Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-03

negatives solemn acts passed by both Houses of Congress,
containing principle any constitutional construction
Marshall and Madison and sanctioned and acted by all pre-
ceding administrations.
Now what seriously impair the value Of the Ma
tonal Constitution diminish the regard which good
disposed feel for it, than admit be obliged per
ceiye that length of practical Interpretation, series
of legislation, authority Of udcature, and genera
and understanding of the country preserve its pro
visions against the innovations OF merely opinions
rash disregard of all authority, all precedens and all Other
mems judgments
Mr. Folks second veto was imposed upon the bill for in
Identifying those of citizens who supposed have
just claims upon the Government founded in this viz. that
having had just claims for spoiaons the Government
France the Government of the United States, by
with France, released her from all these claims condition
that France her part would release the Government of the
United certain buensome treaty stpulatons which
had been at early day entered into Congress thought
this clear of taking private property for public use and
therefore clear for indemnity TO the of the prop
ey They therefore passed bill for this purpose and this
bill Mr. James X. Polk negatved. 1t would be useless
consider his they all either unounded in fact
nconclusve, and some of them frivolous in argument His
message shows that he did not understand the yet he
put his veto the bill not any constitutional ground but
merely his opinion of the policy and proprety of the
Such is the President whom party its reckless
has placed at the head of the Government of the United
States
Resolved therefore, That these yeoes of the President
were wholly uncalled for and improper with the
spirit Of the constitution, and tend to establish practice the
effect Of which be to give the Executive Chief Ma
gistrae supreme control the whole legislation of the
country.
keoiped That the true remedy for this growing and most
alarming evil is, not in attempting alter the constitution,
but in the election of such PERSONS and such persons only
the Presidency understand that sacred Instrument
given evidence of being mbued with its principles, and
ready at all times to obey and to be governed by it. in the
spirit and in the letter. received by the country, and
has been understood and administered by the and
the good men who have gone before
Resolred That it is the bounden constitutional duty of
Congress to make just appropriations of the National
Treasury for all necessary improvement and preservation of
the harbors the Atlantic and the Gulf Of Mexico
the greater facility and convenience Of and like
TO construct and improve harbo and places of refuge
the lakes, for the better preservation of mems lives and
property and to clear the great rivers Of the West from what
obsructs their navigation and that the Wings of Mas
sachuses will cheeruy concur, under wise and prudent
Administration such shall be given the policy Of
toes, Determinations and miserable bubbles and alb
surtes in eectng all great useful and necessary objects
Of this kind III all parts OF the Union.
Resoired That the passage of the Subeasury law il it
intended that it shall be executed, gross wrong the 70
reign and domestic trade of country and if is intended
to be evaded by the agents of the Government political
fraud upon the people Of the country.
Rsod That the Wings OF Massachusetts regard slavery
great moral POLITICAL and social evil, and they therefore
pledge themselves to present firm front of opposition to
the Institution of slavery consistent with allegiance
the constitution and duties members of the Con-
federacy.
Resolved That the Wings Of Massachusetts will continue
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ready prepondeang influence of savehong interests in the
national legislation, defeat all calculated up
hold slavery and promote all constitutional for
overthrow and will oppose at all times with promi-
sing zeal and imness any further addition of savehodng
States to this Union Of whatever territory formed ard
that they will in like oppose all further extension
the slavery of the African this continent IT, under
the government of Providence it shall happen that portions
of this continent not belonging TO the United States shall be
settled by the Saxon race, let those settlers carry with them
wherever they go, together with their free blood the
blessings of free and free institutions for ALL and
chains and letters for Wherever language here
after to be spoken history remembered example quo
ted kindred acknowledged there let universal freedom
and equal laws be proclaimed to man.
Reolred As the settled and deep conviction Of this Con-
venton, that the principles of the Wing party of the United
States the principles of the Constitution and tn Sc
only upon which it be successfully administered that
they the principles of the Fathers of the Revolution and
the founders OF the Government the principles of Washing
tons administration principles, the adherence to which has
failed to carry the country forward in its march Of non
and prosperity and any occasional departure from which
has uniformly embarrassed and retarded its progress
The present is moment which calls for renewed
ton of these principles and for their support manenan
by all patriotic and enlightened And, in the judgment
Of this Convention the true interests of the people mpaa
lively require that the great Wing party should be maintained
in its integrity and upon its true basis without subdiv
Mon Of local or any other kind
We look to great good as likely to he accomplished
cept through the agency of the Wings Of the United States
acting the Wings of the United States There must al
ways be questions which all the individual members
Of great party spread n country, entirely
But certain other historical fact that
local differences and preudces giving way and that
and more OF union and harmony among Of all
tons OF our common country and of the greatest
and most important questions of public policy, is daily
testing itself This remarkably of the protective poll
cy 1t true also of the great questions appeanng peace
and and the general policy OF foreign relations And
while there are the me other subjects upon which
wide differences exist, which we Massachusetts Wings
most seriously lament, still, from any evils sprnging like
y TO spring from this source, where look with any
weounded hope for remedy Of the ranks of the Wing
party combinations formed in opposition the great
Wing party. We foundation for relief redress
the formation Of parties the prospect of local combna
tons The people of Massachusetts, feel it, and Justly feel
to have been great aud wrong have
another savehodng State TO the Union done in the
Of Texas They protested against rom the beginning
to the ends they will protest against, and the
their power oppose any similar annexation But is certain
nevertheless that Texas annexed by sectional strength
OF sectional influence alone The North well the South
| had hand in it. The Wings both of the South and the
North opposed it, The selfsty led Democratic party both Of
the South and the North, supported it, The two great At
lantc free States, by Democratic votes for Con-
ncccu, gave OF her votes for New Hampshire gave
all her votes for it. and Name which bone Of bone and
flesh Of esh also for it, without which could
have been accomplished And we obliged confess
with shame and mortcaton that in Massachusetts
self there have been, and there are Texas and mo slavery
parsans and Texas and slavery presses Whatever pre-
fences these parties and these presses from time time
yet whenever the time comes they for the
slavery IN fact We cannot look therefore, any local
sectional combinations associations, influences for
rity We know at this momen that Just far New
England Is hg, her voice with the majority Of the
pie OF Massachusetts, and just far New England is
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