The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-29

Constitution, posasasn Of parties regard
Ing II.
The great inheritance Of the age is the constitution oil
he United States An history attess that no people
ever existed who highly favored and who were
completely free, the Americans Yet Efforts to de-
ade them into false positions, and 10 inject them win
iseontent, continually made with more or less sue
cess. No country has at any period had greater
diversity of interests and opinions and yet none has so
successfully surmounted the obstacles which have as
consequence been thrown in the way One OF the great
employed to accomplish the purpose and to adj
the public prosperity compromise concession
and respect for each others rights according 10 the true
principles OF the confedeacy The charter OF govern
ment-our glorious constituon-was conceived by men
who were fully conversant with the effects of oppres
sion, as well the "analienabe rights" of man. Its
foundations laid period when insncerty had no
abiding place in the American bosom II is indeed hon
est-honestly conceived and honestly executed. Ameri-
cans shall it not be honestly maintained. rich
legacy from your patriot fathers
Vice President Dallas, to illustrate its value. says;
Yied away the constitution and the Union. and where
we Frittered into fragments, and not able to claim
portion OF the past peculiarly own. Our Union
not merely blessing is political necessity We
exist without it, mean thai all Of existence which
worth having must depart with it, Our liberties could
endure the ncessant conflicts of civil and csnerminous
strife Independence would be unreal mockery;
our very memories would turn to bitterness"
Now, this constitution provides, that the executive
power shall be vested in President of the United States
of America" who SHALL before entering his duties
such, take the following oath, viz 81 do soemny
Cor affirm that ac Painfully execute the office Of Pres
ident of the United States and tc to the best of my ab,l
y preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the
United States This constitution also provides that all
Legislative powers" "shal be vested in Congress of the
United States which shall consist of Senate and House
of Representatives" but that "every bill which shall
have passed the House OF Representatives and the Senate
SHALL before become law, be presented to the Presi
dent of the United States. IF he approve he shall sign
it, but if not he shall return it, ,cih his objections, to
that House IN wheh shall haue originated. cho shall
enter the objections at large their journal, and proceed
TO reconsider it, II, after such reconsideration, tcohrds
of that House shall agree to pass the bl shall be sent,
together Nth the objections, to the other House, by trhih
shall keuse be resonsidered; and approved by trco
thirds Of that House, it shall become taw"
Why this conservative power' Was it merely intend.
ed by our forefahers, it is charged by party
calling itself wing, as " one-man power" Was it
created for the purposes Of tyranny was it wisely
inserted the balance whee to prevent irregulary-
to be exercised when tyranny any form and
ton for the qualification of revenge, the purposes of fac
ton, when Congress. from any infatuaon, evidently
overreaches its constitutional limits. This power has
every instance been exerted to arrest the passage of
laws which attack the public interests the constitution
itself; and is that which constitutes the great secret of
wing opposition to its exercise. 1t has been exercised
temporarily, there being only twenty-five
ord two of these by Washington, six by Madison
by Monroe, nine by Jackson four by Tyler and three
by Polk and every instance of which has been endorsed
by the people Why, then, attempt to dsparage its
ercse in cases where unconstitutional unjust
ues are about to be eHacted 1t is, after ALL only quail
flied negative. If it is exercised unwisely Congress has
still the remedy its own hands, and that too ndepend-
ent of the President 1t pass any law the justice of
which recommends itself to two-hirds of each House
But this it seems whigery cannot to of
injustice and aggression, though at times enabled by
fraud and corruption obtain small maorties in either
House. Yet why do not these opposers of the
veto power, who seek clandestinely to place man in
the presidential chair who is pledged to his party sign
every bill that passes Congress- proceed according the
5th article of the constitution, and propose amend the
alleged ev Because they know full well that the peo
pie, on discussing the question, will consent to
clothe Congress with any greater power. On this vital
and important question, look on
THIS picture (and) Then THAT.
Platform of the Conrenon Platform of the Convention
tchich nominated General ,chch nominated General
Cdss IdylOr
"Resoiped, That are de- AVAILABILITY
cidedly opposed to taking and the
from the President the quail SPOILS OF OFFICE.
fed po,cey by which he
enabled, under restrictions Resolved That this Con-
and responsibilities amply venton diourn sine die.
sufficient to guard the public
interest," to suspend the pas The New York Express
sage of bill whose merits (whg) says, the Conven-
cannot the approval ton adjourned without lay
of two-thrds OF the Senate ing down any platform of
and House OF represents principles, because gem
tives until the judgment Of orally satiactoy platform
the people be Obtained tcas an in,possibHty"
thereon, and which has
saved the American people
from the corrupt and tyran
nca domination of the Bank
of the United States, and
from corruptng system OF
general internal improve
ments."
Resolved, That
we feel that high and
cred duty is devolved with in
creased responsibility upon
the democratic party OF this
country, as the party of the