Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-12
THE VETO.

The admiration for the man power, excited by
lis unscrupu bus BY Gen jackson and his Demo
cratic has been progressive until has assum
ed the character Of an issue in the present canvass in
consequence ot the enlightened and truly WhL and con
sutonal views upon the subject Promulgated BY Gen.
Taylor The feature Of the Constitution which, in tho
Convention which framed it, was denounced as mluar-
cca and dangerous to the liberties Of the people, has
become The obj Ct Of the special affection Of the party
which calls itself, par excellence, Democratic we need
not enlarge upon the Inconsistency Of such We
brievc, in the natural of things. ultra Democracy
invariably seeks 70 enlarge tie power of the Execuli5e
head, until it becomes Inconsistent with popular liberty
Is there any Of reflection who does believe that
the real danger liberties sss in tie immense
power and rtincnce with which the President is clothed
BY party discipline and his yearly increasing patronage
power indefinitely extended by the present monstrnus
doctrines held in regard the Gen Taylor's
views have been greatly perverted He has been charg
ed with having expressed the determination to irierpose
the veto in no clse whatever, nut to sim any bill
which Congress may pass We must say that such
charge is unluaiedly false. Papable violation ii
the Constitution and corrupt hasy egsloion he has
told furnish in which the exercise Of the veto
would be solemn duty in other cases, lie thinks that
great Difference shonld be yielded 10 the will ii TIE
people, fairly exprC ssed by their rpp senatives e
has nlimated that bills for protective tariff internl
Improvement SC hateyer may he his opinion Of thcir
policy, would not he Vetoed because he considers heir
consutonallty long since settled ana in Questions If
domestic policy he would defer to the national ersc-
urp. This and similar expressions have been made the
texts fer gross abuse for the supposed pancy of principle
which would permit him to give his sanction to any
lw Of the policy and features and even phraseoogv ii
Which he did fully approve. The theory now main
tanned the President into an aemen, of the law
making power and will soon render him the fountain Of
legislation. Ins cad obairg framed in committee, we
may, ere long, expect ali bills be drawn Up in The de-
partmenls, in The Presidents house. and sent to Con-
gress merely gn through the firm of becoming laws
1t was thought the main duly IF the President We.
to execute he aws-such is The most prominent fInc-
ton assigned to him BY the Cunsti'uti but Locofoco-
ISM in lis monocrac tendencies is MT content with less
than full share for him Of legislative functions Mr.
jefferson, whose disciples Modern Democrats profess to
be, in The Of an administration Of eight years.
cr n'orposed his veto single time. Gen Washington
was less fortunate, and denounced BY some Of the
Democrats of that day for daring apply he bills
IN his opl2on clearly de:nandi it. But Washington
held The same opinion which Gen. Taylar now holds.
AMI signed many bills, the policy arl details Of which he
d not approve, IND IL. " coarse as worthy Of lie de-
nuncia' OF the moncras the Hero of Buena Vista
Is it denied that Washington, in ference to Congress.
did not veto bills Of which h. did not approve? Wegve
his own testimony to the fact.
II e'ier 70 Edmund Pendlf0n, dated Sent 23rd
1888 after saying that, 81 only wish whilst am
want al the public 10 know the will OF nv masters that
may govern myself accordingly" he continues
You do inc than justice when yon suppose.
mat from iaoiires Of respect 10 The legislature (dnd
might add from ny Interpretation ofhe Constitutional
GIVE MY SIGNATURE TO MANY BILLS WITH WHICH
NY JUDGMENT Is At VARIANCE. In saying this, how
ever ainde 70 ~ particular act From The nature Of
Y cons uiinn must apprve all TIE parts o. bill, Or
jet IL tot2 Il, d. the latter CA DIV be justified
upon the clear and obv ground of propre'y; and
nf yer had such confidence in my fcay Of ulglrg
as 10 ever be tenacious Of the npnioi- NAV have I'M
Al ei in doubtful cases. Writings Of Washington. rolr
*, 37l.
Now we Do MT link 1t likely That Gen Taylor ever
read tits e't"r. and yet his mjlasty grl sense and
clear views Of: he constitution led him embrace the
very doctrine m the fist and m st Iusirils Of the earle
PreSilmts,' tonchi+s the vei' IT. ti,- mprp;ras'
therefore, rail The 81 her, ,r his opinions on the Veto
They identical with those Of the father OF his county,