TERMS OF PUBLICATION. S2' <S) pep annum, in advance—or • • S 2. 50, It not paid within the year; ' 'No subscription taken fora less term than six months, and no discontinuance permitted until all arrearages are paid, A failure to notify ,a discontinuance at the expiration of aterm, will be considered a new.engagement. JUverlisements S* .00 P e,; square for‘the first three insertions, and twenty live cents for every subsequent one.. ■ . THE OREAT OBJECT GAINED. B\i. PETERS’ MEDICATED LOZENGES OR SUGAR DROPS. Medicine made pleasant to the taste, and effective in subduing disease. One of discoveries that dis tinguishes'lhe I9lh,century, is the combination of medicine in a concentrated form with sugar, mak ing a compound certainly pleasant to the taste.—’ Dy this means, the revolting sensation produced toy swallowing nauseous medicines, which oper ates powerfully to aggravate disease, is entirely avoided, and the medicine is left to contend with the disease alone. PETERS’ MEDICATED LOZENGES are The result of long and patient experiments, made toy some of the most distinguished Physicians in the Union, with a view to the formation of several safe, cheap, pleasant and certain remedies forcom fldaintd most prevalent in this country; and they have the satisfaction oPassuring the- public that’ ’ their success has far outstripped ‘their, most san guine expectations. To Parents jt is recommended to keep these medicines at all limes on hand. Your children *HII cal them ns readily as Peppermint candy. Caution • —Children actually cry for .Peters’ Lo zenges, and care should be.observed to follow the directions, lest, being so pleasant, they should cat Kxjmuchr fgKTHR.S’ WORM LOZENGES—Are r.c knowledged by liio faulty to b«» the most scientific ami snVm-sslul preparation fur the. de stiticii'.n of worms ever offered to the public.— ‘Then? are several medicinceadyerlised as specifics , in sudi eases, but lf;e}* have proved So oireerliiiir and worthless, as to have lost all conlidi ncu with the public. Some ol'limm, indeed, are so violent in tbcir operation, as to frequently lead to fatal re sults. The public, therefore, is cautioned against .I'lem. These Lozenges, v, bile they v ill lie found 1u be perfectly s.ifc t will at the same lime never fail, wlmre Worms are present, to destroy them. j > S Y MPTCMS OF UOR MS.— These me head- 1 ache, .vert gg. .paleness4jOhe_lips.:vvuli_dlushfd. “’'ctnivulsd7msr^ttvi 7 r|slnfessi thirst,Tnid -taste in the mouth, offensive breath, cough, difficult breathing, itching of the nostrils, pnlji iu ihe stomach, nausea-, h jui'aniishness, voracious appetite! leanness, tenes mus, slight/ chills-or shiveriugs, drowsiness, fi iloue, swelled .stomach or limbs, rising and choai£> log in the, throat, &e'. ■TTgFTUUS* CORDIAL LOZENGES—AVp a Tf specific for the relief of the nervous or sick ItUiidache, lowness of spiirts ,or melancholy, lan guur iiiiti debility, eiliier from previous disease or luti free Jiving, tremors, spasms of the stomach, iiriLabiUvy- ul-the nerves, -hy.sti/jicaL affections,, on *w si no? .a, cholbru morlms, sense of fatigue and paipitaUyn ol the heart. From their efficacy in liio relieFdf the headache, limy an/.cal Led by many ,lhe Headache-Lozenge. Dried, 25 cents per box. OUTERS’ COUGH LOZENGES—Are now rapidly superceding all other preparations for -the relief of Goughs, Golds, Asthma, Whooping •Cough, Catarrh, tightness.uf the. Chest, bronch itis, and similar pulmonary affections. It is now well established that a large proportion of cases of Consumption, by which so many valuable lives are annually sacrificed, owe UmJr origin to the neg lected colds and coughs, which-inight-eusjly hav.o been removed at an early-period. No medicine ’Will be found so efficacious in curing such cases* as ihiso Lozenges. They infallibly allay the cough, by romovihg the irritation wlneh keeps U up, while el the same lime they promote expeclo r..tiun, ami relievo congestion. Price, 25 ceiua per box. TipO i lIF. RISAPER. —Ilutnry af the Origin eje -fl- Prugrcus af Maiicultti L'JZe :g£3.—A 'liuut a year since, the Proprietors, from a convio tibn of inn uitur worthlessness ami deleteribti,s na il o ufn large proportion- ofthe medicines olfured lu tln-i-[Jiibiiu as specifics in Hie cure of coughs, colds. Worms, Headache, fever and Ague, &e. &c. ,conceived the plan of gelling up medicines im a palatable and nnuhj.