Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-28
Mn TYLER AND THE TARIFF.

sent. was warmly congratulated o. many senators al
be close of il, Ii was considered remarkable Tor It's
eloGuence and tcrce.-Io.
Mr. TYLER AND THE TARIFF.
The Alexandra Gazette says
erns to be pretty broadly siuuaed by those who 90 10
The Wine House, that MI Tyler viii rte any tarlf mn i'
shall he passed hv containing clause repeating r
uroyn in land law which su1ends it' operation whenever
dmes shall be lad ipnfiaiicns *hove twery PEI
cenum. other worts Mr Tyler win not sign any aF'h '
Well. ihIs we suppose, will be cu1sidrred bfeoca
of faith in The President. If he has been pledged l."
anything by his political career, sc should tiak II vas
hostility to tarIf-not LEVIED 10 procure revenue "
defrav The exnenses Of the General Government, bn
Of thu State Governments aud to throw bonntles into
the ncckets of protected classes, who first throw away
The nublic lands 10 make the duties on imports ap-
nroach the prohibtory point Hannibal was not more
solemnly sworn to hostility against The Romans -
Mr. Tyler, everybody knows, attached h'mselt 10
the ultra party, which made the repeal of such
tariff n sine oua non to secure acquescence in the
revenue laws. Ii was repealed, and the COMPROMISE
act made n sort Of Congressional compact between The
North and South on which both agreed To rest their
differing interests The mutual concession gave uni
versal satisfaction and the manufacturing classes
who were supposed To make large sacrifices OF profits
To the ndisputabe claims of justice asserted by other
classes-have found that the stability and security en-
ovcd under the peaceful arrangement agreed upon,
conferred higher prosperity on manufactures 'nah
they ever attained under the system of warfare
which preceded it, Politicians have, nevertheless,
been able TO stimulate anew the cnpidy oil mono.
uoly They are tempted by new per centages; aud the
public domain rurposely alienated, 10 furnish
pretext for the abandonment OF the arrangement
which, for ten years past has poured oil on all the Ia
riff auitaons The public know, too that the land dis.
ributon bill could not have been passed, Tins hidden
PURPOSE had been expressly disciamed ny the pro-
,isons of the bill MIR. Bcrrien, and other Southern
members dared not vote for the distribution OIL, WIN
ont Inserting clause sarng the COMPROMISE act, ana
DtsjrLJliou the slightest lnpOSt
beyond twenty per centum became necessary ana ycl
Mr. Fillmore has the hardhood TO propose the over
throw Of all the guarantees Of both bls ana The very
condition in one of them, without which, II is notor
ons IL could not have become a law-an TINS, oy OIL
OF twelve lines By trick, in getting in resolution
for the purpose he attempted TO whip through Inc Com
miltec of the Whole this repeal in hall an hour ana
then finish it in n few minutes more, ny The previous
question =.
were 10 Law down the doctrines Of his whole life on 80
short summons as this hahour Legislation OF Mr. FIJI
more esng his principles oil the laiih-the
law by which, after conf CT approaching to civ war,
they were guaranteed; and the condition OF the Disu-
button BILL which another recognition OIL and Sc
CURLY for the maintenance of the Compromise act.
Mr. Gilmer, in his speech which we heard to day,
handled this subject with much power-Gto0e
TIE Timts-There is a crisis upproaching or rather
parties are approaching Crisis, IN this county, lhat
will blow hundreds ot little great men 10 atoms, ana
leave nothing but the blue book record to tell 10 pos
terity that they once existed. When Cen HARRISON
came into mower the iackas who had followed in the
conouerors wake, feast upon the carcasses oil The
slain howled themselves into place; and there, Ike
worms in the skull of king, faitened upon better meat
than they had been used TO eating IN the days oil Their
| loa!rr. hood.
The Wing party, in its opinion, has now go,
John TYLER in tight place. fle must either approve
the welve.hne Tariff bill, or leave the country with.
out revenue Ifhe approves il, distribution IS safe-if
he does not, the country at an end we, however,
do believe this state OF things to have existence
There is clause in the Compromise act, which was
pu in 10 Guard against the state of things which might
exist at lis expiration. BY that clause, the President
and Secretary of The Treasury are authorized to make
temporary Tariff by regulation, and 10 collect The re-
venue in the same way.
John TYLER, then can get along without Congress,
after the 3Olh of June and The country will be permit
ted to exist in spite Of Geo. Evans and his tdconIsts
some time longer For this and all other blessings, God
be praised.
medicine in broken doses Washington lndez.
The following extract of letter from friend now
in Washington is worthy OF attention:
"The manufacturing interest throughout The coan.
try ought 10 take the alarm at the present State oil
things IN Congress. There is decided majority IN
both Houses in favor o; imposing suitlcent ouues on
imports meet the expenses OF the Government aho
gradually to exnguish The existing national debt pro-
yided The proceeds Of the public lands shall be restored
to the National Treasury But all is to be sacrificed TO
tins distribution of the proceeds of the public lands
The Wing majority seem determined TO peril The fate
of the revenue bill upon this question. They know
perfectly we'll that if they can hitch 'he con.nuanse
If the land distribution TO the BILL it will pro-
baby be defeated in Congress- and, if not SO, that it
will almost certainly be vetoed by the President
shond no proper revenue law he enacted at the pre-
sent session. will be the fault of the Wings, who de-
sire 10 keep the Tariff question open Tor political capt.
T., "a he mar n n
,erest of the country be CALLED in this manner
[Pnnsy'ranian.