Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-07

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~ . uusA dslibssssiea End sass. will
~ y h ~ essiess oenditiea Il ths o.
49, psle q stsekises which wsss darn
~ and othssWiss repaired uatil soe one
Daetisls Of ths original natssial reosined.
h "a iAshieaed, wsedss Welcomed ship |
pve rsessaed ten whAlisg ssuiss - Ssur
ysass With half - many bsrnaclss s'iaG-
|ae y ~ huh - there viii b "aasnd-
nsoos = ~ Osastitstioa."
~ asasly I'll these ansndments lex 70
awssliag ~ powers Of ths Executive De-
peetnsok II ths 0svssnosat Scf ths Pur-
pess II nakias the supremacy Of cossFss'
isaispalsbls, ths opposition y abolish 'os
'ssses Ssssr" has surprised 10 one.
Ths ssavs Hsssstivs check to hasty, un'
iuse end unssaditieaal lsgislatiea 10 sort
q 'MsasscA, q the Kings gass." whose
peessnss In ths .Csastitution the sssn'ss
q IL Prssidsnt cannet tolerate.
u III agss end ansog u The nations Of
~ saeth, whsss ths people have bs'n
hlsossd with gsvssnmsats Of veil adjusted
ehesks aad balancss, ~ ssts Ssssr hss
bssa ths great eass guard and inpregnable
S1stssss Of pspular rights. 70 oppressed
- eutraesd nisositiss Il has alwsysprov
q sanctuary, and The fathers Of the fspub-
10 "a ~ srigissls bet siaply borrowed
~ Ssaturs Of the government from one d
~ srsaasst natisns Of astiquity. The fol
lsviae aessunt Of The origin Of the veto
pewsr 3 sxssacted from . speech deliver.
sssd In Csagrsss IN ls4s:
''Ths veto power had IL origin in old
Rene, S6o7 Anno Mundi, and before Christ
~, I'd from The building Of the city Of
nsoe ~. which would oaks sines IL or.
do S,sAS years. These dates will show
thas ~ psepls Of Rome bad bsen submit
ding 70 eraaual sncfoachmsnt two hundred
md 6lty.nvs years, until further submits
sisa w. insuppostabls. At this period the
lsvies end laws % tho Roman Senate were
% ssssmous asd oppressive that the people
were eeopsllsd y employ means TO resist
thsis further sneseachmen'. The people a
mssas retired 70 . mountain three miles die
tat ftea Rome, called Monsssss, and were
there addressed BY janus Luclus and 81
clnius Bellseus with masculine sloquence
always ths child Of nature. which induces
~ psepls 70 compel The Roman Senate :
yield the power 70 them 70 establish fiv
tribunss from among themselves, which, I
process II time, were increased 10 ten, VII
Ohesld b. clothed with the veto power
Thsss tribunss were plaesd ct the Senat
deos, and I'll laws passed By the Roma
Senate wsss presented 70 them for their q
prevail o. rejection. II they approved 10
Il va signed with tho letter T but if nj
appesvsd, thsy used The word veto. whis
sieaiAss 4 forbid T',is 10 the origin Of u
vste power; and 20 long asit was exercise
By tzibunss o. CHEERS Immediately rcspo
s,bls 70 the people for their election or q
peintmsnt, The end that the people design
We successfully accomplished; that il. :
eiotanes 70 snwoachmsnt on their RICH
Aud % long - THE power va preserved
ito original purity and simplicity, it Was G
ereissd 70 the advancement Of the people
rights and interests"
TAs history Of ths "vsto power" 10 &C
nsctien with it, exercise in this countl
reveals the gratifying fact that It's emplo
meat fbr the defeat Of important bills b
invariably met the 6nalapproval Ct the p,
PIE. Upon two occasions during the .
ministration Of George Washington the ',
pewse va exercised, once upon the grou
that The public welfare required the def
Il . bill, and once in consequence Of I
useenstitutionaIity Of the obnoxious bill.
The veto power vas never exercised
Thomas Jefferson, but in letter to Jam
Madison, datsd December goth. 1857,
takes decided ground 10 IL favor. His 8,
csssor, James Madison. exercised the ',
power six times during his eight years ,
ministraaisn. and was sustained by I
American people. Az the administrati
Of Prevalent Monroe was known as the
Of good feelings no found il necessary
ezsrsiss the veto power bat once. 7
most unpopular Of American Presiden
Jshn Quincy Adams. lid not deem il n,
sssasy 10 exercise this power At all; b
the nan Of iron will and great POPULAR
who succeeded Adams in the Presidenc
the hero and statesman whose memory
still held dSarsr BY the nsasses than that
any Of bic eompeers, exercised the "
power most unsparinsly. Niss times,
he purpose Of crushing bills Of vast i,
portanes, did he hurl the veto power, vi
the rssistlsss force Of . thunderbolt, ct |
enemies, aud each time did the people
spond With loud and boundless applau,
WI dsss. Old Hickory, thou COED q
faithful ssvssat."
NJ. Van Buren, "run the machiue''
Soar ysass without exercising the veto pc
q, and then Harrison, with the wh,
nation ct his beck, sent little Aatty," q
double quick, 70 Undertook, where th
gentleman remained ever after, to {
ed. Harrison died 10 month after
inauguraaion and Tyler succeeded him.
sxsrsised he veto power four times, b
tAees four vstoes shattered and batter
dswn great Political organization and
sstAbllehsd ths popularity Of The par
which subsequently, elected Polk Piss
end Buchanan, and then came {
bleody dslugs Of civil war. Mr.. Pa
exseetoed The vsts power three tim
ed Il was also exercised by each Of bis su
ssssess. but upoa billie Of no great m'
osnI Since the origin Of the Govsrnme
he veto power has been exercised abo
shfrey-dvs times, and during that time r.
Iooo th0n Twelve thounnnd hilla have met Il