Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-01


trust never TO see a native nj ,b,t ,r,,,I A.
commonwealth, which claims the senator am
Ne 'eAY am selt rs o. the uobest of her sons
Nv 10 sue" a refuge
But the Senator refer, n. ., .,,,L- ,,-,.
wIthIn The po~cEot The Pr,sdent, viz the r,,,enn
.o" oi Il. once; ana he 1dyCrts To- IN rN,unrs i,
the Fres'cer's own history yyhe,. h, ono. r,s,ycr
Us sea- III 'h'' BODY t.taer than ybtv instruct. ON
- e. .,s . so'S Naieh he deemed tn be violation
VI. .ohsu'uton. ask, IA what circu Instance.
MT Nlt' stand at ;ha: ,.m Inc Lr..,sl,'rr,
H' Virginia, which gave the INSTRUCT ycr, mn.
! N'' "e '""su Nuor, the Constituents of the Scn,.
10, - ite . responsible to them, and, according to
vac universally received doctrine in Nrr..in,, he was
N'und TO obey or resign. BuL asa. .ocs The Con
gross on the United States stand in that relation "a
me ffesienR Is the President oi the Un;,.d
'' 6 'o' representative Of COngTeSs2 lie derives
E's auiho ty from the sovereign peonIr and The
states, just rs DO the ucmbu-s OF either upuse ot
CpnSresS Ihey are Io'h representatives alike oi
the People OF the United States will the Scn,,or
Sy 'no' IN" Executive Is q he SUBSEQUENT TO the
Leg Slative Department OF the G. We lment2 W.
nave heard much Oi Extcut,y, rict,tiop boy,,.r
'''e we ave seen oi It, since the Inauguration of
inc present Chief Magistrate; vet If the doctrine of
'he senator IRON Kentucky IS to prevail there will
SpIns UP standing Legislative dctation and SUI
ptehaey. TO, S.r, TO. Toe Presided never was
meant 10 be a." mere tool of Legislative will.
IAF Gay here interposed. | am very sure the
nohoraoe Senator cannot intend to present an erro
"eous settlement OF my remarks; vet he IS under n
M.
President ought . resign. said that tbrr, -
before HIM two ethes alternatives besides tho veto
Shii that when his constituency IN Virsinl, p. .
quHed MN 10 give a vote which was in mis- view
Incompatible with the Constitution sooner than com.
ply with such reCu'sl,ion h, resigned his set: th,t
now, ms constituency were tue PeopIe of the I'm
ted States, and he had good evidence th,t n We
'heIr opinion he ought tn sign such 4 bill and n,
ISuu NOT DO u; men, 1t ne resigned rather than dis.
ooey the people OF one State, he ought upon his
own primo pie, yet more readily, to resign rather
'han dsobey the Pc pie of tweuiy-sIN States
MIR RlNES. The argun- ~ OF the Senator as
nc no" puts ~ oegs tie question. In the case OF
the Legislature OF Virginia and MrTyler AS , Sen.
aior, the instructions came from the trus cons,,,,
ent 6ody-ihe Legislature OF the State But wbrr.
are the instructions, IN this case from The cnnsttn
en's OF the Pres'denR Will the Senator tell me
that the two Houses of Congress are tb,. copsti,r
ens OF the President, TO whom he is rcSnons,,'Ts1
lhr Clay. No, no. certainly not.l
Well. then, II the Presidents Constituents mr.. rho
Who'e People OF the United States to make n case
analogous to tile instructions OF State LEGISLATURE
senator CHOSEN by them, the instructions 10 IN,
tresIueht must come from the original sourc, nj
power, (the People by whom n. IS cbose, ! 80
not from the Representatives of that power in Con.
stesS- Congress may euuneousiy tepreSent the
wishes OF the People. The People themselves
and they alone, are constituents of The P,es5.r,'
when Mr. Madison, IN 1915, vetoed a b,nk hin
which had passed Congress 10y vote of thrre IN
one was he TO consider himself rs instructed hv the
representatives ct the People IN ConUr.ss ,GJ :,
nc 'ou'u not comply with their wishes was he
o'uhd 10 resign! Ills very last public ACT w,s ,
veto. 10 w1s his veto oi the bonus bali for ;,,.rrI
improVemenlS-a bill that was carried by NJ Me-
sons own political friends. Yet. IN Jisrs,,,J ,r
The rule now sc, up that President i, bound In
10y we oenests OF The parry which put him into
power, Mr. Madison vetoed the blll. He orrhr nc,
coTdinS To the modern doctrine rather tn ~ -
SlSh'i rs hSh office, with AL its solemn resnons,
oh'''S' Mr Madison was OF all mea the most mild
"Dle'a'e, 'nd self denying IN the exercise of now
cr aud yc; Ee did not hesitate to applv the core,
tive Of Tie veto IN half dozen instances liz, H.
administrators, AMI that several cases when iLers
were n'S' imposing m Iorltlcs OF Congress IN favor
:" Tue measures he returned 10 them with cbiec;ious
GENERAL iarusor, under whose banner we ,II
IaI"el IN me late political contest, declared himself
mat the rtlO was the CONSERVATIVE nower as a.
