The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-29
From the Rochester Republican.
TYLER MEETING.

administration convened pursuant previous notice,
held at the National Hotel IN said city, on the evening
of the 18th Of August, inst
The Hon. JosErH SrRoNe appointed Presi-
dent
Jared Newell, Josiah Sheldon and s. III. Packard,
EsqS., were appointed Vice Presidents.
L. b. Wheeler, Esq. and A. A. Jones, were appoint
ed Secretaries.
The President, on taking the chair, made the ioi-
lowing address to the meeting:
GENrLEMEN-We have assembled TO express our
opinions in relation TO the policy OF the president o
these United States. John Tyler was elected wee
President, without any pledge being gwen OF re-
CURED. When, in the course OF Providence oy 'he
death of the Chief Magistrate, he became President
Honest and fearless he was he has tried 10 SO all
minister the government as 10 correct e'is
by either party 1t was thankess duty-neverthe-
less ike the good Monroe, he has attempted IT but,
like him. he has not been sustained. Poserty VIII
do him Justice | believe him an honest man, which
Pope saws, sis the nobIest work of God" Honest
John Tyler has endeayored to correct the abuse OF
party legislation for which he has been traduced ana
abused by those who elected him to office 1t is not
to be disguised that the two great political parties IN
this country advocate dametrically opposite doc
trines. On some points, one may be right, and on
Others the other may be. But nothing advocated by
one party is acknowledged to be right by the other
party. Legislation has been our ruin What has
President Tyler to gain, stemmng the current OF
party both SIDES unless 1t be the good OPINION oil
ali the rejecting honest men, who are not blinded by
hope Of Offices, Of honor or proht' 10 the great
mass OF us, Office never comes. L en- why not use
our influence rather for the good of our common
country than to advance the interests OF individuals
seeking only only their own aggrandizementt Inc
last and oudest complaint agalns the President is,
because he vetoed the Tariff bill, having fastened
upon it proviso to distribute t e proceeds of the
public lands-a policy | deem doubtful under any
circumstances, but under the pecuniary embarrass-
ments with which our Government has now to strug-
gle for existence, is perfectly suicidal What dis
tb astrv anlnnU 10 al
when you obliged to borrow at great sacrifice and
difficulty, to meet your current expenses-and while
you will be taxed millions, to pay subsidies to the In
dians and to protect the settlers on these public
lands! This tax must either be paid by an mpost on
importations, by taxing property directly. The
impost method is most convenient and congenial TO
our f. elngs and such tariff should be laid as will
bear as equal may be all the varied interests of
our country. Supplying the wants OF Government,
and atfordng incidental protection to our vast agrl-
cultural commercial, and manufacturing interests.
Such tariff believe all parties would consent to.
1t has been asserted that tie Pre- dent had right
to veto this hill he DAD not assign any breach OF
cons iutOna principle in it. This is not SO. The
words Of the Constitution are, every b II which shall
have passed the House of Reprtsen atves and The
Senate shall, before it becomes law, be presented TO
the President OF the United Statcsit hi approve he
shall sign it, but if not, he shall return it, with his
obj-ctous, To that House IN which 1t ofginded."-
The words are 'if he apron it, thereby leaving
entirely the discretion and judgment OF the Prtsi-
dent. This power has been wisely provided for in
the Constitution, tor however II may he abused occa-
sonally to check par y sectional party le-
gisailon and should never he surrendered by the peo
pie The President Is above all law, save treason
above all patronage, save the votes OF the peopeIs
emphalically al the head OF Government-out of the
reach of fear or favor. lie should be invested with
the power 10 judge and decide upon the effect o eve
Ty law and approve but such evidently for
the good 0fthe whole people.
A committee consisting of l.. X Faulkner, S. G.
Andrews Joseph Medbury, John Wright and M F
Whitney, Esqrs, having been appointed oprepare re-
solutions and an address.
l.. X. Faulkner, Esq presented and read the fol- |
lowing, which we've adopted unanimously
Resolved, That the financial policy recommended
by President Tyler in his annual Message, which
celved favorable report from comm tee of Con
gress was, in the judgment of this meeting, both ade-
quate and indispensable to sound condition of
the currency, and 10 sustain the credit of the Govern
ment and its speedy passage into law by Congress,
was equally demanded by the true interests, and lou
ly expressed wishes of the people of the United States
Resolved, That The tariff tor revenue for the sup
port Of the Government calculated incidentally to at
ford prot con to the manufacturing, mechanical and
agricultural interests of the nation tmnended by
the President, also dena nded by the States OF
those leading interests and ofthe pubic treasury, and
that Congress ought to have passed the same iuio
law speedily disconnected with any entang!ng alli
ance with any vexed questions which might rytard It's |
progress, peril measure 50 evidently demanded by
the country and SO vitay necessary 10 It's prosperity
and happiness.
Resolved That if The doctrines of the wing party
were correctly stated by Mr.. Clay, in his speech at
Buffalo, in 1910, where he said, "lhe compromise act
ought not to be changed )" or by the lanented Harr
son, his GAINESVILLE letter, in which he says IL am
for supporting the compromise act, and will never
agree to its being altered, then President Tyers Oh
ections to the late tariff bill with the ils rihuion |
clause, well taken; and he has both maintained
what the wings protested, and performed sacred du-
ty enjoined upon him by the last dying words OF the
departed Patriot-vlz. ADMINISTER the Government |
according to the true principles of the Constitution"
Resolved, therefore, That the President is entitled |
to the enduring gratitude of his coun,rymen for hav |
ing risen above party influence and for prcseIv- |
ing, by The interpositon of his constitutional Veto
the integrity Of that compromise, and securing the |
harmony and union Of differing sections OF this Con-
federacy, greatly depending upon its invioIabili'y
Resolved, That The Presidents veto of the United
States Bank BILL as passed by Congress- IS held IN
grateful recollection by The OF the American
people, whose past experience has fully taught them
both the danger and the demoralizing influence of
such institution.
Resolved, That the ability with W ich the present
administration has guarded the nation, through
Astounding difficulties at homeland lis arrangement
Of longs andlng and complicated differences with TO-
reign nations, must ensure for it the confidence of
every lover OF his countrys peace and honor-and
enduring reputation for wisdom, prudence aud
justice.
Resolved That in the opinion of this meeting, the
veto by President Tyler Of the combination bill--a
bill embrac ng two distinct and incompatible objects
that of raising revenue by tariff and OF dlslrbui-
ing the avails of the public andsis in accord
ance with the opinion of the late President Har-
rison expressed in his inaugural address. He
says 81 consider the Veto power given by the Cons
tuition To the Executive of the United States solely
conservative power to be used prevent the effects
of combinations volave of the rights Of mnoriiies."
The following submitted by M +. Whitney,
and adopted:
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button clause in the late tariff bill, when they were
certain the President would not sign 1t with that
clause shows a stronger motive TO make the Prest
dent unpopular, than to benefit the country by Ia
riff