The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-26
WHOLE NO. 835.

will hold them to fearful responsibility for then
misdeeds They dare not indulge their ahec'eo
contempt for Mr. Il yer, at such hazard-especi-
ally, as he may in few days be surrounded oy
sense Of public service, which events now o.
the wing may bring with them-and by con-
sequrnt al force with the People, when h'
inturiated party will be at liberty to deslis
But if the Clay, Distribution Wings choose I'
incur the penalty, why the ruin be on their ow'
heads
The great danger now is, lest the IariL
Wings should become too ultra tor any ial'
compromise or '.just Tariff bill. From tn
Distribution Wings we expect nothing Dut mis-
chef-and the Thrift m mbers have as lllIle I.
expect. They cannot pass Revenue bill with
Distribution in it, The Senate may prevent
or, if they do not. the Elk cuuve Will. Du
an enormous Tariff bill, like The one which has
just passed the House of Representatives th'
Democratic members can not support (and IL
said that every Democrat voted against II, exec !
Mr.. Parmenter, Of Massachusetts, he De-
mocrats cannot vote for such bill For II /
too oppressive in ils exactions-and restriction
is written in every line oft. The over-estiinat-
ed value of the coarse cotton alone amounts 10
prohibition of their mportatlon-lo an emDa
go-to partial non-nterceurse. we address
ourselves, therefore, TO the good sense oil those
members who represent in part manufacturing
interest, but who will not be mad enough, IKE
the Clay factionl u.s. to sickle out for the Dlstr-
button. We ask those cool and calculating
members what can they expect from so ultra
bill? The Democratic members cannot vote
for it. In all probability, it will fail, because the
Distrbuioniss are not likely to vote Tor II, and
the Democrats cannot, from the enOrmity OF It's
exactions But if the Wing Dislribulonists
should even vote for il, what then2 The very
| character of the act will abridge its existence.
LIST. 1t reduces the revenue. 2ndly. 1t will urge
every friend of the revenue, as well as OF Tree
trade, TO press its immediate repeal. There Is
no mistake about thiS. 3dy. The manutactu-
rers will be blind to their own interests to carry
so oppressive a Tariff. The effect would be, to
| raise up more manufactures, which would come
| into competition, and bring ruin on each other.
They would then press higher and prohibtory
| duties, and the consumers everywhere would
| resist the measure, and the South would co-ope-
rate in an opposition, which would again, as Mr.
| Clay said in '33, bring the whole system into
''imminent danger"
| The most enlightened members of Congress
are already sounding the consequences of this
excess in the ears of the Tariff members. elm
the debate yesterday" says the Washington
correspondent of the New York Journal of Com
merce, MIR. Roosevelt, Mr.. Rhett, and others,
took an opportunity to impress upon the majority
and stable system of revenue, for the security OF
the manufacturing interest, that they were act
ing with great imprudence in forcing upon the
country system OF revenue and projection,
which would be repudated and abandoned the
moment that the Democratic party obtains the
majority in Congress. The same warning has
been given by Mr.. Hunter, Mr.. Clifford, and
others. The real friends OF the manufacturing
interest had better heed it in time. But there
is no chance that this bill will ever become a
law. After it shall be vetoed on account Of the
distribution clause, it is dead. The idea that,
without the distribution clause, it ill be resus-
citated and passed by the aid of Democratic
votes is imaginary. The Democratic members,
"a. far as can learn, are opposed to the bill
IN its present form, independently Of the DIS
Libutiom feature. The only chance for a re-
renue law at this session is by umion Of De-
mocratic and Whig members on some more
moderate scheme Of duties"
We respectfully urge this suggestion upon
| them. Let them be wise-and let their duties
be noderate-and then something may be done
for the good of the understanding for the
supply of sufficient revenue--somelhing per-
manent, without being too stimulating for the
manufacturers thu mselves.