Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-07
RICHMOND WING.
MONDAY mo1NISo. MARCH


w. shehcrS Sgctci.
Mr. Archer very eonelusive'y demo- s,rates, that
the Veto Power has been entirely perverted from
what u was designed TO be by tie frnmen of the
Constitution. Those wise men LODGED il with the
Executive To check the opprehcnded excuses Of the
democratic spirit operating through the immeL date
representatives OF tho People. Instead Of realz
"s "s expectation, 1t has utterly faded or rather
'''''u VI oein; salu,arY check upon hasty and
'''"s''e'"'o legislation, 1t has become the insru-
"'e"' III the hands ofono man. OF Substituting nj one
une' ms VIII for the will Of Congress and NJ anob
or, 10 the hunouring the worst passions of The ,I.
tiiudc TO the overthrow Of tho b,lapc. or ,h. o..
suution and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of himself
MIR Archer most cogenily illustrates his y;ows =.
reference 10 the shameless eonduc, ot N. -.
Executive incumbent. Than his commen,s ,,ro,,
'n'S conduct nothing Jus.er or more severe has an
pearcd, and than the fact that both Houses of Con.
eress-not ono member IN 20 Of whom has not more
sense than John Tyler-hnd 10 surrender their oni
mons and shape tner action TO suit the affected
setupics OF has ENcellency--no STRONGER nrgumont
could 10 adtuced Of the mischevous atsurIitv o(
inc existence of the veto. Independent of The
baneidl results 10 the country il il no,iirv;pc On
the last degree, TO think that the destinies of nh,
great country are in the keeping Of such nm ind;
iuua'-ihat man 50 wanting in honor, in p,t,io, .
N' W sense, should dictate the law, and Sc, himself
UP as the mirror of morals aud chivalrv.
MT AIehct's references 10 Mir Tyler are in the
way 81 hypothesis and illustration of his or,um,n,
o"' '"'y are not the less punsent on that account
""' u"'eSS ms ESceency's coat of self concei, lie
'heAer anu tougher than the hide of n Rbinoc,.
ros' ne cannot escape unscathed. We know b;s ~,
ty is unboundc !, and that he il su,roun,,.JI,. -,
''s"es' who lay on the nat;ery with a ,ro,vc,.-h,
SUI" s'''eturos IN the face Of the American S.r,,.
the justice of which all confess, c,,,o, g.,
some "nguardel moment, To have their efr.c, rh.,,
WI "heh lac least suspects IT, penetrate hi, seven
o'u S"e'u "' se'-Iove, and II they do not bring re-
penIante aud amendment, they will, ike tic lea,
OF the lash TO the craven spirit letter from rene,i
ton of the offence
AS an evidence OF the feeling with which ,hi,
"tS' oihcer OF the Republic IS ros,rdeJ. VIC nnney
an extract from high toned gentleman in Wa,hins-
ton: 'S
Tyler sinks deeper and deeper, every day. into
IRE slough oi contempt. Even have known linn
""P'''ee''y' and have not despiscd him enough.
'Ic"'y "a the field for reelection. he will he more
u"n'"sh'ng m tho prostitution OF IA, office than
Jackson "r Van Buren, aud as no one win b,s,n,,
'"S TO lose IN point ofcharactor or hopes j. coins
10 embark IN ship so rotten, We look Tor nomin,
tons which will purge both parties of their impur.
ties. ''"p'''
"Ent the Senate, will, have no doubt. J,i,s
""'y TO tho Country, nnj you may look therefore
tor rapid operation of the suillotine 10 save III,
accommodation utter an hopeless contamination =
Asa'n-aPeakios ofIhe atrlnt folly of his Excel
ieney, the writer says:
am hardly authorized to say thr, however. 81
The person. who carried Gon'l. Harrison in Ohio
III The la'e election, and who has CONTEMPLATED
service Tor three terms. md does not extend hi,
cam 10 popularity beyond tho point Of the "second
place to Washington"
To return to MIR Archer's speech. The amend.
ment proposed by MIR A. to Me Claws reso,u,ior,
to mod'ly-not nbrosato the ye,o-has been nc
copied by Mr Clay, aud now constitutes q comma.
nent part OF his resolutions In this aspect. none
bat the advocates of monarchy in our Government,
can object to the resolutions.