The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-16
Debate on THE VETO.
SPEECH or MR.. RlVEs,
or VIRGINIA,
On The Ereeutice Nessage containing The Pres
dents objections 10 the Bank BIZ.
II sEsArE USrED sTArGs, Aro, 10, IsH

Mr. III ES SAID he came prepared tC
give q silent veto on the bill, aud he SHOULD
have contou;ed himself with doing so, but
for the observations which had fallen from
the Senator from Kentucky ia respect &c
the conduct Of the President Of The United
Suites. Mr.. r. hoped the Senator would
have confined himself strictly to tie mcr.
It's Of the question before the Senatc.-
Tie told Us, said Mr.. r.. that the question
was this: whether, the President having
returned tic bill for a Fiscal Bank with
his exceptions thereto, the bill was such
az one as ought 70 pass by the constitution
al majority Of two-thlrds, and thus become
Il law Of the land. Now, what was tho
real issue before the Senate Was il not
on the naked question between the bill and
the objections 10 il, as compared with each
ether : really had hoped that the hon.
orab!e Senator, after Announcing 10 us the
issue IN this very proper manner, would
have confined his observations to /. alone
and, If he had done SO | should moi have
troubled the Senate with single word.
But what has been the course Of tic
honorable Senator DO not reproach
aim with il he, no doabl, felt il necessary.
Ia order 70 yindicate his own position Le.
fore ihc country, to iaeuipale the course 10.
ken by the President; and, accordingly,
about iwo-ihirds Of his speech, however
qualified by expressions Of personal kind.
ness aud respect, were taken up IN a sol.
emn arraignmoal Of The Presidcn, Of tho
bniicd States. Most Of the allegations
/ Pvt forth by the Senator seem 70 arrange
themselves uader the general charge
Of peridy--of fi',aessncss to his party
and to the People.
The Senator begins w,.h the violation.
+ by the President, Of the PLEDGE given IN
lh!s-iuauaural address. Now, must say.
with all due Difference, that tie very !au.
guage quoted by the honorable Senator to
prove this, received, wherever ! Tad any
opportunity Of hearing the expression Of
public opinion, very different construc.
tion. The President told the nation lhat
I lie would give his emotion to aay coa-ti
tuiional measure which Nigh, he devised
/ by Congress for the relief Of the country
l on the subject Of the currency. lle docs
not say any meas0ie, bnt to any cousti-
tullonal measure. " rs insert the word
'' constitutional, &c he did not intend To-
/ quality, IN an important sense, the pledge
gwen : Tut me Senator finds, ~ the next
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