The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-05
From the Savannah Georgian,
THE VETO.

This barrier of the rights Of the people against the
encroachments of a servile party majority in Con-
grcss the only obstacle in the way of unscrupuous
Wing partsans.
With their caucusing tricks, and party chicanery,
a bare majority was found prepared to stride over
the limits of the Constitution, had not the VETO, as
the citadel of peoples liberties, interposed its fire.
and thrown into disorder the forces of this reckless
majority.
Led by such leader as John Quincy Adams, who
has ever been ready 10 raise a storm, without the
moral courage to aay it, when in his power they
Zee before the well directed battery of an Executive,
faithful in this emergency and, Parthian like, shoot
their arrows at their victorious foe.
Not content with this imbecile course, Mr. Adams,
contrary to opinions recently expressed by him. when
Mr. Clay introduced his resolutions in the Senate, is
thrust forward by his party to aim blow at the
VETO power, an attempt to abolish which, he, on a
recent OCCASION characterized a an attempt to de-
siroy the Government
IL is an insult to the intelligence of the people TO
seek TO amend the Constitution as to make bill,
passed by majority Of the whoie, after peto the law
of the land This movement of John Quinty Adam s,
made against his judgment, as previously expressed,
but in to those unchecked hostile feelings,
which burn unquenchingly in the breast of this vo
lent and ancient enemy of the South is intended TO
gain him place to stand upon whereby he may move
the majority in Congress to attempt fatal stab at the
Institutions Of the South.
Let drilled majority but second the insdious APP
proaches of this veteran in nesse, this passionate
ver of the domestic institutions of patriotic people,
and the mine which he has laid, to be until the time
cometh, WILL when least expected explode TO the de-
sruction of that al temple whose proportions are the
admiration of the patriots OF the nep aud The verts
TO American freedom in the old world.
Shall the altar, around which the departed sages OF
America have often gathered to cherish their devo-
ton to constitutional freedom, be desecraed by the
rude assaults of ONE who, when elevated by intrigue
TO the Executive Chair, thrust by ndignan,
ha ,hn Il
to the groves of Quincy, where the shade of hon
ored parent might induce him to review his course and
whatever political errors of opinion he might commit
not slide into the reviler of the countrymen of WASH
INGToN.
Capito and wasted in insults towards the South the
time and patience of the peoples Congress, and the
money of that people, was comparatively harmless
because urged mostly by the SHADES, the Giddngs-
| es, &C. of factious sect.
But now arrayed in the garb of party as the
spokesman of majority, who, in their efforts TO Sc
cure the fruits of violent contest for power have
been COMPOUNDED by a Southern statesman, whom
they inadvertently, but they thought artfuy, ee-
waited BY their votes to the regular succession the
movements of this rever Of the South are entitled
| even to more scrutiny.
We regret to two of Georgia's Representatives
voting with this political defamer
Mr. Marshall, of Virginia, who is known to be an
ardent member Of the Whig party, not satisfied with
voting against the resolution reported by Mr. Adams
virtually to abolish the veto power moved to
slider the VOTE to proclaim more distinctly his
oppostion to the measure.