Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-01
From The No,,osai isich,goYoor
"a SUFFICIENT GLORY"

Moved thereto by letters addressed to Us from more
than one quarter. inquirny uIon What u",USOn, and
IA what terms. Mr.. Van Buren, hal eIprps,sd the SCH
iiincni that q wns glory enough for him To have serv-
ed under such n chef "a General Jackson, We have
examined our newspaper files and bOks; and, not nc
ing able To lay our hands upun the enirr l.iIcr. we
must ask our mquiring friends To be content Nth AN
extract irum II. the authenticity Of ~hich will nat To
denied. This extract We find embraced n u speech
delivered ia tho House Of Representatives ~ Mr.
Pickcn-. OF South Carolina. on The 23cJ day Of My.
1886. We transfer the extracts TO our columns. along
with the observations Of Mr.. picSens which prccedc
aud follow il in the report "fhis speech:
Ertraef from The speech Of VI. PieleE..
I'VE. too. have a mpdcrn Octnvius. who. winding
his way under The robes OF Oyal favor. pnplaiIns
himself the true and amounted SUCCESSOR. pledged To
carry ont the principles Of his master. What other
earthly claim has the Vice President 10 las present %.
'i'ion, except that lac Is supposed To he the chosen Ia
Soriie ot him who has trlmplci over the liberties at
hrs coun,ryi The gentleman frm New York CHR.
McKeuu) has declared him To bc the only candidate
who has claim. upuh the whole UntDn.
For the prr-ruiI ras- by an Investigate m in,o h-
political principles. and shall only rrs'r In ,ac ,Locu.
meni. which speaks II language not Ia he mistaken.
and DEVELOPS the feelings and the nature of Ihe man
which writes his history aud his character more fully
than all the volume. that can be comprised by a iat.
tering bUosrsPher. No man can read It without know.
ing its anrh, II. IL i- a letter written iru'n London. in
answer ta a srmmiiiee in New York. who csslo.ed
with him fr his REJECTION as Minister Ia the Court at
~. james. ! will read from 1t the following extract ia
rel ,ion t. Gen. Jackson:
-. la testimony W my public conduct. they are plea
sed 10 speak Nth culogium OF me as contributing. while
IN the 'abinct. Ia the srccess Of the present Adnnis-
irniiun. TIL It signal success. | feel called upon To de-
cl lure, IL pre-eminenily due IL the political sagncity. I'M
wearyIng industry. and upright = straightforward course
IT our present ycncrlrcd chief All the humble merit
cun claim is that Of having e,erted myself to the nr
most To execute his patriotic and singlc-hcarIed views.
and Of having sacrificed all personal constellation. l.,
insure their succcss. when threatened with cIiraneous
embarrns-mcnts. That my eIcrtIons We're arduous.
painful. and Incr-saui. I may, wi.hout vanity, assert
whether my sacrifices have not been repaid with un.
meriiSd d"tracion and reprOdeh. | leave Ia my cu ia.
trymcn to dctermIne. Sill shall ever r.garl nv sat.
uaIion in that Cabinet Us one of the most frIunai,
events ut my LIE. placing. n II dad, Rc ia clusc AMI
familiar rehton with one who has well bscn desert.
sd by jefferson as " possessing more of the Roman ia
ms character Than any nan living and whose al.
~niiisintion will be locked To, in future times. asa sol-
den en ia our history. To haze serrSi under sqca
a chef, at such a hme, and 10 hare IRON his confIeacs
and esteem. a. 4 SUFFICIENT GLORY, aud IF that.
thank COL. nay enemies cannot d1prire me"
MIR. Chairman, ! an perfectly aware that many n
man might have uttered such sentiments without my
extraordinary depreciation. IfIhcy had come from one
who Ind forever TctIred inIe priyale life. IL would
have been of no greai Importance. II they had come
from one who was humble and luwly. and had re.
ceive! priVais fa,ors irom a bencfacIor, IL would have
attracted no attention, Bat, coming ns they did, from
ono who was artful AMI sagacious--Who had fixed his
eye on The first oiircs ofhis country. vi b an ambi-
ton tlIIi las never varied-whow was gazing with ca
gerncs' for partisan support say, sir. that, under all
the circumstances of lh- case. they are base. vile. q, =
graded, and degrading sentiments. which M freeman
ever conceived in his heart. and none but a niricser
ever uttered. III arm 10 have a leader. tn The name
of all that L. lofty and honorable. let him bc one who
has the feelings. the indie en,lencc. the heart of man.
III am Ia follow. let 10 mt be- one who cringcs before.
an, faNns upon, the hand of a mast r. Every feeling
Of my soul revOlis with scorn and indignation OF such
sentiments.
But, sir, look around, AMI what is the glarinz fact
IN the history of the dlyl These sentimehts have had
their weight. l. not the whole patronage and power
of this Government, at this moment, welded for the
open purpose of r~ewaIding their aulhOrl II il To be
~dIsguised that the Baltimore Convention assembled To
nominate a successor under the diciation If the Prcsi-
d'nt! Is there a man. who has s1gacIiy 10 perceive
cons rquences, that doubts IN Let those things succeed,
and it Is lie Io talke about a free Government. w
may have the exterior of freedom. but IL will be n
whItcncd sepulchrc, i,ir aud beautiful to look on. but
full Of corruption and roilcnness within"