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nance, snd utterly Giscla,fned az.
AIR. Clark hero explained. When
speaking Of an alliance between the Cor
sersativ.s aud Wings. he had reference
10 event. which had taken place IN the
State OF New York.
Mr.. Mason resumed. a, 10 What had
taken place in New York. II the gentle
mat statement was confined exclusively
TO them. ,aen Mr. 81 had nothing TO do
with the matter. But a. one who had
differed vitality aud essentially irom the
| Administration on one most important
measure, relating to the huances of The
country, lie claimed. on that question, for
himself. aud he believed he might equally
/ for has brother rcCusan's from the South.
To stand Sloof from both the great parties
OF the country. He was, on the one hand,
u.,.iiy unEoved hy the wrath Of those
from ehon hc bad separated, and cq23l
lly unmoved by the fact that their oppo-
,ncn,s had united AZ times witb the small
hand 10 which Il was lie pride 10 belong.
He could have no alliance" with the
Wing party and he did them the Justice
10 believe that even were i, sought. IL
would cagcnder mutual dl,truN. The
opinions entertained and avowcd by The
from his own, but were their very sn.i.
podes. The oonsiiiu,ionali'v and cxpe-
diency Of Bank of the United States.
of inie!nai improvements Nv he General
Government within the States, and of A
tariff for protection. With other doctrines
he uced not now cnumrraic. were such
as lac never could. under any circuusian.
.ccs. advocate. One instance m whicl,
Wings and Conservatives gave concurrent
votes on tina, floor had been in the cleo.
ton OF public printer. And what were
the facts then !lthcre was any alliance.
II was certainly forced one on the par,
OF the Whigs; "a. ,cs.t he meant 10 say
that the rccus ants had invited no concur.
renee. The individual finally elected
md who was their candidate. had on the
first and many subsequent bailoiings re.
ceivcd but % or % votes nor coull any
inference on the subjcc, Of an alliance be
drawn from the fact that tie Wings had
been brought 10 vote in his favor. TWAS
n choice Of evils 20 them; aud ne the Con.
scrvs:ives would not take the Whis can
dida:e, the Wings chose the alternative.
and came over by small and rc.uctan. de-
:achmouis 10 theirs.
Nj VI. said he had risen only 90 iisa-
vow the notion al Win: alliance, rot
only for himself, bu, for those gentlemen
from the South with whom be had acted
on the subjects To which he had alluded
ANY idea Of al alliance with the Wbi.s
as party was AZ utterly alien from their
minds a. ~ was from his own.
il' opinions in opposition 10 those Of
The Administration on the grca, question
Of finance remained unchanged When
The project OF what vas called a Sub.
Treasury had first been introduced. be
had bauled against it. no, only bv some
feeble Efforts in debate, bui uniformly hy
his votes. And If the chairman Of the
Con miiiee. Of Ways and Means should
deem 1t expedient to bling up the bill at
ihIs session. lac would find Mr.. ~. where
he had formerly stood. He claimed 10
be State Rights Republican, and &C
knowiedSed obedience 10 no man or set
oi men He looked 10 Virginia as his
country. Ills allegiance was due there
iTsi, and nowhere else. in opposition 10
Der sentiments and Interests. lie held
the Government as a trust TO be admins
tered. hot as property 20 be enioyed.-
lie asked not isho VAS 10 administer IL.
but h0rC II was 10 be administered. And
IT II should have turned out thal those v o
advocated the Sub-Treasury scheme ex-
Pec'ed 10 coerce. by party discipline, the
Sen,lemcn Of the South with whom he
acted IN opposing that scheme. they would
Ind Themselves greatly mistaken Party
discipline Coercion? The guillotiae
The axe; Trades of abuse in the party
organ here Were these TO move them
Was the being told that they were ,rai
tors 10 move them? Never, in the slight
est degree. He regretted that he had
been compelled 10 separate on ,his cues
hoD from that portion Of the virginia del.
FgaiIon with whom he was in the habi; o
acting at home. And he now said in las
place, to :hose Who expected 10 control
him by party discipline, that IL the CAV
comes when the Wings get into power.
holding ;he principles they 90. whether
he should tac0 have 4 seat icTe, or he in
the retirement Of private lie, he should
at once be in the opposition. And lie
greatly apprehcnded that there were those
nov very obedleni TO party discipline TN
der the present Administration who nigh,
not. a, that day, stand with hin and his
friends.
Mr. NJ. concluded By observing that
he had deemed IT due TO The lo,i:,on lac
occupied TO make this explanation. The
remarks OF the gentleman from New
York bad bsen 50 general and unqualified
That Nr. VI. thought IL necessary 10 enter
tie disclaimer Ice had done IN order .h.l
himself. not only. bat lis fucnds 81 the
Virginia delegation. add other southern
gentlemen WHO acted with mm. should
be placed tfct ~ oRrir.
GENrzAL ASSEMBLY, OF VIRGINIA.
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