Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-02
FoR THE CoNSrIrCriQNAL WAIG,
COL. THOMAS Ii. BENTON.

FoR THE CoNsrIrUr,oNAL WAIs,
I COL. THOMAS III. BENTON.
! Gentlemcn: TIL. re is him.. NJ this ase Of Won.
ders Which has astonis'ied than some passa.
ges which have lately read III speech delivered
N the U. s. Senate by Colonel Benton. There is
perhaps TO man the public theatre of the present
time who looks with more hardened conn osure or
conteuptuOus Indifference upon the criticism or cen
sure of others, than this eistlgished gentlen,an-
After the memorable East room letter, beg pardon
OF Mr.Ritchie for making ths alusion, THE affair
OF the double uieage--the unexampled desertion of
Mr. Clay-and the .till more unexarnpled conversion
from remorseess hate to the most violent affection
tor Gen. Jackson, ofordinary nerves if he had
not retired fur from the Senate of the United States
wonld surely never have again opened his lips in
that august assembly. But Col Benton is made of
different stuff He was cast i'll no ordinary mould,
and nature has stamped upon him an iron hardihood,
which enables him through circumstances that w,,ld
have proved fatal to the regulations of others 10
laugh at and defy public opinion. Col B. in his
speech TO which have REFERRED takes occasion to de.
nounce in unmeasured terms the whole nlanufactur-
'og ss system, :, ;. .,u. 49,,
the National Intelligencer, ugainst The horrid policy
OF making paupers by law-aganst the cruel esisla-
ton which would csnfne poor people in the north
east to work journeymen in the munuacto in
stead OF letting them 60 off TO new countries, ac-
9ure Land, become independent freeholders and Law
the foundation of comfort ind independence for their
children Manufactories are realizing what was
said by DR.. Franklin forty Eve years ago that thew
Deed great numbers Of poor people do the work for
small wages that these poor easily got in En-
rope, where there was lnnd for them, but that
they could not be got IN America till the lands were
taken up. These are the words of that wise man
near bali century ago The experience Of the present.
aHy Is reTYyns them. The manufactures want poor
people TO do the work for small wages these poor peo
pie wish to 60 to the west and get land have ocks
and hcrds-;o have their fields, orchards, gar
deus and meadows-their own cribs--barns aud dali
ries, and to start their children on theatre where
they Gun contend with equal chances With other neg,
pies Children, for the hoDors and dignitics of the
county Inns IS what the poor people wish to do.
nov 10 prevent t--how to prevent them from stray
ing or IN this manner, Is the gu stion. The late
Secretary Of the Treasury could discover no better
nsode than the idea of bounty epon non
N tho shupe OF ection to domestic manufactures!
II mast coupler sehe,ae OF Injustice sohich taxes tie
.Vsrid!. ~ " '"'
Nov would ash if there is any inan on
earth, honest or dishonest. gentle simple. who
would not naturally suppuse reading above extract
that Col Benonhad always Lceu ,hoousaoina oppouen,
Throughout all The dcnssions tile tariff 1924 Ben
ton uniformly voted for the mpos,s opposition
TO The southern and taF party questions 10 strike
The duties ou Russia Hollands aud Ravens aucs
the nnun cotton CLOTHS, the duty of per cent on for
WOOL exempt ION h1r Haynes moonI all 1axcn nd hem
goods from the duty of rs per duty of
ke's from SO rs per cent on. the so cents duty
on kon IN bolts bars manufactured Benton vod in
tae nSgatirs On the motion increase the duty hemp
nom so to IS dollars per ton Col voted affirmative
be voted or and passage so obuox
fous 10 Tue South Col bentons also
the eyznntue The passage Of bill Of 1923
Add now in Jannary 1880 this consistent gentleman
the discovery that tho whole tariff ubiquitous
scheme 10 tan the sou, for the purpose cine west
think of their representative who his shewng one OF
the leading aceompices in 1924 and 1922 in a plan
tor the speech from which taken the extract is to
prove that se north eastern and middle States combined
nothing notorious Than that Eeu England almost nnsn
ana h Inmsa Win the so.h IN resisting the tariff of 1924
Inc eastern States not until after they
tai the and realised their benefits people of that
! ~ ~ ''''"'' i''''''' "' Ks RS'e observer.
Colonel Benton ia a late speech in the Ssnute at
washington, emphaticay said-"I take my stand
upon great moral principle that it is never right to
enquire INTO the eXpediency ofdoing orong" II this
principle should be generally adopted, the stand,
how considerably would the business of debate and
deloeratlon be narrowed! And hoy much more, af-
ter the adoption of an equally sound priucple-v1z-
that 1t is never erpedient TO do ,erong,- Nat Jour.
~ II Will be by the remarks of General Smith on
The resolution Of Mr. Foot that he Mr. Adams from
pending the late CONTEST and subsequently, by oh
eFs equally notorious for the rcundness Of
appear. ihs, T Adam. ADHERED the Colorado a The
boundary and that IN the arrangement tie
Sabine This puts the assumption of Col Ben,ou fore
yer II rs surprising tat men appointed to the highest
stYe trusts III fe world should forge, that t is the basis
OF every other vir,ue--Bah. Csrou.
The Alexauda Gazette gives the f,liowirg: HoME
ihav;rhir fayns IN his speech very violent upon the
Federassn reply-"Sir' said Mr. Webster .sif any man
feels the guilt OF Federalism lying very heavy upon bis con-
ceaee he knows where he get absouton for his SIM
Ia halt an hour come original democrat, dyed tie
1oooI" The Jackson men all looked askance
Duff Green, ays tire Peoix Gazette Is eudeayous 10 de-
ac, from the merits of AR Webser's spcech-s says
General Hayne came off conqoerer There was not an
Intelligent candid man in The Senate, who will say
spee1h was tue most triumphant piece Of oraory
almost ever listenedo The Of the able and
guen' gentleman from South Carolina melted ko
before the beams, Of the r Webster came off more than
conquerer II evident from the of Mr. Havne in
conclusion No one could belp remarkng how changed
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