The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-10-14

his opinion will break the Constitution by enabling
the Executive to yransc over the people. Just
MS hoaman, in the midst Of currents, rocks and
whlrpooS, will not pull a stroke for his own safe
~ lest he should break his oar And we, il seems,
must wait for the time when returning confidence
will enable us TO establish bank on private capt
tai, before we must eudcavor 10 improve our con-
dition When will that time comc: Not till the
rcussnrcd prosperity shall have rendered the bank
unnecessary. 1t is rs though the crew OF vessel III
momcntary peril Of shipwreck, should delay every
effort for the security of their harQue for their
own safety, Till the chances of the winds and waves
should have lauded them scatheess upon Shore.
lie must be much more sanguue than am, who
imngiucs he sees The time when the Wings will
have more power To work out the good of the
country than is in their hands now-at this very
moment. In my apprehension the approaching
session of Congress calls upon them in the londeSt
voice ct pairlollsm not to put oil action but TO
make the most OF the existing opportunity Here
is IA measure proposed by the President, and to
which he is pledged. If it fail in action, his is the
responsibility, and let him bear it. Why not try
IL At least if you will not, propose something
better. (Appausc)
/ ! ought here 10 say, and will say, because it
ought to be known, and if not known already, II
shah be, that no man Of my age (and | am not
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or abuse of the veto power than |, My opinions
still remain unchanged and it is universally known
that advised against the exercise Of the veto
power in each and every case where it has been
exercised by the President. CTrcmendous cheer
ingO But while huyc done that, have not
been willing to Join with those whose object APP
peareG TO be rather 10 make out Il case against the
President than to seek how to serve the country,
the vcrocs Notwithstanding, (Rcnowed cheers.)
At the close fIho extra session it seemed to be
the received doctrine Of the great Wing party TO
attempt nothing I'LL they cOnd get lid of the veto
power. Now that III my opmlon-and speak II
with all respects m0ckcry Of the hopes of the
Wings. Even if we were now reforming the Con-
s,ilulion we should probably have no idea oistrik-
Ing it ont altogchGr-and the present cutlery is the
mere effect Of resentment. What have we just
seen in Ncw York hut that in the Legislature two
thirds orthc House Of Assembly have been adding
new force TO the veto provision in their COnsu
ton. And the House Of Representatives in Con-
gcss has imposed similar restrictions upon Itself
the rules there canIO, lie suspended except by two
thirds, aud the veto clause in the Constitution is
just the same restraint and the same only, in one
respect as their own rules are IN another, Hut az
Ter all, the grcrtcst objection To delay on this
ground, is that the proposed attempt is perfectly
hopeless. Who expects to live 10 see the day
when the veto power shall be uhrogatcd; To put
faction for that isl will not say lriiling-hul it
is certainly treating Che emergencies of the COun-
try with far Too lutte rcguro.
say, therefore, 'h'' "o" Is Tue '''ne' 'cu'''''
Ter u"'U we 90 o'', 'n't' can "' no restoration q,
prosperity ana I've pa" I,Iou.rru ''s' year WI"
restore prosperity N,o" !" "hr' II ncc''"-
ic makes tool which he requires for his business
ill uNc, a plane, Il saw--and sees TINT the ma
irriDls aIr uprlrci the tcmDpIS DrOpcr the work.
'h"h'oP good nc thH"' " VIII answer MS Pn'-
t'S'' N,'" 'H "Nc"'q"cr VIII answer ''e
P"uno'o 81 'N' country
I"e'c Is chr DINER S"ngct OF 'ne utmost ''hpot'
'""Cr' mean ''' hor'n' ny sue % ,nc p"p"c
'F'o'' '"nno' "'P '"'"N"S 'ho' u ',ie 'I'leS-
men "' '"TiHeF 'aIS very among "'-h "GrH'"s-
ION were mere "onh A"n'Hs were here-h nam
N'on were hcte-h N"",'"h were hefe- lheF
W"U'" Nc "''P'y eu"'c'Iru III" Son,',y ,no"sn""'
hoont Tue sialc "' inc p"oc crc"ll MOI" Slluh-
non III "h'ch am oo',se" 10 fra' 'om'hGh'h'oh'
lfom orr ag'n's abroad ana IS realy distressing
~ perceive the d',S'r'Ss 'N'y 'ee' AT tue Sroh ana
'on'uh''y,"Eh "I'h AMERICAN c''u'''"hu N"eF'-
''H c",''''.' "'c "'l''U III h""Po'
we "a'Gna'lnhal STOCK Wh'ch ouS"' 10 command
one nuhu'ed ana WrhY,Ncper ccn|-con oO'-
Jar ol IL be SOFA ara inns commonwealth, Is not
even ,he cnnhrraSSeu III h'r operations an" maze
4" 'Gc 'he h'ish'Ins influence c, degraded pubic
nr'GN; ANA !! nohody 10 maze any movement;
Is '"'te no MN" Hrso enough comprehensive
enough TO SHOW '"at ne can gun part! contest ana
o'No'c hlnStI 10 rehuIu our hl'nhal creun-tO
ne rr,'''ahi'Nhneit OF national ll'ih' ana may
say character 'ot hohor ana morals some afc
i"oI'Il'G' enough to laN OF F'Pnda''on. Does
,'P""ia'"n cancer Il d'n' Is Hta'e NOT always
n'U"d u! n'r "'O'S, NOTWITHSTANDING ucc'"ra-
no" ihNt sue r'pud"'GS 'rcm NO. g'i'em'h'
/ r'pnUiN''oh can do no'h'a@ hn' add d'rcpu'e to
an acknowledgement OF inability TO pny' 1t Is our
""y TO arouse the pune mlud 10 inns SnnJcct
itopIn say ,lml the Europeans ought to make
distinction between HE states ana The General
! Government. Very true, so they ought; but what
Then : Are not they a cwanalion' from the same
soulcc And II the States rrpndmiGd, may no;