New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-06

corrtera1u ~ IS h--n ir @ucet hy improper cor
III m f-sa ~ Con--s .tlr --r 'ror- hi- in 1-t-o-
tf-v ftrrr rr- l1o- f. -si'r- ar
e them srd ,1ere . l1 a-rea 'ron heir t-rs.'n bat
upon rhr xecuave ss-y .uerpos~d by the Cous1'arou
r-.e-s It b. ernsTv rooranf lsf ne -orsf'l..orsi
c1e-Fs NJ t-e executive lr1 - .--'s-rv- branch snou-
10 C01 -1o-en direct by he neore T. s-s7v-r
~. .- people e-r Pc Pr-s'--rf j. eot- buses rerr.
President Represents RI t-e executive Department tse whole
7-- m - Drffec sues 81 -frf re1-r of re .rg'ss
re .-0E--Tn@rf represents ror-'ors ~ t'fr
T- i'-fr-e ~ restriction un-r '-gissHve ard ex-r-ve
power whfa We sea' public opinion . srsn 20 WITHIN
sr-asr-s.l- tine % accomplish - ent' rs msae DER
country vsf IT, &C nss 11-rft io % rsrrtf NJ f1rf
ard hsPTresf-o which Al Other MARQUIS have been srsn
Ee-s
Ir th@ exercise Of he power p tn- ~e'o he President
-ss-or not org enlightened public opinion. hut
OBJ he people 81 he whole Union who elected - "a re
rerr-srsrves t-e isSve branches who dissr VIII
sfs'@s districts whc compose ther respective c1rsfu
e-c-s T. f-rv o The Pr-siierf ihe exercise - his
which corfsrs g u0or BIN To charge thar 10 exercise
unilv controls he legislative VII . 10 complain n he
Ifte Presisr,s, veto be objected 90 urr 49, g-ou-s
hs checks and nwar-s he pubic Wi. .pon the ssne
rr-r- -a equality - representation ~ re Sstss r ha
Sers-s should be- stricken COG ~ the Co iutfor The
- Senator fror D. aware has ecus W. ~ - BE-
cirr u01r ih- most important measures win he vote
~ S-rs'or from Nelors s1t yet ihe one represents
>fsa cr~fsinnE scrnrinE to ne existing sport
House 90 Nll
trrr-u-f1 ps-i - Pie population NJ -e other B. hc
-tr~s composition = the Sersfe rlsor,v ~ ffe
hoi7 from hs smaller Ss,s- represent ess 'sn on fourth
cfae people Of ne Union There are hr7 >iaie' snf.
under a ~ -rg srrrrorert = rerreserfsrvss there
ere tFo hundred and thirty members IN the House u Rep
sv-een " The smaller Snte- sre represented IN "a
H11s By hl s',y merners and yer he senator. rom
those srsfes -orsrufe ms ortv ~ ihe senate - hat
r4 President recommend measure 90 Congress- srt
DO receive he sanction and approval Of more nan
'h-eefuris o. he Ho1se o. Represertslvr.. and Of
r-r- than hree-f1urfs - the whole po1u suor of tr
United and yet DE measure may De defeeief ny NE
vo p. of the senators from The smaller Ssies None. .
serse his sccogr or % strike ihsi body practically
clt ~ eSsTce by recurring that g, seuon .hs.i be COO
rrr fha sane principle hat he veto NJ ire Prsst erf
- ga be- PRACTICAL abolished is Foser Of ihe Wee Pes
senate on i Boz abolished $50. The Wee President ever
rises the veto power efcfIsY by rejecting h by hs
md srn 30 This power las beer exercised by the Wee
President IN Few instances. fe most Important of " ch
ss he rejection n be h to recharer the Bank N ~
United states in lt' j. may happen t,a nu nHs o-
passed by large 7y 81 he House of Representa-
states ard he Wee President may reject % by giving h
vote with Senators from the smaller States ard yet
none "a presumed. nre-ared to deny % m he erer
rice of lie power under ihe Constitution
Rl'tisu point y feet untrue. that passed by Cor
cr@s - conclusive evidence thsi j. On emsnsfou of he
poru Ar Wi. majority N ne whole nunh-r eIectnd io
each house of Congress constituted. quorum arc ms
iory ~ hat quorum j. competent - PISS avs u MIGHT
hsrren thsta quorum N ne House oi kepresenlAf-s con
sfst-g % single meuher more han half N tI@ whole
ri-r Der elertei 20 that H'lse NIGH. pass BIN hy
i1fv " single vote. md ir th-t case fraction more ihsn
fourth " The people Of he United States woud bs
nra.aras by ho-e who voted f0rt 10 might happen that
he .'e 6 might . pa..ea by msony , of , sae 81
smaller STATES ard gle Senator from sixteenth state
Of he smallest 81 these States would be passed hy the
- from States having bat fourteen r-pre'er
iatves the House ~ Representatives. snd c1nain ns
hsn one-siVeelih - he whole population Of The nj
ms eyre. case D.. stated to Illustrate the fart that he
mere passage Of bin by Congress IL M conclusive ey
4nra that who parsed Be represent thu 1rty of The
reons ~ the Urei stes or truly reflect their VIII IT
such an extreme osely 90 happen cases that ap
proNIms'e are o constant occurrence t' believed h'l
not single law ha. been passed since hs adoption Of me
constitution uron which All the members elected Co both
houses been present and voted. Many o me mos
important which have passed Congress hrve been car
r-d hy close vote n thin houses Many Instances ~ h-
might be- given Indeed our experience proves mar ms.t
~ The mos important sc Of Congress are postponed p me
las. days and oen ihs last hourso' session. when hey
ed Of n haste AID by houses but little exceeding
the rurnb-r necessary to 'nrrl quorum
Reside In most OF the Saies ih- members of Tho House
" Representatives chosen By plural ues and not hy
ss ~ al bio voters f1 their respective districts. and
b. may happen haf )rtY Of that House msy ne re-
mrrei by ess aggregate vote Of the people han mat r.
