Excerpt from Speech of Hon. James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, in Support of the Veto Power, and in Reply to Mr. Clay, of Kentucky: Delivered in the United States Senate, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1842 This appeal to the people, sin-was a vain one. The avowal of their principles destroyed them. The people did not come to the rescue. Never was there a more disastrous defeat than theirs, at the last is. Ll elections, so immediately after their triumphant victory. Thank Heaven! The people have not thus far responded to this appeal and I trust they may never consent to abolish the veto power. Sir, the Democratic party in regard to this power, in the language of the doughty Barons of England, centuries ago, are not willing that the charter of their liberties shall be changed. We shall hold on to this veto power as one of the most effectual safeguards of the Union, and one of the surest means of carrying into effect the will of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.