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QWH PEDs,ynSS
VETO MESSAGE.
10 the House Of Representatives Of The United
Mates

1t is with extreme regret that feel myself
constrained by the duty faithfully to execute he
Office of President OF the United States, and 10
the best of my ability 'to preserve, prntcc', and
defend the Constitution OF the United States"
to return TO that House in which il originated.
the bill "to provide for the better collection, safe
keeping and disbursement OF the public revenue
by means Of a corporation, to be STYLED tho Fs-
cal Corporation of the United States" with my
written objections.
In my message sent 10 the Senate on the 10th
day Of August las, returning he bill 'to incor-
potatc the subscribers TO the Fiscal Bank of the
United States" distinctly declared that "ny
own opinion has been uniformly p'ocla'm'd to
DO against the exercise of the power Of Con
gress TO create National Bank to operate per
80 over the Uuion," and entertaining that opIn-
ion, my main objection to that bill was based
upon the highest moral and religious obligations
sfconscience and the Constitution.
readily admit, that, whilst the qualified Veto
with which the Chief Magistrate is invested
should be regarded, and was intended by the
wise men who made it a part Of the Constitutions
a. great conservative principle Of our SYSTEM
without the exercise Of which, on important &C.
casions, mere representative majority might
urge the government, in its Legislation, beyond
the limits fixed by its trainers, or might exert
lie Just powers too hastily or oppressivelv, yet,
1. is a power which ought to be most cautiously
exerted, and perhaps never, except in case EN-
incnty involving the public interest or one in
which the oath Of the President, acting under
his convictions both mental and moral, imperi-
ously requires its exercise. In such case he
has no alternative he must either exert the
negative power entrusted TO him by the con-
stituion chiefly for its own preservation, protec-
ton. and defence. or commit an art of gross NOR
al ,urpitu,e
Nor. raced "a ,Lo r.;ll ~ , n,,;or;,r NINE,
uot in Cnns,;,r.;o,,l Pe,ublic Ito o,;rs SON.
troll this sacred and .ol,mn Ju,v of a sworn off.
Ger. Tho consti,u,;,n i,self I ron.rl ,nd char
isb a., tho enhad;od and wri,,en viii If ,l,o
whole p,onic of tho Tni,od States II !. thor
sxed and fundamental law. which tbcv mani.
uouslv rn,sc,;he Ia tho nuhlic f,nc,ion,res
their mere trustees and servants This thcir
will. and the law which ,bev h,vc givnn nc as
n. rnie nfonr ,c,n, h,s n, e,,,f No ,,nar.n
tee Of prcserva,ion' nrotection. and dofonce Int
,he oaths which il nrescrbea 10 nublic officers.
.he sancttv with Which thew shall relironslv
observe those oatbs. and the natr,otism with
~hicb the peonlc sha all shieh !, nv their own
soveregnity ubcL has m,Jo mo cons.;,rt;on
sunreme Il mus, bo cyer,ed against the will
of mere REPRESENTATIVES m,iorifv. or not n, all.
It 10 alone in pursuance If thai will. ,b,, ,nv
measure can reach the President: and TO savthat
because majority in CONGRESS have rassed a
bill the President should therefore sanction il,
ia ia abrog,to tho nou,or oI,o,o,bnr and IN ron
der its Insertion in the constitution a work Of
shsolu,e sunerero,ation The dutv il IN oua-d
the Fundamental will of the penn|c ,hemselves
from-jntbis case admit unn,eniiona chance
or iufraction bv majority m Congress. and IN
that lpht olone do i reGarJ the Constitutional
duty which I now mos, Reluctantly discbarre
I, this hill. uuv presetted for NV an,roval ar
di.annrovaI. such Hi asI have a ready declared
.ouId M, rsco,,o M, sonc,i,n Ia !, srch lii
.s calls for tho eyorc,se oi the nerat,re power
under tho Constitution Does il violate the
Consttu,ion bv creating National Rank IN on.
erate mr. 90 over the Jiniou lis title. in the
6rst Mace. descrihes its General character. II
j.utn act n nrovde for tho ha,,or colloc,ion
s.Ce keonny and 4 sbursomont of ,he nblic rnv,
.nuo hv means If Cornora,;o,. IN he styled Tho
F;..,J Cornoro,;on nf Tho I-,;,eJ Size" In
.,,Io tben 4 i norfocflv n,,i,,,I i, ito ch,-,c
90, Ire nouers fu,ctin,s and du,ies arc ,hnso
tb,t MARIAN n tho co,lec,;ug s,C,. kcsn;pg ,,nJ
Gsb,rs;ng Tho nubJ;, revonue Inc mn,7s h,.
-,b;cb ,haso ,re N be avnr,cd is a Cornnr,,;ono
"a ho stved tho F;s,,l Cnrnnra,ion NJ tho I'M
I'D S,,ies II is created bv the Congress nf
~. Irn;,ad Sta,es in tic cbor,c,nr, nj n 1.,in,ai
i.o;sI,,nra for Tho whole Tnnn ,o norforr, ,ho
N.,ol nnrnoscs. NEE, Tho Sscol wants and owl wiz
uenc;es. spnnv the fiscal uses. and eycrt Tho
GscI[ AGENCIES OF tile Treasury OF the United
States.
Such is it's own description of itself Do its
provisions contradict It's own title! They do
not. 1t is true that BY its first section it pro-
vides that it shall be established IN the Distric.
of Columbia, but the amount of its capital--,he
manner in which its stock is to q subscribed
for and held -the persons and bod es corporate
and polite by whom its stock NAV be held--ihe
appointment of its directors, and their powers
and duties-i,s fundamental articles, especially
that to establish agencies in any part OF lie Uni
ted States the corro ate powers and business
of such arcnces--the prohibition .. Congress
10 establish any other corporation, with similar
powers. for twenty years, with expres. reserv..
ton, in the same clause 10 modify r create any
bank for the District of Columbia so that the az
rrerate capital shall not exceed five milhons--
without cnumeratinr other leasures which are
equally distinctive and Observation-Disclosures
show that it canno. be regarded as other than a
Rank of the United States with power seem