Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-07-09
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE!
To the House of Representatives.:


return the bill which originated in the HOUSE
Of Representa- entitled IAN act TO extend
Tor limited period, the present laws for laying
and collecting duties on imposis, with tho ioi
lowing Obi eciions:
1, sus2ends--,u other words abrogstes for :he
time, the provision Of the act OF 1913, comm0nl y
called the Compromises Act. The only ground OF
which this departure from the solemn adlusmcn
Of great and agltating question, seems To have
been regarded as eXpcdien', IN the alleged neces
sy Of establishing by leg isiative ennctment, rules
and regulations for assessing the 3Oth OF june
according to the home valuation: and yet the BilI
expressly provides that, of before the first Of Au-
gust there be no further legislation upon the sub
lect the laws for La ing and collecting dates shall
be the same as though this act had not been pass
Cd" In other words, that the act Of l~53 ifnPer
feet II is considered shall IN that case contnue
70 be, and 10 be executed as law under such rules
and regulation aa previous statutes had prescribed
or had enabled tho Executive Department 10
prescribe for that purpose--leav the supposed
chasm in The Revenue laws nsi as 1t was before
am certainly far from being disposed to deny,
that additional Legislation upon the subject Is very
desirable-on the contrary, the necessity as we'll
the difficulty of establishing uniformity IN the
nppraisemens TO be made IN conformity with the
true uient ton of that act was brought 10 the no
tIce OF Congress In my message to Congress al
the opening of lis present session. But however
sensible | may be of the embarrassmen's To
which tho Executive IN t0e absence ti an hib
from tho superior wisdom of the Legislature, will
be liable in Tho enforcement of the existing laws.
have not with the sincerest wish to acquiescc III
its oppressed VIII, been able to persuade myself
that the exigency Of tho occasion is so great rs
10 Justify me IN signing the BIll In question,
with my present views of its character and effects
Tho existing laws, as | am advised, suili-
cient to authorize and enable the collecting 9TH
GERS, under tho directions of the Secretary at
the Treasury, TO levy the duties imposed by the
oct If 1899.
That passed under peculiar circum-
stances, TO which u Is not necessary that should
do more than barely allude-whatever may be IN
theory its character, have always regarded it as
imposing the highest moral Obligation. 1t has
now existed for nine Yeas, unchanged III any cs-
seu,lal particular, with general acqniescence,
is believed, of the whole country. as that cnuu-
try h msnIfesed for any of her wisely es
tabIished institutions. |, has ensured to 1t the
repose which always flows from truly wise and
moderate councis-a repose The more striking
because of the long and angry agItatons which
preceded it. This salutary law procIaIsns in ex-
press terms the principle which. whiio II led to
the abandonment Of Il scheme ct Indirect taxa
lion, fouadea "A false basis, aud pushed TO dan
gerous excess, justified any enlargement of duties
that NAV be called for BIZ the real exigencles of
the public service. Ii provIdes, "that duties shall
be lad for the purpose Of raising such revenue as
NAV be necessary To an economical administration
Of the government" 1t is. therefore. IN the pow
er of Congress TO lay duties, high its discre
ton may dictate. for the necessary uses OF the
government, without infringing upon the objects
of the of 1898. | do not doubt that the
cesslties Of the goverumen, do require an Increase
Of the tariff of duties above twenty per cent
and as Hide doubt bat that above we'll Us be-
Tow TINT rate Congress may so discriminate as To
give incidental protection to- manufacturing in
dusry-thus TO make the burthens which 1t is
compelled impose upon tho people for tho pur
poses at government, productive of double bene~
mt. This, most OF the reasonable opponents of pro
tecti.e duties seem willing To conc de; il We may
judge from the manifestations of public opinion in
all quarters, this IS all that the maintaining IN
,erests really require. am happy, in the pur-
suasion. that tho double object can be easily
and slectually accomplished at the present juno
iure, without any departure from the spirit and
principle of the statute in question. Tho manu-
iacturing classes have now an opportunity. which
may never occur again, of permanently Identify
ing their in terests with those Of the whole coun
try, and making them, in the highest sense of
the term. national concern. The moment Is
propit'ous to the interest OF the whole country
In the introduction of harmony among all ITS
several interests. The same rate Of lnpasls
and no more, as Will mos, surely re-cstnbshed
the public credit. will secure to the rnanufa cturer
all the protection he ought to desire with every
prospect of Permanenco and stability which the
hearty acquiescence Of the whole country, GA
reasonable system. can hold out TO him.
But of this universal acquIescencc. and the
harmony and confidence, and the manv other
benefits that viii certainly result from II, | re-
gard the suspension OF the law for distributing
The proceeds OF the pubic lands indispen-
sable condition. THIS measure is. IN nv judy
ment called Tor By large number. il rot a great
majority of the people Of the United Siaies-by
the state Of the public credit and tinauces-bv
The critical posture of our various foreign rola