Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-26


ely, he might, under other circumstances have signed
part, and vetoed others. Suppose he had taken that
course could they then have gone before the country
issue this sort, md submitted 1t as an abuse oil the
veto power' They passed their Bank bill by Itself; and
he might venture suggest that the Bank, as great
fiscal agent nstrume MT might ms wei! be connected
with revenue measure bill for the distribution OF
the proceeds of the sales Of The public landsand it
would be difficult 10 show, by any reasoning, that the
giving away of money out CT The Treasury vas part
of the system, and, therefore, was naturally
associated with it, Now, he meant TO censure nobody
for the conncxon of these measures for, il he had
been there, he had doubt he should have voted with
the majority and have joined in doing SO, in the hope
that, though the President might have private objec-
tons 10 the distribution Of the proceeds of the public
lands yet, when ssnt 10 him by the Legislature, arm.
ed with the power that that was, he would have yield
ed and signed the bill Bnt he had not chosen 10 do
so, and he had thrown the bill upon them; and what
they to do under the circumstances? The propo.
son came up from gentleman from pennsylvania, IN
favor OF which he wished his 10 be recorded il
as an amendment or substitute for The proposition Of
another gentleman strike out the 9th section, and
send tie President the bill passed ty the majoriiy OF
this House, by which it arranged and adjusted, at
ter months Of labor. He wished that measure TO be
sent distinct revenue bill, and see ii the President
would sign il simple measure; whether
he would inquire into how much revenue they could or
would raise; and whether he wouldengage to cut down
the revenue which the House might adopt and TO which
the Senate might conform. he (alr. III was FOR per.
hitting him to take that responsibility; and he should
then return TO people who attached and deeply
interested in the question Of the distribution of the pro-
cccds of The sales of the public lands with the convc
ton that lie had done his duty But If he returned 10
them whou. Tarl.T-or, If with Tariff, with one
that operated against tlem-what should lie say? III
they told him. You have not given Bank, he could
reply, Dd not pass one, and the President vetoed IL
If they said, You have not given US the distribution
Of The proceeds Of the public lands he would reply,
We passed bill, but The President vetoed it, IL they
inquired why they had not got Tariff, he could
swer, Why, he vetoed that too Blu. if they persisted
in connecting those measures, what could he say, and
what would The world think; And it might be asked,
how came the public lands in that fix in which they
were when that bill passed. They had passed
bill distributing the public lands, in which there
proviso concurred in by this House. He voted with
the majority that occasion against his will; and he
admitted that he wond have preferred to have this
last great of the Tariff the President Of the
United States in simple, unmxed stale, and see whe
iher he would have sent it back. Gentlemen might
ask f he would do SO, and favor The giving MP OF
the public lands lie replied, if he could, by his
ton there make them permanent, and invest them in
The S,a,es lie did no, transcend the truth when be