The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-01

New forki ana mat he adfnilled the Constitutional
authority Of laying a Tariff for The protection Of
Manufacturers; thai what he had said Ia relation 10
Mr. Clay was said as an act OF sheer justice 10 that
gentlemen, without In ending IL to have any bear
Ing on The next election oi Presidents that thai ques
tion was prematurely brought into discussion by
Mr. Coles as false issue. but The true issue before
the people was Sub-lreasary or no Sub.treasury-
the will Of one man the will OF The people
He could not well see how a Democratic Republic
can Mr. Coles protested 10 be, could support The
Sub treasury, when he admitted he was opposed
to IL. He deprecated such party drill as would
force man 10 support a measur. which his
Judgment told him was wrong, merely because
il was party measure. He showed that MIR. Van
Buren and his party and gang ct office holders
exerting every nerve 10 carry thar odous measure,
against The will OF the people. He also showed
that Mr. Van Buren, supported The Tariff Of 1928
and that Mr.. Clay, not then being in Congress,
could mol have been It's author Alter DIR. Cooke
took his seat amid the roaring applause Of The peo-
pie, loud calls from all quarters OF the house were
made for MIR. Rvss 10 come out and deter him
self. Mr.. Rives marched slowly to the stand and
took his seat, paused for few moments rose and
said he deeply felt the delicacv of his situation
that he had listened 10 the bill Of Indictment brought
against him by Mr.. Coles, and the alse position in
which he had been placed by that gentleman, with
feelings Of morlihcaIionp particularly so as he had
been informed that some Of the gentleman's parry
had said he was afraid to show his iace in Nelson
yet he had desired TO say nothing as he was we'll
aware that whatever he might say or do, would be
attributed TO him as fixed design to interfere with
the approaching election, and stated that as strong
call had been made upon him by his old eighbors
and friends in the country which gave him BIRTH he
was DESTROYS to be heard in vindicaiion Of himself.
Nevertheless he was SO telicaley situated he would
wait for further manifestation Of their wishes
ther than proceed-and took his seat. At this mo-
meni, loud calls OF " 60 on ~ proceed = proceed
were heard from all quarters OF the house, as If one
spontaneous emotion had actuated every breast.
gentleman then called on all who wished to hear Mr..
n hnl mn hair hnn hpn ns IN
generous impulse, The hands of al least fonrhihs Of
The crowd sprdng high above their heads.
Mr. RIyEs again rose, and commenced the most
eloquent and effective address in yindicalion Of his
principles, his motives aud his course have ever
heard. As he proceeded the prejudices OF the peo-
pie Except few Sub Treasury and sink or swim
gentlemen melted away like wax before the burn
ing fame. Loud applause interrupted his progress
at The close OF every sentence, as he proceeded for
hour aud half. SO completely did he vindic4ie
himself from the charges against him. that one gen
tleman who had condemned his course, with denun-
ciations sprang upon his feet, with his arm raised
on high, and cried out" Palsied be The arm that
shall attempt 10 put him down" Tears stood full in
many veterans eye He showed, TO the salisfac-
ton Of all that he was pure Republican Of the old
school He dehed his accuser % point out solitary
act oil his departure from The Republican faith. Ele
put his case before Inc people Of his naive county
in particular, and his luntry in general 10 say IN
what he had betrayed The wishes OF The people oil this
Did Commonwealth, or Of those great principles Of
Repnb!icansm promulgated by Jefferson and Madi-
son. He Then repulsed The charge that he had
sought office al the hands Of The Wings The charge
was basely false--and he showed, by clear demon
siralion that il office or place had been his aim, he
could have gotten IL from The party in power. Mr..
Coles had admitted he could have been elected last
winter TO the Senate, had he but promised TO sup
port Marin Van Buren's administration, (retaining
objections TO the Sub Treasury and he declared
that II he had then done So with his principles, he
should have done an acl beneath the character OF
INN in pt HE cln-
science and would have merited the SCOTS and scorn
OF all good men. Ii office was his aim, the Pres-
dent the Democratic Van Buren, party, and The Lee
sisature last winter would have given him any he
would have asked, il he would but fall down and
worSh p the god OF parry. de preferred the libsr-
ts and institutions OF his country to any office that
could be bestowed upon him. He showed BY cogent
argument drawn in vivid colors, tie danger 10 The
liberties of the country which must result from the
sink or swim" policy OF Thomas Richie, The edi-
tor OF the Enquirer if suffered take foot-hold with
the people What is such policy but lyranny2
yes, party tyranny the most dangerous of all ty-
ranny! What but deSpotsm Of the worst sort, far
more dangerous than military deSpotism-bacause
II would corrupt the whole moral feelings Of the
people He declared he would follow no party, bnt
would cheeriuly give support 10 any administration
- far rs the Government was conducted upon pure
Republican principles, but no farther. That as
Senator of the United States he had considered him
self upon the watchower Of his couatry's liberties,
and as such was bound TO notice the approach Of
!
wishes of the unterrifed Commonwealth of Vir-
gni whom he represented in all constit uliona mea-
SureS, and that as such he would have basey be-
traycd his trust, IL when seeing the dangers ahead,
he had fallen back into the arms of rty and held
his peace, retaining the guerdon OF Office to the de-
struction OF his own peace, OF conscience, and the
liberties Of his country. Had he done SO, then he
should have done an act beneath VIM. G. Rives."
lie declared, that he that day felt proud salts
acion al his course than he had ever done fore in
all his life. fle vndicaed his course on Wallis re-
port, and declared, that his proposition, IN de at the
close OF his argument on that subject in the language
OF Mr.. Jefferson himself, was rejected by strict
parry vote, and thereby The band of oifice-holders
were encouraged to suslain by all sorts Of influence
over the people, the powers that be. Was this Re-
Puoilcansm or was il the rule Of one mani lie
warned the people TO take care OF their rights and
never surrender them: one BY one would fall until
au.were gone, and our Republican institutions would
give place 10 The rule of one man, and the last YES
tise OF liberty would be gone for ever. Could he
stand by and See lhiS and not give an alarm; then
| ne would do an act "Seneath Vim. G. Rives." He
spoke OF The Sub Treasury, and declared, ii was
ifaught with more real danger than any scheme Of
hnance which had been brought before the connses
Of Inc Nation. He showed that Mr.. Van Buren,
would not like any other President who had
preceded him, submit /, the declared will OF
The people-that after the Sub Treasury had
oeeA thrice rejected by the Representatives Of
Inc people and once BY the people themselves, yet
ne ana ms party OF olice-h holders and dependents
,'HSi " PdltV utlH dhu iolce, W idh
II down the threats OF a diSquieted and reluctant
community Was this Repubicani>m, or was ii
Fede alism Of The deepest die 2 He then spoke Of
the modern Democracy and showed the difference
bstween Democracy and RepublicanSm--Th party
had not been content with the good old name of Re-
pnbIican-that the name dear to all patriots had
been changed by additions il had been changed to
Democratic Van Buren, Republican, TO increase the
ranks ON the Northern Federalists, then 1t was
changed to Democratic Van Burn S aes Right Re-
publican, 10 catch the Southern NuiferS and now
TO Democratic Van Buren, States Right Equal Right
L,co Foco Republican, to catch the Northern la
nalicS-ior his part he repudialed those additions;
ne preferred the simple old name He had been
rai,ed and expected 70 die a Republican He glo-
RED IN that name, and would never willingly bear
any other. WIZ
Mr. RIvRs said many other thinps nj grea, interest