Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-08-18
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THURSDAY, .7TGUST Is. 1870
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The union q tlro saijscis mdch so tir from Log;,.
ayaDility 10 another, ,rholly i,cong,,,o,,,
then character, is the President. first obecti,n =,
bill. And we must be permitted to say that il is ,.,.
a most ridiculous one; while. coming from him. in rol.
ton to this bill, it is emneny suicidal The nn;a, :
homogeneous subjects in bill is by means of rare -,
correnee all persons acquainted practically
legislation know, and the very title Of man
laws, which. after stating their primary obor,
say "aad for other pvposes.n clearly show. r.,
how came /, to pass. In reference to his bill tb.,
these ''ncongrucus subjects We're ever uni,ed I
all! We need only rccur to tie proceed fine T.
ira Session. 10 satisfy the country that Io 7rey b,,,
'd las friends. who complain ofthc connection If The
Tariff with Distribution did themselves cause Hco +, h.
tcd and thereby rendered it necessary, fthe friends
Distribution would not now sacrifice that great neaspr
to preserve the connection. Indeed in his Veto MESSAGE
Mr. Tyler says, that. in recommending the rassaue Of,
phlrlbuiion Law in his crenng communication at the
Extra Session, The recommendation was co,led with
The condition that the duties on imports should net eA
coed 20 per cent" Here. then is the ORIGIN Of that
union Of mcongrurus Subjects which, alIhonob il
formed no obstacle to his approval Of the bill in which il
first occurred by his suggestion and BY the earnest
advocacy OF his friends constitutes such an insune
rahlc barrier 10 his Concurrence in the recent action or
Congress- The complaint that two subjects inconpru-
Gus in their eharacer,' are united in the same bill
seems plausible enough at the first blush: but no one
can suppress his fr The author Of that COMPLAIN
when il appears, by his confession in the very Mes
sage in which ii is made, that the ''unon was formed
upon his own suggestion. and never would have been
effected had he made it an express condition. of
his sanction TO the Distribution bill
2dly iHeembupussment of The Treasury is the So
cond reason in defence Of the Veto. We-lnw is the
treasury relieved by the defeat of the bill by which its cof
tcs would have been rrpenished! Had the bill received
the Executive sancton the increased duties would have
furnished means adequate otho demands upon tho
treasury, and perhaps surplus sufficient for the gradn
al eStnguishmen of the National Debt left by Mr.. Van
Buren,. and since enlarged meet the appropriations
made under his Adminstraton-for we have Mr.. "
ler's assurance, lin his Message months ago.
com nendlng the suspension Of the Distribution law
that but small portion of the debt has been created
since the 18th ofMarch, l64l-and we cannot believe
that his Loco Foco allies viii venture To dscrcd his
statements Bul lotnrn We that the bill passed
by Congress woulG have relieved the treasury. Nhr
them was vetoed? " Mhe etohare that effect? Mani
syit prevents It's relief and adds its endorsements
How them can the embarrassed condition of the Tua
sury Give to the exercise Of this monarccal rqati,e
the slightest supp.r? If tie Veto would reiere lis
tmbarrassmens. then Tie Presidents reason. deduc,d
from that state Of things, weuld lie unanewc,ahle But
lis manifest effect Will lie to pralong, ii not add /,
those embauaSsncl., the reason Is manilesy suicidal
Even suppose new revenue bill should be PASSED, dc
nuded of the DISTRIBUTE lrainre-have any earat.
trr that it will supply to wants Of the treasury? Mir
agersoll's proposition (Which take to be the Loco
FJco sceme.) mposrs lower Of duties than the
vetoed bll-yei tlr N;sdsonian. Che Presidents
-an) confsses. HAT the latter would not have pro-
duced revenue cnougii How did tho President, then,
hope to relieve the eutarassnens If the treasury hy
vctong the bill when the effect Of the must necfs
sary be either tie option If one imposing lower ateso
duties or none at alll Did he ever know of rlie being
afforded either national individual eAcener by
cutting off the soutces of suppiy2
1t may be said however, that the Presidents object,
in referring 10 the en'arrassnens of the government,
was to show the necessity of retaining the Land money
in the treasury. But To this The ready reply is, that The
Land money, if retained, coulinot reeyes embaffasg
monis, so small is The amount anticipated from that
source for everal years IT, while, II IL could
he long ago demonstrated that this fund belongs 10 The
Siaies (see his RepIt to the Virginia Legislature IN
1889, and his speech in support of t) and theefto
that the general government has right
10 seize upon ii than has az ndiv dual I'm }
10 appropriate trust fund iii his hands Ills
own use. lecausP he may chance 10 be embarrassed
That the President should now adopt the slang OF
the Loco Faeo press and talk about the Improperly 81
girng array the iand fund to the States, in the exist
inc pccunary condition othe federal treasury after hay
ing shown clearly at former period. that 1t is mol hen
10 gire but that they have been already long depy
ing those to whom does belong of It's benefits only DE-
monstraes that he is utterly unprinriped and that In
1850, when he inlav1r Of Distribution unconditional
ly he acting pert for ambitious purposes just
he is in 1872, when changing with circumstances, he
is violently opp ai to that pc ey.
These reasons, which those mainly relied on by
the President if they sufficiently strong n
have swayed the mind ola Representative, utterly IN
adequate oasy the exercise of the Tc'o poeer which,
coemporaneauS commentaries, and the practice Of
other Presidents down the of Jacksonsn, SNOW
designed to be used on questions of mere eAI
dicncy like this-enaNling the President virtually 10
control the action of Congress- and thereby to unite III"
Legislative with the Executive power in his own pr,
son-an union expressly nterdcted by the letter as WEI
as by the spirit Of the constitution.
But the President as if to justify the exercise oil INT
veto, and 10 throw upon Congress the odlum oil
cling the collision between that body and him'el' -
ciares that he had taken care to indicate his oplo''
advance of their 2cton in order TO avert Inc