The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-01
From he Petersburp Va.) Statesma

From The Petersburg { Va) Statesman.
IL ia curious feature in the political drama OF the
day. that the Federal Clay Whigs-the boosted advo-
Gales Of the, so called American Systematic
would be exclusive patrons of ''hvme industry, and
champions of national independence" the Wings
themselves, IN paroxysm of faction striving Ia
put an abrupt end 10 the impost sy stem OF the
Union The Richmond Wing face,ously says hat
It now goes for FREE TRADE! The meaning of all
this is, plainly, that the Wing faction falling in their
efforts to revolutionse the policy Of the country, Is
bent on embarrassing the administration and dibr,ss
ing the country with the noble purpose Of making for
themselves stock Of political capital "Rule or ruin,
has taken the place of "The union of the w hgs for
the sake of the Union"
To justify these remarks it is only necessary TO re-
mind the reader that, according TO the Wings, the
Compromise act in its present phasis, cannot be egi-
tmately enforced without further legislative regua-
tons by Congress- and yet Congress, during session
OF extraordinary length, has refused and does now
refuse to supply any such regulations. MIR. Tyler
upon the advice of the Attorney General having sup
Piled the necessary regulations, for that assaled by
the Wings with redoubled rancor is compared to Ne
70 and Charles the First, and threatened with the
solemn terrors Of impeachment This article of i'm
peacnment is that the President supplied the regula
tons requisite for the enforcement Of existing act
without which the wheels of Government must
have been paralyzed. The charge amounts to
this, that he, John Tyler has prevented de tacto
dissolution of the Government Should the Judi
cary, with the Wing fac on) decide that the Pre-
sdent had constitutional authority TO supply the
requisite regulations, then dissolution of the Gov
ernment must take place What glorious consum-
nation of Whiggery IA Reorganization of the Gov
eminent resulting from less than eighteen months
Wing rule 1t is probable, however, that the Judi
ciary Will sustain Mr. Tyler in this particular, and
that the country will be saved from the humliathg
predicament into which the recklessness of Whgge-
ry would involve it.
For the rest, wish that, according to Mr..
Bentons advice, provisional temporary revenue
bill could have been passed by the present Con-
gress, based a well adjusted scale Of dscrim-
native rates of duty, laid with an exclusive eye to
| revenue. There seems to be much reason to appre-
bend that the application of the uniform horizon
tai rate OF duties to multiform variety Of articles
OF import, will not prove satisfactorily productive OF
revenue. In the present exigencies Of the country
such taIlh of duties to be demanded as would
OF necessity afford that moderate and equabe proec
ton of domestic manufactures which is the best pro-
tection In the long run, and which all that desired
by the more enlightened and judicous manufacturers.
1t Is incompatible with the principles of republicanism
to pervet the power of taxation granted for the ben
eft Of all 10 the protection of separate interest for
the benefit of few. But the Democratic party have
at no period shown any disposition sacrifice the
manufactures of the country by abrupt transition
from the policy under which they have grown up
And, Tor our own part, while go for discrmina-
tive tariff for revenue, would not bskrudge the
manu- iacturer and mechanic whatever protective adj
vantages the production of the necessary revenue
might afford them. Such believe To be the seni-
ment of the great body of the Democratic party.