-ctnmaljle form, which wound meet tiie. approbation of the faculty, and do away with the increasing evils consequent upon the use of such pernicious nostrums, for this purpose, he compounded several kinds of medicated luzcn , ges, specifying the uses for which each wiis in ft'tended, and the itldicalhms xv.hic.li-they had been found lo'fulfil. These, together with iho exact .c-jmjiosition of each kind, were placed -in the frauds of six distinguished physicians, with the request that each would thoroughly test them in '.their practice, and report to me their several opin ions of llrpii; merits, with such remarks in regard' .to theircbmpvsilidnastheiroxpericnccmhrhtsug ■gest. .■ A Tier a of several months, their opinions "•era liandidhitr, am) in general, 1 found thattheir conclusions corresponded very closely wfth my . own'. - Sortie trifling alterations,- ( Uo,wciVeV, yverp '■ ,utado in the composition ’pf some .of the articles, at tint .suggeslfoft of-otto or ,two of the gentlemen; ,sinre which time they have boon .employed with ,entire satisfaction, and with the"most gratifying -results: —.Thcrjiiiiilicpilriirbeli'eved; will-folly ajS" jireciale llto importance of having access to ntedi .'fines, whose ellicacy has been fully tested by the •faculty, ami whose virtues tire noi to be-weighed . Jt.y .thP tpsedix.il of an .igporani and reckless pro prietor, or by manufactured certificates. ' ' .These medicines are now prepared in a form equitable for transportation, and in a manner' Ihal •will insure them from injury fruity time and cli mate, accompanied with suitable directions, for .use, in the English, German, French and Spanish ■•languages! TP V EG E T A B.L K SH IL LX N G M -*> FObNO PzaiSTEK.—T»iiB is —j-Dot •on! y-lhe—cheapest,’-but - llie~best'f'ncatcstpand most comfortable piaster in existence. Peters’ Shilling Plaster is an obey and mostef * /active remedy for painan the breast, suje or stom ach, .weakness or pain in the Chest, loins or back, stiffness of, the 1 neck, .affectionsofthe limbs or Joints,.whether produced b}' rheumatism ,or other pauses, habitual pain of,the head or stomach, piles, colds, coughs, liver Complaints, weakness of, the spine, predisposition .to’break out in biles arid pimples, listlessness of the.framo, and for.general 'debilitation. Let any person afflicted' as phoye.tty one of Pe .tefa’ Shilling Plasters, and we will venture to Say that he could not ho prevailed on to.discard it a.-' .gain, for ten, or most probably for a hundred dol lars. Price, only 12$ cts. . «\* •> . ,/* r - salihy 6'. JMUoU,' Carlisk;J. BurlhaH r New - Sj fp'ilsoii, tihippensburgi V_>' TVullq.ee, - '&T<envtllagej J, Seifer, Mechanicsburgi J. IlsZcar *_n£y Sporiinghill, . •' ‘ . ...IJWPrccejvcd and /or.sale atlthe Dnig Store .#,ofs. u\\iott, ■]: j.: : CKNoill’s CutlioHcnn. Ati infallibleronr)p(|y .(or .Scrofula,'King's Evil, jl'lrjrsipelas, Dlcprs' of running- .SorcC.l.Ulcerqus ;of,the anfolTiKtiiils of f'onstitiilional by the too great use of Mercury. ' April 7,1843, .j ' ; v liY GEO. SANDERSON.] Whole No. 1445> LEMUEL TODD, ‘ 'ATT6RMHY AT LAW..- 4J~feFFICE No. 10, Harper’s 1 Row, in ;the room sLfrforinerly occupied by Isaac Todd, Esq; Carlisle, August 2S; v lBdf- SAMUEL R. HAM ILL, , ATTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice in the several courts, of .Cumber-, land county. Office in Main street, the office now occupied by .lames 11. Devor, Esq. Carlisle, September 30, 1841. FARMER’S HOTEL THE subscriber hereby informs his friends and the public in general, that he still continues to keep » Public Douse, (reports to the.contrary, nolwitlistnhding.) at the OLD STAND, in. East High Street, a few doors cast of the Court House, where he will at-all’times take pleasure in admin istering to the coyiforts of those who maytfuvor him with their custom. - His U4.H shall bo constantly the choicest liquors, and his with the best the mnikets can fgrnisb. A. careful OST* XdBTl always kept in attendance—and nothing shall bo left undono to.please tdl who call with Kim. , HOARDERS taken by the week, month or year. • * . • ‘ •** • SIMON WONDER LICH,. Carlisle, March 31, 1842. ' , In the Sjierinl Court_ of Comnwn Pleas of Cumberland count}), February Term . ' 1842..,. linn, Calvin HlVtiib pw "siding,. Now to wit: February 23, 1843—0 n motion 1 of Mr. Watts, U is ordered, that all causes in the Special Court shall be put on JLhe Special Court I H&.l, by the Prulhnnotary; and that the Plaintiff in I each proceed in his cause in such manner as will evince determination to have the same put, t'p^s-j ' otary is'Ticrehy directerh to. dismiss such 1 cause, as being nq further -litigated between the \ parties. Tim - publication of this order in the j* | “ Volunteer,” and “Herald,**' for three weeks, to j ■bo fiuiice to all persons concerned. ■ , • . 