Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-24


WAsuIEeroS, August %, 1912.
Mr.. Edilor,-To day, in the House. by a mos,
unexpected vote, the vetoed Tariff bill has been
passed, stripped Of the Land Distribution and of the
duty on tea and coffee.
-o,s standing 102 against and 1903 for il. the
Speaker claimed right TO vote which he noses.
In such case, aud gave his voice in the nesativ.
producing tye, which would have defeatei the bin
Two members who had voted against the bill, (AIr
s'anly of N. c., and Mr. Andrews of K.) rose, at
The same moment, and claimed The RICH, OF putting
n their votes. This could no, be refused and the
bill was therefore carried, los TO 1903.
Such is the ef,c, Of giving mos, men time 10 cool
down from their warmer and higher impulses. TO
irer away their thoughts and their courage, under
the calculation of all sorts of txpediencies. Their
are few whose courage will not give way, if ven
make 1t look too long upon danger, and fewer still
whose vriue wall no; shrink into mere imbeciIity,
if it once consents to hesitate, when the moment Of
decision has come.
Meantime, what is 10 followl Probably fresh
ve,o and then where are they Who have thus, for
he alleged salvation of the manufacturers trafcked
away tn; very source OF oil safe law, the indepen
dence Of the Logis!a,ure-yelded TO the Execu.
tives exercise Of iyranncal power, for dishones,
purposes, and parted with the public lands foreve1
To shake the firm purposes Of the better Wings,
eve'y party alarm has been sounded; and one com.
mon stimulation OF impending ruin has been put on,
by the manufacturing interest. "The failure to
pass Revenue Bill would destroy the Wings. Ind
lose them the entire North" rs il they who need
Tariff, because their friends would no, get i, for
'hen, were going over horse foot and dragons. to
hose who had defeated IT, This absurd thre,u
however. has had its effect. This, however, wa,
out one Of many like arguments from that selfish
and raiheking race, who will sell any body or any
thing, for the smallest advantage to themselves
Now, what will come OF ~ FIRST, as wretehet
pfostration Of all free legislation as ever the wor,
witnessed Hsnceforth, there is precedent, enough
FOR the President to send his morning order 10 Con
grsss, on wha, and how they shall tina, day act
Next the States, in the loss Of the Land Fund, ar,
to be subjected to an additional dcbasemen, Of tbe
already degraded credit. This |, who consider Iii,
tic worth caring for, excep, the States, 10 tho pre-
sen, prospects Of this eonedsraey, can only regarc
as terrible evil. Thirdly, how good a bargair
have the manufacturers made, in letting in the Ian
Fund to the Treasury a Tariff cannot stand two
years, after this is done.
The measure may prove polite, party msa.
sure, merely. Bot am not party man enough TO
approve for that reason, things unworthy and uni,
Against The Wings, can leave little subject Of
complaint, as to eonlumaey agans, Executive be
hess. Let no man after this say that they sre moi
ready to &C, as t may suit Mt Tyler they should DO
whenever he chooses 10 loeolocozs IL certainly the
hrsl time. in the history Of legislation, that a ma
jorly ever made TO pass laws. to SUI, constant
ly lh' minority.
But farewell! could not let the days business
pass, without giving you this hasiy aecoun, Of Il.
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