Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-08-11
CAPTAIN TYLER AND THE VETO.

Before another week gldes away shall have
another Veto from Capt Tyler, and then the sol
emn question come aud address itself in sober
earnest to every rejecting mind. What is TO be
done far the countryi Upon whom does the
sronsibiliiy res,i Congress has done oil that the
most ssneuine expectations of the people could
have anticipated relieve the country from
barr~sment and re-esrablish that prosperity which
was 30 ru,hlessy invaded and broken down during
the reign of Locofocoism Their efforts however,
have proved unavaing from the plain and single
fac, that the Executive Department of the General
Government is unfortunately in the hands of one
whose "whoe flicial course has been distng uish-
ed by Inconsistency of conduct, instability OF put
pose aud inbecility Of mind" Upon Presiden,
Tylerrests the responsibility, and II is the duty of
tie people TO hold him to il. There those in
the Wing ianes, who struggled hard at the
mencemcnt Of bis treachery TO bear with him and
excuse bis conduct, believing him TO be honest and
CONSCIENTIOUS in his This federation
fool for bis vanity and stimulated that false and
deh>iye ambition which has turned the weak head
Of The President. and brought the country to the
verge of Iun. This condition ofaffairs was at once
seen 10y old kcen-ryed and vigian, opponents,
who at raised the loud loans of praise, and
urged Nh. Tyler 10 the base betrayal of his
friends, and his own destruction. The wall of
moruning the amsu'ed Harrison had
Is died within the walls of the White House, be-
tore the plans Of treason were commenced. A
small man found himself unexpectedly on a lofty
eminence, md did mol stop to ask how he got
there, ant assuming lofty MEN, throws the reins
Of IMAGINATION upon the ueck of his excessive
vanity, aud supposes that he has the world within
his grasp. Such has been the course of Mr.. Ty-
ler he has been attered into the belief, by few
parasites, who are always lurking about the throne
Of power, that he is really great man, and that
his chances for election to the Presidency were
fW superior 10 those Of any other candidate that
could he started The uuwarrantable exercise of
the Veto by the President has created a loathing
disgust to him in the mind and heart OF every
honest man throughout the country. The Wings
who elected him, indignant because it was one
of their chief objections to the administrations Of
Jsckson aud Van Buren. The Loco Focos are
pleased with the treason because il enures to their
benefit, but they despse the traitor as cordially as
do the Wings, because they know and feel, what
their sentiments would be, were one of their ckos.
en- men, to attempt to strike them and their mea.
down in the pride and slors OF their strength.
reople apt excuse the President too easily,
for hc exercise of the Veto from the fact that the
ppwer is given to him in the constitution We
gran, TIM, it is there. It is the only monarchical
feature left in our constitution, which, when in the
down all the other powers of Government and rem.
deriug oul constitution the will of one man. The
Veto power was never left in the constitution for
the tYanncal and oppressive purposes to which it
has been applied.
We cannot we'll express views to in
ser, .esoluiion passed by the Wings at Tariff
meeting in Troy, New York, which il in the fol-
lowing words:
RSsolced, That we most earnestly and soemnly
protest against the exeicise OF tho Veto pow
ar by the President whereby the bill providing for
a temporary postro cement of The compromise act
was deiested-ihat we look upon il as most
H,grant abuse of power not warranted by Just
constitutional construction, and Of the most PERM.
rous tendcney-ihat il asserts ia effect the author
ny OF Tho President Ia override and reverse tbs
must dehbetete and constitutional legislation of
snoe legislation, and as inevitable consequence
invests him with arbitrary despotic power not in
tended to be c"nlcrred upon him by the constitutions
We therefore protest against it Individually and
collectively, hero and elsewhere, now and nj an
times, as unwise, unjust and unwarrantablr. and
directly subyersiSe of the liberties of the people.
In case of another Veto. we cannot tell whar
course the Wings viii consider it their duty to pur
resolution has passed the lower House to
adjourn the 22d instant but there has been no
action yet upon it in the Senate and will not be
suppose, till after the action Of the President
upon the Revenue Bill We sincerely hope
the Wings in Congress will (and are sure they
WIN stand firm 10 thcr long cherished principles
epd never swetye Z" haus breadth to the right
OF the lctr, g,atfy lie weak ambition Of any man
snd fsht IN The lat ditch before the legislation Of
ne country shah be tainted with Executive dicta-
tign