Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-04-17
From Poulson's American Daily Advertiser.
Extract Of a letter from
WASHINGTON, April Z, 1882.

The Senate did not sit to-day. In the
House of Representatives, Mr.. PEARcE,
of Rhode Island, occupied the time allot-
ted to the consideration of Resolutions, in
continuing his remarks on the case ofthe
Wiscasset Collector, McCRABE. This
nan you will recollect, stands charged on
the oath Of McCLINTOcK, lately lnspec-
tor of the revenue at Wiscasset, Maine,
with having required the SAID McCLIN-
TocK to leave with him 25 rer cent. ofall
his wages or fees, and yet to swear that
he had received the full amount of them.
The case had been referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary; and the discus
sion in relation to it, now going on in the
House of Representatives, is on the mo-
tion made by Mr.. DAVIS, Of S. Carolina,
chairman of that committee, that it be
discharged from the further consideration
of the subject, and mat the case be re-
ferred to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. PEARcE's address to-day, fully
sustained his reputation as close reason
er, and prompt, pungent speaker. say
ga close reasoner," for though The de-
bate has so far forth partaken of that ex-
cursive character which such questions
ALWAYS assume in the House of Repre-
sentatives, the power of logical mind
was evidenced, in Mr.. PEARcE's speech,
by his watchfulness and success in bring
ing every collateral topic to bear on the
main pont-the question of reference
His "brisk attack" as the National In
telligencer calls it, of the day before, on
the administration, was indeed brisk e.
nough to-day; but in the serious parts, was
dignifed; in the playful parts, marked
with a vein of delicate satire; and in all
its parts wholly free from any thing like
bitterness. have heard few speeches
at all sarcastic, in which the speaker more
universally deserved the praise of prefer
ring the razor to the broad axe. The
House seemed particularly amused with
Mr.. Pearce's reply to some assertions Of
administration members, that the Presi-
dents popularity was "increasing" and
''invincible." In examining these asser-
tions, the Rhode-Island orator drew brief
but graphic sketches of the political oPin-
ions of the several states. l will advert
to few, by way of example,
off ask" said Mr.. p. "for proof of
the devoted and loyal attachment of the
great State of Virginia to the President,
and press the question on gentlemen Of
that state, what is the answer! Why
that Virginia will support Gen. Jackson,
not because she likes him, but because
she can get no one whom she does like.
Most extreme enthusiasm this, sir,--this
compulsory choice between confessed e.
wills"
"IIow stands the "invincible populari-
ty Of the President in Louisiana! Ec-
ce signum! Here Mr.. Pearce pointed
over the way to the venerable General
Thomas, a representative from Louisia-
ma, and decided opponent of the admin
istratiou. "Look there, Sir, at living
proof of the condition of the Presidents
popularity, in the region which was the
especial theatre of his glory. There is
a patricia "hero," not "two wars"
but Of half dozen; and he has still E.
nough Of the amor patrie, animating his
aged bosom to fight through hall a dozen
more"
GAS to Georgia her course will depend,
and well do gentlemen Of the administra-
ton know that it will depend, on c,rcnm-
stances yet to arise, and AlaJama will fol-
low in her wake"
"Alluding to the lukewarm sentiments
Of the people of North Carolina towards
the President, Mr.. Pearce drew high
ly poetical simile, IN which he likened
that state to ship, loosened from her
moorings, and ready, at the instant, to
cut her cable, sc. &c. "S. Carolina"
said he, "will advocate Gen JACKSON,
we are told by the gentleman, because
Gen. JACKSON is opposed to the Tariff and
to Internal improvements. And, Sir,
some other gentleman is doubtless ready
to tell us that Pennsylvania will advocate
him, because he is in taror of the Tariff
and Of Internal Improvements. Singu-
larly prosperous indeedmust be his course
to whom the winds, blowing from all quar-
ters, are favorable. Sir, it is easy to IN
derstand the character ofthe contest now
going on in Pennsylvania.-lt is strug-
gle between the love for Cesar and the
love for Rome, or, as .he great English
premier, MIR. Canning, once said, be-
tween attachment to the king and attach
ment to the kingdom. When the man
", republican character of the good peo-
pie of Pennsylvania is considered, gen.
tleman may perhaps find that they are
lending too willing an ear to their hopes,
when they so confidently predict that the
result of such a struggle among such a
people will show that there the populari-
ty of Gen. JACKSON, or of any other man,
is invincible."
After noticing the condition Of Gene
raj Jackson's popularity in several other