Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-23

our principles and yet are we REQUIRED 70 ,ac,.,
these things as acts of gracious condescension. =,
tavors worthy OF our gratitude. When he pl,n,.
the dagger III our hearts, and smiles at the main
which himseltiniicted, we are required To- rccfr;n
it as Il token of Affection '
Mr. WILLIAMS asked if the gentleman was i;
ordcr.--Mr. Van Buren, not before the Housn
Mr. GoopE asked why he was subjected 10 ,h;.
continued Interruption Why was not the same
course pursued towards othcrsl Why an, I s,nn
ped in the discharge of my dutyl This is tyronpv
not to be borne. l'rhc CHAIRMAN requested M
q. to procced.] Then, sir, (said Mr.. Co. / b,v,
TO ASK why is Mr.. Van Barren TO receive our sun
pori Is it because of his devotion to our Interest,",
Is 1t because of his consistency in the support of
our principles? Is it because Of the firmness and
conStancy of his charactcrl Has he not belonged
10 all parties! Has nc remained stcadiast to onv
one party! Has he not acted with the Federal par
S' has Inc not acted with the Republican party,
Diu he not sustain Mr. Clinton2 Did he not on
pose Mr.. clinton? Has he not acted with the Tariff
party, and again with the Anti Tariff party? and has
not TINS last been, iii its turn abandoned and left
" "oIN out us own saivationi He has sustained
the doctrine OF Internal improvements His
friends maintain that he has Abandoned tho doc
trihe OF Internal improvements. Sir / NAV re
specttully ASK to what party or to what prin cipIs
mas he remained steadfast? Let his friends here
answer And yet, this is the man. to whom Viz.
gina is to be yielded up as a reluctant bride Ills
not connection founded i'm affection Her heart
WIZ not throb with suppressed ecstacy when Weld
Ell 10 ms cold embracc-and solemnly protest
vOfp oG
MA BIO counted for Mr.. Van Buren, the PeopIe of.
the commonwealth VIII not have decreed it. WIN.
should we do this violence to their yilli Because,
II is necessary to defeat John Sergeant This.
sI, Is inc reply. MIR. Chairman, this practice of,'
ouious comparisons, has been used as a nowcrf,;x
electioneering engine. Henry Clay has been poin, .
Gu Az ana an incongruous party has remained uni
ted. AT this result, L rcoice--whether I contem-
plate Mr.. Clay, President Jackson-I rejoice.
at the firm union of the Party.--John Sergeant i,
TO be rendered object of terror; and tho hate o
hin' Is to stand in the stead of love for Van Blu
rem. we shall be told, that we must choose bo
wee" Two evils; and that Mr. Van Buren, is tho
lesser evil. Sir, protest against being thrown
INTO SO narrow a range of choice. Give mo a man
LOT "hom can feel some solicitude--a man.
whom may sustain with zeal. Give me PbI;nP
,o ISL, ,-he Is worthy IN every particular; and
10 reiusc TO nominate him, is to declare
that our principles cannot PREVAILS fr
all time, to cut off all hopo from cvc,v
son OF the Old Dominion. No one amonr them
can ever hope to come before the Public ,,;th
fairer pretensions-and the principle of hope will
die In their hearts. They will not fail to observe
that the interests of the leaders in Virginia will b
forever engaged against them-and they will un
dertakc to speculate, and to account for the fact
They will reflect, that, if Virgnian be the can
didate, tho People will be able to Judge of his me-
rits without appealing to their leaders for pform
atoh-and tho consequence and Importance of
their leaders, will be diminished among tho Peo
pie The Candidate also being known to the Poo,
PIE, ana having strong hold their affections
VIII not iee SO sensibly, his dependence on tho
leaders, and will not SO readily acknowledge their
Importance, or the force of his own obligations.
II however, u stranger be run, the people become
dependant on their leaders, for necessary inform
alton. The leaders become important and cops,-
quential, with the People. The candidate too.
being unknown to the People, can approach them
only through their leaders. He will therefore ca
ress their leaders He will acknowledge his own
dependence. He will swell their importarcc and
acknowledge the obligation in a tonfold decree
The leaders of Virginia. will therefore, be forever
interested, In preventing tho nomination of Vir-
ginian.
Mr.. Chairman, had other views-but am adj
monlshed that my remarks ought to come to a
close have, in conclusion, to protest against
the Resolution of the Member from PETERSBURG.
because OF its tendency to bcstow the vote of Vir-
ginla, against the will of our PEOPLE