Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-12
From the Savannah Georgian.
" THE CONGRESS TO BE THE
GOVERNMENT"

From the Savannah Gc0rgian.
, "THE CONGRESS TO BE TIL
GOVERNMENT"
Among The most violent of the pro
Clay and anti Taylor papers of tn
North (and they were not few in nnmbe
or amiable in temprr) was The New
York Express. l wa,red with mos
determined and persevering spirit a
gainst tue "spon,aneous combustion
movement ard grew more rcsou,c ant
boslerous to the last. 1t pronounced
the no-party Taylor-parIy to be the
most lying party that ever existed, anc
predicted The certain defeat of the
Wings in case their Convention should
bestow The nomination upon Gen. Tay-
lor. True 10 its party drill, however, il
has now come out in favor Of The Whie
ticker, procIaiming that the Allison let.
ter furnishes a sufficient platform OF
principle to satisfy lis wishes in the
premises, and conlending for General
Taylor upon the ground thai "CoN-
GREss Is TO BE THE GOVERNMENT
UNDER HIM" "As Congress is to DC
the GOveramcnt under Grn. Taylor, to
securing that Congress all our effort
must be bfnt."
This, then, is the principle for Which
! the Northern branch of the Wing parry
will openly contend. They catch
greedily at the pledge given by Gen.
Taylor that lie will not use his Veto for
the purpose Of resisting the action of
Congress. He will be disposed to defer
his judgment 10 the better judgment
Of Congress. If they pass a law,
which is not 10 his mind plainly, clearly,
palpably unconstitutional, or The result
of precipilous action, he will be bound,
as he is pledged, to sanction it. This is
.hs aalssRIiaa lAa. IS
The advocate Of Fed raj principles fioma
Alpha to Omega. 1t is broad enough
because it will be applied TO every grea'
measure for which the Federal patty is
struggling. Let President take the
position pre-assumcd by Gen. Tia, lor,
and lie is all that the most ultra Whig
could desire. Without majority in
Congress, the President, whatever his
disposition might BIZ, wonld be power.
less 10 carry out a solitary Federal mea'
sure. He could neither raise the Tariff,
establish Bank, nor impose the VIII
mo, proviso. Mr. Clay himself, with
out majority Of Congress to sustain
him, would be comparatively impotent
to do harm, except by his Veto Power.
Gen. Taylor, therefore, becomes all
which these ultra Fedcralists of the
No,lh desire. They are willing to elect
him President, they are content with his
nomination, understanding that he will
probably be supported by men Of most
anraeonislic views to their own; bur
their great object is 10 secure the gov
ernmenl of the county, by securing the
majority OF Congress. "As Congress
is to be the Government under Gen.
Taylor, 10 securing that Congress all
our efforts must be bent"
The Veio Power Of The President is
that arm of the constitution Which is
designed to protect the weak from The
oppression Of The strong. 1t has been
called the royal p,etcgalivt Yet i, is
tbe mcst Republican tea ure in our COM
sli,utinu. The President is more i'm.
media,ey the representative of The
whole people than any Congressional
majority can possibly be. His oeto a
the safe. guard Of equality. Wi'hou
II, whenever selfish interests combine
together in the halls of Congress, unj just
antt-repub!ican legislation must ensure
Without the exercise of the Veto Pow
er in the past, can the most fertile
imagination picture the result of tht
great system OF internal improvement
by the national government, proposed
by tho Federal party of the North ant
West? Upon this subject a degree o
corruption already exists in Congress
which it is alarming to contemplate
Controlled ilone by selfish, sectional
considerations looking alone TO tn
dollars and cents TO be secured tor thl
or that State, district or vicinage, b.
the adoption of a measure it mailer
not how unjust or unconstitutional,
aiming alone a, the popularity 10 .
, made among the people who are to b
!. benefited by the improper disbursement
of money raised by The common TAXA
!, ton Of the nation, members of Cor
= gless are ever engaged in the corruI
. work of log-rolling, combining dn
+ confedera:ing together against the cor
y sti,ulion of The countrys and the rIgh
y Of The people. There is no session
$ Congress in which the work goes n