Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1852-06-25
Two PIanhs More.

week lof want ol copy lhe hfsl uihtWS ~
provision cf The cOns'i'uI"1, that no party
hoUgh' Of changing. The Wings do no. de.
ire An amendment OF ihe constitution in this
particular, and only claim. which is clearly the
right ground, that the veto power should never
be used IOprevenl the carrying out Of the will Of
Ihe people as expressed through their represen.
latiyes. We hold that il never was intended by
The trainers Of The constitution, TO be lever
in the hands OF The President for the purpose Of
IhwOrIing the wishes Of the people, when ex'
pressed in o proper manner; aud we believe,
,ha, while the country is so nearly equally di.
yided into Two parties, The use of this power for
parry purposes. amounts TO 10 less an evil than
the disfranchsemenI of more than one half Of
our cilizens. The correct and only tenabe po.
si,ion is, lha, when majority Of The peoples
Representatives declare themselves in favor Of
a measure, ii is the duty of the President TO
sanction such proceeding, unless il be clearly /
unconstitutional, or manifesIly wrong.
The indscriminaIe use Of The veto is (a-
vorile doctrine with loco(ocolsm. They even
carry It's spirit into their National Convention.
They ore not satisfied that The majority shall
rule, either in their own parry OF in the nation.
They assume to go farther in this direction
than tho Monarch of England dare go. IL the
House Of Commons pass measure Involving
question oil expediency, or public policy alone,
the executive dare not refuse to sanction IT,
And more; if the lower house vote in favor Of u
measure, even the Lords must yield, and be
content TO submit the reconsideration TO a vote
of the electors. And this too in Iiberal rnonar.
chcaI England: while in this land of free ns'.
tulions: his boasIed republic, this government
of The people, i. is declared that the American
Monarch can, with impunily, disregard aud sci
q, nough, the will Of his constituency by the use
Of a power which was never vested in that office
for the purpose OF Legislation, Aud this is
Modern Democracy! This is one Of The prin.
epaI items 10 the creed Of the party. who in
the same series of resolutions proclaim that
they "pace their trust in The discrimination and
integrity of the American people," Such du.
plicily should and will coudemn to Infamous
fame the party that is guilty oft.
Here is The resolution:
Resolved, That we are decidedly opposed to
taking from the President The qualified veto
power, by which hs is enabled, under resuic.
lions anG responsibilities amply sufficient TO
quad the puclc nIeresI-tO suspend Ihe pas
sage Of bill whose merIs cannot secure the
approval OF .wo.lhIrds OF Senate Ond House Of
Representatives. unlll the judgement of lhe peO.
pie eau be obtained thereon, and which has
saved tho American people from the corfup, and
tvraucal domination Of the Bank OF the United
States aud from corrupting system of general
internal improvements.
And the other is like unto IL only, il possible,
still more Objectionable.
! Q. That Congress has no power under the
constitution to interfere with or control The do.
meslc institutions of the several States, and
that such States are the sole and proper Judges
of everything appertaining to their own affairs.
not prohibited by the constitutions; That all ef-
forts of The abuli,ionis,s or others, made to in.
duco Congress to interfere with questions OF
slavery, or to take incpenI steps in relation
thereto arc calculated 10 lend 10 the most alar.
ming and dangerous consequences, and thai all
sach efforts have an inevitable tendency to di.
minish the happiness of The people aud endan'
ger the stability and permanency Of the Union,
and ought not TO be cOunIenanced by any friend
of our political institutions.
No one can 10. moment doubt The intention
of the convention in introducing this punchcon
into their platform, In the first place, the do.
mocracy are, al heart, The lavorers oI slavery,
and embrace every opportunity 10 lend The pc
cuhar institution "aid and comfort" And 10
.he next place, grea. many OF the un'errlhed
terrified The convention with threats OF seces.
sion, separate organizations, &c. But, let US
ask, what will those who we're The friends oI
the Van Buren movement, 10 l848, think oI
the lone aud spirit of this resolve; this intended
pac1 Can they swolow this monster as readi
10 ne John Van Buren, Chase, Townsend Il Co.
dot Can they hope that party, which in i''
! collected wisdom, deliberately determines It
sdne every aspiration OF freedom, rlve' more
securely The calling fes'er. and press 'h'
; CALLING chain still more deeply into she canker
inp flesh of The slave, wil favor their cherished
measuresl Can the liberty loving sons of the
north, so far forget their self respect so utterly
disregard their former pro.es'a.ions, to bow
10 this Molochl We trust not. We think
there is enough independence in the enligh'
, ened rreemen of the north, 10 administer JUS
; rebuko 10 these panderes 10 human incarcera
. tion.
We will see whut those who voted Tor Var
Buren,, in Carroll county will do.
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