The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-07

Adopsd such constitution, and how poorly ar, a.
qualified 10 take care o. their liberties when a.
persist not only in retaining such clause a IL,
constitution bat Ia elccting TO the presidency
are known 70 believe il their duty TO veto m,...,
that they regard 10 be psrnieous and injurious 10 n,
lie interests We confess that il Is hard for "a 10 %
the conviction that the trainers Of the constitution
the American people have given more svidsnc. a 4.
aversion to tyranny and Of their devotion % "a
erty, than Mr. Hunt o. Mr. washbaru, or Mr. canps.B
But to proceed. Mr., Hunt adds
" This abominabls veto Is the very heghs u t,,..
usarpatiou unknown 10 our ancestors and withoa, e
IN the history Of this free country desire gentse 4
member who they aretho representative of an ind.o
people, sent hither 70 express their minds and 10 ps
grave, conscientious, aud patriotic duty and net a
shaved by submitting the win Of the Executive wAe
entirely upon doing away with the Legislative powtr ~
country"
When Mr.. Hunt gave utteranoe to these declasato. 1
must have forgotten what he desired other mcmosrs
memberthat he the representative OF ~ iadst~sS
people II would have been WE'LL also IL be bad vs,
bered that whilst he and other members were scu M
to express their minds aud 10 perform grave eons-
tious and patriotic duty the President was seat b a
other end Of the by the people Of the whole uu
represent their interests csprsss A mind as ,ar -
resentative and under the obligations of his oonsuua
trust so perform grave, conscientious and patriot
duty But with what grace could Mr. Hunt uaaer,sI,
lecture others aud them against being "easayea y
submitting TO the viii of the Executive whep be pr,
himself to be completely the slave of passion and u
dice utter the groundless accusation that the Pre-
dent us bent entirely upon doing away with the ss
tive power of this country With all due respect for
dignity and elevation of the station occupied br
Hunt representative of independent people We A
that his charge against President Pierce has abou, as NM
to entitle il respec, his assault upon the AAs
Of the constitution, when he says that this sbomiaal
veto is the very height of tyranny aud about - lid
foundation in truth as when he says that the yeois
usurpaton unknown to ancestors and without pro-,
dent in the history of this free country Franklin pe
could hardly expect desire TO escape condemnation
exercising the veto power from who would hW. cu
bound If he had lived in earlier times have deaOu,
similar discharge Of duty by George Washington ID
height Of tyranny II the estimate which Mr. Hunt, Ia
formed OF his importance likely to be adopted y
others we might have some cause to fear that the msu
of the latter and the reputation OF the former might sur
those men who view themselves through msguhsn d
viewed by Others with the help of microscopes relieves
of all apprehension on this score
Mr. Hunt goes on as follows:
The times are melancholy indeed, II the President
capacity SUCH is TO dictate to this people, and CLAIM
right to exercise the veto power freely any
standing here exercise his individual judgment
matter for the consideration Of the House. Th powG
conferred by the constitution to be applied ina
calculated to take away constitutional power Of egA
ton and which, If tolerated for single instant will lead
the overthrow of the liberties of the country"
The people win take issue with Mr. Hunt and Iva
themselves fortunate in having chosen President who's
precates the value Of the veto clause in the constitutes
who estimates Alright the obligations imposed upoa bio
that instrument and who has the mind and the will
capacity as their representative to guard their inip
against every species Of rernicions Legislation. WIZ
Mr. Hunt finds his claim to frecr exercise Of his udg
representative of single congressional district h
the President the representative of the whole people
are not advised Assuredly his claim has place IN
constitution from which both derive their respective A
cia rights. The constitution confers upon Mr.. Hunt
representative the right to vote Of egisa
according the convictions Of his mind it conhs on
President the right to revise tho Of legaa
and imposes upon him the duty TO approve them OTIS
to them according to the convictions Of his mind,
aictation Congress when the President returns
with his objections but it is dictation 10 require him
surrender his conscientious convictions, and approve
ures which he believes to be injurious.
Mr. Hunt closed as follows:
"whcn our revolutionary fathers Ought for and e'a
shed this free republic, they thought that they had put
Il a IL M ..-ha ks(
cident is the President Of the United States, an
to dictate to this free people, and say what they shall
make law see gentlemen the way shs
with sefcompacency at the result, but, sir, II thv
sound their hearts, patriots, doubt they w
be overwhelmed with grief and to tyrsat
striking down the will of the people,"
The reader win have difficulty in understanding
some gentlemen over the way smiling with ssiE
paeency-by the way, they smiling ysbly and
dbly-the explosion had spent its fury, and nobody
harmed. The veto power stood vindcated by the y
ieebleness OF the assault and its exercise by the Prs
stood justified by the prudent failure Of Mr. Hunt TO
trovert the contained in the message Bu
suspect that the smiling which attracted Mr. Hunts On
cism provoked by his udicous appeal to aosr rs0
tionary fathers He had denounced the veto as
height Of tyranny and yet the veto power was insert
in the constitution by those Revolutionary ab
10 whose workmanship he appealed with 10 much graz
They thought they bad extirpated monarchy from
country. So they did think, and has thought
whole world for more than half century but our II
dictionary fathers and all the Of mankind hare
mistaken, and Mr. Hunt has the honor Of discovering
announcing the mistake. Monarchy planted and
peiuaed in the constitution by @our Revolutionary s'
and the fact Is proved because this Franklin Psfcs