The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-15
Issue Between Taylor and Cass.


Here then is the principle upon which /
make issue with the honorable gentleman from
Mississippi in the approaching Presidential
campaign. ! mean to stand by Gen. TAYLOR
as the representative Of the right Of man to
self government. | mean to support him be-
cause he has boldly and nobly proclaimed him
self before the country as the champion Of this
great principle, that the majority should gov
ern. In all those cases where the fathers Of the
republic intended that the veto power should
be applied he declares hat he will exercise til
In all cases where a bill passed BY Congress.
Is clearly and manlfostly unconstitutional, or
has been passed in haste and without due con-
sideratlon, he will be prepared to apply tho.
veto. He is ready to apply it to sustain tfa
Union of these States against any dangerous
iniraction of the constitution. But he will
permit the people Of the country to govern
themselves. He will suffer the Representatives
Of the People and the States, in these haIIsto
make thelaws. He will not set himso5f up aa,
an essential part of the legislative owe el
the cations He sNih, when he reaches the
Presidential chairs stand BY the greatPi6e
pies avowed on this subject by Madisot
his compatfiots of 1854 ntsgly iates
the kingly maxIiH pTso she M
.enl day-"ae pra
ratioae y~oluntas
1 propose ~ M tAs
subject. desi snd bfI
of the country esas iii BSA III Gov
ernmont was SOD al vi bg4Aose
who introduced I'LL diS III ephs
%stitOtion of the Bind ates did kindres
principles which aotiated thkm Hi Ma5i.
sons papers we end . copy 81 the constitutional
which Col. HaMIlton, the fatler otthe veto,
intended to propose. Mere are three Of his
provisions:
"ART. l.-Sec. l. The legislative power
shall be vested in two distinct bo dies of men,
one TO be the Assembly, the other the Sem
ate, subject to the negative hereinafter mem
toned.
"Art. 4-Sec. 10. The President shall have
a right to negative all bills, resolutions, Of acts
of The wo Houses Of the Legislature about
to be passed into laws.
START 3.-Sec. 6. The Senators shalt hold
places during good behavior removable
only by conviction, on impeachment, for some
or misdemeanur,"
Here are the principles'of the Government
the author of the veto power intended
o introduce. 1t is manifest that the mind
If the author Of the the veto power was at an
infinite distance from the opinions of those
who made the constitution. 1t is evident that
lie intended TO establish a Senate for life, and
0 make. the President a part Of the legislative !
.ocofocOism Converts a Republic into !
a Monarchy. \
But theAExecptlye practice in these days d
all of which sssms @ be fully approved by $
zen. Cass) is not merely sac golo but sac uolo nc a
bro. He now assumes the initiative in addi- v
on to the veto power. lie not only recon- Q
but he dictates to congress. His opin- b
ms are daily quoted 10 debate here, and con k
81 our legislation. 1t has been bntsfoar days 3
nee attempts were made. by the Senators from 4
%entucky and Tennessee (Mr. Underwood
Id Mt. Bell TO remove the obstruction III the. d
hie, a. the Cumberland Island. Every body i
seemed to think il right to remove Il; but Il
was known and said that the Preai y
ould veto the bill which contained
p improvement fell So the nayigatigh
Q Ohio must be obstructod tin Taylor XIII 4
i all right by allowing Congress 70 make Ia
We have now not d singlsrieer 81 har- II
y bill before Cougres-Rotone measure for al
improvement. Why? Because va 81
know Il is idlo to waste our time ID passireu Il
EN- as the President has publicly syowed II
) resolution y veto them all. The will ofthe II