Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-03
ar. wlBsTERs SECOND SPEECH:

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Prees4sy 20 b provoked, by what he chose I,
coassasr = charge made BY mo against South Caro-
NJ the houossss usmber, Mr.. President, has takeI
up . new crusade against New England. Leaving
ho sueotss perhaps, had been neither distinguished
or tatacs6y, dltung go, also, OF the topic OF the
tafiifshe sslAed forth in a general ASSAULT on the
Opnions, politics, and parties OF New England, ss
they have becu exhibited in the last thirty years.
Thlsis natural. The "narsow policy" OF the public
lands had proved q legal settlement IN South Caro-
lima, and wss not TO be removed. The "accursed
policy If the tariff also, mad established the tact Of
its birth and psren,sge. in the same State. Nowon-
der, therefore, tho gentleman wished to carry the
war, - he expressed It, into the eneniys country.
Prudently willing 10 quit these subjects, no was
doubtless desarous OF fastening on Others, which
could not be transferred south OF Mason and Dixons
line. The politics OF New England became his
theme; and It was m this part vi his speech, thnk.
that he menhced me with such so'e dlscomhtaro
DISCONTINUED! why, sir, when he attacks any thing
winch iusintaip, aud overthrows IT. when he turns
tho right or lett Of any position Which take up; when
hs drives ne from any ground choose TO occupy, no
may then talk OF d,scomturc but not I'LL that distant
day. What hus he done? Has no maintained his
own charges? Has he proved what he alleged? Has
lc sustained himse in hrs attack oil the Government,
aud the history Of the North III the matter OF the
public lands. Has he disprovcd fact, reiued
proposition, weakened al argument. nsiniaincd by
u,eS Has he come within beat OF drum OF any POSI-
ton of mine. Oh no, bat he has carried the war
into the cnemys country! Carried the war into the
cnsny's country Yes, sir, and what sort Of war
has he made oil iG Why, las has stretched drug
net over tho whole surface of persisted pamphlets,
iudiscrcet ocrmons, frOthy paragraphs, aud tuning
popular addresses; over whatever the pulpit, IN Its
OF alarm, the press IN ils meats, and rtles
in their extrava gancc, have seyernuS Grown off IN
times of general excitement .lu violence. He nus
thus swept together d. of such things, but that
they are now ord, ts.e public health would have
CURED him rsier to leave III their state of dspcr
sion. foe good long hour or two, we had the IN
70 hntl nrAhl. mo
1r white he reccd, with usual grace and spirit.
aud with evident high guSto, speeches, pamphlets,
addresses and all the Ct ceterds vi the political press
such warm heads produces IN worm times; anu such
as it would be 'd,scomhture' indeed, tor any one,
whose taste did delight in that sort of reuuing, to
be Obliged To pcruss. Ih,s IL his war Tins It 10 to
carry tne INTO the eIremys country 1t is IN an
invasion of this sort, that tie hatcrs hioise with the
expectation Of gaming aureis' mt to ad0rna Senator
brow.
Mr.. President, shall not, il will trust, not be
expected that should, either now, or at any time,
separate the farrago INTO parts and answer and exa-
mine its componenls. l snail hardly bestow upon II
ell, a general remark TWO. In the run OF forty
years, SIR, under thus Constitution, we have eXpe-
rsnced sundry successive violent party contests.
Party arose. indeed with the Constitution ITSELF and,
in some form or other, has attended 1t through the
creator part Gifts history. Whether any other Con-
sution than the old ARTICLES OF confederation, was
desirable, was, itself, question on which parties
formed; ii a new Constitution were framed, what
and when it had been formed, what was, IN fact the
lust extent Of the powers actually conferred was
tlird. Parues, as We know, existed under the tirst
Administrators as distinctly marked, 40 those winch
manifested themselves at any subsequent period.
The Contest immediately preceding the political
change 1901 and that, again, wlicn existed ut the
counnenc ement OF the laie war; arc other Instances
of party excitement, OF something more than usual
strength and int ssity In all these conflicts, there
was, no doubt much violence both and all sides.
It would be impossible, ii one had fancy for such
employment, to adjust the relative quansun Of vio
icnce between these contendiDy parties. There was
enough IN each, must always DC expected IN popu.
lar Governments. With great deul Of proper and
decorous discussion, there was mingled great DEAL
also, of defamation, virulence, crinnaton and abuse
In regard any party probably at one OF the leading
epocs III the history oil parties, enough may found
tn make out another equally intlamed exhibition, as
that with which the honorable member has edited U.s.
For myself sir, shall not rake among the rubbish of
by-aone times, to see what can find, whether
cannot find something, by which can fx blot OH
the escutchcon OF any state, any party, any part
OF the country. Gen. WashIng,ons administration
was steadily and zcalously maintained, as we all
know, by New England 1t Was violently opposed
elsewhere. We know IN what quavter he mad the
most earnest, constant, and perseyerng support in
all his great and leading measures. We know where
his private aud personal character were held in the
hghc4 1egree OF detachment and veneratoni and wo
know, LOO, where MS measures were opposed his
vices sighted, and his character vaed We know,
or we might know # turned to the Journals, who
expressed respect, gratitude and regret when he re
tired from the chief magisracy; q VINO refused ex-
press either respects gratitude or regrotI shall not
open those journals. Publications more abusive or
scurriious never the light, than sent forth
against Washing, on, aud al ms leading measures,
from presses South OF New England. But | shah
not look them up. employ no scavcngers-no one
is in attendance me, tende'ing SUCH of re-
talatoE; and If there were With asss load Of them
with bulk huge that which the gentleman
himself has produced, would no, touch one OF them
see enough of the violence of our own times to be
no way anxious to rescue from iogetuinsss the ex-
travagances OF times pact. Besides, what all this
20 the present purpose! 1t has nothing to do with
the public lands regard to which the attack was
begun and has nothing to do with these sentiments
and opinions, which have thought tend TO disunon
and all Of which tho honorable member seems to have
adopt himself, underiukun To d'fend. Now Eng
land has times, argues the gentleman, held
opinions dangerous, as those which he now holds
BE It So But why, therefore, does he abuse New
England, Ii he finds himself countenanced by acts
of here, how is ii that, while he relies these acts,