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NETOLMES !SAGE..
TO THE HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES,
OPS THE UNITED STATES.

Vt | u NJ SSRuE.
TO The HOUSE. oF REPRESENTATIVES,
oF THE united, STATES.
1t Is Vita unfeisped regret that 6ud myself
under lie necessity Of relurniDg TO the iioussPf
Representatives, hith mySo6iectiops, bill 90,
Titled An act 70 Prstiae revenue from Imports,
and to change Gnatnlodlfy existing laws impps-
ing dulbs on imports, aud fer other purposes 2.
Nothing can be more painful 70 any Individual
called upoa 10 perform tho chief Executive du-,
ties under our limited Constitution, than to9be
constrained 10 Withhold his assent from an inn
portantImeasura adhJited By the-I4e gisIalaFb;
vel be would Reshef, fulfil the high purposes sof
his station, nor consult The true Interests, LOT
NE solema NTill 1.-The People, tho corlnlon edn-
stituents ef both branches ofdthe GoTernmehE
by yielding bis Wetfcahsidered, most deefIy
| fixed, and Repeatedly declared opinions on INIT
ltefs Of great Puplic Sonparnment to those q q
eo4ordinate Department. without requesting that
Department seriously vol re-examiHe the snh-
isct Of iAer diEsfence3 The exercisp of'same
inde pen6euee Of Judgment 10 regard 10 ali acts
Of legislation, is plain1y igplied ia the rospen-
sibiiily III appTbying them. Atali times duty
Liz becomes aphculieriy SOLEMN and fpipera-
tive ono when jhh subisdls passed upon by Goa
gress happen telsinyeiYe, as in the oresEht in-
Stance, tho most moskSatous issues, 10 affect VS.
| fiopslytle NaTipps psflsdf graat,countfy4 aId
70 have gwen fisR lq siE quarters to sucha roa-
flict Of EnioD asio READER il mposstbelo cog
liecture With anY Gel ,aflits pn whieh sjGa tie
insiorsy really ~. Surely IL tbs pause isr re-
Election, intended b. ,hh wise anthcrs ofethe
lcoaslisutiooe, byFeffFfing the subiec, bark 10
Congress -opnsFleratroh, tse6ytrexp edieat
and necessary IL Is PRECISELY such case as tho
present, III H/
Oh TIE subject of distributing thespfoceeas
Of the sales of lle pablc lands 10 tho existifg
state or tho 6aances, II tas been my duty 10
maize known ny settled convictions CD yarioAs
occasions during tho PRESENT session Of Gon-
gross, AT the bHeAlng Of the extra session. up
wards of twoFeImaaths ago, sharing fully ID
The general hope Of returning prosperity end
credit, Recommended such dstfibutien; bit
iqS lERA JsEsa sh tas saHREssss
Imports should not exceed the rate of Ia0 por
lceat. provided ply the Compromise act DIR Is
I These hopes we're not 4 litlla encouraged hid
thsse views strengthened by The report n kfr .
