The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-07-22
The oath which is prescribed by the consttu ion for

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'ce of President Of the United States and will to the bes
Of my ability preserve, protect and defend the constitution
oil ,ne United States"
This rs the oath he takes in entering upon the discharge
OF the duties of his office 1t is not oay that he will
preserve, protect and defend the constitution OF the I'm
lea o'ates put that he will faithfully execute me
once OF PRESIDENT OF the United States What SIR are
me mos, important duties OF that office They are thus
defined oy the constitution itself
He 1.-The Presden,l shall from time time give to Con
sress o. the state OF The Union and recommend
70 hef consueraon saeh measures as he shall Judge ne
'essaiy "i''' GA
. ngaln III, ,,n,.h shall ham,. .,n...,
Every bill which shall have passed the House OF Repre-
en.atves ana The senate snail oeI9Te y become law be
presented e 10 yig s n ue unen States &c
nns 10 har House IN which IL sha ha o; M,
WHO shall enter the objections AT large on their onaI and
proceed to reconsider IT, IT. after such alton two
thirds of that house shall agree pass the BILL shall b.
'en together with the objections, to the other house, b,
'wo-thlfds OF that mousse IL shail become law;
renee Of The SENATE and Hnnse Of nav be
necessary texcept on question adjournment) shall be
the same iaN take effect shall be approved by him. or, if
disaord by him. shall be rePassed by twohirds OF the
Senate ana House Of to the rules
This is the language of the constitution The Presi-
dent in advance of legislation is commanded, for the
language is imperative. He shall recommend to the
consideration of Congress" once for ALL but constant
ly "rom time to time" such measures as he shall Judge
only necessary, but such even he shall regard
erpedent and after Congress has acted the constitution
"every order, resolution uote Except questions OF
adournmenD shall be presented to the President; and
"T he dpproUe he shall sign it; but if he disapprove,
he shall return it, with his objections TO that house in
which il shall have originated In what sense is he 10
approve it If there doubt about this the language
OF the constitution itself in the same clause, in another
conneXion would relieve it. He is to approve It In the
same sense in which member of either House signifies
his approval in voting for BILL order, resolution.
The section under consideration declares that when either
returned by the President shall be reconsdered and
"f approved by the thirds of both houses it shall
become law, the Presidents objections to the contrary
Notwithstanding The language of the oath is equally
CARDS highly inexpeden he perureS himself just
certainly he signed which he considered uncen
stutional And the mischief done in the first case is
in the second In the last case the Judiciary might
annul the law and thus afford reef in the first the only
would be repeal which might not be effected
and in ost cases would not be efectedunl all the
mischief had been done.
the very formula which has been always used by the
Presidents in axing their signatures TO laws is in &C
cordance with this construction The word used is
approved" And the very message in which the Presi-
dent through his secretary that he has signed
bill is in accordance with it also The language of
that message uniformly is "The President has an
proved and signed bill" SC How can he send such
message as that or make such an appendage to his
signature as is always used if he has signed without ap-
provng Mr.. B. did not to maintain, in case
where the reasons were fairly balanced for and against
measure the President, in case of expedency, should
exert his veto merely because his mind inclined against
Dut III case "ueIc HIS Hllnu IS Tree IIoW IdtiOnhi
doubt he is much bound to ntepose to prevent the
passage OF highly nexpedient as unconstitutional
law.
And, Mr.. Speaker, the reason for these provisions of
the constitution is obvious the language is plain
The design of the constitution, in all of its provisions is
protect the people against the government to protect
the governed from aggression the part of their agents
and every safeguard therefore inteposed against mis-
representation The President of the United States rep
resents the whole people much nearly than Con-
gress. 1t might very well happen that the two houses of
Congressand under the system of gerrymanderng for
THIS House. ana me mequaity OF the SIZE OF the oates
represented IN the other. IL oiteh does nlppeh-nat
people. But it is almost impossible that the President
shall And hence before any bill can become q law il
ia reoured that he shall npproDe il And snppose he
sbontd not, Vh,t n;sch;af !, done, Uo therohv i'm
no - u,o.s,ra ,,,na tha nao,la II ha Joas q 90
rra, Nv t;on, Jpo lave ' thas % tbaw sra tho
naonla had nlaced them The veto enacts notb;no II
fosr nnth;n~ affirmative f. onjv arraSts action Tho
onv nousr confars mnop Tho Presdent ,yho sn nearl,
tho whole naona ;s IN grant an annea from
the of tn tho naons
n s, f h rnadnn :; ht f od
f j.s ore a,,ar massad which nvoLo tho' xac,ua
negative early in his term And until the appea is tried
th;ngs only remain IA they were and he was not ure
nare1 TO admit that our condition and laws at anv time
are 81 defective that much mischief wouId he done in
leaving them UNCHANGED
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