The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-14
From the .Nelo York Sum-
THE PUBLIC LANDS AND THE TARIFF.

In the act for distributing the proceeds of the public
lands among the States, there provso
readers Will remember, rendering the act Imperative
whenever the tariff should be increased to than
twenty per cent. This wise provision, and was
10 accordance with the suggestion made by Pr, sdent
yer In his first message to the present Congress.
II was maniestiy wrong that the great compromise
Oh 1883 should be departed FROM and that increased
burdens should De land upon the shoulders Of the peo
pie for the sake of doing out to each State patry
sum from the National Treasury Nothing but an
overlooking treasury with low tariff, could give
the least color of justice or good policy to such
measure.
The friends of distribution could not but feel this
to be true and the act despoIing the nation of her
rich landed inheritance never could and never would
have passed. but for the wise and just provso have
mentioned But what do we now see and hear,
Only few months have passed away since the law
was enacted, and we have bill introduced in the
House Of Representatives raising the duties i'm
ports from thirty to forty per cent and also striking
out the proviso from the distribu ion law so that
departure from the compromise, high tariff, and
distribution of political brides from the treasury
all to go on at once. Why is this? If the proviso
was wrong why was it adopted at the extra session.
OF It was right why is it sought to be repealed now
We beg leave to tell those who laying such plans,
they may well abandon them at oncr for their
expectations will be surely cut off. We were
gong to say that every honest member from the
South, without distinction of party would wage open
war upon such complicated and profgate scheme.
But why speak of the South alone' Will not all
all members from North, South, East and West, who
are not swayed by their interest in high tariff, or
by disgraceful party intrigues-who look as honest
statesmen should look with single eye the welfare
of the country as whole, desiring to do complete
justice to all its pars-will they not Join hands in
strong and gigantic opposition to this bold bad
sure? They must and will.
But the past extraordinary conduct of this Con-
gress leads us to inquire with some migivngs, whe-
Their alter all, the honest disinterested and high
minded satemen in that body not too few in nun
Der to stem the tide of proAigacy and corruption to
which they will be opposed We confess that we
are not without serious apprehensions upon this sub
Ject But be that as it may, we have still impreg
nable bulwark to shield the country from the evil
meditated against it. We know the regret which the
Executive will feel at being placed under the neces-
sity OF giving another Veto but also know, for he
has taught us by precept and example, with what
frmness ne can and will exercise that power, when
his duty his oath, his conscience and the welfare of
his country demand it. We have very little fearhat
high tariff and land distribution will go into opera
ton together during Mr.. Tyler's administration