Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-30
POLITICAL.
THE WHITE WHIGS

EVLhAHSAL.
THE WHITE WIGS.
MIR. Wse-whose name should be characteristics beer
vociferatng Prodgiousy in the House of late 10
notoriety for himself and for the little "a
aparty which ex-Speaker Bell has embodied for Judge
White in the House. This wonderful cohort as shown
IN the election of Printer TO the House. consists only
20 counting Southern Nufers together with the grant
accession of Tennessee White whipgerv 'Tbe .v
Speaker is too proud openly take command of so small
force Ii is sort of corporas guard of which h,
mas given up the lead to non-comnissoned officers
vi these, Mr. Wise figures the chief and bns
made several desperate charges He Grst assaiIed
the Globe establishment, and made, on two occasions
divers imPntations as to the manner in which have
discharged our official duties. Every of these ni
rous statements have heretofore and do again here
oy pledge ourselves to prove utterly without foundation
before committee of the House But MIR Wise !,
seems has not thought fiji try his issues with the min
ters lie has since undertaken TO arrayn member are
member then the Speaker of the House, and finally the
PRESIDENT himself lie was conradicted by NOR,
bers of the House, and statement after statement teJ
But with regard to his issues with the members we
shall leave him to their conuation which will be found
IN the proceedings TO be given in our columns
We, however undertake show his charges n,plicat
ing the President to be utterly destitute even sha
dow OF probability We would observe, however that
they would not attract notice. but for the circnm
stance, that Mr. Wise understood TO be judge
champion in the House. He boards with the Judge and
Mr. Peyton OF Tennessee, and il is evident t,at ali
movements IN The House which intended to
Tor the benefit Of the caucus candidate the Presiden
ta election, originates with other of these
sonages Mr. Bell works unseen behind the curtain
and II is supposed prompts all the malignant attacks
made on his successful rival (hc Speaker3 and whic,
tend to defeat the order oft the House The furious tade
OF Mr. Wise in the House in defence of Jodge Whites
course, the three million appropriation i'm which mo
mphcated the President as having, with Others con.
riVed That measure to enrap the House and his ouon
dam friend from Tenn derives all its from
the fact that doubtless had the Judges
Putting the defence, Qike the Judge himsefn his "a
nous letter. upon the ground that he (he Senator)
dd not kH0lc that IKE President ,oised it, MIR Mise nj
tempted TO maintain that the President privately took
occasion to press the appropriation through The House
while he took pains conceal his desire that IL sboud
pass the Senate, that the Judge might be deceiv
ed into vote against it, and thus be subjected tn
the unfortunate mPutaton of voting against his friends
upon the great test question of the last session
And how does the Judges advocate make out his
pretty story! lie obtains a sateme mt from two mem
beers, 1t is presumed two of Judge Whites caucus
frIends-one OF whom made a statement on the floor
and agreed that the Speakers statement to the House
was correct--oeth We're OF Mr.. Bells side in the
scsm with Mr. Polk at the last sessionboth the Judges
messnates, and the member from his immediate dis
tric (hr Lea OF all others the Judges especial par
IAN. And what do these gentlemen voucb That tbev
inquired of Mr.. Polk whether the appropriation was n
proper one and whether the President wished itand
mat ne told them he thought proper and that the Pres
dent did aoSh az btH had better he spoken off, The in
tmaon of secresy, Mr. Polk declared to the Uonse s
oid not recoiec yet he made it, the President had not
suggested any thing like it TO him. II is thus Mr. Wise
brings forward two Of the Judges most intimate conf
Dental friends living under the roof with him to
show that Mr. Polk, who severed from them non the
question Of the Judges Presidential petensons matter
which had produced bitter feelings towards Mr. Polk ON
the part oil that branch of the delegation to which hev
point on which the conspiracy against judge Whit do
Pended-vz the fact that the President wished the mo-
preparation 10 pass the House, but wished his purpose to
DE concealed what u case of conspiracy this makes
out between the President and Mr. Polk Tho or
me whole plot revealed TO the bosom friends of judge
White with caution o speak of it, And vet ac
cordng TO him they do break their consGencehev do
tell oil Mr Wise himself admits that he heard Of 4,
voted ior the appropriation with knowledge that it
was Inc PRESIDENTS wish that should be passedbut
Judge White suspected nothing the Presidents viev
and was seduced poor by his and the Presiden,s
ancient enemies, to vote against his wishes, aud was
But unuckiy for the pretended conspitacy in (which
Dir Cainbfeleng as well as Mr. Polk and the President
are implicated by mir. Wise the New York oentlenao
was still more indscTeet than the Tennesseean Mr.
Cambreeng had, on the 25th of February announced in
the House, that IN support Of the resolution which pass
ed unanimously T" To insist Me hear" ne would pro.
pose an amendment to the Ratification bill of three mil
lions, TO provide the means. Ihis he dcctred hod me
S1eeuoc aPPr0oetonandi was published in the lobe
oil he second oil March, and alluded TO in the Intci.
gsncer of the date. This was almost two whole
days before Judge White called TO vote; and vel
unhappy man although other Of these ua1ers
are laid the tables of every member of (,ongrees
this most important and conclusive measure IN re-
gard to the most absorbing subject Of the session. escap
ed his eye and ear. But even if this excuses Iudge
White, does 1t excuse Mr.. Wise The Telegraph and
Bun had both, as u TO make case for him asserted
Iaat Mr, Campreengs notice Of his motion and the
Presidents wishes had not been published until after the
adjournment-but Mr.. Cambreeng had before M
Wise spoke turned to the Globe, and posed the fact
that his notice published Two DAYS before the closo
of the session. and the Telegraph plead guilty TO the mic
take-and yet Mr. Wise, nothing daunted Continued 10
press bis charge Of conspiracy founded
OF the Presidents wishes, when all Congress was adj
ceTttsed OF them IN the columns Of the
record OF their own proceeding and when The Pres
dents anxiety the subject, while the matter was
pending ~ the Capitol, notorious as IN be
made theme ofabuse by the Telegraph immediately az
forwards ~
So much for Mr. Wise and his conspiracy vyb.,
shall we say Of Judge Whitei lie has solepnly de
cared in writing that he did not believe the Presdent
wished the appropriation Now let US suppose that moi
one Of his friends in the House Of Represen tatives
binted II to himall Of whom voted for this greatest
intmoies among them, admitting that they kneg " tbatit
was with the Presidents approbaton--iet ne supposs
that the newspaper notification escaped his attention.
yet is u possible that Judge White when apprsed hv
the message itself that the President nea nj 10 insist ~
The execution Of Tie treaty by reprsas could believe
that he did not wish the voted by the fIoaqe a.
maintain It's unanimous resolution 10 insist on The f,e,
should also be voted on the part Of the Senate L. a
sible, that Judge White could believe with his ood
Of Cen Jacksons character and his position in t Fob
controversy, that he could wish 10 see the meoen,es
adopted by the House to maintain its Unanimous sesoio
tom BY it, own fixed purpose rejected BY the SENATE
Gould Judge White when he saw every real fiend 81
the Administration in The Senate supporting tbia ory
SION for The defence Of the county case The cono
ReDcy happened upon which alone the President yasa
thorzed 10 use IT, believe that he on whom the defiance