The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-03

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IAN stand by and sustain him. Sir, this veto Is
i.cEsoo,sp in It's cha acter, and the democracy OF
~. country will approve it. | hear much said
-, ihis one man power; for what know mol,
ol,ss il is 10 bring the veto into disrePute regaid
bs veto as one of the great conservative powers oi
The constitution, and trust in God that II may ever
S nrsseryed Ii is a ule remarkable that every I'M
O' P'o r., veto that has emanated from a democratic
Eyecutlye has been sustained by the people This,
a., 100. will be sustained.
M / E. HOLMES referred TO the length Of
nm. some eight months,) during which they had
bssn IN session and 10 the blasting influence which
,b, massage of this bill into u law would have
b.d sner the glorious deeds which they had
consummated and said II v as really refreshing
~ nave an Executive who, in spite of all the elamors
,,b which not only his opponents, but large poT-
non Of those who came into this hall upon principles
necessarily involving enmlty TO internal improve.
nents and extTayagance, would assal him for
rbrowlg himself upon principle, and doing decd,
a. he had done this day, which showed him to have
as,vs and fit to be at the head Of this eonfedersed
.on,e able and willing to throw back the waves Of
.rtrsyaSance which tended TO destroy the energies
and liberties OF the people
Wa, the party with which he acted the democratic
r,rty. pGr srsslLsnes? Was it party Of principle
And II il was a party Of principle, he asked with
Thai face they could rise this hoor and reprobate
The ,eto which supported that very principle on
h;.b the BALTIMORE convention acted, a laugh, !
and which tho gentleman from Pennsylvania at
tended.
"a voice. Ddyou take pert in the proceedings
of that COnyentOnfl -.
WAS not in the Baltimore convention, (sald MIR.
~ We of South , arolins held that the formal
declaration of our creed was unnecessary, and the
,sason is obvious; It is founded on the eternal prin'
cine, Of free trade the peace Of the country, and
democracy for the benefit Of the whole-not part,
Ihe north and west. lie stated distinctly, that II
the democratic party intended TO stand together,
they must not divide of in this manner whenever
there comes a local question Of harbors and rivers,
and improvements at each mans door. What was
this government Il was q confedersey TO do what
The States indi yiduay cannot do; and had the idea
been entertained that they were TO do what any
State could do the south would have entered IN
10 it, which under this system would create central
action like the in mid heaven, drawing the
whole moisture from the south, and throwing II
upon the north and west. They came into this con-
federation to do equal justice TO all, particular IA
Yors 10 none But this system II carried out, would
give TO the north and west additional expenditures
to those already drawn from the south, and which
they, by producing the large amount OF export,
which was the basis Of import, furnished the ability
10 pay. They had given peace TO the country oy
doing Justice on the Oregon question; or, n not
peace, a glorious struggle between monopoly and
liberty Let il come. Sir, we have burst the bastile
Of restriction and unfeered the energies OF the peo-
pie; and LET nov stop, by that veto and the sus-
taning thereof this extravaganza OF expenditure,
that may return 10 our constituents with inc con
ISOLATION that we have done what our fathers intend.
ed when they mnde this government, and designed
it To be one Of universal blessings not Of particular
curses.
Mr.. BRODHEAD next obtained the floor, and
said he would sustain the veto Of the President, be-
cause the gentlemen from the west, who are princI-
pally interested in the measure, had stricken down
-. pohcu Uhirh DrOyldea the IheV
cannot come here, and, by their course upon the
tariff deprive the treasury Of means ar then clamoT
for appropriations TO improve their harbors and rv-
ers They refused to go with their true friends when
the tariff bill was before the House, and he there
fore regarded the veto measuae Of Just retrihu.
ton He could not understand why the Secretary
OF War should recommend the appropriations in the
manner stated by his colleague, Mr.. THOMPSON,
and them when Congress complies with his request,
the President should disapprove Of the sCt That
involved degree Of inconsistency which others
might explain. He agreed with his colleague, that
the opposition to this measure should have been in.
Dictated at earlier day; and, il il had. he venured
TO say that the tariff bill never would have passed
this House. He invited western gentlemen TO cut
loose from what is called southern democracy, and tn
20 with their friends from the northern and mid
die States.
Mr. TIBBATTS regretted very much the neces
sity which brought him to address the House at this
time and upon this subject; and in what he had To
uy he should treat the President with that p oper
respect which was due him, and which Re owed
also TO the members OF this House. He totally dis
agreed with the President in his veto message-not
in those principles in which he declares our govern
ment to be q government of specially delegated
powers but in the application Of those principles to
The bill And he begged leave to call the attention
Of the House to the message Of the President ITSELF
because he must confess Notwithstanding the rumors
floating through the city for week past in relation
L, - haH nf
surprise to him; and be would say 10 his colleague,
r. Boypl who had taken occasion to thank the
President for this veto, that, so far as the interests
of the western country were concerned, he thanked
him for an act which, if Mr.. T. understood their
interests and feelings would be source Of grief to
many r"erchant and trader, and OF walng to
many widow and orphan caused by It.
Mr. T, caused to be read an extract from the
message of the President, calling attention to "the
condition Of the public works referred to in the re.
port of the Secretary Of War &C. and extracts from
that report, recommending divers works, part of
which were contained in this bill
lfMr. 7. understood the point of this message
the President admitted the consutuonality Of aF-
preparations for harbors the sea; and Of the APP
preparations for lake harbors contained in the BILL
all but FIVE were recommended by the President
himself (for he took it for granted that the President
recommended them in recommending the report of
his secretary to the consideration of Congress) He
Congress and the country had right to suppose he
would sanction bill containing appropriations thus
recommended by himself.
He was the more surprised, because distinction
seemed to be taken between domestic and foreign
cothmerce--a distinction which the western country
never had, and never would submit to.
Some con versation arose between Mr.. T. and Mr.
HOUSTON, of Alabama, as to the fact whether
his point made in the message.
Mr.. TIBBATTS (continung) combaed the idea
Of such distinction, and commended that the harbors
on the lakes were as much connected with foreign
commerce as those on the seaboard and urged that
they were equally entitled to the protection Of the
government
Mr.. BRINKERHOFF had few words to say,
and but very few. The question before us (said
he) is, "Sbail this become law, the objections OF
the President to the contrary Notwithstanding" III
II was In my power, sir, by the vote shall give,
to make it law the Presidents objections to the
contrary Notwithstanding, it would become a law.
| am anxious, and long have been anx Gus, that it
should become law. have entertained apprehen
sions however, that it would not ] have been APP
prehensve that it would be defeated by an Execu.
tive veto; and had my humble advice been taken by