The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-16
From the ~ Y Standard.
THE VETO MESSAGE-AND IT'S RECEP
TON.

From the crowded state of our columns we had q
opportunity only our last express IN few words
the satisfaction experienced at the receipt OF The
noble message of the RESIDENT vetoing the combined
tariff and distribution BILL and to compare it fvora-
bly, with those of similar character, that
have before honored some of the former Republican
Executives of our country. The independent and
fearless of the President on this and 0:hei
questions of moment has begotten him hosts OF friends
amongst the old Republican party, of which he was
from principle and feeling, member; all OF whom ex-
press their high appreciation of the message, and OF the
reasons assigned for transmitting 1t to Congress
Those reasons not only satisfactory but contain
in themselves useful and salutary maXIms IN le-
gislation, that cannot be too highly commended Ia
the serious consider alton of present and future egis-
ators.
The practice as set forth in the Veto, has become
too common that of connecting several subjects
often of a completely conflicting character, IN the
same bill, in order, by collecting contributions Of
votes from the friends of various measures, 10 insure
the passage of bills which could never receive legsa-
tive sanction, if left to be acted upon their own In
trinsic merits. In this way legislation becomes mere
matter Of traffic, where votes are the merchandise
thrown into the mart be disposed otto the highest
bidder-or those who furnish them the greatest
number Of votes in returna species OF man9uVering
that is blighting TO Legislative honesty and integrity
In this way evidently the intermarrlage OF tarf and
distribution effected with view to secure, by Co
operation the success of bothby endeavoring to COM
pei the President to accept and sanction what he did
not approve for fear of losing what he did approve
The attempt in this way TO entangle the President in
the tolls ofartfu and designing legislation, we can
not consider at all compatible with that high sense
of honor which ever ought to characterize the repre-
senatves of the people, in their intercourse WITH and
treatment of the Chief Magistrate of the nation.
d If however the members of either both
Houses of Congress were animated by any such I'M
holy purpose, as attempting to clrcumvent the Presl-
dent by passing a bill with such irrelevant matter
connected with it, as they must have known from the
Executive message at the commencement Of the
session. and from his Veto of the little tariff BILL he
could not and would not approve; they have been
most sgnally rebuked and in manner too SO cour-
teous and yet firm and inexlble, that there very
little danger apparently, OF their repeating the silly
and insulting experiment. They appeared to act as
if the President was the mere registrar OF
Congressional edicts as if he was possessed
of no mind, or volition, or conscience OF his
own, but was bound to obey whatever the " coun.
Gil Of five hundred" should dictate. They chose
to consider him as a mere automatOn in regard
to his legislative duties forgetting that the Consttu
ton had clothed him with high and holy attributes Of
power and discretion to be exercised in accordance
with an honest conscience, and the dictates OF On en-
lightened understanding and judgment He acas no
bound bu anu a,o to do tchat he believed to be aorog
His firmness then, in defeating intrigue and in
sisting chicanery, became win him matter of duty
that could not conscientiously be neglected.
This act of honest independence of the Presden
has been and Will continue 10 De- amply Vlndlcated Dy
the people-and will do more to win him friends
supporters than almost any act of his public life
| the veto of the bank bill not even excepted The
intelligence was received by the sober minded, o
more than one party, with expressions of SINGERS
satisfaction Republicans at once greeted the veto
a messenger of good, and they ranked it with thos
acts of the fathers of the republic that have reflect
ed the brightness of their glory upon the nation
Not satisfied however, with the interchanges of cha
congratuation, portion of the people mounted tn
Veto No. A." in large letters on label, over pec
of brass artillery, and in the Park, by the discharg
of 100 guns testified their funess Of joy at the wei
| come message of the President
On the other hand, the leaders and oracles of tn
Wings were the victims of the most balefu and un
holy passions. Hatred of the President was breathe
out like the breath of srocco if to shed blastin
and mdew upon his devoted head. Curses, count
less as the sands, escaped their lips while consteI
nation as of fear for dread disaster to thei
hopes-took possession of their bosoms and was de
picted on their faces. They had Knocked the peto
their leader did "war, pestilence and famine" an
! yet feared that it would come. In conclusion W
can only say that the people will sustain the Pres
dent in his measures, and that he has nothing to fea
1 from his foes.