The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-09-22
when, in truth, nothing is, in many

y 1890.
cases, more ~unfounded.
FromNthe practice of Congress. such
an examination of each bill as the Con-
stitution requires has been rendered i'm
possible. The most important business
of each session is generally crowded in
10 its last hours, and the alternative pre-
scented to the President is either to vio-
late the constitutional duty which he
owes to the people, and approve bills
which, for want of time, it is impossible
he should have examined, or, by his re,
fusal to do this, subject the country and
individuals to great loss and lnconve-
nience.
Besides. a practice has grown up OF
late years 10 legislate in appropriation
bills, at the last hours of the session, on
new aud important objects. This prac-
tice constraius the President either to
suffer measures to become laws which he
does not al prove, or to incur the risk OF
stopping the wheels of the government
by vetoiDg an appropriation bill. For
merly, such bills were confined to spe'
ciic appropriations for carrying into
effect existing laws and the well estab-
lished policy of the country, and little
time was then required by the President
for their examination.
For my own part, I have deliberately
determined that I shall approve no bill
which l have not examined, and it will
be a case of extreme and most urgent ne
cessity which shall ever induce me to de-
part from this rule. 1 therefore re-
specially, but earnestly, recommend
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President at least two days previous to
the Adjournment of each session within
which no new bill shall be presented to
him for approval. Under the existing
joint rule one day is allowed but this
rule is hitherto so constantly suspended
in practice, that important bills continue
to be presented to him up till the very
last moments of the session. In a large
majority of cases no great public conve-
nience can arise from the want OF time
to examine their provisions. because the
Constitution has declared that if a bill
be presented to the President within the
last ten days Of the session, he is not re-
quired to return it, either with an ap-
prevail or with q veto, sin which case it
shall not be a law" 1t may then lie
over, and be taken up and passed at the
next session. Great inconvenience would
only be experienced in regard to appro-
priation bills but fortunately, under
the late excellent law allowing a salary,
| instead of a per diem, to members of
Congress,thl Expense and Inconvenience
of a called session will be greatly re-
duced.
Here is developed enc of the greatest
points in the Administrative policy OF
Mr.. BUCHANAN. His desire was to re-
lieve Congress of the Kansas incubus,
that it might direct its attention ito
more important objects. When once ad-
mitted into tie Union," 1--WE quote from
the Message.) ''poAethcr NTH or aoihout
szarcry, tie excitement beyond her oaon
limits qoiH speedily pass aaody, and SHE
aciH then for the first time, 6elstt. as she
oucht to hare been long since, TO MANAGE
HER OWN AFFAIRS IN HER OWN
WAY"
This wise and Statesman-like recon-
mendation did not conform to the cor
rupt schemes of the lobby and of the
political stockholders in and out of
Congress who were their allies and
tools. 1t would interfere with mngDif-
cent Ocean steamer prof ects, and with
piratical schemes for obtaining princi-
~palities for Western Rail Road Monop.
olics. And hence the new Kansas wal
which went up from the lobbies and
from the ambitious and discounted pol
~iticians who were seeking poHer through
the success of their schemes. But truth
is set more powerful than corruption
organized ard potent as it may be-anc
the interrupted and intelligent peopl'
of the Union will do justice to Mr.. BU
cHANAN and to themselves, by the heart.
support of the patriotic policy of hi
Administr alton against the assaults o
his and their enemies.