New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-19

seized with a sudden affection ior
/ against which they have been pieoged Is
since 1888, and which their hsPfeSehla ~ c..
Congress, as we'll as their newspaper s..n e
o,nosed up to the very day of It's pas
Al n appear consistent, they manifest
osss.a.,,ond;ng dsapproval of the course of those
- over the open and frank friends of a Iarif,
aornes,lv sought TO take it out of the arena OF
nar,v politics, and to give 1t permanency and rest
| { wsnd do no injustice TO our adversarIes "A
| few of them, I know, have chosen to understand
this subject for themselves, and have become the
sincere friends of the Protective System and IN
tend to separate from those who have so long
struggled against it. But there are those who
not only decline to become the open supporters OF
the measure, but who in the secret vlruence Oh
their opposition to it, and to those who are It's
friends, vainly endeavor to obscure the SUBJECT,
and to classify with themselves, those who were
in fact the most active agents in its adoption L
have seen the venerable and patriotic John Quincy
Adams, who, will venture to say has written
and SPOKEN more in favor Of Protective Iar1h
than any other man living, accused of being ITS
foe. And while writing this, friend has called
nv attention to an article appearing in one OF the
opposition papers in this District, in which my
name is announced as the anti Tariff candidate
| for Congress, while every sentiment which nave
| ever uttered, and every vote which L have ever
given on the subject, will prove me the fast and
unhincbing friend of Tariff, insuring stability
and security to domestic industry, and discrm-
mating for that purpose. Accordingly in every
shape in which the Tariff bills of the last session
| were presented my vote will be found recorded
! in their favor. On single occasion after MI
TYLER had vetoed the bill, which had received my
earnest efforts and vote, and when ii was proposed
| in obedience to the commands of the President
t1o nicfy1 byttin ri 40
| was constrained, in defence of my constitutional
rights as representative of the people, and from
| a sincere desire to secure to the country Perme-
nent Protective Tariff, to cast my vote against the
proposition So also on the same occasion did
| Mr.. Adams-and on another but similar occasion
| did Mr. Fillmore and several others, through
| whose abors alone was the measure matured and
| finally adopted
| The motives which influenced myself as well as
others in opposing the bill at this stage et 1t, are
known by all who have correct intelligence on the
subject Our votes against the bill in this shape
we're considered at Washington, as indeed they
were, ultra Tariff votes. On the one hand, we
! knew from past experience, that no revenue sys-
tenn could be permanently maintained which looked
10 the huctuating receipts from the Land sales for
| its supplies-that so long the wants OF the Gov
eminent were to be supplied from the avals OF
l
mere incident, dependent upon these receipts,
and subject to constant vacillation, and not be-
come as it should, measure independent OF all
| others, cardinal, indispensable, and reliable
| shield behind which, in every emergency, the III
dustry of the country cvuld seek and find sure
defence. That my vote therefore on this occasion,
should be repreved by the opponents OF the Fro,
tective system, is not strange; but that it should
be displeasing to those who profess friendship to
the measure, can only be accounted for in their
| lack of information, or in the hypocrisy OF their
profe ssons
On the other hand, did not feel at liberty, as
your representative to yield the principle of Dis
iribu,ion at such crisis, and certainly was not
willing to legslate it away at the bid of the Ex-
ecutive at any time. Among the measures which
in 1910 were expressly promised by the wing
party were, a Sound and Uniform Currency, Pro-
tectve Tariff, Distribution among the States OF
the avails of the Public Domain, and the total
overthrow of the system of Executive dictation
! and usurpation of the powers of the Government,
which until then had alarmingly prevailed. To
these, at all events, l, your representative, was
| fully pledged. In addition to my desire to redeem
this pledge to the letter, felt that each OF these
measures was indispensable to the restoration OF
the PROSTATE interests of the country, and Its de-
liverance from the dangers which surrounded 1t.
The measures of the currency had been twice
smolhered under the faithess exercise of the Ex-
ecutive Veto. The hostility of the Executive TO
Protective Tariff, had led him 10 aim shaft
even at his own favorite measure OF Distribution,
and finally to resist by his Veto the Tariff bill IT.
SELF What did the President, who at that period
had engrossed the whole Legislative power OF the
| government, require Congress to do? Why SIM
py to obey his dictation-to surrender its legisla-
i aid tho
pie Of Distribution and to pass Tariff bill which
would meet present emergencies, and yet leave
the question of Protection TO Home Industry,
upon the wide and boisterous sea Of party pol
| tics
Had conceived that in my representative capa-
city, | was the mere register of Executive eaicts,
| a mere automaton without personal honor or OH
cal power and responsibility, my course would
have been plain; but feeling the proud conscious
ness that was the Representative of sixty thou
sand Intelligent and patriotic Freemen, | dared
not, until every reasonable effort was exhausted
and hope Of success gone, vote for the measure
But after had asserted the rights of the people,
as their Representative, by my resistance these
attempts to control the Legislative independence Of
Congress, and TO destroy an important feature of
the bill. did not feel at liberty any longer TO
withhold my assent, and accordingly voted for the
Tariff bill which is now the law of the land.
freely confess would not then have yielded, had
not the credit of the country sinking, at
home and abroad its great interests Frustrated for
want of public aid and protection, and wide
spread ruin overshadowing the land, without the
hope Of the adoption of any other means of relief.
BE this as it may, quite sure that, if the
Free Trade friends of Protective Tariff will
not credit me for this vote, every candid and en-
lightened citizen will do the justice to con-
cede, that if erred, it in over-zeal for the
| true interests of a Protective Tariff.