Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-28

The Senator opposed him, but ! will not remem
Der this, and trusting that an of better feeling
IS to I've made manifest in the Senate, will forget
Il altogether.
1.-THE SENATOR" added Mr. Clay again, though
General Harrison has given his opinion upon ev-
cry SUBJECT says thut ho is man of no known
principle and that his party without principle are
about To assume the rens of government. lWhy
what an acknowledgement is this. party with
out principle, or party whose principles are log
cabins aud coon skins, have beaten the Admins
tration MS never party was beaten before Even
coon skins, according to the Senator'S own ac-
knowledg ments hnve proved more acceptable
Than the best principles Of the party in power
But we are not without principles. Mine are known
and the principles OF the friends who act WIN me
are known. They are well understood by our
opponents as by ourselves, opposition to the Sub
Treasury, Relrenchment, Economy, diminullon
OF Executive Power currency sound in itseli,
and safely kent. When tie Subireusury shall he
repealed, repealed it will I've, the Senator VIII
see what measure of FTnunce.the Wings viii pro-
pose. Till then,"stfiicient unto the day is the
Mr.. Calhoun next tootfthe floor, and us warm
and as ardent as ever lie has bGen since he has
occupied II placejn the Senate. lie regretted that
the Resolution had been Introduced, for the couii-
try had gro WI weary Of excitelncnt lie regret
49, 100, That the sSenat from Ncw York hn! ut
tacked General Harrison in adIhGce Tor such al
attack was calculated TO create and increase eN-
element. For himself he for awaiting the
declaration Of General Harrison in his message,
ana II as The Senator from Kentucky had nna-
TED, he was in favor Of economy and rercuch-
nien aud against Executive pow er, and Tor State
tights, he would so far support dim. This, like
'''e beginning of Mr. Wriglt's reply, was in good
,'''o ouu IN good Taste. But forthwith, aud in
language quite mreverGnt, Mr.. Calhoun declared
that, " so help lin Cod, he would use all the en-
ergles God had given him, in opposition to Ma
ltOual in
the same spirit of opposition were added and us
usual with this aged Hospur, additional regrets
expressed that the discussion had commenced.
The debate was briefly continued by MIR. An
derson of Tennessee who walked in the footsteps
of MIR. Calhoun, instead of the footsteps Of his
constituents aud made a Jealous speech, of COM
! mendabe brcvily however, against United States
Bark Mr. hubbard Of New Hampshire had his
: word also, AMI in praise Of New Hampshire, and
her distinguished SONS Isaac Hill and Levi Wood
bury He could kiss the rod that slnote him, and
did so by an eulogy of The Secretary, which, like
the amen Of Macbeth must have stuck in his
throat.
. Mr.. Allen of Ohio, the man who is wise above
D what is written, and Col. Johnson's keeper during
. the recent Western campag gu Of The Wee Presl-
: dent closed the debate hy bringing forward al
amendment To tie Resolution Of The Senator from
l. Kentucky The amendment embodied preamble
r aud resolutions, and identified George Washing
Il, ton and Martin Van Buren, - 1859 and l04O - The
Il currency Of tie lm1ers of the Constitution VIII
the hard money, treasury note, Executive nank
- irredecmac shin asiGr currency Of Tie existing
e President. You will hear more Of this to- NOR
c row.
2 The House of Representatives hive passed
T. bill, now in The Senate making appropriations il
% int til" Civil and Diplomatic expenses of III,
$40, and for the mileage of the
horne tue EIectoru
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