Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-05-23

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scheme and its relatives. and consan
glnuliles on the interests oftho South,
Here Gen. THOMPSON takes ground di
rectly opposite to that assumed by Mr.
Calhoun and his corps and he dwell
upon the injurious operation Of the pol
icy with a copiousness aud variety o
illustration which the latter find will i
ditficua to answer. The firmness an,
patriotism ofthis worthy Representative,
of the South deserves the highes, com
'nenda:ion. hope his speech will soor
be given to the public.
Mr.. RHETTs Demonstration
Mr.. RHErr Of S. c., followed his
accomplished colleague with remark.
able speech. He came out as a defen.
der Of the administration through and
through. But this was not all. The
speech was more deeply imbued with
the spirit of Locoiocoism than any
which has been made in Congress this
session. He charged the opponents OF
the bill with determination to embar-
rass the government by stopping the
supplies-(this in The face Of The potes
Of The administration party against he
propositions Of Mr.. Hopkins and Mr..
BeHn he declared that if this bill was
defeated, the wheels of the Government
would be stopped. And then he indul-
ged in long and loud series OF rapid
declamatory prophecies of the wrath
and ruin which were IN store for those
who would be thus instrumental in
" stopping the acheelS Of Government. +"
He drew a terrifying picture, all black,
of the horrid effects, when the people
aroused by the opposition of the wings
to this form ofgiving money upon which
this new ally Of the Executive insists,
would be governed by the fell spirit Of
INSTRUMENTATION and take the Consiltu-
ton into their own hands. " Then"
Mr.. K. B. Rhet, Of S. c. exclaims,
willcome one wide-spreadruin, which
will sweep away the banks, and sweep
away with them the opponents of the
Administration
All this was sufficiently absurd--and
there wasa vast deal in the same strain.
1t appeared the more ludicrous to those
who were acquainted with the prellm-
naries to this exhibition, and other ex.
traordinary scenes of the day.
A, CAUCUS, PLOTS, sc.
Be it known to the public, that the
party held Caucus a few cvenira
ago, at which the whole plan Of the
campaign and the system Of operations
on this deceptive Treasury Note Bill,
were determined upon. Every Adni-
nstration member present gave SOL
emn pledge, to force the bill through on
Saturday, so far as his vote could de-
termno the result. 1t was planned too
by the leaders, that one speech should
be made, besides Mr.. Cambreleng's, in
support ofthe bill and that by meni-
Der assuming to hold neutral place
between the opposition and the admin
istration. 1t was planned that this
member should attack the opponents of
the bill, and charge them with iactious
motives with Internationally embarrass-
ing the Government-withs stopping the
supplies.
Ii was imagined that by this man
nuvrc, some OF the wings and conser.
NATIVES would be driven from their op-
position to the bill, while they would,
in the mass, be presented to the coun.
try in the odious light Of factiously de-
nying to the administration the means
to pay the debts of the Government,
and UNFOLDING the public credit.
This, feel warranted in saying, was
one great aim and object of Mr.. Rhetts
speech; while another was TO signalze
the devotedness Of Mr.. Calhoun's little
coros to the administration of Martin
Van Buren,.
Those who have watched closely the
proceedings preliminary and connected
throughout with the action on this bill,
can discern in them the finger of John
c. Calhoun; and now venture the
prediction that if this Treasury Note
Bill ever reaches the Senate, Mr.. CAL
houn will take the occasion to give IN
his adherence to the administration Of
Mr.. Van Buren,, as one OF It's unscrupu-
lous and thick and thin supporters.
Nothing could exceed the sat'siac-
tion-the delight-the exaltatlon Of
the administration party at the speech
of Mr.. Rhett. They thought they had
the Wings on the hip at last. The
countenances of both wings oltbe rom
bands were wreathed in smiles. NH
Calhoun was present, seated near aaf'
Rhe,t, and his official organ, the edtlol
ofthe Washington Chronicle, said TO- %
printed here, (ior private circulation,
presume, as it is never seen but IN th'
Calhoun clique,) was not far OF o
course!
Great was the joy ofthe parties who
are, Ito use Mr.. Calhoun's own expires
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