Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-29
GEN. SCOTT FOR THE REPEAL OF THE VETO
POWER, AND AGAINST THE SOUTH.

GEN SCOTT FOR THE REPEAL OF THE VETO
POWER, AND AGAINST THE SOUTH
We cheerfuly comply with the request of friend in the
country produce below the songes, tangible evidence
OF Gen. Scotts opposition the Veto power The extract
we give is from Gen SCOTS famous platform letter Of lS4l
In which he says that his 'prlncipes convictions.
Among principles he eaboraey FORTH the follow
ing upon the Executive Veto. Can any mistake his
meaning2 Does he entirely surrender and denounce the
Executive Veto in warmly recommending that The Consti
tuition be amended that any measure, vetoed by the
Executive may yet become law by the vote ot BARE
Of the members elected to each House OF Con
gress1 What Ia this but total extinction Of the
tive Veto power wisely introduced into tho Constitution I"
protect tho minority against unjust and rampant MAORI
,y7 The South Is In minority, and ye, Gen Scott wan
ony abandons this protection Of his native South against
the encroschments Of his adopted North With this ICON
vicon In the mind of Gen. Scott, what chance will Tho
South stand in he is elected and the fugitive slave law
be repealed Moreover have the evidence of Thaddens
Stevens leading Northern Scott Wing, that Scott stands
pledged to the abolioniss Of the North 10 withhold his
veto from such repeating law. Mr. Faulkner said, in his
speech in Congress- that the members there who potesse
10 know and speak Scos sentiments had openly declared
tina, would in such ntcrpose his veto Mr..
Galloway, q Scott Wing candidate for Congress from
Ohio boldly avowcd his course rs follows
The fugitive slave law, regard as an unwise and bad
measure Should be elected Congress, il viii! be
duv as the sentative free pcopeas it will also
be nv pleasure-o propose agate vote for the
peal of the udous aud revolving features OF that law
Finally Horace Greeley the ablest and Influential
Northern supporter Of Scout, made speech In Connecticut
dwe upon Of slavery and said that he for
General Scott because she (ien. 81 with the free
sollers" Greeey's precise words were:
~ kno General Scott and knop his associates and they
are all right on The subject of slarery"
With all this accumulated evidence any Southern
doubt Geo Scott if elected would be compelled sign
a law repeating essentially impairiog the present fugitive
slave law What motive Gen. Scott have such
law when his leading supporters, such as tho Richmond
Wing, unblushingly denounce the fugitive slave law
harsh measure; called for by savehoders7 How
any Southern Wing for who, by his record
ed Convictions and by his intimate associations, is bound
hand and foot carry the wishes of the enemies of the
fugitive slavc law and the South
Bat General Scots words in favor Of doing away
with the executiv" veto:
TIE EXECUTIVE vEro-This by the trainers of The Con-
stltution, could onl, have been designed
l. To cnaho the President defend his rish,fu
powers against usurpations en- The part of Congress
To enable him to fo bid other legislative inIractons o.
the Constitutions; and
To guard the country against Other of hasty Or Vi
oent legislation.
1t hardly possible conceive thu fret or
second of those heads against which The bal
sucewhee of the system does not afford of Itself all the
security that the people can require.
But without the protection of either the bench or the
would executive department 5ecome superudicia OF
late years. weak fulfil the strictly executive func
tons for which it particularly created rather
would MOI that department still De the most powerful Tor evil
in the government
The President is under the checks of the constitution and
law ehuly invested with the power of the sword and he
has again and again had that of the purse uso The houses
Of Congress II is ue lay taxes fix imposs and regulate
the sale OF the public domains bur he through his agents.
who handles the proceeds From 1888 1885, Ito say no.
thing of the present. he alone nominated and dismissed
The agents who kept welus those who collected dsr
buted and disbursed the public revenue The apotheem
make executors not who your lega,ees has
ghpl application such agents and The immense trea
that annually passes through their hands.
Tho rapid increase and spread of population the growth
OF national wealth. of collected and dis
bused relations by the extension Of commerce)
with foreign countries the additional appointments home
and abroud the number and value
y and necessarily the ncreasea general decay in morals