Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-28
MIR. TAZEWELL.

50, TIE age oil miracles has not passed"
MIR. TAZEEELL.
This gentleman has appeared to the country as
having somewhat lost his energy since the achieve
nent OF the political victory of 1928 He has par
tlcPated less frequently in debate and taken less
active part in the deliberations Of the Senate The
truth was, that NJ Tazcwcll became early dsgusted
with the administration which he so owcrfuly con
tributcd to bring into power. He saw cabinet con-
sttucd of men whom he could neither approve for
their abilities aud experience. lie saw the President
surrounded by Gordon of dependents and parasites
distributing in his name, the Offices of the Republic
among the Swiss who had sold tier pens and their
voices, He saw these men, in the name of Reform
rewardng paTtizans without personal or public merit
and in the name Of the same Reform wreaking ven
geance upon independence whercsoeycr it could be
found IN Office, and whcrcsocvrr il could be reached
1t was impossible that NJ Tazewei could it is i'm
possible that he did approve, much or most of that
which has been transacted since the 4,h March, 1929
and hence he chose IN become an observer occuny-
ing the ground ofthc Constitution and principle vot-
ing according to their dictates, without reference ia
party ties, than to b. Jealous without conviction and
to applaud where he was not satisfied.
At length, however the LION has been reused. The
appointment of Ministers to Turkey, without the
knowledge and consent of the Senate in violation OF
the Constitution, and in most fragrant contempt oil
the Congressional adjudication Of its provisions on
the occasion Of the mission to Panama has again
nerved his eloquence. In moving to strike out the
appropriation for the payment of the Purkish Ambas-
sudors, Mr. Tazewel is represented as having made
n DOWprtul sDppCh \ IF
g Tazewel surpassed his ancicu; glory"-a citizen
who was there, writes that the Effort was Herculean
and that Mr. Tazcwell has more than made Up the
ground he was supposed to have lost.
We congratulate Virginia on Mr. Taz,wclrs a-aic
taking prominent part in the Scnate-wc congrat,
uIate her that this stand is the Constitution, and
against power and its abuses. We congratulate her
that she is represented the Senate at least by mon
whom Power cannot influence, or maiori'ics corrupt
From source entitled to pcrfcc, confidence. ",
present the following extract from Mr. Tazcwcll's
Speech. The speech has not We, been published but
reliance may be placed upon the fidelity Of this cx-
tract. We invite the country to weigh its purport
We invite Virginia to reflect who it is that make.
these declarations. We respectfully invite atelIi-
gent jackson man;o consider fit not time to count
the costs OF their farther dcvot01 to that individual
and adopt measures 10 rescue the Government from
the ignorant and mbcclc hands which nominaI!y
sway It's powers while truth, and a. all know they
arc wIedcI by hidden and irresponsible powe
behind the Throne intent upon self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
scdulous only to use the predecessor to fix and es
tablrsh the successor Arc We exlggera.cd2 Are We
UNJUST Who is tho man that does not secretly o,
avowedly concur with us. We believe there is nc
such man.
Extract from Mr. Tascrrcils Sgsc,h on The Turkish
Mission
"Mr. IazcwcIl, when speaking Of Tire Turkish Mis-
sion declared that ~ was agrant violation Of the
| Constitution, an unauthorized usurpatron of power
and an infringement Of the constitutional rights of
the Senate He further declared, that General
Jackson had M more power to institute that mission
without the conscht of the Senate, than the Senate
would have mad, to institute u, without the consent
oi tho President He alluded 10 the principle of the
British Constitution. that "ihc King can do NO
wrong"-hc affirmed that was fast becoming tho
practical rule OF this government that the President
ran do no UrOng-that he feared VIC should soon see
1t in full cXcrCisC-hat If it must be So he would re.
gret It the less, II another principle Of the British Con
stuuDn were Incorporated with IT. that the mnster rs
should he wcrabc. He apoorlzcd for the PrcsI-
dent, on the ground Of want of information, and
cCnsurCd tho cabinet for not ul1rdnr the ndvcrtcd
to the fact, that four Of he cabinet Mr. Van Buren,
Mr.. Branch. Mr. Eaton, and Mr.. Bcrrcu, had bee
taken from tho Senate. He affirmed that they were
present at the Panama discussion and then support I'd
INN III maintaining tho same principles he was now
contcndng for, and which principles they had palp7
bly, violated IN getting up the Mission to Turkey"
u letter from Washing on says: 81 have heard
several times N this city report, and have under
stood that 1t had been stated in letter from Wash.
lngton published At place north Of us, that a
recent correspondence had taken place between Gen.
Jackson end Mr.. Adams. inform you upon unques-
tonabIc authority, that this report Is without rounda-
ton No correspondence, or intercourse Of any kind
has taken place between them, since Gen. Jackson
anne 70 Washington in February 1922