The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-10

~ ~: and AZ he Lrsd al dese ss..od one
whlrh bad brea called The Rosl.er Of
S'.le,-Vwsiris. Nou. s"ms ef lhess
Sale Cors.iluiiDns Wrre 81 date an
ierinr IN lhst al she Constitutions sf The
u. States il.slf ffhssr lad been his
ErIy great danger az Excessive sBrEosch-
nsni and IL hssly Legislation. onr woaId
suppose IL soulI Lave teen heard Of IN
these hine States Had any insssncs yer
occa,rtd 10 sha~ liar such danger did
eri.li Sic. T.. had hrssd 81 none-vsd
IL none-snd he rot II 10 Ibe sdsocslfs
Of lhls arbitrary and monarshicsi power.
be pnI il especially 70 DsmneIa's. sho.
ul.,lr li.sy Ir,f ss' d iismstlsrs. and he
esGh,fd not Lsn,iy srd eonssirni,.usIy
prniesstd lh, mselsts. friends a. me Pso-
lie. came out in The eanifst between
mnnaIeIiesl prsIogaiise IN ,hr one hand
sld ri,il iierd, ~ no lie nllsr. ~ The
ssowed sd.ocslss nf p.e,oganse-hep Pot
il 10 al Of tiism 10 lrll. il sarh dangers
boti OF encroaehmeni and rsshness ss
we're pretended as pfetext for me veto
dIi actually exist. Los u happened that
~ Il e nine Stairs lie had nsmsd, daring
80 la,g per cd as had elspsed nee
their Contributions wtre formed. no in.
stances had occurred ei.her Of encrasch-
men, by The Legislature on The pawers nf
the Executive. or Of such rash and hssiy
legislation as He'd for The restraint and
safeguard Of a single sovereign wiIIl
Now. before lie proceeded luriher. he
invned g'nIlemep TO ferm just esi-
male Of tbs vtt' power; 10 look al IL.
~ zee what IL was. 60 a.cfnain What
was lis value, what il amounted 10
10 Tie prsciical operations Of Govern
meni. lie should moi pretend % 20 into
any ioqnlry as 10 iis moral value. or 10
estimate lis influence on The individual
who exercised il. or The degree and ex-
tent which. by means Of il. in connection
With vast palranaee, the President could
sway lie minds OF Other men, for that
was d pnwer which admitted of no ssli-
mate. lie should conhne himstl {, what
nigh be called mrre numerical est
nate al tie amount Of the veto power,
aud o. aid make this esiimste By taking
the numbers of the two Houses Of Cna-
gress, as those Houses now Stood. The
Senate Al prcseM consisted Of fly two
me mhers; of that number q msiari,y
consisted of twenty seyen; iwo-lhrds
announced 10 thirty SIX. Surprising Q
law 10 be passed by hare msjarily. land
) IN all great and contested questions bills
) we're wnni,o be passed by very small ma
!. jrriiles. then there wanld be IN 10 favor
twenty seven VOTES. The bill was sob
nit ed 10 the President add returned by
him With his veto. The force OF The
Presidential veto could mt be overturn-
I'd but by ihiriy-six votes. Here. then,
the vao 10 The hands Of The President
was equal in lis effect upon legislation 10
\ nine Senatorial votes. Mr. q. DISMISS
ed al considerations Of iHnu, nee derived
from his oIlice, all the glitter and eci.t
If the Presidents high sis,inn. anil all
the persuasion directed 10 The interests
Of men BY his vast patronage; all this be
laid out 81 view. aud looked merely IL the
numerical fact that in the Senate The We.
To was equal TO nine woes. Aud now in
regard 10 the other branch. The House
OF Representatives consisted Of 242 mem-
bers; 10 constitute msiorily required
l22. two thirds amounted 10 l62. Bs
lonking arihis difference. iiwould be seen.
as in The case Of the Senate. that the Exc
cntive veto amounted in effect 10 lorly
Representative votes.
Now, Mr.. C. did not mean 10 say any
Thing in the least derogalory TO the Wis.
dom, or fairness, oI integrity, or patriot
ism ot any President Of the u. States. II
was not necessary, and he was utterly un-
willing. without necessity, 10 injure the
feelings Of any man. We had had six
Presidents who had previously been Sc
nstors. They we're able and eminent
mer; bu, he wished 10 inquire whether
any gentleman could shnw that their Wis
dom aud other distinguished qualities had
teen so great as 10 be equal To the wis.
dom Of nine other Senators! Could it be
shown that their patriotism and in;elli.
gence and integrity were equal Ia those
Of forty members OF the House ot Repre-.
sent,iives! II not. how did it happea
that a man who. when in that Chamber.
and acting with his fellow Senators. had
been considered upon par With them,
was no sooner transferred 10 the olher
end al the avenue than his will became
equal 10 that Of nine Senator'S and fOriv
Representatives! How. he asked, did
this happen, and wherein was j, Just or
rIghI! Was IL not sufficient that this
man, after his political apo,heosis, should
enjoy sill the glitter and Distinction aud
glory attached To his officss Was il not
enough that he welded so vast and for
mtdable an amount of psinnage. and
thereby exerled an influence so potent and
so extensive! Must there be superad-
ded TO all legislative force equal To nine
Senators and lorly members oil the House
Of Representatives!
| Again: lei the subject be looked ., ia
ann,her point of view. aud that was the
balance nf Dov r. auono lha states Now