The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-28

laborer starving in the midst of abundant harvests
and the agrculturlst is without market for the pro-
duets of the SOIL with which Benignant Providence
has filled his barns and sore-houses to OVERLOOKING.
Resolved That all legislation to be valuable must
be permanent That if it be deemed good policy to
establish by lava discriminating tariff, the time has
arrived when such law should be passed, and that
it should be designed to continue in force for such
period of time as to furnish some guaranty to the
capitalist and the laborer, that if they engage in
those empoynents which it processes to protect ;
they shall not within few months be sacrificed at
the shrine of political Vaccinations and meet with
beggary and bankruptcy the reward of their labor
Resolved That the important benefits to be derived
from such Tariff as has been mentioned should not
be sacrificed 10 the policy of Distribution to which
SO many are opposed and the patriotism of those
who will not have the one without the other may be
well called in serious doubt for to them party schemes
are of more Importance than the good of the country
and the prosperity business, and interests of the peo
pie must be made to bend to the advancement Of
reckless political aspirants
Resolved, Thatin making the law passed by Con-
gress for the distribution of the land proceeds among
the States, cease to operate when Congress should
impose duty uyon any of the productions of foreign
countries of more than twenty per cent? the ma ori-
ty in Congress acting under the solemntes of their
oaths, declared to the void that they believed that
such limitation of its operation would conduce to
the best interests of their country, and that it is
worse than madness in them to endeavor to make
their constituents believe that they have at heart the
success Of any measure, the accomplishment of
which depends upon the violation OF their own pledge
so solemnly given to their country
Resolped, That in view of the subsisting relations
which different Governments sustain to each other
and of the policy adopted by foreign countries, Amer
lean legislation should be so shaped to afford to
American industry a wise and impartial protection,
suited to the wants and interests of widely
tended and greatly diversified country, forget
ting the cardinal principle that that Government is
the best that governs the least and that overlegsla-
ton is worse than'no legislation at all.
Resolved That those legislators, to whatever party
they may belong, who employ the power entrusted
to them in the promotion of their interested and
selfish schemes politicians to the neglect of the
great interests of the country and who, instead of
relieving the people, seek to cripple their energies,
and in spite Of tho Smiles of Heaven, carry desola-
ton and despair to the hearts of thousands of their
countrymen for the purpose of accomplishing uteri
political objects, deserve the united rebuke, the
unmitgated and burning condemnation Of their fellow
citizens.
Some objections having been offered against the
resolution urging dsconnection of the Distribution
and Tariff question: M. l. Townsend and d. l.. Sey-
ings of the question. They were frequently inter-
rupted by spontaneous bursts of applause
On motion, The proceedings were ordered to be
published and transmitted to our Senators and Rep
resentives in Congress. The meeting then adj
journed.
JOEL MALLARY, President.
ROBERT CHRISTIE,
PHILIP HART, Jr
HARVEY MosHER,
T. M Vail, 'o' io''uo"'''
HENRY R.BRIsToL,
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