Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-01-06

The gentleman was getting buck to his old ground; that
he wus taking up the doctrine Of the greatest man The U.
States had e5er produced: he meant General Andrew
Jackson. THIS was the doctrine which that great man
had been holding up before this nation for eight years,
md in which the Republican party had always support
ed him. II was the correct doctrine. he was glad The
gentleman had embodied it in a resolution, and brought
it before this House. He hoped the gentlemap's friends
would be found supporting it. As to the letter which had
been alluded to, MIR. Y. here pledged himself TO show TINT
bargain and corruption had been the order of the day pre-
viously 10 General Juckson's coming into office: let the
gentleman show, If he could, that such had been The case
since that day. Let the Administration which preceded
the last show who was then prime minister, and who wac
Secretary of the Navy, for example. If so much corruP.
ton could be shown under the last Administration, Mr..
Y. pledged himself 10 show more under that which bad
gone before it. He would join the gentleman with
much pleasure in voting for the proposed amendment 10
The Constitution. He was glad The gentleman had,
though late, come 10 the rescue. Why had not the gen.
tlemnn supported this proposal when mnde before ? 1t
had been brought forward eight years ugo; but how had
it been treated then? The investigation was one which
those in Office did not relish. Mr.. Y. was not one who
advocated The appointment OF members OF Congress 10
Office but it had been done under The sanction of the
Constitution but if gentlemen would change the Con.
stitution, Mr. Y. was ready to travel back with them
He hoped the resolution would be fully discussed ; and
then they should see on which side was the most cor
ruption to be found.
MIR. Wise asked why the gentleman had expressed so
much qualification that he had " come back" to the
Slo1ho unSH ~ hhho SSoibbio 'hCH nv ~ SfCl e
parted from the support of a principle which was but the
dictate of common honesty? II had been the principle
embodied in this resolution which had recommended
Gen. Jackson to his favor, and had induced him to jnin
bis efforts with those of others, 10 bring him into power,
that he might reform this very matter OF bargain and
sale. Who (crird Mr.. W. departed from the princi-
pie? Did |? Was it l that swerved from it? No;
never, let ME tell The gentleman; it was General Jack.
son himself; i. was he who departed from every prin.
ciple that had brought him into power, and had won
for him the support Of SO large a mass of The ability and
integrity Of this country. For never had there been
a party in this Government which embodied more able
and influential men. An amendment had then been pro-.
posed by him 10 prevent this power of appointing mem:
bers Of Congress TO Office, on the express ground that if
it continued, "corruption must become the order of the
day" What had been Mr.. WIS. surprise on %beholding
hundreds Of thousand Of dollars lavished on members Of
Congress as the e%molumentso of Office? On seeing them
rewarded with foreign MISSIONS for party services: Mr..
w. here referred especially 10 the appointment Of mi.
mister to England, on which occasion hundreds Of votes
bad been given with a view TO that appointment. (6n
this subject Mr.. w spoke with so much earuestness that
much Of what he said was not ineligible to the report.
cry Did The member from Arkansas expect that MIR.
W.. would supports man for his principles, and then stick
to the man when he openly violated all hi, principles