The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-19
THE TARIFF.

The whole country is at length satisfied that
the present Wing majority in Congress has
been scheming and gaming during the last nine
months to win the succession for Mr. Clay,
instead of legislang for the country. That
the Wings have been playing most prohIgate
and ruinous game, every one must be satisfied
who reflects upon what has been done by them
in so long time, and what might have been
accomplished the first four five months of the
session. During The first seven months nothing
was attempted 10 be done, although The Gov
ernment was suffering for want Of funds and
the Lord of Ashland pretended TO be the adyo-
cate of Tariff. This delay and indifference
first produced the conviction that Mr. Clay in
tended to deceive and cheat the manufacturers
of the North, and at the same tine attempt to
lay the blame on Mr.. Tyler. Succeeding events
confirmed the conviction. Fearing that the
President might sign Tariff bill, (Which the
Lord Of Ashland was resolved TO prevent, for
| reasons now well known to the counry,) the
s'httle affair."" with the Distribution principle
Struggled in it, and no tariff hazarded, was
passed, presented, and vetoed. This was a
successful move of the Clay Adams Wings,
| and they exulted over it. The Home League
Tribune, and other Clay Abolition papers, at
once asserted that the veto benefited Mr.. Clay
and that more of them would contribute, more
than nything else, to elect him. But how were
they to get more? The President had declared
over and often in his Messages, and in private,
that he desired to sign good Tariff bill, which,
while it furnished sufficient revenue for an
ol, .p1e az l,a
would, at the same time, afford the incidental
protection desired by the manufacturers. Were
the Lord of Ashlands majority to pass
such bill as this the question would be set
tied The President would sign it. The Go
vernment would be relieved. The manufactu-
rers would prosper. Mr.. Clay would not be
elected expressly TO give Tariff TO the coun-
try This mould not answer Mr.. Clay's par-
pose.
The time soon came, however, when action
was demanded A mongrelbil was compounded,
and name fabricated for it. 1t was called
REVENUE Bill, because it took the revenue
from the Treasury. This, they thought the
President surely would not sign, and they
thought correctly. The name-a Repenue
bHl-they thought would render the Veto obi
Gus on one hand, while the Lord of Ashland
would reap the benefit of the defeat of the Ia
riff on the other. A Revenue Bill! The
head of the Treasury Department will tell Con-
gress, if called upon, that the bill would not
have produced SIP, 100000, while 1927 100000
are required
Mr.. Clay has gained the victory over the
Northern Wings. He is the best card player
If there is TO be no Tariff, Distribution will go
on, while the main question will remain open
till the end of the Presidential campaign. OF
course Mr.. Clay will pledge himself to gipe the
North Tariff after his election-and perhaps
he will
But how will matters stand with the People,
in the meantne2 Will they submit to such
an unfair game? Will they not ascertain more
accurately who their friends? Have they
not already condemned the contemplate trickery
of the Wing majority, in their spontaneous and
almost universal approval of the Presidents
Veto
Why does not Congress adopt Mr. Woodbu
ry S measured MIR. Roosevelt's Mr. Inger
SOILS 2 Mr.. w eller's Either would produce
twice as much revenue as Mr.. Fillmore's, and The
President could consistently, conscentously,
conslitutionally approve either Day after day
the Democrats are rising in their places and Of
tering honest and just Tariff bills, which
are successfully and unceremoniousy thrust out
by the Abolition Adams Clay Wings
The Clay Wings in Congress do not rep
resent two-ffihs of the Peope-the elections
are proving, and are destined to prove this We
will tell them that the voice Of the Democrats
must be heard, and regarded, in passing any
Tariff bill II not it will be torn to atoms by
the next Congress-which will be Democratic
The will of the majority Of the People must be
obey ed They will not submit TO Mr.. Clay's
cheating game. The President is willing
and anxious to approve such bill as
the country requires. The People do not
ask for "Rerenue biH," which, while
ii takes the proceeds Of the sales Of
the public lands from the Treasury, only
leaves revenue of S12,O0o,Ooo, to meet de-
mands against the Government amounting TO
1927, 900, 600
Let Congress adjourn, and go home, if IT
will The responsibility will not be with the
President Nor will the amount Of revenue be
less than it would if MIR. FiIlmore's bill were in
operation.
REPORT OF THE MINORITY OF THE Sc
LECT COMMITTEE ON THE PRESIDENTS
VETO.
We republish this report to-day. We ask
our readers TO reperuse IT, Having printed
sufficient number Of extra copies OF the report
of Mr. Gmer, and by some unaccountable
cnlnciiIaar do Tho III III. lnL