The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-06
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald.)

understand the actual state of facts The wings al
INSIST that there is existing law under which reve
ue can be collected-that imposts Of all kinds mus
| come in free of duty until Congress shall enact
Jaw prescribing the amount and mode of levying ano
collecting. This they assert most peremptorily
| with perfect unanimty Now what is their duty
| under this alarming state Of thingsl With majo
rity in both houses of Congress sufficient to Civ,
them absolute control OF business they resist ever
| attempt made to obviate the evil which they them
selves aege exist, and refuse TO do that which OF
their Cwn showing, is Indispensable to the very ex
istence of the government. Some o. the soundes
lawyers in the country differ with the wings on Thu
point, ard entertain doubt that the laws as they
now exist clothe the Secretary of the Treasury un.
| der the dire elton of the Executive with ample au
thority TO coecta duty of twenty per cent od ralo-
rem. But this furnishes excuse for the majority
in Congress. They are bound to remove the difficult
" which they declare to exist The little tariff wa.
| returned on the 10Th ult. On that very day bill
might have been carried through both houses con-
tinung the revenue laws then in existence un-
| obviated all difficulty and doubt. The President
thinks this would have been an act OF supereroga-
ton but the wings differ with him, and every con.
sideraon OF duty and patriotism should have prompt
and guarded against the possibility of trouble or EN-
| barrassment. But what did these disinterested ant
| patriotic gentlemeg do! Why they put down ever
effort to remove the difficulty winch they aver pre-
| cudes the collection of revenues, and if lheI
| notions correct, leave the government without
| the means of going on. Let this matter be put tc
the people its true light, and language cannot des
| crbe the measure of public reprobation which will
be visited upon this most factious and odious Con
| gress.
WHAT to be the ultimate action of Congress upon
the subject of the revenue, must be matter of con
lecture The majority have determined in caucus,
to carry through and send 10 the President a tariff
bill containing the principle OF unconditional distrl-
| button. Some doubts are entertained whether thi
be done In the face OF the explicit declaration oil
the President that he will not sanction such bill
| but these doubts are not well founded. Those wht
have watched the course OF this Congress do not re-
quire to be told that featy to party the force ofpary
| dence, policy, and patriotism: 1t has been settled
that such bill shall pass, and it will be passed, re-
CARELESS of the admontons of the past, and reckless
of future consequences, The majority will spend
weeks in maturing bill which they know viii be
| met with the constitutional negative, in the vail
| hope of bringing odIum on the President. They
will continue 10 aggravate the public Distress and
ermt the Treasury TO remain in its present impov-
er.hed condition, with purpose or motive but I,
promote their own selfish schemes, and to embar-
rass the administration.
When the President shall return the bill which
the Wings expect to send him, their course is ex
ceedingy problematical. The prevailing intention
IS, to adjourn at once and leave everything in con
| fusion This idea will probably be abandoned when
they come to recollect that the President is CON-
| nanded by the Constitution to convene Congress
| whenever the exigencies of the country shall re-
perform his; that if Congress- adjourn and 60 home
without providing the means for carrying on the
| government, he will Immediately issue procama-
on setting forth the necessity that compels him to
call them back. When this view is taken by the
Wings, the presumption is, that they will recove
their senses, give up distribution, and pass tariff
bill which the President can sign.
The session will probably run well into August
debate w in
House. The three following days are to be gvei
to the business of the Territories the tariff bill
cannot be taken out of committee until week afte
lex and then there are the appropriation bills still
to be disposed OF. II is not intended to touch th
.xchequer. The select committee of the House
having the matter In charge will probably make
up the bill. The resolution will be rejected of course
and there will be an end of the matter for the pre-
sent Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 3.
Matters md Things at the Seat of Govern.
ment.
The Senate have adjourned over TO Tuesday, 81
the business of Congress will be of very little conse
luence tomorrow. In the House the debate on the
veto will be continued, and perhaps concluded if
quorum can be kept together.
The preparations for celebrating the Fourth in
this city seem to be confined to the Temperate,
,eople, who intend to get glorious on lemonade
Perhaps the members of Congress will confnc
| themselves to this innocent beverage We shall
see.
The White House is to be thrown open to visitor
tomorrow, in conformity with ancient usage.
and the President will be visited by the people them
selves. General Jackson abolished the practice Of
furnishing refreshments on levee days. and there has
been much more decorum and proprety among the
visitors at the Executive mansion since that has
been done
Ithas been limited that the Wings in the House re-
fused to adjourn over lest holiday might swell the
attendance at the White House; but this is hardly
credible. IT is scarcely possible to exaggerate the
violence of feeling towards the President among
the Wings in Congress, but they are not blinded
by rage as wlfuly topunish themselves to spite him
One of the Auditors, modern Vicar of Bray
who has undertaken to cajole and deceive every
President since 1880, who has had unexamplcd sue
cess in his VOCATION is about TO be detected in play
ing the spy, and the presumptons is, that his OF
| treachery and deception is drawing to close. No
man reposes a more generous and unhesitating con
dence in those he deems his friends than President
| Tyler, and no man has greater horror of perfidy
lesson will be taught to of the office holders
| in your city before the season is over
| SHIP BUuDING.-Westerve and Mackay have
Just laid the keel of splendid ship, to be of 400
| tons burthen And Lawrence and Sneden have
ust finished steamer, worth nearly S4o, 0OO which
is to on the eastern coast Our ship yards begin
| to look up again.
BRITISH SURvEY.-The British Government have
| ordered the steamship Avon, Capt w f. w Owen
TO the Bay cf Fundy, for the purpose of making a
| thorough survey of its coasts, harbors, &c.
WARS THE MATTER More thunder and light
ming has played about the country this year than
for several years past.
l WHO'S TO PAY About two million acres of
western land are 10 be sold in August next without