Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-07


ton he had not eoneurrej and whose patriotic de-
voton ought perhaps, to be considered greater, as
cvinced by larger sacrifice. They saw the eoun'
Try prSs,raiG paIalyz despondins anxious, i'm
Fortunate for legislation. from which il was san
guine relief Bad legislation heIter then no
esislation. The passage Of any bill was an en-
'cring wedge. A bill which would ,dmit of sup
Elemental legislation, to give 1t action and usei
would yet be basis on which to found n structure
Of shelter.
MIR Archer complained here Of great eShaus-
ton. MIR Clay, speaking across the House, enreated
him to proceed.l
1t should bc his endcavor, he said, to do SO. The
history into which he had been going Of the lnhu-
ence OF this veto power on tho legislation OF the
extra session was yet completed. The con
s,rucion Of the first bank bill it had been seon had
been Observation-Disclosures and shapc-hy defer
ence TO this power. The rejection came. The Inqui-
~ ran Immediately through the two Houses, is lesis-
Luton the subject Of the currency TO be Abandoned
Is no cup Of relief be extended to the parched and
parehins lips OF the county7 Can We not send
unalteted, with all its mpetfcctions On its head,
unanoinod, uraneed," the bill which came from the
Erecutivel Better this than no bill; this cannot be
refused Then came the iutimaions not obscure
ma whispered, but confident, credncd,-this Is not
the bill, though coming from the appropriate EN-
eeuuve Department, which has tho favor OF the Pre-
'dent which can concillate the veto. But there Is
tho iorn OF bill, which DO this and relieve US
from our difficulties. The invincible objection OF
the President is TO abank Of discount. His plan is
oiuh OF exchange, with guards against inc I1Cuity
| oil discount MIR Archer said he had been no party,
at any time, 10 communications with the President
on this or any other subject Of legislative action
lie did not pretend 10 vouch, therefore, Tor the
validity the intimaions TO which he had referred
tic did not undertake assert that the President
had committed himself TO the acceptance ct a bii
Tor bank OF exchange, such as had been sent 10
HIM. But the ininia,ions had reached. him Mr. Al
through channels which he was bound 10 nccredit
He had no doubt that the conversations of the Pre-
hall .nn f1te FOng
10 autoize the cNahjen, reliance that he would
not exercise the veto on such bill. Too many
men OF charace. unique 5tionablo-a portion Of them
sealing tho integrity of their statements by the
voluntary sacrifice o! their high oticcanother por-
ton having every motive u avoid being deceived,
| and incapable Ct doce,ving-this was evidence
too strong Ia admit OF doubt Let ii be, however,
that the second hull had been framed a mere
supposed and mistaken impression, that 1t would
meet the acceptance NJ tho President This
was enough for the argument whi'h lao (Mr Al
vas employing this fac, with other correspond
ing evidence, To illustrate. lie had no wish or
purpose TO stigmat'ze the President further Than
this occasion required. OF which this ei.c, nigh,
result rs the incident. II sufficient Tor this
casion that tue bill had been fashioned, was
noiorlously the case. with reference 10 supposed
concurrence of the President, under the constTain
OF his Veto power The proposition was then os-
hbiish6d by this fact, IN connection with the other
facts, IN the narrative which he (Mr A J had been
presenting, Of tue character 1T recent lcsis!a
ion-he should say abOTtiVc attempts u; egiSa-
non On this Interesting subject of the currency
interesting from the sol.ci,udc Of The People Tor
Ieslaliuon from tie 5dniled mischief OF InAct.or-
That THIS veto power, on al great sGbiccs of dit
versitieS oil opinion or policy between the lcsisll
uve bodies and the Executive, might he used
probably wiil bs used-n process OF time mus; |
come tn be uscd-bc converted To 4 f,cuity IN the
President, TO shape, To frame, 10 give lis Storm
ard pressure, and essential character To tue action
OF the Legislature. was the working OF The !
