Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-07-12
VETO. No. 3.

10 the House of Representatives.
lreturn the III which originated in
the House Of Representatives entitled
" "An act to extend for limited period
the present laws Coz laying and collecting
duties on imports" with the following
objections:
II suspenSs-in other words abrogates
Gor the time, the provision Of The act Of
1893, commonly called the compromise
Act. I he only ground on which this de.
parture from tho solemn adjustment OF
great aud agitating question, seems ,u
have been regarded Ms expcdien', is the
alleged necessity ofesiahlishng by legis,
lstYe enactment rules and regulations for
assessing the duties to he levied on i'm
ports after the Both June according TO the
home val0Mioa; aad yet the bill expTsss-
" provides that ssif, before sthe iirs, 81
August, there be no further legislation
upon the subject, the laws Cor laying aud
collecting duties shall be the s,nA as
though ttis act had moi been passcd."-
Ia other words-;liat the act OF 1893, i'm
perfect as il is considered. shall, in that
case, continue to be, and to be executed
rs law nnder sncll thles aud regulations
a. previous statutes had pyescribcd,or had
enabled IheExeculive D.'ptumom TO pre-.
scribe for thai parpOse--leavipg the sup
posed ciIasm ia The revenue laws just as
il was before.
am cerlsinlS Gar from being disposed
10 deny thai additional Legislation upon
The subject is yety desir-able' On The
contrary, the necessity, as we'll as the diff
licuIiy, of establishing uniformity IN the
appraislnents To lie made IN c9nformity
with ihu irus intention 0f that act, was
hroughiiO the notice OF Congress in nv
Message TO CougTess al the opening Of
its present session. But, Notwithstanding
may be oi the embarrassinenis TO which the
Executive, in the absence 0fal AID from
the superior wisdom Of the Legislature.
will be liable, in thc eniorcamsBt Of the
existing laws, have noi, with the SINGER
est wish 70 aequesce 10 It's expressed will
baen allie TO persuade myself that the
exisency Of the occasion is so great AZ TO
justify me Ia signing lire bill in qnesdoh.
wuh my present views ofils chsracler
and effects. TIE existing laws, az avn
advised, are sufficient 10 authorize and
enable The collecting officers. under III.
directions Of the secretary OF the Treasure
20 levy the duties imposed by the actof
lS33.
fhatact WAS passed under peculiar
circumstances TO which il is not necessa.
~ ihallshuuId do more than barely ailade.
Whatever may be in theory its character
have always regarded il as imporlin,
tl'e highest moral obGgsuoa. Il has now |
existed for niue years unchanged in anv
essential PARTICULAR with as general ac |
It is believed, of The whole |
country, as that country has ever mani
tested tDr any Of her wisely established
1t hAsensmed 10 il the 70,
pose which always flows from truly wise
and moderate councils--a Icpose .the
more stlikiHg because Of the long aud
angry agl'atOnso which proceeded it,
This salntary law proclaims in express
erms The principle which while ii led 10
lhe abaudonmentOfIhe scheme ofihdirect
taxation founded on false basis and push.
I'd TO dangerous excess iustifies any en-. /,
arpemeni Of duties thai may be callad
OF by The renI sxiaeRcics of The public
ervice. ltprOVides 'sillat duties shaft
g laid foF the purpose of raisina such II
svenNe as may benece-ssry TO an econ.
Inlcal administration ofthe GQvernrnent.
I, Is, therefore, in the power of Con. !
ress 10 lay duties as high as lis discro
on may dictate, iDr the necessary uses Z
ths Government, without Infringing :
aon the objects Of the act az 1888. iIf
} not doubt that the necessities of the q
oyernment do feqniTean increase Of the q
Tie tsriiFuf duties sbege20cent,and [ as lb
lnbt but thatabove as we'll as below that Il
e Cengres may so discriminate as {
give incidental protection To maRntac
rlng Industry ;ihus to mike the burdens d
urh i Is compelled 10 impose npoiI the Ii
ople Tot the purposes of Government. ID
aJactive sf a double benefit. This. Itu
- Of The reasanable opponents or pro. a
slive duties seein willing 10 concede. s.,
q Y We may judge from the maniCesta lth
ns o. public opiilion 10 all quarlcrs,ihis IA
all thai the manufacturing intosests 70. la
require. lam hlpay, ia tho persna. in
y, That this tlu,il,le object can be mosi Nj
'''y aud eheciualiy accomplished al az
present lnhclure, without any dep,r a.
Q from The spiritana principlei ofsihe ~
sule "a question. Tho manilGaclurin9 ~
sses hays now an opportunity, which I'M,
J never occur again, Of permanently M
atl tying their interests with those az n
whole country, end msking inesn. h q