Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-08-25

bases OF our Tree institutions, the COhsttutioh
OF the United States requires the Executive
Magistrate, if he disapproyes an act OF Con
gress, to return it. with his objections, to It's
authors, and call upon them to reconsider be-
fore it can become law There is no veto,
as is too often Supposed, either III the word OF
the spirit Of The Constitution: but mere all
thority for executive reference to legislative
reconsideration. Unfounded resemblance has
been ignorantly supposed between this Amer
lean provision for deliberation to prevent En-
rors ofpassion and precipitancv, and the abso-
lutte inhibition Of the Roman, or the modern
royal veto. Thcre is no resemblance what
ever between them. They are as unlike as
free and absolute government. as unlike as the
Polish etc, which allowed every member ola
single branch of The legislature, withoutreason,
to reputiate any of It's proceedings by his single
and solitary voice.
The suecession,of the acting President to
the Chief Magistracy was unayoidabty follow
ell By collisions between him and the party
who selected and elected him, because he
suffered himself to remain in the hands Of their.
advisers, instead Of his own. Those whose
political sympatilies the undesigned enjoy are
in no respect answerable for this strife, which
they have uniformly treated with uaoderaton;
adhering, however, to the faith of their own.
politics We neither made nor aggravate the
quarrel; but calmly and conscentiously, with
all due respect tc maorities inexorably ruling
in both Houses, stand upon our rights, and
maintain the even tenor Of our " ay, relying
upon the;people to correct and restore whats
ever NAV be amss as they have been doing
with alacrty ever since the disastrous COM
Rencement of the untoward legislation Of sess-
ions Of Congress which have now endured for
nearly twelve months of the last fifteen. All
the elections since afford unouestionable proof
that. if there is any wrong in the Federal Gov
crnment, the constitutional means Of restoring
right are in fun and active operation.
The Presidents objections are contained in
a respectful message, temperate in tone, per-
suasve IN argument. and developing topics
which We believe viii meet with popular
ceptance. Oflhe several messages of the same
kind, drawn from Mr. Tyler by this Congress,
candor and history will acknowledge, we
think. that the last s'the best, IN allthe merits
of reason, diction, and temper. The Consti-
tuition gives him the right which his conscience
enions him to exercise. Allowing the Chief
Magistrate, therefore, what every President is
entitled to, and has enjoyed OH such occasions
simply to speak & act for hmseif-the next
step, according to the Constitution and uniform
practice, should have been forthwith to take
the votes ef tine House Of Representatives,
which would undoubtedly have shown that
the President is sustained by very nearly, if
not quite, a majority.
The undersigned cannot believe that Con-
gress will adj icmn without enaetine,. & law for
reverue They will not afford the President
SO great a triumph. The public distenper is
SO easily remedi,ble, that those II. power nev-
er can answer to the community for longer
falling to apply the remedy. Themanor ity is
not responsible, nor the President, nor even
the Senate. The House of Representatives
is exclusively the national purse-bearer. BY
the majority of that House should be annually
replenished and arranged IFS receipts and is
sues, the report of the majority Of this com
mittee argues. Most of the troubles expert
enced by the present and penultunate admin
istrations, including the overthrow of the lat
ter, are attributable to supererogatory EXecu-
tive Efforts, beyond Executive duty, to repair
dsordered fnances-dsordercd by illindged
and calamitous acts of Congress- The people
will hold the majority of the House Of Repre-
sentatives responsible for this their appropri-
ate and chief Office. 1t is dsreputable to them
that restoration so easy has been long deferred.
No country in the world has such resources
and facilities for revenue. Mean time, what
is to be done' Are Congress to call out more
vetoes? Like berbarous nations, worshipping
demoniac creatures Of their own malignant i'm
aging, are we all to be sacrificed to the evil
genii Of Discord and Despair. Are distractirr,
and inaction to minister furious and dreadful
redressl The undersigned RELY on popular
providence. which, in severer trials, has with
the smiles Of Heaven, oyerruled whatever per-
lis have besct our 9TH now) thoughtful and
conslderate country. No God of battle is
invoked for oHr rescue. Deprecatfng such
shocking proclamation. we humbly trust that
| L,+Gl Ii l.
ere, is the only urnpirage to determine for ra-
tional freemen the simple question whether
they will support or repudiate the Government
of their own creation. We donot despair
We do not fear that savage infatuaton viii
cast away for future scorn the Present atlmira-
ton and refuge Of the world.
P, otest and t;0wnfer Report Of Thomas
! w. Gilmore.-As the immediate frienc.
and supporter ef Mr.. Tyier's course,
Mr.. Gilmer could not coincide with the
sentiments contained in either Of the other
reports. Ater.quoting the clause in the
constitution vestipg the president with
power to return any bill which he cannot
approve, with his objections, to the house
in which it shall! have. originated, for re-
! eonsideration,-Mr. W. argues that the
house did not act up 10 The requirements
of the constitution in its disposition of
the veto message. His language is
"The bill in question, having passed both
! houses was sent to the president, by whom it
was returned to the House of Representatives.
where it originated. Instead of proceeding
Gas the Constitution Directs 'to reconsider it,
the BILLS laid on the table, and the presidents
objections are referred to select committee
In ordinary parliamentary proceedings, where
bill has passed either house ofcongress, and
a motion~is made to reconsider the same, pen
ding such motion, the bill itself (having once
passed) IS not befor the house for any general
purpose, and can~only be brought again wtb
in the power Of the-house ~ reconsideration