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iuhon' but has NOT been exercised since Ihe rsiqn
Of William The 'hrd-It was a leatur. Of N.
French monarchy but never used after the r,isD
OF Louis sixteenth, ever since known =. ,hs
Veto King That Monarch's head would has.
been rolled on the block, who since ,ho.. .
RODS would have dared oppose his will to ,bs,
Of the people.
What parry has been the advocates Of THE
VETo, in lhc United Salesl HAT president,
since The coming in Of the present RrsAL pYy.
AsTr have exercised this power. Whu, pary
has advocated the amendment Of our Ccas,i,u.
ton to free ii Of this relic Of monarchyl Let
facts answer.
Ia Is30,a Bill passed both branches Of The
National Legislature, authorizing The govern.
menI TO ala in the construction Of cerlain inter.
nal Improvements, this Bill was vetoed by the
grca, head Of mOlern democracy Gen. Jack.
son.
In 1889 the Peoples representatives passed
Bill re-chauering the Bank ofIhe United States.
I he same democratic president protesting great
confidence in the intelligence, patriotism aud
discriminating justice of the people, vetoed this
Bill. And here, by the way, was SET up anoth.
er monument Of desPoIsm. The Supreme
CourI having settled the consIiIutionalily of the
Bank, this president avoided the binding effect of
its decision bysouing himself above the judicia.
ry. He declared its decision was not binding
upon him-"each officer that swears to support
the Constitution, swears to support it as he Ha
derSiandS it!" And democratic leaders said a.
men.
Again, the Peoples representatives passed a
Bill for the distribution of the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands, by which il il had be-
come Law, twenty millions Of dollars, in three
years, would have been divided among the
States for purposes of education and internal
improvements. This bill was passed by large
maj oriIy in the Senate, and two.thirds of the
House. Te veto and return it, would not effect
his purpose. A change of two votes in the
Senate would make it law despite the despotc
will Of the President. He knew this. And, in.
stead of returning, it put ii in his pOcket; and
thus defeated the will of the people, by openly
violating the Constitution.
Again, in the Administration Of "John, the a.
poState," the Land Bill was again stranged, the
will of the people again defeated amidst the re.
jocings of the Democracy.
In l84l, the Bank Bill was twice passed by
the Representatives of the People, and twice ve-
toed by this Locofoco President. We say LO-
eojOcO President-for although elected Vice
President by Wing votes, it is we'll known he
basey abandoned the principles and measures
Of that party,-adopted the REGAL RULE Of the
democracy, and to all intents and purposes, his
Administration was but the "elongatiOn" of Van
Buren's, and was supported by LocolocO votes
in Congress.
During the present Administration the veto Of
the River and Harbor Bill, is fresh in the men,
ory Of every friend Of western interests. And
even now it is given out that, unless the appro-
priaton for the Savannah river is stricken out
: of the Civil and Diplomatic Bill now pending,
it will be vetoed by the President,-and thus is
he attempting, in the manner of his despotic pre-.
decessors, to control and direct the action of
Congress, by threatening TO veto even the bill
making annual appropriations for the support of
9 Government
+: In all these instances Wing votes and Wing
e eloquence was used to oppose this despotic use
of Executive power. Was not the voice of thar
y friend of popular liberty, Henry Clay, re-echo.
. ed by the Wing press throughout the land, dc.
f claring, "that to enable nation Of freemen to
d carry out their will, TO redress the wrongs and
:. 10 supply the wants of those that sent them,
THE VETO POWER MUST BE MODIFIED AND RES
TRAINED" But Henry Clay and the Wing par.
d ty "doubr the capacity of the people for self.
government and seek to palsy the wiH of the
\ constituent" whilst these "heaven. born" dem.
, OcraiS "pace their trust in the intelligence, the
patriotism, the discriminating justice of the A
merican people,"
{, Have we any ground for expecting better
!. things of Gen, Cassl It's not to be found in
9 the Baltimore Platform-anoiher resolution OF
which says "Resolved thatw arc opposed to la
' king away the qualified veto power" But we
hare hOpe--we have the promise of better things
at the hands of the people themselves. The
. voice of the Sage of Ashland was not unheard
nor unheeded. The peop pie have aroused, anC
y will hurl from power those who halIered whilst
!. they robbed them of their rights. They will
- place in the Executive chair TRUE REPUBLI
! CAN, who feels with them, that through the exer
else of Executive power "our system is in dan
Il ger of undergoing great change from its .ru
q theory" that 'lhe personal opinions of the in