Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-09-19
The Veto Iso,,tr.

lpN tkIl VAIL" September ", ISL.
Mn. PElNIrg; have been looking for some d,irp-
crat who wa, able to write "a more rc.pccablc style
than am. Ia give the people SOME warming AGAINST
the d'cirn" II the Wing en- the subject 81 Tie i'fc-
idents veto power, bat nave ~ set ,aV nothing and
although know the danger of a weak i'nd aud pfur
scholar attempting - vrtc on subject e such vast
magnitude ~ the one before II. cannot fran from
giving my opinion that of ali thc n1toa, that ever
cmanacd ircm that party. TIE curlalmtnt If the veto
power would be most iikt h csct th'lr Object, To-
wit
Protecting the few y, the expense of the many.
Granting exclusive privileges T. the r.ch and well
born, &c.
Now sir. il by no means follows Tint majority Of
The mcr,bcrs - Corgr">s represents nm lrty If the
voters either IN the 'iuu-c or senate from The well
known Fact that some rcfrcent lafgr and some very
small maJort.cS. There are three great DIVISION, or
sect onS IN our Union. III very d4crcnt Is.
and of course honestly entertaining ycfy different
opinions on subjects of national policy. S,mo tunes
have one ot these Ststons ->c, or 'p,cd
10 measures which have been approved b, m,rc mt
Jortle> IN the other two. &. Nog SAY bank bill,
IL members Of the lI,u>c voting for It. who repre-
sent maJoritIeS am )untng - * Oij aad 10 W"nl-
ber> voting against the BILL representing mmjoriac,
of l2.3ut. which would mike majority + three
members ,or the BILL and $1,000 popular vote, op-
posed. In this case the Senate may arrest the bill
But suppose there are large and small maurties ~
the States they represent. tic President representing
the whole should that n bill l. passed conrar,
to the vii! Of minority. and which IN his opnoi
and that OF majority. VIII entirely destroy tn'
peace. happiness and prosperity II tie coln.ry.
In regard u protection, Il i ccr;an ~ protective
tariff b could pas hy the vote q the pc Pc rs u
whole section the people are n j, were al mas,
opposed 10 1t bat there small ortic- cn .a-l
In the other sections to send majority If mcmler
Ia the House. The BIZ If - passed the Senate 81
vote. some ScnltorS >cS. fastiic>$. COR per
hap> did not know tie VII Of their constituents
which l. unlhclv.) Every tic least acgua lnte'
with the subject Will acknowledge that tie WI Cftlu
people was. in the bill Of II. d.~reglricd. and tn
preserve that H. the Pres dct n lud have
that bill. Now am sure that NJ wing viii BE- to,
enough 10 say that the minority should rule IN an
case by any means
Now concluding that each members in Conrre~
does his duty and represents h~ constituents truly
and one of those should happen where m nor
ity Of the members Of each House represent larg
or small majority Of tic people what safeguard hav
they but IN the Pre- .dcnt. who ! the representative
the whole people
Now as 10 two-third> being necessary to pass bl
notwithstanding the Presidents vetn aver withau
any fear of contradiction. that there never was
Congress elected since the commencement of rnv
ernment. that could not have picked ont two-ihird
Of the members whose mal0rlties were not 80 larg
a the malorities Of the other third: ! acknowledge
would not be likely for them all To vote for the
bill, but il Is possible. and IN such case the vet
would not vet the principle If majority railing
But 1t Is too much power to put INTO the hands II on
The power TO prevent measure Passing ccn'-ar
10 the VIII of the people much. say the whg-
The power 10 throw the measure back INTO ia
proper hands. i too much An ah.
have made the above suggestions considering a