Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-24

EB, p;.bmond ENQUIRER, with the remark that
it applies VIII 40 t-''i> -
ginia lem, nc or, TUE VETO MESS ACE
"ThE -. Of the Lunatic Land Bill has contributed
10 than all other causes to strengthen the ADMIN
more e IN the confidence of the country and in the
.;On Of the Democratic party. As an instance
afeclOI courage and devotion TO duty on the part
Of mop PRESIDENT, it did much to justify the admra
Of u bs friends and to rebuke the imputations of
t ~" enemies. AS triumphant vlndlcaton OF an es
bis principle of the Democratic platform, it did
sen' h 70 commend him to the confidence and graft
my N.Y. If his party. Not that so much consequence
tuu' oHached to the particular measure which he
TASnnroyed but because he understood, in ret0-
ast tbc Lunatic Land Bill, to lay down principles
ny Oh would apply with greater force to other and
WILL rschievous schemes for the disposition of the
MOI ntc lands The Democratic party saw, or thought
Rr cav in the message of the President, an une-
u:y plcdge, that all measures in cOaSaAnii
quiz the Lunatic Land Bill, would be equally re-
VIII nsnt 20 his principles and would meet the same
pug Hence the universal and emphatic commenda-
Len If the Message by the Democratic press.
uO Hn ,rticle in the Washington Union of the 10TH
. 40 far As it tends to disturb the satisfaction with
h;b the Message of the President is regarded and
WI mnair the confidence of the country in the
tonoh of his convictions and the stability of his
nose will be read by the friends of the Admin
P.1stion with unfeigncd modification and regret.
Tbe article in question prepared with the utmost
rp and with an evident purpose to accomplish its
and in the most quiet and inotfensive way Still its
aon is perfectly manifest, and that design is to
hike the zeal of those confding friends of the Adj
;nistration, who anticipate veto OF the Home
toad Bill from the tenor of the Message against
nting lands for the support of the INDECENT insane.
She Union protests against such construction of
tb,t Message will operate adversely to measures
or before Congress-affirmng that such construc-
tion would have the effect to em6arrass the future
c.ion of the President What is the meaning of
This language? If it be the purpose of the Presi-
dent to follow out the principles of his Message to
their logical conclusion, it would certainly not en-
6,rrss him to prepare the public mind for the veto
If the Homestead bill. We confess, however, that
if his purpose be otherwise, any application of the
principles of his present Message to measures now
before Congress, does contribute to em6a7Tdss has
future action. In our Judgment not the least salu-
ary operation of the veto Of the Lunatic Land Bill
is its effect in impairing The strength Of similar
measures pending in Congress; for, If the Same tate
awaits them, any debate upon them is but barren
consumption of time, and their passage through
Congress only gives unnecessary sanction to Vi
dous principles. Besides, these frequent conflicts
between the Executive and the Legislative depart
mens of the government to be deprecated and
itwere better if they could be prevented by clear
and unequivocal declaration in advance, of the pur
pose of the Pre- sdent.
We took the suggestion of the Wing press that
there was nothing in the Presidents message to re-
hut the idea that he would sanction the Homestead
hill as the captious criticism of enemy but the
following language from the Union would seem to
Justify the suspicious of the opposition press:
"Io our mind it is rash to declare that because
the President cannot approve bill appropriating
land for purely eleemosynary purpose, he cannot
approve one which grants his homestead to the
hardy pioneer, or one which grants alternate
lions of land for the construction of rail road.
Whilst there can be no reasonable ground for con-
troversy as to the principles which the Const
tuition forbds the disposing of the public lands by
way of donation for charities, there is much room
for doubt as to whether the same principles stand
in the way of bill which, willis it diminishcs the
aggregate quantity of the public lands yet does not
diminish their aggregate value 1t may be contend
ed at least plausibly that, whilst the grant in
case is without consideration, and is therefore ne
cessary diminuton of the common fund, in the
ether there is valuable consideration for the grant,
and hence that the common fund remains Undnin-
ihed"
We would attach no Importance to this paragraph,
if it were not the prevalent impression that the
Union susains confidential relations to the Admin
Iraon. In this view the language of the Union
significant and is calculated to inict great injury
upon the Administration, at least in the State of
Virginia. The Democracy of Virginia have not fall
tered in the midst of fearful detection; will they
prove faithess to the Administration while the ADJ
mmistation is true to the principles of the party.
But, will not undertake to answer for the conse-
quences of general conviction that the President
will not withhold his sanction from the Homestead
Bill"