The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-12
ANOTHER VETOn

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With this raw head and bloody bones, to at
hight the Federalists, the Intelligepcer OF the
10th, and with its usual dignifed disingenuous-
ness, takes occasion to misrepresent the action
OF the EXECUTIVE on that hybrid offspring oil
the rump majority, which, in violation Of The
aohote truth it has has termed "another REyE-
NUE. bill"
Stung by resentment, and overwhelmed with
confusion that the Veto Message should at
once demonstrate the propnety Of the course
pursued by the President, and exhibit to the
country dangerous innovation in legislation, IL
attempts to stigmatise the "relurn of the bill to
the House in which it originated" as an AFRO
cation Of extraordinary poloer, and at the
same time a new stretch of Executive dutt0-
rity!! VIII the lntelligencer, when ii has sui-
6ciently recovered from its paroxysm, be pleased
to enlighten us as TO the reasons which induced
1t to Indicate one and the same act by such hard
and contrary epithets 2-and how the 'Execu-
tive authority (Which, save the mark, it ad-
mitsD can be stretched, when the Constitution.
in the absence of the passage of a bill by Two
thirds OF the House. has declared no limits to
its exercise 1t is probable, had the phrase
been admissible, that this Veto would have
been called an improper use Of a constitu-
tional poa1er. But the fact is, that this would
not answer the purpose-hrst, because II would
have failed TO arouse clamor against the Pres-
dent and secondly, because il would have placed
the vetoed bill in the category with those which
had in LETT N
Harmer Denny, as one Of the classes of bills to
which his rejection should be limited, VIZ:
"such as inuolring deep interests, might, IA
has opinion, on more mature dettberdfton
or reference to the aoiH Of the People, to be as
certained atMe succeeding elections" and thus
would have proved, as is the fact, that the Pre-
sident is carrying out the policy and pledges OF
IIppecanoe and Tyler TOO, and would, of
consequence, have proved too much.
Such an abuse of words and pretended igno-
rance, or wifu misnterpretation of the Const-
tuition, excusable, or are to be pitied under
the circumstances of the Federal organ but
what epthets does il deserve, when, in the
face Of this avowed principle, so acceptable at
first to the Wings, the Intelligencer asserts of
the President lohO redeenls ii, that he "was
placed in power by the Wing party, under the
unfortunate misapprehension Of his entertain
ing the same sentiments with themselves on all
the great points of public policy" And this as
sertion is made for the edifcation of an intelii-
gent party--a party who knows that this exer
else of the Veto power is precisely such as Gen.
Harrison would have used under the same cir
cumstanCes
Notwithstanding such wtul fallacy the Peo-
pie are beginning to open their eyes to this legis
ative gambling for office instead of the enact
ing of wholesome and possible laws for the re-
lief of the country Already the Clay men
even beginning to curse their blind folly, which,
for the sake Of HEADING the President induced
their leaders to concoct double bill that was
as certain to be returned as the earth turns on its
axis. Their pertinacity in the exercise of the
heading principle-the total neglect of fiscal
measure recommended for the relief of the coun-
try, and of other salu.ary measures, have been
looked upon by "a suffering and distressedcoun-
try" with feelings which will he manifest at
the coming elections.