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VETO NO ~.


fiuence of his veto, another bill of denominations"
has been stranged, and the country saved from the
injustice of protective tariff coupled with the
worse, and at this time more injurious measure Of
distribution. We take great pleasure in copying his
message to-day, returning the bill to provide re-
venue from imports, sc. with his objections and in
expressing for il unqualified appreciation. When
Is remembered that this tariff bill included clause
providing that the distribution of the sales of the
public lands among the States should go on, notwith
standing the duties were increased far above ~ per
cent. that President Tyler had already announced
his determination not to sanction such violation of
the compromise and of public faith that IT
inserted with the knowledge that he would veto
IT, and for the very purpose OF forcing the alterna-
tive upon him, either To veto IT, or violate ms eN-
pressed declarations and incur the contempt of all
honest and consistent men--when all this is remem-
bered IT would not be strange had he INDUCED IN
some asperity of feeling. Yet nothing IN the
message, eylnclng the least acrimony Ii IS calm,
clear, convincng-plan IN It's statements logical IN
Its reasonings, chaste elegant and forcible in It's
style, without bitterness, without passon-altogether
such document ought to emanate from the chief
executive office of great republic. As a citizen OF
the Union we feel proud of il and although we had
hand in eevang its author to his present station
he shall have our humble support IN all such mea-
sures for the safety and COOL of our common coun-
try.
That this veto will cause fresh ebulliton of Wing
anger, is inevitable. Already we hear the thunder
rumbling but whether it will be accompanied Just
IN this region, with the lurid Hastings of Wing wrath
and disappointment, or pass of IN more distant re-
| verberations, cannot yet tell 1t is amusing,
| however, to see some OF those among us, who, ten
years since were ready to shoulder their muskets
| and fight the General Government unless II would
| repeal the odous tariff of 1928, now abusing the
| President for preventing the enactment of law far
worse in its provisions. The tariff part is almost
bad that of '2S and distribution is added to H.
which we regard at least under present crcunl-
stances, most gross outrage, not only upon the
interests Of the people, but upon sound political prn-
| cipe and common To take two or three mil
lions of the of the nation to give annually to
the States when the Government Is IN debt, suffer
ing under impaired credit, and probably unable UNI
der any rate of duties which may be devised to RAISE
means to supply It's immediate wants, seems so SUI
premely absurd, that we are astonished that any
statesman should venture to insist upon 1t Yet this
is measure of Whiggery, and one for defeating
which, Mr.. Tyler is denounced by the party, and
would be impeached if Bolts and has clique could eff
feet it. But let him not be discouraged In doing
what is right according to his old Republican prln
| cples, although his recent friends may desert and
Willy him, he will be sustained and supported by the
great Democratic party of the Unon aud what, to
an upright man. is more than all, he will have the
| appreciation of his own conscience.
| If one in these days ought to be surprised at any
| thing, it would create no little establishment to SEQ
the Wings deserving President Tyler, upon the plea
|
the great mass of the Wing party he never held any
principle in common; and because its southern wing
has chosen to abandon its former position and fall INTO
the ranks of old fashioned Federalism, it does not
follow that he is traitor and scoundrel, because he
prefers to adhere his long established and wei-set
tied convictions He always opposed to Ma
tional Bank protective tariff, and internal improve
ments by the General Governmental the whole
batch of measures devised by Mr.. Clay to produce
consolidation and break down the limitations of the
| Coma urh rh hnya heen ION ed
| name of the "Amercan System" This the Wings
knew when they placed him on the ticket for Wee
| President with General Harrison. But they doubt
less believed that, if they could elect him to oice,
| they could make him piece OF wax in their hands,
and mould him to suit their future purposes. They
have learned useful lesson, which we hope they VIII
profit by-never again to select candidate OF oppo-
site principles t. themselves lest he might be, as III the
present case, too honest to be tractable and their
vctory-should they gain one-resut only IN their
| own discontinue.
Mr. Tyler, if we remember rightly, left the main
| body of the Republican party, in consequence OF
| General Jackson's proclamation, and the Force
bill" which his friends in Congress passed TO compel
| the execution of the tariff laws He differed with
| the majority on one point-the right of Congress to
enforce such law the tariff of 1928 An aliena-
ton of feeling, rather than of principle, grew up;
and when in 1889, ii was determined to combine all
the elements of opposition to Mr. Van Buren, Tor Inc
purpose of displacng him, MIR. Tyler was found
as he no doubt did, the Southern portion OF the party
He could not have reflected upon the alliance he was
forming, or he never would have engaged IN It, rms
is proven by tenacy with which he adheres to ms
principles, and the independent honesty WIN "hioi
| he avows them.
Swayed by personal feelings, influenced by the as
socations of several years and actuated no doubt by
a sincere desire to harmonlze with and MAINTAIN the
ascendency of those who had elected him, M yier
was evidently reluctant, when he took the fresioehcy
L. e Hnrr tn Hn
which might give offence to that party Hence, al
though it is apparent from his first message that nc
disapproved of the extra called by his imined
ate predecessor yet he did not rescnd the CALL but let
the session be helda step most unfortunate both Tor
the w higs and the country The same desire ev-
IDENTITY induced him to yield his assent to several acts
of the majority, until the Bank bill was passed. This
was taxing his good nature too strongly Wiihg 10
yield any thing IN reason and more IMAM we 'h'nk nc
ought to have done,) for the success OF the wing
cause yet he could not be brought to violate all his
claims political consistency by sanctionng Bank
even to please his friends. But they were impatient OF
restraint Although in the Presidential election they
had kept out of view every thing like declaration OF
principles or course of policy, (or in truth, they had
none and had repeatedly denied, all over the coun
Il try that the question Bank or no Bank = they
al once commenced denouncing the President far dar-
inc to be honest and consistent in refusing to yield
| his assent to it. Another Bank bill passed-another
veto followed Forthwith was the President sugmatzed
as traor-hs late friends became his btterest enc
mies-not because he had failed to meet hts pledges,
or acted contrary to the views he had always ex-
pressed but he had disappointed their erpec-
tations They had expected to find him altogether
such an one as themselves-ready 10 resort to any
means gain power, and equally INSCRIPTIONS IN the
use they made of and they could III brook the dis
appointment of their nable and foolish hopes
| The breach thus made, has been wdened by subse-
quent occurrences. The veto of the little tariff,
was another bitter pill and that of the big tariff
which we present today makes it impossible that he
and the Wings can ever harmonic again be can
now truly say Ia. he is the President OF party
for he is identified with none. Having broken loose
from former associations he afford hereafter to be
independent; and if he continues TO act out te doc
trnes Of old Virginia Republican he has lately