The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-07
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Correspondence Of the HeraIdl
WASHINGTON, Saturday evening.
Congress--The Tari1r-thc Wings and tho
Presidsnt-New York Custom Honse.
The Senate debated the distrcting proposition in
the apportonment bill until the adjournment, without
taking vote. The House rejected the motion of
Mr.. johnson of Tennessee, which contained an inn
Piled censure of the Secretary of War Mr.. Adams
took strong ground ag ainsi the position OF the Sc
cretary, but the vindication Of Mr.. Cushing was
full and complete, and the house sustained the views
of the latter gentleman. The army appropriation
bill was taken up after the Sccreiarys letter was
disposed OF, and matters and things in general were
talked about, until the members got sharp set for
their dinners. The bill is to be taken out Of CON-
mittce on Monday, and then the tariff is to come
up. The whole revenue question is to be sacr-
feed to the fanatical folly of the wings about
distribution. They will risk every thing OF pre-
serve the shadow, after the substance has eluded
their grasp. The limitation clause in the dis
tribution act which suspends its operation when
the duties exceed 20per cent is to be repealed az
all hazards Upon this the wings will insist, with a
certain knowledge that revenue bill must fail with
this feature with the conviction that the popular sem
timent is adverse to the distribution law. and with
the fact staring them IN the face that the public
credit cannot be resnscaied while the avas of the
lands are thus squandercd But there ia one conso-
larion. Their time is short However capable and
active for mischief now their agency in public al
fairs the 9Th OF March next, and if the de-
mocras do not profit by their experience, aud
the folly of the wings. we had better overturn the
government and begin anew.
The purpose of the President to make such reno
walls as the public interest shall demand, whatever
may happen be the political predictions of the
denquent-whether he is CLAY man, a Van Bu-
rem man, a Webster man, or Tyler man, has gi
ven mortal offence 10 the wings. Some Of the more
violent are beginning to talk about impe achment,
bet this isthe mere ebuton of frantic rage. The
idea absurd to be entertained bv any man with
brains enough to tell which way is from him. All
this violence and abuse s thrown away upon the
President His determination is unalterable. He
will remove any man, and every man. whose course
shall be proven 10 have been such as destroy con-
fidence in his integrity and capacity, or who shall
disregard the injunc,ons of the appointing power
Politicians in Congress or out need not hope pro-
| tec their parhzans In office by threatening MIR. Ty
Ter. Their past experience should teach them bet
ter
The Committee OF Investigation on the subject Of
the New York Custom House, are pursuing their
labors with great diligence. sitting daily from nine
A. NJ. till sunset. They have examined quite
number of witnesses, who have returned TO New
York tits rumorcd that some curious facts are de-
veoped of laughable, as well as useful character.
Pipe laying, il is said, will be exhibited in new
quarter. The regues will not escape punishment.
The government will save a considerable sum oil
money by the appointment OF the committee. but
they ought to have been cent to New York. Tho
prica of cast iron is sensibly reduced, and new
mode of obtaining furniture at the cheapest rate -
about 10 be disclosed. No seems 10 know where
the blame is to fail, but Of the members re-
marked to-day, Somebody must catch the devil