Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-25

the vote on It's passage 1t is the only question
which is raised in reference 10 the bill, and it
lis one which the house is not at liberty to eyade
or suppre S."
In speaking of the proposition recent
" made b, the wing leaders in congress
to repeal the clause in the constitution
comforting the veto power upon the pre-
sident. the report says
"Tt has been lately proposed, to abolish the
powers resulting to the Executive from the
clause of the Constitution already cited -
There is no evidence of any disposition to se>
cond this purpose, either on the part of Con-
gress itself, or Or the partrof the States. Des-
pairing Of any peaceful change, it is now pro-
claimed that til5s power is so dangerous to lib
erty as to Justify an appeal to arms, This is
urged bv those who desire to secure the enact
nent Of measures believed probably by ma
jority of the people Of the United States, and
certainly by the present executive, to be either
unconstitutional. or grossly ineXpedient and
| injurious. To obtain the charter for a nation
Il bank, when there are few bold enough to
believe that any prudent man would hazard
his capital or his confidence under the charter,
and still further to impoversh an already
empty or indebted treasury, it is proposed to
abolish, by amending the Constitution, oFby
revolution, one of the checks by which the
| Executive Department is authorised to arrest
| the unconstitutional measures Of Congress. A
| double innovation is meditated against the Con
| stituton, and violence is invoked to annul one
| OF its Executive barriers because It IS an OBJ
| Stacle to the encroachmens OF the Le9isia-
ture. If the veto power, as it is called, were
abolished in the Executive, it wo'ld remain in
| the Judiciary; unconstitutional legislation
might still be arrested there, and it would not
be in the power of two thirds to control the
decisions of the Supreme Court. Hence 1t IS,
probably, that dstrust has been recently so
emphaticaly expressed as to the incompetent
cy of that court to decide on questions which
have unfortunately arisen as to the authority
of the Government TO collect any revenue
since the 30th of June last. The objects OF
those who believe that certain measures OF
party policy are OF more consequence thar
tie present organizato of our government,
can only be partially accomplished by abro-
eating the veto of the Executive. There re-
mains, besides the veto of the Judiciary, the
veto of the people. All the powers Of our
Government, into whatever hands they may
be distributed, must be exercised under re-
sponsibiEty to the laws anf:to popular opin-
| ion. When president returns bill to either
House of Congress, with his objections, he IS
responsible to he law, to all its penalties, and
like every representative Of a state or a dis
trlct. he is responsible also to the people"
Mr.. G. proceeds to show that the op-
ponents of the president have made a
false misunderstanding, as they are,
to produce the impression on the public
mind, that Mr.. Tyler has recklessly ar
rayed himself against the legislative
branch of the government. regardless oil
those high obligations and duties devol-
wing upon him as the president of the ma
ton. What, then. asks Mr.. c., is the
issue? 1t is not whether The power ex-
ercised by the president is a lawful pow
er. Its existence is conceded by the
proposition to abolish it. 1t is not whe-
Their that power has been corruptly abus-
ed. If this is believed, the majority are
guilty of cuIpable neglect Of duty in act
impeaching. 1t is not whether the states
shall have the Iand1fund f; it is net whe-
Their the United States shall have a, reve-
nue. but it is whether this government
| shall have revenue, and the states shall
have the land fund in a particular Germ
of legislation, which congress have re-
solved, at all hazards, to persevere in
form of legislation resorted to, first, to
coerce the,votes of congress, and persist
ed in to coerce the executive aby putting
the treasury under duresse.
On Thursday last Mr.. Wise addressed
the houseupon the report submitted by Mr..
Adams, chairman of 4he committee OILS.
to whom was referred The veto message.
He referred particularly to that portion
Of it which charges Mr.. TYLER with a
degree Of disregard for the public veal
that should subject hin to impeachment.
lie said, " They Ethe whis members of
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