1 ' . . r ßy the Court. . (Test: GEO. SANDERSON, Vroth’y. | 1 Prothonotaryls • : j Carlisle, March 31, 1842. > I j In pursuance of the abovo’.ojrJer of Court, the ■ .TiTHowing 11s! of caijspß“iB _ iTFTchy-pu'ljlidiT!d, of -1 which the parlies concerned will take notice: ’ vs Bla'm-s adm’r i Blain’s cx’rs , Taylor for tree i Malone for use Moore.ct ul ' Commonwealth for use Brvttcn Brcdin ' Alexander Hretlin Todd • Miller ! Ego • ! Rimscy ■ • .Harvey 1 Gangewore’s cx’rs [ Woiloy & Welfih j Webber fur uso [ Crier cl al for usa I Rupley | Worley & Welsh Same Fleming Graham Martin Brandt ct al Gross va'7 1 ; vs y.\{ y ’ •VB- Anthony ve Hotting et al vs Kcal Brettcn ct nl Shcuficr oi «1 Mathews ' ’ Mathews Sponslcr Sm.it|i ‘ Woods B.rcitin et al . Low ct nl .Barter ct ul Snider To^ld Seav^r Rupley Snider Hamill Jioccl- . . Mnicer Carothors* ajm'r •Brandt Miliikon <Sc Miller Miller . * ' - Bostley & Son .Gearhart et al Arigncy Rupp cl cl Same Rupley ’ Gray .liongsdor/T Todd Guardiart &c Foreman Rupley Lcidig Kail If oad > 'Atherton Herron _. J, “ ; Foulk 1 Himes * Ycngst ■ * •Linn- Fishburn Failor Brcdin ct al - Houle., ■ Same _OillKTt*B.cx*ra _ . Harper M’Coy* Harper Woodburn -1-cnroao , .... Ruby's ex’rs &c Zug Harper Wallace Craighead ct al Givin Huston’s ex’rs Jcc Stewart ’ . Johns -Wolf Rustle I Connelly Pleis ' I Woods ■ Pickle , Clever ■ Croft 3 i Kuplcy 1 Weaver I Powell, 1 Augnoy [’Hays’ adm’r [ RupU-y . Doan M’Kcehan Kdcnbaugh .Commonwealth Spotig . Filler Locker for use Gaullaghcr’a cx'rs Y aw Kcckler Povard’a adm’y Leo . Lee ct al Qilbert Commonwealth Same Orphans* Court for u*e i Same i—Same--———. "Commonwealth'" - 1 Beutz Commonwealth Same Waits Scott 1 Huttpii’s adm'rs Bunk Mpol ft ; -v Moore & Biddle : Caldwell | Ycstlinger for use vs Housa M’Cormick’s adm’rs va Mitchell Sherbahn ■ yp Biglry et 01. Same . vs „ Hyera et al - Same* , vs' 1 ' Same Same va. f Same Eckert's cx’ra' a - va"‘Eckcrt-, M’Clure’s ndmh foi use- vs M-ClurbV ex’rs &o VB - -• va vs MORE TESTS’ QF b- Ur, Uarlich's CeUbrdicd Medicines, ; The following is cut frtmi the “Jefferson Inquirer,” published in Jefferson Courtly. The Sen. editor of tho Enquirer having been a filleted with the Dyspepsy for a considcrahlo'time, and after trying niany reme dies in vain, procured a pacltogo of Dr. Harlich’a med icinc, which has had tho happy effect,- (under chvine assistance,)’ of restoring me xd.peffecl health'. I« cou sequeede of the confidence I fecl in their virtue, l,)iave procured an ngenry, and received from the principal •olilce in Philadelphia, a supply which I now oifer for salo at my dwelling oppbaite'the Hotel High street ' ■ w. ttfSK. Jefferson City. 10th Ecc., 1846. • - Estate of Ahrahtim. lirelz. Aid'd. H. EiTERS of administration on the estate of Mljt Abraham Brulz.deo’d., late of East Penns boro’ township, have been issued to,the suitscrib- residing in,the same .township:.A.l4 porsqns indebted to said estate will -make immediate liayr ment and,thoselidving claims will present them 1 for settlement. " Jacob bretz. Jr. ; . 1, DANIEL IIRETZ; Jr. , ■March JO, 1843. ■ *■ '■ Administrators. Carlisle, Pa. Thursday Jtpril U, 1842. SUE K.C It ' OF TUB HON. JAMES BUCHANAN, [CONCI.UDED. 1 ’Again! it is always an odious exercise of Executive - power to confer oflices on nfem bers of Congress, unless under peculiar cir cumstances, where the office seeks the man rather than the'man the office. In point (if fact, but few, .members can receive appoint ments; anil those soliciting them are always delected by their conduct. ’They are im mediately noted fur their-subserviency; and from that moment, their influence .with their fellow members is gone. liy fur - the greatest influence which a President’ can acquire' over Congress, is a reflected influence from, the people upon their Representatives, This is dependent upon the personal popularity of the Prcsi dent, and can never be powciful, unless, from the force of bis character, and the val l lue of his past services, he has inspired the people with an enthusiastic attachment. A remarkable example - of this.reflected influ ence was .