Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-23
TwENTY-sEyENTH CoNCREss--ad Session
NV AOANs, REPORT.


The Intelliceacer yesterday gives us Mr. Adams
repo, in H,aine b, the PRINTERS 10 the House OF lie
representatives. could find 10 space for the counter re
ports of Gov Gilmer and MIR lnsetsoll 1.-The crea-
lures are their dirty work agaa; AMI they announce
that MIR Adam, repart be tine shb5oleth OF wing
faith under which Whjg bai,lcS are I" he fought ana
Wb;r victories ob'a ned We'll, be il 50; but We ven
tnre the anuury that although biHeS may he fought
that no victory will be Do these editors think
that the people OF this country are ready to break down
all the barriers Of the Constitution to crafty the pee
wish vanity OF poor old man, who cannot keep from
poetry when he should stick to prose: 10 talk oil
"suckling ARMIES aud dry nursing the land, IN dis
cussing grave constitutional question: The old man
has doubtless the recollsc,Ions OF has youth to Hash
his memory, when he INDUCED IN sucn polish
ed and courteous drcEcrels aga'ns; Mr.. Jcnerson'-
Why, if he were to bring forth his impeachment
against the Presdent-we opine II wonid be drawn Up
IN verse.
Mr.. Adams IS a good vcrsisr, Dermot McMar.
rough fully proves Blu; all tad'H@ge apart we regard
the whole proceeding with which fir' Ah,ms mas a.
ledhiiasclias more extraordinary Than any tang whici
has occurred in history. The President as re-
eu;.cd BY The Constitution, rcuras bill with his OBJ
rctons TO the House. and the House refers h's OH
tons 10 COMMITTEES 40 report Ffso u'e" 20 apo',s'
the Veto power. Why MOTTO es;abs: Bank, the ia
vortc ho. BY Of The E5uIbonls. Of the men who have
lived without prot;ng by cxperience-who would now
have pie Of live birds TO be e; loose after Inc guests
were seated the table, because II was done alter The
same fashion 10 the time OF Caa.!endgne and tins re-
solution is endorsed By Bolts, and Raync! and Camp
bell, and Pea:ce, all men from the S"nh who thus an.
nounce ihe. constituents cl7 willingness 10 y'ed
70 the leader Of the ibo oai-.s &! The House The aoo-
;on or the Veto the ONLY cheek Incl: stands h@."een
a bare maj 1ry ia Congress AND tie property ." the'r
constituents Have not these icn reached Inc very
madness Of the uiocu. we sh! have 10 say upon
t.is subject anon -.GcGiS9aLi'.
TIE GHEMAN POWER.
One Of ,he clap tf3p expressions now IN use asserts
tla, there is struggle gong on which mast terminate
a. n t,al stluu bel
mast Weld 10 Congress Congress 20 the President
whether hlr Tyler 10 lac Dictator or PRESIDENT
Now were it true hat the hi! last vetoed by the IRE
sldent had heen passed BY large and decided majority
s,l IL is obvious that lac merely cxerclseda power con
ierred on him By the Constitution, aud the struggle
aforementioned If exists al all, one sanctioned hy
that instrument But. wavirg nn@ ali discussion o:
She general cues0n, Let examine the 'rue state q
Tie ease IN relation The particular bill which The IRE
eiacn, has returned 10 The House With his objections
Is there such a co.!.ct las beta represented be
tween the President aai t"nctesS: L1"k INTO Tie
facts In ;.c FIRST place. Il w. H9!F"n and Mir iiea
erson Of t;c Senate had been iGc 10 Their 'Fast .e
great revenue bill wcud 10. have passed the Senate al
all The struggle then, is urt between the President
and Congress, lat between the President and the ma
iority in the House Of Representatives What was that
majority We Ia judgr cv'G,;iy, not by the mum
der accidentally present, but By The number actually
.eputed by the people 10 BE present. Now, Vt every
member had been present, b. wins; majority would the
lii have passed. ny the casting vote OF The Speaker
Sp.tn
and an acUai majority IN tie legse, bet between The
Ptesiden, and the Sp"aker-hetween the man elected
by the whole people of the country and tine man elect
ed by s;ase ts;rct ia kentucky. Which, then Il
the one iiaa power No.
