Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-15
REMARKS OF Mn FILLMORE UPON THE

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VETO.
The following sketch Of thu remarks Of NJ, F.ll.
mo'e il taken nom the in,clseneer. They were
made Thursday in the House, on the For,ihsa,ion
Bill, and were in answer TO speeches made by Loco
foeos in incidental introduction Of the late Veto
into the debate. The speech Of MIR Fillmore call.
attention to the fact. that although the Veto Of the
President is directed agains, the land distribution
yet Mir Tyler no whore says that he will approve
the Bill If that provision was stricken out And IL
1t did, so long rs the transactions connected with the
Ve,o Of the second Bank Bill are remembered, it
Confidently rely on him,
| MIR FILLMORE said that il the committee would
now consent TO report the bill, (or the repairs Of
ior,ifcationsl with without Recommendation that
IL be jectcd, the House could act upon il without
delay, end then proceed TO other business. lie was
bound to say that he had himself sreat doubts as to
| the prophecy of now passing IL; and IL something
was not done for the rel OF the Treasury, other
taan resort to loans, he should be compelled TO
vote against the bill. lie never would consent TO
appropriate money for iortihcations which must be
borrowed at a great discount on ak per cent. Go
vctnment stock.
AS 10 the remarks Of the gen,coun from Ohio
tMr G,ddinssl tho world must exonerate Mr. F.
from all impuiations OF sel6shness in Introducing
this bill; il contained no, one dollar for any Yves.
| tern work whatever. The committee had reported
the bill originally in the hope that before il received
its final action, some means would be provided for
furnishing the funds. That hope was now disap
pointed According 10 the present prospect there
were not only no means in the Treasury now, but
there would not be unless by means OF fresh loans;
and To that MIR +. would never give his conse mt,
not even Tor the sake ot repairing the Publications
Of the country.
MIR BOVINE now went into a very ANNA ted par
ty speech, charging the majority nth complaining
of what they could at once remedy by separating
hal md rln flo
President told them he was ready TO approve a re-.
venue bl-and MIR u. stood ready to aid in its
passage; it might he passed in day; but this the
majority would not consent TO debut intended TO
leave the country without relief, and cast the re-
sponsibility OF all upon the President
! MD FILLMORE rejoned. The newborn zeal
OF his colleague seemed TO have become a
recent convert TO the Administration of John Ty.
'er-must strike some gea lemen with SURPRISE
Mr. +. however, was no, surprised. The gentle
man referred TO the Presidents promises about APP
proving revenue BILL and had declared that the
Democrats were ready TO vote for il. MIR +. hoped
| they were and, IL so, there bill now on the
table which he hoped they would come up in a
body and lend their aid in passing into n law
lCries Of "What isnlnl lie referred To the bill
| which had been returned TO them 10y the President.
Here Mr. F's voice and all other sounds were lost
loud oil laughter, which for time continued
10 shake the hail This oiiorded opportunity
OF soon putting the sincerity of his colleague aud
his Democratic associates TO the test The gentle
i
the bill altogether than rcnquish the petty
matter of the lard fund-a mere triae, not worth
| quarreng about. He was happy To hear that
| gentlemen considered it trifing n matter; he
presumed, then, that they would themselves not
insist upon its REIMBURSEMENT, but would come
up maniully and relieve the country nj once by
voting for the bill. And even MIR Tyler said he
would sign it if two,thirds OF both Houses would
hut agree 10 pass IL
The new zeal of his colleague for the relief of
the Treasury was truly surprising. a bill had last
summer been introduced for that very end-a bill
against which no constitutional objection pre-
tended, and which was entirely within the proyi-
sions Of the compromise oct: had his colleague
voted for III No, he voted against it Then there
another bill, intended save the little revenue
left by the descending scale Of duties: did his col
league vote for ihaR No, he voted with all his
political associates agains: IL. An amendment bad
been offered by the gentleman from Mississippi,
| (Mr Gwin,) the effect of which would have been
| to postpone the distribution Of the land fund and
keep the money in tie Treasury; for this, accord.
| ing TO his colleague every Domocrat in the House
had voted. The bill went to the Senate thus q
mended, and came back with the very same amend
ment, in substance.
| mr. Gwn reminded Mr. F. that the Senate had
voted down his amendment, and substiiu ed auoth-
erl.
