Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-07-07


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C}SWe give place in this paper TO the Veto
Message of President TYLER, sent to the House
of Representatives, on Tuesday, assigning his
reasons for Withholding his approval from the
Temporary Revenue bill The striking inconsis-
tency of these reasons with the former sentiments
aud conduct of Mr.. Tyler, certainly calls for large
faith in his honesty of purpose 10 excuse so arbi-
tray an interposition of the Executive will a.
galnst an act of temporary and indispensable le-
gislation to preserve the faith and credit of the
country. Moreover, the mode of raising revenue,
and the Amount, are questions which, in their c.
rignaton, at least, the Constitution has confined
with jealous care, TO the more immediate repre-
sentatives of The peope-,he popular branch of
the National Legislature. No reason, therefore,
tuition itself, can ever justify Executive interfer-
ence in such question--for it is manifest that
If the President exercises the unqualified Veto o.
yer ii which he claims over other subjects, the
safeguard of the Constitution becomes mere null
lily. But let us look for a moment at the reasons
for ,hs-ihe '.Thrd Veto'-as it is pompously
heralded forth by the Madisonian. The first is
that it interleres with the, called, "Compro-
misc Act" by increasing the duties on some arti-
cles beyond 20 per cent.-And is this sufiici-
ent justification When the National Trea-
sury is bankrupt, and the whole industry Of the
country is paralyzed by the restrictive systems Of
other countries, and the want of adequate pro-
lection by our own government-are we indeed
to die of this miserable abstraction :! And what
greater power, we would ask, had the Congress
Of 1888. over this su bjcct, than belongs to the
Congress of 1912! Is it pretended that we are
to be bound down by that act through all time,
and under all circumstances, whatever may be
the consequences ? The assumption is too alb
surd for argument-and moreover it is contra
dicted by the language Of the act itself, which
contemplated REIMBURSEMENT of the Tariff after
'i2.-The idea of its being an inviolable compact,
was expressly disclaimed both by Mr.. Clay and
Mr.. Calhoun at the time, who had the largest in
strumentality i'll its passage. So much, then, for
that reason.
The next prominent reason Of the President is
that the bill continues the Distribution Law, not
wthstanding the increase Of the Tariff "a mea-
sure which he advocated as member Of the Lee
gislature of Virginia, in 1889, and subsequently
! recommended to Congress, and signed, when it
became law, as President Now is there any
thing in this reason : Did he not know the stu
alton Of the country when he recommended and
signed the act Or has there been so great a
change since as to warrant this change in his
course? And why, if the clause in the Revenue
bill which continues the Distribution law, is the
Objectionable feature, did he the pass
ed in September last 'relative to duties and draw
backs" that contained the same provision and al
so ''violated" the ''Compronse act'l Aye
there's the rub And are we not thus forced cut
of the message for the true Of the Veto
1t is said, and we are compelled, in the absence
Of any thing more plausible, TO believe it, that the
Land money has been squandcred by the Admi-
uistration, and there being no means in the Trea-
suy to replace il, this higt-handcJ measure is Ia
ken TO conceal the deed from the eyes of the peo-
Pile. This is a grave imputation, and we hope
Congress will not fail to look into lit ought
not to escape the most searching investigation.
What will be done now by Congress on the
subject Of Revenue and the Tariff is but matter of
conjec ture.---We understand, however, that there
was praity general disposition among the mem
bers, on the reception Of the Veto, to 90 on and
pass the Permanent arifbill which is in progress,
and contains all the Objectionable features Of
the one returned, and then adjourn, and leave to
the President the responsibility Of defeating the
necessary provision for the support Of the govern
ment, should he see ft to veto tit is certainly
high time that Congress should assert its privile-
ges against Executive assumption--and no better
question could be presented for it than one invol-
wing the power Of taxing the people.
PRESIDENTS VETO MESSAGE.
To the House Of Representatives.
return the bill which, originated in the House
Of Representatives. nnttled MAn act To nyfnnh