Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-07-18

passsge OF this bill e. that il did no, ten,al IN.
distribution act The Presidenvs obi.etions 10 the
distribution act grew out OF the existing steof the
Treasury Department. Mt H. referred to the nro.
vision in the hill Cor the postponeent of the frs,
,nstslment OF the proceeds Of the lands from the 4.
July 10 list August. to give time to replensh the
ites0ry. But the President TO carry out his orpo-
st'on 10 the distribution Law, vetoed the bill ar,
made u imperative To make this distribution; and
when he was in Richmond week ago, a letter had
been received from one OF the acting agents II Gov
eminent inqn'ting who enl,tled to receive that
states quolai This Was 10 Dc forced on them by
man who proiesSoj to bs opposed TO distribution
| altpgeiher.
The P'esidon, put his veto on no ground OF vi.
olauon OF the Constitution. Had no not been q
peculiar friend OF dislrihu,ionp MIR brir1y er.
amned the policy and oene6s OF this scheme, aud
pronounced tho repeal suspension Of IL 10 he an
attempt tn rob or plumber the poor M IN foe the bene
| at OF the rich.
But the President hal told them that he sur,en.
deted hts eonsutntional doubts % n late bill-the
arp1tuonmsnt biil-in Difference To tho will Of The
l'-s,siiturc. an expressed by the passage OF that
law, AMI signed the Oil Yet. on this other bill of
such isanita ma uitudc, involving tho whole n,we,
OF tsNAtOn, the whole revenues of the con,t,v ,he
P'esdent told them that hs had no constitutional
dc litcs, but interposed his objections on rrouods
al eNpeiiencY, aud undertook To threaten thi,
! House. while legislatine on this great and innor.
tant sihlee', with the exercise of another ve,o--
The Legislature of the country was threatened in
advance with the exercise of the veto power unes,
Submitted TO Executive dictation. This country
was but s. years oil; Il was now i'm its infancy
and at this carly STAGE of our history was the Iess
iature 10 submit To the dietaton of tho Executive
and, ns tho gentleman before said, of such an Ex.
crutive tool II the Presidcnrs path was laid ont
before him, Mr B's was laid gu, also. Would they
agree 10 strike out this distribution clause at the
uietation oithe Execptivel For his part, he W oud
Die IN his tracks before he would. lie would vote
for no revenue bill on earth tina, did not SUSPEND
'he :" per cent clause IN the distribution bill; and
L ha nl..
would vote for no appropriations. We had SI7 OO0
OOo debt authorized, and until We had the means
not only OF meeting the interest but the principll
ne never would vote for the appropriation Of dol.
lar; no would see how MIR Tyler got along without
money II he could eatry on the Government with
out money MIR B. proclaimed here in his place that
they wond make him tho mex, President.
IL had been said that this bill was framed with an
express reference to eliciting conflict with the
Executive. Mr. b. did wish TO use any harsh
language. And yet he could not help saying that
the man who talked in that way asserted what he
knew 10 be false. He did no, know that il had
been said on this floor; but it had. he did not take
ms declaration back l, was within the know.
ledge OF every member Of this House that i, was an.
pretended by some that the bill in its original shape
would be vetoed, and when il went to the Senate
they struck out the provision of the House and sub
s'Nuted another for the express purpose of avoiding
vato 1t had passed, as did the bank bill of lsii
with provision placed in it for the express object of
avoiding conflict with the Executive department.
In regard 10 the state OF parties, Mr. 3. had but
remark TO make. He had seen it stated in the
public prints. and in some private letters of mem.
6ers on this n1or, that this Congress was totally
neglected OF its duty to the pu bic Interests and
that every question was decided with reference to
the chances OF the Presidential candidates. Il did
not become him to speak for the whole party, but
tor himself, land he believed he was universally
charged with being the root and foundation Of ali
consplraces in this House,l far rs he was con-
ee.ned, ana had any know ledge of the course of
| action OF other gentlemen with whom he was asso.
ciaed, he undertook to say that this charge was ut.
tery sroundless He never had, in single instance,
heard whisper from any member OF the Wing
party, on the decision Of any question submitted
Tor their consideration, TO its effec, on the Pres
GENITAL election. Yet they were charged with il
throughout the country, and by men OF his party
on this floor Let those gentlemen tell with whom
they had conversed on this question in reference TO
the bearing the passage OF this or that measure
would have on any Presidential candidate.
Inc hour having expired, Mr. ID. resumed his
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