TERMS OP PUBLICATION: S 3 OO per annum, ill advance—or g 2 SO, if not paid within the year. ■No subscription taken for a less term than six months, and no discontinuance permUtctUuinil all arrearages are paid. A failure to notify a discontinuance at the expiration of aterm, will 'he considered a new engagement, , ; Advertisements —-gl 00 per square the first three insertions, and twenty five cents fur every subsequent one. LEMUEL TODD,. V ATTORNEY'AT LAW., OFFICE No. io,' Harper’s. Row, in the room formerly occupied by Isaac Todd, Esq. Carlisle, August 20, 1841, \ *, SAMUEL FL HAM ILL, 'ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice in the several courts of Cumber-' land county.-. Office in Main street* the office now occupied by James H. Devor, Esq# Carlisle,-September 30,1841 v BRIG)APE ORDER. 1 *HN accordance, with the Brigade order of the Bth Pennsborough. to&tiship’lnying north of the Cono g of. January 1842, the, ?3d Reg’t P, MU is hero-' doguinet creek, anti east of the'Battalion line, by divided SO as to form two regiments, as follpws: Third commence at thebaUal- All that part of said regiincntlyrng West bt a lino jori Ijne'on the Trindle Spring road, thcnce.by said commencing at the Perry county line at n point 1 rpnd to the turnpike at. Oyster’s Point, thence by opposite the road leading from Sharp’s on the ba'id pike to the, Susquehanna River at the .cnJok to the widow VViatler’s,'thence by said road Bridge, thence by said river to the Conodoguipet to the Conodoguinet creek, thence by the north, creek,'theiice by saitfcraelf ' to the battalion line; baqjt of said creek to the Hopewell township Hue, thence by "said line to the Trindle Spring road tlio ihence by said line to the Ridge road, thence by p| B ce of beginning. . said'road to the Green Spring, thence ..by said Fifth Company —Will commence atthoTrindlp Spring to the road leading to the Shippensburg Spring road and battalion line, thence-by said line road, thence by said road to the Shippensburg to the York county line, thence by the Yellow road, thence by said road to Rhoads’ school-house,- Breeches creek,to Haldeman’s mill, thence by the thence by 'a straight lino to M’lvees ore bank, In iH road to the Slone Church on the Trindle thence to the turnpike at |he west end of Stoughs- Spring road, thence by said -rojid to the place of town, thence-by said pike to the State road vat beginning. i Dunlap's, thence by said road to the Adams coup- ''Seventh Company —Will commence on the Trin —ty line to lurm onti regiment, to he No. HiGth re- d]e Spring road at the Slone Church, thence by • ginicnt P. M.—And.all of that part of said 9.3 d eajd rd»il to ijaldeman’s mill, thence by the creek, reg’t laying east of said'aho'vo described lino to to the river, thence by tbe river to the turnpike, form one other and will be the 23d reg’t'P. M.—■ thence by said pike to the’Trtndle Spring road And said regiments are hereby divided into two I at Oysters point, thence by said road, to the Stone, ... Baiuiiona,.of. fuur..companies_each, hounded as. Church-the nlace of-boginning.- . .L 2. /fbllowk: 1 f" ■"/ ~ ;i. ..ijr-'Xke 2d'Ballali9a:.WiTk:be :hll ' (Tint pari 'pfTHo ■‘‘■.cdmnicripe oli'ihcHufiipil(e‘»t r Jiiuie6 ialforiliiieafidltied escribed regH Uiieori-ine Stony ..shop, thence 'by the road to Ivochenotycrs mill,Ridge. The boundary line-of the companies ip tfience by the run to the old Balt,moreread, thence said battalion will.be as follows: 1 by said road to the Adams county line, Uteiice by. Second Company Will commence ?t the, bat- eaid line ua-the Franklin county-line, thence by* tallion line on tlie "turnpike pear- Bricker’s mill, ' said .-line, to-the turnpike, thcpce by said pike - to' thence by said piko to. the reg’f fine on th.e .. ,10-the place .of beginning., _ r“. - .gttmy Ridgev-lfience-by-the reg’l line to the Perry ■ . Company —Same battalion willeommence county liny, thence' by said line to Lambs Gap, opllmturnpTkepearStoughs- thence by llief battalion line to the turnpike the town,.lheuce by, said line-to the Big Pond itun.i plhco of hi ginning. , thence by said run to the Adams -cattiityliiie. jiAirlh Cumnanv —Will eommenee-at the-bat-- .thenca by said line to the Divkinsormtownship tali on line on the turnpike'near Bricker’s mill, , Jinu,Jl)juicp..by.sa.dJtnß.lo die turnpike, tlmnce by -thence said line to the east end of Mechanicsbdrg, said piktuo. the regiineptal anflTfihdle’Sjpring road. ginning. _ " Lo tln; regimental line on tllc Slony'liidge, thence ”■ ",FIJTh Company-^ Samebattalion yvtll commence" By tlfe turnpike, thence By saitTpike ,pn tlte turnpike at Jas. VV illis’ smith shop,.thence todhe place of .beginning near Jdricker’s mill. , by the toad to Koehdnowers mill, thence by the Sixth Company —Will commence at tlm baUaJ - ,run to the old