The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-17
WITHHOLDING SUPPLIES.

IL Is currently IunOreu, anu, 10 some extern,
believed, that the Federal party in this Rump
Congress-" have, in one Of their midnight eau
cuses, seriously and deliberately entertained
the proposition that they will pass no Revenue
bill or make any further appropriations to the
support of the Government as derniey resort
TO coerce the Executive into the embrace of
their odious and unconstitutional measures
If we mistake not, the People of these States
will not be trified with in this manner, but will,
if such daring inlraction of the duty of Con-
gress should be attempted, Indignantly hurl. the
consptrators from the seats they disgrace
What! withhold supplies TO make the Presi-
dent-,he Peoples choice-violate the Constitu-
ton he has sworn to support Vain imagining
empty, idle, superhuous hope John Tyler
fears no appeal to the People affecting the dis
charge of his public duties, nor will he, by any
threats Of this sort, be driven from his proprie-
ty-HE WILL DO HIS DUTY, COME WHAT MAY.
But the Federal Clay wings in this, as in all
other matters, since they commenced touring
forth their torrents of defamation and vile SIAN
der on the President, are cutting their olrn
Mroats and fast sinking into that obiirion
whence comes no resurrection in this life or
the next. For whose benefit are the supplies
threatened TO be withheld by these Jacobinica
disorganizers? For the People and their Go
vernment, and not for John Tyler? He (the Presi-
denD is less interested in this scheme of da-
| bocal treason than Congress itself, or, in fact,
any other department of the Government.
This Government is the Peoples land not
King's) and the President and Congress are but
the representatives of their sovereignty Ifsup-
plies, then, be withheld Gas in England, upon
the ground that it is punishment 10 the King)
It's the People who are sought to be starred in
TO Federalism and not John Tyler, who repre-
sents them.
There is no sort of analogy between with
holding supplies in England and in this country.
There the King has the power of declaring war
and making peace, of making treaties &c
The power of SUPPLIES, originally, was intend
ed, and so used, by the Commons, TO prevent
war or a disgracetul peace. 1t never was used
by the Commons to arrest the ordinary admin
stralion of the Government, nor would such a
use of it by the People, eren of that monarchy,
have been tolerated for one moment. 1t would
have been treason there, as it ought to be here,
should the Federal majority dare leave their
seats without first having provided the ways
aud means, and made all needtul appro-
prlations to give credit and efficiency to the ad-
ministrativc departments Of the Government
But they aoW not do it-they dare mol do it e.,
Such sweep of Indignation as would follow
the preparation of this outrage on the public
trusts cannot well be conceived, much less ex-
pressed.
We might even venture to predict that it
would bring III its train an utter destruction to
all the cherished hopes of The friends of a mod
crate Tariff for incidental protection. The
hopes OF the High Tariff party, beyond all
doubt, would be utterly blasted, for none such
would, ever again, be able to find their way to
Congress, in numbers sufficient to attract any
attention whatever. The enemies of the Tariff
system might well desire to see the madness of
the Federal Wings consummated in the com
mission of the act they dare hold as rod over
the President; for then the Compromise, being
the last alternative measure, would continue in
operation, raising, as many suppose it will, suf-
fcent revenue for the Government until an
other Congress Of friends to the People could
be placed in the seats of those who now dis
grace them, and seem determined to continue
doing so. We well assured, by MANY
friends Of Free Trade, could the Compromi Sc
act be so modified as to impose an uniform duty
of 20 per cent on all imporlations as many in
Congress and the country desire to see done
without any regard to discrimination, the rev.
enue would not fall much short of 40 millions
of dollars. We are not friendly, as at present
advised, TO this idea of admitting importations
without regard to the protection of domestic
articles; but that the friends of judicious Ia
riff and incidental protection have this much to
fear, from the experiment of the Faderalists in
withholding supplies" cannot admit OF much
doubt.
The pretext for the revolutionary move
ment on the part of the enemies of the Presi-
DENTS to be found in the use he has made of
that Conservative tribunitiai power in the Con-
slituton-rHE VETo-in order to arrest mea-
sures he in his conscience believed unconsti-
tutiona, or had not been well considered by
Congress. This is the pretext--and the remedy
is to stop the wheels of Government by with
holding supplies. We have shown how this
, would operate, and how little the President
personally would be affected by it
But the ''Veto power" the some man" power
must be punished. The President, chosen anc
elected by the People and responsible to them
, must be deposed by the Federalsts, who, also