The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-26


and vassaIago ofsu,misson 10 this mere Subtraction
Of Executive power. Stand fast and the names OF
John Hsmpden and AigerDon Sydney shall fade be-
fore your famous resistance to such tyranny as this,
ship money and allln Remember ye must stand
fall together aud collect courage Ia maintain
your high resolves for lo the hosts of the enemy ap
pear those files of rank tariff Democrats march
ing on with banners of protection flying They come
To arms What ye too flying And stop the
route who can f" My Kingdom for a horsen 10 catch
these flying boosters, who have but in the instant
Wanted that they would be free, that they cannot
submit, panic-struck by the fear that the enemy
would turn their flank and at ack them in the
by bringing IN tariff bill for protection without
the repeating distribution clause, and strip them Of
the popularity of protection Where is their mighty
leader? Where is he who In this report speaks so
brayely OF one man. accidentally and not by the
will OF the People, invested with that terrible power
as # prophetcaly described by of his chosen
ministers at this day the right TO deprive the
People of sefgoyernmenti" He, thus TO speak, who
came to the Congress of 1924 with largely less than
a plurality, against competitor with plurality
OF the Peope, and, less fartunate than any g ac-
cldency," became by bargain and corruption" a
Congress- caucus-made President by the casting
vote of one man" of the State of Maryland -
Where Is he who SO Justify complained that he
deprived of the right of trial when the House
about to adopt MIR. Marshall's resolution TO
ms constructive treason IN bringing forward peu
ton for an inquiry into the expedency of dissovIng
the Union" and who drove the House from its regu-
lar business for weeks in hearing his defence He
who, IN anothers case, censured without proof,
Judged without authority, condemn without crime
and without hearing, and aided in executing his
own sentence without mercy! Where is he who sat
so serenely IN the victory of resolves yesterday
He who was but day ago leader of the for ad-
Journng without striking another blow for suffering
country lie whose iactious counsel thus to war
on the President and which prevailed with the des
perate "Charlie clique" determined upon distribu-
nlfh lay, pTI.a Nv rfpII
OF yesterday, IN the adoption of his dastardy report
was turned into "ashes and bitterness his taste,
and to-day"iorte dux iel fiat IN guttur!" His mill
tia all except lew regulars who dreaded the mar
tiai law Of the Great Commander in Chief, as he
has been called "Od MASTER himself, fled, inglo-
| riously fled Seeing the Democrats marching up for
protection they feared their retreat wond be cut off
and those of them who Thought discretion the better
part OF valor'' retire ,ted in time to at the
death of their valorous resolves. The corps Of
Ashland alone stood fire the fugleman of that corps
Mr. Speaker White, stood it like man and he, the
leader of that corps, the veteran, the lndomltabe
stubborn scion of the Branree stock stood with the
''Tedk but the 'waverlDg obstinacy of one man"
This Is due to enemy. Tommy Thumb" him.
sell (that Is | myself, my coDstItuents-he named
me so could but admire his courage in the combat to
hight on fearessly with but handful of high resov-
ing Wings left by his side He was reduced to so
few as to be compelled to submit to Captain Tyler,
and to surrender but one half only of the nvinc
not deliver up his sword with good grace, for 1t
seemed to madden him TO his "rascals run - ay,
those very knights who had hardest sworn never to flee
from his side, though commerce and credit should
perish" though manufacturers should starve, though
| the Government shou stop, though the solid Union
should be dissolved and, to cap their climax, though
the purity Itself should divide IN twain But 10 be Sc
rious. BY the majesty OF a reused majority 81 the
Wings, who at last found out that they had been all
the time submitting to someb DIV else's tyranny other
lyler's and
their party had been all a ong the dctators to
them, and by the aid of reinforcement of Democrats
in both Houses they passed the bill striking out the
distribution clause and the duties on tea and coffee.
They who accused the President Of "wavering obsti-
Macy after all their obstinacy, wavered too They
who accused him of yaciaton oscilla cd like pen
duum. They who accused him of violating his
pledges, journazed their formal written, official
| solves day and broke them the next They who
solemnly declared that they mould not pass the tariff
without the distribution clause, said one thing and
did another They who declared one day that 1t
would be base bondage for them to submit to the will
of the President, and to comply with his condition of
dscoupLng distribution from the tariff he next day
bound their necks to the yoke of submission if 1t
easy, and took the burden of bondage upon them
1t 1t light, because, their official organ said
they yielded, not to the President, but TO "a eons
tutiOnat provision which was odious TO them ~
For this bill could not and dad not vole, FOR obv-
reasons after what have said. Its average rate
OF duties is too high, and its provisions are too proh
btory to produce revenue. The sound estimate
that the bill, before the dui tea and coffee
stricken out, prohib.tory not to have raised
more than ABOUT II millions. About three millions
of customs estimat tea and coffee, and
with the duties tn stricken out, the bill
passed into law, the revenue, probably, will not
coed IA Is millions, when IS millions at least
required. desired TO see the question OF tara for
revenue put upon permanent basis. A permanent,
stable, and settled tariff, on rev nue. basis, for the
support OF Government, as its primary object, discr-
mnating | have described, is what the country
wants. 1t is necessary alike to the Government, its
officers, the merchants, the manufacturers, and the
consumers. Stability, well as equality and har-
mony, Is most essential requisite OF good revenue
laws. Constant uncer ainty and rapid and frequent
huctuatlon OF legislation are alike deadly to com
merce, revenue, and the protected interests. IT,
therefore, this law will not produce enough
the accommodation of the country to IT will be dis
turbed, and agitation, always TO be deprecated on
lhis subject will be revived, with all its usual mis-
chiefs.
The President OF the United States, after the bold
efforts to maintain the true faith of the compro-
act of 1888 and after successful effort TO pre-
vent repeal Of any of the provisions of the land law
of September, 1871 after eral messages recon-
mendng to Congress the measures he judged neces-
sary and expedent, varying very far from this and
after f,oce negatvng Objectionable bills sent TO him
by the two Houses; after much angry controversy in
the two Houses and with both Hou es fit, in his
wisdom, under the circumstances of tn. Treasury
and OF the country, to put md TO all excitement
and to the longest session known, by yielding to
the will of Congress, and signing the bill upon
grounds Of mere expedency and official duty, APP
prove Of his act | would have cone the same thing
under the same circumstances though |, III my place
in the House of Representatives, would again record
my vote against the bull. And now submit that vote
| to you, the sovereign People.
| Having finished What / had TO ay on the tariff
quest on, here might stop; but having the pen w
hand, will, in bnti, aud the policy which l would
pursue on two other subjects. allude fist, To the
subject Of distributing the proceeds Of The pub &c
| lands.
! am utterly opposed to distribution in every sense.
| LIST. 1t WILL as hong as urged, be disturbing cause
forever to the settlement of The yeNed and delicate
subject of TARA erher for protection revenue
! There are disturbing causts enough To permanent