The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-12
THE PRESIDENTS VETO or THE INDECENT IN
SANE DILL.-THE SENTIMENT OF THE PRESS

From the different sections Of the country our aey
changes daily food in upon with unequivoeal and en-
phatc hearty endorsements Of President perees mes
sage Congress conveying his objections the enactment
Of the public land bill for the relief Of the INDECENT insane
The extreme pressure Of other upon columns
permits US to-day repubiish but few and briefly Of The
many endorsements of the veto message hand We
submit the following;
Prom the consatuiouas, Republic Augusta Mays
Ii is with the vees satisfaction spread before our
readers the satesmanke message Of President Pierce
returning the Senate without his signature the land
bill the benefit OF the Insane. We have rarely an
American State paper with much pleasure and with
unqualified approval Of its positions, its whole scope
and tenor. II Is thoroughly Satcrghts document and
viii be hailed with cordial welcome by every strict consc
ZIONIST and every good citizen who properly sensible the
Importance of holding the federal strictly pre-
scrbed limitations of its The following positions laid
down in the message are incontrovertibe
First That there essential difference between voting
away public lands and voting away money out Of the public
treasury for public charities.
Second That il is competent for the government a
proprate public funds for the benefit and protection Of the
INDECENT who insane iii equally competent to approp
ate them for the INDECENT who are not insane,
Third The admission Of the right Of the government
patronze all the charities and eeemosynary institutions
which benevoence has erected relieve the Of suffer
ing humanity would be perveson Of the federal compact
and would wholly change its character.
Fourth. Such a pcrverson of federal system would
operate dsarousy to the Independence and healthy action
of the State governments and detrimental 10 the in
terest Of the unfortunate twoud subject the latter q the
chances of capricous legislation and tempt private phan
thropy abandon them to the public guardianship thus
voluntarily assumed or usurpcd.
These and kindred positions explicitly laid down and
illustrated style great felicity, and with con
vncng power This message will take rank with Jackon
Maysve turnpike Veto and perhaps second In Importance
only his famous Bank 1t win add to the reputation
Of General Pierce sound statesman and strengthen him
with the republican party Of the country 1t is powerful
check the cenraizng tendencies Of public affairs and gives
new strength Jcersonian school Of politics. II will
for time at least be eectua settler to all kindred
schemes Of squanderng the public ands in violation Of the
faith by which they pledged for the redemption Of the
national debt.
From the Boston Post
We publish to-day the Presidents message. II Is
written with cearness and force, and is strong argument
and sound in conclusion There politicians who hold tina,
the clause in the constitution broad
enough to almost appropriation of the peoples
money and who ready TO dcnounce Virginia abra
TONS These will not like the principles Of this excellent
message But those politicians who Of the school Of JEFF
erson, Madison and their compeers, will welcome these
principles and rejoice that not good could tempt
the President to yield them
The veto reterates the Saterghts doctrines Of the
message and applies them to the bill for the INDECENT insane
1t acknowledges and respects its humanity; but testing
by the rule Of strict construction it denies its constitutional
y The principles of Interpretation that would justify this
bill would open wide door, let in crowd of local schemes
and largely encroach the local duties Of the States The
President rejects the principle, and returns the BILL
The country win thank President Pierce for such ape
ormance of duty 1t shows that there Is vigilance at the
helm Of State that the Executive proving guardian
Of the constitution ready do his duty firmly resolved
do all in his power resist the wild schemes afoat eples
the treasury 1t is oinous of what will follow in other
ters should the multitude Of schemes
succeed in getting through Congress II shows that the En-
ecutive win faithfully the power with which he clothed
Such an exercise of it cannot fail to be approved BY the
people. ~ As&a
From the Charleston IT, C.) Mercury, Mays
We publish the Presidents message, vetong tho insane
BILL" in another place II is all had hoped OF it, and
sound appropriate, and welcome State paper have
not for long time had the pleasure of laying before read
The Staterights doctrine shines in paragraph
and the whole subject handled with simplicity Language
and clearness Of meaning that win give its conclusions
overwhelming power with all those who do desire the
States to be stripped Of their sovereignty, and the dera
government constituted unlimited dcsposm. In Scut
Carolina feel confident the message win command
most unanimous approval
We have often noticed that presidential veto
tainy exers the magical power Of restoring the reign
Congess. Not only the particular humbug
which 1t falls, but humbugs in general get weak in the
knees and discover disposition TO stink of sight and lie
close till the storm passes.
Nor mistaken anticipating that the President
would take his position broadly enough only the
bill before him, but every other project for appropane the
public lands without equivaen, the government There
legion OF projects ready burst their shells that will
die quietly under the spell Of the message The political
mosphere will be purified, and Congress relieved from the
sponsibity of taking of unatcs will remember that
has sober and rational duties perform and that Their
Is stu time left Cor their discharge. At least it
hoped that such viii be the result
From the Fredericksburg (va) Recorder, Mars
IL s able State paper, clear in dction hd conclusive
In Its reasoning all who consider the federal governmeb,
limited in is powers BY the constitution II Is in short ID,
unauthorized Of State-rghts repoblicanm The
veto Of this bin makes up distinct between republican
and fsderass and shall be able distinguish b
sheep from the goats For ourseIf say It pa
after heart and every worthy author
who by Il proves himself, ever, democrat
'the straitest sect"
from the Virginia Sentinel, Mue
We have read the message Of the President rong the Bill
donating lands the States for the benefit Of insane With
unaloyed delight II doubt painful the Pref
dent to return with his objections bin which had charts
Bile object and which had been passed BY Congress in wh
bis Political friends constituted majority in both branches
The firm discharge OF bis duty under such bd
entities him TO higher commentator.
The President takes the occasion lay down with g
ccaness and beauty the relative powers rights and dute
of the federal and State governments.
We heartily approve Of all the doctrines OF the message d
predict that the President viii be sustained his posc