Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-13
TIE Veto vetced

the bad Il the Presidess Vas one Of The
grsndest deusOostrsiioas Of true patriotism
ever witnessed in Congress. Ia Is iali Of
hope for thu eOg-sry when senators viii
firm anf.ls~riag tread march up 70 the
line Of dsts. and there IN defiance q the
eorruPsing influes-~s q Excessive pa;ron-
s.rs. huh defiance az the de-pOtic demon
STATIONS Of ,he one man power emenAiing
frO0 The White Hosse. the loyal nen 81
the country can begin 10 see thrO1gh the
gloon that has oveTshadOued the past and
take courage Tor the future. WHh graf
truth d can be said. The veto 81 tbs PrNsi-
dent NJ. an sscossfifrfsosaf scs. for no
statesman or juriss whose opinion w.s
worth recording has ever pretended that
the fr.ners Of the eoastitutioa ever intend
ed that the veto power should be exercised
sxcept in cases Of hasty. OF uncOas,i tstiOn-
al lsgisiais0n; and no man ~h0 can ooale
mp % the dignity OF . third rate peitisoxrer
would ever risk has rrp1tsfioa IN deciding
the civil rights ban uneOastisutiOnal. add
ihere - no preiense from aay Quarter. that
he bil ~as not matgrely considered bsfsre
being sesed UPON Bot al assumptions Of
this Kind are Begaiised by The vel known
fact. that ths ban vas long ago shown %
the President and IL expressed iis spD~oral
efa Tbs fAct cone oas IN the able speech
ofJadge Trunbun. Chairman Of The Jodi-
eiary Committee. an extract from rhsch ~
give tbs week Who reported the bir. made
N@r -
More than this. the ob jeefiOas embodied IN
he veto. are mainly againss the ezposiseacy .
q such legislafiOn. which II a matter solcly .
within the Jurisdiction Of COngress and en- .
tireiy outside Of executive interpretation i
Again. fse position Of the Presdens !.
made ridiculous. from the fact that IN order
10 eOsiurs Up something as an excuse Tor
setting up has dicsun against two-tkirds q
Congress. he calls 10 his AID a clique q
eopPerbead attorneys and taxes their uea-
sOaable ingenuity to frame Objecfioo, 70
the biil. and among then -as one Richard
son the principal attorney for she horde q
distillers and ru@-sellers lobbying round
Congress. 90 Get the Internal Revenge act
80 amended as 20 legAlize their infanoo.
traffic al over the Country The veto IA.
nothing sbOr; Of an insulting. arrogant at
tempe to dictate 70 Congress and at the
desPOt- Thank God. there i stil enough
patriotism Ieit among the peoples repre-
sentaiIves 70 administer = sitting rebske 10
such impairment interueddirng uiih the
constitutional prerogAtiv~s Of Congrcss
The president in his intsnp~rAie real %
elotbe himself WITH supreme power. has
overshot the mark There was an appar-
ent fairness IN some Of the reasonings con-
tanned IN TIE veto Of the Freedmen's B3-
reaa bill. BOT nothing Of the kind dignised
the last veto. IL vas species Of aippani
demAsoSoeisn too apparent upon Is iAoe
10 deceive any body. A sequenoe Sen
aiors- Morgan Of Nr~ York ard Stewart q
Nevada Who sustained the first veto. voted
against the last The vote Of Gov Morgan
- peculiarly Signs 6cant. a. the personal
friend Of Mr.. Seward Il ~a. supposed h.
would follow bis lad and u VS. not def
nitely known bow be would vote until his
name ~As called and ~ responded. Such
shout A. ven; sp from the galleries a. his
response. never shook the Capitol IL was
grand and sublime triumph Of honest pat
riotism over The besildering brIbe. q exec
utiSe patronage. and the eniicing rufBenoes
Of personal friendships. All h0nor &C ,bc
Ne- York senator. Who eAme 70 the rrscue
Of bis Country in the hour q her perl.
And q - rot q little curious. thst senator
Stewsrt has Wheeled INTO the ranks % The
ioyal senators. ;hroorh the influence q
d" HangmAn- Foote b.. fashsr-in-la- Who
once attempted 10 shoot Benton ~ the So
ate ehsmber. and thrcstrned 20 hang John
p. Hale upon the frst tree u BE- vould 20
10 Mississippi II Henry : Foote Nth AT
his pro-siavsry pFoclisitie. and anfeoedenfs
stands up naniuliy osstHng for civil rights
20 the freednen ho~ "a ough, 10 mantle the
" doaghy" faces q sucb S~nsior. a. Doolis-
lie % Wisconsin. Lane q Kansas. No-,o.
Of Minnesoia and C0~an o. Peunsylvsnia
9TH shane. DOolittle even vent 30 fa- a.
90 stand Up IN his place IN the senate and
oPeniy boast that be -ouh vote against The
positive INSTRUCTIONS Of the Leeisiafu-~ 81
his State upon he veto message This puts
% IN mind Of the shan1eful exhibitions a
Congressional deprsvify Under TIE defunct
dynasties Of Ficrce snd Bucbanan
The terrible suspense that has strouded
the County IN gloon ssd oassed The heart.
q ibe bravest patriots IN The land 20 bess
uIth intense snHiety. no logger settles like
TIE pali q death over the lsnd The Com