All  this  was  justly  attributable  to  the  stimulus  given  to
commerce  and  industry  by  the  protective  tariff  of  1828,
then  in  force,  and  so  conspicuous  had  its  beneficial  effects
become  by  that  time,  that  his  patriotic  enthusiasm  was
enkindled  at  our  wonderful  development.  There  are  not,
in  any  state  paper,  more  eloquent  words  than  those  by
which,  in  this  message,  he  pointed  out  the  evidences  of
our  national  greatness.
