Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-04-11
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II The VETO Nov is a iuncture in o,r
Po'lt'caI affairs that should warn the fire.
Il eating portion of the loco(ocos of the dan.
ger OF the practical exercise of The Zone
man power" in our cons titution. And in
passing we remark that it is ally mat.
, Ter OF surprise how party, protesting
''oerai PrlncIP es Of government, ever sue. l.
ceeded IN deludIng the people into a de S
'oIion oil this monarchcaI feature of the I
constitution. But suppose now we had r
man oil the moral heroism of cold Jack L
son or the contemplate obstinacy of n
John Tyler at the head OF the govern. lie
menl: disposed to thwart the fre-eaters h
Ca GA, Inc settlement of the Oregon question, r,
w nat situation would the country be ln2Ih,
II is not because there is any danger u
now Of veto that it becomes a momen, ne
ior retectlon--lar from it. Any body II
can swear for Mr.. Polk that he will never err
veto any law of his party That would ali
DC treason to ones creator. But the nil
poSl'lon OF the country certainly, to them, fie
ought to demonstrate The danger of pre- sal
serving this feature of monarchy in the osi
constitution. 1t is monarchicai in its the vii
'ly' It's nature and It's practice. 1t was the
Incorporated into the British government, Clio
rom which II was derived to US, express. IGui
} 10 prevent the peculiar privileges of DOC
ne crown IRON being encroached upon ca,
y inc people That its theory; and that die
vas It's practice so long as the monarchy !
Britain dared TO exercise it. But the inc
cope there have rendered it practically sta,
oSoie.e' mo monarch, since the revoIu. ISiIs
ION OF 1888, has dared to exercise il in cleg
treat Britain upon laws passed for the Buc
oYefhment OF her subjects. She oppres- tori
60 her CoIonles with ii; and that was one con
round OF our complaint 10 the Declar- and
ton OF independence. d;nl
but the theory Of it in our constitution, ken
Ito advocates say, Is that it is a CHECK has
pom THE PEOPLE! Check upon the oeooIel aIoo
c are one Of the old fashioned republi. email
his mat believe, with the Wings of the at a
and the Wings of the presonr Glen
me- That the people are capable of self G
''erhment. And that when they run IN. dent
eAcesSes, as they will do, that thew for
que are TO correct themselves. And we'll
Al no one man is with the most od,ons both
efogatlve Of Il British King to correct the :.
'nem. II he were invaluable, and no. howe
'ac', one OF the people and Just as liza repu
10 DC wrong when they are right, as coun
'"t wheh they are wrong, then there on III
'u'u oe some republican sense in its adj neye,
cacy' But that any party in this land imou
republicans, should cling to this oRal Here
DrI''sn monarchy, and yet claim to be ders
peculiar friends of the people's riohts ,vith
= G;a.a'nIy remarkable. We say ofaL of ma
! monarchy, because it is thrown Nv ~
&c now 10 Great Britain, with the obi. dsa 70
Prerosaliyes of purveyance, scutages in ont
'aaser anu lalIIages. 1t is there t6ing agdan
me dung hlll--rottng with the olbep hecen,
crown d. =, tue PFefo9atlves Of formic
&c OFF ,h;I "hen We run our adver We
Go Oh TINS position, they turn uDon sbonIJ
III .ell Us the people sustain them ldancv,
the nponIa c,'. nuu Pi'y lis, It's true. Dlfer
archicat o,uar" .t monarchy IN all every
Dartv !, 1he monar- we sho
P"''y, IN these impose upon the peo Rennhl
nc oPlhlon that is safest for them ha s,oa
is undonh,eJln 49,. own government. and pr
governments 'oo' 'or the people progress
ertbrow, 80, ""'o Suilc'ent power such
oi'nroW monarchy 1t is on v for WI, .
cason mat the monarchypartv, have tho De-
ng them hind ~" 20 s 'hn; succeeded in Wing
lterest, Tho, ,ho,, 'l''r own power sanction
m. So !, i Ivy aIe not no. all over of whicI
opIe here tnIIn ouiI us. Inc moment only sue
self govorna .0o''Ao 'nelr caPacl- own lea
this branch ~ u rs true sense, a quartz
off Crom, y, 'i'olarchy must be as abomi
ell rs aoa;n ,La constitution. But uphold &
Bile that ,be 80. ~ 80 somewhat re. and sire
Wv Peopie nave sustained and m,