Constitution provided for three cases first. wb,rc
mere was violation OF the Constitution. =, cl,S
"here The rights Of the Sta'es are invaded and
thr1, where legislation has been has,y and ,vi,,pf
cue celebration. All these three cons dcr,uons
unite IN the case Of the present bill In the Prssi
GENTS view, q violates the Constitution II dis,
CARDS the rights OF the States and IL ms hem n,s
co "ihout allowing time for suiicen: Manifesto.
uon OF the popular will. But 20 further. and
ask has the UIIi received the sauctton ,y.r a. 49,,
Jnriy OF the Representatives in CONGRESS- or tb,,
characteristic feature of the blll which in. p,ss,
cent complains OF? say that, so Ear rs thai mar
ocular CAuse--thc CstIug ushIng one OF tho mo-.
" Of the whole number Of members of either House
NOW II oiher Presidents have been sustained IN re
lteuns measures which passed by indisputaJIe and
Overwhelming maJortie-, shall President Tyler be
co"iemned Tor vetons bI.I which has not even the
grsss 'S0 u Oo'i'
trust have shown tina, there IS no ground for
ION or compliant against the President IN the
II s'SH constitutions! duly he las performed. The
senator from Kentucky thinks the Prssiden, Ionl,
ed too much into his own heart IN tb,s case . G',,
"here else can an honest and conscientious man
Iook Tor g 'dsnce IN tie discharge of dutv7 Tbat
Sood and gracious Bang in whose name he assam,
ed the solemn responsibilities of his ~ffre b,r;n
s:en him that Internal monitor .or his guidance
wat other was he 10 consult The Presrdcnt ~
ue' deeP sense OF his responsibility TO the country
III an her great interests and hopes-consitulionaI
PoItcGI' moral, economlcal-has preferred TO act n
painful ana unweIcOmc part rather than tn lou,
his duty 10 the Constitution which he nd s,,oy
10 preserve protect, and defend" Never wsrr /
the motives Of public servant, in nv humble iudr,.
inehi' more worthy OF indulgence and respect. win
WIS i,. convection rooted IN my mind, for one can
never consentto hear his conduc: impugred ,ybou,
raising my poor voice IN his defence
The Senator from Kentucky-,yitb no small
dramatic ehect-appiyIng the language of the pc
sidehi, IN relation to his case to the dissniI,r
one Of Mr.. Madison, asked If James Made, L,,
signing the bank bill Of 1916. had IorCsi,cJ ,Lo -
spect OF all virtuOus mem II is sufficient IN s,,,
as have already shown, that the cifcurst,nrcs ,
der which MIR. Madison acted, whether reference ic
hid to ms personal opinions or the public oninion
Oi 'he tunes, were entirely dIiteren and the langu,oc
OF inc fIesIden therefore, quoted 10y the Sena.
TOT nom kentucky, cannot, 10y any violence OF i'm
PHC'uoh be considered as casting the slightest CEN
sure on that venerable and yenCrated name
beg cave TO be INDUCED with word or tvgo ,s
10 me course u now deyOiyes upon US to take Tho
Senator from Kentucky says he homes We sbal. o.,
on and perfect a new bank Ill. While nyow nv.
sell wiling, II such bill shall be presented as NV
judgment can approve, 10 give Il nv supp,,, +
mus! be permitted 10 sly that, IN my opinion. we
sh'l better consult our duty 70 the country and the
subject, If we DO not attempt a second bin NJ tb,s
time. IL IS great, difficult a compIeX ouestior
II IS question on which the country is moro d,yid
ed probably than on any other; Cspcc Ify rs To tho
form which bank shall assume / NAV concede
u you please that there is a moIor'y in the country
IN favor Of fiscal institution Of some kind ana
"hlch snail render some Incidental assistance 10 the
currency and the exchanges of the country: vet as
TO the Torn Of the institution, its powers rs capital
ana ali It's details, men are more divided In o,InIon
than about nuy thing esC. No project his as vet
received NE support Of M Orty either Of CongTes,
or Of The People. Tic presses even which support
The honorable Senator do thCmse Ives now snyot MS
bi, that II would have been imperative md ts I1sg
is no calamity TO the country. Shall We then, when
We are oil worn out, iu mind and body by our lp
natural ubors m these dog days, be called upon 10
make yet another disastrous experiment. s1y In
this SIDE Of the House, and would say In the ,yIr,
side, on could be permitted % do 80 without frc,
son 70 piriy) shall we, At this moment with all lie
evidences Of extensive dssidencc as to such men
sure before u.s. rush Diindio.J and IN trrnfe boste
seek 20 get mp another crude scheme Tor the finances
lot The country ! would respectfully say. NO. II
prudence Is TO have any thing TO do in guiding our
councils, would say again, no. Mr. GaI1tin. in
DOS Toto admirable pamphlet on tho Currency nus