Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-25

two to twenty millions Of dollars per an
mum
The passage in which he says, "With
all my anxiety for the passage of law
which would replenish an exhausted
Treasury, and furnish sound and heal.
thy encouragement TO mechanical indus.
try, cannot consent to do so at the sac
rifce of the peace and harmony of the
country" and the concluding passage, in
which he makes the wise observation that
"lf on consideration, majority oftwo.
thirds Of both Houses should be in favor
Of this measure, it will become law not
withstanding his objections" are abso-
lutely taunting, contemptuous, and nsul.
ting. Sacrifice the peace and harmony
Of tine country Has he not done so most
effectually, in vetoing this bill Would
not his approval of,his bill have restored
the peace and harmony of the country
He talks about two.thirds of each House
Of Congress approving the bill, when he
knows, If he knows any thing, that there
is a Locofoco minority in each branch,
INTO whose hands he is now playing, and
who are opposed to the protection of do.
nestle labor, who are striving for nothing
but for political power, and who are
strong enough to prevent the passage oil
this bill by majority of two thirds.
THE MADLSONLAN on THE VETO.
AS it may be instructive to the reader
to peruse the comments of the official or
gan of the administration on the subject
OF the Veto, we give the extract below
place:
"TnE FOURTH VETo.-We trus, that
Congress is now done experimenting. BY
this time every member Of Congress, the
country, and the world must know that
John Tyler will never shrink from his
duty whenever i, may become necessary
to interpose the Veto to preserve the
Constitution, or to shield the government
and the interests Of the People against the
attacks of political gamblers.
"Since the day (early in the extra ses-
stony on which it was learned from the
President that the present Administration
could not and would not be prostitu,ed to
secure the Lord Of Ashland's election in
ls44-since that day the whole legisa.
ton of our country has been nothing but
game of chess, The Wings do not want
the currency question settled for several
years yet, or it might have been done
eight months ago; nor do they want the
tariff question settled, as may now be
seen by all from their recen. experiments.
They want these questions open during
the next Presidential campaign; hence
their experiments, their fein,s, their pre-.
fences, which are designed on the one
hand to find oul precisely what kind of
metal the Captain is composed Of, and to
dmuse the manufacturers and merchants
on the other. We say amuse, because
we know they will convince some of the
Northern people that, during the nine
months session, lat least in the ninth
monthly they made serious effort to ge,
tariff. But ne know they do not wish
to consummate any such thing so long be.
fore the election. But they will play with
measures demanded by the People like
cats with mice, ('mousers) and come as
near adopting them as possble; but they
will not suffer them 10 become laws-no,
then they would escape them in 1874.
They aim as near the measures Of the
People as possible, without designing to
strike them, like the savage who binds his
victim to the tree and hurls his gitterng
tomahawk apparently at his head, but
merely with the intention TO shave off the
locks. In this way the Wing CONGRESSES
playing with the People,"
"The President has saved the country
now the fourth time. Had he not pos
sessed the resolution and 6rmness to dash
each of the poisoned cups to the earth,
his country would have been ruined
ruined before the next Presidential cleo.
ton, and ruined by the Clay Wing ma
jority that concocted them. This was
well known; hence they have been legs-
lating for vetoes, instead of wholesome
laws
"This Message will 20 forth to the
People. The People must Judge of its
merits. The political leaders will show
the President no mercy. The President
looks to the welfare OF his country fol his
guide. He knows he will be reviIed by
the parlzans of aspirants. But he trusts
in God and the People for justice.
ave believe in the Christian religion,
though ever so unworthy of the name of
Christian. We believe in the special in
terposition Of Divine Providence in be-
half of his favored people. We believe
America is under his special protection. |
We believe that John Tyler is the iusiru.
meut selected TO work out his will. We
believe our country is destined to prosper
in spite oil the devices of gambling poll.
ticans."
In the House Of Representatives, a few
days ago, Mr.. Adams commented with |
Just severity upon President Tyler's 1th Of |
July letter to his friends in Philadelphia.
He quoted from it these words; "Execu.
tive dictation repel the imputation -
would g lady harmonize with Congress
in the enactment Of such measures, if the
would permit me-" What is
that asked Mr.. A. 1.-THE majority would |
permit him Howl BY doing Just what
he thought proper. 1t was precisely the
case of one gentleman out Of twelve on q
Jury, who declared that he had never met
in his life with eleven such obstinate men!
Tho President would harmoniye with the !