RrroET OF TnE MINORITY.
The underS gne6, members u. the Select COMMITTEE
TO whom he Presidents mcssao IS referred, submit
brief and has,y protest against the elaborate report
the ma ority.
Free Government depends institutional checks
otherwise, Democracy IS desPotsm Each House
Congress has an absolute negative upon the other
The American Judiciary exercises power to annu
laws The nion and the States, respectively in some
instances nullfy each other eslaton the Sovereign
urber being tie people never yet IN more than ili'i
years of prosperous experience TAXING 10 n,erpos'
their political potence Fcacea5f, in.eiilgioy, ant
.or the general welfare. In addition to these iunGa
mental principles, which tie conservative bases o
our free institutions, TIE Constitution Of tae l. y re
qu.cs the Executive Magistrate, ii he dsapprov IS al
act of Congress, i" return It, with ms ohJcctnhs To III
authors aud call upcn tle;a 10 reconsider, before IL cai
become l.w. There is veto, rs is too often sup
posed either the word the spirit q! the Cnns,iiu
tion but mere authority for Executive reference 10 lie
gislaliye reconsideration. UnuuaGed resemblance ha
been igporaaty supposed between this American pro
vision for delheraon prevent Ct passion ani
precipitancv and the absolute inhibition Of The Roman
or the modern 70 yal veto. Thsre is no resemblance
whatever between ihem. TEcy unlike as fee
and absolute Govcrnmen Il unlike as the Polish We
gisature without reason, 10 repuGa'e any ct MS pro
ceedngs by lis lie and solitary soice. EGaai!y IA
founded is II to suppose, gnoIance oi iher opera
tons frequently does that lie monarch; OF France an
ENGLAND are not absolute enough to use tie veto
They use it every Gay, of them IL the exclusive
right of Initiating all legislation, aud bo:h OF them u!
the vas:er means Of Executive influence. What la
been passionaely ssma,ised as the one-an power ~
this country is in principle, the thing the Sc
paration of Congress into bodies To correct the er
Iors Of euch other though much less powerful because
the power of majority, by single vote IN either House
is absolute while that OF the Executive is merely
pensive and subordinate Had all The members Of tho
House of Representatives, voted on the Tariff bill II
would have been either carried lost by VOTE and
that the casting vote of The Speaker There ~ much Of
one-man power i'll al! free government.
The moiorles IN Con esS IL Ia on sii the essen
tia points and principles of the declaration OF rights
were but one, ;Wo, three. All the great critical
questions about men and measures, from l11i 10
j77s were decided by the vote Of single Staie aud
that often BY the vote of orc individual. The DE.
claraton of Independence Itself was so carried The
English revolution Of i6S5 was determined ny one or
Two votes in Parliament The King of France was
condemned TO death by very few votes Jefferson
was elected in place of Barr after trials
hy one vote. TIE expedition in l1i3, from New Eng
land against Capt Breton, which gave peace 10 The
world was carried in the House of Representatives OF
Massachusetts, by single vote. Mos, of the acts ct
Congress- the memorable session OF l."I, were car
red by the casting vote OF the wee PRESIDENT Inc
vote of New York, which ii:aIiy led 10 the Convcn
lion for forming the p.csen. Constitutions AFTER The
failure OF the Virginia attcmpt, by which only tic
STATES were represented al Annapnis, was carried by
one vote The fist Bank @: the United States ta'l.a
10 he reclar.eed BY the casting vote Of the Vice Pfc
si.,ent The lake Bank of the United States was lie
galved, VIXEN first proposed by tie Speakers casting