The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-11-24
The Constitutions aud aise pa,
lion Ot Parties regarding n.

This caption heads an article in lena.
exceeding column 10 the Sunday morn;n"
Union, October goth, written in d.nas
of the most monarchical part Of our c..
stiiuiion, the Presidential Veto. III.
cause of many elaborate defences OF III
bulwark of Executive power, by oa,,.
which has taken the People under i,s ~,
ticular safeguard, rises so comple,elv i
The surface that he that runs can read
The writer Of the Unions article se.u
OF affects 10 regard the Veto, rs w A..
sorry to say, j, appears to DO regarded h.
the public generally, that il Affects oaly
the course oflegislation. Quotations f,o.,
Vice President Dallas, Gen. Hamil,o.
&c. are made to support such ,iess Bn,
are such views so extensive as TO ,uclod,
the whole suhjectl we think not. An. /.
one who reads aiien,ivcly The history of
the formation Of the Constitution will sosn
discover that the Convention acted unde,
a con, iction that il was not EXECUTIVE
but Popular entertainment, that was to \.
feared and qua ded against. The second
paragraph Of the quotation from General
idHHh'o" P'o'Ss WV SoiiC1tHcss Vi cur
alluslun:
THE propensity OF the Legislative n.
par,Gent 10 intTude upon the r,ghls and
10 absorb the powers Of the other Dep,r,.
menis, has been already more than on,a
suggested; the insulhc,eney Of tre,.
parchment deliacaiiou Of the Boundaries or
each has also been remarked upon; and
the necessity o. furnishing each unh con.
stIiuliona arms for lis own defence la.
been inferred and proved. From ,he,s
clear aud ,nduhsiabie prime pies results tho
propfiety Of a negative, either absolute ~,
quail fed, in the Executive upon the acts Of
the Legislative branches.
Such we're the predominant, ideas which
produced the Veto. Has the nrermes,.
ale history Of the United States sustained
these ideBs, and their effect, the yutol--
Has the history OF any nation. under what.
ever form Of Government. sustained the
conclusion TINT the Legislative has e.
corded The Executive branch 10 dispO.i.
ton 10 infrIDgcl
The Veto, ns Il - authorized BIZ III,
Constitution, Is represented by ls ado.
Gates as qualified. Is i, 50 ia operation
i II not a mockery TO regard II so he.
liryes the Presldeat and his Cabitet Of all
responsibility, and snrposes them more
quail fed TO Judge Of MIA, legislation il
nsedful than any number short Of tso.
thirds of both Houses Of Congress. S.,
aside their ohicial characters, and plass
10 D.r.,Ia.t ..I ffals.xt
With the Senate, and who in his scnsss
would give tho palm TO he former We
say THIS, or rather put the query. With full
respect 10 both Departments.
Bot, in fact, there are other yess Il
the Veto power which give gu, its rhsac.
ter IN bolder relief than when aprled TO
ordinary legislation. A. a commentary
on the qualification Of the Veto the Pres.
dent Is commander IN Chief OF the Afmy
and Navy, m peace and war, by the Goa.
siitulion. He has, we fcarlessly say, 90
unqualified and absolute negative on tho
ac's Il both Houses Of Congress; therefore,
except By two. bird vote 81 both ilouses,
Congress can neither declare ray or ron.
efBie pace ~ opposition 10 Tho Prcs.ieri.
More md worse # both Houses we're 10
oscfp0wer tho Veto b. n lno-ihitds voc,
the President, be it on question II peace
Or var, remains through biz term Grnera'.
IN chief by land ned high admiral ty SEA,
tfcmoyabc except By Impeachment.
The day viii. must, como when ih,
Same Veto uill have TO sustain mere
tymr scrutiny Than II has hitherto sg+
tanned. Wise and considerable men nj tho
head IL the Government will no, US tbs
extreme power unless 10 extreme cases
aud hence 40 say solemn'y to our fees
CITIZENS, that their duty Is imperative y
ta'ae TO the Chief Mag,slfscy men sas
wiI usn aHd not abuse such lmpe rial n0sci.
II IS worse t5an vain 10 shut our eyes 10
the fact that the President has The aulhri-
y TO give character TO the Go,efnnsut
during hrs Administration. The real ds.
psndcncc oi the people, on moderate and
IgsI Administration, rests on the man, ard
not on constitutional limitations of pfci0s.
alive. The Two Houses o. Congress arc
two standing committees 10 pfepNte bis
which the President can make AasVr
waste parchment.
ltcan answer no useful pur pose ciafsa
~ with personality for making these con.
men''. We only repeat objections made
10 the Convention, by members Who thea
and there doubted, and expressed their
doubts Of the proptieiy 81 creating per.
pelunl Die ntor. Such firesarnings we're
unhceded, and the Presidential office was
enacted, and the incumbent made Genef'
alissImo and High Admiral during hl'
official term.
lie IS there at the head Of tho military
part OF our Government and, with lhc
Veto, enabled TO parallzo tho Whole civil
legislation, Nor does the President really
need a political party 10 sustain his negative
power, rs thirty seven per ceni. OF ether
House IS sufficient.
Cause and effect are co.rclstiscs. mo
! cause may Ia dormant hat ma Ioup as IL