Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-11
MR. WlSE'S SPEECH ON TIE DEFALCA
CAIION-tCoNCLusIoNO

Sir, " IN piping times OF peace" the great service
RepfesenIalto can render is 10 the pabtic money
have faithfully endeavoed to discharge this duty TO
save the public money from wicked rulers, aud 10
preserve the purity and virtue OF both the People
and their servants from the temptations OF splendid
Government and wicked Administration. II | had
done nothing towards this end it is not my fault.
The task has been hard | have had to labor
Al the against wind and tIde-agalnst a most
powerful aud popular President and party-agalns,
you, sir, your committees and this House. But the
blaze OF giorifedton is espled. Thank God, the
day star dawns from on high. There Is now hope oi
salvation; an hour OF ielfbutve justice Is coming.
i Truth, though slow, IS coming gradually along
with her torches have been waiting tor her long,
but never without hope. have had to carry my
life Itself in my hand-the harness of deer skin and
cold steel aud IRON has often CALLED my shoulders
an armed arsenal against the kng's iotce-they are
dangerous when there sucl, rich spoils but
have escaped unscathed, thank God! though NV
sandcte,s aud prosecutors and reyilers would have
The world believe that my upon nuplion has
not been bio0llcsS.
care not for these aspersions-ihcy pass me as
the idle wind. Much less have | regarded some
good, honest friends who have assisted to f" damn me
icih The FAM praise OF dong, or trying To do,
some good Notwithstanding my faults and indScre.
/ non! Sir what other course could pursue but
that of fearless bone.s-aye, apparent rccklessnesSl
! But this is egotism. | know who will defend me
who do back me. have my rcwmd-thc only
reward ever looked tor-dt home, in the affections
/ of my people 1es, ss, my People They are niine
because | am UctrS-U devotion. IN sacrifice, in
scrvice-ln good report III evil report--thciis not
poiAcaiiy, personally theirs. And all its patty and
all It's power caunol separate me from my people, OF
shake in their confidence. must myself first
! forfeit it, before | am ever by them distrused, OF
proscrbed-They will pardon my nfrni,les, aud IN
/ dulGc my weakness. provided remain true TO Them
and their country, May Heaven reward them aud
their childrens children as they reward me But,
sir, | had rather been fighting for them in the
Florida s~amps, with blade against tomahaa X, than
to have been warning as have upon this most over
whemlng power OF corruption Dangers beset
/ YOU in every path in this war-dangcrs of life and
limbs, dangers to character, danger in fact to your
own virtue. No man can oppose himself TO unIver-
sal corruption here. without having all his virtues
tempted and tried as in a fiery iuinace.-My hope is
IN tho majority OF the next House OF Commons.
The Empire State has declared for People against
+ the President.
That now is the ISSUE Shall the People or the
President prevail The contest is no longer about
measures. The sub-Treasury may be proved TO be
J the best system which the wisdom OF mao could de-
wise bur sir, the Preadent and his minions have
dared to force ii upon ushaye arrogantly proclaim
ed it shat be the law, notwithstanding the lamen-
tations here OF clsewhere!" The measure has
been thice rejected-it IS again presented and II
passed, will Prove that the President is too strong
for the People. In this issue, ! can no longer de-
/
( ration is paramount l oppose it now because IL as
an Erceutire measure. Prove it 10 be the best. |
would have my arm chopped oil, my tongue pulled
out before will be forced to vote for it by the will
OF one man. will not have budding itself stuffed
down my th,oat !" There a majority Of four
teen against it last winter now, ] fear, much
smaller majority. Some have gone orer! No won
der, The President, Notwithstanding the manlles
tatons OF public sentiment, has the odds against the
People. lie has 100000 Office. holders 10 do his
bidding, stationed at every out-post-sples. inform
cts, throughout the country lie has the press
He has tue public money wherewiih 10 pay" he
bounty unprotected by law, in hands of par,isans,
placed where he peases, distributed as he pleases
lie has the puJttc lands. This is the great source
OF patronage aud power
Sir. hop can STATE rights men support this NAM
moth Executive J How expect a large portion OF
the States to be free and independent, and TO stand
upon their reserved rights against ro,eer consolidated
IN he hands cthe Erecutrc ofthe Federal Govern
msnt when every new State is raised, nurured into
every being and existence upon Executive pap and
patronage ! Look NJ every new State your from
ter, aud count their Executive force in the Senate
lhisis tile domain corruption which buys and Sc
cures Stdtcs-the other sources OF patronage off,
eers and 'aoney, retain ssr.-Alen and Sto!ss viii