Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-18

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- niv,:e he EXPRESSED his conviction that peFiod oi
e;nh, wears was necessary 10 carry out any Pecuiu
n5l,cy. whist he saw the advantages OF having al III
;srnsda,e expression the popular opinion.
". next come 10 his ideas OF Inc 'eto power tne
,.,.''re,v and circumstance # lis exercise, and lHe
ilaf If mowers among which it should he aT:anJf d.
lie v,rv properly lays down Tie three classes o. cases
~ ,,nuire its exrrcisc We cai:nu, suggest "n"-
thcr Eut ne nsIuai-s at the sane a'e maj u WIZ
,,cy.r h.. us,d by han. H. Gays that the Hrst SIX
Presidents never USED it, ard argues against H. as
he conceiyes, with additional force from the tact
that of those Presidents two OF them were mem
bcrs OF the Convention, one presiding over us &C.
iibera,ions, and the other having larger snare IN
concentrating the labors Of that august ooay ,'ai
uny other person" In this he is grossly mistaken
By referring 10 tie writings OF jefferson, VOL ~ p
~ .s;-7 il vii be found that Cen Washington diu ac-
tuay veto biz called the representation nI!i ana 'ha
bv the uro ri &c gce of MIR. Kand0lp, MI auiso ahu
r Jefferson "ard both in and out oil doors gave pea
- q, have an instance of the negative being exercised
II is also notorious that Mr. Madison himself exer-
cised this power though afterwards III an evl houf
he gave way, and signed the bill Incorporating Rank.
Ii thus then ;hat OF these SIX res'dehts, TWO
act,,llv cxcrcscd the power und that in instance
n, least another advised il, tie probable reason why
Ib o,L.r did not use il himself was, that he had kept
thing. too straight 10 render necessary mus me
c,rce Of Gen Harrsons argument 10 turned against
him. and eny ''add:;ioiln force that II may nave from
the f.c; Met TWO cf these "sir Presidents "acerf
mentors of The Cvnrtmtton, is also against him snce
~, 90 ,vo. VIZ: Gen. Washington and Mr. Madison,
,sere the rem persons .cho ACTUALLY used this po~
r Let !, Ee remembered too, that of the frc Frest
d,n.s who have been TWICE honored hy the people
THREE have exercised Tine veto power, and another
urreG its exercise. His silence to Gen. Jackson
memorable vctoes leads conclude thai he did not
approve iheIn-a conclusion strengthened INTO Ger
ta.niy by his known paitaliiy for u Bank and Inter
nal Improvements.
He also asserts that the President is part Of the
1 Yer II e GpsI
people 10 the Of their choice, should regret
The adoption &C this silly slang Vi the partizan presses
If he had looked into the Madison Papers, he would
have there seen that in debating the proposals To sub
sc the laws to the revision and veto Vi the Executive
and Judiciary Departments, Of the grounds Of op'
position was that they would thus participate IN the
making of laws, which the must execute and the
other expound. Thus, in P. &c, We see that MI
king spoke Of "tle bias the judiciary might have IN
expoundng law in the formation Of which they had
participated" And Mr.. Madison, himself in favor of
this double revising power, speaks, p los, OF "the
Executive having some parlic patton IN the making OF
Jaws Now they who participate in making laws
must be- in far, part OF the law making or legsia-
tive power bv the very force OF tie term. And MI
Madison argues prove that far from blending, tins
would have the opposite effect Of separating dis
inctly the different departments We have then tie
contemporary exposition on our side.
But the Constitution itself affords the best argumcn,
for position. II provides, Art |. sec a. :, that
L shall become law it shall be submitted 10 the Pre-
sGen, for his revision, &c. lfhc sign it, il shall be-
come u law, &c. Interpret this clause Oy common
sense and the question is settled Congress frames
BILL and sends it to the President. II cannot become
law until he sign it, His signature, therefore, has
some effect; what is il: obviously to make that law
which was not until lie should 81 gn II. The PresI-
dent then, part Of the law making Legislative
power-And Gen. Harrison s too weak 10 see this or
too mad TO admit it.