Yes, but that o.her did the same thing; i, post.
poned the distribution; it kept the money in the
! Treasury. And what did all the democrats in the
House DO them Voted against il 10 a man. hy
/
bankrupt Treasury Then there was another bill
introduced for this very end OF filling the Treasury
and which did postpone the land distribution, and
! 1t was vetoed by the President. Did one dc mocrat
single Of them, vote for in No, one; they ali
voted against it. Yetihl bill would have prevent
ed distribution end filed the Treasury.
! What consistent patriots, and how sudden their
zeal for the TIensuryl What had created in what
| had inteTveneG7 VErS. Yes, q veto; and the
consequences very clearly showed that there had
been previous understanding between the parties.
p, DIR +. here referred to the position taken by SIR
BOVINE, that the only obstacle 10 the passage Of
revenue bill was that the Wing majority would con-
meet with II the distribution of the public lands. But
n this, he SAID, very great mistake prevailed.
Ia the land distribution bill the two things were
connected by the provlso which suspended the dis.
tfibuiion whenever duties should be imposed over
20 per cent. The object and the operation OF the
bill row vetoed was 10 separate the one subject
rom the other. Had It become a law, they would
have been severed completely; so that Congress
might have raised or lowered the duties without Of
ieetng the land fund, or might have renquished
tho land fund without touching the duties. MIR f.
here gave an account al the reason Of inserting the
proyIso IN the land distribution bill and It's effect
in connecting the two subjects Of distribution and
revenue. The frs, tariff bill had been vetoed pre-
cisoly because II contained that connexon, and yet
this Till also was vetoed, which went destroy il
The President has said that but for the proyiso the
distribution bill could never have become a law,
giving virtually the same for approving n bill
which he now gave for vetoing. MIR r. could not
understand such objections: he could not compro-
bend the course of men who would refuse to give
the Government a revenue on grounds like these
Mr. ROOSEVELT here put query to MIR F..
which led 90 further explanations and re ,apitu nons
relating 10 the proyso in the distribution bill; the
Presidents signature Of that bill, aud his vo,oing Of
the present hill on grounds h. had formerly ap-
proved.
MIR FILLMORE then proceeded TO say that there
were Just reasons to apprehend that the wants of
the Treasury would not DO supplied during the trs
sent session OF Congress- yet his plirotic col
leoguc-Who admitted that the Land Distribution
was The meresL tnac, n thing never worth quarrel
ing about, and who could pass the bill in spite Of
all Veloes-sooner than yield that trne, stood pre-
pared with his political friends TO strike down tho
interests OF the country and leave IL prostra,e with
out revenue To maintain the Governmen nj or meet
tho public demands Gentlemen demanded con.
eession from the Wings; he thought soma eonees-
SONS ~ero due from the other side. They said that
u this land claim stricken out of tho bilI iIcv
were ready TO vote for it; but they knew that Il
was impossible that could be done in this bi now
anu why DID they insist thita N, ioTiy should come
down To the sentiments Of n m!norty1
n laugh, and cries Of mo no; no hargnnlrI
Mr. +. said he had read over tho veto again and
again, purposey to SEQ whether tie Pc sd nj nnv
where said that Il the land clause were out of the
Dh no would approve and sign il; but il contained
no such assurance Aud even il II had, when he
fccpllecled what had pissed 1T tho extra see,ion
what conceivable ground was thero Tor confidence
to rest on Mr. r. had no hopo the bill would be
s'Entd IN any shape they could put il. There was