Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-18
:, 10 hiazelf. Aas vetoed both ,s bills. What else has

tsy-your Judiciary Committee say-every lawyer
WIN mas spoken says-even very distinguished lawyer
sfean Charleston, who, nevertheless dreaded The Ex
ecuve u tho taking special care, however DIS
clam al Concurrence with him in npinlun,) he
xxgstha, he revenue can,ai legally be collected. L.
Is IN trn.A British case e,f chip sney "a case IN
which the President has assumed raise revenue from
the People without warrant Of law. And not only this
hut Ia raising without law, has undertaken
70 fx regulations ls which the value nj goods shall be
asccttaned, although the law expressly declares that
these regulations shall be made y Congress. That b
has done. And how will he stand beore the Peupel-
Weare toid that tbs Is question Il law, aud must
lie settled by the lned States supreme Court. BY
urIes OF the country. trust II vii be jnries who
10 decide wheer the PTos,dcui shall Illus levy hundreds
Of thousands, ay. millions Of dsllsfs.a TIE People with
authority Of law. Ifhcir .pfsnce agaius such an
exsciioa is 10 depend scly aud Exclusively upn the
Supreme Cour, shall fee. little hesitation To the
that tribunal NAV take; for well remember that
when the question an ship moury tried IN England
against John Hanpden, who had refused 10 pay it, tho
udge-a British iuderdecidrd that the power TO levy
in the King. and fac Of 60 oe0 was laid upon
Hsmpden, for whlch he Imprisoned. have moi.
confess. the most entire ndcncc What the result
may be. The Court may possibly consider here the
Court considered in England. that II is a case where
stern necessity supersedes all law BIT. # am
mistaken IL IL question which viii b. voticd hy the
iuries of,he country. am willing wall tire rsspc.
But, ask, on whom VIII rest the rs~ppns billy Not
M, the Executive would po consent 10 wait for une
short month. Who thcr, aaain ask, IS Jesppusblel
And now as la the distribution The land fund. That
is the last poia shall refer IA; r except ior the pre-
sent. all reference 10 the subject II foreign aiias
because M ssne has. yet been made between Congress
and the Executive thai subject.
But as 10 the lands. On what principle have the two
Houses determined that the proceeds Of the lies If the
public domain shall be distributed amang The Slate. =
enable them 10 pay their honest debs} On g.. pm
sin thatb op tto 4 -
the inheritance Of The nation; and that alter the Re
evolutionary debt has been paid they ought Justly to he
distributed ta the people OF the naton Ia enable them To
improve the country aud make the desert h ip AS the
rase. That WAS the object originally IN view; and IN
reliance upon II the States, mostly have contracted
debts TO the amount vi one hundred and ninety five
millions of dollars.
have here list showing the result hut will not
consume the lllile time allotted me by reading now
Some portions OF this debt have perhaps, been
ed for objects OF questionable pruprety especially here
II has been or banks; but the great his indebted
ness has been incurred for improving thu face the &c IN
Try. and the Improvements made amount ~ actual value
&, the citizens OF the Cmcd States ten times what
they Gust. Why, what is the time II now takes 10 90
IRON this city 10 thafesionl aud what B,stonl We
have reduced distance OF thousand niles 10 ride Of
four days. How long would tho sane space have Gun
sufned IN passing over II before these Woas o internal
Improvement We're proectcd and aeeanplished2
Blu, my waning hour. whieh sc is fast capsinp
ohilges me to onit many things could here desire 10
say.
And now as to the question Of responsibility, thr
comparative responsibility Of Congress aui ui the Exec
ulive.
gentleman got up here and thnalcnrd US as # We
were TO t" buried under mountains while the Executive
was raised higher Than the stars Now tins Congress
mad al best but shurl ume to I've the Third Of March
next It dies; al that day ever, man here will be poli
caiy dead, save the compare ftcy few who shall h,
reelected W hat are TO losc} Our seats in the
House! IL is very possible, know. thai shall los
inine; Tor you have declared that OF The eeoaon Mas
sachuseits has nov this 1por tho shall be- screwed
out laugh Yes, two must 60. and | may be ON,
oi ucm. Besides, how mary llhe distinguished mem
hers o ths House. and On both SIDES hay, alrea, sim
he'd th'T lnianiiun 10 resignl There the rcntcruan
from South Cafollna,a very dsiinoush bed me hcr If
Dem~s',c parry, sud here Is the chairman Of the Com
miitee o. Wa and Meaus-bolh have Voluntarily ~.
cedeu snd WELDED their places to SUCCESSORS Are you
gong 10 pal these gentlemen with threat rcspnsi
o'y and Tremendous reckoning before the Penp,ol--
No they vii On home and be received with omen nrns
by Their own constituents, whatever may be the fate ii
~ Sc VINO seek reelection. In the succession of one
Sm5rcSs Ia aaother every body lnnws that, AS a GENE
m average, tmoe than halt the merlhcs survive
al least halt q i,en are always lef politically dead
In The next Congress. thcu atany rate ACCORDING In
tae usual course OF things not over halt possibly net
more Than third of those occupying these seals
VIII be tiund here here. en-, will bo this trrm,u
dous responsibility What is lhe responsibility OF dead
hHni Meh are Often dropped al lie elections for very
Trivial offences. W hore then the responsibility which
rs pile mp over US rcon upon Osa} Possibly it may
gre certain gentlemen vast qualification Ia see the com
Tag elections result IN bringing tins House an album
dant harvest Of good Democrats: let II GENE say hear
tily, let 1t conc. VIII there ic any erfai,r harmony.
think you, between the White House and that Demo.
cratic majority than there is between that same Whit,
House and the Wing MAJORITY here2 The indications
do not point that way Al present. How will il hc with
that Democracy no with HIM and his friend,
here mescly Tor the sake OF opposing the Wings but
who not willing to take the occupant of that House Ia
themselves VIII they ind grtateT harmony between
him and themselves be they ever demucracl And
lei the majority ~ What vii IN numbers will they
all, like my colleague over the way, (Mr Crsu,rc ;.
take the oath Of unconditional allegiance Ia John Tyler
No sir, no. Mr.. Tyler VIII ioel that responsibility 81
which the gentleman speaks pressing hard upon INN
when we are IN he pTcdcamcnl Il those who emo, the
beneh, OF the ancient adage, de iportuis n hisi b
Turned out though we may be. ana Congressional,
lead, we SHALL suppose, still possess the rights of
inercan cli'zens-tha Is, 50 lar as the Captain Will nj
low US. A laugh. We shall not | imagine, suffer a
total denial OF the right of speech; shall presume
be still allowed 40 write and 10 ndae, ay of Inn,
and his Administration. But perhaps m, colleague
[Mr. CusHNe) was not quite uah in his va,icnatrsns
possibly IL may not be with the neNl Congress that ~
these halcyon days 10 On. winch e bch, ys
50 prophetic aneye-perhapsit m ybe with II &. IS,
that is 10 tollaw that one. \ laugh berv possibly tao
Democrats may lind as many yeioes IN Their way as We
have had east and take my word for A. Mr.
Tyler will find that they will never combine with mm
IN thai which lies at the bottom OF all this- mean the
elect on OF President OF the nted States per Sc
toars o, laughter lie will very likely 60 on ucreas.
ing ~ their favor TIL the cnd ct his term-and lien
-wsshall see what we shall See Renewed mcrrl
zion /