23 JULY 1842, Page 2

The North American mail acquaints us with some strange in-

ternal convulsions in the United States, sufficiently perplexing to the foreign politician. JOHN TYLER has dismayed his fellow- citizen subjects by an act of authority—he has vetoed " the Little Tariff Bill." The President and parties in Congress are at issue about a new tariff, which should have been decided before the 30th of last month ; but the disputants could not manage to finish their quarrel in time. Under the Compromise Act, the import- duties underwent periodical reductions, and the final reduction was fixed for the last day of June ; but Congress contemplated a tariff to enhance instead of reduce the duties. It was expected that the President would veto any bill for the purpose ; and so, to give time for further discussion, a short "continuance-bill" was in- troduced, to keep in force the existing duties until the 1st of August : that was "the Little Tariff Bill." Mr. TYLER would not make the concession implied in the measure, but threw it out : the officers were set to collect the duties under the reduced rates fixed by the Compromise Act, and the Republicans were bewildered at finding themselves at the mercy of so much of autocratic power.

Another intestine commotion was a small revolution in Rhode Island, where a gentleman chose to appoint himself Governor and issue proclamations. The authorities had not much difficulty in driving him out and in asserting the vigour of the law ; and the citizens are struck with admiration, because their State constitu- tion is able to put down revolutions so easily. The foreigner, on the other hand, is puzzled to know why there should have been any revolution to put down. The matter most concerning us, Lord ASHBURTON'S negotiations with the United States Government, is involved in some obscurity. Some say that they go on favourably ; others report that they had become perplexed at the last. Mr. TYLER'S embroilment with Congress does not promise leisure and calm for delicate diplomatic bargains.