Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-18


td the day and Mr.. JefIerson's senti-
nents in favor of the tariff, of which one
other number produced strong evidence
il letter from Mr. Jefferson which has
since been published.
AT that famous dinner, besides other
tosts of the same decided tone and cha
rGter against the tariff, one was to this
effect, "TaXes no more than necessary,
AMI no longer than necessary" The
payment of the public debt is much dwclt
on llso, as favorite theme. 1t is won
dehul that the contrivers and managers
ofthis dinner should have persuaded
thmselves that the people of the United
Satcs are so stupid as not to see the
scope and object of the dinner. Taxes
ar to be held up as burdensome and OPP
pr,ssivc. Taxes laid on British manu-
failures to protect the working and la
boring classes Of the United States, and
torcnder the whole nation prosperous
asd Independent, are to be represented
as burdcnsome to the people! The re-
demption ofthe public debt is to be has
tened; all appropriations to internal inn
proyemcnts which can possibly be avoid
ed, are to be refused, in order that the
time may be accelerated when the public
debt being paid, taxes will be no 'Ion-
ger necessary" And when that comes,
we shall hear many doleful jercmaid
on the distresses of the people in conse q.
quence ofthc weight of unnecessary tax
es.
Shortly after the dinner and in its true
and genuine spirit, the president sends
his message to congress on the Mays
vile road. In this document the presi-
dent says, "it is true, that many Of the
taxes collected from our citizens through
the medium of imposts have, for consi-
derable period, been onerous." This
assertion is made after the duties on cof-
fee, tea, cocoa, salt and molasses had
been greatly reduced; and after draw
back of the remaining duty on molasses
distilled into spirits, had been allowed.
Considering the reduction of these du-
ties and the allowance of that drawback
Gall of which took place shortly after, if
not in consequence of the Jefferson din
ner,) it is difficult to conceive what are
the remaining onerous duties on which
the president rests his assertion. He
says, there are many. What are they !?
The duties on woollens, iron, hemp, cot
and cotton manufactures,
are those which have been most COM
planned Of They are undoubtedly the
articles which enter most generally into
And it must be to them
that the president refers, if his assertion
has any meaning.
In this same message the president
urges also, the expediency of paying the
public debt. So anxious is he upon that
suble that he cannot consent to an ap-
preparation Of $4,000, because that
would postpone its final extinction one
short week. 1t is true that this desire is
not very consistent with other expendi-
lures which the president has recon-
and especially with the millions
which may be called for to carry into eff
ect the Indian bill. But this Indian
measure is Georgia, a southern mea-
sure.
1t is impossible to contemplate that
Inner, message, the reduction of duties
It the last session of congress, and other
circumstances, without
'iewing them altogether as preparation
or the final attack which is to be made
or the complete overthrow of the tariff.
To the south, he says in that message,
n substance, | have given the coup de
grace to internal improvements. l have
made strong professions of friendship to
hem, as policy required, but you know
low to appreciate professions. | have
lrgued away nearly the whole power:
md have said in regard to the small
emnant, that although Imight not feel
to be my official duty to interpose the
Executive veto to the passage of bill
ppropriating money for the construction
# such works as are authorized by the
tates, and are national in their charac-
er." | would not concur even in these
bjects at this time, nor at any time here
fter, without an amendment of the con-
titution, which | deem indispensably nc
essary. l have put my veto OH the
'1aysville bill, and if congress will OBJ
tinately persevere in sending me similar
ills according to their opinion, and not
n conformity with mine, have always
he ready plea, that the works are not
ational, a word which has no definite or
recise meaning, but which nevertheless
ontains a convenient condition that |
hall say | deem altogether indispensa-
le. Accordingly, when after the Mays
lille bill was rejected, the Frederick and
Washington bill was sent to the presi-
ent, he rejected that also and referred
Or his reasons, to his Maysville mes
age.
To the west and the north the presi-