Baltimore read, thence by said toad ion line on the Trind)c Spring road at the eastern! .to the Adams county line, thence by said line to of Mechanicsburg, tltence by the Main struct and .the Dig Pond Run, thence by said run to the.Nrw- Trindle Spring road to Leidig’s tavern, thence by ..ton township line, lhen.ee by said line to the turn- the road to Latshaw’s mill: tltence a direct south pike, thence by said pike to the place ol begin- fine to the York county line, thence by said line I'ing. to the bat'.alibn line near Grove's mill, thence by Seventh .Company —Same battalion will com- said line lo the Trindle Spring road the place of .inenqo on ,l|ie turnpike at Dunlap’s, thence by lice beginning ■ f State road leading to Gettysburg to the Adams Eighth Company— Will commence on tlteTrln co'unly line,, .thence by raid Jim': to the New.!a;) die Spring Yoad at Leidig’s .tavern, thence by said township line, thence by said line to the turnpike, r o;u ] j 0 reo’t 1 ine o/r /Jjye Stony Ridge, tbchcc .thence by said pike to the S.tate road at Dunlap’s -by said line to the County fine, thence by said line, the place of beginning. to ihe line of company if,a,. .G, ijteprc by said'line. Second Company —Second battalion same regi- by.Lalshaw’s mill to ifee Trindle Spring road at tnent, will commence on the turnpike opposite Leidig’s the place of beginning. TuinroyV well, thence by said pike to the And all that part ofsajd .g.G.lli reg’t laying west Franklin .county li.ne, thence by said line to the of the said reg’l orStony-nidge line to for.m p.ne ridge rend, thence by said road to Coover’e lehe, other reg’t of two battalions and eight companies .thence by lhe,?itb4ia'ne.to the 3 squa.refiejd, thence a s follows: South Middleton township and all jit a direct .line to the turnpike the place o.t .begin- that part of Carlisle, south .of Alain street to he .the tm'S* ... _ _ Ist battalion—and all that part of Carlisle north of Main street and Nqr.th'.M.iddletoji tovvjiEjiip ; to .be the 2d battalion. The number and bon "ids of die companies will Ihe as follows: ' j-' - All that part of South Middleton township lay ing east of the Carlisle and Hanover turnpike road will /'orbico.rnpanyhJn,. J, All that fart of said township laying' west- of said pike will form company No. 3,. All that part of Carlisle laying south of Main and east cf Hanover streets will form company No. 5, All that part of Carlisle laying south of Main and west pf Hanover streets to Be company No. 7. All that part .of. North Middleton township east of the road leading from Carlisle to Perry county by Slerrett’s.Giip to form company No.' S, AU that part of said 'tojwns.liip laying weelof said read_ip_.furm.copapany No,-4. All that part" of Carlisle laying east of Hanover & north of Main Sjreols'to form company No. 6. All that part of Carlisle laying west pf Hanover and ' north of Main streets to form company Jtlb, &, l . The.regiment cast of the-Stony iftdgeowill bo No, 86—and that West of said line WUI he No. 197. ' , } B.ul npne of the above arrangements will Igo 'inL |*o effect untjl after *he parades ufMay nex,t; they ktvilLthen lirst-cbmmence by-tbe^elcctipn4n.Jui,ne being held in accordance with them: ■ i The battalion and reginienlal courts of appeal will be held by ihp officers now in commission. - "Given; pnder my hand at Ileaid Quarters, Ist Brig. 11th Div. P, M., in Carlisle this 17th day of March 1842.' ‘ , v i ’ EDWARD ARMOR, Brig. Gen. Ist Brig. 11th Div. P. M, Test— W. FOULK, Brig. Insp., J'uurlh Company-r-Svme battalion, will bo the tame bounds as those of Hopewell township, Sixth Company — Spine baUallion,willcomme.ncß .on the turnpike opposite P.iimroy’a well, thence to Jtlio .3 square field, thence ,by Cdovqr’s lane to tits ,I'dge road, thence by said road.to the Green Spring ---.and by other regimental linelo the turnpike, thence by said p;kd Jo opposite PuiH.roy’s well the place ol beginning, . ■ ■ , - Jiightti battalion, will com mence :\t tbu,Creek at- the line between 1 Hopewell end Mifllin townships, thence by said line to ,Uie .Perry county lino, tjhqncc by said line to the regi tnental line near the widow VV istler’s, thence by the roatl past said Wisller’s to Hie creek, thence by said creek .to the Hopewell and MiflUn town ship linetlic'place of beguiling. - The .boundary line of the coinpanJes in th-CAew - JS3J reg’.l will be,' i'irsl Company— First battalion, wflj,commence ,6n the turnpike at the South Midd.lotqn and .Dick- j inson.lqwnsbjpjipe, .thence by said line to.the I Adams county line, thence by said line to'the j Dickinson Election District line, lliemjq by said fine to. the turnpike, thence by said pike 10. tjh.e place of beginning* ■■ Third Company— SamebiataUo,n,willnqrnmence Jit Diller’a Dru)ge,thence by the "road by Robert ’ ‘>l’Kdehan’S td