Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-15

think of questioning the motives Of an Arstides or ST Paul.
Under the lee Of these Administration Steamers the minority
tackled themselves as an humble skih to be ,owed along, in
what they thought right There we expected to bc sheltered
iom the tempest Of eaiu'nny and Misrepresentation that has
assalicd us.
We expected there to escape the vile tongue of The palace
slave, who does not attack Us with his double barIelcd gun, or
tennessee rifle; but villa the poisonous breath Of calun1y at
lemp,s to SANDER us down.
As soon could the vile toad, feeding on The dauk yopors of
some dark aud poisonous cell, where the light Of the sun never
enters, appreciate the motives. ieelius,.and views OF tho sun.
approaching eagle, as the base palace slave appreciate those Of
tho two Senators l have just named, or even those Of the vhlii-
ed minority.
But, sir, l have reasons Of a high public and patriotic char.
actcr-connecied with the purity and prcseIva,iono of our con.
s,rutional liberties, why l will not vote the printing OF those
documents alluded To By the Senator, or any other public
printing, TO your party engine; reasons which rne far above all
conscientious OF mere collars and cents, and do not relate to
the out ni doors character OF the editor, with which, as such, I
have nothing TO 10.
Those reasons are founded in the double, Incompatible and
dangerous nature of the establishment.
IL Is public printer here, not only Of our legislative matters,
but II Us also public printe'. and official conhdant in our execu-
i've ousHhess-m our most important diplomatic secrets IN this
chamber and II is party editor and SANDER master general OF
debates Of the United States Senate.
As soon would see one OF the judges of that ansus, trbu.
nal, the Supreme Court of the United States, acting in the
double capacity OF judge in the court room and party editor on
Pennsylyania Avenue, as to see your confidential officer acting
in this double, an,irepublica". Incompatible and dangerous
And how was this double anslgama,ed monster Of party
founded?
l presume i, is Of that genus of monsters Of party of which
President jackson wrote to Prcsiden, Monroe, at the com
mencemen OF ms administration, as a thing fit to be crushed
jackson an hundred per cent. in my estimation. was plea.
ssu " MS iDeIalty towards the l. rterdliSts as a former paty.
and who happened to have founded our Government, and all
our public Institutions that are worth preserving. .
u,i o" o. . ", sSh o NE prescription OF a party, to whose
cended it, in many instances, as the Senator from South Caro-.
Ina; Judse SMITH so fully demonstrated, not many days since
| wish the presidcn, were free from the bonds of ,hn, party
discipline so unfavorable TO the elevated duties OF a President
But how was this monster Of party cared,
Were sen, 10 find out its founders, would look around me,
Is some unfortunate children Ia this city, look out to find their
iauIers ! would look INTO the Cabinet. and into the legislative
halls of the nation; and there should find them.
Should my constituents ask me how the monster has been
fcdr | will so far play the Yankee as to answer thc, question
winter morning stand and pull down whole bundles of fodder
from the stack, and thuIst then. into the rack of the stall fed
tarie. aud Senators and Representatives a, WASHINGTON civ,
and pull down the treasures Of the public will both hands, and
party-rher Telegraph!
Agsia ] ak, is all the money a join, stock to swell the divi-
bends oil the Ministerial and Congre ssional firm?
Reform! Oh ye crusaders of prescription, We apostaies of
reform! We hypooires who make long faces and ion.er prayers,
prot'sg we can &C., upon exchange or a, some public cross
Tic beam out Of your own eye, ;hon shall We zee more clearly
10 pluck the mote out Of our eye. We whited s~epulchrcs, We
look far, nay even ,Chife upon your exterior. but vour inside il
fili OF corruption and dead mems bones!
Ne strain at n gna', and ys swallow a camel!
fe only wished to get possession of the Government, and
Treasury, and TO subsidize the press
Here the Prcsiden, reminded Mr.. BARTON, tina, The question
oeSre the Senate was upon the amendment offered by the Sen
a'oI from Connecticut, MIR Footl
MIR. Barron said, I acquiesce in the suggestion, that this
topic is not strictly IN order upon the amendment, unless this
reform be considered as embracing every thing, and consequent.