-presented in the case of General Jackson; and yet it is a high compliment to if .not to the wisdom of Congress, (haf even he could rarely com mand a its branchfcs; Still it is certain, notwithstanding, that he pre sented a most striking example of a power ful Executive; aijd this chiefly he was- deservedly strong in the affections of the people, * In the vicissitude of human events, ,wc sliall sometimes have Presidents who can, if [ they please, exercise 100 much, and...tlinke ; during General Jackson’s administratioj), w T c '.now ’ linvic the other before, our eyes. For | the sake of the contrast, and without' thb I slightest disrespect towards the. worthy and j amiable individual who now occupies the I'Presidentiaf’chair. - ;j. t if (jeh -1 eful Jackson .presented an example'.of the j strength', the present President presents tin equally- striking example of the feebleness, the patronage of his high uflice done for him? Ilnwinany. JVieiuU-hasiLsecured? I most sincerely wish, for .the good of (he country, and for (he success of his administration, Jliafhe had a much greater degree of ioflu-' dice in Congress than he possesses. It is for this reason that I was glad to observe, a .few days ago, some symptoms of returning favor on tins (the Whig) side of the house towards John Tyler.’ It is better, much -better, even thus late, lliat they should come forward and extend to him a helping-hand, than wishing to do so, still keep at a dis tance merely to preserve an appearance of consistency. I am so ary to See that from this mere affectation, they should appear so coy,,and leave the country In suller nil the embarrassments which result from a weak Administration. Qlerc several of the Whig Senators asked jocosely why the Democrats did mil volunteer their services to strength en the Government.] Oil! sayd MV. P, we iannotdo th.it. W hat is merely an appar ent inconsistency in the Whigs, would be a real inconsistency in us. We cannot go for t ie’-Wbig measures which were approved by. President Tylei at the extra session. We cannot support the great Government Ex chequer Dank of discount and exchange, .w.-tli its three for one paper currency. 1 think, however, w ith all deference,, that my W hig Iriends on this side of the House ought not to be squeamish on that subject. I .think my friend from Georgia f.Mr. I!er rien'J ought tn.go heart and hand fur the Exchequer Rank. It is in substance bis own scheme of ,a “Fiscal ■ Corporation,” tianalerred into the Treasury of JheJJniled S aies, and divested of private's!,ockhoidersi Let me assure gentlemen that their charac ter for consistency will not suffer by sup porting this measure. And vet, with the example of .this Admin istration Indore ilieireyea, the Whigs (head .Executive influence so much that they wish ,t > ahnlifili tlie yeto power,lest the .{’resident ropy be able to "draw within, its jmrtex all the legislative powers 0/ .Congress! . What a world we live in! . ' > '/.’Uis authentic history is (lie best answer to another position of tile Senator; —Whilst he, believes that there have been no encroach ments of the General Government on- the eights of the Slates, but oa-the contrary that it is last sinking; .into ihc weakness and ioir becilily. 01. the Conleilerution; he cont|ilains of. the cncroaehincnts which he alleges to have been.made by the President on me le gitimate power of Congress. 1 differ from bim entirely in' bulb these pruposi lions, and, am only sorry that the subject of 4he Veto power is one so vast that time will not per mit ine to iliscgss th.em at presents -'Phis I shall, however say, that, the strong tendency of the Federal Government has, in m.y opin ion, ever been to .encroach, upon the' rights of the Slates v nhd their people; and 1 might appeal to its history to estahlialrthu position, livery yipleft.tigtrOggle, threatening .the eg. istence o.f tile Union,' which has existed in this country from the beginning, has.iiiiscn from the exercise of cohsiructive'alid doubt ful powers, not, by the President, Congress; liul enough of this for the pres ent. ' ‘ * ■ • ' t •But the Senator from I 'Kentucky contends,!, that whether the Executive he.strong', or weak. Congress must cprifonp its action, to his wishes; .and if they cannot obtain \vhiit they .ilesire, theymust take what they c'aii gen- Such' wronp; in itscrl', ami'must always lead to'the dcstrucjjon of the party which 1 adopts it.— This was the fatal error. of .the Senator aud; his fri.cmls at the extra; session;,lie has in - formed ' us that neitlier ’UHe Fiscal Bank’.’ nor *’ the Fisc a 1 Cor po.ra tjiiti” of that never' received, twenty Votes.mother Mouse, had the ntinds of' the members been le.ft uninfluenced' bv. .fhe’ojpcptcd action of theExccuViye. 