The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-08-25


lodged by the powers of the EARTH and it will give
America happiness to be the first to acknowledge Ire
land nation.
/ Ffom the Pittsburgh Mercury.
THE FOURTH VETO.
On the 9th inst the President returned the " Great
Tariff and Distribution bil'' to the House of Repre-.
sentatives, in which it originated, with the reasons
Il why he could not sign it.
The Message abounds in sound sense and strong
argument. And it is matter of surprise that JohI
Tyler should have been able to meet his enemies with
the force and camness he has displayed when the re-
lentess persecution and malignant abuse he has en-
dured is taken into consideration To reason as he
has done and to maintain his good temper under the
provocation he has received is alike credable to hi:
mind and heart
Much contempt is manifested for Mr.. TYLER and
the argument he uses, by certain conductors of the
Federal press They announce with disgusting afec-
tation, that they will not cumber their columns with
it, declaring it destitute of literary wen politi-
| cal merit. But although these gentlemen may find
this the easiest way to answer Mr. Tylers objections
they cannot keep the Message from the "public eye
The people aoM read it, and in spite of Federal ca-
/ NOR and his former errors, John Tyler will obtain
credit for rmness, honesty and consistency in this
contest with the reckless and rabid Clay Wings in
| Congress.
The President glances at the circumstances under
which the Distribution act was passed. and shows
that he had only consented to sanction the measure
raised above 20 per cent, and that in this view he
was sustained by Mr.. Ewing, then Secretary of the
Treasury, and the Wing majority in Congress. He
thus clearly proves that in seeking to distribute the
proceeds of the public land sales at the same moment
they raise the Tariff they guilty of gross incon-
sstency, or downright hypocrisy.
The first of the reasons assigned by the President
for refusing to sign the BILL s that it unites two sub
jects, "wholy homogeneous in their character" 1t
unnecessary point out the manifold evils of this
legislative practice Of connecting various subjects in
one bill, to citizen of Pennsylvania. The crazy ex-
cesses and rulnous extravaganza of our improvement
systematic reckless borrowing and prodigal pend-
lures which have Frustrated the credit and prospects of
our old Commonwealth in the very dust-are the Bit
ter fruits of the infamous log-rolling syste of egs-
laton. We doubt if Biddle, with all his brides, could
have bought charter for his great Bank, if it had
been submitted to the Legislature by ITSELF under its
own proper name. 1t was coupled with San act to
repeal certain taxes" and passed under that title
There is just about much connection between the
Distribution and the Revenue laws there was be-
tween the law to repeal the State Tax and that to
charter the United States Bank. Both sets of mea-
| sures were coupled only because the Bank and Dis
trbution bills could not have been passed separately
and this fact alone was sufficient for vetong
the bill that contained either In exercising the pow
confided to him in opposition to the villanous log
rolling system, the President will be firmly sustained
| by the people.
The second of the Presidents reasons is one whose
force cannot be denied controverted. 1t that the
nacassitios of tho Genora Government suoh that
the money can not be spared. 1t is with great diff
Guilty that funds can be raised by borrowing to carry
on the Government, and yet those Distribution men
wish to give away the revenue expected from the on
ly which must always prove the most I'm
| failing.
His third objection is that, by uniting the two SUBJ
jects of the tariff and distribution, it inevitably
makes the fate of one dependent the other in the
future contests of party The friends of the dstri-
button scheme, who are determined to saddle it upon
the tariff the very worst enemies of the manufac-
turing interests. They know that great party, if
not majority Of Congress and the people, are OBJ
posed to distribution and that if passed. would be
in daily danger of being repealed They know that
in such contest, it would be difficult impossible
to separate the two subjects. And yet regardless of
consequences, they have again and again sought to
connect the two Subjects rrevocably. 1t is gene
rally received opinion that the frequent changes in
the tariff laws have been most detrimental to manu-
featuring interests-ndeed, the sentiment has been
advanced that those interests would have hourished
better without tariff, than under the numerous and
sudden changes OF policy on this subject, which has
marked the legislation of Congress. 1t is agreed
| all hands that whatever measures may be taken
should be pe,anent-that stability is the desidera-
tum-and yet, in the face Of this universal opinion
the ultra Wings take the most certain means to rem
der the existence of the proposed tariff law of doubt
| fnl duration.
| The tone and language of the message leaves no
reason doubt that the President is anxious for the
passage of BILL and would cheerfully sign
one that would afford all the protection required. He
will consent however, to leopard the existence
of such vital measure, by connecting it with any
obnoxious project, against which the people have
frequently given their opinion and against which an
unceasing war would be waged The distribution
men must submit their scheme in its naked deform-
ty to Congress- they cannot fost it upon the people
by any indirecton. We earnestly hope they may
submit it to vote by itself alone; but is likely
| that they will dare tn take that step.
Nothing can better indicate the egregious folly of
La. ,Iotn H.
message by affecting to contemn it, that the pains Ia
ken to counteract its effect by the Wings in Congress
John Quincy Adams moved committee of thirteen
to report the Veto in other words, to prepare an
answer for it. If it is the despicable document the
Wings would have believe it to be, why not let it
go to the people without any comment, any effort
| to ne utralize its effects?
From the Nor1cich Conn., Ne,cs.