Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-01-10
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1t was hoped, that there would have been some truce
in Congress 10 the violence of partythat the present
would have been business session-that the surplus
would have been reduced the disrbutive system arrest
ed the land sales better adjusted the tariff cut down
the system Of the depose banks better regulated, the
currency better arranged and If necessary, further pro-
visions made for subecting Executive discretion TO legal
restrictions. But no. The Wings will have no truce
Messrs Wise and Peyton and others must talk instead
of act-must bring in all sorts OF irrelevant matter
us abuse Gen. Jackson and MIR. Van Buren-must Cos
sip anecdotes some of which apocrypha
aggerated and many of them scarcely calculated 10 grace
The private crclesThis wretched defamation tried
at the last session-and it blown sky high al the
polls. 1t will fail again-bu the people have right 10
complain Of this waste Of breath, and waste of TING
They call for useful acorks and idle rords But they
will also have to complain Of the Republican
party, who WELD The majority in both Houses, If they
permit short session to be spent in long taiks-They
have the powcr-hey are responsible for the use it, and
they ought to use it.
The scene in the H. of r. on the Sd Instant was re-
n,arkabe for the asperi,y Of the debate. Mr. Pckens
out against the President and the President elect
Mr.. Dunlap Of Tennessee, defended Gen Jackson-and
Mr. Pcyton sharply replied aud etorted on his colleague
Among The Interesting developments OF the day, the
following, made by Mr.. Dunlap
"Mr Dunlap said he regretted the necessity there was
for him occupy the time Of the House this ques-
ton but from the remarks that had just fallen from the
honorable gentleman from South Carolina, (r Pickens)
he felt il duty he owed to the Executive of the
representatives from Tennessee, to of the
as 10 some of the facts he had stated. The gentleman
from South Carolina has charged General jackson with
debating 10 the American people who should be his
successor and by BARGAIN intrigue and corruplion TO
have actually made the American people vote for and
elect lis To prove these premises 10 be true,
the gentleman has referred to public speech made by
an honorable Senator from Tennessee, Judge White
in which the President is charged of having proposed 10
make the honorable Senator Vice President if he would
not run for the Presidency. Mr.. D. said the honorable
gentleman has also referred TO the speech of his honora
Die colleague (Mr peyton) made few days since in
this House, in which tile President is charged with in
terfrng with the elections in Tennessee and abusing
portion Of the Representatives from that State. Mr.. d.
said had it from tire mouth of the President that he
never made such proposition the mentioned in
Judge Whites speech and that he said that one
of his colleagues (Mr. Shelds was ofno account, and
that his constituents ought 10 send that of
some account nor did he ever say that another of his
colleagues (Mr. Hunsman) the fence, and no
one knows which side he will fall. These charges the
President pronounces TO be false Now sir said Mr. D
if the premises of the gentleman from S. Carolina
roneous, his conclusions must necessarily be So &c &c.
Mr. D. said he opposed to the election of Mr.. Van
Buren,, and in favor of his colleague (jndge White
He for him for his worth and merit but he not
prepared to lake the Of the gentleman from South
Carolina, who had declared open and uncompronsing
against the next administration. Sir (said Mr.
how DOES that gentleman know what will be the princl-
Piles upon which the next President will administer this
Government MIR. Van Buren, has been elected by
it is to be presumed that he will administer the good
old republican ptincple and if So he should most un-
quesonably support his administration. lie would not
oppose or support any administration hut upon principle
=" Mr.. D. said he would say few words to the
friends Of the Administration. The gentleman from
virginia, (Mr Wise) had preferred general charge
against the Executive officers Of this Administration
and asked that committee might be appointed 10 exam
d all o. them Mr. D. said, he hoped friend Of the
I'm would shrink from this general investi
ga.,'" we now had it in power to silence The slang
OF Tue eness OF the Administration for ever by letting
nem 60 anu Examine all the Offices, and if there have
eeen any lsnos or sorup,iOns in any Of tem lie. The
aud all future Administrations know they are unworthy
to be trusted. We know, (sad Mr. D J and the Amer
can people Know, that 1t IS impossible for the Presden
TO know all the persons he has appoint to office nnf
that he has 10 depend bis friends for information and
i'll some instances, he may have been imposed on ana
unworthy men recommended to him. If there are an,
such, let them be hunted out and their crimes made
known to this House and the whole American people,
! &c. &c.