The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-13
aANoTHER vETow

"ANOTHER vETOw
With this raw-head and bloody bones, to af-
fright the Federalists, the Intelligencer Of the
10th, and with its usual dgniied disingenuous-
ness, takes occasion to misrepresent the action
of the EXECUTIVE on that hybrid offspring Of
the rump majority, which, in violation of the
aob0Ie truth il has has termed 'sanother REEVE
NUE. BILL"
Stung by resentment, and overwhelmed with
confusion that the Veto Message should at
once demonstrate the propriety of the course
pursued by the President, and exhibit to the
country dangerous innovation in legislation, it
attempts to stigmatse the 'srelurn of the bill to
the House in which it originated" as an AFRO
cation Of extraordinary poper, and at the
same time new stretch of Executive autho-
rity!! Will the Intelligencer, when it has suf-
fciently recovered fromits paroxy SIN. be pleased
to enlighten us as to the reasons which induced
it to indicate one and the same act by such hard
and contrary epithets ?-and how the "Execu
tive authority, (Which, save the mark, it ad-
mits y can be stretched, when the Constitution,
in the absence of the passage of bill by two
thirds of the House, has declared no limits to
its exercise 1t is probable, had the phrase
been admissible, that this Veto would have
been called an improper use Of a constitu-
not answer the purpose-6rst, because it would
have failed to arouse clamor against the Presi-
dent, and secondly, because it would have placed
the vetoed bill in the category with those which
General Harrison had defined, in a letter to
Harmer Denny, as one the classes of bills to
which his rejection should be limited, viz:
Z" sasch as imvolpimg deep interests, might, IN
has opinion, on more mature deliberation
or reference to the aOil Of the People, to be as
certained at the succeeding elections" and thus
would have proved, as is the fact, that the Pre-
sident is carrying out the policy and pledges of
Ilppecanoe and Tyler TOO, and would, of
consequence, have proved too much
Such an abuse of words and pretended igno-
rance, or wilful misinterpretation of the Consti
tuition, are excusable, or are to be pitied under
the circumstances of the Federal organ but
what epihets does it deserve, when, in the
lace VI tliS dVOWCu pLAhCiPiC, ~ oSOoPeooAS ~
first to the Wings, the Intelligencer asserts of
the President aoho redeenas 1t, that he 'was
placed in power by the Wing party, under the
unfortunate misrepresentation of his entertain
ing the same sentiments with themselves on all
the great points of public policy,?" And this as
sertion is made for the edifcation of an intelli-
gent party--a party who knows that this exer-
else of the Veto power is precisely such as Gen.
Harrison would have used under the same cir
cumstances
Notwithstanding such wilgful falacy, the Peo-
pie are beginning to open their eyes to this legis-
latve gambling for Office instead of the enact
ing of wholesome and possible laws for the re-
lief Of the country. Already are the Clay men
even beginning to curse their blind folly which,
for the sake of HEADING the President, induced
their leaders to concoct a double bill that was
as certain to be returned as the earth turns on its
axis. Their pertinacity in the exercise of the
heading p1inciple-the total neglect of fiscal
measure recommended for the relief ofthe coun-
try, and of other salu.ary measures, have been
looked upon by ga suffering and distressedcoam-
try" with feelings which will lie manifest at
the coming elections.
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