Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-08-20
THE VETO.


day received returning this House with hs objecnon
,he bill TO provide from imports, and change and
modify existing laws imposing duties imports, and ior
other purposes the pending question, under the foo"s
provision the Constitution of the United states, oes
on tho reconsideration of the BY which the Dill was
passed., and passing the objections oil inc 'ese' "
the contrary not"i Outstanding:
(-oo.tiuon Of the e. States, Ar lat, Sec 7-'fvery
hill which shall passed the House OF Representatives
ana the shall, before il become law be presented
10 The President United States if he approve he shall
gu H. but il shall with his objections, to
49, Hose !, which il shall ha gnated, who shall
ter the objections large their journal and proceed 10
recon.der il, IT. reconsideration, t0o-thris Of
-, I,se N apree TO pass The shall be sent,
getier with objections, he other House, by which y
shall Likewise reconsdered and approved by two-thds
Of that House shall become law Bot IN all such ca
ses OF both Houses shall be determined by yeas
aud nays, of the persons voting Tor ahh
against bill shall be entered Oh the journal Of each House
respectively"
Mr.. ADAMS said that in some observations
he had submitted 10 the House Friday and
Saturday last particularly on Saturday, he had
requested The indulgence Of tho House to post
pone the subject then before tho House, IN Inc
hope that sumo circumstances fn'9ht 'rahoPtte
between that time and the Monday morning 'oi>
loving, which would relieve The House from
great portion Of what he should Otherwise feel ii
his duly TO submit. That contingency was The
possibility Ca possibility he had been most reIuc
tan, 10 relinquIsb) that the discussion and dscofd
existing between the Executive and the Leglsia
and forty hours, be entirely removed. II was his
opinion then aud he repeated II now, that 1t 1t
had been the pleasure Of the President to elect
an eniiro reconciliation Of the Executive win
Congress- he had nothing more to do Than to put,
his name, accompanied by the word "apProVed,
to an act which bad been submitted TO hun, and
which was Of infinite importance to the honor, the
credit aud the prosperity OF this nation. lie had
thought so then; he thought now. lie did most
consc,entiousiy bolievo that if the name Of The
President with the word '.approved,' had but been
affixed to the tariff bi that both Houses OF the
Legisiaturc--he thought he might safely speak
Tor n ma ioriiy at least Of both liouses--wou'd
have forgotten and forgiven oil that had hapPet'
cd before; aud tho country, instead oil remaining
IN that state of prostraton and distress IN which
1t was now found, would at once have risen TO
codnilion Of comparative peace and prosperity
and credit and honor would have taken the place
of the Disgrace and calamity which now unhappy
prevailed. The mere recouceme of The two
branches of tho Legislature wi'h tho Exc cutive
head would, of itself, have been hailed by unI>
versaI burs, Of Joy throughout this Union as the
harbuger of happy and prosperous tunes. That
hope had been blasted; and now, by the paper
before the House, tho Executive and tho Lcglsla-
ture had been placed in state Of Girl ,rar, for
which, honceforh there could be no remedy but
that which the People would take into their own
hands.
Il say, sir. exclaimed Mr.. A TIE WAR is nopc
no longer retreat without disgrace, as ! also bod
can without the same consequence. The posi-
ton has been taken on both sides: the issue has
been offered and accepted; and now nothing
mains but that an appeal be taken TO Tho People,
or-which may heaven in It's infioite mercy pre-
vent!-an appeal to he had to the God Of battles.
Much sensation in The House: laugh liter, and cries
OF sob, oh ,''-"ihe God of battles, indeed-oE!y
hear that
Now said Mr.. a., while have contested, and
DO still contest, tho truth Of the position of my
colleague over the way, (Mr. Cushing) that il is
tho destiny of this Congress accomplish the
pros,raton Of the country, still concur with b m
in tho result at which he arrived, and put as he
did, the question, TO whom is lis prosration. if fl
nally Frustrated IL shall be- TO be attributed? lie
has already said that it will be Justly charged up
on Congress- understanding him, as do, thereby
10 mean tho respective TaJ 1rities IN the two ou-
We were told yesterday by another gentleman
(Mr Marshall that though he did concur IN
the imputation of this ratlon-which he also
foretold-to Congress and although by the force
of an esprit de corps he should be found with the
House and with Congress on That question.
should have n great battle to fight order
place the responsibility the right shoulders,
where i, justly belongs and 10 cast 1t If from
selves. Now, assuming as position conceded,
that nothing further Is TO take place between the
Executive and tho Legislature this question,
which say cannot take place without, disgrace
on the one side or the other, have few observa-
tons 10 offer upon the inquiry to whom this pros
tra,ion of the country is TO be attributed.
] shalt not have time 10 enter into the details of
that comparison which II will be necessary for the
People TO institute between the proceedings of
Congress and the acts of the Executive since he
has come TO The occupation Of the chair: | shall,
therefore, simply allude to the points from which
conclusions will be drawn in comparing the
with the other, beginning with the commence
ment of the present Administration.
And, in referring TO the action of Congress- ii
is with great satisfaction that am able say
that, in respect TO a very great portion OF them.
the rancor of party spirit has had place; and
that. in regard some of the mos, important acts
of the National Legislature, We have the benefit
Of The aid Of those who call themselves the Dem
ocratc party in this Hall, who have contributed.