Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-07
"A Democratic Committee man
From far Fioridiaa.l

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The Generals mind seems to be in a state Of utter
conilsic Age must certainly be impalrng it very
pdly, in the excitement of public speaking, he is
not fully aware of What lie is saying. In his Dayton
speech, &c have him saying:
s'Have not declared and over, that the Presi-
dent Of te Union does constitute any part pcr-
ton Of tie Legislative body"
Yet, without the Presidents assent, no law can be
passed. 1t is Indispensable that his sanction should
be given to bill 10 make it be law as it is that the
sanction & the Senate be given 10 bill passed by the
House, that Of the House 10 bill passed by the Sc
nate, except in the where twothirds of both bo
dies MAJ pass a bill. To this extent then, does the
rrcsiden. form part Of the Legislative power.
"ilave not sad, over and over, that the Executive
should n by any act Of his foresta the action OF The
NATIONAL legislature.
Is this according TO the Constitutions; General liar
rison ma, attach reconcile meaning TO the words
foTcsal he action of the National LEGISLATURE; but
according to the ordinary acccpaon OF the terms, 1t is
inconsistent with express command of Tie Consti-
luton, Wl:ch SAYS that the President shall, froE time
10 time, Recommend 10 the consideration of Congress
such nealures he shall judge necessary and eSpe-
dent"
| Here, Ten, is express power may, an express
mjunctioh) 10 recommend to Congress certain mea.
sures, cqucntly, certain particular courses of po
Icy. DOES this take with it the power to dsap2rove oi
other measures and other courses of policy or does
Il deprive him Of that power and right Can IL be
considered deprvng him Of the lesser power while
IT conferred him the greater Where would be the
sense policy of such a thing What object could
the trainers OF the Constitution have had III giving TO
the President the very important power of giving his
opinion favor of certain measures, and recommend
ing their adoption TO Congress-, and yet debar him
from declaring opinion relative to the expedency or
ccnstItuticnaty of certain other measures Common
sense came. comprehend the reason Of such thing.
The particular object of the remark of the General
at the time was TO contrast his conduct in refusing ia
say what he would do if President, in Congress
should pass bill aholishing slavery in the District o!
Columbia, with Tia; Of Mr. Van Buren,, who upon be-
bill.
This General Harrison deems forestalting of the
action Of Congress, and therefore wrong But, that
the Abolitionists, however, might understand what
conduct he would pursue in such contingency, he
tells them equally frankly, that lie would not veto any
bill at ALL let be what it would, constitutional
The Generals moral sense would to have
been quite bluned, surely he could not have deem
ed it wrong III Mr.. Van Buren, to say that he would
veto bill passed for the abolition of slavery in the Dis
trio; of Columbia and yet right in him to say that he
would not veto any bill in any contingency.
"Iiave | not, times out Of mind. proclaimed my
opposition 70 citizens going forward among the peo
pie and soliciting votes for the Presidency -!
Ard yet, good man, he doing tie very same
thing at that very time, and had been al it for-we
know not how long, and had made sandry speeches to
the people in different parts ofthe State
Oh, No, We hear some honest, soG Wing say he
was not solitng votes for the Prcsdency-no, not al
all. he was only showing the people how unfit Mr.. Van
Buren, was be President and how fit and proper per
son he General Harrison, TO fill that office All tina
was all, was it, a very sensible distinction, indeed
The curse of Inconsistency and contradiction seems
be entailed upon every thing Gen. Harrison says OIL
does
"If the candidates for high Office be designated
by the will of portion or majority of the people
they will have to come to the determination o. sustain
ing such man, from review of his past actions an;
life and they will not exac, pledges from him Of VIVA
he viii do and what he will not do for their selection
of him is proof enough that he nN carry out The doc
trines Of his party
Was there ever such aummery and nonsense! s.
the General is pledged necessate, to carry out tn
doctrines of the party The very act Of their support
ing him, forces this pledge on him. Now, we shou
like 10 know "what the doctrines of his party:
When "his party nominated him. they could no
agree IS To wha. the doctrines of the party an
they, therefore, declared that they did not "des