The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-01
"ToR THE TRUTH AND THE RIGHT
The LOcO'OcO DOctrine on Veto Identi-
cal with the Eederal Doctrine.-

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cal with the Federal Doctrine
Now where are we? What is the party
which maintains this ultra veto power? The
party that arrogates,to itself the uame of DEM
ocratic. That is the party which places in the
foreground of its political platform the doctrine
the absolute and unqualified exercise OF
the veto power. Thai. is the party which sus-
tanned The absolute and unqualified veto on
tie land bill in 1888 That bill to dis ribute
the net proceeds of all the public lands among
the states, which passed both Houses in March
1888, was the bill which would have given to
the people of each State in the Union the
means u educating all their children without
taxation, ami Of improving their harbors and
rivers. These funds have been wasted upon
land jObbers and party f%avOrites, on govern
ment contractors and oficeholders, aid not a
dollar Of all these unnumbered millions ha
been given to those who own them asrightfully
as any man on earth ever owned his own house
By an absolute veto-"a pOrket v%eto"--a vile
trick and fraud upon the people and their rep
resentatives, this bill was defeated after the
representatives Of the nation passed it by yeas
95, nays 4O-more than two-thirds! The bill
passed within the last ten days of the session
as thre-fourths Of all the laws Of Congress al
ways have and always will pass. Experience
shows US that the labors Of Congress are con-
summated with in the last ten.days ofeach ses-
-. - ~. IN ,uI..L, L,v, Lonn l;oans-
sed or matured for months are generally signed
at the close of the session.. II, therefore, the
President can, for the want Of ten days, with
in which the constitution allows him to retain
a bill for his signature, withhold his sanctions
$ and refuse to return the bill, he can defeat it,
I. although two thirds Of each branch should be
+, disposed to pass it, as the constitution author
: ICES them to do. The Senate as well as the
t House in March, 1883, stood ready to annul
the veto on the land bill. The Senators from
s North and South Carolina, (Mr. Mangum and
Mr.. Calhouu,D as well as myself, were presenl
at the time in the Senate, and we are oil here
now ready to attest the truth. The President
obtained secret information of the the spirit o.
e the Senate against the veto power, and peck
o eted the bill, in defiance of the whole spirit o
the constitution. This was q gross case oflth'
e exercise of the absolute and unqualified veto,
:, which has never been condemned, but alwayi
n approached, by your pseudo Democracy; and it
is a fatal precedent, which may virtually Onnu
h the whole power Of Congress. That qualified
,e rule or power Of revision recognised by th'
70 constitution, subject to the will Of W thirk
Of of each branch Of Congress, has been SO exer
c. cised in the cases ofthe bill to pay the interes
of due the states for exp endituresin the last war,th
various bills for the improvement of rivers ant
in harbors, the bill to recharter the bank, tn
bill to e~qualize the sessions Of Congress, tn
or French Spoliation bill, and in so many othe
n cases that it is difficult to enumerate them =
These yetoes have been sustained by Execu
ed tive influence. Congress has fallen beneat
be the Executive arm, strengthened as that i
ALWAYS will be, by a venal and subservier
Dress, and the ready aid Of the Post Office D.
)- nartment, with hundred thousand officehol'
ers. many of whom will always crook tn
pregnant hinges of the knee where Thrift ma
SO. follow fawning." This whole veto power,
nal thus exercised is now sustained by the Bait
more platform, and promptly adopted by &c
blk eral Cass, in his acceptance OF the Bal
yer more nomination. II is part of his establish'
or, creed.
RI Gen. TayIor's Opinion on the Veto.
'es On the other hand, how stands the ma
we support on this great vital snbJec
en- Hedenounces Kingly power for the exercise
which a Stuart and a Bourbon lost their hea
OF land confines the veto to the cases in whit
re- the fathers of the republic intend to exeIcis
a'e' il. He treats i. as a Z" high conservative pow
ore So did they. They declared, by their expo
the ton in the "Federalist,' that its chief Ubl'
Our was "to enable the executive to defend hi
lere self when attackedn They meant it to b.
Her shield, not a sword. sin my opinions" sa
re- Cen. TAYLOR in his letter to Capt. Allison.
to sbould never be exercised except in cases
rom clear violation Of the constitution, or maDit
his haste and want Of consideration, by C'
R. gress.n He modestly adds; I" Indeed, hi
thought that for many years past the known
$ OF ninions and wishes Of the executive Il
IVed exercised undue and injurious infueI
orm mon The legislative department Of
Of Government; and from his cause IhGre thou
We or systtns was in danger Of Undergoing " g.
the change from lis true theory" Sir, il he
been forty years in these halls instead Of
tented field, he could not have more thorOn.
= " understood the true theory Of this Cove
ment and its actual and inevitable tenden
"a now administered. 1t is evident he has
the silent hours allowed him in the camp
The watchfre in the night, or amid the IN
vols Of battle and military service, dee
studied the genius Of our Government anf
practical odministrat' on.