the' thrtipike. between'.Trego’s i ‘farms, thence by said pike to the eastern line ’• of Went f’enjusborougli,- thence by said lino to the! ■ . pteok at HaJe* mill, tbenceby said creek to Dil- VJer’s bridge the place of beginning'. fifth Company —Same battalion, will commence ; at - the creeki at Hays’ mill «pid the. line between, f-i orth Middleton and Frandford townships, thonce by. said-lino to the Perry oountyline, thence by" said lino to'Mi’Clijres Gap, thence by the road to AlterV.TO.iJ.il ihc-nco by the prcck to Hays’s mill fhe p.laqq.of bcginniug. ' V . . Sioehtli Company- —Same battalion, will com - ...menoaop the turnpike at the Election District line ,of Dickinson township, tliettne by said line to the Adams .countyilino, thence by said line to the Slate roadleading toGellysburghear Pino.Grdye, Uienoe ■ *-<by said road to the turnpike, Ihcnce by said pike -'■'toJhfi place’of beginning..; - --■ - ' rygd;: ‘. S&ond Company— Second battalion fiSdaijea't, wjll comniqpqo af of the Big-Spring; thence; by the. cro'ejt to .the Hopewell township j line, thence byeaid line to fhe ridge read, thence fry said road HO the Green Springs including the - three Ironses at the head said; Spring, thence by. sdid Spring to theroad loading to the. Shippens harg road, thejuce by said roar) to Rhoads’ school 1 house, thonce by tho.roadjto'tbe Big. Spring at Jrvjjiea’ mill, thence by said spring jo, its mouth • the place of beginning. ' ' ■ ' ’ * ’fiivrify Company— Same baltalion;'wj)l corh ; tnqnqe at piller'# fridge, Ihcnce by tho creok to' the month qf the Big Spring, thence by,said spiring, .' to tha.State road-bridge near New,villa, thence by said road to the lurqpjljq qt Ponlap’s.thepco.by “ , pikolo the, linn between Trego's farms, ~nce bythe boundary line of the third company topillot’spndgetheplacqof beginning. . Sixth-Company ! r .on theroad at lljo creek near“Altor’s mill,-thence : , yhy said road tothe Perry coflpty lipo atM’Cllhres i . 1 papVJhepqß by paid line to IhftirdgimiSiitil: lipo- J J pear the widow Wfstler’e, tbence by ihqjoa^by. .sdSß.Wiillepfi tothe creek peat J. Sphat T s>tfiehse' -., jhy thewjeek tofVltet’p mil J ihe.pf a.ceof beginning. - .1 c tppPSQ -hJ *Jje;®g;Spr)lpg Sfatp r.oßd"brj,dgd : -hear •2 s P/k§hJrym’k, , mft jhenoe bjr fteftjjreet.tead, to schofif . > liouieitheoee byThdTegipaanUlline.past Jf’Kees - *• v-.- ' . VaV? BY 6EO. SXNDERSON.3 Wboi'O No. 1445. t ore, bank to 'the turnpike, thence by said-^lke !to the State road at Dunlap’s* thence by said-road*, to the bridge the place of beginning. Also in accordance with the Brigade order of the Blh of January 1642, the BGth*.rog’t Pt M« * 9 ! hereby divided so as to form two reg’ts. as fol-| lows:—All that part of sa\d rqg-’t laying east of the township lines* leading from Adams county to ihe Perry county line by the Stony Ridge to form one reg’t of two battalions and eight companies in | " lieu often as at first directed, as follows: The battalion will be all that a pait,of the 86th reg’t laying easterly off line commencing at the Yellow Breeches creek near Grove’s mill on the Trindle Spring road, thence by said road pass ing cast pf Mecnanicsburg to the turnpike at Bricker’s mill,' thence by a straigh't 1 ine ' to the Perry county line at .Lambs Gap,.and will be di* vided into.four companies as foliows: Wrsi all that part of Easl XiIST OP CAUSES For Trial g.t f/fprlf Term,. 1542. FIRST WEEK, Commencing ,IMA April 1842. Wilson •' " vs Clark et al Moale fe Brother ’vs . Lyon et al Pureel for,use ys M’Clnre et al ; W»B fo.r use' " :W. ys Same' ' • jßeigler ys Alii Grubbs heirs vs Croft et al ys Moore,dl-V )Same , ys Mooro & Biddle Palm ' • vs; Reishet Ego, v ys" Kaufman ' V SECOND WEEK, Qmmtnang 1 Sth 4prM 1842 Brady&Cp | ’.vs Mailman Sliunk for usB- Vs Alexander M’Clay Indue &o .va Croft cj al ". Brjpdju v: •■ ft . v xs ' Drcisbaogh 61 aj Miller , ys Maboi) Myers etui —vs .Barret al Crochets Heirs *V ; vs • .ttoiglay etal '* Myers: - ys>Noble & Co ' 'Squire ey aj: - vs >'Unddriyo6d:drid Ramsey '• *' ‘ v" Vs 1 Pfaighoad . : > O’BonnHl.' > •va , Sards 1 M’Gujggiosex’r ■ vs Watts' Seblosser c -ii: va Fenner : Same •' '-- - ,vs ' Becker Rifljp assijVe &e. , ys, Sturges eiM.: : V Gorgae el a) , vs Alexander' .BjrXxard 1 vs Weaklyi '-'-i. :fey4; j . '• ;■ Kennedy lor, use / ■ ' “■ ", Harris '-; ; H .' 