Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-02-24
rh Veto Message.

The following is tie substance Of President
Pieces Message sent III TO the House on Saturday
yetoing tile Frenoh Spoliutioa Bill
The President, in returning the French Spulia
ton Bill 10 tile House, with his objections, isfeis
IL lis duties undet lie constitution. Ii IS nut In
cumbent OH him 10 Sisn Il bill Of course, and thus
merely 10 authenticate the action Of Congress fOI
he must exercise MI Intelligent judgment, Ot liz
iailhess 10 The trust lepUSed IN him. IN execution
Of bis official dulyps 10 signing bulls, he is not Il
perform a lpcte mechanical RAFT, but Is to decide
albl act according 10 his & HstienioHS conviction;
Of the EighiiulntsS or wtoDetulnes3 OF lie pro
posett law, The Presidents responsibility Is L
The whole Of the United States, as that VI Scun
t6f Is 10 The people VI particular Siale--liut ii
representatives, the people Of q State VI listtr
-aaI II may be safely assumed that no Will uO
resort to tie clcatly defined api unlimited power
OF nneSlipg legislation, aud calling for the recon,
sldeItton Of any measure, except IN OtedieGce Il
the requirements Of duty. When, lowtvet, h
entet!nnsl a decisive aud fixed conclusion mol
merely Of tLe GonslitntloIa,ly, but Of the impto,
peEy and Of tho injustice N ether tesptcty, VI any
measure, II 10 declares tlat le approves il, lle /,
fasc to llls osth onl deliberately dsteeaEds hi;
constitutional obligations.
Tile President ftels4callG1 on al Tue tllfesfold
10 notice IN assertion ofen repeated, llat tho Il.
ttlSpt OF tho United States TO s,lRty these claim.
In tile manner provided by tle ntescUt bill test!
bS tlain on lie justice II our country, II II u
So, The imnutnilonis aggravated BY tlc eoRsijela
ton that Tie CLAIMS nte tUeSpl with the present
century, aud II lllS been persistent wl0Os during
tint whole lGiibl Of llaig Ills tlie llesideRi
denies, lt1iew fAels, not known, OF not atcess
bic dpEiEs the administration OF JtfTetson, Madl
son, " SOnfrc, had since been brought 10 lisit
OF llew sources Of information diSe6yeled, iii,
would gtepllY relieve The Oject oil embarrassment
Bnt noihips Of THIS Hatute las occurred, They
never recognized the legged Obligation on the poi
Of this Government " pay these claims, Indeed Il
stands 10. as Elbtltt Of controlling authotIy, hui
es fact Of hlstcty that tese claims have never
since our existence ss q nation, tee1 deemed bl
any President worthy Of Recommendation 10 Con,
sress. Alief reviewing tile entire history Of The
cast be concludes his nsetsase as fOllo%st-
cribs review OF successive Treaties between
france and tile United States hes bought my lnitly
10 tue l1dolbilps eony elton That 81 hg the UNiIet
States haze, IN Tie most ample and competent
.Mannet discharged Their Whole duly 10 such q
Their cEelis Is may have been at anytime Sggtley
Oh by tLe acts oil the Ptencli government, SO ast
has Ffaliee honotablY discharged herself oil al
pplIeatlVuN W WV FAS+uItFS l1hBius SNle Qlllel
StlEest eopestG " tti III bill assumes wollt
bs 10 itahaIs tied tehtoacti both 10 FaR6t
end The United Sisiss. am u eoQlss aSate lbs
The bill PROPOSES only 10 Ff0Yide Naturalization
tot such valid claims 6t citizens OF ihc Unilet
State sgalusl Rtsits ss shall A6t lave bsehslihd
LATED fet and eTtlbthced nspy Of the treaties elm
tfetateah Blls il Including oil such eialnls,i 4
eScl1tssa IN ldet t6i d lfjbe the negoiI
ati6Nsj Rfa6ee SoQ ID lle hsisltdsd to pstee tba
She was lii lse 9le To Tie. u le States 81
our eilissbs. fstSa and IfotWlsit stfyt
millions aphlppit lin View Of II bSt hls beer