The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-10-11
HI, State. The Bank, Internal improvements,

This State. The Bank, Internal improvements,
&c. have again and again been reprobated by
South Carolina, and these are why measures.
know Of nothing which they have promised to
do which we can approve, or which, by any
possibility, can work in our favor. They have
never pretended to principles which conform TO
aaurs, or supposed interests are
diame,rically opposed. >.
I" Let me ask if single Wing measure is
kaown OF though, Of, beneficial 10 the South or
South Carolina. Their rivers, and harbors'
and manufactures, and ships, and sailors, &C.
are benefited by the appropriations of Ton,
eress; but these come from the Treasury, and
that Treasury is filled by duties, and two'th'rds
of those duties must ultimately tall on the Plan
talon States, as they furnish two thirds OF our
exports. But am not disposed to disturb you
with this vexed question. solemnly declare l
do no, know of one opinion common to tn"
Wing party, one principle generally aeknow.
ledged by them, or one feeling which can actu.
ate them as party, which is not, hel'eVe, in
furious to the South
"General Taylor States in one Of his letters
that he will not veto any Wing measure, that is,
any act passed by Congress, unless the same
be unconstitutional or passed in haste: that Is
without due consideration. These are sound
ing words, but they mean very little. In the
first p!ace, what can General Taylor know Of
the Constitution In all doubtful cases he must
receive as Correct, the interpretations OF those
about him. and there will he none abou!
him but Wings. What the Wings in Congress
regard a. constitutional will he constitutional
in the opinion of General Taylor.
Again, how can General Taylor ever de.
eide that an act has been passed'in hurry or
,pnadvisedy by Congress! If ever he takes
this ground, satisfactory evidence will be atfor.
ded that he is not only very indiscreet but very
unfit to he President. What! return bill! to
either House with the declaration OF the PresI-
dent appendant thereto that not only one House
but both Houses have acted without dellbera.
iion? Impossible! This will never he done.
General Taylor says that the veto power is
conservative. Granted. So is the negative OF
either House Of Congress on the other. can
not but think the General mistakes the Consti.
futon. have no doubt when surrounded by
his Cabinet be will learn that President must
approve of an act before be- signs it, and thus
put upon record his approval. Could General
Tayfor, as an honest man, declare to the nation
and the world he approved of an act when ne
did not approve Of il. The act does not be-
come law until the President writes upon It
approved and verifies the declaration by sign.
ing bis name under it. The people have said
as plainly as they could, in the constitution, That
the President is appointed among other Purpo'
ses to scruiinize such acts Of Congress as they
pass; and If he, does not approve OF them, they
shall not become laws. IL, indeed. he does not,
within certain number of days, signify to the
House in which an act has originated, his Oh.
,iections, it will become law without his aP'
.proval. But are we 10 understand that The
brave and high.minded Taylor will thus evade
.his constitutional responsibility Impossible!
He will soon learn that he cannot DO 50 with
honor, and therefore will not adhere to his pro-
sent construction of the constitution. The tact
is, General Taylor knows how TO beat an enc
~; but he does not know how to consirue the
Constitution. And how should he? His whole
life has been passed in camps. and bis very pro-
fciency in arms is presumption against his
Knowledge Of the laws and constitution. The
Veto power is vastly more than he now thinks
tit is conservative certainly, but much more
90 than he supposes. The President is re'pon'
sible for every act that becomes law, unless
passed in opposition to his Veto He is to take
care that the Republic suffer no detriment from
unconstitutional, unjust, or impolitic laws.
{" But must come to close. cannot con-
sent TO be one OF the Vice Presidents. f'rst'
because have already declared, in the name
Of the democratic party in Charleston, thai tney
should take no action in the premises.
".Secondly. because many Of my friends at.
tended the Taylor meeting, whom am not dis
posedio drive into the Wing ranks, by what
will appear to them to be almost personal op.
position. think they were wrong, and would
win them back by some more conc,iatory mea.
sures. IF nothing more be said or done. many
Of them, if not all, who are not looking out tor
Office. will, on reflection. see that it is better to
vote Tor Cass than join the Wing party"
DANIEL E. HUGER.
SPEECH OF THE HON. FRANKLIN J.
MOSES.
The following Report Of the speech Of the
speech Of the Hon. Mr.. Moses, Of Sumter Dis.
trict, at Democratic meeting at Tammany
Of the 19,h ult.
+ Hon. Mr.. Moses, Of South Carolina, after
referring to the handsome reception he met
with, and The "reminiscences connected with
Tammany Hall, said what is tho great cause in
which the democracy is engaged Is it con-
test tor the election of men, or is it one OF prin'
.cipIe, between The old republican party and this
new party, made up Of the factions of all par.