Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-22

i Mr.. WISE iheh moved to take mp the vetoed B!ll,
which lost-ayesy 30, noes l0i
REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE
On the Fourth Teto Message Of President Tyier
The Select COMMITTEE, to whom was referred the
Message Of the President of the United States. return
Ing 10 this loue the act mich originated in It, 10
provide revenge from npers, and 10 change and modify
existing laws imposing duties imports, and fer other
purposes with his objections 10 ii, h instructions 10
report thereon the House have attended 10 that
service aud respectfully report:
The MESSAGE Is the last OF series Of Executive
sures. the result 81 Whc has iten defeat and nulliy
the whole action Of the Legislative authority ct this |
mon, upon the most important interests Of tie naen
Al the accession q! the late President Harrison. by
lection Of the People, 10 the Executive chair the hIan-
ees the revenue. aud The credit OF The country were
found in rendition 50 greatly dsordered and Ian
gushing, that the FIST act Of his administration was
10 call SPECIAL session Of Congress provide rem
edy for this dstenlered state Of iho great Lody poll
tic II Was even teen adsease Of Sudden occurrence.
and III no ordinary naIlgnlty. Four years BEFORE The
immediate predecessor of General Harrison had been
contained To resort To the same eXpedcn specs!
SION ut Congress the result Of which had (al r we'd the
rsl of succession o rallayes, Palc] asr May
fellca TIE 'Nnense ri deet seated disease and agCra
4 waited symptoms growing daily marc intense through
, the Whole iaur yeats u HAT adin ls s.;aA Il had &
pended, from year 10 year, from eight 10 ten mIls
Ioi d5lars beyond It's Income" absorbing il that resd
nearly ten millions pledged iracPso with the States
eight millions ii stock IN The Gdak OF tie nlcd States
trnm five 10 ss millions OF trust funds apd as uch +
Treasury notes. aud sinking under the NtieIn # It's
t 0wn impToedenec and Gcompetcncy
{ The sentence If suffering People Lad commanded
change ia the administration. and the cuemp raue1ns
elections lkrIugbou the L on sd placed in 9th Hons
Of Congress maorties the natural eXpunonts Of tie
prime Pics which il the viii Of the fcul c should he
substituted in the admit i,lraiion ef their Goverumcnt
insead Of those which had brought the country a cen
- d,,of Of such Indebtedness and shame There was
feet Iarn Of. rirlp py- IL Oh
dont of the People and this majority thus constituted in
" both Houses Oi Congress and the hrs act Of his aGnn-
It lsrallon to cal; special sessio. of Congress for
'e their delhcration aud action upon the measures
IL ndspeusahy necessary for rcet the public DIS
rcss. and To retrieve the prosperity OF the great qomnn
IT, nifty .. the nation.
'z On the 3lst day of Nay. lSil, viroirce months
IS after The lnauE uTaan q President iarsun the Con
OF ercss assembled his call But t rens 81 tie Exec
Io uye were already in other hands Nv an s,rata-
bic decree Of Providence the ci,f Of The People 5
chocc, in harmony with whose principles malrtIcs
Of both luuses had hcea constituted. was laid low in
death. The President who bad called the meeting Of
# Congress longer the President when CONGRESS
II met. successor To the office had assumed die tie
&c with totally different principles, though pr5ssinr The
same at the time of his election which far from, Ian
Y monzing, hike those of his immediate predecessor with
the majority Of both lcu Of Congress were son dis
closed IN dlamorica opposition othcm.
The first development Of this now and in,st unrrtn-
~ nate condition of the Geueal Governments ,5 naui.
FEST by the failure and again. e the first great
NJ measure intended by Congress the credit OF
tho country by he establishment Of National Bank
failure caused exclusively by the operation If he veto
power by the President. In the spirit Of the Consiu
lion Of the United States the Executive is only sep
aated from the Legislative power b.; nia,e aepcn.en.
ID upon ana responsible 70 It, n very period
OF our history, all reference in either House Of Congress
to the opinions wishes of the President Telaliy To
any subject in delibcmcn before hcn was regarded as
an outrage upon the rights Of the dcbcrarc bod, a
nong the first OF whose duties Ii Is spurn the influence
Of the dispenser of patronage and power nti very 20
Gently, vas sufficient greatly to impair the influence
OF any mcnoc' tos0c suspected Of personal sul,efIncy
To tho Executives and any ausion TO his wishes in de
bate was deemed departure not less oIn ccenry than
from order An anxious desire to accommodate tie az
ton OF Congress 10 the opinions and wishes Of Mir Tycr
had led 10 notifications If the first bill for the establish
mcn 81 NatQAal Bank. presented to him him for an
prevail, widely differing from the opinions entertained ot
their cXpeIencyb by the majority Of til Houses Of Con
.ress hut which tailed 10 obtain that approval or the
SAKE OF af.IicI they had been reluctantly adopted. 4
second attempt ensaed, under of The ind spaHsi
bic necessity Ct fiscal corporation to ile revenue and
u Crdit ol the nation to prepare an act, 10 which III
lie formal intercourse and communication between mem
hcr oihe House, charged with the duty preparing the
bill. and the President If The United States himself
II might secure compliance with hrs opinions a peoe
lii avaee q his approval otGe bill when il should be
\ presented TO him. That pledge was obtained The
% h was presented to him in the very terms which he
had prescribed as necessary to obtain his sancton and
l met the same fate whs predecessor. and il is remarka
bic that the assigned Tor the refusal To approve
n the second bill are in direct and Immediate conlr with
, those which had Teen assigned fer the refusal to sim the
d first.
Thus the measure. first among those deemed hv the
II Legislature Of this Union Indispensable necessary for the
/ salvation OF ITS highest interests and for the restoration
OF It's credit, lis honor, its prosperity was Frustrated de-
teated, annued by the weak aud waycrnr urstnarr of
one man. accidentally and not by the will of,he pconlc
invested with that terrible power, if prop etcav de-
scrhed by one Of his chosen minister's at this dav
as 1.-THE right Ia deprive the People of self government"
The first consequence f this Executive legislation was
not only to lrsiraie the eo,s the Legislature itself
to reeyet the leope from heir to repens the cy
Il hanstod Ireasay aud cal forth The resources Of the
country. to redeem the public faith the fulflmept Of
the national engagements, hat 10 leave all the bur
deus and cUtare Of the Public Treasury hrour
upon BY the impoyd'nce Of the preceding Admins
ration heapng upon the People wirargravaed pressure
he fatal error Of the preceding Administration had been
an excess of expenditure beyond It's income That OK
,1eSs had been an average ofeaht millions If dollars
year. at least. during the four years Of it's existence
he practical system Of its fiscal operations had hcen
continued increase e expenditures and dimnn,ion Of
revenues, and 1t lea bequcst to its successor no e
etfye reduction Of expenses. but 4, uble reduction If
revenue TO TIE of millions to occur of course bv
The mere lase of time, unless avored within fifteen
months. ~ subsequent legislation.
BY the double exercise Of the Presidential intcrdic
upon The two bills for establishing National Bank this
Legislation was prevented The excess of expcndit,ras
tfyond the revenue continued and increased The