The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-16

Vct0 uesSuJc VI 3OVcrUCr ShHitus
The following Is the veto message OF Governor
synopsis Of which appeared in the HERALD of
Wednesday last:--
- s..,,r, ,,rxrE OF ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY, August II, 1868.
BY the second section article third of the constu
ton of the United states, it is provided that ''each
ture thereof may direct number OF electors equal
to the whole number Of Senators and Representa-
gress." Thus it is clear that the Legislature of the
State has the undoubted constitutional power to
choose the Presidential electors But the constitution
ofthis State requires that "every bill resolution hav.
ing the force Oflaw to which the concurrence of both
houses OF the General Assembly may be necessary,
except on q question OF adjournment, which shall
have passed both houses shall be presented to the
Governor and II he approve he shall sign 1t; If not,
he shall return It, with his objections to the house
In which 1t originated" Here is devolved upon The
Governor plain and at the same time an impera.
tive duty. The constitution Is mandatory in requr-
scented to him. He could not, II he would evade the
duty thus imposed upon him.
For several days l have been carefully and
originated in the Senate to be entitled aAn act to
repeal section PIT OF the Revised Code ami for other
purposes" After the most mature REJECTION am
forced to the conclusion that the bill e wrong in
principle, and that 1t would be dangerous prece.
dent In republican government. As my Judgment
d0ty TO return Il to the Senate. with nv obiectons
To me this Is an unpleasant duty. II 1 entertained
doubt IN regard to the iuSlce pOicv nj thu
bill should certainly give the benefit Of the donbt
to the General Assembly and approve the hill
All republics are based upon the doctrine that
sgovernments derive their iust power from the con-
sent OF the Qovernedn No party in this country has
proclaimed this doctrine with such pertinacIty or
commended so earnestly for its adoption in Its fullest
stands committed by the piaifor,n RECENTLY adanted
by the Convention at Chicago which nominated
Grant and Cofax 10 universal manhood an ARA c in
the states lately in rebeIion This nost;os nos bean
graduaIIy assumed nv the rennhran nartv n tho
nation at the earnest renuest m southern Tn,onists
upon the niea Thai n was neccssarv for tsa nrotec
ton of the Union men of boh races that coored men
should Inc allow ed Tn vote ~ ~ ~ 49,
In the effort To secure tbs RIGHT n conaict ensued
between Tho execnt,ve and Ieyislafive danartments
of tho national government which has ronvulsed
the country and well nigh nreclni,atad a civi, war
Indeed the full extent and Intimate resnlt M that
conflict cannot vet he foreseen' " ''''
IL cannot hut he regarded as ahle that tho
frat renuh,ican I eoisiatnre sonranad ~ siahor,a
should I'm the face OF tho nrncinies ~ ia orcaniza
tjon which every republican nrnfessea fo boJ dear
deny not ONLY TO the colorcd hui to the white man
the right nv hs vote To Indicate his cho,ce FOR a
President and Vice president of tho rnited states
and take the matter IN IL own ha,ds What axcuse
can there he for tp f. il mera nar,v erncdtancys
II so then II IL An abandonment. ~ nypcin,es or an
ack nowlcIoment that be ,,eteriai ~, - t,hch Tho
rennblIcan marty ia o"s ~ ,,nd ' n
other words IL is 10 saw mar the oorod men will
NOT do 10 he trusted This action Of tho canarai A.
senily will he recorded A. stii moro romarL allie
when considered i'm connection win what scems In
have been the almost unanimous oninion Of the