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would imply the power of fconoslidaton, and thai /
consolidation would lead TO monarchy. All the
dictionaries of the Federal government, il is said,
should abstain from questionable, doubtful pow
Crs.
Ills then sal that there is no power for general
works-lhat me Of those in the bill are local
that they have nothing TO 10 with giving shell
ter to our Navy and nothing to do with foreign
commerce, &c. If they had, in consideration OF
what had been done by his predecessors, he
might have been persuaded TO approve tins bill.
Mr.. Polk then cites some Of the objections oil
his predecessors.
Mr.. Polk without naming them, states that one
half of the items in the bill are against the con-
stitution, and if il should pass, it would be equiv
alcnt to engraliing new provisions upon the Con-
stitution. Should such an act become a law, II |
would give any successive congress power 10 |
pass layorably upon any works Of internal i'm
provement.
1t is also said to be unjust to the states of the
Union who have paid their own money for their |
own public works. Mr.. Polk says the trainers
of the constitution taught him all this, and that
time shows the wisdom of their conclusions. III
any other doctrine should prevail, vast sums of
public money would be expended for local pur
himself called upon to approve of this bill with
only the constitutional provisions in 1t, but these
are not given.
| Mr. Polk then sheltered himself under the
foreign war and the large sum appropriated, and
he hopes the bill will not become law.
| When the message had been read, the speaker
stated the question before the house to be
"Shall this bill become law, the veto to the
contrary Notwithstanding"
Mr.. Boyd of Kentucky, said he would take this
occasion publicly TO express his thanks for this
veto. Mr.. Boyd moved the previous question,
which the house did not second, yeas 85 nay lO5
| MIR. Droomgooe said he should not discuss
the message of the president or the various feel
ings of appreciation or disapprobation which
characterized the reception of this message.
Mr.. Douglass Of ILL.,, appeared anxious to sus-
tain both the veto and the bill also. He liked
what the president said about the constitution but
upon being questioned as to the reasons, he did
not approve them.
Mr.. d. was questioned by some of his col
leagues and in conclusion spoke strongly against
the Presidents OpiniOns-the distinction between
foreign commerce and inland commerce, fresh
water and salt water, &c.
Mr.. Thompson, of Pa, attracted q good deal
of attention by very plain speech against both
the principles and the details of the Veto. 1t
seemed to him that very revolutionary principles
were creeping into the government, entirely
overurning well established principles. One act
had been done this session which had brought
his own State to the verge of ruin. He regret
ted the veto, and complained that the Presidents
opinions were not better known upon this ques-
ton before the election.
1t was not possible to remedy, for four years,
what had been done, but he trusted the people
would take care to know the views of the candi-
dates upon this and other great questions.
Mr.. Holmes, of S. c., was exstatc in praise
Of Mr. Folks nerve and Mr.. Folks veto! The
President had proved himself to be worthy TO be
at the head of this great Republic. Democracy
now stood where it ought TO stand, and the De-
mocracy could not divide upon this question.
The South would never have come into the
conederacy ifit had supposed that such opinions
were to prevail as are advocated here.
Mr. Wilmot, ofPa., the solitary member from
that State who voted for the tariff, was also now
with the President. lie rose, he said, merely to
applaud the Presidents Veto, and tokens of ap-
proval met him from the Southern wing of the
Democracy.
Mr.. Broadhead, of Pennsylvania gave q novel
reason for approving the Veto. The principle
of it he did not like, but he should vote to sustain
it because Western gentlemen had voted to sus-
tain tariff which so crippled the Treasury that
the appropriations could not be made.
Mr.. Tbbats, of Kentucky, was opposed to the
veto, and disappointed that ii had been received.
His opposition, he contended was one of princi-
, pie, and he was amazed that there should have
been a veto of this bill, when all the items in it,
: had been recommended by the Presidents own
, Secretary of war. That this was true was shown
by Mr.. 7. in reading extracts from the report Of
; the Secretary ofwar.
lie was surprised, too, that his colleague Mr..
Boyd) had approved the veto. He had shown
that so far as the west was concerned, he was
thankful for very small lavors.
Mr.. Brinkcrhoh, of Ohio, said, ifthe tariff bill
had been postponed for ten days, this bill would
have become u law The President was guilty
ola subtcrugo in opposing this bill after it had
been recommended by the Secretary of War.
lie had not supposed that Mr.. Polk was opposed
to works of internal improvement, but when told
before his constituents that he was, he contra
dicted it, and felt authorized to do so, because
Mr.. Polk himself had not denied his friendship
for Internal Works, and because he was fol-
: lower of General Jackson and Martin Van Bu-
ren, who had approved all the works which were
now opposed by the Executive.
Mr.. Rheu, of S. c. continued the discussion in
; defence of the Executive and his veto. The
veto he trusted, was to give new lease of life to
the Democratic party, and he hoped that western
men would submit to the sound doctrines of the
veto message.
Mr.. Bayly, of Virginia, obtained the floor, and
after struggle to postpone the question, the
House adjourned. Amer.