Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-10-04

Rem. There is not (said he) one soil
tary fact among those stated in the Mes.
sage, as The basis of erenlptng the Go
uernment from blame, chich is true -
He did not, of course, speak thus often
sively but he maintained that the Presi-
dent had not taken pains TO inform
| himself Of the facts. " He seems"
| (said Mr.. KING,) "to have gathered
his notions about these causes from
stump speeches, newspapers, and quack
politicians and scraps of defamation
extracted from the correspondence on
the other side the Atlantic, which took
| place in course Of contest between
the Bank of England for monopoly,
and the provincial banks for existence.
! He took up this part Of the Message in
detail-read passage by passage and
commented upon them with great pun
gency, and evident high guSto. He
tore to pieces and trampled under foo,
the argument of Mr.. VAN buren,, that
the policy Of this Government had NOT
brought upon the country its present
embarrassments, because similar disor-
ders had occurred in ENGLAND as well
as here. This reasoning, Mr.. KING
compared 10 that Of the great philoso.
pher, who Stumped his toe one night,
and then rallied at the Deity for not
causing the sun to shine at night, for
reasoned the sage, in the day we would
have light enough withoutit 1t never
occurred to him that the sun was the
cause OF the light of day and SO OBJ.
served Mr.. KING, it never occurred to
our loose financer at the head of the
Government, that our policy has been
the cause of all the mischiefn England,
as well as the suffering here.
Mr.. KING condemned the whole Fl.
nancial policy Of the past Admnislra-
ton from the beginning: and especial
! Iy the warfare on the L. States Bank.
He denied that that institution had ever
lnterlered with politics, and he chall-
enged Senators to the proof. |: was
in connection with this topic he refer
ed to a remark of Mr.. CALuoUN res.
pecting the Pennsylvania Bank of the
United States. That distinguished Sc.
nator said he never would consent to
the employment ofthat Bank as the fis
cal agent Of the Government, because
1t would be triumph of an individual
over the government.
Mr.. KINGS reply to this was a pas.
sage memorable eloquence and beau
| ty. 1t produced such a sensation in
the Chamber, that it was with difficulty
many of the auditors relrained from
loud expressions Of admiration and ap
pIauSe. A triumph over the Govern
ment, Sir, exclaimed he.) Who and
what Is the Government Congress
has been regarded as one portion fit.
Is it not SO II the people Of the Uni.
ted States by themselves, or through
their Representatives in the National
| Legislature, declare il 10 be their will
that the Pennsylvania Bank shall be
the fiscal agent Of the Government,
/ how can it be said to be triumph over
! the Government? What Government?
That of the Hermitage-or that of the
| White House Is the Senate of the
| United States to be driven from any
proposition whatever by an apprehen.
sion of that kind Sir, Exclaimed Mr..
KING, in tones that thrilled through
every bosom in the chamber,l the spi.
rit of '76 must first evaporte More
gray hairs, Mr.. PRESIDENT, have
grown upon our young Republic with.
IN the last four years, than ought to
have appeared there in centuries.
Mr.. KING declared he was demo.
crat. He abhorred tyranny in every
shape, and quite as much when produ-
ced in the hipocrltical garb of republi-
can homespun, as when tinsclled over
with the gilded and glittoring trappings
OF Royalty. He was for truly eco
nomlcal Admnlstration-not for one
with Retrenchment and Republication
IN its professions, and prodigality and
| tyranny in its practice--not for one
bringing liveries from Heaven to serve
the Devil in heart and deed.
He expressed a strong attachment
and lasting gratitude to his party but
he found II necessary to take his stand
against the rapidly progressive march
OF Executive Power and Patronage.
lie maintained that the finances of The
nation ought to be submitted to Con-
gross. lfthey are surrendered to the
Executive, we will inevitably share the
fate of other nations, and become first
DEGGARs-and then SLAVES. 1t is the
duty Of the Executive to consult his
friends in Congress on such subjects,
not lead them. No country could pros
per or live under ErecutiUe fnanciering;
and (sad Mr.. KING, with emphasis, J if,
IN thlS respect, MIR Van Buren, treads
in the footsteps, | WILL ENDEAvoR TO
JosTLE HIM OUT. Mr.. KING moved 10
postpone the Bill to the first Monday
IN lpnap,