'i- ' : U. 2, V«'SAH ‘ ' Prdihbilo ' V -.'Carlisle, V* Carlisle, JPa. Thursday JMpril 7, 1849. v , Very Singular Circumstance. The Selma (Alabama,) Fr,ee Fres3 relateB the following:—Ten or .twelve years ago, the wife of a ■ Methodist minister, named Isaac Taylor, was missing; " The* circum stances were as follo ws':—She laid down as usual with her husband and-some time'after she arose and.went out, and came back two or three times. At last site took up the youngest child, and, after kissing it,, laid it on Mr. Taylor's.bosom, telling him to keep it till she returned. ' She then left the house and retamed-ho' more.. Diligent search was, made after her, but without success. ; Sus picion rested strongly on her husband, and bones'having been found in a hollow stump near his house, some years after, lie was arrested, brought to trial, and acquitted fur want of evidence. He was, however, gen erally to- be the murderer. He was prohibited, preaching and much perse cuted. A short time back a letter was received by' the' Postmaster ' at Blounlville, near where the occurrence happened,-from a man in Texas, who, it appears, had been attach ed tp Mrs. Taylor before her marriage, and meeting her some tiipe afterwards, persua-, ded her to' ily with liim to Texas. They accordingly secretly equipped themselves and started, she travelling in men’s clothes, and arrived there, where they lived togeth er as a man mnd wife. She died in wrUe biict anil* disclose (lie cause of.her sudden disappearance. . Tims has tbe.pba.p~ acter of a most pious ami worthy man been exculpated froin.fuul and unjust suspicion* OF THE HON. JAMES BUCHANAN, [continued. ) The cWa'cter of the hills- vetoed, shows conclusively the striking -cuntrast ; betwcen ; the veto power when entrusted to ; an elec tive and responsible Chief Magistrate, and « hen conleried upon a European sovereign as a royal prerogative. All The vetoes which an American President on any iipporlant act of Congress, except the one by General Washington? to which 1 have alluded, have been so many instances of self-denial. The acts have all been returned, accompanied by messages remonstrating against the exten sion of the Executive power, which they proposed to grant. Everting the influence Which these acts proposed to confer: upon him, the president might, indeed, have made long str ides towards the .attainment of mon arcbial power; JJayd a Rational Jdank been established under his control, uniting the .moneyed with the political power .of the counlryj-r-had a splendid system of internal improvements been adopted and placed un der, his direction, presenting prospects of pecuniary advantage to almost every indi vidual throughout the laird; and }n ,add.it, iup to all (his, had the States become pensioners Oil the'boupty of fh E federal Government for the amount of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands, we might suoh have wit nessed n powerful consolidated Government, with a chief at its.heat) far differentfrom the plain and unpretending. President recogniz ed by the .Constitution. The General Go vernment -might then have become every thing,'.whilst the State Governments would have sunk to nothing. tp the vetoes of our Presidents, and not to Gonjgr'essrtli.ut- Tnost of tliese'evils have .been everted.- Had these acts been all approved by the Presi dent, it.i4r-my firm conviction that the Sen ator himself would as deeply have deplored life cunseq u ehces as any othcr tree patriot, and that,he would forever have regretted his own agency in substantially' changing-the form of opr Government. Had’ these bills - become-laws,-the. Executive -power-wonld , have strode over all the other powers of the Constitution; and then, indeedj.the Senator might have justly compared v tl;e President of United .States with the iuonarchs of Europe! .Our Presidents have had The self denymg';firmncss to render all these attempts abortiveto bestow on themselves extraordi nary powers, ami have been content to c'oh fipe themselves to those powers conferred by the. Constitution. They have protected the rights of the Slates and of the people froiri the unconstitutional means of influence Which .Congress hud placed twltliin their grasp. Such have been the consequences of the veto power in the'hands of uur elec tive chief-magistrate. For what purpose lias lliis .povv.crj ije.ch exerted by European-fnonarchs'.with vvlmiii our President has been'compared?' When exercised at all,- it has always beeh. for.tlie purpose of maintaining the royal preroga tive and arresting the inarch ofpopularpb ecty.; There; have been but two instances of its sinew (He Bevolu l.ion of 1688; . Ti)e flrst: was in Jg 9?, by William the Tbqs, the rival of. Louis the Fourteenth, and beyond Question the ablest man wlimsaf .upbp the throne of Great lain forithferJast century jtii.ifa-htilft- He had the. hardihood to veto, flip Eai) of Shrewsbury's bill? which, bad passed both Houses, limiting the duration of I’arliamenta to three, instead of seven years/and 1 requir ing annual sessions'Tppe he|ij,.. Hu. dread r ed the influence which, members of the I House of Commons, responsible to their constituents at' the end ,pf each period of three years, might exert against nis royal held pn. by means of .the : veto To septennjel ; And what did George the Eiimh'cipatioii Ttijllj';, pin 11U|B:tir)ued to holdiq.pgliticalbnjtdageinilliqnsofliiafel* J;iy.'O!c a. bociie'ir:ilvey. ;insi|i.vil upun war- ■.' iVv - • •. . . - 0 .