han l. 4 ...L
soicI!udel no attempts be received to modify lis
iorm-mtsitc It's action on Tie other parts %; the |
Government De Lome had s,id, IN his Treatise |
on the English Constitution; that the conservative
bower 10 the Legislative branch, next N value 10
that over the supplies was Tie exclusive authority
20 initiate legislation. II this doctrine was sound |
IS undoubtedly It was, were we 10 retain unmodi. |
ned, under our Constitution, power IN the Exec /
uuve easily and effectively applicable, the most
important class OF subjects. On mischief equivalent
10 ALL not TO initiate only, but 10 fashion iegisa. |
toni
Mr. ARcHER rroccelelto say that he had o mo. /
mcnt past, ~ referring 10 the cOnneXO OF the Pre-
sdent with The last bank bin, stated that lie had no
desire 10 make aillson 10 him, for the purpose
OF Illustration 10 the argument. lie had, however |
another purpose 20 indulge. The evidence Of the /
portion Of tie retiring members al the late Cabinet
WHO had spoken to the public on the subject, and /
that ofothsr gentlemen who had been N conamuai-a.
ton With the President went 20 prove that he had &C
corded his concurrence 10 bal OF the character OF
the second bank bill, had indicated provisions
which lac wished 10 have inserted in IT, AMI invoked
the aid OF some OF those with whom he was IN con-
ference 10 procure the insertion Of those provisions
Maintaining the garp AMI aspect Of confidence u.
wards his constitutional advisers, he IVES sid On
high authority to have withheld from them nli con- /
fdence on The subject OF his 'etoes. Some Of the |
clauses in the bal, the insertion Of winch he was
alleged 10 have invited, we're those which he had /
selected in his Ve'o Message, for the subject Of
cOntumeliouS a!.UsiOn. Now, he (hr Al repeated
that he knew nothing OF the verify Of these imputa-
IONS, save from The information Of others. But
these iniormanis were persons standing on a level
Of character oo high 10 be ciscred.led their state
men,s sustaining each other by concurrence. TAX
ing these statements Tor true, which he mir Az
was obliged 10 do, they formed, had formed, and
would continue 10 form tuntil not denied bu, dis
proven, which 1t would be difficult TO do) bar in
superable 10 ali personal respect or communication
lie regretted, as i was the Chief Mags,ra'c-anJ |
as 1t was a Ni!ginan-the NECESSITY WHICH DE-
SoUNcED THIS SEPARATION"
lie wished II distac,y understood, however 10
travel the wings OF the press into whatever r9,,e
he might be known, that his separation from the
President was IN no degree founded on his yetoes
These acts assuming the motives alleged for them
to Ice sincere, which Mr. A. believed on the contra
ry, he commended, and would have been found sus.
tanning tho President, notwithstanding mincr differ
eucc5 o. opinion which might have arisen between
them but for the circumstances TO which he had re-
crred. Holding that, whilst service, or, n need |
particle Of conscience or honor was due from a ct
10 hi country. lie repeated, therefore. and he
did 81, because he had career Of three years of /
public service to run with tie President, which !
promised TO bc fruitful IN collisions Of opnioc TINT |
his vetoes on the bank bill had formed and .hev |
should FORM no ground Of hrs (Nr A's) inculpa |
tons Of his lie should be gra.iied IN the
disappointment Of his apprehension that other |
grounds might he multiplied in future
Rcsumlng the line Of discussion from which these
remarks, in reference to the President had with
drawn him for the moment, MIR Archer wen; ON In
observe that the course Of Argument lie had Lc,n
pursuing had been designed, and If successful in
the explanation, had been sufficient, to est,blisb
two propositions. either Of them decisive Of The rucs
ton IN issue. Tho first was, that the veto p6wer
m the working Of our Government, had been found
diverted from tie design oi It's Institution. Tho |
socond that II had come 10 operate IN pcrverson of
that design. IL had been gwen as a check on the |
Legislature, ne guard To the Executive d., tho |
supposition that the Legislature required n l., |
checked, the Executive 20 be guarded. Events had
come 20 demonstrate the reverse Of these proposton
that the guard due the Legislature the check
required on tie Executive, that the Executive Ind
become endued with capacity to overbear, IN tread
down the oounierpOIslng action Of the Legislature
What did reason, eXpedlencY, patriotism, dcmanJl
Was u not that The institution be rciractcd to sub.
potion 10 us deslgn-bg rOmOIcleJ 50 as TO rssore
II 10 Ne character Ol q check on Oycrcton Of tho
Legisiaturel This It was the purpose and Tie
friend from Kentucky under consideration TO DO
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