The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-18

the ridicule of the popuace, under the title oil
Z" Monsieur Veto" his wife, the Queen, had been
called Madame Veto :"
MIR. Clay continues Fifty years had now
elapsed since the Federal Constitution was formed,
and it was no derogation from the wisdom and pa
triotism of the venerable men who framed it, now
to say the work of their hands, though perfect as
ever had proceeded from human hands, was never
heless not absolutely so because that was what no
thing that sprang from man had ever been" quote
the following from article which recently appeared
in the Washington Globe:
These wise, viruous, and patriotic men (the fra
mers OF the Consttution) lmbued with the prl-
clples OF Locke and Agernon Sidney, and knew iull
well that whenever power Is vested, no matter where,
whether IN one man one body, without cores
ponding check in some other quarter, It amounts to
desposm. Whether il be executive, legislative, or
JUDICIAL makes little or no difference. II under no
control and subject to check it will sure as fate,
degenerate into tyranny by whatever name 1t may he
called. All history is full of examples. The Demo
cracy OF Athens was tyrannical because 1t had no
thing TO control its excesses the Senate OF Rome du-
ring the period of its supremacy equally So until
the rlbuntal power was established TO check It's
excuses the Parliament of England which de-
throned Charles the First, and annihated the House
OF Lords, committed equal outrages on the laws, win
those which they had taken arms against the Ming TO
Revolution, having counteracing influence to res
tram IT. committed the enormous excesses when
brought liberty ITSELF for time, into disrepuie and
made nations almost afraid TO be free. so WIN me
Senate Of Venice whose Duke is mere pageant, the
nominal head the creation and the creature of the Sc
nate, without voice IN debate or aLy agency III ac-
ton. A more despotic power, more revolving des-
potsm existed ia Europe in any age, either an
cent modern. 1t is of little consequences whether
the sole of authority Is derived from popular
elections or hereditary right ii il is left unresraned
by counteIbalancing power by some constitution
al provision"
Now il Is not necessary to ask philosopher to un-
ravel us what Harry of tho West" intends TO die
tate, fhe can, namely, that your EYcellency is TO live
long possible in the shortest possible Time rid re
iicet AS long as Zone term will let you! II is very
easy to rave on this subject and utter fine sentiments
and abstract truisms but the world is not governed
| by fine sentiments uttered by blind enthusiasts and
radicals, or hoodwinked by the intoerant demagogue,
the latter of whom is ever destined behold the fair
est works Of his hands, the fond visions of his
dreams, cruble into ruins and sink in gmgite cdstu
from his view.
Harry of the West" viii find it necessary to wor-
ship at another shrine before he can convince the
people Of this country that they and the sage OF Mon
ticeo have been ignorant of the great principles OF
government which viii render free prosperous,
and happy and that the great political admiral and
pseudo Dictator with his sapien coadutor alone n-
derstand the principles of republicanism, and what IS
Necessary to secure the of national great
ness and glory.
They say that all the bright hopes, the glory gain
ed BIZ the last election the liberty and happiness that
was to have been pe,pttlated by the disodgement OF
a., b,y bann AZ fall
gratefully treacherously traitorously ~" forced
from them, and that Captain Tyler is the man, the
ungrateful, treacherous traitor" that has done all
this. What? Vetoed the darling bank project Has
he guiuotined all their premeditated arrangements
to appropriate this mighty Republic TO themselves IN
fee simple fee tall and fore ever Yes sir, you have
done the business . knocked their beautiful fabric to
atoms The lamentations of these uponthei sudden
and most dreadful Illustration, present most melan
choly catastrophe indeed truly heartrending since the
days Of jeremiah nothing like II has happened They
threaten to sacrifice you for the benefit OF NAroN-
AL pEtIyERANcE,' and assert that there IS "niine
under YOU and 'swarn YOU of Belshazzar's fate "
Your Excellency has been charged with a,want OF
consistency for not approving measure the inyeli-
ton of an oligarchy, monopolizng scheme, calcu-
subyert and enthrall the country within the domino
ton Of monopolss and tyrants-for not placing the
Treasury of the People III irresponsible hands. Truly
YOU could not have done otherwise than you did, to
preserve the rights Of the nation and your own nteg-
rity. Your two Vetoes will be held in grateful re-
membrance by your countrymen. Why sir, il stands
to reason that you should have defeated the scheme
Can it be honestly denied that you, long ago, made
an able report against National Bank; 1t is not
forgotten that you have eloquenty whilst in the
Senate-opposed such institution, and before the
Presidential election of 1910, your letter from
IIenrico was published to the world, and the
independent voters were not ignorant of, your
opinions and sentiments when they voted for you
1t was well known that you anti Bank-even
was willing to favor National Bank and all they
could get him to say, Ono pledge be it remembered
did he make was that i necessity required i, and
Congress would pass such bill, he would approve
| it," This was General Harrisons positon-forcee
fpon him But, Sir, you bound yourself to
act inconsistency with yourself in opposition to your
con cience and in violation Of your oath You have,
therefore only vetoed an unconstitutional project.
Go be concluded tomorrow
UNITED STATES MINT
The Report from the Directors Of the Mint at Phi
depha shows the operations of that institutions and
il S branches for the year lS41