- - - RIGHT OR WRONO." v ■ __mv •• ■ ■ • - * shipping their Goth accordingto tlie dictates of their ownconscience. • •< ;J< : [Here Mr. Clay observed that this was a mistake,mid expressed his belief that upon the otcasiun alluded to, the matter had, gone no farther than the resignation of the Gren villcndminislratioii.’l Mr. Buchanan; IMi all then read my au thority » It is to be found in ‘Random Re collections olthe House of Lords,, by Mr. Grant,’ page 25. The author says; ‘But if'tlio King refuse his signature to it [a bill] as George the Third did in the Case of. the Cathohf, Emancipation bittof ISO 6. it necessarily, falls to' the ground. ..Tho.wdyra which the King intimates his determination-; not to give his consent to the roeas ure, is not. by a positive refusal in so many words: lie simply observes, -lit answer to the' application niode to him for that purpose ‘Le Roi, s’avisera, uumclyi‘.Tho King wilf 'consider it, which is under stood to be a Huai determination no; to sanction the measure.’ _ But, sir, be this author correct or ineor rect, as to the existence of a veto in 1806; it is a-.niatter of trilling importance in the present argument.* 1-admit that the exer cise of the veto power has fallen into discuse' iu England. since the revolution.' And what are the reasons?' First, because its exercise by a hereditary sovereign to preserve uuim-j paired the prerogatives of the crown against the voice oflhe people, is always an odious exertion.of the royal prerogative. It is far different from Its exercise by., an elective {Magistrate, acting in the. character of a tri bune of thepeople, to preserve tlicir-rights and liberties unimpaired. And secondlyJ because this .veto power is no longer npcesr j sary to secure the prerogative of the crown I against the assaults uf pupular liberty. ’ f .. Jllw,o.xe.otudes,ago^the,people I .of.liiigland, -Iheu'i sovcreigiii ■ ■*=?- * hey dethroned and be-* headed l)im. Since'that Kings of England have changed their course, Tliey have discovered from experience that is.wa's much easier to govern Purliament-by means of the patronage andntouey at the-command of the crown. Than openly to fe'sisT jt'by' tWe' veto power. ‘ 'This! system Iras succeeded admirably. Influence has'taken the place of prerogative; and since the days of Wal p.ole, when the voice of members were pur chased almost without disguise, corruption, has nearly destroyed the independent action ,eff*ru|iainent, ftiias~huw descendcd'iiito the ranks of- the people and threatens de struction to the institutions of that country. .Whigs and Tories, the bargains," and sales of the votes of the electors were open and notorious. The bribery.and corruption of both parties sought no disguise. In nia-. ■ ny places the pVi.ce of a vote was fixed, like any other commodity in the market. These things have been proclaimed without con tradiction on the floor'of I’raliament, The Tories hud the most money to expend; and the cause of dear bread with a starving population, prevailed over the modification or repeal of the corn laws. In a country so venal, it is easy- for the crown, by a. pul? itic distribution ol its honors-, offices, aiid emoluments, and if these should’alj. fail, by a direct application of money, to preserve its prerogatives without the use of the veto power. ‘ ■ Besides, the principal ministers of the crown are always members of the House-of fmr,i|s nr the I}oyse of .Commons. ]t is they who originate the important laws; ai;d they, and they alone, lire responsible, because it is a ,maxim of the British Government, that the King can do no wrong. If they cannot maintain a majority in Parliament by tiiu Use of the patronage and influence of the crown, they must yield their,places to their successful rivals; and the King, without the least hesitation, will receive as his cimflden t.iul advisors to-morrow, the very men whose principl.es he liat| commanded but yesterday! •.Such-tsi arJKing of England. rlle can do mr wrong.. ' \ . ; ' On one, inexorable occasion, \?liet) tlie ministers of the crovyn tljemsclyetr-J refer to tlie coalition administration of Mr. Fox aiid Lord 'North—had passed tlieif.East India Bill'through the House of Commons, it was defeated in the House, of Lords by the direct' personal' influence of the sover eign—^eorgedherl'hjrdiiHs^^.would: have vetoed Hint bill, had it passed the House iff L*ordis; and well he might. It was on attempt by his own ministers to obtain pos session of {he weallhTand’ the power of. In dia, and to use them lor the purpose of. con trolling bothdhc sovereign and the people of England. This was not the common case