The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-15
From the N. Y. Standard
THE VETO MESSAGE-AND IT'S RECEP
TION.

From the crowded state OF our Columns we hau an
opportunity only in our last TO express In ie" wofus
the satisfaction experienced at the receipt OF the
noble message ofthe President, veoing the combined
tariff and distribution bill and to compare II taVor--
bly, with those measures of similar character 'hat
have before honored so of the former Republican
Executives of our country. The independent ana
fearless course of the President on this and o.ner
questions OF moment, has begotten him host, OF friends
amongst the old Republ can party, OF which ne was
from principle and feeling memher all OF whom ex-
press their high Apr baion OF the message ana oi the
reasons assigned for transmitting 1t To Congress.
Those reasons are not only satisfactory, but contain
in themselves useful and saluaiy maxims IN le-
gislation, that cannot be too highly commended to
the serious consideration OF present and uure ess-
lalors.
The practice as set forth in the Veto, has become
too common viz that OF connecting several subjects,
often of completely conflicting character, IN the
same BILL in order, by collecting contributions oil
votes from the friends of various measures 10 insure
the passage of bills hch could never receive legsla-
tive SANCTION if left be acted upon their own In
tnslc merits. La this way legislation becomes mere
matter of traffic, where votes are the merchandise
thrown into the mart TO be disposed OF TO the highest
bldder-or those who can furnish them the greatest
number of votes in species of maneuverlng
that is bghting legislative honesty and integrity
In this way evidently the lntermarrlage OF tariff and
distribution was effected with view 10 secure, by CO.
operation the success. of bothby endeavorng to COM
pei the President to accept and sanctlon what he dtd
NOT approve, Tor lear OF losing what approve.
The attempt in his way to entange the President In
the tolls of artfu and designing legislation, we can
not consider at all compatible with that high sense
of honor which ought to characterize the repre-
sentatves Of the people in their intercourse with, and
treatment OF the Chief Magistrate OF the nation.
IT, however, the members Of either or both
Houses of Congress were animated by any such un-
holy purpose attempting to clrcumvent the Pres-
dent by passing bill, with such irrelevant matter
connected with it, as they must have known from the
Executive message at the commencement OF the
session. and from his Veto of the little tariff BILL he
could not and would not approve; they have been
most sgnally rebuked and IN manner too, so cour-
teous and vet so firm and nexibe that there is very
little danger, apparently, OF their repeating the silly
and insulting experiment They appeared to act as
if the President was the registrar of
Congressional edicts; as if he was possessed
of no mind or volition, or conscience of his
own, but was bound to obey whatever the &C coun-
Gil of five hundred" should dictate, They chose
to consider him as mere automaton IN regard
to his legislative duties, forgetting that the Consu-
ton had clothed him with high and holy attributes of
power and discretion, to be exercised in accordance
with an honest conscience and the dictates of en-
lightened understanding and judgment. He ncas not
bound bu anu lap to do ohat he believed TO be prog
His frmness, then, in defeating intrigue and IN re-
sstng chicanery, became with HIM matter OF duty,
that could not conscientousy be neglected
This act of honest independence of the President
the people-and will do more to win him friends and
supporters than almost any act of his public life
the veto of the bank bill not even excepted The
intelligence received by the sober minded, of
more than one party, with expressions of sincere
satisfaction. Republicans at once greeted the veto as
messenger of good and they ranked it with those
acts of the fathers of the republic, that have reflect
ed the brightness of their glory upon the nation
Not satisfied however, with the nterchanges of oral
congratuation, portion of the people mounted the
Veto No. A." in large letters LABEL over piece
of brass artillery and in the Park, by the discharge
of 100 guns, testified their funess Of Joy at the wei
come message of the President
On the other hand, the leaders and oraces of the
Wings the victims of the most baleful and I'M
holy passions. Hatred of the President brcathed
out, like the breath of srocco if to shed blasting
and mldew upon his devoted head. Curses, count
less as the sands, escaped their lips while conster-
nation as of fear for some dread disaster to their
hopes-took possession of their bosoms and was de-
pcted on their faces They had inpoked the peto as
their leader did ''war, pestience and famine" and
yet feared that it would come In conclusion we
can only say, that the people will sustain the Presi-
dent in his measures, and that he has nothing to fear
from his foes.