Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-13


we ier'ently pray thu the Representatives of the
People may prove true TO themselves, to the people
ana the Constituiion-and s,eadfas,ly res,, Execu-
tive dcta,iOn. They kavs acted 10 The hes, of ,b.;,
ability Tor the public good Their action has been
frus,rn,ed-let those who have done IT, take the con-
sequences.
Correspondenee OF the Wig,
WASHINGTON, August IIth, 1912
DEAR Sra: All things here ore We, I'M foo in
regard to the Revenue Bill.-The vetoed bill. you
Sec was laid on the table yes,erday-a motion was
maze THIS morning to take it up. but it failed for
the reason, presume, that an effort is making 10
eoncoet some substitute for it. My own impression
49, that ell Efforts to do anything beneficial to tile
country will prove unavailing. Pride, self-rcspec,
me honor OF the country, the will Of the people. ali
demand that the majority in Congress should no
longer submit TO pander TO the vitated nppe,ite of
the political aposiate who now controls 24O mem.
beEs Of the TWO Houses OF Congress. In the eyer.
else Of their undoubted rishts-cIothed with the
will o. then constituents, they have passed, since
they came here last summer four Bills for the re-
lief oil This suffering People, all Of which MIR TYLER
mas setaside. Two Of these Bills for RAISING Reeve
nue. 10 pay the debts Of the Government, he does
not pfeteni' are sublee; to any constitutional obi.c
non. He'Terely says had he been in either House
he would have voted in opposition TO the view,
OF mojority-it is a mere difference Of on;n;oo
and question of expectancy. Ia this in con-
iormiiy with the spiri, Of the Constitution.
with the genius OF Repubicansm, which teach.
es US that majority shouldsgovern7 Is this
Demoereeyi-l do not mean a wild, unbrid,ed De-
mocracy, hthaI of Revolutionary France. which
rode over both Law and Constitution, -hich neither
respected the King, or regarded the wishes of the
nobil,y-bu,I mean tha, s.aid sober sense tb., nj.
ways yields TO and respects the will Of majority
when eonHkuiionaiy obtained. Tn. MIR Tvler.
however, refuses to do. His will overrides tina; Of a
constitutional, legitimate and Congressional MAORI
'y' The question gravely presents itself, therefore
can Congress go farther to hum0r Mr. Tyer7 Can
they give up TO his exclusive disposition the Land
Fund Tor the purposes Of Eis Government, when he
has declared the whole proceeds which constitute thai
'und belong to the S,a.es1 Can this he done
wI'hou; an abandonment OF right, Of Independence
and ofhono7 | canddly think not; and I resrei "a
see that there are some who are willing 10 do hi,
TO preserve the advantages they expect TO accrue from
the Bill imposing duties on imports. Another marty
are ehdesvoring 20 pass Bill lesalising the colec
they are ready to adjourn. Now this should be
anxiously though; Of before its a5op,;on. Look a.
Its effect. What will 20 per CT, yelj7 Even SUE.
pose it should bring in 90 millions of dolIsr,-w;
this pay the debts Of the Government Iook n
'he treasury notes now unpaid-look at the Loan
'Ook ~ the army-lhe navy-look at the ten thou.
sand private eaims-look at the estimate. Of IN,
Secretary OF the Treasury-and then see ifa rey.
nue. OF 20 millions for the next, and for wears 10
come, viii answer the immediate-the pressins
wants OF this Government left as il was bv the las
Administration without a dollar, and de.plv If
debt. IL is Idle to talk about it. 70 We nre to,e
that this mus, be done because we can do no better
Why, as to this matter, MIR Tyler tells US aIfeaS,
he wants not the aid Of Congress-he can col.
ieet his twenty per cent. without a law
Will gentlemen, then, he willing to go home arC
tell their constituents all they have done was 10 LIZ
GALrzE an act Of the President-that thew bsy
yielded, II you please, to the biddngs of dctato
as he has been caledl When they see that he ba
ihrown himself across their path, will they go roune
and give him the road, or will they tell him, "Sir
we have nights here, too-rights which our country
expects US 10 maintain in the hour OF trial and o
dIthculyP As one OF the People, | say 10 III
Congress Of the United States, stand by us-lh
Executive can go alone.
Twenty per cent indeeli why, the sacrifice O
all our commercial, mechanical and manufacture,
interests for the time, must be the consequences.
should be remembered that this is but the frs, 70
sular session Of the 9Th COusress-the same ma
iorty that is here must return TO the mex, ses
sion, and are they TO return only to perpetual
what some are DESTROYS OF carrying oui7 Pow
SION IS not to be mazda for a temporary Loan Bill
1t IS bill to raise the means of paying of debt
and oans. Let the people speak OUTLET them de
mand Of MIR Tyler tho surrender Of his Office. o.
the execution and sanction Of the laws passed b,
their Representatives. must confess in all can
dour, tina, there difficulties in any course TO b
pursued or that presents itself | would again pre-.
sent him bill Invested Of none Of its original fea
tures-l would ask him again TO reflect, to pause
aud ponder-to remember his own views hetetoior
expressed-to remember his country, bis consuiu
enis, and TO appeal to his conscience per Sc; and
after this, he again set at naush, the will Of bot,
Houses would say to them: go home-lhe prob
len is solVed-"man is incapable Of self-goyern
ment"-bnt Mr. Tyler reigueth supreme.
Iheard to day. that Cor the first time, he (the Presi
denD has appeared in public, in Coach and four
since the appearance Of "Vslo and Ditto" was
near me, suggests that the Old Man and Boo hsy,
joined teams, and this will aceoun, for the four char
gers this morning. | JOINT think so. have re
doubt, that the first span was VrTo, aud DrrrC
has been merely added as a symbol ofano,her par
iy, who nre about to pull 10 the traces.
The Treaty, herr, has been sent in to-day, an,
the Senate has been considering it with close,
doors. am, yours, sc. q.
Committee to whom the Veto Message was 70,
ferrcd:
John Quincy Adams, Of Mass. Chairman.
Jero Morrow, OF Ohio.
F'aueis Granger, Of n. York.
! Truman Smith, Of Conn.
John NJ. Bolts, Of Va.
| James A. Pcarce, Of Md.
Kenneth Raynor, Of ". Q.
J. Cooper, Of Penn.
Thomas jefferson Campbell, Of Tenn.
Thomas W. Gilner. DIVA,
VIM. w. Irwin, Of Penn.
James J. Roosevelt, Of n. York.
G. J. Ingersol, Penn.
y. Y. MARKETS -AUeUsr 10.
COAL-rhe market s abundantiy Stumbled
1 with both Foreign and Domestic. Sales OF Liver
/ POOL At $50; Newcastle 81; Scotch 4,jOas5.
| COFFEE-fhe market is very dull. Sales OF
| B.az'ls a. 7s9lc; Madcaibo ss9,.
! COTlON-lho market is very steady. About
500 b,los day Gre taken. mostly Uplands, ranging
/ from 70 lOc-the bulk at Gla7ic