Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-09-20

ulent, and vigorous e3ocuuonS Wnos Cltss y
hel He, zoo, Is = Northern lab0Ter, Penn
sylvania w0Od-ch0pper early childhood
destitute, dess0late orphan, bound out by
the overseers of the poor as an apprentice 70
a labOrer! These, Sir, are some of the fruits
of Northern institutions; some of the slaves
to whom the honorable gentleman will have
to preach Instruction.
But, Sir, there is no limit to this subject. ]
will pursue it no farther. might easily ex-
haust myseIE but the subject is inexhausti-
| bic. What have said has been to indicate
the character of my constituents from unjust
attacks and to relieve the institutions Of the
| North from the burden of denunciation which
has been so profusely heaped upon them.
have uttered nothing ia spirit OF disparage-
ment to the South. No. Heaven forbid l
am incapable of it. The whole country 10
nv country. To me there is neither North
nor South, nor East nor West. l am an
humble representative OF it al. Our fathers
fought and bled aud died for it all. And
how can we, their sons, If we respect their
principles and cherish and venerate their
memories, how can we quarrel about local diff
fculties and foster sectional iealousies? /
stand here the representative of the 'ohOle
country. Not an irch of any part Of that
country shall be disparaged with my con-
sent. Whatever concerns its honor and re-
nown deeply and dearly, concerns me. i
will scrnpulously respect the rights and feel
ings of every section Of the country, and do
all in my power to advance, nothing to re-
| tard its peculiar interests, except where they
may come into conflict with some great fun.
damental principle which must not be sacri-
feed. Twill exert my influence to heal Sec
tional differences, extirpate petty jealousies,
foster becoming spirit of Cancellation. pro-
mote universal harmony among different por-
tions of the Union, and make the Union as
everlasting as the soil which it embraces
With these feelings and this determination
| will come into this House. But, Sir, l never
can and never ,ciN remain silent when the
rights, or interests, or characters, or institu-
tons of my own immediate constituents are
attacked. No, Sir, let that attack come from
what quarter it may, l will be ever prompt
to offer my feeble resistance, and interpose
my voice in their just vindication."
/ THE HICKORY REFORM BROOM.
| Judge White, of Tennessee, takes the fol-
lowing instructive review of the course ofre-
trenc6ment and reform, in his Knoxville
speech:
"shortly after entered your service in
the Senate, the great controversy commenced
which ended in ousting the then incumbent,
|
Executive Chair. The principles for which
YOU and contended, and which we success
fully maintained, ought never TO be forgotten,
| and cannot be too often referred to. Weeon.
tended that the powers of the Executive were
too great, and ought to be reduced and limi-
ted by law; that the expenditures of the
government were extravagant and ought to
be reduced; that it was a crime in the Presi.
dent or any officer under him, to use his ON.
4 cial station to influence the people in cleo.
tons that all moneys which come into the
| Treasury beyond those which are necessary
! to defray the economical expenses of the gov
eminent ought to be returned to the people,
who are the true and legitimate owners
And we solemnly pledged ourselves, in the
face of the civilized world, that If we could
obtain place and power, retrenchment and
reform should be the order of the day; that
| the Augean stable should be thoroughly
swept out and cleansed. '@
Emblematic of what we intended to ac-
complish, we chose for our motto the broom
NOT one of the common material, but the
Hickory broom. Hickory, when young, is,
of all descriptions of wood, the most tough,
strong, and durable, but when old and worm
eaten, the most brittle and worthless. Con.
fiding in the sincerity of our professions, the
sovereign people, through the ballot boxes,
placed our political friends in power, and af-
ter most solemn and formal renewal of our
pledges, we commenced our operations, and,
for the first four years, believed we were
making some Roadway. We had checked
internal improvements within the states, by
mere Federal power, by vetoing the Mays:
Vile Road Bill, the Rockville Road Bill, and
by vetoing the bill to recharter the bank OF
the United States; but when the second four
years of our term commenced, then commen-
ced also controversy upon the question VINO
For one, / kept on, endeavoring to accom-
plish the task we had undertaken; but the
more we swept, the dirtier the stable became,
and eventually we found our broom would
not perform its Office: the political moths and
worms had got into ii, and had eaten the
splints so badly that the moment we attempt.
ed to sweep, they broke off, and finally, when
| the second four years ended, and we came to
| look into the Augean stable, we found it ten
times as full of litter and filth as 1t was when
we commenced our operations.
| In the Senate we made an effort to pass,
and actually did pass billto limit the power
| of the Executive in removals from ot1cc.-
This bill was precisely similar to one repor-
ted by a committee Of which l was men,
Der, while Mr.. Adams was In office. So far
| as KNEW u was tneu aPP!ovou ~ "nS w1o1S
political party to which / belonged; there.
fore gave It all the support in my power and
made in favor of it what thought the best
speech I ever made in congress. But alas
when we came to take the vote, had it not
been for Col. BENTON, who with difficulty vo-
ted for it. Of all my old democratic friends. !
should have been found " solitary and alone
in its support. For this vote and this speech
| have never been forgiven by those in power.
was accommodated. That which was
sound democracy when Mr.. Adams was in
power, was, in their opinion. rank federalism
in the DAYS of his successor"