuance with that will ~,
A. any measure can reach the Presis ~,
nv ana TO say that because a majority h,,
congress has passed bill the Presj, ~,
At should therefore sanction it, is to alb. .ar,
'o'e 'I'I' power altogether, and 10 ren. fra,