The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-01
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DINNER TO WILLIAM @. RlyES


tended BY The citizens Of Amherst and by many c.
iizens IRON the neighboring counties, was given 10
WIN. G. Riyes, E,q. al Amherst Corrl-house, as
mark OF approb lion u the Danly and patriotic stand
taken by that gentleman against Executive insfuie
aud parry diclaIiun.
Absu o'clock the seats Of extensive tables, fitted
up under spacious aibs a. The tavern mouse OF
MIR. Roberts were occupied. chisweli D.bney, E.q.
acled as President OF the day assisted by David D.
Garland, Robert Camm, Arthur b. Davis, Addison
raliaierro and s erling Claiborne. Esqrs as Vice
Presidents. After the removal OF The CLOTH the iol-
lowing loasls were drunk:
l. The memory Of Washington.
Q. The SigeS and Patriots OF the Revolution.
g. Thomis Jefferson -The great Apostle OF LII
berry,
4 James Madison-The able expounder and de-
fender OF the Constitution.
| 5. The CnnstiIn ion Of The United States.
6. The Hon. VIM c. Riyes--- The faithful repre-
sentative, who dared To do his duty and pursue his
country's good, unawed by The frowns OF power,
un>ednced BY its smiles, and regardless OF party
prescription Shall we desert him 2 Never! me-
| yer!
| Mr. Ryes responded TO the foregoing toast 10 an
| able and eloquent speech-in which he defended
4 himself, successfully and trumphantly, against the
allegations OF his former friends, now his blerest
enemies and villilers who are in the habit ul APP
| plying 10 him the ep,heis Renegade and Iraaor,
because he has refused 10 surrender tn, honest con-
vctions of his Judgment al the bidding OF Power,
/ and 10 "sink or swim" with an Administration, the
MEASURE OF which he s,emnly believes 10 be at
with The great interests OF his country and peri
ous to us liberties. Treason 10 his party then, is
fidelity 10 his c0nntry; and he acknowledged no OBJ
| legation to the lormer Incompatible with his uuiies
| TO the later.
| Mr.. Rives exposed the pernicious and DANCE
rous tendeicies OF the Subtreasury sche ne; and
described The gradual process BY which would be-
come Government Bank. Headyerled TO his own
| scheme Of Sale Bank repositories regulated by
4 law, and demonstrated its advantages, whether re-
garded in political Or financial aspect, over the Adj
u .tnts Ok
wearing The sembIance Of divorce between Bank
and State, under The recent recommendation OF Pre-.
sident Van Buren, 10 permit the Executive TO select
Banks as repositories al pleasure, really maintained
! The cunnexon between them. The essential and
| vital difference between them was that Mr.. RiveS
proposed TO regulate this connection by iap-whe
Mr.. Van Buren, Is in favor OF leaving every thing 10
Executive discretion Mr.. r. referred to the fact,
thai at The as session he had proposed Tor the gene
! raj government, The fiscal system which has been
Tor The last ten years In successful operation in Vr
ginia-bui IL was defeated by strict parry vote
| Mr.. Tamadge, Of New York had followed up this
defeated proposition, BY anolher,--lhai, whenever
the public money should he deposited ia Banks it
should be placed to the credit Of the Treasurer,
| that no Receiver Collector could after It's de-
po>itc, check il out for his individual use. But
| his loo, was rejected And what is the couse-
quence? In the port of New York, where two
thirds Of the public moneys are collecting, amount
ing To twelve fit en millions OF dollars annually
Mr.. Jesse Hoy The Collector, deposits the funds in
Banks Of his own selection and removable al his
pleasure and these deposes are placed TO his indi-
vidua credit, SO that he can Withdraw them AT will,
and use them for purposes of private speculation,
or carry them of Ia England, in uni alton OF his Ere
dccesSor, Swartwout, TO be expended in magnificent
SupperS, &c. What do those facts evnce, but a
fixed determination on the part OF the Executive TO
keep the public money under us own control, I'M
trammelled by the Salutary provi ions of iaw2 Was
not this doctrine in direct conflict with the max
rms OF The old Jrftrsonian Republican party. And
yet II was Tor exp ing measure like This that he
was denounced as ,roiior TO his pariyl He thank
ed @ ID that no man could say he was traitor 10 his
couutry.
