Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-01

'lon, When lney SSary, or by
remedial leglslati object
falls within the sd <1e powers of
Congress there sho0rug6e.
"1sl. A provision to renders person
ineligible to the office of President Of
the United States after a service of one
term. MUG - tion and deliber-
ate reflect SIZED me that too
much e thoughts, and
the e hcumbent, are oc-
cisssSeu, st term, in secur-
ing his re-er 1.-The public bust
ness, conseque buffers; and measu-
res are propose executed with less
regard to the eral prosperity than
to their Inhuenc pon the approaching
election. Ii Limitation TO one
term existed, t President would be
exclusively dey ted 10 the discharge of
his public . 5; and he would en-
deavor to ize his administration
by the b hce and wisdom of its
resource
sgd. veto power should be
more pre- defined, and be sub
ject to fu limitations and quail
Thus il ould be perceived by the
Senate that, whatever truth or sound
ness there might be in the opinion
which he had embodied in the resolu-
ton now submitted to the Senate, it
was an opinion long since deliberately
formed and expressed, and one which
had often since been considered and
reviewed, unprompted by any ofthose
recent occurrences to which it might
otherwise have been supposed to own
its origin.
The particular amendment now be-
fore the Senate for It's consideration,
and to which he should speak before
he more briefly adverted 10 the others
which accompanied it, was that which
while on this subject OF redeeming the
pledge which was, in some sort, given
by him as one of The humblest mem
bers Of that party which had not long
since so signally triumphed, he
hoped the Senate would allow him, in
all truth and sincerity, to say that he
desired to see a party, when it came
into power redeem he pledge and full
Gil the promises it made when out of
power; and not exhibit that disgraceful
spectacle so often witnessed in the
political history of other nations, Of
protesting one set Of principal, and
employing them as means towards get
ting into power, and then, when sue
cessful in obtaining their wishes, turn
round, forget all they had said and
promised, and 81 on to administer the
Government just as their predecessors
had dune. He could assure gentlemen
that, on the question of restraining and
limiting Executive power Oh the neces-
sity Of an economical administration OF
the Government, on regulating the dis
missing power Of the President. on
securing fair and just responsibility
in all the Departments; in word, on
every great question of national policy
to which the party to which he consid-
cred himself as belonging were pledged
to the People and to the world, they
would find him, on all occasion du.
ring the short time in which he expec-
ted to remain member of the body,
heartily ready to cooperate in carrying
out into practice all they had avowed
in principle.
1t was his purpose to go but very
briefly into the history and origin Of the
veto power. 1t was known to all TO
have originated in the institution of the
tribunitian power in ancient Rome;
that it was seized upon and prevented
to purpose of ambition when the en-
pire was established under Augustus;
and that it had not been finally abol-
ished until the reign Of Constantine.
There could be no doubt that 1t had
| been introduced from the practice
under the empire into the monarchles
of Europe the most of which, In some
modification or other, il was now TO be
+ found. But, although it existed In the
national codes, the power had not, II
The case of Great Britain, been exer
ciseG for a century and half past; aht
if he was correctly informed on th'
subject, it had, in the French mon
archy, neS been exercised at all. Du
, ring the memorable period OF TIT
French RevolutioqAwhen a new Con
, sfitution was ud consideration
: this subject Of the veto power had bee
, largely discussed, and had agitated tn
whole country. Every one must re
collect how it had been turned agains
the unfortunate. Louis XIV, who ha
been held up to the ridicule OF tn
/ nonulace, under the title of "Morsseu
4 Yeto,'' as his wife, the Queen, ha
E been "Madame Teto,'' and althoug
/ after much difficulty, the power ha
+ finally found a place in the Constitu
I'll ton, not a solitary instance had oc
g cured Of It's actual exercise. tInde
! the colonial sta.e of this country, II