1 Jhis “OUR COUNTRY RIGHT OR WRONG.” was J.lie most severe censure Which lie could have passed on his party-in. Congress. It is mint admitted (hat the Whig party earnestly advocated and adopted two most important measures, not becauscdhcy approved, then) in the form in which (hey were presented, •but for the sake of conciliating Mr, Tyler, Never was there a more striking exumple.of retributive justice than the veto of both these nfcasuies. Whether it be the tact, as the Senator alleges, that the. Whigs in Con gress took the Fiscal Corporation bill, letter for letter, as it came from the President, to them, I shall not prelend to decide. It is not for me to compose such strifes. 1 leave this to their own file leaders. W'ithout en tering upon this question, 1 shidl never fail, when a fit opportunity offers, to express; the gratitude 1 feel, in common with the; whole country, to the President for having vetoed those bills -which it now appears never re ceived the nfi|hobation of any person. It docs astonish me, however, that this pro ceeding between the President and his party in Congress should ever have been made an argument in favor .of abolishing the veto power. .. ' This argument, if it prove, any thing at. all, sets the seal of condemnation (o' the measures of the late extra session, and to the extra session itself. It is a demonstra tuyi-of- the-basty, inconsiderate- and imma ture legislation of that session. In 'the (lush of party,triumph, the Whigs rushed into it, before-passion had time to cool down into that caltii deliberation, so essential to the wise and harmonious co-operation of the different branches, of the Government.— They took so little time to coitsull and to deliberate, lii reconcile their conflicting o which they Jmd so sedulously concealed from the public eye,throughout the contesl, that none but those who weitT heated and excited beyond tire bounds of 'reason cvcr-antitipa tei( any result but diyjsion, disaster apd dc pcai,Trom tlie extra session, ~ The party first pursued a course which must have in> evitably led Ho the defeat which they have experienced; and would then revenge Ihem isel.ves fur their-own-misconduct by ussifiling Tlie yetu power. The lesson which we have received will feacir CTihgf esyJhfrealTtVnot Jb sacnficcTts independence by consulting,the Executive will, -Let them honestly and flnnhy pass such acts as (hey beljcve the public {sukl re quites. They will then hayc done their duly. Afterwards let the Kxc.culi.ve exer cise the same honesty and limitless in ap proving these acts, if he vetoes any one of them, he is responsible to the people, and there he ought.to he left. , find this course been pursued at the extra session. Congress would have passed an act to establish.au old fashioned Hank of the U. Slates, which* would have been vetoed by the I’i'csident. A' fair issue woulfl thus have been luade fur. the decision of their common constituents. There would then, have been no necessity for my friends on th.i's side (if tlie bouse to submit to ihc-huiiiili nlion of justifying 'themselves before the people,, on the principle that they were .wil ling to accept something which they knew to be very bad, because they could not obr tain that which they' thought the-public good demanded. / This whole proceeding, sir, presents no argument against the veto power; although it does present, in a striking light, the sub serviency ol the Whig puny in Congress to Kxecuuve dictation. “ \Ve may, indeed, il insensible to our own' rights tint! indepen dence, give an pndue influence to the veto power; hut.we shall never produce this ef lect il we coniine ourselves to our own ap propriate duties, and leave the Executive to periuroi Ills. This example, will never, 1 think, be imitated liy any pat ly-in the eoun -. try, and .we shall then never again be'tempt ed to make.war on the veto power.. . To show that this power ought to be aliol ’ ished, the Senator has referred to 'intimations given on this floor, during the administra tion of General Jackson, ibat s.ucli and such acts then pending wobjd be vetoed, it’ passed, Suc-b intimations may have been in bad taste; but wlnlt do they prove? . The Senator does not and cannot say that they ever changed a single vote. In' the Instances'to which lie rclersr’'they'werc~tljedeeluraiioiFdf a fact which was known, or might have been known, to the whole world. A- President can only be elected by a majority of the. people of the several Stales. Throughout live canvass, his uplniunsanil sentimcnts;un every leading measut.e of public policy, are known and discussed. ' The last election was an exception to'this rule; but another like it will never again oc.cur.in our day.