of a mere struggle between’ opposite parties a? to which should administer the Govern ment, about which tire sovereign of,England mighfbe perfectly indifferent; but i t was an attempt to deprive this crown of its power and prerogatives. ’ i. ‘ Under sudfi circumstances, can the Sen ator seriously contend that, because the veto power lias peen disused by the Kings of Eng land,' therefore, it ought to be taken from the President of the United States? : The King is a .hcreditarys sovereign— the Presi dent an elective magistrate.. The King is pot responsible to,the peo'ple for the adniin istration of the Executive Government (he President is,alone responsible. The King could feel pp interest in using the veto pow er. except, to maintain the prerogatives of the crown; and it lias been ehuwn to’ be wholly unnecessary for this purpose; whilst the President has never exerted it on any important occasion, but in obedience to the public will, and then only ' fur the purpose - *Mr. BuAandn cannftt. dlscoysr) BOor carofol ?m»n»Uo)i, that any Catholic Emancipation bill was yotoed by Goorca ihd Thirdit, 1800, according to the statement of Mr. Grant. That gentleman, moat probably, intended,- to*xefer t 6 iko' bill fdr. ihiif piu> poeo ivhlclj intrddocedvby the Grehviila hunter try. in March, _IBO7,- J nn4 s , l j, o impression UpUathey had ohtmnrf fdr Jt the of his,, Majesty.— upon, its second tiding,-notice', w«#given of, hie agreed- to drop tha bub#! together; bu'V ■ Ah. Concession; they }vcro .changed; bccausotheyvvoulii nut give a written pledge to thyidhg/ 'tliat. ; they sSbuld proppao ftnbef(*ncM.>i9ihp!o tit o ,Gatho)icsthoraafic»g— Tbis was an exertion of thoroyalprerogaliTebeyof)d - the Vsta power. I '-' - . TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. New Series—Vol.6. No. 43. of preventing encroachments by Congress on the Constitution of the country,'on the rights of the States, anil- on the liberties ol the people. , Thu Senator is mistaken in supposing that the veto power has never been exercis ed in France. It is true, I believe, that- it has never been exerted by the Government of Louis Phillippe; but his Government is as yet.nothing but a mere experiment, it has now existed less than twelve years, and during this short period there have been' nineteen different cabinets. 1 saw a list of them a few dayj-ngo, in one of the public journals. To’ cite The example of such a Government as authority here, is to prove that it Senator is hard run fur arguments.— The unfortunate Louis the. Sixteenth/discd: thc BUspensive veto power conferred upon, him by the French Oonstitutibn.tipon more than uue'occasiun; but he used it not to enforce the will of the people as our Pres idents have dune, butaguinst white opinion, which was at that .time omnipotent, in France.’ .The-vetoes proved but a feeble barrier against the tremendous torrent of the Revolution, which was at that time over whelming all.the corrupt and tyrannical in stitutions of the.ancient monarchy, . The Senator has referred 'to the declara tion of Independence, to show, that the ex ercise of this' veto power by the King on the acts of the colonial Legislature was one of the causes of the Revolution. . In that instrtimeujt he is charged' with having "ie fused his. assent to laws- the most whole jump apd necessary for the public good,’? In thoseTlpys a douceur was presented, in, Pennsylvania, to the Proprietary Governor, oh the authority of Dr, Franklin, After the act was approved by the.Govcrnor ? it had then to be sent three thousand miles, "across The Atlantic fur the approbation of a. hereditary'sovereign, iniio manner respon sible to’ tlic people of this country. It-wuuld- : have been strange,' indeed had hot this power been abused tinder such circumstah- . ces. This was like the veto, of Augustus after he hatllusurped the liberties of (he Ro man people,and made hilnself sole tribune ’ —not like that of the tribunes annually - electcd-by-the-Roman -people. This was nut the veto of James Madison, Andrew. .Jackson, or John Tyler—not "the veto of it freeman, responsible to his fellow freemen fur the faithful and honest" exercise of his important trust. This power is either dem ocratic or arbitrary, as the authority exer cising itTnay be"'dependent on the people orindepcndpnt of them. ' But, sir, this veto power, which I hum bly apprehend to he bsyd in every State (yuveriimeut, becomes absolutely necessa ry underdhe peculiar and complex form of the Federal-Government. To this point I desire especially to direct the attention of the Senate. 