Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-14

passed bill in favor Of tie Dissenters, the King ra-
ihcr than the risk OF veioing IL. had il stolen
rom the table Of the House Of Lords-a preceded
.hich a toi.mporsry e.sayist thinks Gen. Jackson
must have have had in his minds rye when he fob
bed The Land Bl In 1879. however. Charles de-
clared Parliament tia, The ready to pass any
bill that would make lls eorle sofe and haIJy in
the reign Of lis successor, # II did not nerf.r.,
with the direct descent Of the crown the true ipc."
And tie veto power, as far as We have ascef,aiped,
was n exered again until 1892. when King VII.
liam vetoed HE bull establishing uiennial pArla-
me it'-and nerer since Mat period, now century
aud bali ago. II was from tins striking fact in the
history ( Englind, 10 The government OF which
ours was mos nearly assImilaled, that the trainers
Of the constitution drew the inference tha, the veto
power would be rarely and cautiously may, even
undly exercised. And i, is not unnatural To sup.
pose tuai they would never otherwise have conf RED
IL upon the Executive, in i present shape.
We know. indeed. ,ha, in the fist plan O. consri.
tntion off red by Mr. Piockney. ,he veto power was
not given n all. Mr.. Gerry proposed TO insert it.
but IN IT'S NOS qualified aud harmless iorn-to VII,
that a bill vetoed should b. nevertheless a law if
afterwards passed by majorites OF both branches Of
Congress. Gen. lltnillon moved TO nuke ii abso.
iufe; but bis proposition was opposed BY Dr. Frank
In, Madison, Sherman, &c. the former OF whom de
nounced it, as "a m'sci'eCous sorloI check" and SAID
"lie was afraid, II negative shond be Civ as pro.
posed that n.ote power Il money would be den and
ed TIL at last enough would be got 10 Influence and
bride the Legislature into a com aere subms sion 10
the viii the Executive" Ro- Sherman. equal
a Frank n in y A in
principles, said, he MS against enabling one man
10 stop the will Of the whole. No one man
could be found, FAR above all the rest in wisdom.
lie thought We Uugh 10 avail ourselves Of his wis
dom IN revising, but DOT permit him to override the
decided and cool opinions of he Legislature" Nj.
Butler opposed it, aud said. "Geniemen SEEMED to
link We had nothing to fear from the Executive
power; but Why might not Cataline OF Cromwell
arise in this county well as in ohcrs!" Mr. Mad.
son SAID, that Ito give such prerogatire would he OBJ
nox'ous to The temper OF the country" Finally.
Tie provision passed rs We now ind the consul,
uiou-in form qualified but fact an absolute We
10 Powef-Jusl such po~er as was opposed by the
distinguished men to HON we have above referred ;;
men who would have opposed it in is present
shape, as they did in the shape proposed by Gen
Hamilton, II they could have anticipated .ha, The
other powers q the patronage of the Presden, would
ev I have enabled him 10 resort 10 this .ex,reme
medicine Of the constitution as though it were lis
.'aaily bread"
"Bciievlng. as We have long DONE that The V,to
power origin 10 be modified, and thai II canool re.
nam as II Is without the most imminent pc Ill we IN
vohe TO The consideration of the subject the r, fec
iion OF our readers, Without dis melton ( pa,ly If
II c""li be sepa,a Ell fr"m pa " elmgs AID allan
cts we cannot doubt thai oyerm he lung ,,ny
ofhe people would BE- in favor Of an essential ,nod,
hcalio" Of IA preroga"e, which even Kings dare no,
naer VIII, lest they arouse The indgnan res stance
oi Their "herednary bondsmen" W. cannot believe
that he mass OF any patty IN This county, can lie IN
favor OF retaining in their written constitution
provision which enables the Pre,ilen II he happen
10 be al once ambitious and unJrincipled TO reduce
the representatives oil the people To The assiye IN
sunmrnts Of his uncontrolled vii, aud 10 convent
tie people themselves int" his ahjec slaves Fo~
let never be oigouen by tlIose ho may now rel nee
IN The application OF ibis peutla power TO M assure.
which are nbnoxious TO Them. thai it ,nay hereafter
be welded in opposition To Their wishes-lhat Il.
though they may deem CONSERVATIVE IN It's effects
to-day, II may to-morrow be used tor The mos, per
Mucous lurposes-hai though ii NAV occasionally
be shield Of defence. viii unmalely in The hand
III some daring ~ irant 10 d crown, be the swod
winch viii pierce the constitution to ns yu,Is and
sobseu the liberties which that constitution was
! intended TO secnre and perpetuale.
Mr.. WlSE.-We fl d IN the Richmond Why.
The followlng letter from Mr.. Wise, elicr,d by a
remark IN the note to Mr. Bous's speech, which we
recently published:
AccoMACK County. Va, Oct. Isl, 1871
Dear Sr-Thls morning read Tor the f,s lime
lh' NOTE 20 Nour speech in lntellI4encer of
september the 23d. IN Which you rut tie questiun:
pa not Nh WISE say on the day The last Veto
under dsc"sslnn, IN reply TO Mr.. Thompson, OF In.
diana, rhal he could have told him any time THAI
John lyle' ncter intended To sign any bill establish
/ Ipg "A National Bauki"
answer 10 this nterr gatory. that ] never made
/ The declaration II imports, eillet in reply TO Mr..
thompson Of Indiana, any body else.
In reply to thar gentlenan's appeal TO members
whether they all had not expected Mr.. Tyler to
/ a National Banb Charter, rose and id:-.'rhai
| there was no time when he could have awakened me