The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-12
The Tariff and DISTRIBUTION
Bill.

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The Eve. Journal not only undertakes the intel
llgencc Oft the community, but is entirely too hasty
IN It's attempts to extract party capital from the f.
nal vote upon the Tariff Bill. 1t should have re-
mcmbered that the send is not YETI" and that the
conclusion off matter not unfre1ucntly furnishes
far more convincing test Of motives and prnci-
pies of action, than any development which may
mark It's inception, With characteristic cllrontc
ry, however, the Journal, while it carefully ex
c'udes from view the controlling feature in the
case, selzes upon the occasion of the final passage
of the bill in the House of Representatives to in
dulge in the following aspcrsons upon the course
OF those who were, unwilling 10 swallow disribu.
ton as concomant upon the collection of leve-
nue. for The support of government 1t says;
GA glance at this list will show that, except A.
mons the Southern wings party lines were drawn
with great slrictness on the final vote. Ofihe ZIG
yeas, one hundred and fifteen were wings and only
one Loco FOcO. While Of the li2 navs, ninety
eight were Loco Focos, and The remainder South
ern or Southwestern Wings. Thus the whole
Loco Foco strength was cast against the Tar
i'll.
Whatever ground may exist for the imposition
OF protective duty in behalf of some species of
domestic manufactures, certain it is that impotence
will require no governmental interference in its be-
half so long as the editor of the Journal is permit
ted to supply the home market Even London
assurance" at its best estate, can furnish nothing
half as "cool" as the foregoing. The Clay wings
in aud out of Congress know full well that this
tariff bill, with its odious distribution feature, can
never 60 into effect. With full conviction tina,
the President is pledged to veto such n measure,
and with an equaully well grounded assurance
that without snch an annexation he would sign
tariff bill equitable in its provisions, they yet insist
upon ENGRAVING this obnoxious clause upon the
bill, and then with consnma,c cfIrontery censure
'helr opponents Tor refusing TO yield principle to
which they are unaltemby opposed, and join in
the farce of passing measure which carries felo
dc Sc upon its face.
The truth is the conduc, of the Clay pnrizans
in reference to the tariff bin is governed by the
shcerest hypocricy, as the event will show. They
have no desire TO the question settled, howey-
or advantageous such course might be to the iii
tcrests Of the country at large, Their sole object is
TO keep the subject open rs source Of future no
li,lcnl capital, and as means 81 embarrassing the
cSls!ag administration. Hence. with loud profess
slons OF regard for the manufacturing and produ-
cling classes Of the country, joined to urgent prot
eslaons Of the unavoidable necessity of proec-
tive tariff they persist in loading it with ex'rancous
weights, for no other purpose than that of insuring
lis defeat II il be necessary or proper to insist
upon The distribution policy why no, do so in
separate hiIl?-Why place it as rider upon an
act with which ii has necessarily no connection,
when It's presence can only operate to defeat Il
measure confcssadly necessary How infinitely
obliged should the advocates OF the tariff system
be, for friendship so dsincrcslcd and consistcr.
IA friendship which defeats the very end which
it is proiessedly striving 10 attain! Pat depend
upon this sinister policy will yet 'stntn 10 plague
i,s inventors. This shallr.s eilit on the part of
the federal organ to ,S'rnc' political capital from
tho vo,c rno, ,,s bill can deceive no one. Whilst
we have n. er pretended willingness on the par,
If tho .eInocralic representatives in Congress TO
,'ice their opposition to the distribution princi.
PIE to secure the enactment of tariff Of any des
'riplion we are willing to leave the vindication of
heir friendship or hostility to American interests.
o be tested by the Ultimate proceedings in refer
ucc 10 this subject For the present. we yield TO
he federal CONDUCTORS of the journal in Congress
II the credit of having voted for bill which they n
new would never be carried into effect; in the $
ues confidence that before the close Of the se,. i
ion the public will become perfectly satisfied no, I,
My of the Propric,y of the course taken by the I
emocraiic representatives. but Of the insincerty
{ those partiznns who, under the mask Of seeming
ennship, are prepared to sacrifice the interests of y
ne government and country to their reckless 8
themes of personal and political aggrandzemeni. al
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