The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-24
From the Burlington NJ Sentinel
VETO NUMBER 4.-THE DESIGNS OF THE
WHiGS ACCOMPLISHEDi

The Federaliss have accomplished their design.
They have defeated the Tariff bill by bringing down
upon il the veto of the President which will be
found IN preceding columns. This was generally ex-
pected, aud has excited no surprise for II was known
that II the Distribution feature engraited on the
bill, veto was certain Thus have the great inter
ests OF the country been trihed with. What mock
cry rs such legislation Are the people satisfied with
such conduct If they are, we little understand the
wants and expectations of the country.
The country demands the adjustment OF the Ia
riff The wants of the Treasury demand it. Thou
sands OF idle operatives, and thousands OF aborers
ca Tor some legislation, some permanent ana set'ed
policy.
They want stability, SO that they may know what
To depend upon. This thing to-day, and something
else tomorrow, will never answer. Give us perma-
nency, that we may know what to depend upon, and
not your ups and doiorS with every WIND.
Why, then, is nothing done Is II because the
President Is unwilling to approve OF any Iari! NO
for he has, time and again, expressed his Willingness
and anxiety 10 settle this question But while he Is
DESTROYS of the final settlement of this subject, he
says distinctly that he api rove OF the Dis
hibution policy. The Democrats maintain the same
ground. They say to the Wings "Gentlemen, sepa-
rate the Tariff bill from the Distribution law, and
We will settle this matter very quickly" No, say
the Wings, 'we will persist in linking the two mea-
sures together, and if you wont 60 for Distribution
you can't have any Tariff. We, the Wings, believe
the Tariff OF the greatest Importance but the people
may suHtF lOT Tie want OF III, III uley VIII
the time, for something else besides Tariff"
The people can't have either, without they take
them together. That is, they would say to the man
who is suffering for food, "you can have some bread
To eat, prorided you oiu taks arsenic Uih IT. y
How extremely fair and generous such legislation
or how humane would be the aims to the starving
MANI ''We kno,o (say the Whigs) if we connect
these measures, defeat the Tariff; but we can
make little political capital for Henry Clay, and
that is of course OF more importance than any thing
else" The question is, what will be done' The
Tariff Distribution bill is vetoed. A Tariff without
the Distribution will become law, and it remains to
be whether the Wings want Tariff or not
The veto message has been referred to committee
of thirteen in the House, Mr. Adams is chairman.
What action this Clay committee will recommend,
we are unable to say but it is generally thought they
will report unfavorably to the adjustment of this
Tariff question. If the Wings put off this subject,
when by striking out the Distribution act there would
be not the least difficulty, let the people hold them
responsible. They can settle this question, If they
disposed, but if they trhe with the great in
terests of the country for the sake of headng one
President, and paving the way for another, heavy
| responsibility will rest upon their heads