Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-11

passages, found in the 73d number ol .he eI -,
ralis,, aud written by MIR. Hanil'on' give 70 -.
ip,erp,e,a,ion CT the Veto power and there j. Nv
room 10 doub; ina, this was he Interpretations p''
upou il by "the earlier Presidents -,
~, fine Veto power not only serves as sh'e.I
- -. Execnriye bul II furnishes an ad1iliolan,
.ecuri,y against The enaclion OF improper iema on
"The proprery Of negative mas ION Ion
some occasions been combated By an ouse ,. nan
that il was moi 10 be presumed sin5 han q
wonld possess more virtue and Wisaoul ion
number Of men," &c "But this oos 9nns a N. y
when examined, will appear rather sPee, nn,srr;no
solid" "rhe primary inducemen. " ;s 10
The mower in Question upon the Executive, :, ~
enable him 10 defend himsell-the seconua.y -
increase The chances in favor OF The community .,s
agaius, the passing of bad laws, 'n'ous"
inadveuence or design" ;nn that
II appears from these WORDS :" .; - M
Mr. Hamil,op's Interpretation (coincia'ng'n no
,,, r,;,h ,ha, of the "earler Presidents IS
49,. a;f.r,nt from General Taylors; aho' ~ae'
r.. Mr Hamilton, who was member OF 'ne
Convention thai framed the Constitution, - '"s
hsner authority in the case, or General iaylo',
ohio saws that he is "no politician" IS s"oni''eu
10 the candid reader.
Warrington exercised the Veto power '~'ee'-
IN The frs, instance, he rejected bill on acc0un
NJ Constitutional objec,on-in Inc one. III
stance, he rejected bill, not on account y, a.'
Constitutional objection, nor on account OF naS'e
;nadyer,ence, or want OF consideration III YIN
Dress hui because il would be, IN ono iesPee'
m,n;us,n-ip another, "inconveDienl ana ln]ut'
Gus 10 the pubic"-in another, it did not seem y
ncom,or, with economy" ln word, ne mega
lived The &C, simply and solely because ne deem
ed i, inexpedienrapd improper.
This No, of ,hsEederaisi further says:
"The superior tight and influence OF .ae ~ &c
pisIative body in free government, anu u"I nI
aa,d IN ,he Executive in Trial OF slrensth WIN
10, hodv affo,d a satisfactory security mat lne
ncr,,ive FOR veiol would generally lie employee
nth great caution, and that in lis exercise mere
wnnld of,eoer be room for charge Of limiu!,y
han nj rashuess." ut is eviden, that there Wouit
). o,,ctey Danger Of his not usinG his poreT a0ae,
neeesa ~ than Of his using 1t too ate1s or 700 'seu
..in case in which the public sooa wa
evidently and palpaby sacrificed, man OF sole
rahle f,mness would avail himself oil ms cons.i
,n,;onal means of defence, and would iis'en y
| the adnlonitions Of duty, and responsionnY.
al speak now with an eve to magistratgg, pos
se.siug only common share OF ffmness. >. mel
are men who under any circumstances WIN naS
The courage 10 do their duty at every hazaio'
II these views be just, it follows that Genera
TAYLOR has fallen into an error on this snoIee
which. however, is not surprising, as he mas pee
for torly years in The army and has chad ou' IL
,ls lime 10 devote 10 The consideration or lnVes'l
gallon of important political matters"
But an error on the subec! OF the veto IS one
se,;ons momen,-ior il is an invaluable cheek
the defence of the minoriy-lhe breakWa'er
90. Cnns,;iutiOn