Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-19
SPECIE OF MR. BARTON, OF Mrssorn,.
IN SENATE u. STATEs-E.y. 9. 1880.


vcy and sale of the Public Lands being under cunsi-
dcration, Mr. BARTos addressed the Senate.
Mr. PREslpEnr | am one of those "lineal and
bastard sons Of the Vest whom you have heard de-
debu,e, IN the commencement of which. I am per
suaded, tile grand Sachems OF your party could not
: have been consulted.
All gong harmoniousIy here The mar
unanimous victors in the late Presidential campaign
seemed satisfied with their triumph and their tro-
Plies AL parts OF the Union were expressing favo-
rable dispositions towards the young Vest. libe-
raj system in disposng of public domains, pro-
pitious growth and prosperity, and to the
development of all our resources was openly adyo
Gated by the North, the South the East and the
West; when minor chieitain of your party of not
much renown for either policy or war (Col Ben
tOn,) not satisfied with the scaps he had taken in
the last campaign, fell suddenly and unexpectediy
Upon the prisoners of the minority, and commenced
scene OF massacre of the living, and, dragging the
dead from their graves, even re-sca,ped them who
had been scaped and buried 6y other arms more va
iorous than his own during the existence of the by
gone war!
And thus one, arrogantly speaking for the whole
West, threw the firebrand among the members of
this body, and lighted up the flame of this partisan
warfare OF sectional prejudice, local luminosity and
civil discord
Che latitude and liberty of this debate seen, to be
ktnd OF Saturnalia IN the Senate of the United
States This may be u good thing during long
SESSION OF Congress, If not too often repeated Pie
Romans, too, had their Saturnalia in which it was
allowable to the verest slaves the Empire to speak
hon1e-trutts, to their masters without either fear
Or reserve.
1t not my purpose to avail myself of the fill
=anGe OF my privilege to affect to speak daapers
IN the bosons of either the ruling majority here or
that board of rewards and punstInents yonder; Who
Saviu Obtained possession of the Treasury the press
and the Offices honor, and cnoluuents of the Repur,
dc have been enacting such freaks of "party disc-
pine as you'd make the fathers of the Revolution
weep they could behold them.
1t Is not my purpose re-measure all the grounds
Oh this extended debate: but propose TO review the
prominent points--to pass from hill to hill from RI
Scf to river, and from mountain to mountain as we'll
rs may, giving brief and imperfect sketch OF the
principal features of each. And if gentlemen will
not be surprised and think out OF order yill
even touch upon the matter in dcbate-the proposed
inquiry tor Information Of the Senator from Connec-
tlcut, (Wr Foot, and the amendment offered by the
Senator from Nav Hampshire; (Mr Woodbury., }
which covers the whole resolution over as a cloak
covers Senator, and looks very much like sahsti-
lutte.
have the honor to be one Of those eunneal and
bastard sons of the West" who were so pnmerci
!nly denounced by the author of this party warfare
me cause OF SECTIONAL prejudice, local animosity and
am one of that great and patriotic minority in
Tue est VITO SO disntefestedy endeavoured to sus-
tan he hunied administration of Wr. Adams against
which all the arrows of party nlagnity were shot;
an The hell bounds of sectional PREJUDICE and civil
Gseord were let loose, and ell the lust of Office and
power OF combination We're arrayed.
And in this fallen condition and day of adyersi
~, ana OF our countrys adversely, we feel thankful
that this notice ofus, from snch quarter did not
IN the more mdeWing form Of approhation or of
praise.
Rut as this uebate has been converted into marc
partisan warfare of sectional preindcrs and civil dis
cord and as this has degenerated into mere re-
ess massacre or prisoners, sarking of towns and
Tobbng OF graves,-I yill shield myself under the
great fundamental principles of the constitution and
with the light of the Farewell Address of the Father
OF ms country IN my hand, and with souethinp of
n II Grill o,,,,,< IL
back the war into the enerDys country SO far as 10
attain that indemnity for the past which can only
CONSIST 10 recaPtorIDg our lost property and that Sc
eurly Tor the future which can only consist in na-
cling our motives above the reace of assalants-not
hoping to conquer, IN him, the propensity to yojafe
the rights of others, to destroy in him. the ability
To DO furfer mischief, while backed and sustained by
Zach majority that TO which he has attached him
eelf. ~
aware of the unequal contest against such ply
seal superiority of force possession Of all the strong
AoidS ell the artillery, and all the munitions OF war,
With my sling and my pebbles, advance to the field
Never did more disinterested and patriotic BODY
OF men appear In of Presidential cont csts
than that minority in the West, with whom had the
honor to be associated under the administration of
Mr.: Adams, and the equal honor to be denounced,
under that of his SUCCESSOR as the unIinGal and bas
tafd sons-of the Vest
We saw with sorrow, the line of our revolutions
y WORTHLESS extinct that henceforth a new race OIL
ispraDts would spring up amonn us: divide and die
tract the country into personal factions arrayea un
der tie bonneI9 Of their local leaders, and those har
inonious elections, by general consent which marked
the elevation of of former Presidents ABBOTT
10 disappear from Our country=-perllaps forever,
We were not ignorant Of the fact that in such IN
array OF parties under great plurality Of leaders
nose VINO did not succeed might coalesce and form
"a opposition to hang upon the OF any future ad
Lc veal. r'N
we saw the Presidential elections Of our country
ABOUT to assume new character; to become mere
taIping matches and lotteries, III which the desperate
j fortune Would take chance in hope of relief end
l9c bankrupt IN reputation would seek protection lin
tg@ aheitcr Of crowds, and the strength Of com ina
ton.' ~'"
J., we belonged 10 neither ofthese two classes; we
iad 10 peraonal stake in that raeno ticket IN that
lottery, except Ia common with Our country; we
neither desired nor expected any Office or indiyiduaf
n'!gSnrgc.