Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-12-22
TW ENTY-FOURTI CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
luEspAy, Dec. 13.

TUESDAY, Dec. 13.
Mr.. WISE roso aud offered the followin. reso.
luton
Rcsolped, That so much of the Presidents
message as relates TO the condition of tho various
Executive Departments, the ability and integrity
viii, which they have been conducted, the vigilant
aud faithful discharge of IN. public business in all
Of then, and the causes of com ,laint from an,
qinar,cr, at the manner in whicl, they have fulfilled
the objects of their creation, be referred TO "A sclcei
committee, TO consist of nine members, with power
10 send for persons and papers, and witt, insiruc-
TONS 10 inquire into the condition ofthe variou,
Executive Departments, the ability and integrity
with which they have been conducted, into the
manner, in which the public business has been dis
charged in all of them. and into all causes Of COM
plant, from any quarter, at the manner in which
the Department, Of their officers or agents, Of ev-
cry description whatever, directly or inlirecilv
connected with Them IN any manner, officially or
nhofici,lly, in duties pertaining 10 the public in
trrest, have fulfilled, or failed To accomplish, the
objects of their creation, or have violated then du-
lies, or have injured or impaired the public service
and interest. And that said committee, in its M
qniries, may refer TO such period, of time as 10
them NAY seem sxpcdicn, and proper.
Mr.. WISE then addressed the House as TO-
lows
Mr.. CuAiRMAN In submitting the resolution of
reference which | have sent Ia tho Char, | deem
I NV duty to offer somc reflections to tho House
aud to the country.
Sir, this paper ~ the last Al nual message of
Andrew Jackson. Tho contemplation Of il as
sncl, is deeply affecting 10 the sincere lover OF hun,
and solrmnls moarniul to the honest lover of his
country.
What should the last annual message Of Andrew
Jackson have been 7 Who Is re, what Vas he
been The answer to tri, question ought 10 de-
lerminc what tins last act OF lis Kind Of his should
have been.
\ man of humble but res lcctadle origin, he WIS
born in the tinits of lis country's travail iui inde-
pendencc. Ills precocious spirit of resistance IN
oppression marked his infant body with the scars
OF the Revolution. After the times which tricd
mems souls had passed ava, after the blessings
Of freedom had been secured by all the mum nents
Of the institutions of our fathers, the fruits of peace,
and virtue, and wisdom, aud lealons patri.ilsn al
ter varied and clequcrcd scenes of privat. and
public life, under u destiny adverse only SO far as
II was full Of dangers. IN games not olympic, in
contests not heroic, we tiud linn in the midst
Of his country's second troubles, a citizen SOL
der, a Major General OF the Army Of The Repub-
lie.
lie was ambitious of fame , and as iong rs
mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal
II''hhN WI mt wv VI iiitb WI lbfI btiit =
factors, the thirst of military glory will ever be til,
vice Of the most exalted olaraciers." A bold. en-
crgeiic, and dannilesS commander, he carried con
quest, in spit" Of all dangers and difficulties, IN
10 the wilderness OF th" savage lIihrs OF the South
ern frontier was the daring but successful aud
justified invader Of a neutral territory, and finally
- filled the measure Of his conntrf's glory" IN de-
fence Of Orleans, where he assumed to be the ar
hIter Of martial law, the Judge advocate OF mems
alrgiancc-wllere he conquered tho conquerors
OF Napolcon-wlere he profes>rd and p~ractisel
submission TO the civil authority, and where he ac-
CURED the title ofllcro. And there was created,
| will not say :" n dcar-boueht debt OF gratitude"
from his country.
Hail, second Saviour ~ vas shouted from
the lips of every grateful heart, and echoed from
every hill and valley his name has emblazoned
non on the rolls ofimpcrislablc military fame and
peace was ouick 10 hallow his victory. With
peace his warllkc occupations were gone, bu, ci.
vii honors were showcrrd and ,hickrnrd around
him. From the rnmp he rose to a seat in the ST.
nate cl,amber-for then the Sen,tr-chambcr Was
tiahrr th,n the camp. He bore, or serni-
ed to bear. his honorS pl'i"ntlv ; but all tn / had
been done, or could be done, il seemed, was not
cnonnh for hin, in tlr estimation of generous
People. He WAS nominated for the first place on
earth the Prrsi 'cnt Of these unitr1, sovereign,
and indrnrndenf States OF America; for then
tnrsr States rer, united, s0rereirn, and indrpeu.
de9t. Civ lianS and statesmen, ofprondesi names
an Stations, were his competitors, but he WIS
the Proplr'S candidate against mrn in Office, n
caiu>i the powers that were, against their intrio1cs,
their patronage, and their caucnses ; and in con-
Sidrration thereof, and of his iu,tapprlIation Ollie
70, he was most popular and strongest in the PIN
ralit, Of votes. He was d"frarcd-drfeate here.
in this Hall, in the House NJ Representatives, by
men such US w" are-and what W., the T,ci,tcycn-
tativcs ofihc People, are, ! will not namr-bv
mcnrS | will not describe. 1t is sufficient to say,
ih1t the manner of his defeat waS not ONLY enough
TO ensure his subsequent triumph. but To rivct him
immnvahlv, RIGHT or wrong, in tho hearts of his
coin,rvmcn forever. He brcame the champion
ri nopuIar rights and the elective franchise, against
office holders and oficc-scckrrs-thc fivoritc pet
corruption, whose name was to be IA terror TO all
evil.do RS, whose policy was To be rrtrcncl,ment
and reform, by whom tho Independence Of Com
rrtSs of Executive pitrnnaUc was 10 be curtailed
+, harmlcssncss, and in whom - the line of safe
p,ccrdcnt' was 10 be- broken and DESTROYED. lie
was swcpt and rushed along on The roariug tide
Of An overwhelming popularity high mp into office,
on Il q second flood, and that popularity has never
deserted him-lo fcklcncss in il, il has never re-
tired for a moment notw outstanding strong winds
which have blown from every point Of tho compass,
and onposin, currents in every direction. ii has
confirmed to swell, until it has become n nood-l
will not say which threatens the dry land. IL
came into power protesting and procl inning thu