Mr.. Rves briefly advered to the alliance recently
formed between the Federal Government and that
old Munster" the Pennsylvania Bank of the U. s.
and defended hrs own Course in exposing that ile-
g,transactinn 10 the Just Reproduction OF the country.
lie said when he first offered his re>uluti of en-
qury this subject, he was assured BY many
friends Of the Administration that " The facts emb1-
died in those resolutions should be sustained by the
Report from the Trea ury Department. they would
unite with him in denouncing the transaction. But
when those iaciS, each and all thus susie ined-
when every allegation made by him was shown to
be correct, by The confessions Of Mr.. Wondbury
>elf,-what course did these Administration Sc
majors pursue Did they redeem their pIedgel No
They then had Party TO serye-and they justified
and vindc led an aci, after aScertdined have
been done, which, when they had hoped that The
accusation could not be sustained, they hypo heli-
cally Condemned, and pTur ised 10 unite with him in
denouncing Such is the force OF Executive iufu-
ence and Ut Party discipline. Are such Repre>cn-
towerl Dot .ey guard and protect the rights and
interests of the people Or do they not surrender
every thing into The hands If one man?
Mr. K pointedly Condemned The unyieldag per-
linacity with which the President adhered TO the
Subtreasury scheme, in despite OF the repeated and
uneqovocdl indications OF popular hostility 10 that
measure. Was This such conduc, as became Re-
publ an Chief Magistratel Mr. Jefferson, though
he believed The Embargo sys EN- was The true poll
cy OF the country, and that an adherence TO would
in time effect the great objects of its enactment
verlheltSS, when he became convinced that the gene
raj sentiment Of the country was in opposition TO
his own, acquesced in the propriey OF reli qush-
ing tha, measure. And what superior claims has
Mr. Van Buren, upon the public gratitude and con-
hdence that ne should presume 10 defy Public Opt
Mon, 10 which Mr.. j Fl rs,n had so readily yielded2
Aud even Gen Jackson, that man OF iron will had
initiated The example OF Mr.. Jeiie rSon: When short
~ alter his inauguration, he proposed, with the
ranknesS OF soldier IN nndiSgaised language, his
scheme of a Treasury Bank, aud it was met by
decisive expression OF disapprobilion both
branches OF Congress he relingni>hed the idea and
never again urged il upon the country: And what
has Mr. Van Buren, dune, To enlite him TO arrogale
to hinset the high preroy tive Of forcing has mea-
sures upon a relucan, country Mr.. kives said
that this unyielding obs,inacy the part Of Mr..
Van Buren, was h,,Sile u The fundamental cannons
of the Republican faith and merited the Stern re-
buke Of The people.
Mr. X referred to his Mr.. Crttenden's
bill, introduced at the last session of Congress- for the
purpose Of preventing the interference % Federal Office
holders with the freedom Of elections. Concurring
with Mr. Cnienden IN tho design Of that bill he yet
differed from hun IN the noc III which that gentleman
proposed TO accomplish his object For the purpose of
obs,atng oil objections to the details Of Mr. Cs bill,
the part Of the Jc6ersonan Democrats those who
claimed to belong To that school, Mr.. r. offered
substitute to that hlll in which he employed the precise
language OF Mr. Jefferson IN his letter Governor Nc
kean Of Pennsy vsnia aud his circular ne office
holders under his administration, neither doltng an
nor crossing And yet these sefsyled disc piles of
Jefferson, with voice. voted against Mr. Jeiier sons
doctrines And Mr. WALL Federal champion Of the