Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-04
RICH MOND:
SATURDAY MORNING, sEprEmnEu .
Pe5le .Meefiag at Whe.linr on n, v,to.
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potion OF III" citizens "f Wheeling aud its Vie
eirsy, 1--WE presume large portion,) have held a
meeting on the Presidents Veto, and have adop;sj
very able repor; and sundry resolutions on the
subject. We should like to have space for the Re
port IN ouT eolumr' for it is certainly paper of
great merit and sht 10 be generally circulated. 1,
Is particularly strong aud Iued upon that part of
the Veto Message, which places so much reliance
upon the tender conscience Of one man, in opposi-
iion 20 the judgment OF than million of peo
pie, backed by the judicial interpreters OF the Con-
'tituton. Ii we can find space, hereafter for the
Report, il shall be published-in the mean time, we
CO 'not withhold tue resolutions from the public
"RssOirsd, Tina, believing sound currency of
equal value Throughout the country 10 be alike in
dspensnbe To the prosperity OF the great branches
o industry; TO the farmer and mechanic, the mer-
chant and the manufacturer; and hat the expert
ence ~ the country, more particularly since II mas
been subjected TO the experiments O; the two last
Administrations, has shown int Bank of the
UrHed States IS indispensable to the successful &C.
eomPShnent OF this END; and believing further that
the -eacy OF such institution IS essential 10 bring
about resumption OF specie pay IN, nts on the part
oi the tate Banks, AID 10 restore Ihe exchanges
and currency To n sound condition, &C do decpIy
deploTe the osS OF the Bill e. incorporate the Fiscal
BI-k Of the Uri,ct States. Aud that c lee. con.
strained 10 declare that even our iesret Itat &C
count IS sight when cor pared TO cue disappro.
oauon Of tie means used TO defeat ,h,s .-,potsant
measure.
Pm. We do therefore further resolve, that the
lrtSuCut 10y using the power % he yeIO to lea,
tins biIi, has disappointed cur Just {, pectltious
founded We believe on his own conduct during
the last Presidential canvass aud that by thus using
the ve,o power, and assuming 10 the Executive the
right IN his Uicai 10 dsrecAri the constrrictr
given to the Constitution by the SUI reme Cocrt
and the other Departments of the Government he
has, against his own dsnuncatOns, assisted to hx
upon the Country principles destructive to the se-
mus CT our free Institutions 10 the rights OF the peo-
pie, ard 10 the constitution itself.
"Srd. Further, that we Protest against that m, lie
OF constituting the constitution Of our common
country. y which politicians find IN that ~
S,rumsut whatever will promote the success Of a
p'rutu.ir party or school, while he p~ scrs given
al required 'Ir tn comm5n CC0' are denied To the
Federal Gov gumeni or so res.IcI as 10 o. useless
or IupucticIbic.
"IIE. Rssoir Z fur IsT. Tat VIC resre. TO per
ceve that while the Veto ..iesslgc Of ? President
Is unkini and ur.eu,r, : TOWARD ,no.. wlo elect.
ed hInl, Il IS n'her 10 IN rs rea .aUu. nor re-
sNecltu 30 Us mO..cr, 70 the .e, mos OF the H. 10.
10 ;hc m-morcs RE- lie o., ,troG. rsaj wrpss con-
duct may not un. Irul.aI circumstances nave At.
iordtt a Pre- re-cItl OI ms own
18th. RsSc'red hui5.., n, I'VE approve he cor /
1uct OF ne Wings u Congress during ;As resent
q 20 .rsio7 . trus; that hv continued prudence
u, ioh, AMI p-r>everince suay W. ,s' accomplish
a.. those mc-,ures, wh.-L "a. IL late P.rsl, l'al
ald I1r-r, slona. skeletons. tie 49,. o. the co. e
plainly Isc! % on 'hs ..s, o.! -utes ~ red OF
their pubic -ryaU.s.
'6n. An wht-aa. the Veto ~ s.st' transfers Tie /.
."Sis a.lou ~ 90" nau.' from L.. t~, Houses ot F.
-nl-ress 80 t1e ,CsC-ni- .-us Les. win .re iG-
balance Of power IN the GL,ernmsnt, and making 4
i Substance ~ e.ecuve moDarchy IL Is further zee
solved that on every true democratic principle, this
.ngy prerogc'Iye ought 10y amsnL-l,nI to the F.
% sL'uHon. 20 he t-keutICw the CHI. Mag 'Ta.u d
OF uss nauon.n