The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-09
From the Albdnu Epening Journal.

The Distribution bill passed at the extra session
was approved and signed by the same John Tyler
who now, If the Budget to be believed, has seted"
constitutional objections TO the measure!
The Distribution bill, it is true, signed by
President Tyler at the extra session. But he never
would have given it his sanction if it had not con-
tanned proviso expressly STIMULATING that if higher
duties than 20 per cent ad valorem Gas fixed by the
law of 1889 should be imposed, the Distribution
should cease. Indeed, it is matter of notorety that
without this proviso, the bill could not have passed
Congress. 1t the express condition, the only
consideration on which the passage of the bill was
brought about. The State Printer knows all this to
be And yet that the precise state of things
anticipated by President Tyler, when he gave his
sanction to the BILL has occurred, we find the Fede-
rasts in Congress insisting upon violation of the
solemn compact which carried their Distribution
sure, and threatening the President with impeach-
ment, and the country with desolation and ruin, if
that high functionnry will not consent to the repeal
of the identical provso which they voluntarily en-
grated upon the Distribution bill to secure its pas
sage.
The Evening Journal would have its readers be-
leve that President Tyler has violated the pledges
under which he was elected President by refusing to
break up the terms Of the Compromise act Of 1888
On this subject we have high authority to sustain
the President authority which the Journal with all
its eArontery, will not dare gainsay. It is no less
than that of Gen. Harrison and Henry Clay.
We call its attention othe declaration of Gen. II.
in his celebrated GAINESVILLE letter:
III will approve no law which goes to alter
peal the act Of 1888"
In speech made at Buffalo, in 1899, (the year that
Mr. Clay visited the State electioneering tour
and when the State Printer and his friends away
to get rid of him. Mr. Clay held the following en-
phalic language:
eff the Compromise be invioably maintained, as l
think DUG hit to be- trust that the rate of duty for
which it Provides in conjunction with the stipulation
for cash duties home valuation, and the long list of
free articles inserted for the benefit of the manufactur
ing interest, will insure its reasonable and adequate
protection.
And again no later than the hard cider campaign,
he used the following unequivocal language
"That the true policy of protecting and encourag-
ing the productions of American industry entering
into competition with the rival productions of TO-
reign industry, be adhered to and maintained the
basis of the principles and in the spirit of the Com
promise of March, 1888. The protection Of the
Compromise act will be adequate in most if not
to all interests The 20 per cent which it stipuates,
cash duties home valuation, and the list of free art
ces inserted in the act for the particular advantage
of the manufacturers will insure, trust sufficient
protection; altogether they will amount probably to
not less than 80 per cent.
When the State Printer shall have digested these
extracts we will give him some others to the same
point-Iroy Budget.