The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-19

great highways rivers lakes and harbors the will of
the people, expressed through their representatives
Congress- ought be respected and carried out by the Ex
ecutive" 1t will OF course be recolected that the Ex
ecuve is sworn to support the constitution. and cold
not respect and carry OUT any measure which he re-
garded as unconstitutional.
Gen. Taylor considers, then, that Congress has
limited power over the subjects enumerated-the tariff
the currency, and the Improvement OF the great high
ways, rivers, lakes and harbors; that the whole in
ernal Improvement subject This embraces the whole
American system, and it is difficult to say what it does
general government these very subjects, under the
administration of j. q. Adams that bore Jefferson down.
IN the latter days of his life with the gloomes appre
tensions. Taylor is thus fully committed respect and
carry out the extreme of the federasts who
as Mr. Jefferson said letter to Governor Giles but
few months before his DEATH now look to a single
anu splendid government of an arisocracy, founded
on banking institutions and moneyed Interpretations,
under the guise and cloak of their favored branches
Of Manufacture, commerce. and navigation riding and
yeomanry This will be to them next best blessing
to the monarchy of their first aim. and perhaps their
surest stepping stone to it," Yet some of his advo-
Gates, ignorant themselves, counting upon the g.
norance of others, have the power of face to contend
publicly that this man is Jeersonan principle 1t is
impossible for us to conceive how any man protesting
republican principles support Gen Taylor after Pc
usal OF what is commonly called his Allison letter. But
party organization OF our opponents He at first presented
himself the opponent OF party organization and re-
peatedy declared his firm determination under no circum
stances to become the candidate of party From this
position, by series of mutations which every one can
trace for HIMSELF he at length permitted the Louisiana
delegation TO place HIM entirely under the control of the
horzed to say that Gen Taylor recognised in his friends
in that convention the right to withdraw his name, and
decision II formally announced that 'by the act of
uniting with this convention has friends aohdraso his
name from the canuass, unless he be the nominee of the
convention" How vain, then, must be the expectation
that any democrat support this man, deeply COM
mtted to federal doctrine and who has lent himself to
No thaf( full,
ted to the principles of laitudnous construction. We
should be false to the duties of our position, if did
CO. operaon Of every friend Of State rights in the land
1t always has been by the exercise OF the very powers
which General Taylor acknowledges to be unlimited,
been made Recall, fellow citizens. the extraordinary
exertions it cost our party under General Jackson TO
correct the abuse OF these powers and bring back the
government to its true principles The labors of that day
were forciby summed up by one OF our own senators
eve are in the midst OF revolution-a happy and au
which, according to Mr. jefferson, was as real revolu
ton, in the principles that of TIC Sin the form of
our government" like saluary revolutions sin the prin
cples of the have seen accomplished du
ring the last five years OF its administration In that time,
sir have seen the government brought to its 'republ
can from the deyatons OF atitudinous power into
tutional and corrupting system of internal improvement
under the patronage OF the federal authority, arrested
and those great local interests RENTED to their natural
and safe guardians the governments OF the States We
have seen the bank, he born of federal usurpa
TONS foed in its efforts to Perpetuae its existence and
to confirm its triumph the sanctty of the constu
ton. We have SEEM finally, the american system of the
honorable senator himselfa system which we OF the
South have felt to be not OF protection but of OPP
and abandoned. Here indeed, is happy and glorious
revolution for those who have cherished the cardinal
principles of limited constitutional consructon-of free
dom of industryof equality OF public burdens and for
these great results indebted to the rmness, the
vgor and patriotism OF the individual who now pesides
over the administration of the government sustained by
fh0 vfrfu n a frapD
General Taylor is pledged not to arrest any of these
measures if they again driven through the form of
into power with him in favor of them all If he is
elected, them must prepare to renew the struggle
If permit these corrupons again to acquire foohod
hope for equal success in another contest Is it
not rather the part of Children than of knowing
and careful OF their interests, to incur this superuous
labor-to this unnecessary hazard? Virgnians -
you who have been foremost in every contest for the
preservation OF the true principles OF our government
you will have to pass upon these questions on the 7h OF
NOvember-we will not permit ourselves, for mo-
ment to doubt your decision.
Important as are these subjects, we come now to in
vte your attention to others which more nearly affect
citizens of the southern States, have rights and interests
peculiar to yourselves your business and your property
essentially different from those of large majority Of
the people OF this conederacy In the exercise of the
powers OF the federal government you have guaranty
against oppression identity of interests with the
ruling majority Hence the maintenance Of checks and
been your policy, while those who have meditated ag
gressons upon southern rights have always struggled to
enlarge and iberate those powers Hence, as Mr. JEFF
feson has sad the democracy of the Norththe party OF
strict constructonare the natural allies of the South
while the attudnarian party open the breaches r the
constitution through which your enemies approach to
saut you. This view strikingy illustrated by the
fact that upon the question of restricting slavery the
Territories, the whole wing party the free States
against you to man. while your friends there found
only in the ranks of the party of strict construction.
The veto power is, perhaps, the most saluary check
upon the action of the federal government which pro-
vided by the constitution SO long that provision
retained full energy the South always exercise
some control over the action OF the government Though
less than majority our strength is too formidable for
any party to succeed, which commits ITSELF in presiden
tia canvass. upon principles OF open and avowed hQst
ty rights This has been clearly psFceved BY
advesares the North, and they bending all
their efforts to bring the veto power into dsrepue. In
this effort have been mortified and alarmed to find that
they have coadjutors here in midst and that the
wing candidate has lent himself to their dangerous de-
signs. Four years ago Mr. Clay and his followers were
engaged in the effort to strike this provision from the
constitution Fooled in this, the attempt is made to
do that in effect which they could not do in form, and oy
exciting odium against this power. to arrest ITS Pracuca
operation. Again. miscalculatng the popular intelligence
they think to deceive by artfu phrase Ihey
the power This is only true upon me
wing theory that the President is to go into power me
unnstructed unpledged, and unammeled agent OF MS
own will But upon the principles OF our govern
ment, this, like all his other powers nusted 10 ne
President not in his individually but IN his representative
capacity-confded to him, not SIMPLY because ne IL an
"honest and faithful but because ne Is the agent OF
his constituents The power resides essentially not
in the President but in those who elect the President
II may not be inappropriate IN ms connexoh' 10 reCa
In vour recollection the fact that Mr. Jefferson regarded
~ nex 10 the House of REPRESENTATIVES as