Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-13

! command of the revenue is the com
maud OF the State.' And so far as th,
federal government had command Of The
revenues Of the States, by means of thi.
distribution, i would have a controlling
and cOrrupting influence intheir affairs
go. Because we regard the magnif.
cent public domain as sacred, nViola
Bile and inalie nable basis of national cred
it. AS a safe, permanent, and almost in
exhausIble resource in times Of danger,
financial difficulty or war--as a reliance
security and safeguard, such as is posses
sed by no other people in the world
which should on no considerations be al
ljenaleduEFam the nation.
| fHEsDI OCRAOY ARE OPPOSED
TO TIE A OLITION OR MODT.
EICATIONOF THE VETO POWER
AS VESTED IN THE PRESIDENT
BY THE CONSTITUTION.
/. 1. Because it is necessary to tho har-
mony of that system of government devi.
sed and established by the Fathers Of the
Country, under the guidance of Divine
Providence, for nation whom he seems
to have chosen for peculiar favor, and up
on whom he has been pleased 10 bestow
blessings never before enjoyed by any
people. This government isa peculiar
one, ,possessing,it would appear, the capa.
city Of adaptation to all emergencies and
embodyng init self wisdom far greater
and higher than IFS trainers themselves
possessed or dreamed Of imparting to
it.
The REPRESENTATIVES in Congress are
elected for the most part, by the people
of particular sections or districts OF the
several States in tho Union. The Sena,
tors are elected by the States in their
corporate and sovereign capacities, lhro'
their legislatures. The President alone
is elected by all the people of the several
States. The Representative has for his
constituency, the people of his particular
district, and is responsible only to them.
The Senator has for his CONTINGENCY, the
Legislature of his State, and to that is
he amenable. The President has for his
constituency, the whole people Of oil the
several states, and is alike responsible to
all. He alone is the representative Of
all the people 10 all tho States, and he
alone is bound 10 guard the interests of
aIl The REPRESENTATIVE acts for his dis.
trict, the Senator fot his State, but the
President alone acts for The whole people
He alone, from an exalted eminence sur
veys all the mullifarious interests Of all
classes, and feels, and thinks, and acts,
for the common interests of the whole.
He therefore, was wisely and Justly
made component and necessary ingre-
dent in that legislative power, which was
designed 10 elicit and enforce the will Of
the people of the States, in the peculiar
manner designated and provided in the
Constitution. 1t was designed by the
constitution, to create Government by
comp ct among sovereign States, which
should maintain to certain extent, the
independent sovereignty Of those States,
and give expression TO their will as such,
by means Of the Senate (which should
possess some features Of a Representative
democracy, eliciting the will of the peo-
pie, as such, of the several States directly,
by means of the House OfRepresentatves
and also secure the representation of the
combined will Of the majority Of all the
the pcople-of all the several States, by
means Of the President OF the United
States. By thus combining all the ele.
ments that entered into the compact, The
Gamers Of the constitution hoped to give
a full end perfect expression to that CON-
pact. This object would have been but
attained, It the President had
not beer given voice in the enactment
Of laws, which as national laws must act
upon the whole people, BY requiring
his appreciation before they could become
operative and permitting him the right Of
withholding his approval and sigma
ture.
2. Because the power Of dissent from
the acts Of the legislature is necessary 10
preserve the proper independence Of the
Executive and to protect his constitutional
rights and functions against legislative
violation or encroachment. These we're |
doubtless the primary objects Of the tra-
mers OF the Constitution IN comforting up |
on the President this suspsnsive check
upon congressional action. They be-
lieved that an iIcrese and assumption OF |
power to themselves & encroachment
upon the distinctive powers Of other de-
partments, was more TO be feared from
the Legislature than the Executive De-
parlment of Government; and experience
has justified their apprehension. But
they designed that each department
should in its own sphere, be. independent
of every other, and alone responsible for
the proper exercise Of IFS functions, and
III performance oft constitutional du.
ties. To secure this independence and
responsibility in the Executive the proiec-
tive power Of the Veto was necessary.
8. Because the Veto power is DecesN