The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-21
From the Hanklin Gazette.
VETO NO. 3.

We take pleasure in laying before our readers
bird We o from President Tyler. Though we cannot
approve of all the Of his administration, we
Are ready to render him cheerful and hearty sup
port in whatever he does culated in Judgment,
to preserve the Constitution inviolate, and promote
the interests of the whole country. Ofthis character
do we regard his Veto of the bill repeating that pro
vision in the tariff act of the extra session, declaring
hat the distribution of the proceeds OF The public
lands should the duties being raised above
twenty pr cent ad paiorem. The OF the Whigsl
has been marked by gross perhdy and fraud, and wei
rejoice that there is in the Executive chair pos
sessng the necessary courage and energy to check
their schemes OF usurpation and plumber.
In 1888 when South Carolina, by her oppOsiti0 y
to protective tariff taught the country the necessity
Of abandoning that oppressive and unconstitutional
policy, Mr. Clay, the great champion Of projections
came forward with his compromise bill, providing fol
gras ua reduction OF The duties fJr the space nine
years. and enactng that the Goth day June 1912
duties should be reduced to 81 per cent ad ualoem
and that thereafter 'such duties shall be laid for the
purpose of raising such revenue may be necessary
TO economical administration Of the government
fins Understood to Go settlement of the tariff
controversy, and compact between tho different sec
lions of the country that duties should be imposed n
revenue only, and for that obj Ct further than|
should be necessary for economical administration
Jt the Government. There was general acquesj
cence In this arrangement. Even IN lS4O, when the
Wings raised such commotion in the land they made
heir leading men, Mr. Clay Gen. Harrison Mr.. Ty-
er and Others publicly declared their determination
TO carry it out In good faith But the moment the re-
suit of the election became known, and Federalism
found itself In the possession of power, there was
general dis - oston manifested in its motlev ranks to
violate the pledges which mad been made to the peo-
pie In order 10 make excuse for raising the du-
Ties and violating the Compromise act they passed
MI! at the extra session distributing the proceeds OF
the public lands among the States. These lands had
Inv IL
ties. They ordinary source of revenue 10
The Government and that revenue could only be ex-
pended for constitutional oijecs. Congress had no
authority to give away TO the States, any more than
II had to approp late money derived from Customs IN
hat manner. But in order to empty the Treasury,
and increase the duties upon imports, the proceeds OF
the sales OF the public lands we're voted away
Some of the Wings, however, foresaw that this
wyuId probably lead to violation of the CompTo-
mise act, and to this hey not disposed to assent
1t was apprehended, too, that the Pres dent might
take the view of the matter, and interpose his
veto to the Dis ribution act To avoid these difficult
ties and secure It's passage, clause was introduced
into the bill providing that distribution should cease
on the duties being raised above twenty per cent In
this way the measure was carried. Now mark the
dishonesty of the Wings. At the present session
they are moving heaven and earth to carry Protec-
tive Tariff in direct violation of the Compromise act
At the same time they wish to continue the disribu-
ton Of the oceeds of the sales of the public lands
la'g proposed 10 raise the duties lar ABOVE twenty
per cent, they introduce bill to repeal the act OF
the extra sesso by which, in that event. distribu-
ton was to cease They pass it through Congress.
The President has not forgotten his pledge to the
coun ry his constitutional obligations He vetoes
this infamous bill At the universal Wing par
ty charges per6dy upon John Tyler, when he has but
maintained his consistency, and fulfilled what he and
they solemnly promised during the Presidential cam
paign. The perhdy is all on he side of the Wings ;
for they have acted with premeditated bad faith
throughout this whole matter They have commit
ted wifu and corrupt moral perjury in the face Of
the country, and we believe that they will find but
depth of anguish and despair to which they are re-
duced by this failure Of the basest attempt at the
commission of hgh-handed political fraud and cor
ruption which has ever disgruced any party in our
Republic