Ewing, then Seefefary of the Treasury, which
was shortly thetfafter Laid before Congress hi
which he recothfnended the imposition Of dul
ties az The rate RI 90 per cent ad ualorsm Oh iii
free articles. with specified exceptions. ahd
stated, 'if this neesufe be adopted. there {yvill
be received ihthOp Treasury from, customs n
the last quarter Of The present wear. t{ls1l
IS, 500 900 N all Of the year Ie42, about ss2
$4,000; apd ih the year 1913, after the finas
reduction under The act of March 9, 1888. aboul
t0Oq = and adds, 'it Il believed that al
Ter thf heayy expenditures required BY the pub
lie service 10 The present year shall have bse /
provided for, she revenue which viii socr,,s
from that or a nearly pfoxinlato rate of dntyE
Will 90 snthcispt 10 defray the expenses Of III
Government. and leave . surplus 10 be annual
y applied 10 Tie gradual payment of tho aaI
tlonalt debt-leaving the proceeds OF the puklfl
iandsto be disposed Of as Congress shalrsso al Il
vas most happy that Congress, al he trae
seemed entirely 10 concur ia the recommand.t
tons Of the Executive, and anticipating liz carI
reetness Of The SeeFetary's conoiusioSs ana; II
view q an sexual surplus, passed the Distrihnl
tlon actoi lbe4th September last, wisely IinSt1
ing i.ss operation w two conditions, having I'll
ference, both ofihem, TO q possible state ofjfAg
Treasury, different from that wheb bs5 NLa .'.t
anticipated py the Secretary az the Trepsn,r.I
and 70 the paramount necessities 81 IA nnht;5,
service II ordained that III Of any trao dnrInd
thsexistenee 81 thst act, there should he an WI
position oil duties on imports inconsistent ,gslH
me provision Of the act pf the "a March 1855
and beyond theIrate 81 duties 6xed bytbs, se..5a
WITT Vper q. "a the value dfsuch IMPORTS ~ ~
q them, then The distribution shoun Be spsnensI1
Cd ana should contbue so SUSPENDED. urtt;i tbgt
cause shouldI6e removed Byta previous clauaa
ha A.. ma llkq spirit of wise and cautious Il.
lliotlsln, ptof1ed tor another case In which sJE
are even now ee1eed that The proceeds asF IN u
salescf the pabfia lands should b. naes III Il
defence Of ke country. Il was ensa,s5,hs,
me act should esntnue and be IN foleeisni,i
oiner6lse prpFidea BY law, unless tie Uaifsd
States should beeoms involved n war .g;sb ai.r
foreign power, in which, event. fFon, ,hs 800
mencetneRt Of hostilhies, the act shosld hss,,.-
pended uatil tha cessation III hostill,iss' ,1l
mot long atiff the opening or ihe 5ressnt 81
q Congress the unprecedented and ex,rsofIins.
y dafncuiues lhst haye rscently EN- barrassed ~
naanees Of me Country began 10 assume q seR;l
~ ~ aspect soan became quite evident tbat /,
lne nopes under which the act Of An septemher I
was passed, and which alone insli6sa 4, Is IL
Eyes Either Of Congress who impose !, ~ .h
Executive who approved, lhe FIRST of lie tvo c.r
lilons lus' reefled, were not destined Is ~ fnf
ifiea. Onderlfhe pfessere. therefore Of ne er,I
oarrassmeris which had thus Oh xnec5safr
ZEN, ltappearef 20 rne that The course 10 IL 49, 4
ued had BEEN oleafly marked outzfor liz ess b
'ernmentby thAt acE itssHf Tie ccudit5aaF
emrlaled in twas requiring SUSPENSION IN I'M
pefatipn, had pecuTTed. Il became nerexssryi
me epinian AZ All, 70 raise the rate Of am.
lPoh ipPefs above ~ per cent, and Win 4 Il
iew both 10 9Fovide available rness,a d
resent fxigcnffes, and so lay The foanda1ian1I
Of sRceessfuE Negotiation 81 49, 49,. 81
Incumbent upaa DC 10 hree unan Il a
also tie 1u,es accordingly "a ,Si,,r lit =
pirit oF wise asctiuaina,iop far y Isl,
bjsct ~ sfof4ias aaee Tevenus ~, = : y
ernmsnt, and incidentai nroteetsc, \, ,es
usbranches ofaomas,icHa Agstty L 49, I.
!, il NE most 4inshstic Int YeSsec,,t,,
conld employ line necessitv 81 NJ
lbs ayaiisbge tc sEis Treasure s. ,,s s,s 4saa
ablic credit, dsa 81. ,h,as NJ ~ " q
and excused. much lesk ,s,iSsd ~ rs. tl
eopse af he Limited Sts.ss A. $500 sile
le il te myselfto s,sbd H.
ldiliohal taxes upon l.sen. Ti,hnps 81
ne time. nrging ths n s,,,.l III
limalt means III I'LL ~ W. le II
ifiae tswanls These ouinions = aus at 4
Gated IN advance Or any de6nita .., s I,
sss ~ lae suolecs either of The Tariff 81 lsnd g
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