The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-15

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the ra,siir generally. taat n Affects anly
Ire roaFss af lesisiplioa. Qansaii0ns from
Vice PFs.,ieal Dallas. Gen. Hamiliaa.
dc arr ie g. suppaFi surh views. Ban
ere snrh Eiews 50 extensive - In imrlnhr
the whole sahieris We Ihink MT. ANY
one wha rrais sllrn,isely the history II
Ihe forass'i0n nj The cnn-'iinli0n will snOn
discover that The Convention acted un.ler
eanxisti0a that Il US not Excessive.
hut Popular enerOachmeni. Ihal was 10 ne
feared and guarded sgsinsi. The seeand
paragraph Of the quotation from t;sneral
HsEnilinn proves the correctness Of our
a.lusiaa:
"The propensity II the legislative DE-.
pariRenl N inlrnie upan the rights and
10 ahsarh the powers IL he other Depart
mems. has heen alraady more Than once
suggested; the insnfIirienry Of mere
parrhmenI deiinealion Of the boundaries II
each his also heen remarked upon and
the necessity nf furnishing each with cam
siiIunonal arms Cor is own defenre has
heen inferred and PRAYED From llirse
clear AMI induhiiahle principles results
the 1rapristy of a negative. either absolute
or qualified. in the Executive upon The
arts nj the Legislative branches"
Sarh were he predominant IDEAS which
produced the Veto. Has the iniernedi-
ate history Of The United Slsles sustained
these iieas. and Ihcir effect. The Veto -
II - the history "fany nation. under what
ever firm OF Government. sustained the
conclusion that the Legislative has ex.
eeedeiihs Executive branch in dispnsi-
tion 10 infringen
The Veto. ss il is aulhorized nv The
Constitution. Is represented by It's adro-
Gates a. qualified. Is IL 81 in opperation
Il IL not morssrv to regard il So. II re.
lieves The President and his Cabinet oi
ali responsibility. and supp scs them more
qualified To judge Of what legislation IL
needful than any number short Of two
thirds Of both Honscs Of Congress. Set
aside their official characters, and place
the President and Cabinet IN comparison
with the Senate. aud who in his senses
would give the palm To the former! We
say this. or rather put the query, with full
respect tn hnrh Departments.
But. in fact. there are other views of
the Veto power which give nut its cha
racier in b"lder relief than when applied,
TO ordinary legislation. As = commenta-
" on the qualification Of The Veto. the
President Is commander intlIief of the
Army and Navy, in peace and war. by
the Consultation. He has. we feariessiv
say, an unqualified and absolute negative
m the acts of both House of Congress
therefore. except by .wo-ihird vote of
both House, Congress can nrifher DE-
clare rar or conclude peace in opposition
10 the President. More and worse: IL
hnih Houses were IN orerp0wer the Veto
by iwo-lhirds vote, the President, he il
on question of peace or war. remains
ihnmgh his term General in-chief by land
and high admiral BY sea, irremnvable
except By impeachment. se, = m
The day will, must, cume when His
same Veto will have 10 sustain a mure
trying scrutiny than il has hitherto sus-
iz:aed. Wise and ronsiderate men ut the
heal of the Gosemmeni will no, use this
extreme power unless in very extreme
cases and henre we say snIemnlv to
our iellnw ci'izsns, that their duty is
impressive IN raise tn the Chief Magi<-
tracy men who viii use and not abuse
such Imperia! power. u is worse than
vain 10 shut our eyes to the fact that he
President has the authority 10 give cha
rscier tn the Government during his Ad-
minisirliinn. The real dependence of The
people. on moderate and just Admins
ira;Ion, rests an The man. aud nat on cun.
s.iMiinnal limitations Of prerogaiive.-
The Two Houses of Congress are iwn
stlnding committees TO prepare bills
which the President can make laws or
waste parchment. .. $50. ....
IL can answer no useful purpose TO
charge rs with personality for making
these comments. We only rrpea, ohjer-
lions made in the Convention, bv men,
hris who Llcn aud there doubted, and ex-
pressed their doubts Of the prnpriety Of
creating 4 perpetual Dictator. Sch fore
warnings were nnheeded. aud the Prpsi-
Denial Office vas enaeied. anil the incnm
bent made Generalissimo and High Adj
miral during his official term.
lie is therefore at The head Of the mill
iary part OF our Government and, with
tie Veto. enabled TO paralrze the whole
civil legislation. Nor does the President