— if, unfler such circu instances, an act should pass Congress, notoriously in violation of some principle of vitai impnrtnnce,: \vliicii was flecided' by the people'at his election, .the President Would be faithless 1,0 the duty which be .owed both to (Item and tb himself, if he did' not disapprove the measure.' Any person■ might then declare; in advance,, that the President \vould veto such a bill; . Let me' imagine one oh two cases \vhich may ,readily occur,' Is it upt kuoiyn from one ctid of the Union to llie bllicr.and i.h every log cabin, throughoutvits extent, that .the Senator from Missouri I, Mr, Benton] lias ait unconquerable antipathy to n paper cur-, reney; and an'equally'unconquerable'predi lection, fur hard'ihoiu‘yl‘'Nb'w, if lie shbuliV be a candidate for; the Presidencyi—and much more unlikclyVcvcnts have happened' than .that lie should be a successful cafuli,r eyidetice That tile people, were in favor ,of gold and Eilvert and agaiiist paper? .''Under isuch cirrumstahccs,^’"what elsecould'pon-. gross (ytticipale whilst cdncqcling an oI.U fashioned Banfc bfthe United Statesy'bat that he-yvould Jnsfantly veto the bill on the | day it was presented-! lodutn;- without even ] taking time to sit down m ilia- Presidential; chair? 1 (Greai laugliter, tn whiclrMj'V BhNf bbfii. ■ [AT TWO PQLLAUS PEU ANNUM Hewr Series—Vol. 6, EJo, Let me present a reverse case. Suppose the distinguished Senator- from Kentucky should be elected President, vyouUFhe'hcsi tute, or, with his opinions, ought/hc to,hesi tate, a moment in vetoing an Independent Treasury bill, should Congress present him such a measure? And if I, ns-a member of ling Senate, wore to assert, in tho first case which I have supposed, whilst the bank bill waS'peniling.'thafit would "most certainly be vetoed, to what would this amount?— Would it be an attempt to bring executive infi-uence to bear u|V Congress? Certainly nut. It would only be the mere assertion ol ,a well' known fact. Would it prove any thing against the veto power? Certainly not; but directly the reverse. It would prove that it ought to be exercised—that the people had willed, by the Presidential elec tion, (hat it should be exercised—and that it was ooexif the very cases which demand ed its exercise, An anticipation of (he exercise of the'veto power, in cases which had already been de cided by the people, ought to exercise a re straining influence oyer Congress. It should’ admonish them that they ought not to place thcoisolves in hostile array against the Ex ecutive, und.thus embarrass the administra tion of the Government by the adoption of a measure whichiiad been previously con demned by the people. -iP-the measure-be right in itself, the.people will, at the subse quent elections, reverse their own decision, and then,.and not till then, ought Congress to act. No, sir; when wfe.elcct a President, we do it in view of Ids future course of ac tion, inferred from Ids known opinions! and •we calculate,, with great accuracy, what lie ■Will and what liu.will pot'do. The people by their'approbation Of every important veto since the origin' of the Government. Tills veto puwcT was conferred upon (he President to arrest unconstitutional, improv ident, ami hasty legislation. Us intention ‘(if I may use a word not much accoid.ng to niy taste)-was purely conservative. To adopt the language of the Feilcralistr“it establish es a 'salutary .check upon the legislative* body, calculated To guard the community u gainst the effects of faction, precipitancy, of of any impulse unfriendly. to the public gßtni7Tvl»lcirniay“hipj)M to influence alna” jorily oTtlnit body,” [Congress-] Through out (lie whole bunk,-whenever the occasion oilers, a feeling of dread is expressed, lest tlie legislative power might transcend the ‘limits prescribed yu it by tire Constitution, I and ultimately absorb the oilier, powers of l the Government. From first to lust, this! fear is manifested. We ought never to forget that the representatives of the people.] are not- (lie people themselves. The prac tical neglect of this distinction has often led to the overthrow of Republican institutions. Eternal 1 vigilance is the price of liberty; and the people should regard with a jealous eye, not only their Executive, but their legislative servants. The repicsehtative body, proceeding from the people, ami clothed with their confidence, naturally lulls suspi-) cion to sleep; and, when disposed to betray j its trust, can esec.ute its purpose almost be fore their constituents take the -alarm. . It must have been well founded appre hensions of such a result 'which induced Mi rabean