Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-25
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From The Ch1ie,ton Gunner.
THE VETO POWER ONLY USED by
THE KINGS or ENGLAND TO KEEP
THE COLONIES IN ORDER.

1t has been most ignorantly contendcd that the
veto power was not b, vowed nom the B,sh Con
SITUATION, and Is not royal prctogntIyc. 1t IL not
only kinPly power, but i dcapolic ono. ! he
progress oi Liberty Europe has rendered this pow
81 0hsafetc Ii cNists only IN name IN the most Ii
beral monarchy oi the old wurld--th BRUSH en-
plir. The Kings of England dare not put ihrt
single viii ng unst the vision and will Of tho idtD
making powrr-ihe two houses of L uliamnnr.-
Thus was rue IN l77G when fathers complain
al thu exercise ol II upon them, and II has been
tiuc aimee, and ~ uow. In the language OF JeHor-
son, ~ has not been cxr,lcd Ia the Legislation al
England upon In. ttn1 tor SEVERAL AGES
Let it be noticed IN passing, that Alex ,ndc, II I'M
llton, the great advocate aud defend Ter ot tins high
ptetogatlve power defended II upon the ground that
i II would be used ouly IN txiteae and palpahic
cases, aud pointed TO the crdmpe oi tho Brhsh
Kings, ma parrdnt5ng aud Jas6ty,og the speculation,
that II inoaid be SO delIcatey Cautiously aud spar
/ lpgb used. This veto pow, has MT hceu exei-
clscd b, the British kng once since l736, aud had
not been exercised hcloie int several ayes. \ ct
Hamilton tho strong government man, Che mon
arch,4t, he hash cee',) Only Justified lilo CIV
my thus power Ia tho president, rnlhe ground that
the Piesldcul OF i republican PEG lie would hlso at
i ifdSt Ms much respect l"t - immediate representa-
tvcs oil thc prople--thr law making powef--as
/ king al Engl I'd lor the will OF Pml,ucor. How
utterly hls autiei fauous hive been ,laiGcd aud now
completely the fepeiSc al all lac Imagined has oomo
10 pass. the events OF GA, own Tim are but too
strongly IN ptool. The Butte ku.s have not cx-
eiciscd Tins potet, again 10 quote II rson. tot
"sGvcth uEcs.'-1uhn Tyler, mere ehantc
] nhetiof oi Qoncf, HAS exercised II hrtce III ico
months.
But agoir; Hamilton eoul,uded that Tie p,csr
dent would not dur to use II bur ~ OF papabic
uuco tstnniloualiy. VT tins same President We
toes law, unanimously ,nd twlcc approved by the
Supreme Coutt III the United States, aud declared
j 10 be CLEARLY within the Sound discretion oi Con
G,css. lie voOoes an institution winch has ben
regular portion oi thc machinery oi COY iumcut tor
io,Iy years. An INSTITUTION winch we venture moth
ing declaring To have had the POSITIVE sanction
Of seven ul eight OF all the wl,e men win fam
ed the Constitution llse I.
We h Zatd uothng asserting, that II II could
have been dreamed by lie republican says. who
met Ia convrnt9o 10 II pose fundamental Law ton
The ga'etnm, nj III grca' people, thai at the clos"
OF han aeentuty, any man born IA America, of ont
Of ASIA, g ui,l, ltoI any motive whatever, concoU
OF lcvits, wanfotly pcNfn the " Ole nirnrion
and purpose Il tbs pUwcf, rs to he ttlotc cone cn-
tiou- lhan Washing ou OF Aldtson--mote learned
he Law dian the selected ,xpositois Il The Law,
the supreme tuuit-uloIe A0undly di-ciou thtu
i've Congresses OF tie Unllrd Staies---,l II could
have boeu conc Ned possible hn such ouir'g-
could have been committed upon u l,ee people, not
one SOLITARY vote woull have been yea ii a
power "lieh M ght enable one lhus 10 Lord
over the living aud he dead, aud 10 convert u
republican constitution INTO n monaicbical dcs-
potsm. Hamilton himself, h,er ~ he WIS ut
a strong Executive, would have been the l,sl man
10 erect upon tie liec SOIL, )usi wiesed from
nnrchieal dominion, Il throne, which would cast the
thrones oi EutoIe into shadow, and 10 IMPOSE upon
republican, people the JfanI Of a Pftsldent,
u King lhau the ug lhcy had resisted unto blood.
II Pdllek Henry could hay been armed with the
exprllenrf Of these l1atef days, the VITO pow r
would urytI have survived rs natuii death m the
i Brrlri Constitution. Hamilton would have plead
IN vnn aud IN VAN have held np the example II the
kugso England, who IN the Iangu,g" OF slf. Jri
IersOn, "toi several ages pas, have MODESTLY
declined ihs exercise u this power. in that PART
81 Their Empu. called GREAT BriAin." II Pnui,k
Henry could have suen wnst We have seen. Pre-
sdcnt, not tie choice 81 the people, hpp,niiy
ing ASIDE the judgment 81 the unanimous deeislun
OF the !dn cIPoanfinR Poicr, The Supreme Cnuu
-o>e,inling me opnn"u oil 1--we Presidents, WASH
mIlon and VI olson among the number--rescrslug
the discreet decision Of five Con 3tcsscs, tie law
m KIM FORTHCOMING ior nau In The viii of the
people, the primal source Il all just aulhorty III
the great orator Il the tcy pluliou could have present
ed such picture Of mUnsttous license the gave
men oi the republic, what m"ckeiy would HIM
! ou's whole argument have been. aud how the J0t0-
.r would have been secuted wllch MAS to btcotnc
such u RESERVE Of lcgalz, d, caprieous. manIon
+ DESPOIlSM. The yeo power n,,-r would
have been pat IN the CO psIGtiuu, the ,onstlu-
llou hsef would nave been rejected by people
above ali thing, salnus ri The rlda who ictct{s the
Purse and the id-who with the gbtefluQ
btbcs II Office, substanai Rewards for iathiul
y ,sonal D-vori1n, can PURCHASE adhefenls,
curupt ollUIou. aud thus defeat the will ol the
people. an the honesi -isatiou Of noit ,o,esen-
! idliycs.
W hat has in tacl lhis veto power brought us to-
Fh y-lwo sage Sanal ,ts, and Two hundred 1nd Gny
! In cdate Representatives % Tue peopie-tlle care
fully selected Legislators ol )rce p aple themselves
--dculed the exercise Of tlief proper constitutional
office, wa.ttn- sitll all patience aud utter wonder.
ior revelation OF Legislative wisdain, II IN con-
lcsscdly weak Executive Magistrate! The maJorl-