The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-30
From the Mississippian.
TARIFF VETO.


President Tyler has vetoed the protective tariff
bill, and covered himself with immortal honor
This bill was certainly without parallel in the his
tory of Federal legislation. In the taxation of the
community for the benefit Of favored class the
manufacturers, it exceeds all other tariff laws ever
originated in this country. The oppression of the
tariff of 1928 did not equal it in extension Under
its operation, the interests and planting Of the south
would have been absolutely destroyed Mr.. Tyler
has saved us by his Veto and appealed to the people
to vindicate their rights.
The main reasoning of the Veto is directed against
that feature of the bill which, while it evies an i'm
mense tax upon the country for the support Of Gov
ernment and the protection Of manufactures, throws
away large portion Of the revenue by distributing the
proceeds of the public lands among the States. Dstr-
button combined j.. the bill with the protective
policy The great object Of the Federal party is to
create necessity for nigh taxes by throwing away
the land revenue, and in this way establish
for high protective tariff. 1t the object Of the
Wing party to o,;o ~ p,a,, iv Hlsa' poay
are fearful that the people will become too prosperous
and intelligent. They desire to reduce the mass to
poverty, by taxation and heavy governmental bur-
dens To effect this object, the Wings impose ia
riff, which compels every man in the community to
pay two or three prices for everything his necess-
ties compel him to purchase. seemingly neccssi-
ty for all this, is produced by wasting the public
lands by extravagant expenses, and by creating
necessary national debts.
Distribution Is another name Tor the assumption OF
State debts. One of the arguments in favor vi Dis
bution is that it will aid The indebted States. Thus
the States which out of debt, and have managed
tner affairs with prudence to be made pay the
debts of those States which have been reckless and
extravagant. Ignorance and folly to be put upon
al equality with wisdom and political integrity. Ho-
nest industry is TO be made to pay the debts of the
reckless spendthIiit and gambler.
A propoa ilion has already been made in Congress
to create two hundred millions of United States
h. lad thnS
Federal representation. This enable the indebt-
ed States discharge their liabilities, and TO mort
gage the public lands for the payment Or rather the
proposition is give the sales Of The public lands in
pa nen of this stock "a measure which would prac-
ideally transfer the public domain TO the foreign hold
of State stocks, and reduce the yeomanry Of Ame
RIGA 10 a state Of vassalage large capt. alss of Eu-
lope |, would produce IN this country dife-
renee than that of ,he teudal slavery How long
would it be before this domain would fall into the
hands of European capitalists, who would establish
here the En- lish system of irnantry and rentals p!
distribution of the proceeds Of the public lands,
according to this scheme of Federal representation,
would not pay the debts OF the States, nor materially
aid in doing it. On the basis which proposed, the
share of this State would not be but three millions
six hundred thousand dollars, of all the public lands,
which will not be sold for twenty wears Such a
sum would not half keep down the interest Of the
debt And the same may be said OF three-iourths
of the States W no in debt. The new States who
furnish most of the fund to be distributed and who
are generally most in debt, would get but small
portion of the fund upon the basis of distribution
according to Federal representation The gam would
be entirely to the old and populous States. This
policy has the effect to keep up high tariff for pro-
lection; to create permanent nato al debt, on the
mart of the General Government; to perpetuate the
State debts in such form as will superlnduce regular
payments and at the same time to transfer the fruits
of the new world the aristocracy OF the DID, in
der to enable them to reduce the yeomanry Of this
country to the abject condition Of European ten
antry.
There never was devised more unprincpled and
debasing agrariansm, than this project of dstrbu-
ton in all its forms. The ingenuity of man could
not suggest scheme which would sooner demoraliZe
and destroy the State governments. Nothing will
destroy a people soon, the habtual reception
of money from the national Treasury. When COM
menced the downfall of the Roman people? When
they began to receive gratuties and largesses from
the public Treasury. From that moment they were
at the mercy of every corrupt and ambitious dema-
crazy and fed like beggars from the public crib with
small portion of the proceeds of their toll and
blood If this policy once gets foothold in our
public how long will it be the people will be
worked by masters, and their cupidity satiated by
argesses doled out to them by popular leaders from
the public Treasury They will be ground into the
dust by taxation and burdens that the proceeds may
be occasionally distributed to them through the State
governments by popular leaders. But thanks to the
wisdom and honesty OF President Tyler, this demora-
lization has, for time at least, been arrested.
MIR. CUSHINGS SPEECH.
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