The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-19
Communication.
is 1T EXPEDHNT To GIVE Up
THE DISTRIBUTION BILL

The country demands and must haV
tariff. Now the prevailing opinion is tim,
we cannot sc. it during the present admin.
istfation, unless We give up tho distribution
bill. The almost unparalleled pressure Ia,
led some men, i'll view of personal relief To-
say, in their phrenZy. give up the ball, II
that will give US a tariff" Before the wings.
as party. are prepared 10 take that Step
there are several things 10 be considered
In discovering what is the real and ultimate
policy of the loco party we must look al
their acts. and opinions developed for tbs
last Two or hr-e years. Their OSteHsjJ,
opposition calls for the land fund to be pa
ced in the public treasury: but that Is Ger
tainly not their true policy, unless it ha
changed materially within two years. Da
rinq the agitation of that subject in Con
press. bills we're introduced by Benton AMI
Calhoun, proposing to give the land fund o
the states in which they lie. These are The
principles of those men Yet, and from them
we are to expect the true policy OF the pal
". What do they wish 10 dispose OF Ihs
fund in this way for? Certainly these se'-
eral states cannot by lay exclusive claim TO
TIE whole OF it. The reason can BIZ To
other than 10 secure the electoral VOC Of
these States for the next and all subsequent
Presidential elections. Will the wing pl;.
ty give up a law, solemnly and wisely pass
ed. for such consideration? w II they
throw away their own best interests 10 So
cure a temporary relief? We must have
tariff soon, or John Tyler himself Ill b.
obliged TO go on CREDITOR he will nardir
get a bill from Congress for the issuing OF
more treasury notes o. ever for anoh"rl oari
after he shall have vetoed the Government
Tariff Bill, If perchnnce I've does do II.
This is q very impor AMI reason why tho
concession should not be made, but there's
another still more important and fraugh
with the dearest inteies's eff the country.
The land revenue raises from one ~
twenty-five millions Of dollars annually
Should this be- thrown into the National
Treasury as u fund To support the Ordinary
expenses of government, II would nearly OF
quite destroy all the protection afforded BY
IA tariff The first object of tariff is 10
support government; the second though noI
least, is protection. Allowing this TO 10
true, it mos, certainly would not be soft The
amount necessary to be raised by tanh
should be lessened BY deducling the land
revenue. Following Out literally the pril-
ciples of the opposition party, now held oll'
and there would be no need Of a tariff at all.
of the land revenue should ever amount 10
the expenses of government. In such d.
lena all protection must cease. But ihn
can never be. A tariff we always have had,
and always must have as long as the gov
ernment exists. Aud through It's effective
means protection will be secured; and such
protection as the country calls for with
steatorian voice. Throwing the land fund
into the national treasury is an act which
every friend of protection must most sen-
ously deprecate. Are not these two con-
siderations themselves. enough to warrant
firm adherence 10 the distribution bill! II
was, and is now, one Of the great principles
of the whig party. No reasons have been
offered TO prove the necessity of its abroga-
ton. Then let it remain as if engraven on
d tablet of imperishabe marble!