Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-07
THE THIRD VETO

.ohnJ he lsi. which We may observe, passa,t is as
ia nconelnsive in It's reasoning, ii is concmp
,iblc for the motive which dictated IL
The law, thus vetoed, readers will remember.
extended the provisions Of the Compromise Act OF $50
until the Is, Of August next, coupled with proyso
hat the Distribution Law should be suspended be-
You'd TINT period If should be found requisite increase
tho duties beyond 20 per cent Ii Mr.. Tyler had been
heretofore opposed To Distribution per Sc" nigh,
not have been surprised at this his thrd Ncto-bu
will bo recolected. that at the Extra Session. he urged
the passage 9t The Distribution Lnc hniut and that LONG
anterior To that time, he mantuy defended that pllicy
III voted IL is true. in 1852 for res luton DECLARING
that til. Compromise let ought to he held sacred and
involale.'' but al the time he declared that t.
Dsirb"tion policy had nothing to do with that Act and
ought not to be regarded al all in the adjustment of the
Tariff the Public Lands hcionging oright to the States
and not TO the General Government; and at the c,m
nenecment Of the Extra Session he URGED Congress 10
pass the Distribution Law not as the Malis,nau oi
saturday last untruly states and the President him
self insinuatfs, when had m ore,jlo,ciug treasa
ry' but when the treasury. was as is now el,ptu
and encountered rM ahoary national debt-and when
was just as manifest As it is that augmentation
Of duties beyond 20 per cent absolutely and pcra
lively necessary
Even, however, if Mr.. Tyler had always been on
posed to Distribution, would seem to u.s. under the ne
cuia circumstances Of this that proper regard for
the superior wisdom Of Congress, winch he hyp
critically lauds, even while he is laborng show that in
his opinion. he is wiser than all Of them combined
should have induced him 10 hesitate in applying upon
grounds Of crpedienrg, this drspo,ic power to
measure, confcssedy in his opinion. free from cot.stiu
fonal objections Even those who were disposed To over
look and defend his Veto Of the Bank bills pn the
ground thai his constitutional scImpics were entitled IL,
some respect, have liberation Tor his present veto
which shows him 10 be the victim oi passion and his u
pinons the mere of spliag If whimsical caprice If in,
reference 10 questions Of eNpeaiency As well as Of
coosti,uonaltv, the President 10 arrest the rnsslio
OF Congress he is To require that BODY in all its n,a
cures, u confirm To his vicwsConercss itself had bet
be at abolished and the President invested with
all Legislative well Executive powcr 1t is to be
h,ped that the gnrlng and dangerous abuse of this ire.
mendous will W. lead 10 lis essential m uiicati
m ab,litlonf it have That effect we shall look with
l.ss regret upon its exercise now Probably the evils
consequent upon tho indiscreet cNeon of this king
ly power my be more than cpnpeaSlie. by the sty
which IL will excite against the preparation Of the pswer
itself; fr enen political opponents who may rejice
IN the effect resulting from cannot fail to perceive
that, upon change of Administration. even should
they secure majority in both branches Of Congress
they NAV become its yictini. as the WHY'S are
now-lndecd, that unless ii be speedily circum=
scribed within just limits. the DAYS Of the Rrpub
lie numbered Tina. MT II government of ,te pco
pie 'rhere The roice 4 mjoy q their Representatives
$50 frequently nmiifcd hy The reioof one nap-and
that man, JOHN Tyler. with whom the most fee
bic man in either House need shrink from 4 COMPARISON
the of intellect aud intelligence. WEcn such
man resumes To set mp his crude opinion in opposition to
that Of the two Houses of Con 5ress. is well calculated
to make those who acquainted with his mental
imbecility. enquire into the character and tendency Of
power, welded for such purposes. by such man.
What is to be the effect of this veto? The President.
it will be seen, expresses the opinion that he has the
right, and he has instructed the collectors OF TIE Gus
TOMS To go collecting duties under existing Iaws-
But this power is denied by many of the acucst and
sundcs lawyers in the country: who assert that
without tariff law all, and that shall OF
course ssr,hc advantages Of "FREE TRADE.'' in
the widest Of that term. The merchants in New
York and Philadelphia (and their example viii he FOL
lowed ihrouahou, the Union. have ayoued their deter
mnaon to pay duties only under protcsl''-and should
the Courts decide in their favor. The Government will
hereafter be under the necessity Of rebuilding But
snpposing that the Presidents construction of the act be
sound, the duties payable under the existing laws will,
1t conceded be utterly inadequate to deay the eXpen
diurcs of the government. What then, he to d, p
Are the wheels ogovcnmcnt 10 Stop! Or is he to rely
upon the Uhrs-thc abused prescribed, caumniacd and
slandeed Whigs-to provide him with means, mdrr ms
dictation as 10 the manner in ntich It shall he d0ne-
while his Loco Foco allies. into whose hands he has
thrown himself, absolutely vote against every effort to
rePcnsh the public Golfers and to snsain,lc public ced!
1t is time for the Wings to take decided ground towards
the President and cast off from themselves all espon
sioy for the acts of the Executive. He will in that
case. find that though the Veto may check others.
it will in turn, be hook in his mouth. II Mr.. Ty
Ter has sold himself to the Iocos there is not the
shadow of doubt. let him throw himself upon them for
support They should not be permitted to enjoy the ad
rantages ofhci bargain without mourning the response
hres which attach to their position. II they have br
ted the President to bctray and thwart the Party which
" owes his elevation TO power. Is their duty to rally
10 his support when in sefdrienec, the party thus be
,rsyed and wartcd. decline as they may properly do,
any farther efforts to cooperate with the traitor. II he
want loans, TO pay either his or his predecessors
debts let the Loco Focos borrow the moncy he need
additional revenue. let the Iocos raise for him either
by indirect direct taXaiion-by dny On foreign III
dustry or BY tax on domestic labor The Executive
in tool and IpIruU