Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-11

President delibera,e1 No. Il was tremendous
power, in his MIR Bel opinion never intended e
be exercised on the ordinary subjects OF legislation
u had struck with n singular effect on his ear thai
such an argumcn, should come iGCm such quarter
| His colleague had said he cared nothing about
party relations. This pretty good ILLUSTRATION
Of the truth OF that remark, 30 Tar as his tslauon'
with the party to which he used to belong and thei
principles were concerned. Ii was the FIRST eulogy
Mr. h. confessed that he had ever heard promo uneed
here on this power il the FIRST time that he had
ever heard that il vase concurrent legislative power
vested by tho Constitution OF the United states IN
the President. IL had been said that this power ek>
| listed in England. For $50 years past Il had oeen
exercised but once, and that was the reason utseu
by MIR Madison for its insertion in our CONSTITUTION,
that even in monarchica England 4 had oeen ior SO
| long time used but once, and therefore 'haI ~
would be safe to vest in the PRESIDENT oil the UNI
| ted States.
| His colleague had appealed to ihemif they would
leonard this great tariff measure for the miserable
pittancc Of the proceeds Of the public lands IL might
De miserable pttancc, but II II was small IN the part
of the people, did his colleague reflect that u was
miserable pittancc for the Treasury Of the United
Sta,esi His colleague had asked II the evils oil not
eracIng law really existed, as had been SAID, Why
they did not 20 TO work and pass bill without this
provision, which he said might be done in an hour.
Ii this were to be done, the cry Of gag" would be
rung throughout this Hall. Did the gentleman re-
collect that she CO ordinate branch OF the Govern
mcnt, at the other end OF the avenue, eou'd have
name TO this harmless bill containing the present
state of things TO the LIST Of August.
His colleague had said that the issue was not be-
tween this House and the President, but between
this House and the People. Hal the President no
issue with the People who had raised him TO the
highest pinnacle OF powerl When his colleague told
them that the issue not between this House and
the President why did he not tell the President al
so that the issue not bctweea him and the House
OF prcssntatves, but between him and the Poope7
Was there a man who doubted that great and
almost overwhelming portion of the party which
had placed him IN power was m favor OF distribu -
toni II this so he asked his colleague to go
to his friend, the President OF the United States, and
tell him that the people OF the country were looking
up here for relief from their dsresses, ana entrea
him by all his considerations Of duty to sanction
any law which they should pass in which he only
differed from them OH the question OF expsdiency.
MIR B. felt the responsibility that was resting on
him and on them all, and long there was
shadow Of prospect OF doing any good by action
here, he would do what he considered his duty and
leave others TO take the same course and when they
met obstacle 10 the attainment Of one object, they
must take the best thing they could. They had a
great duty to perform, and he intended 10 do il;
but the President this temporary measure seemed
TO have leaped before he came 10 the style, and
his colleague seemed to have taken the course.
II was proper for his colleague TO urge his argu-
ments 10 this House, but he begged OF him TO go
and urge them elsewhere as he had here. The gen
teman had said that they were making an issue
with the President. So far as he MIR ID was con-
cerned he had no such poor miserable views. lie
acted as duty dictated to him; but when they found
that they were directly opposed TO each other aud
that one must yield, he asked what justice there was
in applying all the arguments in favor OF yielding
10 one side only. Let them as statesmen, ns Re-
representatives. OF free people as patriots act and
perform those things which their best Judgment and
duty dictated, and he had no doubt but the result
would be such as would be satisfactory to their
siituents.