The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1849-01-02

to all underlined aud unreslrained discretion
whereby they ma y 6ppresS tho majorty--
The people of the U. States are moi blind I
the fact that they may be temporarily misle
and their Representatives,, legislative an
executive, may be mistaken or Influenced i
their action by improper moiiyes There
fore i appeared between themselves and III,
laws which may be passed by their publ,
agents in various representations, such C.
Assemblies Senhtes, and Goyernors, ii
their several States, the House of Represen
tutyes and Senate and the President of til.
United States, The people can BY their owr
direct agency, make no law; nor can the
House Of Representatives Immediately cleo
ted by them !; nor can the Senate !; nor car
both together without the concurrence Of The
President, or vote Of Two lbiIds Of both
houses.
Happily for themselves, the people, in fra.
ming orr admirable system ofathe govern.
rheut were conscious ofihe infrmiiirs ol
their Representatives, and in delegaiing 10
them the power of legislation, they have
fenced iheth around with checks 10 guard
sgainst the effects Of hasiy action, Of err,r,
of sombinati0h and of possible couuption.--
Error, sclfshiiess and faction have often
sought TO rend asunder this best Of checks
and subject the government to the control Of
fanatics and sinister Influences; but their ef
forts have only satisfied the people Of the
wisdom of the checks which ihey have i'm
posed, and Of the necessity of preserving
them unimpaired
Tie true theory ofour system is n II 10
govern by the acts OF desires Of any one sci
Of Representatives. The constitution i'm
poses che cks upon all branches of the gov
eminent, and in order to give time for,
to be corrected, and division to pass away
but if The people settle down inIoa firm con-
v:ction different from thai of their epresen-
talives, they give eject to their opinions by
changing their public servants, The checks
which the people impose on their public
servants, in The adoption of the constitution,
are the best evidences Of their capacity for
self government. They Know that tho men
whom they elect TO public stations are Of
like inhnnities and passions with themselves,
and not to be trusted without teing restrict
ed by coordinate authorities, and consliu.
tiona.. limitations Who, that has witnessed
the legislation Of Congress for The last thirty
years, will say that he knows of no instance
in which measures not demanded by the
public good have been carried? Who will
deny that, in the Stale governments, by COM
binati0ns Of individuals and sections, in de-
rogalon Of the general interests, banks have
been started, syslems of internal improve
inenis have been projected-repressing their
growth and iInpuiring their energies for
years TO come? 9sftlf
After SO much experience it cannot be
said thet absolute, unchecked power is safe
in the hands of any one set of, representa-
liycs, or that the capacity Of the people for
self government, which is Admitted in IFS
broadest extent, is conclusive argument
to prove the prudence, wisdom and integrity
of their representatives.. The people by the
constitution have commanded the President,
as much as they have commanded the legis-
lative branch ofihe government, to execute
their will They have said to him III their
constitution which they require that he shall
take solemn oath TO support "lf Congress
pass any bill which he shall not approve, he
shall return il 10 the house in which it shall
have originated, with his objections thereto" !"
In Withholding from it his approval an! sig
nature, ho is executing the will of the peo-
PIE constlutionally expressed, as much as
the Congress which passed il. No bill is
presumed TO be in accordance with The po-
pular will Until il shall have PASSED through
all the hands Of the government, TO make it
u law. A bill passed by the House may be
rejected by the Senate, and one passed by
the Senate may be rejected by the House.
In each case, both houses exerc Sc the veto
power on the otbor. Congress-, and each
house of Congtess, hold under the consi-
tuition, check upon the President, and he
by the powers of The qualified Veto, check
upon Congress When the President re-
measures 10 Congress, he avows
in the most solemn form his opinion, gives
his voice in their favor, and pledges himself
in advance to approve them, it passed by
Congress. If he acts without due conside-
ration, or have been influenced by improper
or corrupt motives,-or if from any other
cause, Congress, or either house of Con
sress, shall differ from him ihe exercise Of
their vetel upon his recommendations, and
reject them. and there is no appeal from
their decision but through the people at the
ballot-box. There are proper checks.-None
would be found to object to them or TO wish
them lemoyed. Itis equally important that
the constitutional check Of the Executive
upon the legislative branch shall be pre-
served.
lfit be said that the representatives, in
the popular branch Of Congress an absence
directly by the people, it is answered, the
people elect the President. lfboth Houses