The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-08
From the Albanv Erening Journal


The Distribution bill passed at the extra session
was approved and signed by the same John Tyler
who now, fthe Budget is to be believed has Settled"
constitutional objections to the measure!
The Distribution bill it is true, was signed by
President Tyler al The extra session. But he never,
would have given it his sanction if it had not con-
tanned proylso expressly >stlpulang that if higher
duties than 20 per cent. ad vaorem Gas fixed by the
law of 1889 should be imposed, the Distribution
should Cease Indeed II is matter of notoriety that
without this prov'o the bill could not have passed
Congress. 1t was the express condition, the only
consideration, on VIII oh the passage of the bill
brought about. The State Printer knows all this to
be true And yet that the precise state of things
anticipated by President Tyler, when he gave his
sanctl to the bill, has occurred find the Fede
ralsts in Congress insisting upon violation of the
solemn compact which carried their Distribution mea-
sure, and lhrealrning the President with lmpeach-
ment, and the country with desolation and ruin, if
that high iunconary will conscn, to the repeal
of the identical provlso which they voluntarily en-
grated upon the Distribution bill to lis pas
sage.
The Evening Journal would have its readers be
lieve that President Tyler has violated the pledges
under which he elected President by refusing TO
break up the terms OF the Compromise act of 1888
On this subject have high authority TO sustain
the President authority which the Journal, with all
Its elirontery will not dare gainsay. 1t is no les
than that of Gen. Harrison and Henry Clay.
We call its attention to the declaration of Gen II
in his celebrated GAINESVILLE letter
81 will approve no law which goes to alter or re-
peal the act of 1888
In speech made at Buffalo, in 1889 (the year tina,
Mr. Clay visited the State electio neering tour,
and when the State Printer and his friends ran away
TO get rid of him. Mr.. Clay held the following EN-
phaic language:
'lf the Compromise be involably maintained,
think II oul ht to be, trust that the tate of duty for
which it provides in conjunction with the stipulation
for cash duties, home valuation and the long list OF
free art ices inserted for the benefit of the manufacture
ing interest will insure lis reasonable and adeq uate
protection.
And again, no later than the hard cider campaign,
he used the following uncquivoca language
''That the true policy of protecting and encourag-
ing the productions of American industry, entering
into competition with the rival productions of 70.
reign industry be adhered to and maintained on the
basis of the principles and in the spirit of the Com
promise of March, 1893. The protection of the
Compromise act will be adequate in most if not as
to all interests. The 20 per cent which it spulates,
cash duties, home valuations and the list of free arti-
Giles inserted in the act for the particular advantage
of the manufacturers, will insure trust, sufficient
protection altogether, they will amount probably TO
not less than 30 per cent"
When the State Printer shall have digested these
extracts will give him some others to the same
point.-Iroy Budget