The daily union., 1852-10-13
The whig Candidate against the Veto Power
Its Importance.

III iact which cannot escape the obsefv OF M.
people that the whg press, whilst soliciting their votes for
the whg candidate for the presidency endeavors 10 con
ceal ns opinions upon OF the most vital issues a,
the canvass General Scott himself did not seek 10 A.
guse his political opinions until he became candida.
for the presidency; the contrary. be has rspes,e
and otieousy proclaimed them to the world in slsbor.
newspaper disquisions and confidential private sp,.,
Thus hear nothing from the whig press Of The b.nl
rupt law, for which their candidate has so great NJ.
tiay nothing ofa national bank which, in his owoa.
cuar siyle he declared to be ''not only indspensab.
but necessary" and nothing Of the abolition Of The M.
iieniia veto another of his pet schemes These ssni6
cant omissions OF the whig press we have attempted 10
supply by the publication OF General Scolt's celebnl,d
series OF political essays and letters, with such commep,
as suficed to reveal their meaning
We propose now to invite the attention OF the country
to another cherished measure of the whg caniidas
which, it contempates change Of the constitution
and the radical reorganization of the frame work Of
our government, is beyond all comparison the most i'm.
porant political issue involved i'll the present can.
vass. And this measure rises in importance when
we remember that il is not the crude and fppau
suggestion of General Scott but the well matured and
long cherished policy of his party. which. IL they possess
the power will convert his wild project into practical
and momentous innovation. In the most formal and
elaborate Of General Scotrs political dsquisons--
his political proclamation Of the 25h OF October
ls4l--we find the following language .sI hope, then,
by early amendment OF the constitution TO see re-
duction OF the Presidents There can be no good
reason why the veto should not be overcome BY bare
majority in each house Of Congress OF all the members
elected to tsay for the benefit OF reecton-at the end
of ten days from the return OF the bill" And not only
does General Scott propose TO annihate the executive
veto but he ntimates in his letter accepting the nomina
ton of the Wing Convention, that while II exists ia
exercise should, under no circumstances, be resoad
to- Such is the mpudeat and unhesi,atng presumpiou
with which the whg candidate proposes to cut into The
very heart of the constitution, and TO revouonize tie
organism of the federal government. With scarcely
greater display of despoc rashness did Napoleon the Lit
tie remodel the constitution OF ls4s by the coup dea Of
the I'd OF December The patriot statesmen who framed
the constitution which tine whg candidate contempiu
ousy and superciousy proposes to subver in explaining
the function OF the presidential indicated it's conss
alive action and it's stupendous importance They say
/" But The qualified has further use II not ouly
serves as shield to the Executive, but il furnishes an
additional security against the enacton OF improper laws
II establishes saluary check upon the legislative body
calculated TO guard the community against the effects Of
faction, precptancy. OF any impulse uniendy the
public good which may happen to influence majority Of
that body"' The authority OF the who uttered these
words Of wisdom not less reverenced by the whk
candidate than the lessons Of history which teaches that
without some protecting power in the executive head
constitutional government his rights and his privileges
will fall easy prey the usurpnx spri, Of the lexs.
ure But, disclose some, though inadequate con.
cepon OF the peril TO the country involved in the
radical and revolutionary scheme OF the whig candidate
need invoke aid neither the philosophy of hs
tory the teachings OF the fathers Of the republic We
propose bring The subject home 10 the business s
boso ms" OF the people Of this country We ask them
they be wiling with the painful scenes and the herce srus
giles of 1851 still haunting their memory and the vast and
accumua,ing volume OF fanatcism surgins and beating
against the consutionwe ask them il they be ready TO
assist in breaking down the last remaining buwark ofbs
Union, when triumphant faction has swept away every
other safeguard Of law and liberty, and recoils only from
the crushing blow OF presidential veto We hear much
Of the corruption OF Congress: honorable members them
selves tell the country hal legislation be controlled
by ilIegimate Influences Shall there be power in bs
government to shield the country from the disgrace and
strength, schemes OF ambition cupdiy bid defiance
the virtue and patriotism OF Congress- and successfully
achieve their purposes OF plunder and aggression Shall
there be power in the government TO protect the viola
ted rights OF interests too feeble 10 proiec, themselves
and to save the country from the calamies OF log rolling
legslaonl The whig candidate AMI The whis party say
no. In proposing to strip the Executive OF ts qutihed
veto, they would leave the country prey 10 wha'so-
ever acts OF dsgraceiul and disastrous legislation cor
rupt OF usurpng Congress might be guilty OF. Nor 10
this all The contingency contemplated by the autho"
Of the constitution might occur and that very evil might
come upon the country against which the Executive
veto was designed as a shied-faaion might triumph
over patriotism, and impulses at war with the public
good might coerce Congress into submission to their
behesis Is this an impossible lis j, improbable
event Divested OF his negative upon the acts OF Con-
gres., in such a contingency the President would be
powerless spectator OF outrages which woulJ end in
the ruin Of the country. Who knows il the aboloniss
may not be able at some not very distant day 10
+" muster votes enough to repeal the fugtive-save
law How could this triumph Of faction be arrested bs
by the executive veto AMI wha, hope for the Union
would there be, II in such event the executive were
divesed OF ts negative power in the hands Of Pres
dent who, from scuples OF conscience political o7n
ions. would refuse to veto the acti
In this momentous issue the people OF the South have
vital Theirs is peculiar and minority inter