The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-08
THE PRESIDENTS VETO OF THE DlSTRl-
BUTTON FEATURE OF THE TARIFF BILL.

HE PRESIDENTS VETO OF The DIS Rl-
BUTTON FEATURE OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The following excellent remarks on Mr. Tyler's
Veto of the Distribution Tariff Bill are from the
Albany Argus. The President will have justice
done him, though withheld by his nominal
friends:
1T is due to President Tyler to say that he has
again met the responsibilities of his station with
firmness and honesty and that his course in this
respect is entitled to the appreciation of his coun
trymen.
When President Tyler signed the Distribution law,
it was with the explicit acknowledgements
into the act itself, with view to meet the Execu-
tives objectons-that its provisions must to be
operative whenever after the climax of the Compro-
mise act the duties on lmpUsts should article
exceed 20 per cent Opposed to the principle Of
Distribution, he nevertheless yielded much to The
wishes and expectations and appeals Of those who
| claimed to be his political friends.
In his annual message, the President frankly avow-
ed his convictions of the necessity and expedency of
Tariff for revenue, discriminating in its applica-
ton as to afford incidental protection to the industry
of the country. To any such measure, it was well
understood he would yield willing approval pro-
vided the principle of distribution abandoned
| if the tariff rates exceeded 20 per cent.
| Under these circumstances, the Wing or Clay ma
! jorty OF the two Houses-a majority of great and
| decided preponderance-while they claimed the Ia
rift question peculiarly their own, and insisted that
its passage indispe lsable to the welfare and indie
pendence OF the counry-deayed, postponed, avoided
| the question, until Congress had reached the very
Threshold of the day. the 3Uh June, when the reduc
tons under the Compromise act fell to their minimum.
| Then-slx months Of the session having been lite
rally thrown away-they found the time insufficient
for the discussion of this grave question: and the set
Element of the details of the bil-a temporary tariff
that should retain the existing position of things,
and furnish another month for discussion and for the
discussion of details. All this machinery was part
of the tactics of the protested Executive friends of
| Tariff, the Clay Wings to g head" the President
and by postponing definite action the Tariff bill
to the last moment, compel him, under the pressing
eXigencies of the Government and Treasury to pre-
sent himself in the inconsistent attitude of approving
the Distribution law, regardless of the Compromise
act
The President, with equal frmness and consisten.
cy, has met the contingency, and foiled the sinister
designs of his enemies and the enemies of the public
interests.
And now the question arises, will the friends Of
Mr.. Clay-the professed exclusive friends of Ia
ri-sdcr!fce that great and essential of repenue
because they cannot conrict John Tyler Of Inconsistency
and compel him TO approve unconditional Distribute,
ia,c
With all their prof, of regard for the &c man
uiacturing interest,"" for /" domestic industry fo
American labor and capital," they are mere par
tisans, caring nothing for any of those interests un
less they be made subservent to their schemes
ready to throw them overheard at the first momen
they imagre such performance conducive to thei
party designs. Hence the sacrifice of the Tariff, ,phc
fher for rerenue protection, at the shrine Of Dsrbu
tion and at the dicfum Of Mr.. Clay.