The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-10
Debate in the Senate.
SPECIE or
Henry Clay, OF Kentucky,
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The resolutions submitted some time
since BY Mr.. clsy. proposing 10 amend
she Construction in rtgafd 20 the veto and
n,hrs pawrrs. were Gated Up ss The spe
Ct lnreer 81 lhe day.
The resnlasinns having BEEN read.
Nc. CLiY addressed ID lie Senate.
What.vef. he said. might be lhe blumste
Zee Il The smendmenI which bad i.si
bern read. ar Il the two other kindred
stn-ndmenis Which he had The honor of
offering - lie same time with Il. ne
should Il least efjny The conseiousness of
having discharged his duy 10 their pre-
sentl.ion. Tie must regreI. indeed. thai
tIe duty Of pre.rs. lag ard advocating their
adoption by re Sus,e, had got devsls
ei upon abler aud m re sklllh hands;
slill. hoseser. he considered The measure
as one he VAS hunt IL conference Ia
o. seat IN bis place fof he action OF this
body.
Nor had the performance nf this duty
been prompted. as same might suppose.
aud ss had bsen suggested in certain
quarters. By any Iccrnl exercise &c Tie
power &, which The res ,lslinn had refer
euer: vet lie va Zee to ,nfs.s that al
th"agh The suhi-ci WAS one which had
10 g been IN hismInd. and On whchhe had
t,aashl much sud deeply far years past.
the caarse 81 recent q enis hid certainly
MT tended Il weaker, II Il hal not added
much 10 tie strength oi Iii, impressions
an the geaefal subject. As f4r beck a.
sssen years aga. worthy aud lsmenled
ir,nl of his from Maynard. now no
moro, Ia !, 10 concert with himself. pre-
tcAgej prapnsitinn. The ohjeel Of which
had beento mol.fy.anl further 70 resir ~
The exercise by The Executive Of this veto
pswer. Tue driugh,ing u The res 'lu,ion.
presentation. aud even the observation,
with which II was 10 be accompanied, all
had been subjects &c JOINT cancellation
aud consideration between hImsrll aud
that gentleman. lie adsersed 70 this iscl
fof no other purpose Than % repel The
idea. " IL were eniertsined 10 the mind Of
any who nov heard hin, thai the amend
ment now uader consideration. and the
otters which accompanied il, had been
suggested By recent occurrences. As FAR
back as June. 1910. On one u the most
solemn occasions an which he had ever
heen eslled TO address sropular assem-
bly-he slluded TO the tlne When he
eajoyed The opportunity Of addressing the
friends Of his youth and the people Of his
nanse county af Hanover, on The subject
Of The du,ies % be looked Cor u the hands
Of the new Wing Administration which
was expected To come into power IN con.
sequence Of the glorious and universal
triumph of,he Wing patty a, The then APP
proaching elscllon--he had placed empha-
iic,lly and in front u them all which
formed the subject Of the present resoln
ton. Afer speaking Of The veto power
generally. and more p sriiculsrly ofI,s ex-
etc,se by late President Of The United
States, ,be speech proceeded 10 say:
(" The first, and, IN my orinlon. The
most important obi CT winch should en-
gage The serious attention Of new adj
ADMINISTRATIONS. IL that of clrcumscrlbins the
Executive power, aud lhrawiag around
q such limiisii rus and safeguards as will
reader il no longer dangerous 10 the pub.
llc liberties.
I. Whatever Is the work of man neces
sarily par,akcs Of hrs impesleciions; aud
il was nol 10 be expected that, with all
The acknowledged wisdom and virtues Of
the trainers Of our Consultation. they could
have sent iorh plan III Government, so
free from ali defect. aad 50 full II gnafan
ms. that ii should MT. in the conflict nf
e'nbiuerrd parties aud u excited passions.
be perverted aud mIsintefprs,eI. MIS-
conceptions or erroneous constructions OF
the powers granted in The constructions
oil The powers granted IN the Constitution
would prnb ,bly have occurred. alter the
l'pse oi many years, ~ seasons d entire
calm. and with Iegnlr spd temperate
administration Of ,he Government; bu,
during The lat twelve years The machine.
daven by a reckless charoleer with
frighlul ..,mpetnus,ty, has been greiily
j,rre, aud ,lt.d, aud nueeds careful ex'
animation and thorough repair.
I" With the view. therefore. 10 the tun-
damentsI character Of the Government
i's'If. AMI especially of he Executive
branch, il seem. 10 me that. either oy
amendments nf The Constitution. when
they are Necessary. or by remedial legs
lauon, when The object falls within the
scrpa Of tie pnser OF Congress, there
shnull be,
Isl A provision To render a person
iwligb'e 10 the office oi Presiden, ~ the
UuRrd States, afcr a service Of one term.
Much observa,inn an delibera'c rciirc-
iin have satisfied ne that to- much oil
The uma. the t,nushs. aud The exetli ~
of the IN .umben'. are occupied. during
his first term, IN securing his re-,lec ,on
III. public business ronseqpen IL s.H'.r-:
ani ~ .es.nres are prapnsrd OF ex-cued