to declare, that, without a veto pow er in the king, who was no more,-under the first Constitution of Fi ance, than the heredi tary chief executive magistrate of a Repub lic, lie would rather live in.. Constantinople Ilian in Fans. The catastrophe proved Ids ' wisdom; but it also proved (hut the veto was, no barrier against the encroachments of the Legislative ' Assembly; nor would it-hare saved Ids bwn head from the block', liad lie not died at the must propitious moment fur Ids fame. ' --Imight..appeal fojnpny .passages in the history of the worid to prove that tluniatu ral.pendency of legislative power lias always been to,increase itself; and'the accumulation of lids power lias, in many thru,wu Republican institutions. - < Our system of representative Democracy, .Heaven’s, last and best pidijica.l gift to man, when perverted-from its destined purpose, has become (lie instrument of (he mOst cruel tyranny whi.eh the world lias ever witnessed. Thus U-isihat the (lest tilings, when 'pervert ed,-become the worst. ,Witness the scenes of anarchy, .confusion, and bl-iod, from which humanity anil reas’on' equally pevult, .which attended the French revolution, du ring die period of,the Legislative Asseijifily and: National* Convention. So. dreadful were these scenes, ail enacted in the name of the people, and by the people’s ojvrt rep resentatives, that they stand put in bold re lief,^-from..all the records of time, and are, by (lie universal consent ,of mankind, de noniinntcd~“the re.ignof terror.” . Under the Government of- the CommiUee.p’ Fit bl ip Safety;-—a committee'of the National Con vention. —mo.fe blood. was shed anil more atrocities committed,' than mankind had ev er l/chcld .within tlieisame space -of lime.— And yet ail this was done iii (lie name of. liberty and- equality. ‘ And vliat w'asihe result? . All this only paved the ,veay for tho usurpation, of Napoleon Bonaparte; and the people sought protection in die.arnik of ties-' polism IFohi tij& tyranny , aidl.coaupiion of their own - rqpr'qpenl’titlvcg. ‘Thisims ever, been (lip cpuis£,l/i\w-luch ■ degencj'iitgir.io.tn uiUUuVyideMindsjnis,' Let 'these sacred, trutiis.’bc ever' Kept.in'mind: that .sovereignly bidimgs 'to Ihe people alone, ' and that ail ’their, servants slmtdd be'watch ed with flic eyes of sleepless jealousy! 'Flip ’Eejtisliitrvc^[Asscmbl 'f f- and -ihe -(National Conveiii.ion of France liad usurped all "the ;pp.vyprs (<>f die '.Government. They papli,ip -theij' torriy cupstitulc,d ihp. 'goie'-represento; t^^Ti^;Vf.tlie,nation, aP(l;.ifao.A»ise:',checks-. ind[barHe^ example till inaii ■; !fi&]Snil-similn'iy ■- AGKN T S. • John Moomk, Esq..Ncwvilleu Joseph M. Means, Jisq. IlopeWclUownship. Thomas H. Bbitvsn, Shippensburg. William M. Mavkeu. Esq. Lee’s X Road*. John Meuaeky, Dickinson township. John Clekdenin, Jr. Esq., Hugestown. • . George I l '. Cain, Esq. Mecliunicsbufg, FIIEDKHIEK V/oNDKULICH, ill). ' John Stoucii,'Esq. Slougbstown. Daniel JChysheh, Esq. Clioichtown., Jacob Longneckek, Esq. \Vuradeysburg. ’ .1. 13. Uhawdaogh, Cedar Spring, Allen tp. Martin G. Kupr, Esq. Sbiremansiown. veto as exists undcr.oiir Constitution. The people-cannot interpose too many barrier!) against unwise and wicked legislation, pro- . vnled they do not thereby impair the neces sary, powers of the Government. 1 know Cull well that such scenes as l have just de scribed cannot occur in America; but' still we may learn lessons of wisdom from them N to guide our own conduct. 1 J_ . Legislative bodies of any considerable number are more liable to sudden and vio lent excitements than inilividoals. This we have often witnessed; and it results from” a well known principle of human nature.— In the midst of such excitements; nothing is ' more natural- than hasty, rash,.and danger ous legislation. Individual responsibility is. also, diminished, in proportion to the in crease of the.Humber. Mach person consti tutingbut a small fractional part of the whole mass, thinks^he can escape responsibility in the midst of the crowd. 'This restraint of the popular will upon his conduct is thus greatly diminished, and ns one of nnhmbei' he is ready to perlurm acts which he would Hot attempt upon his own individual respon sibility. In order to check such excesses, the Federalist tells us, that this power, or reference of the subject to the people, was granted. Again, sir, highly- excited politifftl parties may exist in-legislul-ivc asscmblicßfSodntent upon grasping of retaining power?' that in' the struggle they will forget the Wishes and the interests! of the people, I might cite several examples of this kind id the history of our own legislation;, but I,merely rein to the odious and unconstitutional alien tfnd sedition laws. Led .on by ambitious and , eloquent ..men -who. have, become highly cx- _ .miiy^U£Cdincf.p;lLimiuuiti;3.tD-j.lpA..