Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-27
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We commend to the special attention Of our in
senuous friend Of the Esquirrr the tcovins extract
rrom leading Eay',sh paper-ise London Tias',
| OF the 2sd September. We hope Me- Ri.ehis will
carefully set down in his tablets tho words which
are marked by Ladies,
"lt is scarcely possible to read with the gravity
which the subject requires. the report OF Me ADAMS
and The Committee OF tho House OF Representative,
on the last exercise of the veto by the Presient oil
the UnlIed States. whose pso'es, against this report
| Will be found in another part Of our paper.
IL alleged TO be part OF tho American eonstitu'
| ton thatthe wishes and opinions oil the President
ought to have no influence on the deliberations o
Congress. The Cabinet Is not represented by ia
own members in the House OF Representa;ivesi and
the President who is in fact the Prime Minister OF
the country being responsible TO the nation Tor tho
policy TO which he lends his authority. las none ol
the support which the eoquence OF Parliamentary
tactics OF an able Minister 10 other countries gives
To an administration. Stripped OF the influence.
which, as We conceive ought TO belong TO the head
OF Government IN the Legislature, the Prcsi'
Gent Is Obliged TO n,in:sn his ground as best
he may by the exercise OF his presoga;ive out OF
1t and AoAissr Il. Unable TO carry his own mes-
susss IN Congress- he may, nevertheless, refuse to
sign aud execute tho measures which Congress
may send up TO him; and by these means the two
powers Of the State arc cxs,ed only to negative and
nullfy each others acts.-----Tho reso
luton recommended by MIR Adams's committee
would OF course terminate this difficulty, by makns
sno kferiocut mere eorva1t oi tue my III
Congress Tor the time being, and by invesurs that
Assembly with the real Executive power. IL Is
not surprising that such a eHASoE IN the consttu-
too Is advocated by the pENocRAric party, for u
IS IN the nature OF the fretiul and short sighted
principles of their political creed to sweep away
every impedment which prudence or tradition ma y
have placed in their way. Nor does It appear TO
have crossed the mind OF MIR Adam. that the main
tenanee OF the presidential power Is OF immeasura-
bly, more importance 10 the existence OF the political
institution of the United States, than the removal
oil any temporary obstacle 10 the financial policy OF
particular party"
How admirable an agreement i, here, between
the Monarchs; and the Democrat. Both hold tic
VEro an Indispensable part of the royal preroga
tive-the instrument by which the Executive shall
assert d 5 share IN legislation. Both declare thst
the " shes and opinions of the Presd m, should I've
rbe 20 guide tho law-making power. BoIh alike
aintain that tho President is tho great collective
representative Of the nation and that, he sits not
IN Congress to persuade, he should command, by
his negative. The Ensli.hmsn recommends In
preeept, ss the Loeofocos have sustained in prac-
tice, that the Executive shall, by the preventive
force of this privilege, supply the want Of power
10 pass his own measures, and let Congress do
nothing they wish, unless they will give him what
81 wants
But what party 10 it, that for resisting the royal
prerogative, the IIU.s stismaiizes with the name
OF Democrats IL Is the Wings. So one naturally
conceives in England, where the friends OF Peero
sative nave always borne the opposite name Of
Tories
Historically, too, the Times no doub, Remembers
how, since lS2s, ours the nue party OF Republi-
caniSni, has baued 1t against the throne, while the
Tories (as Mr. Calhoun called them) have susiain-
ed every sweepins, every royal claim or act of the
Executive.