The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27


-iasul, and with but two three fsebIy dissenting
voices.
Apparently, our widely extended country mover
was 10 90 prosperous aud b, alhy condition at the
present moment Peace reigns throughout our bor-
defs famine and lhe pesllence that wasleth AT noon
oay, are comparatively strangers The earth literally
9roans with the fruits and productions OF The
the iaee OF nature everywhere clad 10 the richest
sIAiles and The blessings of Heaven, with liberal
hand aud broad cast, dilused ON every side And
yel strange to say amid all this abundance there
probably never was ume since the organlza ion OF
our Government when the people, ii not as a whole
community yet IN different and large through
out the country suffered more severely, really
IN ueeper distress and when the future looked dark
anu ioroiddinel as at the present time Business is
al stand The aborer Is dismissed from his accus-
TONED employment, and unrewarded; our manufacto-
res are Idle, the merchants idle the mechanic with
out the means OF obtaining livelihood and, ia a
word the reverse OF every thing like prosperity ST lie
uS full IN the face. The Representative of the peo-
P'e, forgetting Their engagements dIsfegardng their
ouy, ana unlnindiu oI the suerDgs of their constr
tuenls, set In solemn concave month after month,
and instead OF relieving suffering, increase by the
imposition oil additional burdens 10 pay themselves for
Their own vaiuriess services. The Gov, rnnlen IA
want and without revenue--ts credit sinking and
It's wheels nearly motionless
a prominent measure by which labor Is 10 be pfo-
tected and rewarded Is a Tarif A iudcious Tarih
by means OF which revenue sufficient meet the
wants of the Government can be raised, aud hscrlm
mailing IN Its character be deemed essafy
IN the opinion OF candid and honest men, the pre-
sent state OF our afa and in The relations which we
sustain TO other nations aud would afford il il be-
iieved all requisite, and every needed pruectioa
American manufactures and industry. IL Is 10 he
feared that THE people TO lie deprived of the benefit
OF this measure, unless II wall be taken with another
by which fund (the revenue of the pub &c domain }
Is 10 be diverted from lis proper application "a nea-
sure believed by many TO he UNCONSTITUTIONAL and by
more to be unwse and njudicious. Against the conl-
binaon OF these two measures, Congress was fore
warned IN season and gwen To understand, by the
President that the two thus united could not receive
his sanction. And yet notwithstanding all this the
Tune of the people is than wasted their money
uande ed and The state of business kept unsettled
In maturing schemes which must prove aboriive and
be condemned.
The people will judge whether "A tariff for revenue
and Incidental protection, udicious and discrimna-
ting In It's character should not be adopted without
the distribution Of the proceeds of the public lands
and who are to be blamed for the present depressed
state OF the afia OF the people and of the nation
In view Of these considerations, of the exigences
of the country and of the action of the two Houses
Of Congress
RESOLVED, That in the opinion of tins meeting ia
riff such as has been described, should be adopted
without delay, and would give to business an onward
progress and afford to the people marked and great
ly needed measure of relief.
Resotred, That while members of Congress are
wrangng for the trifling sums which can hereafter
be realized from the distribution of the proceeds OF
the public lands among the States and which can al
most yield mere pittancc to the individual States
millions upon millions being sacrificed by the
losses sustained by those who have invested their mo-
ney or their skill in infinite variety of employ
ments which are dependent upon permanent eglsla-
ton for their continuance and prosperity -commerce
languishes-the loom and the lathe stand ide--the
laborer starving in the midst of abundant harvests
and the agricuturlst is without market for the pro-
ducts of the soil, with which a Bengnant Providence
has filled his barn, and sore-houses to overlooking
Resoired, That all legislation to be valuable must
be permanent That II it be deemed good policy to
establish by law discriminating tariff the time ha,
arrived when such law should be passed. and that
il should be designed to continue in force for such
period of time as to furnish some guaranty to The
capitalist and the laborer, that if they engage in
those employments which 1t processes to protect
they hall not within few months be sacrificed al
the shrine of political Vaccinations, and meet with
beggary and bankruptcy the reward of their labor
Resolved, That the important benefits to be derived
from such Tariff as has been mentioned should not
be sacrificed to the policy of Distribution to which
so many opposed and the patriotism of those
who will not have the without the other may be
well called in serious doubt for to them party schemes
more Importance than the good of the country
and the prosperity, busne and interests of the peo
pie must be made to bend to the advancement OF
reckless political aspirants
Resoired, That in making the law passed by Con
gress for the distribution of the land proceeds among
the States, cease to operate when Congress should
impose duty upon any of the productions of foreign
countries of than twenty per cent; the MAORI
ty in Congress acting under the soemnties of their
oaths declared to the Id that they believed that
such limitation of its operation would conduce to
the best interests of their country, and that it is
worse than madness in them to endeavor to make
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success of any measure, the accomplishment OF
which depends upon the violation of their pledge
so solemny given to their country.
Resolred That in view of the subsisting relations
~ hch different Governments sustain to each other,
and of the policy adopted by foreign countries Amer
lean legislation should be SO shaped as to afford to
American industry wise and impartial protection,
suited to the wants and interests of our widely ex-
tended and greatly diversified country never forget
ting the cardinal principle that that Government is
the best that governs the least and that over-egisla
ton is worse than no legislation at all.
Resoyped That those legislators, to whatever party
they may belong who employ the power entrusted
to them in the promotion their interested and
selfish schemes as politicians to the neglect of the
great interests of the country and who, instead of
relieving the people, seek to cripple their energ es
and in spite of the smiles of Heaven, carry dcsoa-
ton and despair to the hearts Of thousands of their
countrymen for the purpose of accomplishing uer-
or political objects deserve the united rebuke, the
unmitgaled and burning condemnation of their fellow
citizens.
Some objections having been offered against the
resolution urging dsconnection of the Distribution
and Tariff question, NJ. |. Townsend and ID. l.. Sey
mour Esqs, entered upon brief review of the bear
ngs of the question They were frequently inter-
rupted by spontaneous bursts applause.
On motion, The proceedings were ordered to be
published and transmitted to Senators anu Rep
resentves in Congress The meeting then adj
journed.
JOEL MALLARY, President.
ROBERT CHRISTIE,
PHILIP HART, Jr
HARVEY MosHER, }vice pros;J.nt
T. Nj. VAIL,
HENRY X. BRIsToL,
J. A. Millard
H. ii. Hooper, Secretaries.
J. c. Mather