The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-29
From the Journal Of Commerce.
HONOR

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| There is a great deal said about honor principle,
conscience and sue Ike great pn To be maintain
| ed The negro who was talking about his conscience,
on being asked what he meant by conscience replied,
at is something in that says that | wont" Much
of the sort, reckon is the feeling of the
who just ready sacrifice propriey, and all
the best interests of thu country, to what they call
| 'prncple" BY principle they mean what other peo-
pie would call will, Ill nature. The manner IN
which these men wr and talk, shows that it
| thing hotter than principle which moves them
Among all the talks of this SOFT none in opinion,
| was more foolish than what is now said about
principle in the contro, ersy between the orty
| Congress and the President There is principle
which by any possibility be sustained by the
| fusal of Congress to make suitable and moderate
| Tariff. Suppose Congress should refue to pass
Their BILL what principle would 1t establish 1t would
establish the fact that the two Houses would yield
thing oI the sake OF meeting the views OF the Presl-
dent. But perhaps the very next Presidential cleo
ton will establish the fact that Congress very
much under the control of the President then to be-
as the head and leader of the party who will elect him
If it should turn out So then all the loss sustained TO
the couniry by the refusal OF Congress nciliae,
would be in vain. w hat Is said about the lone man
power is most Of it humbug. The Constitution es-
tabilshes the one man power, and they who quarrel
with 1t, quarrel with the Con stituon. The one man
power be exerc ed Improperly, but os to the pow
itself the Constitution creates 1T and there Is
no considerable party who with to take 1t away. II
is Idle therefore, to talk of prime pie IN oppo-
ston to the one man power, Tor 1t Is interviewer
with the principles of our Constitution and there is
no serious design of changing it. The Constitution
says that when bill presented to the President ii
he "disapprove it, he shall return 1t to the House
where it originated, with his objection" The const-
tutonalty of the veto turns entirely upon the emotion
of the Presidents mind and il he, in his own
mind does not approve a BILL then the constitutional
contingency exists for a veto. Mr. Tyler may have
used the power OF the Constitution very nJu-
dciousy, foosnly, Or wickedly; but it is MT he
who has created it, and he may be consigned to the
lowest depths of infamy,-he may be shot, or hanged,
or scut up into inch pieces, the one man power
would not be put down, or affected in the least. The
power not in Mr. Tyler any more than in any other
man. but in the CONSTITUTIONS and for the time being,
MI ryler fills the Presidential chair that is all To
saw therefore, that there is dshonor, abandonment
of principle in submitting to The man power is TO
bluuder in the dark. Principle compeIs 10 submit
and we do all submit. Congress submits and the
people submit and certainly there can be alb
ject or unprinclplcd submission Ia the President than
that which from any influence of his, either way
another, abandons the proper course OF legislation
and the Just interests and honor of the country.
The principle which men talk Of so much this
OCCASION has in it, fear too much Of the
gro's conscience above mentioned for, as we said,
il is impossible in the very nature of the case, that
any principle should be either yielded or established
by the action of Congress Their action will deter
mine the extent Of their own wisdom and patriotism,
nothing more. Mr.. Tyier's conduct will determine
either party which shall act from bad temper al such
a time this, will prove that It possesses very little
of the qualities which are most wanted such
occasion.
If there is any party in Congress which expects TO
be supported by the country III breaking up without
settling the great question of tariff and revenue, that
party is preparing itself for appalling dsappont-
ment They may talk OF honor, or principle, as they
like what the country wants, is tariff OF adequate
revenue There is no difference between Wings aud
Locofocos on this point the advocates oil protec-
ton and of free trade all demand that the question
should be settled. A deputation OF tari men has
zone on TO Washington to press the demand that
Congress shall AT all hazards settle the question We
hear such men constantly saying, =" we not
much what the tariff is--what want is, that this
endless uncertainty shall be ended, that we may
know what to calculate upon" The crisis in public
feeling is now very much as II before the Com
promise act was agreed UPON The people are de-
termned that the qnarre shall be ended and as then,
so now, if the Wings do not comply with the inten-
sity Of public feeling, the power viii be placed m
other hands No party could have stood against the
rush Of public sentiment then, and none can stand
against it now
President TYLER was hung IN efigy on the Common
IN Beverly Mass, by some of al the deceney Hard
Cider Partg for exercising right given him by the
Constitution of the United States, for which the
Wings profess to have much generation. II was
large as life and decorated with many disgraceful
eptthet and attracted the attention of many Of the
younger part OF our community Salem Advertiser.