The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-24
From the Cincinnati Republican.
THE VETO.

John Tyler is supposed by many TO be acting an
inconsistent part in regard 10 the public lands. Ii
ought be remembered that the President, when he
advocated the of distribution IN his first
M, ssage, did upon the ground that such dstrbu-
ton should be made icttoui disturbing the Compro-
mise act-that is provided il could be DONE and the
expenses of the Government be met, without rasiug
the duties above twenty per cent. IL should not be
forgotten that the bill just vetoed, raised the
tariff To a point nearly high il was IN the days
OF nullhcation and still distributes the proceeds OF
the public lands thus enormously taxing many OF
The most common necessares Of life such as sugar,
tea and cofee-the two latter not being produced at
all IN our country and the former. to any great ex-
tent, only IN single State.
Ii should also be remembered that the distribution
oiil IA rs present FORM with the twenty per cent pro-
viso therein, was measure carried IN the SENATE by
the vote of Mr. Clay. Let not be forgotten by any
man who chershes the memory of General Harri-
son, that before the election, he unequivocally de-
clared that he would neuer consent TO disturb the
Compromise act Let all men, before they condemn
President Tyler as an inconsistent and vascillang
| statesman, consider that this Compromise bill
was the joint offspring of Henry Clay and John G.
| Calhoun. " hch the father know not but
certain II is it presented its adoption into the
church of the latter day" Wings by Mr.. Clay HIM
sell and by him, and by his influence and efforts and
against the opinion of Mr.. Webster it became a law
| Here then he President denounced
traitor and loaded with every term of Teproach that
has dlsgraced the abandoned political black
guardsm because he simply stands in relation 10 dis
| tnbution and he compromise act in the very place
| where Henry Clay by his solemn votes, his oath,
| IN the United States Senate, has put him. He stands
| Oh the very ground he stood, when lauded 10 the
skies candidate, and afterwards most obseqiousy
approached as President, Icy the ultra wings them
selves On the subec Of he lands he has not pacii
lated; his course, from the starting point has been
open, undsgulsed and straig hlfol wardno stagger
lns-no turning aside-no consulting private inter-
| ests or personal aggi and cement.
How stands the case with his foes? One year ago
| having commanding ma orties in both Houses, they
| with Henry Clay a, her head soemnly passed the
| land bill as IL is. They seek 10 repeal the very
provision without which II then well known that
| the President would veto it, With Henry Clay at
their head, their chosen leader, they passed the
promise act and couched II IN such terms aimed at
binding future Congress to repeal it, abrogaie
It's terms. Gen. Harrison most uDreservedly left his
opinions as a matter of record with his counIymen,
that ITS provision ought neper to be dsturbed-de
| clared unequlvocay that he would never consent To
It's alteration repeal.
| Let il be remembered that John Tyler, in regard
to these measures, is not traitor, but that he
! honest man. left by the ultra Wings to defend
against them, the very position in which they them
selves deliberately placed him, and to defend which
both he and they alike pledged to the people
ne, with heroic rmness mistaken truth, and ncor-
ruptible fidelity, refuses TO be moved from it by
| threats or lured from II by hattery; they abandon
their opn ground, aud are indeed the time-serving,
ambitious political knayes who ought to be branded
Facilitating traitors their principles and
forever confined to political disgrace.
Mr. Clay himself, as lately as 1889 in a speech at
Buffalo, declared that, in his Judgment the Compro-
mise ought not to be DISTURBED.
| Who is the vacillating traitor?-who the steady
minded, incorrupble, and fearless patriot Is he
who maintains with honest sincerity and nyielding
firmness, the principles and measures of the Wing
party, as laid down and expounded by MIR. Clay him.
self Or is it that party who abandon those prnci
pies and denounce the who cannot be driven
from them? The people will ere long reply in tone
to make the g traitors" tremble Indeed, every gale
watts on It's wings reply, deep-toned and decisive,
from all the States, they speak by the baotbox.