Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-25


Gilmer improperly attributes to this cause the failure
.tle majority" in Congress to adop, the proper mca
surcs for repenshng exhausted treasury The,
Alone he says under the constitution can furnish tn,
means Of meeting iher appropriations "-Tue; and
under the constitution, tey hare passed bill for til,
purpose Of raising the Necessary revenue-and it has
ieen vetoed whose fault is that2 Should the odiun
Of falling to raise the necessary revenue TO ray the ex
penses and anan the credit and honor OF the govern
Inent justly attach 10 "he majority in Congress- by
whom the bill fr hat express purpose passed, To
the President by WHOM that bill vetoed aud to tile
minority in Congress which supports him-by which
combination. 'coaliiun, by whatever term may
be Called Legislation may be defeated" though may
not be consummaied. Mr. Gmer, by adopting the
slang of the Government Press. that ''the majority is
responsible for the failure to supply the treasury and to
relieve the people. subjects himself to the rebuke which
such bareaccd esuitry. by whomsoeyo displayed de
f,o lar had been passed By Congress, having
these specific objects in vew then 1.-THE majority would
have meri,ed the reproaches avishly bestowed upon
:rt,em Tor their failure discharge solemn constitution
a, obligation. But such derelctiun with
truth he charged upon Them. Congress has passed
the necessary laws-bu, tho President abu ing and
peryeriing the power with which he is clothed by
the constitution. has dared 10 paralyzc the
lion Of the inaiury;and tie minority, by which he is
sustained in this OUTRAGE upon the will of the majority
which Mr. jefferson won't 10 call the Fundamental
principle of Republicans governments then have the cool
mpudence round. and tell the majority that
'.ihcy alone pass laws-tbat the minority cannot
cg.laleand that the people will therefore hold the
n.aori'y rosponsiblel.
Ii there he 0iig meaning in the argument of Mr. Gil
mcr tins head it is th!shat the majority" hay
Ing endea in vain to carry out their views, are
now bound to yield to EGecutirc dicidiion-in other
words that the ccch given the President upon the
ton of Congress, in fact intended 10 enable linn to
control the entire legislation OF the country aud tha
therefore, when by the eXeriion oi that power he make
known To 'te majority" his dissent from their opinions
'sliat majority, carrying the doctrine Of passive obc
dience farther even chan Sir bert Filmrr any
fher plant tool Of monarchy insisted, shall eyeren
TALLY abandon herown solemn convictions of duty. and
conform to the acquisitions of the King Is this
the conclusion 10 which the argument Of Mr.. Gilmer
cessarly leads How, else, is the maturity legislaic
under existing circumstances, bu by conforming the
Will Of the ENecutyel Aud ask Mr. Gilncr. in all
seriousness. if he hopes, ly that means, ahree fN
ecutiyc power and rilecnce,-Nhich he eontsses was
the primary and m ST important d eci that led TO the or
gnizalon of The u lag parry out of the homogeneous Gle
ments Of which he asserts II was otherw Use compused2-
And if this e 81 las lie abandoned 'cfell itct''
Of his old Why principles To up all in
one word-1he naitniy IN Corgnss have acquitted
themselves OF their duty not only before. but suce the
Veto. by lnima1!ro puIese 10 divorce the Distr uon
from Revenue which the sole ground Of objection
urged 10 the late bill by the Presien-ad in this effort
even, they have been thwancd by that minogu which
sill reproaches them with dereIicon of duty in fail
ing 10 pass the necessary Iaws What does that aito
~ mean by pursuing this course? Clearly that. con
trolling the majority by the Ncto the minority w pre
scribe the precise Shape, TO the dong of an i and
the crossing Of which the Revenue Bill stall assume
the sole condition Of lis adoption! Thus is the ac
ton Of the majority etlred by tosc, who evrn while
thus claiming them down, insult them. aud insult the
public understanding also. by reIroachirg tAcm with
their inacton Gan the people be dupcd by such bare
faced sophsiy, in support such odous potensons aud
snch high handed assumptions ltthey can. ii matters
nohow soon Ike solemn farce is ended by gloomy
tragedy.