The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-05-27
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We intended publishing the message oil
President Pierce, vetoing the Insane
Bill" in our presen, issue. but finding that
i, would occupy some four columns OF our
PAPER. we concluded to condsnse It, and
place it on the inside. Upon reperusal
Of the message, however, we saw tina, It
was impossible to publish synopsis OF IT,
without doing injustice to the subject. We
we're therefore compelled to lay II over for
another week. 1t is al able state rights
paper, and will 60 far towards ar'esting the
tide Of federal aggregation, recently 80 pop
ul.r At the national capital. The follow
ing remark. in regard to il, are from the
Montgomery ala Advertiser;
"To the exclusioa from our columns OF
slmos, every thing else to-day, we publish
the Presidents veto message OF the In
sane Bill" The message is just such a
document As we had righ. to expect from
= Democratic Presideot OF the United
States. Tbs wild schemes of late concoct-
cd for squsndering the public lands. alike
reckless and unconstitutional. need sslu-
txry check, such as this message gives
them. Expedisocy has for some time been
overlooking the Constitution tho early
principles upon which our government wa.
administered, have been lost sight Of and
d,srcgardsd Il was time that steps should
be taken, to bring US back to The ancient,
safe old land marks; and We have no doubt
that the country will hail this message as "A
step in the right track
a lengthy debate sprung up in the
Senate after the reading of the message,
in which most Of the Senators took part
Mr.. Hunter said that AS it was proposed to
postpone the discussion on this message,
this was not the proper occasion to enter
into the debate, bu, when the time should
come, the friends OF the Presidcn, would
be well able TO meet the Senator from
Vermont lie could not, however. allow
the occasion to pass. without saying that
the country was deeply indebted to the
President for xrresting this bill lie point
ed out the vast importance Of this exercise
OF the Executive veto. and promised to en-
ter into the subject more fully hereafter.
"Mr. Toombs maintained the sounduess
OF the principles which are enforced by the
President in h's message. When the Seu>
ate, said he, think proper to take up this
question, | shall desire to be heard fully in
ylndication Of the principles set forth in
the message"
The Charleston Mercury says OF the
message;
1t is all we had hoped of it, and a more
sound, appropriate. and welcome State pa
per. We have no, for long time had the
pleasure OF laying before our readers. The
State Rights docrlne shines in every para
graph, and the whole subject is handled
with "a simplicity of language, and clear
ness of meaning, that will give to its COW
illusions an overwhelming power with all
those who do not desire the States to be
stripped OF their sovereignty, and the Fed.
eral Government constituted an unlimited
despo,ism. In South Carolina we feel con.
hdent, tho message will command an
almost unanimous approval.
Nor were we mistaken in anticipating
that the President would take his position
broadly enough to cover not only the bill
before him, but every other project for ap
propriating the puplic lands. without an
.-pu'sal."i In tho G-~-."--s-' NE iioma
stead bill. which proposes to give every
body farm, on the sole condition of his
accepting it, must share the fate of its crazy
precursor. There are legion of projects