The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-10

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= tuned me honars u hss maahp''d. Al
shrse es.nsilsIa inns wanla operate - 20
many pswerlnl motives % pIsirr. n he
as.srsbuIisn Of BEN g.. ms awn S;s'e
before 40 oshsrs. Lsaksng II hrs N
natural view. Vas 10 right. Was q insi.
q give % one P.rlsruizr SIsie. IN ~i'rh
ahe Prrsldenl hap?enrd % nasss'en born.
On great an Advantage IN lhe general com
p-Isuaa As mast b. eeEired irom nine
S.ns.nri.l and fariv R-PfssenIaiiye sairs!
Afr. &. sid be dill MOI mraa 20 illustrate
an, remarks he hal made about lhe iniia
snee 81 Slale pari,zdsIy On The mind Of .
Chief NJ .Eislr4r By tefsrrnte 10 any par.
sicular.; lie appeal wss only 10 lhe gem
<ral principles az human nature. The
eGreI % BE- sure. w.ald be greater or
irs.. - abe mind Il the chieI Magistrate
might happen - be e.nsuiuleI. There
might be some men who would be IN
daeed. BY . chlvalrie sense of hanor.
even 10 do injustice IN their osn Safe
IN The efTlri 10 asnld an uCja.t Psriiasilssi
hui there were nlher minis. all shase
ahaughIs and aims and ~lshes would b
rireumsrrlbed BY loc-l interests aud local
sIlschments.
Me-. e.. had hitherto vieaed The veto
poser simply 10 iis namrricsl weighs IN
The aggregate E"irs Il The tao Houses:
bur lhers vas snnlhsr and Car m"re i'm
pslsnI point Of sirw 10 ~hirh u ought
a. be considered. lie ccpirnlrd that
practically. and IN effect, the vein. armed
wah suca q qualities iaa as INV areom-
panied 10 in The Constitution, was neither
mHe nor less than an absolute power.
a. vas virtually an unqualified negative
on the Legislation af Congress. MOI 80
lllary instance he'd yet occurred in which
the veto once sERrled had been oversal
ed. NOR vas surh case likely Ia happen.
In most questions where The veto ruuld
be exrrh. there vas already conslde.
Fable q ference Of epInion both IN The
country aud 10 Congress a. To the bill
which had been passed. In such clrru n
Stances. when all The personal influence.
abe official patronage. aud The reasoning
which accompanied The veto. were added
10 the substantial seighi Of The veto itself.
every nan acquainted with humin nature
wnuld be ready 10 admit. that # NTH 'ns
snulI sri il aside but vote nf tuo.Ihirds
in bolh II ,uses.n might a. we'll have been
made absolute al once.
BIT Mr.. e.. was unable 10 dwell on
,his part Of his subject, b~en warned by
his feelings OF want Of physical ability
10 60 al large into The subject.
lie nov, however. approached another
slew OF il, 10 which he would ask The
serious and undivided attention 0f The Sc.
aa.r. The veto power prolessed To act
only while the Legislature ac;ed; there il
WAS 10 terminate. Its effect was to he.
10 eansnm mate legislation. The officer
OF Government in whose hlnis the Con
siiiulion placed poser so formidable.
Gas supposed 10 theory to remain pro
faundly silent ~ 10 The passage of great
measures cf public policy. until they were
presented t. him in a iini.hed form for
his approb .tion and SANCTION. This was
sss theory: but Mr.. c. conirnjed that re
ally and 20 practice Ills veto power drew
after il the power ii inilia,inI laws. and IN
lis etTrc. must ultimately amount To con-
fertiHg nn the Executive the en'ire legis-
!ause p7wsr oI The Government. With
the power % initiate an the power 10 con-
sunmaIe lesi.l"ipn--,o give vitality and /
yigor tn every law, OF 10 strike il dead al
BIS plessJre-hs President must ulii
m .t-ly become The ruler o. The nation.
When members acting in their lsgisla
Eve capsciiy knew anil remembered tina,
il wa. IL HE poser Of one man TO arrest
tten in tier legislative career. what was
the NATURAL tendency Of such state Of
thing! o. the c.tsb'lshed principle Of
our nature, how was this likely to work!
Wo nd no. legislators. with gradually less
AMI less a;tea.ioa to that delicacy. reserve,
and official deftreace which were ever due
freE ose department of Government to-
warls the other, come at length to consult
with the Executive as to what law they
pight pass with the hope Of his approba-
aioa. Would moi this be the natural re-
suit. Independent of all those obvious
and glariag considerations which went to
show that it mist, Mr., q. eould point TO
numerous facts illustrative of the position;
and, il he went into them, il would he not
with view 10 complain, not with desire
10 revive former contests, or to say word
which might rudely wound the feelings of
any human being. Bat did not gentlemen
ssco.lect how often during the administra-
iiou Of an eminent individual, now in
private life, limitations had been given
beforehand that a certain bill would be
vetoed il it were passed! And did they
not remember various instances in which
she threat had been fulfilled! Take the
experience of the last six months. Con-
gress haze passed two bills to establish a