^ood.-.Lt„ tile country,[aiid H uiicoiistitutiqnaTtuid dan gerous law s may bo the cunscqu.enee, The veto .puw'or is necessary to arrest such cm crqachments'on the rights uf flic States amj, the people.’ • But worstof alf is the system of '‘log-rol ling,so. |?revolent in Congress and the State'LcgiilatufcST which,theauthors of tiny Federalist do imt seem to have foreseen.- This is-not-a namsjrtoi-de-surc, for cars pm..: lifejyef, though homely,'it is so signifjchnt of the thing, that. 1 shall he r |ia).dtjne.dl "furits use” Now, sir, this very syst.ent ol log-rolling in legislative bodies,is that vs Inch has involved several of tjie States in.debts for internal improvements, which 1 fear some of them may never be ablc-|U> pay. In older to carry improvements which were r I useful and might have been pfoductive, it ! was necessary to-altach to them the works ol" an opposite character. To, obtain money" to meet the exnavnguit expenditures, ih | d.ulgencc,was granted to the banks at the, expense of the people. Indeed it has been a fruitful source of that whole system of ru inous and disastrous measures against which * the Democracy have been warring for years. It has'produced more distress in the country 'than can be repaired by industry and econ omy for many day's to come. And yet bow rarely has any Executive had the courage to apply the remedy which, the veto powei presents. ■■ Lei us, fur a moment, examine tlie work ings of this system.« It is the more danger ous, because it. presents itself to.individual ! members under the garb df devotion to tji.ci;’ | One lias a measure of.mere local advantage to carry, which ought, if at all,.lorbe accomplished by individual enter ■piise, and which could not pass if it stood i alone. He finds that lie cannot accomplish | his object, if he relics only upon Us merits. ’■He finds that oljier meihliers have other lu I cal objects at heart, nunc-of. which would I receive the support of a majuiity if separate jly considered., Thesernieiiibers, then, for.m | a combination sufficiently' powerful lu carry ! the whole; and thus twenty measures may [ be adojited, not .one ..of. which, .separately, j could have obtained a respectable ,vole. : — Thapks to the wisdom and energy of Gen. Jackson., this system of local and' internal improvements which th.reate'ned . to,'extend itself into every neighborhood of the nation,’ land overspread the land, was' arrested by the veto , power." Had mot this been done, thc'-GeneralGuvcnuiiciit might, at the pre sent dayfcjmyjj:- r ,h!ectt in' the same wretched (nost indebted States. Uu't'iiiis":systenrof ‘•log-rolling”dtas :not been confined''to.mere local affairs,,as the history ot the extra session .will testify., It wag then adopted in regard, to important party objects, atid was called the "great system of measures of the Whig party.” It was openly avowed that the jmijuiiiy must take the system in -mass, although il ls well known that several of the measures, had they stood alone,’ would have been rc ; jetted in -.detail. Wo are all perfectly a warc that lids was a vital principle ol the extra session. - By means ,o.f “log-rolling’.’ the sysleoi was - adopter!. That the passage of the Distribution bill was the price forllie Bankrupt bill.'was openly avowed on this floor. By what mutual compensations'flic, dthcr measures were ‘carried we ate left fo. .infer, and .therefore 1 shall Hot hazard the expression of any opinion in this; place on the'Subject. The ' ingredient,' which, one member, could not' 'swallow alone,; went dpyrji/easily tis aVcpiiipoiient pail (of .the healing dose. And Wdial has beeri the con sequence? 'Theextra'vngant appropriations:- and enormous' expenses of the extra' session have beggared the Treasury,.’ , / It is,to. check this system, (hatthe veto pnirer .can be -m«» t. uaefu 11v applied. ; The I’rcsiilciit utthoUmfiilSUitcs ■ sUnils'_“siilits»i'jff aiul' bilirj to the pitncivhc 5s nf (he whole"people.-InTelSijUlie-^i^&'fper ing of icsphiisibilily liiivnyils thc pc6ple;a,t ■ large,’ tv hitli' aciuaies os tiiwtiftls ; (iur iiiipie- : diate constituents; To hintt h e ■ (iias s of fOie pcdpje mpst *|o6lc 'aS their - fiumaty ingenuity giving them than \by -cnsblipg: him toappcal to
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