The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-20

VETO NO. 8.

We take pleasure in laying before our readers
third Veto from President Tyler. Though we cannot
approve of all the of his administration, we
are ready TO render him cheerful and hearty sup
port in whatever he does Ca culated in judgment,
10 preserve the Constitution invioate, and promote
the interests of the whole country Ofthis character
do regard his Veto of the bill repeating that pro
vision in the tariff act of the extra session, declaring
that the distribution of the proceeds Of the public
lands should cease the duties being raised above
twenty per ad palorens. The curse OF the Wings
has been marked by gross perhdy and fraud and we
rejoice that there is in the Executive chair pos
sessng the necessary courage and energy TO check
their schemes of usurpation and plumber.
In 1888, when South Carolina, by her opposition
protective tariff taught the country the necessity
of abandoning that oppressive and unconstitutional
policy, Mr. Clay, the great champion Of protection,
came forward with his compromise bill providing for
graz ua reduction of the duties for the space OF nine
years and enacling that the Both day of June 1912,
duties should be reduced TO % per cent ad raoren,
aud that thereafter "such duties shall be laid for the
purpose of raising such revenue may be necessary
10 an economical administration OF the government"
This was understood TO be settlement of the tarih
controversy and compact between tho different sec
lions OF the country that duties should be imposed fr
revenue only, and for that OBJ ct no further than
should be necessary for an economical administration
of the Government There was general acqules.
cence in this arrangement. Even in 1910, when the
Wings raised such commotion in the land they made
a,owal in oppos ion 10 the Compromise act, bu,
Their leading men, Mr.. Clay, Gen. Harrison, Mr. Ty-
Ter, and Others publicly declared their determination
carry it out in good faith. But the moment the re-
sui of the election became known and Federalism
found itself in the possession of power, there was
disposition manifested in It's motley ranks to
violate the pledges which mad been made to the peo-
pie. In order 10 make an excuse for rasing the du-
ties and violating the Compromise act, they passed
bill at the extra session distributing the proceeds OF
the public lands among the States. These lands had
been principally purchased with moneys raised by du-
ties. They were an ordinary source Of revenue 10
the Government, and that revenue could only be ex-
pended for constitutional Objects Congress had no
authority to give away TO the States, any more than
it had to approp late money derived from customs in
tina, manner. But in order to empty the Treasury
and increase the duties upon imports the proceeds oil
the sales OF the public lands we're voted away
Some of the Wings however, foresaw that this
wyud probably lead to violation OF the ComPTo-
act, and To this they not disposed to assent
1t was apprehended, too that the Pres dent might
take the same view of the matter, and inerpose his
veto to the Dis rbution act To avoid these difficult
ties and secure Its passage, clause was introduced
into the bill providing that distribution should
the duties being raised above twenty per cent In
this way the measure carried. Now mark the
dishonesty of the Wings. AT the present session
they moving heaven and earth to carry Protec-
tive Tariff, in direct violation of the Compromise act
At the time they wish to continue the distribu
ton of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
Having proposed to raise the duties far above twenty
per cent, they introduce bill to repeal the act of
the extra session, by which, in that event, distribu
ton was to cease. They pass it through Congress
The President has not forgotten his pledge to the
country, nor his constitutional obligations He vetoes
this infamous bill. AT the universal Wing par
ty charges perhdy upon John Tyler when he has but
maintained his consistency, and fulfilled what he and
they soemnly promised during the Presidential cam
pagn. The perfidy is all on he side of the Wings ;
for they have acted with premedtated bad faith
throughout this whole matter They have commit
ted wiful and corrupt moral perjury in the face of
the country, and we believe that they will find but
few honest citizens to sympathise with them in the
depth of anguish and despair to which they are re-
duced by this failure of the basest attempt at the
commission of high-handed political fraud and cor
ruption which has ever disgraced any party in our
Republic.