'The Fedei-al Constitution was a work of mutual compromise and cunccs . sion; and the Slaves which became parlies to it, must take the evil vyph the good, A majority of the people within each of the Several States have , the inherent right to change, modify, and'amend'their Constitu tion at. pleasure. .Not so: with respect to the p.ed'eryl-Constitution. In regard.lf? jt,' . a majority of the people of the United. States can exercise lib such, power. And why? Simply because they have solemnly surren dered it, in consideration of obtaining by this'surrender all (he blessings and. benefits of our glbrious.„Unioii, ft requires tw’.o thinjs ol th.e .representatives of the Slaves- Jri the Senate, and t>vo.-lhijds ,of the Repre sentatives of the people in the H.ousc, even to propose an amendment to the .Constitu tion; and this uilist be ratified by’-'hrce - -fourtbs-of-lhe-Stales belpre jt, can feet. Even if twenty-five .of ,the twenty six .States of which the Union is composed should determine to deprive ‘‘little Dela ware” of her equal reprcsentatation in the Senate, sh’e.cottld defy them ally whilst this Constitution shall endure. It' delaree that “no State, yrithont jt# consent, sball, be de prived of its equal suffrage in the Senate!” A3 r tlie.Constitution_cuuldnot_liavebeen adopte'ifextcpFbytlie majority of the people, in'.every Stale of the Union, the members of the convention believed that it- would bej reasonable and just to require that three fourths of the States should concur in chan ging "that which fill bud pdopted, gjjrf- to whicho/fhad become parties. . To give if a, binding force uptTn the conscience of py ei-y public 1 ’ functionary, each Senator, and Representative, whether in Congress or the several Slate Legislatures.'aiid every exec tive and judicial officer, whether State or Federal, is buuml solemnly, to swear or af firmjhaflie >yil) support' the Constitution. Now, sir, it has been said, and said ti uly by the Senator, that the will of the majority ought to prevail. 'This js nn a;idm in the science of liberty which nobody will at, the present day Under, the Fcdejpd. Constitution,.this wilt must be declared in the manner which it has prescribed;, antf sooner or later, the iriajoiity'iiiost and will be obeyed in. thb-enaptipput ,b(daw.s. But what; is this majority to wh.jbn vve r arp all bound to yield? ' Is it thaibajulily of Sena tors and Representatives in Congress, of a majority of tltg. people themselves? ' 'flic fallacy of the Senator’s argument, from be ginning to.end, consists in the assumption that Congress; in every situation and under every circumstance, truly'ierirescnt the de liberate will of the people. The framers of the Consfifution believed it-tnight be othcr wlse; and therefore they imposed t'ie rcstric-. tionuf jhe-qualified veto of the President upon legislative aclitm of Congressi - ’ What is the glorious and useful in vention of modern times in tlje science of free Government? . Undoubtedly, written Constitutions, For want of these, the an cient tjepnblics were scenes of turbulence, violence ntld dißorderi aiid ejjded 'jn destruction. . And. vyhat; are-AB bur const!? tutions, bufrestraints impo»ed, qot by arbi trary Authority, lint by the jiaopla upon A GEN T S, John MooKE. liaq. Newvillc Joseph M. Me'ans, Esq. HopewellimviuUtp.. Tuoxis H. Shippensbura. William M. JVlalekr.'Jvhi. Lee’s t*; Ilouds. John Me’haffy, Utckinsoa township. Jons Clehoenim, Jr. Ksq., Hogc-blown, George F. Cain. K»q. Mee|Van»cyhui'K • . FREDERICK WoNDEIItiCH,' ' tluf, ' Jons Si ol'gu, liaq. StougUatownV , V Uaniel Krvsher. lisj. CliurdHown. Jacob Lokgneceeh, Esq. Woniileysburg. J. B. Drawbaugii, Cedar Spring', Alien tji, Marti* (». Hupp, Esq. Shireiiianslown;- tlieuiselves ami their own Representatives? Such throughout is the character ®! the Fed eral Constitution. Ami it is this puusiitd (ion, thus restricted, which has so longse? cured our liberty and prosperity; and: has endeared itself to the heart' qf ' cVery, gootj citizen. -i-' Tliis system of self-imposed restraints is .1 necessary element of our social condition. Every wise and yii tuous man adopts resolu tions by which lie regulates his conduct; fur the purpose of counteracting the evil propen sities ot his nature,am) preventing him lrom yielding under the .impulses of sudden aiuf strong temptation. Is such a'tpan the less free—the less independent, bccapse he. chooses to’ submil to these self-imposed rV-> stratnls? In like manner, is the majority of the people less free and less independent; because it has rlipsen to impose constitution- _ al restrictions upon itself and its Represen tatives? . Is this any abridgement of populap liberty? The true, philosophy of Republi; can Ciuvcrliment, as the history of the world has demonstrated, copji|tp i|rt)ie eflu[)lis|t: ment Of such popplpractiiig powers,—pow ers always 1 created by the people themselves, shall render it morally, certain that no lawcan.be passed by their servants which shall not be in accordance with their \> ill j' and calculated to promote their good. It is fof this reason that a Senate.has beep established in every State of.the Union to control the House of Representatives: and I • presume there is now scarcely an'individual in the country who is pot ponyinced of its necessity,. Fifty years, ago, opinions were . much divided upon this subject, and nothing has_seltled the question. . In aristocratic, apd our'own Franklin was’op-" posed to it.