Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-15

The Presidents e0nSeisaes.
The article from the United States Gazette i. an
excellent touch at the Presidents conscience. Tha,
Divine Monitor is planted within us for just and
good purposes, but do not readily sec what agen-
ey 1t can have in the right understanding OF fun
d'mental law any moIc than IN the demonstration
| OF mathematical iheorem. The President takes
an oath TO support the Conslt uion and do thou
sands and tens OF thousands OF public officers be-
SIDES But then the question is, what is the Con-
stituionf To eSpound that or any other law. is an
| act OF the mind-,hc intellectual part Of our ua
ture,-and in arriving at Just conclusions, modest
ana conscientious man, would bring to his aid the
| lights of history-thc deductions and opinions OF
superior understandings, and especially the autho
ritative expostons OF the supreme judicial tribunal
Mr.. Tyler, in his first message particularly, lays
great stress upon his former and carly expressed
opinions, and seems TO think that to preserve his
consistency is the dictate of conscience. Now Ger.
'a'niy nothing can be more absurd than such an
opinion. IL is nothing than saying tha, John
Tyler, the Chief Magistrate and servant Of great
nation, in the maturity Of his manhood and IN the
plentitude Of power, is obliged TO conform every
crude notion which John Tyler uttered the court
green or IN stump speeches in his carly life. MIR.
Tyler is, we think, grossly mistaken, TOO, in sup
posing that the people Of the United States were
well acquainted with his former opinions when they
cas-, their votes upon him Vice President. We
venture TO that in FIVE hundred Of the
voters out OF the State Of Virginia. knew what his
roaI political opinions were and until his nomina-
ton nj the Harrisburg Conve ntion, we doubt ex.
eeednsly whether one in three hundred ever heard
of his name. Vanity Of Vanities, all is Vanity
THE VETO.
VIC Yesterday published the second Veto Of Pre-.
sitent Tyler, copy OF which was received at our
office, through SPECIAL agent, at hour too late
10 allow us to make single upon the re.
markabe production. Comparatively, the prvsen,
Veto is far superior to the former. It's tone is more
respectful to coordinate branch of the Govern
ment, and more explanatory of the viows and wish.
es OF the Executive.
The idea which strikes the reader the soonest
and tina; upon which almost all the argument ofthe
message rests, Is tho avowed scrupes OF conscience
probes ei by the President touching the signing OF
the bull, waIch does not, IN all particulars conform
IN his views of the Constitution. His conscience,
IL is one ofthe Pleasant fciions of monarch that
the King has conscience, and accordingly he has a
conscience keeper appointed. lie is bound by no
written law. Sic polo sic jubso IS his motto-my
will directed by my conscience. And IN order that
the htns may do no wrong, an adviser isapp,iot-
ed who takes care lin theory that the Kings con
science shall be void OF offence towards man.
But IN Republic, written fundamental code is
that code is OF doubtful import, there is provided A
Court which stands between the Executive and the
people, illustrating the law, and defining ITS provs-
IONS IL Is not necessary for ,he President appeal
TO his conscience for the construction of constitution
nj Questions The Supreme Court is thee onstiit-
uOnI eXpounder of the Fundamental rules and
Shen thar Court has given its opinions the Presi.
dents conscience has more TO do with the letter
OF the Constitution, than II has with the question of
the qualification Of members of the House OF Repre-
sentauves. He is by oath bound To sustain the !
Constitution, not exactly as he understands IL, but
as It Is explained Ivy the constitutional expounder
IL was the occasion of severe censure of Genera !
Jackson, when he proposed administering the |
Constitution as he understood It. Hos any thing |
CURED since that time, which makes that right
IN MIR Tyler, which was wrong in General Jack |
son We need not remand our readers that the |
question which MIR Tyler is now deciding conscien-
tlously has been decided constitutonally against
him.
We say now nothing of the merits OF the bill |
which the President has destroyed by its veto; It's
principal distinction was the features given II, to
accommodate II TO the expressed wishes of the Pre-
sldeni, and its apparent capabiy of supplying the
wants OF the country, and bring safe de pository
AMI distribution Of the national funds.
The President asks time TO consider OF all this to |
confer with others, and thus TO have concurrence
OF thought and action upon the subject. In the |
three months IN which Congress has been in session.
was there not time for ths7 Yet we Join with the
baltimore American, which says.
I'VE are, for ourselves, willing TO wait, and ask
Gods blessings On Mr. Tyer's sef-communngs and
dclberatons-hopins, IN the time, that he
may be kept free from bad advisers. We must re.
greet what has happened yet as it cannot be recall
ed we are disposed TO trust yet the good Genius
of the Republic, and TO look forward with hopeful
expectation TO the results of the Presidents further
examination OF the subject. Let him consult with
sound, practical men, with enlightened Statesmen;
let him consult with Henry Clay, in confidence and
Let him shut his ears against false in
Situations, and spurn ntrisuers from his presence
The country has suffered enough from such, under
a former administration Let the people be allowed
to have confidence in the honest sincerity Of the
Executive, and all may yet go we'll"
We have not space for further remarks. We re-
cret II; for are bound say that the people of
Philadelphia, who voted for MIR. Tyler, feel that
this act is in violation Of great principle which
they supposed established by his election.
u. S. Gag.