Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-18
SYr. Adams on The Veto.

UDuUCsb ltS tsESt DllSiDtSS III OIOcT W Ue
the message Of the President Of the United
States, yesterday received, returning to
the House, with bis objections, the bill to
provide revenue from imports, and to
rnange and modify existing laws imposing
les on imports, and for other purposes !;
the pending question, under the provision
Of the Constitution of the United States,
being on the reconsideration of the vote
by which The bill was passed, and on pass.
ing il, the objections Of the President to
the contrary notwithstanding
Mr.. ADAMS said tina; 10 some obserya.
tons he had submitted 10 the House on
Friday and Saturday last, particularly on
Saturday, be- bad requested the indul.
gence of the House to postpone the sub
lect then before the House, in the hope
that some circumstances might transpire
between that time and the Monday morn.
ing following, which should relieve the
House from great portion Of what he
should otherwise feel It his duty to sub.
NIT. That contingency was the POSSIBLE
ity Ga possibility be had been most reluc,
tant TO relinqush) that the dsseation and
discord existing between the Executive
and the legislative branches Of the Gov
eTnmeB, might, within forty eight hours,
be entirely removed. 1t was his opinion
then, aol he repeated it now, that if it
had been the pleasure Of the President to
effect an entire reconciliation OF the Ex-
ecutiye with Congress, he had nothing
more 10 d. than to put his name, accom-.
panied by the word approved" to an
act which had been submitted TO him, and
which was Of infinite importance to the
houor, tire credit, and the prosperity of
THIS nation. lie had thought SO then he
thought so now. He did most conscien-
tinusly believe that # the name OF the Pre-
sident, with the word approved" had
but been affixed to the tariff bill, that both
iIous of the Lcgslature--he thought he
might SAFELY speak for majority at least
Of both Hnuses-w would have forgotten
and forgiven all that had happened before;
and the country, instead Of remaining in
tina; state of prostration and distress in
which il was now found would al once
have arisen to a condition Of comparative
peace and prosperity, and credit and hon.
or would have taken the place Of the dis
grace and calamity which now unhappily
prevailed. The mere reconclemenl Of
the two branches Of the Legislature with
the Executive head would, of itself, have
been hailed by universal burst Of Joy
throughout this Union as the harblnger of
bur nj bot h.,
had been blasted and now, by the paper
before the House, the Executive and the
Legislature hal been placed in a state of
ctyll war, for which, henc6forth, there
could be no remedy but that which the |
People would take into their own hands.
say. sir, exclaimed Mr.. A., the war is
now declared, and admit that the Exec.
utyc can no longer retreat without dis
grace, as also hold that neither this nor
the other House of Congress can without
the same consequence. The position has
been takeE on both sides: the issue ha.
been offered and accepted and now moth.
ing remains but that an appeal be taken
20 the People, or--which may Heaven in
ITS infinite mercy prevent!-an appeal 10
the God Of battles. Much sensation in
the House: laughter, and cries of ooh,
oh - the God Of battles, indeed-only |
hear that"
Now, sand MIR. A., while have con-
t'strd, and do still contest, the truth oil
~" posit' Of my colleague over the way,
(Nr. CusbIng) that it is the destiny of
this Congress to accomplish the prosira-
ton Of the country, still concur with him I
m the result at which he arrived, and
pat, as he did, The question, to whom is its
prostIarIoa, if finally Frustrated it shall be,
20 be attributed He has already said /
that it Will be justly charged upon Con.
Gres5 understanding him, as do, thereby I
10 mean the respective majorites in the
two Houses.
We were told yesterday by another
gentleman (Mr. Marshal) tina, though he
did not concur in the imputation Of this
ostratlon-whch he also foretold TO
Congress, and although by the force Of an
esprit de corps he should be found with /
the House and with Congress on that
question, we should have a great battle to
fight in order to place the responsibility
on the right shoulders, where it Justly be-
longs, AMI to cast it off from ourselves.
Now, assuming as position conceded,
that nothing further is to take place be-
tween the Executive and the Legislature
on this question, which say cannot take |
place without disgrace on one side or on
tho other, have few observations to Of |
fer upon the inquiry to whom this pros
traton is to be attributed.
shall not have time to enter into the |
details of that comparison which it will be
necessary for the People to institute be-
tween the proceedings of Congress and
the acts Of the Executive since he has
come to the occupation of the chair:
shall, therefore, simply aIlude to the points
from which conclusions will be drawn IN
comparing the ore with the other, begin
uing with the commencement OF the pres
ent administration.
Aud, in referring to the actions of Con-
gress, il IS with great satisfaction that
am able say that, in respect to very
groat portion of them, the rancor of party |
spirit has had no place; and that, in re.
gard 20 some of the most important acts /
of the National Legislature, we have had |
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