Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-22
oBy B. fiARDIyG, Secretary.
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TnE VETO WAx-Some five days were ccnSnneo
in the House of representatives In carrying on lhf
war against President Tyler, under the third veto lro"
that quarter. All this time, which would have snffceo
to have disposed Of the Army and Navy Appropriation
bills. NOV in committee awaiting acton on Tue Be
nate 8 amendments,) and to have made progress in some
bona tide measure for replenishing the treasury, no"
without a dollar 10 meet even the acquisitions OF The
great Civil Appropriation bill, passed weeks ago-ai
this time has been wasted; not with the remotesl eApec-
tation that any bill, little or great, embodying Tie h'gh
Tariff and Distribution fea;ures, could possibly become
a law; but under the pretence that there was a "grea'
crisis come again-tbat the hearts o. the whole people
were ~throbbing with profound indignation towards Inc
President, and that their Representatives could only
meet the public expectation BY talking Il Out 10 Tue
very end of the chapter. The debates on Ole SIDE as
suned The character, with scarcely an exception, OF IN
veclive towards the President; and on The other, oil ne
cessity, of re,ort and defence;-the subject OF The Ia
riff, distribution, and all that concerned the vital inter
ests of the country, being made the basis oil disgrace
full wrangle with reference TO the succession.
The result! was, that the LEADERS, IN tins onset upon
the President found themselves, al the close OF the five
DAYS struggle, in a majority OF precisely seventeen
ia voting for the bill, the Executive objections TO the
contrary notwithstanding, and "a against II; being
scarcely a beginning towards the requisite majority o.
two.thirds. "Lane and impotent' as this conclusion
is. a Glance at the ayes and noes will suffice to chow
that, were the States fairly represented as they STAND
now on this subject Of Distribution, even this majority
would have been largely The other way. This "a'
very satisfactorily shown by MIR. Watterson OF Iennes'
see, in the course of his speech in defence OF the We
to and against distribution. We give a summary o
his concluding remarks, as we find them sketched by
the Washington correspondent Of the New York Jour
nal Of Commerce:
ale (Mr. Watlerson) understood that forty.one mem
Der of the present House, according TO those elections
were disappearing their constituents. II they were
slicklers for public sentiment, he called upon them to
resign. He recapitulaied the several States which bad
decided in favor Of the Democratic cnuse:-Maine 23U
majority for Harrison in l54o-now ii 1000 Democratic
majority; Maryland upwards Of 400 majority for aarrl'
son, now 600 Democratic majority; pennsylvania,
which voted for Harrison, now 0 1000 Democratic ma
jorily; Ohio gave $4,000 majority for Harrison, now a
Democratic majority in both Houses of The Legislature;
Michigan voted for Harrison-now almost unanimous
the other way; Indiana, which gave $4,000 for Harrl'
son, now Democra,ic; Georgia, which voted for Harri'
son By some 5000, is now Democratic. These States
gave ~ votes against Van Buren,. Add these to The
90 which Mr.. Van Buren, received, and it makes l54-
more than enough 10 have reelected him-and THIS
without taking into consideration Connecticut, and
other States, which voted against him, but have since
Icbanued."