The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-29

In the case OF Diapers executors against German,
ported IN sh LLegh page OPS "a seq the supreme court
of appeals OF Virginia ueoed the act of Congress OF the
United States, passed in March, 1904, upon the ground
that Congress had power under the constitution of the
United States 10 declare that Judgment obtained in
court OF the District of Columbia should be entitled to
the same consideration that would be under the
sutlon had II been obtained in court of any State of
The Union, because the District of Columbia not
State OF The unlon as contemplated by the constitution,
and therefore the Judgment should be considered
foregn, and not domestic judgments and such, the
plea OF ma debet ought to have been received Against
TINS GEO. OF hulllheatloD no complaint has been
made, and It must be readily conceded by all that the
Aforesaid court Is emnen distinguished for the profound
legal learning OF IFS members. And in the of Martin
against Hunters lessee, reported in LIST Wheaton, page
324 justice Story, IN delivering the opinion of the court
says, inter ala, the constitution of the United States
was ordained and established NOT by the States in their
sovereign capacities, but Gas the preamble of the consti
tuition decares) emphacay by the people of the United
States" There can be no doubt Che remarks) that it
was competent 10 the people TO the general gov
eminent with all the powers which they might deem
proper and necessary, and 10 extend restrain these
powers according to their good pleasure" Thus it will
on the President of the United States by the people them
selves; and being conferred the act of the President
is the act OF the people, provided his acts within the
scope of his authority most clearly they are upon the
subject here under discussion. Have the people
condemned It's exercise from the adoption of the federal
constitution down 10 the present moment' The answer
Isl never, with the exception of few candidates and
prants for place and power How, then, it be tor
tnred INTO the one-man power is left to logicans to de-
eide
And did any people on the face of the earth mot
wthstandng the exercise of this monarchcal power
the part OF the Presidents of the United Staes pros
per- increase and multiply" more rapidly than the peo-
pie OF the United States "a people eminently enghten-
ed in council patriotic in sentiment and feeling promp,
to conceive fearless TO execute in times of peace peace
full in war, terrible to their enemies Wherefore them
should we desire the abolition of the veto power, or
change of men measures? The administration is hon
ored abroad and respected at home; its foreign well
as its domestic policy has been approved of by the peo
pie, and il is not dscerned how change of men and
measures could would better improve condition
But why this vehement opposition at this late day to
the OF the veto power the part of the President
The true solution lies upon the surface II requires no
deep Minking--no profound pecuation-o discover the
elected President of the United States, he will veto no
law upon the subject of slavery beyond the States in
which EXISTS, neither will he veto law should
Congress pass one, for the immediate abolition of slavery
Dithin the District Of Columbia.
Herein lies the whole and the sole cause of the present
opposition the exercise of the power which the
ramers of the constitution deemed almportant to the
best interests OF the people.
KEY WEST.