Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-29
MIR. Wise's Speech.

his resolution to investigate the various ex-
ecutive DEPARTMENTS, delivered in the House
of Representatives on the 18th inst has been
reported at length in the National Intclli-
grncer. We make few extracts.
i Mr.. Wise rose and addressed the House
for upwards of an hour. lie reviewed the
life ofPresident Jackson, and the means by
which he came into power. lie reviewed
the Presidents subsequent career, declaring
him to have violated every pledge, and ran
counter to every principle previously avowed.
lie drew an historical parallel between An
drew Jackson and certain well known Roman
Emperors, in his conduct towards the Senate.
I He referred to the Presidents electioncer-
ing tour, and to his gross personal abuse of
his political enemies. lie attributed the Pre-
sdent's present sickness to his tour. lie
made some severe structures on his last mes
sage, which he declared to have come to
Congress wreaking with the fumes Of the
Kitchen Cabinet.
"Here, cried Mr.. w. (holding ont pamph-
let) is the last annual message Of Andrew
Jackson. would, sir, that it were any thing
but what tits. mean no disrrspect TO the
President when say that it is what it il; but
that it is not the Message of Andrew Jack
son. 1t Is known TO the public, sir, that, af-
ter the close Of the last session of Congress-,
the President and his ministers abandoned
their posts and went some one way and some
another, in discharge Of the political missions
respectively assigned to them. The old hero
himself, over ruts rivers, and bridges, through
Western Virginia, was dragged to Tennessee.
They carried him about like lion for a show,
and like lion, they made him roar and show
his teeth and talons. They had a catechism
prepared for him; and wherever they could
collect a crowd, whether on the highway or
in tavern bar-roOin, n certain set of qucs-
tons was put to him to be answered in the
presence of the multitude"
"At no time since the Presidents return,
has he been able to write or dictate Mes
sage. The palace had been constantly
thronged with vampires, and from them ia
sued the Message which was ascribed to
the President. II was because the document
came to US wreaking with the fumes of the
Kitchen Cabinet, that it is what it is.
at is the very worst, as well as the last
Message of Andrew Jackson. Its vanity and
egotism; its sophisticul nonsense; its evident
duplicity towards foreign power; its glaring
fasehOods as to trade, currency and Banks;
its attack on thrice slain Bank, and false
and fulsone CONNIE ndation offOrty bad Banks
its pitifnl apologies for the disgrace Of our
arms by Oseola: its bold demand for an in. r
creased standing army its jesuitcal recon.
mendatiOn Of an alteration ofthe Constitution
never intended to be made; its impudent
boast Of the integrity Of his appointed success
sor; it's ranking venom of party spirit; its grow 1
elling sentiments; its total want of pathos,
feeling, dignity or eloquence;-all these
its true origin and asthor.
ship"
He concludes as follows:
"Sir, (said he) in this contest one great bat
tic only has been fought between power and
the people. The result is known. The con-
flict was not decisive, and must, as long
as there is an honest heart to hope for
erty, law, the independence of the people and
their representatives.. honesty, truth and JUS
tice,-are triumphant, or oil are fettered in a
despot's chains! Defeated, but not conquer.
cd; checked by the Prgtoran bands Of pat
Uut HUI uIIeSlcu III uicIT OUfCHTu
march: the patriot army is not discouraged or
dismayed; smitten, but not struck down, the
flag Of the country is still flying! Defeat
may drive some, the craven or the cornIorant
of spoils, from the standard of the true and
the brave, but to the firm and proud spirits Of
the patriot band would say, "Who shall
separate us from the love ofcounfry?" Shall
defeat? Another such defeat will be glori.
.ns victory! In this tive are more than con-
1uerors," for am persuaded that neither Of.
ice nor bribe, nor principaitics, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come, shall
pc able to separate Us from the love Of our
country, its laws, and its liberties God only
knows in whose name this victory shall be
achieved; it matters not; but this know, be
ne who he may, his cause will be consecrated
by the tolls, the prayers,the sacrifices and the
hopes of the unsubdued and unterrifed free
nan. No, sir; let no man despair Of the Re-
public. The fight is not yet ended; the peo-
Die are not yet vanquished. Their hosts ure
withdrawn only for moment to recruit their
orces, and to repair their broken weapons.-'
The weapons of our warfare are the weapons
If truth. 1t shall be my duty to assist in
vomiting anew its spears and its lances."
THE NEW DOLLAR.