The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-17
MIR. GILMER'S REPORT.

The Select Committee on the Message of
the President, returning the tarlf bill 10 the
House, reported yesterday and if we had ever
entertained any doubt that the stand taken by
the President, in refusing his assent TO the re-
peal of the proviso of the distribution act, in
recommending that that proviso should be main
tanned and observed, and in desiring to retain
the proceeds of the public lands in the Treasu-
ry, at the present time in aid of the exhausted
resources of the Government, would be JUSTIFIED
by the people, every such doubt would have
been removed by listening to the three reports
from the Select Committee presented by MI
Adams, Mr.. Gilmer, aud Mr.. Z. }. lngersoll;
and it was scene of triumph for the friends OF
the Administration and of the Constitution.
The report of the new Adams Clay coalition is
what might have been expected from It's author
a tissue of rhetorical exaggerauons concerning
the difference of opinion between the President
and Congress on the subject of the United
States Bank and Distribution, mbued through
out with bitter spirit of personal and partisan
luminosity, carrying out the idea OF MIR. Adams,
that the public veal is TO be sacrificed TO the
idle punctilio of an alleged necessity on the part
of the House to refuse to do right because the
President recommends it, and ending IN the
lame and impotent conclusion OF resolution 10
amend the Constitution so as to require only
majority vote to pass bill upon the Presidents
objections These pretended advocates OF the
tariff interest. who admit the paramount I'M
portance of new revenue bill, who perfectly
well know that there never was SO suspicious an
occasion to pass u tariff in such form as to give
ample protection to the manufacturing interests,
and to give it stably and permanently, and who
have again and again been formally assured by the
President of his readiness and desire to approve
such bill, deliberately refuse to pass one, and
choose to have Congress adjourn, leaving the
duties as they now stand, at 2Oper cent, unless
they can also accomplish the mere party pur-
pose of driving through on the back of the ia
riff repeal of their own qualifications of the
distribution act; and these false friends OF
the People say that the People shall not
have any relief except at the expiration
of two years struggle, on which they now
propose 10 enter, for altering the Consttu-
ton and overthrowing the established balance of
the powers of the Government. Thank Heaven,
the issue is now fairly made up; and we rejoice
to know that every political sign indicates that
not only the entire Democratic party but also
great majority of the Wing party, utterly repro
bates and condemns the nfatuation OF fore
doomed downfall, which postpones all the inter-
ests of the People and the Government TO the
party hobby of Distribution. In all these particu
lars, the factious and unconstitutional course of
the revived Adams-Clay coalition is ably and
conclusively shown up in the minority reports OF
MIR. Gilmer, and of Mr.. Ingersoll. And
we particularly call the attention Of
readers to Mr.. Gilmer's minority report, pub
lished in this days paper, as one OF the ablest
documents of a Congress distingu ished for the
great number of elaborate state papers, which
have emanated from lis several committees.
1t i, dign6ed, ear, manly, argumen-
tative exposition Of the neglect OF the
plain acquisitions of the Constitution in
the course pursued by the majority of the
House, of the iutlity Of the pretences set up by
them for their intended abandonment of their
duty to their constituents aud the country, and
of the fact that they are the provokers and as
the Executive. And while indicating the
President in this respect, it still more emphati-
cally vindicates the Constitution from the per-
severing attacks on that sacred instrument
which are the beginning, the middle, and the
end of the party illusions of the Clay Wings
in Congress. We rejoice that the Admnistra
ton enjoys the advantage of having this we'll
reasoned and ably written report, full OF just
principles and patriotic opinions, go forth TO the
country in its defence, and an antdote to the
report of the ma jority Of the committee.
We shall endeavor to lay before our readers,
tomorrow, the report which Mr.. G. j. Ing ersoll
presented in behalf of himself and Mr.. Roose-
welt, which is most searching and scorching
commentary on the views set forth by Mr..
Adams.