The Republican journal., 1869-03-11

ing assumDti,u: WHAT but public indifference /,
couseuueuccs so terrible n, 10 l.1y4 Rome rneu Il
every calamity which subscnupntIy feleI her
could have justified the conclusions Of me Dictate
and tvrant IN hjs Starr inr n>nar;noanf Wa in
that ia the time which has since ellpspd. humIr
nature and eylcanrips ~ rovern,nant have n,t
greatly changed
Who a few wears ago in con+emnI,t,po our fifuI,
could have supposed tha in a brief ner1od If bitter
eynt ,nca everth,nu damand vi II, tna n.,,,a -
military emergency or dictated hv rtnrre 1vonld
come to he cons sldered "a mer. n,tterr nf o,u
Th.t onnsnrntion confisrotio, Ioss ~ - i ,e
liberty the siibiecion or tha S3tas to militar vi 10
and GsfrancbiSement with III evtenSioa ~ ~ u,o
rioht of sutfraga ,noreiv to aooonnI,Sb 49,, o , u
woul1 receive hn no.Siya Snhnni.seon j. nnt i'
cenca of tho neopIa ~ tho pannh, T. b as @
cIaar,y nonstritol hx rot ~ n1s =, tasn
croanImants nnon tLa 'Io,, tit1+i "a ,+ IA. 49, ~
vented hv The President hn,raTa, Ja1.atod i pl =
termined he NAV hn that nniasS tho ,,ac,,la in+a
nose There il n,w ~ n11,ror nnlio. No n -
70 chock i, dnmin,nt ,n,;or;tx ~ ~ tIiI !. ~
CnngrlSs of tho Trnitad " @ ~ - ~ N
nati1n ls attended viii TOD fn,,,b lP y ~ ~
emergency 1yhiln if Ioft fro r. at ~ ~ i,i1 a.
corro.f in timo snoh I,;lS =, ,iht = ~ ~ ', W =
tive usnrnation fThera !; dan tbnt " i
nower which diSre 1ard tho - 7ti+ ,ir -r ils ~
nrive Them nf Tho T,ghf n I,.ooa t.. -,1, li @ uo
cent br reyolntton We lnve aIrn,d1 go, a.
Jurisdiction of the ! ,1iriarv creun1rr;5ad xv,en -,
was apprehended that ths cour5s wouIJ dacihn
apain,f the laws II ,yino. tnr tnoi, .on ,h;oo+ - =
siInremacy of oorty whlIp the vnt, n,t,.r toaaIi
in The Eyncr tta ht. tba I,nnstitut,,,, ~
and projection the .lJl nv
Washington and his succ .s,ors ,as been renIIar,I
nug,ror4 Nv ~ ,.,tv w, io.it1y ~ +,,, +,l - i - ~
branch Of the National l. gislaturt. Tn. Coustitu-
ZION evidently contemplated that when bill is re-
turned with the Presidents objections, il will be
calmly CONSIDERED by Congress. Such bow Yer,
has not been the present partJ rlle. It has be-
come evident that nlrn who pass a bill IN Ter par
tiSan Influences, are not likely til ourh pntrintir
n,nt,v.. r., .d,,}y -. 80 - - paw 'ol1c
their own oronniz,tions Nv so1a,,,nt 9 "GlAen 4
under the Off .ial oath Pride Of onjnjon II MIN d
else, has interviewed aud pr1veuled a calm. dis
passionate reconsideration of bIil disapnrnvra Nv
the Executive. Much us l vener ute the COnstjr1i-
ton il must be admitted that this coD0ition n az
fairs has developed Il detect hicn untar t1.
aggressive tendency Of the Legislative D3yar nrnt
OF the Government may readily work MS over
disturbing the harmony OF the instrument T1r
veto pcwer is generally exercised uy0n COpstIfl,-
tlonal grounds AID whenever Il is So anpIieJ an !
the bill returned with the executives reason III
Withholding his signature 1t ourlt To ba jo,nl d1t,
" certified to the Supreme CJurf OF the iTl}It A
States for its DECISION If its constitutDalify ,hyi
be declared by that TRIBUNAL 1t sholtl then b.. .onp
q law Bur il the decision j. otherwise II
should fail without he powpl IN G. ,ree,.ss r.a,,..t
and make 1t valid In cises In " hl.h he yt.f, r.sts
noon histy and lnconsid4rata l. mjSl,tion ana in
which no cons.itulonal question u luvuy-I /
would not chan re tllf fl,ld,,inpr. law s'.n
cases no pernlanl III evll can Ds iucJr,orl- IN,
the teder ii svsten Ii is obvious that yIt1Du .urn
an amendment the Government rs 1t is existed M
der the Cor stituou prior 10 the rrDe!iIon may Da
who ly subverted .ul over.hro II by t.yo-ruIr i,
nt1ority III (DnrrpSS rt2i..t. ~, iii NJ -