- He thought that ll)c popular bAnfch vyas alone, necessary' to reflect the will of the people', and that a Senate would, be but a mere incumbrance.' 11 is influence, prevailedin the ConYe'ntidn~which~framCd the first,Constitution for Fennsvlvapia, and jveJiaiLnttSeiiate. —The Doctui’s arguuien j— against it was contained in one of hishonic ly but striking illustrations. ' Why, said he, will you place a horse in front of a cart tq . [draw it forward, and another behind tu pull it buck? —Experience,- which is the wisest teacher,' has demonstrated the fallacy of (Ids and ait other similar arguments, and public opinion is now unanimous on the:subject.— Where is the man that does nut now feel that the control of a Senate is necessary to restrain and modify the sptiyp of the popu lar branch? ' And how is our own Sonata composed?— One-fourth of the people of.'-this Union, through the agency ol the State Legislatures', can send a majority into this chamber. A bill may pass the House of Representatives .by a unanimous vote, and yet be defeated here by a majority of Senators representing but one-fourth of the people of the United States, Why docs not the Senator from .Kentucky propose to abolish (ho Senate?—? His argument'would Ije stronger a* ■ gainst its existence than against (hat of the veto power in the hands of a ..Chief Magis trate, who, in this particular, is the true re presenialiye of the majority of the whole people, ’■ ' All the beauty and harmony and order of llie universe arise from counteracting influ- . dices. When,its great Author, in the be ginning, gave the planets their projectile im- , pulse, they would have rushed in a straight line through the realms of boundless space'. ' had he not restrained them within their pre scribed orbits by the counteracting influence of gravitation. "All the valuable inventions . in mechanics consist in blending simple pow ers together so as to restrain and regulate ’ thenctinn' of - each pt|ier. ' ? Restraint—icr straint—not that, imposed ; by Arbitrary anij irresponsible power, tliu people them-; selves, iii their own wnlleh conslilulions. is fhe great law which has, rendered Democra-. tic Reprcscn lativa;Government so success-" fql iu these latter tiiiica. Thp best security which (lie people cani|ayc agninstjibuscs of triisfby (heir puliljp wi'vants. is'th thatitbhallbetlierluly-ofoiic;i;lassoftliem to watch ail'd rcstraip anothcr. Sir, this Federal Government, in its legislative attri butes, is nothing but a system of f'cslraini.il from beginning to end. In order to epact any bill into a law, it must'hp nassefl by (he representatives of .-(lie people in the House, . and also by the. represpntativcs of lhe sover eign States’ in the .Semite, where; as I have ; observed before, it niiiy be defeated by Sene ators from' States containing but one-foiirth I of the-population. of the.-- cuyUlryf t&fivr -It j lias undergone these (wo ordeals'! it must yet | be subjected to that cif-the Executive, as the tribune of the'whole people, fiir hisappiuba-; lion. If he should pxeixise his veto; power, | it,cannot become a liiw unless it liepassed j by a piajoi il v uf tvvo lhilds of both Houses. " |,i,hcec aie (he mutual restraints \yhicli thq ; people have imposed upon Uicir- public ser- ■ r vahls, to preserve their own rights.ajid those of the States-from-rash, hasty and impolitic . legislation. No treaty with a foreign power can bo binding uponlijeipcoplc of.this coon;.- fry pij.less jt shall- rscrsb thc.aSsti)t of tiro . President and two-iliiids iif Jhe gcn.ale: anij this, is the resliainCv’liieh fiie,pcopj[c have ; imposed out he ln>u tyi iiaKi n g power,. , All these restytiiijs are. peculiarly neces sary to; protect.and piesoryetha liai'ulo’ijy-ofi tlie different Stages wlych.comT pose on uUnjon. I t-uow consists of.Ur cptj> • Six* distinct ‘Slates, ]»nd : this -number, may yet he considcrablyincrca C sedji';:"l hcse States jlificr efisciilially Horn each Vher in their domestic institutions, in (he cliaiaoler o( their popuiniippy add e ven," to some extent, in They cmbnice variety of soil, climalpjandddiildc lions, in ari enlarged view.i biljeyc tlieir ‘ interests to be all identical; althoiigfi, to tile eye of lucul alid sLmu.oiial pri'judier. tlVcyiii w'r I wuys appear .to .be, conflicting, eliy caf) dnly Ue bearahee which pervadcu thr CdnMitulion;
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