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,-. :. .,,;,h ,l, Veto D,yer OUCH, 10 be cx.
Wv s,,mi, the following extracts from letter
..s,,,n h., I,rrs N,p,s,,c o5,h of .Ipne 1891:
:. Th, n,,,. If incosis,cpcv bctweca my objection
I" n tho ,ons,iIutoua,y of such bank, in i3yl and
INV assent in 1917 rrRys TO THE QUESTION HOW FAR
",ratsl ALIVE pRscrprsrs ExForYpiYe THE coNsriru.
roS oi-9ar TO q uipE SUCCEEDING LrelsLATuRIs ANp
ITO oyrnRrlr iyDivIptA Al OPINIONS"
"Thc case in question has its true analogy, in the
"oJga ton arising from juliciai erpostions Of the
"lap on succeeding ju ICES. the constitution being
law TO the legislator as the law rule OF decision
Ito the Judge.
Mr. Madison thus brings in question the very argu !
ncnt now set up by modern democracy -
"But, it is said that he lcgisaior harins s,co,n
"io support the constitution, must S0ipo,i in has |
"ocn construction Of it, to,ceuer different from that
"pat upon ii ty his predecessors o. trh0!crer be The
"consequcnces Of the construction. And is not the
"julge under the same oath to support the law We,
81 has i, been supposed ha, he required, or
I" nj liberty to disregard all preccdens, however sol
"emnly repeated and regularly observed: and ty gle
"ug effect 10 his o,ca a5stract md i0Iiridu,! min
lions to disturb the established course of practice or
the business of the community! Has the wses, and
most consci nous Judge ever scrubbed to aconiesce
in decisions in which he has been ovcrruled bv til.
",na,ured opiuions of the majority OF bis colleapu,s
"nnd subsequently, to conform himself ther, to- as 10
Authoritative expostons OF the awl
And if reasonable period OF time, marked with
I" the usual sanctions, would not bar the individual
prerogative. there could be lioImi.ation TO its eN
"ecise, &c"
1t will be seen that these extracts fully support the
position Of Gen Taylor on the Veto. But the views
embraced in the following extract, if presented in the
sane form as Gen Ta,lor's would show a striking
coi,ci1eoc, If carefully rcud md compored with
Gen Tayor's views it will be seen that the same
POINTS are presented in both:
at was in conformity with the view here taken of
"fhe respect due 10 deliberate ami reiterated prece-
Jeuts ,h,, the hank If the limited States. thouph
"op the o,iaina uues,iou held 10 be unconstit ,ona
"rc,ived IN. execuv, sirun,ure in the vear
"1he ac, ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHING n bank had uuder
u,o,, a.,,,. ,h,,,..;, :; ;,e,,.n. ,l..ul Ill.,
"s.r,roJ I,ao.b,s H.. aoro,,me,., /, h,J ha.,
carried into execution Throughout, period Of ,wen
ty years ,ch annual leg slatire recognitions land
rhh the entire dc7niescence Of the local authori
"f'es, as tceH dsot tie nation at large, nc"
AS feel u deep interest IN Gen. Tayors position
on the Veto am gratliird to be able to bring suc'
high authority 10 his support Those who ws, to ex-
anime tn. question will find very cogcn, argument,
on the side, in Mr. Webs,crs speech in the Sen
ate, in July 1882.
Ii is SoueWI hat ark1ble that the Who's of the
North maintain Mr. Jc,rerson.s o,nio =. ..r n. ~
tension of slavery NJ Mathews -, ,h., ns,o, ,ha
vo,, & n. Joc,r;r,
T,rir On ,s ,',.r han1 ~, p".>.' pa', o' 'e
.l,., '''N '"'' '''' INV cans
,T s.,.i.I .'e"S '"e o,''',s OIL Jefferson u"
~. ','"' " N"e'' ana ny 'he resolution OF
'''r N'''ohai Convention hy Their action and their
argument by blood and by flesh, are now firmly eag
ud with the blnrknrss of Slavery, and the veto Of
their candidate is boldly pledged to sustain it, The
democracy Of such men as Madison must now give
place to the bile and nigh, mare of Fooe of Nssis
tipp--(When any party is reduced to such an er
tremiiy, may the gods save them. and thu. country
from their rule y "rhou shalt no, think" has becoms
the creed of the par,v Tbcv nre nnc, mora ron',,
to hang bo,,crs. Than dc6avj,crs TLcv cr, a,onJ
pr.o, ;s Jrncls San, Inv, o.aa,'r,.o, 10y "'ru
his rocket. Th,ir d,y h,s rnn,r
We are n free pooplo We cl,im. rs a r;to,
nv " tt" ,',"'
P''"c'Pic' u'c lls''' Vi sch-so'er'''eit' Inc
people cannot, us IN pure democracy, legs-
late for themselves in person. ! hey must act
through their Representatives. Hence the
principle of representation is the vital princnlo
that is ditiised through all trlo constituent n,rs
of our royern ncn,, II is the distinctive nrin,;-
pie Ct this Republic. 1t is bv force Of this
principle alone that the maxim of seIfroycrn-
mant can have any meaning for us. L., no 9th
or way Gun the people hive a voice in tbnir