The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-12

cessors. His opponents Apply to him, in derlslon
" Accidency." Well really, it does appear 10
me that he was an accident TO them, because
he would not lend his aid in foisting upon
the country measures which were destructive
to lis best lnteresls-aud certainly he was an
accident thrown III the way, by The dispense
lions of Divine Providence, to rescue her gori-
Gus institutions from the ruthless hand Of lnno-
vatlon glory in such an g accident" and
would 10 God that, the crisis should ever again
allse, this land Of genius and liberty-lhis land
OF honor and palriotism-wlll be blessed with
another such unforeseen 4" Accident" Instead
OF It's being term Of reproach-it is term OF
honor-one of which the President should be
proud, and one of which the People will cherish.
The disposition Of the Clay Wings TO rem
der the Veto power obnoxious, by declaring 1t
antl-Republican, is manifest; but every intelll-
gent man who is acquainted with the history OF
nations, from the foundation Of the world 10 the
present time, knows that il is popular iustilu-
tlon-a kind Of balance wheel throws in TO pre-
serve an equilibrium Of power. Our Govern
ment is founded nthe affections Of the People,
and there are three separate and distinct branch
es-the Legislative, the Executive, and the Ju-
dicial-each Of which are independent OF the
other in their action, but neither the Legislative
nor the Executive can exercise any power with
out the other-becaase they 10th derive power
one from the other, which was sanctioned by
m Ia IN, tba nf m. aIa
stitution. During tAe debate upon this lmpor-
tant political charter there were two parties
Federal and Republican-one contendlng tor a
popular Governments Government purely OF
the People-and the other for a Government
stronger than the People, under the hypocrilical
garb of Federal Republican. These two par
ties baltled for the ascendancy, until finally, in
1901, the Republican party gained the citadel OF
power aud maintained 1t until 1024-the year
in which the bargain and intrigue was
consummated. The Republican party has
always conttndh for a strict construction
of the Constitution, whilst the Federal
party has, under forced construction and
implication, attempted to pass laws, the
effect ofwhich wpuld sap the foundation OF q
Republican Government, and build up on its
ruins moneysd oligarchy-the dangers o
which MIR. Jtferon took particular pains to inn
press upon the People.
The great Interest of our country is its agrl
culture, because those who till the soil tn
main source of wealth, and their feelings are
generally more in unison with distribution O
powers than concentration of them, which il
the surest guaranty to perpetulty of our free
institutions but, at the same time, other grea
interests shouldnot be lost sight of, but SHOULD
be fostered, that we, as a nation, might be in
dependent of tie rest of the world In doing
this it is not sound policy to tax one portion o
the Union to build up the other, because, by this
course policy, sectional feelings are produced
which, instead Of cementing the bonds of on
J glorious Union, will tend to weaken it. II,
make our Government slrong-not by the fore
of arms-but in the affections of the People,
is necessary that it should move onward in it
appropriate sphere, adhering strictly to its dele
gated powers, leaving all the reserved and doubt
tuI ones TO the People and the States. In Eng
land the King can do no wrong, because tn
Ministers are held responsible; but in our coun
try we hold the President alone responsible TO
the faithful administration of the Government
| hence it is that he is yes ed with the VETO
power, and stands between the Legislature an
the People. | look upon the VETO as tn
great conservative power of the Constitution
and for the exercise of it, in three instances, b,
President Tyler, exclaim he is, in the languag
Of Claudian-FOrtune majoriS, honos erectu
Ell dcer.