Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-16

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'olk has vetoed all the internal improve c
nent bills which Congress passed. since
lis Inauguration. Does il not then follow. :
II necessity. that Gen. Cass stands pledg- I
ID. il elected. to do precisely as Mr.. Polk
sas done, and to veto just such bills as
Mr.. Polk has vetoed, And suppose he
has voted for the harbor and river bills III
he Senate! What security does that af-
lord that he will sustain such measures
hereafter! Does not every man III this
House well know that the avowal of an
opinion by Gen. Cass. Oh any particular
subject, is no evidence that he will enter
tain or avow the same opinion on the same
subject the next day! Have gentlemen
forgotten the avowal Of opposition made
by him TO the annexation of Texas. when
that measure was first proposed, DO they
recollect his celebrated expression. ''it
England wants il, in Coils name let her
take it, we don't want t!" And yet. in a
short time afterwards, when he found his
chances for Democratic noinin alton
would be increased by it, he wrote IA letter
avowing himself in favor Of il. DO not
gentlemen here know that. when the sub
lect Of prohibiting slavery in the territory.
which it was expected we should acquire
from Mexico, was first presented here.
Gen. Cass avowcl himself in favor Of it,
and expressed a strong anxiety that the
opportunity of voting for such prohibit
IN, ,fe-tt rfpf a4,,,e ,'fisld j~ aA.,fllGl bin.
he found he was losing friends in the
South. by reason of that avowal, and that
IT would be likely 10 prevent his nomina-
ton. he basc!y betrayed the North. and
voted against il. and also wrote letter 10
a Southern man. plcdsing himself. ifelcc-
ted, 10 veto any bi!l which Congress might
pass cont aiming such prohibition! These
'nngs are all wei! known and understood.
wof!d advise MY frier:d from Illinois TO
read the work written by Gen. CaSs, while
Minister to France. entitled '.The King
and Court Of France" II he will con-
trast the high praise there bestowed upon
the French monarch. Louis Philippe. with
his dcn,Iuciaiions of the same king in one
OF his late speeches in the Senate, he will
find an instructive lesson on the nlutabi
lily ofpoli,icianS of the Democratic school
But this double face Of Gen. Cass, on
the subject Of in.ernal improvements. is no
without its object. Iii, friends in In,
. North, lik. the gentleman from Illinois
Mr.. Wentworth will insist that under hi.
administration liberal appropriations vii
be made for lakes and rivers. His vote
, in the SENATE will be appealed to as cvi
dchce 10 sustain the position. His friend,
in the South will contend that all such bill.
will be vetoed. As evidence, they viii
appeal 10 the '-platforn'' of the Baltnor.
Convention and Gen. Cass's letter of &C
ceptance. lie approves entirely of Mr.
Polk policy. aud as his vetoes Of these
Iii :, II,
IL follows that he approves Of them. IN
the end deep game Of deception will be
played, and one interest or the other must
be BETRAYED. 1t will be another ..Kane
letter. affair; holding out false and delu
s;ivc hopes to the interest which is intended
+ to be stricken down.
The gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Went
+ worth. } has asked me what are the opin
ions OF Gen. Taylor on this point! viii
answer him by reading an extract from
Gen. Taylor's letter to Captain Allison. il
, which he explains them explicitly. ii,
: says;
1.-The power given by the Constitution to tn
Executive to interpose his veto, is u high con
servative power; but, tn my opinion, shoaM ne
be e~ercised, ercepf in cases Of riear ri"afo'
NJ the Consultation; Or manifest hcstr; 81 rnnt o
: confederation by COsef.ss. Indeed, l hav,
, thought that, for many years past, the know,
"pi"iD"s and ~ish's VI the erecufire have exer
ciscd undue and injurious influence upon the lie
.istyfire department Of the Government: and, 70
5 this cause, have thought our system was IN
, DANGER OF undergoing great change from
. its true theory. The personal opinion OF the in
dividual who may happen TO occupy the Execu
) tive chair, ought not to control the action o
Congress upon questions Of domestic policy; no
osrLl his ouicciaonS TO be inte rposed when Ques
,iuns OF constitutional power have been settle.
by the various departments OF the GovernRen Mt
, and acquiesccd in by the people. Upon Tn
subject Of the Tariff. the Carre"cy the iwpro1e
. harbors, the WILL or THE PEOPLE, as fr
pressed through their Representatives i" Congress
ought TO be respected and carried OUT
The sentiments here expressed are sucl
as would have done honor 10 the states
men OF the early days Of the Republic
They present the true constitutions
ground. They mark out the course which
was pursued by the first Presidents. Tn,
President then confined himself within tn,
constitutional limits of his duties, and LET
the details Of Legislation to the kepresen
tatives of the people. During the eigh
years of General Washington admins
tration the veto power was used but twice
In the twelve years Of the administration:
Of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson,
was not used in a single instance n,
!, such absurd opinions as those now al
vanced, i'll the name OF Democracy, tina
the President should veto bills which h,
does not think exPedient. were then en-
tertained. General Taylor has taken tn,
F. same ground. While guiding his actio,
: by the principles of the Constitution, h,
will permit the will OF the people. as ex
pressed through their Representatives i,
( 1 'ouureSS uuon the. subject of tho tariff
the currency, the improvement OF our grea
highways. rivers, lakes, and harbors, I,
be respected and carried out. Do gentle
men object to thiss Are they unwillin.
that the will of the people. in relation I,
these subjects. should be carried out!
, there were no other reasons why Genera
Taylor should receive the confidence an,
; support OF the country. these alone ar,