Litchfield enquirer., 1836-12-29

was what it b because l wns not Ghs Prssi.
 dsNfs q Gng And then hc showed how i'm. possible it was that it could be, as the. Presi. dent had been travelling round the country, through Virginia, to Tennessse, and % back hv fhe ,vav of Ohio to this city, in order to ;IAnence Elections. @Like q lion they sho,v-
 ed him about. and like lion they made hin,
 noad'-untiI sick and weak he came buck. and has been disabled ever since-partly with
 his exertions. and partly with rage, on find
 ing them futile.
 " that more of the people could not have wit
 messed the mode in which the President con.
 ducted himself on this electioneering pro-
 gress. Why, sir, they had catechisms pre-
 pared for him, and they collected crowds to
 hear him repeat them, on the highways. and
 in the bar-rooms of taverns. When thus con-
 vened, some village politician would inquire.
 General, what do you think of Mir. Such-a- one!' In a stentorian voice the old hero
 would reply, He is a traitor, sir!' And then
 would the knowing ones, the leaders there, cry out, '1 told you SO, there there did I not say it was So?' &c. And then another inquiry would be made, What of another q He is liar, sir! And another! Gle is a
 black cockade federalist, sir!' And another? He made speech and gave stenographer five dollars to write it out, sir!' And anoth- CT! He is on the fence! He is of no ac count! You must. send n better man. sc. At last some one asked, sAnd what do you
 think of Reuben Whitney, General!' Pure
 patriot, sir No just cause of complaint a.
 gainst him: read the Erecutiue documents, and you will see,' &c.
 "All this was repeated to the people by the zealous deacons who attended, and the people were called upon to give heed-and they did!
 A,l h1o <LoA A. could have listened to that catechism! Nv friend from Tennessee who sits near me, [Peyton] told me they would kill him with so much travel, fatigue, standing and talking, hustle and excitement: yet still they showed him about, and made him roar, till he fright ened away all the people in that region from him." "And he came back disgusted, and there he now lies, no more raving, but a sick lion, who cannot even shake his nane to terrify the beholder-and the Perennis and the Cleander of his court have ever since been, and are, haunting his bedside like so many vampyres: and thus is it that this, his last message, is what it is: and what is 2"
 MT. Wise then described it as the worst as we'll as the last-as characterized by vanity and egotism, profane hypocrisy, solemn mockery, sophistical nonsense, low, cd cap- tandum arguments addressed to passion and ignorance, to justify glaring wrongs, and for the vilest purposes, glaring falsehoods as to trade, currency, sc. electioneering for the successor nominated by the nominal author. disingenNous attempts to reconcile glaring Inconsistencies, as to the distribution of the revenue, pitifll apologies for the disgraceful conduct of military affairs, bold demands for the increase of standing army, a shallow political economy, dcmagogueisnl, deception and humbuggery, grovelling moral scnti- ment, total absence ofall pathos and feeling, and entire want of sage counsel and advice, and finally by false certiication in chief as to the prosperous condition of all our national concerns, to the ability of all the officers of the government, and to the entire absence of any just cause of complaint against either of them. 0..-.,
 Now nnon all these three rnints Mr. Wise took issue, and demanded committee to in- vestigate the grounds upon which that part of the message containing them was founded. This he represented as being due to the Pres ident and to the people alike. The truth only is desired: no accusation is made, that will not be borne out by investigation. "Cleanse the Augean stables, say 1.-the same that was said when you, sir, Adams was in the chair1 came into power,-and they are a great deal dirtier now than then. Cleanse them! that is all l desire by my motion ofthe resolution on your table," ..:.,
 After somthing further in the same strain, MT. Wise said he would not be accused of attacking the new administration in advance. He was willing to try MT. V. B.'s administra- tion by its merits. Though the caucus can- didate fthe office- e-holders,-though the nom- mated successor ofthe President-the appoin- ted not telected,-though minority President, and promising to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor-yet, if he will falsify those pro. misses, and having gained the eminence he sought. will kick from under him the dirty ladder by which he ascended, and will base his administration on sound and constitu- tional foundation, will pledge my humble support to his measures, though cannot SUD- port the man. Andwhy! Because he came not in at the straight gate, &c. &Sc.
 The speaker then alluded to the battle just fought by the people, and described the pat riot army as defeated but not conquered,- checked in their career, but not arrested,- but not disnayed. Smitten, but not struck down, their flag is yet flying free {! Defeat may drive here and there Q craven spirit from the standard, but there are firm and proud hearts yet left to rally round it. 1 Defeat, said l! Another such defeat would De crowning victory. No. sir! we are not defeated! our hosts are only withdrawn to take breath fora fresh struggle.-the weap- ons of our warfare are powerful, for they are justice and truth, patriotism and devotion to our countfy's good,-and never will we lay down our spears and our lances, until they have won for US perfect victory over usur- patton, irresponsible power and demagogue- ism. Sir, move you the resolution on Your table," ..
 This was adopted by the committee, SC to 7S.-N. Y. Star.