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and Executive Patronage; but propose to notice
these hereafter pass them by for the present We
not astonishcd nj his comparing Gen Jackson re-
moral of Mr.. Duane 10 q we'll known historical Incl
dent. His eecloueering career Gbouncs with so many
of weakness want Of temper, and deficiency
in refinement that expected to see him expose hn-
self in this very address But have often observed,
tina, rudeness bluns the edge Of sarcasm, and
pect that people more struck by the temper than
The wit of the attack. For ourselves when
Gen. Harrison, with pretended moderation decline the
exercise Of his legitimate powers, very strongly
reminded how Cesar, (who, by the bye, not Ro-
man Emperor0 may have covered his designs against
his country, BY putting away the procrcd crown All
Gen. Iarrsons knowledge Of Grccian and Roman
History cannot afford good model for quilting the peo-
pie. lie can find several much better nearer home.
His single short paragraph on the Currency
gard as herald Of his action that subject, and
additional evidence Of his attachment TO Banks and
corporations Except the Conservatives, all now ad.
nit that The question is between Treasury, which shall
ultimately collect and keep the funds Of Government
in specie, and U. S. Bank; and when Gen. II. de-
carcs against the one, may reasonably presume his
preference for the other As to the Conservatives, Mr.
Webster seems to think them contemplate, and Mr..
Clay has never yelled similar opinion. Of course
their leading and only prominent principle, would be
dsregarded even if practicable
We have heard any contend that the President
"ihe source OF Legislation, and think Gen. Har-
rison need not have taken the trouble 10 deny IL. But
all who read may see that he is Obliged to recon-
mend to Congress the adoption OF such measures as he
shall think necessary. We cannot conceive the Just
Of his view Of executive recommendations about
Financial matters. We know that the Lower House
originate all money bills and that the Senate
only propose amendments but we cannot the force
Of the argument thence drawn that the President has
no power TO recommend Financial measures Our Fc-
dera records SHOW several instances of its having been
done One among the first acts Of Gen. Washington,
was to recommend through his Secretary, Gen. Ham
ilton, Bank of the United States. And the Demo
Gratis Of that day, think, objected TO II,
proceeding from that source though they opposed the
scheme itself might and main.
It's idea That restriction of power as to one
department should nhibt us exercise by another nde-
pendent department on which the Constitution has e3
pressly enio,ncd lis The fact is that he
commend in effect wnen bill is sent to him for his
signature, by giving the for his dsapprobation
and is wise and economical TO allow him TO do in
the first instance. If Gen Harrison, when he implied
this empty pledge, had said that II understood that
lie should enjoy the dgnities Of the riumvirale, and
Mcssrs. Clay and Webster, the actual powers Of the
association, suspect he would have come much
nearer the truth.
Of Internal Improvements, Of Tariff, of Bank, of
Distribution, of Assumption important these or most
of them have always been, and leading measures of
every administration IT'S ."pponents, he says no, one
word. Pledges here !opld have been worth all that
he has given put together And yet with regard 10
these, vital TO the prospoy fnot the existence ofthe
Union, he plays the game TINT distinguished his ca
recr as candda,e and "a dumb dog that will not
bark The prediction Of Messrs. Clay and Web
ser and the majority Of their supporters for these
things are well known The South, whose productions
must form the basis Of the expenditure for all such OBJ
jects, has looked anxlansy Tor declaration Of his
principles upon this occasion; and all that they can
squirting at assumption, and the omnous declara
ton that 'Me Generai Gorernment has sei-cd upon
MOVE effhe rescrred rights Of The States"!n
Hul There IS another interesting feature of the
times which he has almost omitted 10 notice Let our
readers remember that one year ago. there fifteen