fih@ princre rssed on be- sound. then the eonstitu
non .bolt h. an changed that no bin shall become sN
unless voted for bv members epresening 10 each III
me- GRITTY ~ the whole people Of the United STATES W.
~, --ris our !, hole system strike down and abolish
nor ONLY the sautary lodged n the executive branch
hr must strike and abolish ho-e lodged IN The SENATE
s'so and thus practically invest The whole power on .n
Government IN ma lty ~ single assembly, major
uncontrolled snd absolute and which msy become ae'
o M rdep-ndent ofthe checks and miia ions ~ the con
| -uuiiou. must revouu0nIle our whole system. w
-, .,r, ~ con s1tors corpsct by :. hch the sewers
state. agreed form Federal Union and rls into con
soidaion which must end In monarchy or despou-m NJ
| one advocates such propoanon; snd YET me docuh
msrfrred II carried cuf. must ESD tO this result
One great object ~ he Constitution IN confernng upor
the President qualified regatve upon The legislsnou
preston by Insio'~ , & 49, ~ fb P,e.irnt AZ
/ 81 arrhfr The ma 81 A
hs their 1hs " 20 he respected Without these gusran
tees all their Interests would be- a. ne mercy on nsione
In Con Representing the larger States To he snae
and weaker Sises therefore the preservation Of ms pow
er snd - exercise upon proper occasions ienandlng H.
tered into the 1ou securing themselves equal repre
sentson with the larger States To the Senate and el
agreed o be- bound by at laws passed by Congress upo
he express cond on. and none oin-r ths n@y snouu ~
approved by President passed his ohec0rs 90 M
contrary notwithstanding by vote ot i~oinros o. oot,
Houses Upon his condition lhey nave fiRu 20 INSIST ~
A part N he compact which they gave their assent
hi might he passed by Congress against the VII .
the whole people q particular Sste. and sgainsi M
vnte. n Ire senstors and al 70 representatives H0~eFe
prei1ficsl g might be % he interests ~ such saie'
would De bound hy t D. The President shan annrpye IT, Oh
.1o1d be- passed by vote OF wohirds u both houses
but ia. rght % demand that the President shall erer
rise as constitutional powers 20 arrest Il, n hs udgmen
il sgsnst n he surrender hts power, or fs 20 exercise
tin csss where he cannot approve i would msE- IN
formal approval mere moc5ery ara WOMB n- ISL So.
become bound by law which nsd not been passed accf
ng 10 the sanctions u he constitution . d.. F.,
81 upon an idea respecting The popular WILL winch II car
ret out would Stse sovereignty ana substitute
f,r lie preset federal government consolidation directed
| bv a supposed numerical majority revolution OF M
government would be silently ereced and me states on
&C. subjected 20 laws 10 which they hsd never given he
| constitutional consent. 49,,
Tie supreme Court u the United States "a invested VIII
the power 20 declare and hss declared acts OF congress
ps.sed with the concurrence of the senate ne House
and the approval " The President % ns
unconstitutional and void and yet none, u - presumed
can b. found who vii be- disposed TO strip ins hignes
ldieis trhuns under the constitution OF ms ackno~
g-d power. power necessary alike % 10 independence
ard the rghts N Individuals A
For the same thai he Executive veto should &C
cord nr 20 the doctrine maintained, De- rendered nns'ofY
ant be practically exrunget from ne C0n-ninnon ln'
power Of The Count should also be rendered nngAOf ano
BE- expurged because o restrsns the leg saYe ana exc
rufv- VI I and because ne exercise % slcl power f
the Court may be- regarded - beng IN connct WIN l'
capacity u the people % govern themselves Indeed ef'
move raason Tor srslng THIS power oi me lolt li"l
The Consuruon than there . tfst Or ne qlAihe1 Vio
President the decision of me Cour i nus
ana can rever reversed. even though boh Houses
Congress and The President should b. unanimous IN op-
position 10 IL. whereas te veto Of ne President may '
ov-rr 80 bv vote u tw0thrfs Of both houses of Con
| rrass o. bv the people AZ The polls
Il q obvious that preserve th- system estap -nrl ~
H. rgr each Of the coordinate branches Of me gof
rnr-rfthe executive legissUve and iudlca.-inlsi y
i.f n liz exercise q - appropriate powers II ne *
five or the 1i~ia branch 5e deprived - powers cen
e--es anon either checks the legislative, The pfcp0n
sa,-ra - he srsr will becoms fisDrOpOrlJrsie snf 40
.ortny ard The others mpot@ni for he o