~ IN amendment; hut will be frank with the Chair II he
Stops me at this point he will spoil a capital part Of my speech.
THE President observed il, was usually a matter very much
with the Senate how free the debate should be- and MIR d.
Reform! you remind me of the fable of the boy and wolves,
IN the spelling book. He cried wolf! wolf! until he put the
good shepherd oil his guard, when 10, the wolves came in coed
earnest and devoured The flock!
So you cried reform! reform, until you deceived the public,
anu put them oil their guard, when you rushed ir yourselves,
III combined array, and seized on the Government and Treasu-
~, The einoluments and Press, so far as you could buy it; and
reformed us with a vengeance, by tunin. out from all the high
Offices, and most Of the low ones, almost all hut your own rave
nous gang Of exrectants, end bestowing, with a prodigal and
unPa'lt0uo manu- "e treasures oil the Republic upon your own
You wanted the places and the cmoluments Of Office above
all other things; your conduct, the loud tones Of your actions,
speaking even louder than your deafenns tongues, proclaim
them to have been your object and not your coun,ry's good!
Your combination still utter the fam, cry Of .coahtion. -
The shnll cry of coalition rises on the terupcs, of con,bina
ton that now desoiates the laws and liberties OF The country,
IKE Tie shTleks OF a ghost IN the intervals of a midnight storm.
fe Apostles Of Reform nken you to an American Joyc,
seated on high, above the reach Of very lite motals, and huh-
ing your 'htndeIhots-at WHAT Not at the colossal or gisln-
tic peculators of the day-not at the mountain tops. or the tall
pine, or sturdy oak OF the American forest, but at the bruised
hyssop at the foot Of the garden WALL
That is American thunder, MI. President ] have often
heard that American thunder is better than all thc thunders of
ming Of this reign; but now have heard it aad felt it,-noi in
my own person, but IN those of my coun.rymen and friends;
and 10 the PROSTATE laws and liberties of our country; and now
And | would not swap one genuine peal of american ihun
der for all your Sicilian and Italian volcanns-no, not even if
you would throw Iceland into the bargain! 60 for American
manufacture, and for American thunder! 1t is so magnificent
and grand!
Atothcr times I can lken you TO nothing in the Heavens
above, or on the earth beneath-unlessi il be q kind of AMER.
can DomitIan-n not darting your lance through the wild boar Of
the black forest, nor the rebelions German, or Scythian Of the
North; but thrusting your bodkin through the peaceful house
Hes upon the wall; and especially the weak, the lame, the lazy
aud the lubberly flies that cannot very well get out of your
reach.
That IS imperial sport! 1t may be death TO the poor flies for
aught know; but who could condescend, amidst the splendors
of this reign, to think Of that?
It's sport for the Emperor! II rs imperial game; and go for
imperial gape when go a hunting.
Now, mus, part IN charity, with the whole APo'tolcal
race OF reformers in this Administration. May they themselves
repent ana reform! l VIII say OF them, as "A distinguished adj
vocate Of the West (Mr Grundy) once said Of the opposing
witness in a cause.
Should they repent and reform the temporal church will Te.
joice' Angels will tune their harps anew, and all the heavenly
choirs will sing
THE rieSt sinners have rettyncH
POSTSCRIPT.
Judge White replied to Mr.. Barton in much anger
and bi4ernes5 o~fspirit; and concluded with the dccla.
ration, That he bad no explanation or apology to make
for What he had said, and went over and sat near Mr..
Barton.
Whcreupon Mr.. Barton roso and said--I rise TO OK
PLAIN 10 the Senator from Tennessee. for unlike him,
| will both pyuloiu md onntor;1o ,yL,ou 4 ,I:,L, =,