Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-02-04

hs Department, known to me to be highly mcrto [
rious, and among them ono who is now a Repre-.
sentative i'll the other House. 1t is adclestablc
system drawn from the worst periods of the Ro- |
man Republic; and if it were TO be perpctuatcd if
the offices, honorS, and dignitiCs of the pcoplo
were to be put up 10 scramble, TO be decided bv
the result Of every Presidential election our 20.
vcrnmcnt and institutions, becoming intolcrabc,
would Gnally end in a dcspotiSm incxorabc as
that nj Constantinoplc.
Sir the necessity under which VIC arc placed is
painful. Blu, it ia no fault of tho Senate whose
consent and advice arc required by tho Constitution
10 consu,nm0to this appointment that The Minister
has bcon sent out ofthc u. 5. without their concur
renee. | hope that the public will not be prcudi
ccd, Ivy his rejection, if ho should DO rejected
And feel perfectly assured that, if tho govern.
ment to which lie has been deputcd shall learn
that ho has been rejected because no has there by
his instructions TO Mr.. McI,ano, stained the char
actor of our country, tho moral effect of our do
ciS"m will greatly outweigh any advantages to he
derived from his negotiations, whatever thcy NAV
have been intended 10 DO.
REMARKS OF MR.. FRELINGHUYSEN.
beg the Indulgence OF the Senate, barely to
state the reasons of tho vote, that shall rive
or the nomination before us. In this, | rcTord
Mr Van Buren, as public man, and my reasons
for Withholding my advice ard consent TO hi.
nomination are PUBLIC REASONS. They are
purely national, i'll which neither party nor pre
iudice have place. feel the weight of all the
responsibility, TO be incurred by the inportan,
measure Of recalling n Foreign Minister for eau
Scs that implicule him in public ccnsure; but
also feel fully sustained by the considerations that
shall l"iEcncC my vote.
S:r, the true interests Of the nation require
Minister that will repre-: ont his country and 80,
merely advance his party. We want Z Minis
ger OF That i5!iy ch0r1 ctcr, who will The moment
HIS MISSION commences. droa the hab;iimcnts Of
party. and robe himself in the pure and loyal
NtSti1cn!S o. liiS cOuntry-his Undivided CGun-
ny. / !csirc Suci q man to 90 forth, forget
ting oil the s,rif,s at home, and remember only
Ihat nc Is an American Minister, and to act
upon Amerclu principles But, when VIC per
c9ivc the gentleman, now before ue, deliberately
a his Gercau, instTuctinG cur Minister to for
eign coHr to call to his aid in conducting our nc
gotiatl0ns, tic results of cur political contests
have coed cause to fear that lie docs not possess
those C. eva,ed principles that will dispose him to
!ci CT tho counsos hich he so freely and SC anx-
lJus'y communicates to others.
In the Instructions prepared and given by Mr.
Van Buren, 20 Mr. hIcI.anc, we have CIV dcncc
not 10 be mistaken, of Mr. Van Burcns policy.
And 1t Is 50 purely selfish, as to absorb all con-
eldcraiions OF cOuntry. II is so devoid of Amer.
can .pirlt and character, that am compelled,
by a nigh and solemn sense of duty, TO bear a
| decided protest against il.
| Nhat is the scope of these instructions! ASH
understand them, they distinctly direct our Minis
| Emiy too. They commission him to apprizc the
British court of tho character OF our political COLI
slonS, and especially TO let him know who tri-
| triumphed and acho were defeated. Sir: 1t is hui
initiating TO think of il. These instructions urged
our Minister to put his party in tho right and the
country in tho wrong-to refer the British Minis
ter 10 the results of the ballot box here and press
upon that cabinet the vicssiiudes of our political
conirovcrSics--our own domestic differences as
motives TO persuade thcn--to what sir? Why
inf to 81,
tc ms now dominant party, that was refused to
| those IN whose keeping the arrangement OF Amer-
can interests had heretofore been coniidcd
i"IS Is the hrs! attempt, in our diploma
cy Win foreign states, 10 separate the Ad-
mnstation of the country from the country
HOW wanting in all Justice, we'll az magnanini-
ty was it, to make this dangerous and unwar-
rantabc assumption, plea, with any foreign
court! SIR, who is by our constitution, who alone
can be our public organ, but "thc Administrations"
And yet hear clause of these instructions. Mr.
Van Burcn really argues the point: "to set up" he
proceeds "thc acts of the late Administration
as the cause of forfeiture of privileges which
would otherwise he extended to tho Poodle
OF tho United States, would, under existin g
circumstances, DO unjust in itself" &c. Sc
" therefore, unjust under eriS.ing circumstances?
because, as was before stated, we, that is we, The
new Elen, now in power, did not participate in the
acts of the late Administration, and therefore, we
hnmDly hope, thae%e may be spared the forfeiture
ot these privileges. This, with other portions of
TINS extraordinary document, is so humiating to
our national character, that 1 cannot consent TO
countcnanco IT by advising the President to APP
point Mr.. Van Buren, TO the very Court at which
nc has humbled us. No, Sir; let us rather meet
the case at the threshold, with unqualified dis
appreciation, and never suffer it 10 grow into the
authority OF precedent by our acquiescence.
| why, sir, the consequences of such a course Of
diplomacy would be most disastrous--it would per-
| pctuaDy distract our public counsels on every
change OF Adninistraton-nay, on every pros
! pcct OF change-on every commotion in the
country that might indicate it, VIC should be driven
by such measures, to entertain stronger jealousy
OF our diplomatic functionarcs abroad than of tho
! Courts and nations TO which they were sent.
Are we prepared to say, sir, and have it under
stood That our political conflicts are TO leave our
OWE shores and cast their influence abroad? That
our ministers are to become the agents of Il party
ana drive It's purposes in such manner and by such
means as they deem fU / trust not. Let us pre-
serve The honorable and manly character of our
foregn intercourse: and expect and REQUIRE thu
our Ministers shall, i'll thoir discussions and con-
Guc', act Tor their country; and not make foreign
Court The arena on which to play off the intrigucs
on push the interests of party.
DEBATE GE Continued
szSl7zS 80,
re, OTlCE.--The undersigned is deslrous of
Ia adjusting the affairs Of his intestate as
speedily as possible, and therefore requests all