Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-03-28

House Sir, the gentleman should be cautious in giving
us ms authorities for and against coalitions If he ar
rays chatham, Burke, and Fox, sde and Sheri-
uah, lwho by The way, in all the coalitions) Mr.
Moore, and himself, the other the ouse NAV
regard 1t as case Of the .Naiin, e,yure know not
what standard the honorable gentleman NAV have fixed
or nse nor what point he hopes 10 reach at the end
OF The long political Journey which he considers before
HIM. lie viii not be much TO be commssera,ed If
wh'en he etrcs ii shall be said him. he was no more
independent than Chatham-no more pure than Burke
no more patriotic than Fox-ther coalitions in
Guided. ' "
besides, SIR, while the honorable gentleman ,v,s
p-N"s WIN such severity of coalitions did he not in
- e part oi ms arSutnent-n the same breath in
winch he denounced them, exult in the Un;on ,ybcI,
was taking place in New York, The IJn;on, WI.
"a beautiful immaculate word. How that word flows
, me money! from the lps The Union in New York;
vi whom and for what purpose, The peotIen,n COW
10 enaoe New York TO present an undivided from, ,n
e Nauoh and this, too in what the gentleman mean,
' an argument IN favor of the district system Sir
orc mere TWO rules OF political morality. Does that
gentleman say that IL is corrupt for the adnn;s,r,o
vi the government to seek a union of copncIe ,rh
mere is no dhefence ofprincpies and not corrupt hut
ganst it, '0u oe SouSh1 d
me gentleman from South Carolina smoke If mr.,
sac eaoinet will ask that gentleman If t,o 80,
suc,' 'hing as Mosaic Opposition? The oen,Iema,,
sd'u' WIN great justice, far as | know l,is b;t
mnJer uo eason TO De ashamed of any political banner.
uiiuer winch he had fought. But if mistake not ~
Signs OF The tunes, above all, if understand ,h; do'
trine OF political Mosaic the ti,pe ~. 'S uoc-
n,no ae wiz not DC ashamed certainly but somewhat
10 una with what banners he is fiehtino in cor
Junction. He will find himsef in the nestle; " oou
" ose shre"d ministers Of France who while by ono
courier they sent aid TO the protestants in Coy
.. e"' letters OF arrest and dragonnade to the
tue.'""S IN france. The principle of Union
'ake TO be at least good on one side of tho ,nn,:
on the other. e VI 'he question as
u;naa h ,. 'h'ruae on the forbearance of this COM
"'''ee out mnien longer, exhausted as uei. 800;
Let.
oie gentleman with alternate delight and ,hr;,i; 10
~ o al WIN such touching eloquence he exponnded
% aPoogue OF our frail first parents in the or
uen VI Eden When / found him no,pr hoo,,
primitive records of our race and searc, IN u 'e
oi inspiration, to find the key TO our poIiIicaI
that , men saw MN returning with the discovery.
ht tie les'aent OF The United States was the Devil
wa, 'he senate were advising and conse,tinr sn;;t
uarkness, and the service of our beoved e 9r -
'he highest and most honorable trusts tho evy,
cu'se' was almost ready to excaim under fine exc;t
US all, ee'han hao wrought
W sfar-eyed science, hast thou wandered ,he
o oring us back the tidings of despairn
SIR, II had made this cherries discovery
u not nave brought II to this House to be set fort,
~, al. eiaoorate argument should have packed ND
my trunk and stood ready for the convention Hill 70 &
III virginia, that might have started with INV good
lenu from That state, Mr.. Archer for the inter;or of
lh''ca or win ''long suffering Captain Symmes - for
me interior OF the earth. But read that ;ntora.;
lesson. which, allow appears 10 have hoo, d;,.Is
reference to the Presidential election with diG.ran,
moral Our first parents abode in union and in ne.oa
.He,l action nhe their hearts, was The ambi-
tePre plotted against this harmony and concert
IN despair OF prevailing their united strength b
sought 10 divide and conquer. He drew our fraiI mn
t"er 10 solitary spot TO lonely District in the esr
aen' lie talked to her in arful words of amendino
er STATE he babe her exercise the right of acting for
herseii-he battered her wisdom, her vanity her love
OF power Had she remained by her partners side This
eoquehce ad been vain; but bereaved of his counsel
/
no eye to Witness ff'''
"---lIer rash hand, i'm evil hour
urn reaching to the fruit, she pucked, she ate
r.ar'h feit the wound and Nature, from her seat
signing through all her works, gave signs of wo
That all was lost."-
Aye, sir, 'tat al! lostn And LET the st.te ,b.
now compose this happy Union mslcd by the eloonence
OF the honorable gentleman, contract the habit of fam
Perng WIN The constitutions; let them in the exc;,enop&
OF an election passed. of an election IN come ,k
mat curious that blessed adjustment of powers which
DOW our HE and peace, and all will he lost f
.he-Sir lei the people of this country believe what
| Inc gentleman has earnestly told them of tho COW
ruPuoty OF this House, of their REPRESENTATIVES and
say not all 'rIH be lost, but that all as lost rrereva
! bly,, totally-for ever.
But such, | thank Heaven, is not nv opinon-aII 10
not iost-all is saevery safe. The country stands at
this moment IN that position-firm and erect in which
Providence Intended that it should stand. af homo
inoue Oh wise anu prosperous administration of do
Hlesc affairs; abroad eXamplar TO the discouraged
nations of that long desired union of lihertv opd e.
Sir, 1t held the opinions to which alIude which
nope on mature reflection, the gentleman from South
Carolina himself will reyse--l say sincerely would
not come here to proclaim them Here they can do nc
good the hour gone by; the battle is fouGt and lost
But would go with them 20 England and would
there sound them in the of the reormers so called
that poor dcuded company who without leaders
without counsel, are following the phantom of reform
through the dark paths of treason and assassination TO
the scaiiold would fly with them to the continentoP
Europe and see if could there do nothing to repress
the movement OF revolution ready to break out in that
ar quarter OF the globe, in pursuit of the same delu
sve good proved by the failure of our experiment in
tins favored land to be thus deusve would po with
my doctrines TO Turkey, and there strive to nerve the
arm OF the Sultan that he might drive the steel still
deeper into the bleeding heart of naneled Greece:
hshlDg tor the same insulting mockery of freedom for
which we fought and at best for the same treacherous
and short lived Then, sir if could find ON
inc lace OF The EARTH one mild, parental benecent des-
pot, who loves his people as his children I would oo
and Law fnrehead ON Lis fnntslnnl III LS.- -