Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-31
Ta The Edi,ors Of the Enquirer.

Messrs. Editors: Permit me to lay before you |
hr;or notice If an address delivered by the |
Hon lanes Mcdowell before his constituents o.
Augusta at Staunlop, on the 23d October II
was characteristic Of that high toned gentleman
and learned statesman. The Democracy oil au
p,,sta feel proud of their talented aoa aoie &c
preventative. Il were we'll for the American
Union, at this conjuncture, II Inc congress o.
the United States were entirely composed oi
statesmen with his calmness and profound Judg-
ment; they should be sought after BY the Amerl-
can people e ,;s
will not pretend 10 give you sketch oil nus
speech, but simply one idea which ne advanced
on the Veto Power, which was most eScehen.,
and entirely new here. he sho"ea 'na' u,o
Veto guaranteed BY the Constitution 10 the Pre-
sident' which the Wing party have so much de-
rided and denominated the "one-man power, IS
moi the only Veto guaranteed BY the Constsu.
lion. but that il gives to the Supreme Courl OF
the limited State. an entirely arbitrary and man.
datory Veto, from which there is no appeal or
recommi,ment and that it may, in its practical
ooera,ion. be more emphatically called lone.
man nower.n than the Presidential Veio ano
| vet il has never been assaied BY tho Wing party.
He showed that The Supreme Court, which IS
composed Of seven members, any 1--we OF whom
constitute court, may be so Giviced IN ihelr
opnions AS 10 the constitutonality or unconstl.
tu,ionality of law passed by Congress, and
anproyed by the President that there may De
,,yo members of the Court on each side OF the
question and the fifth member come IN win DIS
most imperative Veto, forever ahnulling INC
law defeating the popular will as expressed
through their representatives; and yet the wing
nar,v do not complain Of this more 'royai
power exercised by the Supreme Court, Simply
because il does not go to the tune OF avail
.nu,1y. He showed that the Veto IS most
important provision 10 the Constitution, s'anoihs
az barrier between unconstitutional ana IN,
temocrate legislation, and the Constitution ano
| nonnlar interests; al the same time showing thai
the Republican party do not contend for an I'm
nroper and injudiclous exercise o. The Veto ou
regard il as hish conservative feature oil Int
Constitution have frequently enauireh VIVA
the Veto Power has done, that IL Las ouenoee
the Wing party and drawn down Their merry y"
d,gnation opon it. | formerly .housn. J. Wa
because ex-PresiGent Tyler vetoed the Na.'o ~
Rank. which was the favorite measure Of 'ns
party, and for which they abused nim 80 ne uu
, sparingly. Now that they say Sauon', Da,
is obsolete and ineIpedisni, ano ha'e 'asn,.
, acknowledged they did Mr.. ISier stea. ,d'. =
,ice by their abuse, since nc guy 49, a.
: obsolete and iDexpedIent measure, nav y
ou'o ~ see The WING party put their finger upo
s the a IL measure which the Veto rs
a def a and BY which ii has committed such
n -, handed outrage upon popular rights, as
asr;, an erasure from the sacred Pa-es oil 10
4 Tonst;tu,ion, and be consigned 10 the dust vii
ia INDUSTRIOUS authors and not be suffered 10 IN
e win the fair fame OF its immortal Progeni'or
l. because i. has done, what echo answers VIVA
IS The Ex-Governor, notwithstanding his vel