Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-16
RICHMOND WING.
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PUBLIC MEETING

PUBLIC MEETING.
Meeting OF the Citizens Of Richmond will be held nj
the Exchange Room, MONDAY NIGHT, the 2oth inst 10
take into consideration the depressed condition the una
nufAeurnx Interests and take such action ON the sun,
iect as may be deemed espcticnt. ies
TARlFF-DISTRlBUT Tyler e. Co. |
The debate, which occupies so much space in |
our columns to-day, will bc found interesting to all
who feel concern in the disposition of the two great
gues,ions-a Tariff, and the Distribution of the
proceeds OF the Public Lands. The Wings
speaking through Mr. ENTHUSIASTICALLY declare /,
their determination respecting them. They are
the advocates Of Tariff, which will yield suif. |
Gent revenue for the support of Government
! economically administered-and a Tariff Of that
kind, IN consequence OF the embarrassmenis OF the
Treasury, will give fully as much protection to
domestic industry against the competition OF the pau.
per iabour of Europe, they DESIRE or the public
interest requires. Whist they support such Tariff
as this-they will that the States shall
be robbed OF their dues-and the proceeds OF the
Public Lands, which belong to the States-be di
veried from the State Treasures to the Federal
Treasury. The struggle to obtain a recognition OF
the rights OF the States in this important particular
has been long and nrduous-and having at last
achieved the victory, they cannot consent to ren.
qulsh It's fruits TO subservc political intriguers or
hnmour the affected seruples of mercenary Demn.
gogues. JUSTICE To rHF STATES, FIRsr, is their
watch woodland then Tariff adequate TO the
wants OF the public service. They go Tor both;-
the Land Money first and Tariff afterwards. But
should Federalism defeat distribution; they will
have no alternative, but to cut down the national
| expenditure to SUIT Government without . re.
venue. In either contingency, we shall he content
JusrIcE TO rHE STATES, or STARVATION TO ruE
FEDERAL OFrIcE-HoLDERs, one or the other, we
| will have-and we pretty Indifferent which.
| The debate, at the same time, that il developes
the fixed determination OF the Wing party TO ad.
here to the policy, which they have uniformly
avowed, discloses the game OF the Administration
pauy-if the Corporal's Guard may bc dignifed
with that appellation. We are given very distinct.
ly TO understand that unless Congress will consent
to despo the States of the Land Money, which
will be distributed amongst them on The LIST Of July
his Exceency john Tyler. by the wrath Of EIea-
ven, President OF the u. States will refuse to sane
ton n bill for raising revenue to deiray the e1-
penses OF the Government. This, upon its face, is
mere buster and its object is to intimidate the Re-
personalities Of the people, and induce them to sur.
render their own convictions TO the selfish and con-
peat that we have no objection to the Presidents
perpe'rating this folly. Let him do it, if he dare.
We are prepared for the consequences, il he is.
But will he do i'll This is a question: which no
man, not even himself, can answer. lie is so weak,
so vain, so selfish and ambitious-so much the crea
ture OF impulse, of whm and prejudice, that no RI
tional conjecture can be framed with respect to his
actions TO morrow from his opinions to day. Pos
sibly, were a very fertile ina gination put to work
and required TO conjecture the least manly act con-
ceIvable, under every contingency, an approxima-
ton to rule FOR ioretelling his course might be
reached. His keepers fancy that they can manage
him, and IN some sort, they do. Some ply him with
hauery and Toll him on, whilst others flourish the
whip, and operate upon his fears-he thoroughly
persuaded all the time that he is the most courage
GUS man alive. This was the modus opeyaHdi, at
the time OF the vetoes-and from the confident tone
in which MIR Wise speaks, that gentleman doubtless
expects it will be equally successful now
The course OF Mr. Tyler with respect to Dis
,ribution, has always occurred to US as the
most shamelessly Inconsistent and indefensible
Of all his conduct-utterly rcprehensibe as the
whole has been. He set out as the champion
OF this measure, and by his clamourous zeal
IN its behalf, seemed TO desire to be regarded
as its main stay. In his Message j; was
favourIts theme-and its success Law nearest his
heart In six months afterwards he recommended
the abrogaron of the very measure, the adoption of
which he had so sireiuously urged His pre,ext
for this change ofopinon is even less creditabe to
him than the change itself. The Treasury is emp.
ty, The snys;) tho it was not empty at the time
he recommended the measured And then, !, can.
| he id ,pt,
promise Act! This is a subterfuge, to which John
Tyler is the last man in the United States who
should resort. Hs Of all others, is especially es-
topped
We hal very distinct recollection, that in 1889
when the subject was under discussion in the Viz
f ginia Legislature, he took the ground that the
{ Distribution had no conneKion whatever with the
Compromise Act. We knew he expressed this
opinion out Of the House THEN, and We knew he
repeated it rs late as June, 1871. What he meant
by his resolution, $50 much quoted now) that the
Compromise Act should be kept "saersd aud inriO
iaie"- (if he meant any thing beyond duping Gen'l
Bayly) was, that the expenditures Of the Govern
ment should be so reduced, that 20 per cent would
supply them. We repeat, that we knew this was
Mr. Tyler's construction Of the COMPROMISE Act
from 80 as late ns June last. Wcdd not know he
was committed in writing; but reference to his
speech. made on that occasion, we find hun in black
and Uhits, as explicit as language can make him.
lie said
"rhe Public Lands are mentioned In the Compfo
mise B c0Hid ney haze been thought By C0Hsrcs
The fact H. that the Land Bill was, the moment Of the
passage Of the Compromise Bill the Presidents poe ke
20 far Congress concerned the proceeds n the
saes bad been disposed or by what only sigma
turo u tho Prcsdcntto become law Hoo then san ne
| c0mpToD1iss net be made any WAY DEFENDANT on
ANY DISPOSITION TO BE MADE of tho PUBLIC
LANDsI"
DUELLtNG-DR. FRAvELm
When DR.. Franklin was in England, Just prior TO
the American Revolution he was ono night in one