The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-18

without regard TO the protection Of domestic
articles; but that the friends of a judlcious Ia
riff and Incidental protection have this much 10
fear, from the experiment of the Faderalists in
Withholding supplies" cannot admit of much
doubt A
The pretext for the revolutionary move
ment on the part of the enemies of the Presi-
DENTS to be found in the use he has made OF
| that Conservative tribunitial power in the Con-
stltution-THE VETo-in order to arrest mea-
| sures he in his conscience believed unconsri-
tutional, or had not been well considered by
Congress. This is the pretext-and the remedy
Is to stop the wheels of Government by with
holding supplies. We have shown how this
| would operate, and how little the President
personally would be affected by it,
But the "Veto power" the some man. power.
must be punished The President, chosen and
| elected by the People and responsible to them,
must be deposed by the Federalists, who, also,
| claim only to be representatives of the People,
| in order to make room tor an ambitious asprant,
who will rule the nation as with s'rod of irons
| and in strict conformity to their monarchical
notions OF Government. This is the object of
the Federalists. TITS their love for Caesar, and
not for Rome, that gives impulse to the patriotic
| adherence of the Veto. Put their Caesar at
| the helm of state, and let the nation be repre-
scented by majority of Democrats, and then
| the "Veto" would become the watchword of
Whiggery, as something too sacred and nviola-
10 RI ha Is~rhf lad
with bitterness-a sedition law would be the
first act of abominaton to shield it from being
brought In disrepute with the People.
| The President, in the use of this power, has
been likened to the King Of England. The
comparison does not hold. There is no sort of
analogy. The Veto of the King of England is
absoute-he holds office for life-rules jure
divimo-can do no aoromg and when his mega
tive is applied to a measure, there Is an end
gift
The Veto of the President is not negative
in the sense in which it is employed by the
King. AT most, it is but qualified negative,
the effect of which is to arrest measure for the
time being In no event can he prevent mea
sure from becoming law, if taoo-thirds of Con-
gress shall decree otherwise. If, however, tao0-
thirds should not differ with the President, a
bare majority Of the People, as provided in the
Constitution, can remove him at the end of
FOUR years. What hardship is there in this
None, that we can see. The President pos
sesses not one of the attributes of King-he
doe. not hold office for life-he does not rule
jure divino-he can, do qorong, and measure
can be carried in spite Of his opposition, inln,e-
diately, if two-thirds desire it, or, at the end
Of his four years, if The People disapprove his
conduct or earlier, if by the intervening cleo
tons majority of two-thirds can be had.
The King, too, rarely, if ever, has occasion
to use the Veto, because his Ministers recon-
mend and Parliament adopts whatever measures
he pleases. Not so with John Tyler-but the
reuerse. He, as well as the nation, differs toto
celo with the present Wing majority in Con-
gress, especially in reference TO the petoed mea-
sures. 1t is known that Mr.. Tyler cannot approve
certain measures, and he is called on to sign
such-he refuses, and proceeds respectfully to
give his reasons, as required by the Constitu-
ton. For this, he is called despot, tyrant, and
what not. There is no sense in it, and there is
no analogy between the English and American
Vetoes. True, were Henry Clay President,
with the present corrupt majority in Congress
by his side, he would have no occasion for the
Veto, because that majority would be as sub
servient to him as the British Ministry is to the
King, and would submit to his will without a
murmur of discomfort. The difference, how
ever, is striking, and all danger from the Veto
here is mere phantom of Wing abstraction
but if there were danger, it comes from that
party with bad grace to complain of it, when
it is admitted on all hands, to be the sole object
Of their legislation.
A more hypocritical game was never played
off before the eyes of the American People.
The report made yesterday to Congress by
the Chairman of the Committee of Thirteen,
shows, from the vindictive spirit in which it
was written, that no danger is seriously enter
tanned from the ''one man power" as men call
ing themselves patriots can trife with ii in a
manner TO make food for the qualification of the
cormorant appetites of political cultures.
CHARLES G. McHArroN, Esquire, the accomplish
ed Special Agent of the Post Office Department has
detected JAMES Brown, the Postmaster at London
derry, O., in embezzling money letter mailed at
Columbus for Cadiz O.. and has caused him to be
arrested, examined and committed for trial.
RANDOM SHOTS AND SOUTHERN BREEzEs, contain
ino critical remarks on the Southern States and Sou