Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-06

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sent calami'ies which have come upon us under his
administration, aud tell whether he is republi-
can President e. No, he is a desrotO Is he
states Rights President-or a man who seeks and
aims al innovations the rights Of the Sates
MI Van Buren, tries to reconcile his former with
MS present opinions, but tell you boldly and fear
iessy he cannot Dol In 1926 he he Id Ian such
"a this ON measure, which 1887 he hImse com
meDded itis an odious and un ttut NAL limo
WALTON OF the rights OF the states" hat was the
| language o! States Rights in 1876 but he has
since eaten his words, and he wishes you to do
too tie has turned and turned again, and he wishes
| you to Jump 90 i'm Crow" Sometime since was
invited TO jump Jim Crow" and my friend there
| (Mr Talmadge,) knows it. After some converse.
ton with the gentleman no waited upon me, 1 re-
minded him of Mr.. Van Buren's shameless abandon
Mt OF the position he had previously taken the
princi pies Of democracy. told him stood side by
eide with you former occasions IN defence Of those
principles to which then gave ana now give my firm
adherence, bu now Mr.. Van Buren, was traitor To
the cause. "Oh," said he, "Mr. Rives, you are en-
tirey behind the progress of the age laughter)-
you are not looking at the secret OF party discipline
Now, il is a rule in dancing in Connecticut, that
when the tune turns, you must turn too. The tune
now has turned, and you must turn with it. (Iaugh
ter.) Well, said /, to this gentleman, who is nov
a member Of Mr.. Van Buren's cabinet, let me tell
you the rale in Virginia When we pay the piper
make him play the tune like best. Gre
newed laughter) And when we pay President,
and we do not lke his Sub reasury eme we dis
charge him If he dees not change his tune We
not bred in the 90 Jem Crow" school. But this
Is from my main purpose. wanted to impress on
you, solemnly, the stake you, the industrious, the
commercial, the nterrrsing people Of The State OF
New York, have in the question Of a federal bank.
iupt law, to overwhelm your State institutions
speak eta law applying to your State interpretations
Let it not be said that this is vague generality
Let me tell you, if you renew the lease of Mr. Van
Buren, in power, twill be carried out as the SUB
Treasury was carried cut, in spite of your remon-
strances, your federal army bill OF l0OO 600 men
will be carried out if you renew his lease Of power
will tell you why,--look at the history OF the few
past years. My friend there, (Mr. p. Tamadge)
who occupies side BY side with me seat in the Sc,
nate of tho United States can confrm me when l
tell you, that when in 1887, Mr. Van Buren, brought
forward proposition Of bankrupt law, TO effect
your state institutions, it was received with but one
general murmurred remonstrance and Indignation
b. all the members of his party, with but one en-
ception, and that Mr.. Thomas Hart Benton
He the only uhat gave his sanction o it, and
all the rest OF the party received 1t with uplifted
hands, but suppressed murnurs, because you know
il would not do to divide the party. (Laughter) -
The people may be divided and the country ruined.
but not the party, you will lose the loaves and
fishes. What then And there Witnesses
to vouch for my recital of facts. A distinguished
gentleman came to judge of that communication,
and he knew it would not bear the sober reflection
Of the people. What then, was to be done! Why,
for the sake Of "the party he advised that il
should be hushed up. But Mr.. Benton, who stood
solitary and alone, wanted to urge these IN
stitutsns But there was certain Mr.. Felix Grun
dy who tol You he was born veteran democrat.
(Roars of laughter) l recollect being In the Con-
gress Of the United States with n certain Mr. Je-
seph Lecompt, good and honest man, but who aid
not understand very correctly his vernacular
tongue in review Of certain political measure,
that he was born early in life (Renewed Iaughter.)
MIR. Felix Grundy born late in life now,
though was not born late in life, believe have
parr su, ny Fcs
knew this proposition would be received with one
burst Of Indignation by the people Of this nation, #
it sent to them before they had been prepared
for il by the appliances of party and what did he
do Why, he was chairman Of the judiciary com
mittee, aad he moved the reference Of so mach OF
the Presidents message as related TO that subject,
chiefly to the judiciary committee, OF which the
same Mr. Felix Grundy was chairman And what
did he do-report for or against il No, he played
the part OF the dry nurse, and he uied the baby TO
sleep not whisper was heard from that com
mittee until the last day Of the session, when he
move that the ju ic airy committee be dis
charged from the further consideration Of it
But II afterwards awcke up from its sumber, and
like Hercules it is prepared, il you do not arrest its
murderous aim, to accom- psh ats fatal purpose, for
! tell you that instead of but vote, which II at
fret received, on a subsequent occasion when this
ruthless scheme was brough forward under federal
auspices, il received sixteen votes including the
greater and the lesser ghts OF the party and you
may figure out this sum in arithmetic for yourself,
aud ascertain if il takes but three short years 10
bring this one to sixteen votes, how many years II
will take Mr.. Vsn Buren,, by the process Of party
discipline, to get the requisite 70 votes, TO make 1t
the law Of the land. he made the odious sub trea
sury bill the law ofthe land. tell you, one short
year, this bill will become law, and you will be LA
Bile in a moment to be clothed in mourning. Then
pause before you give your votes. You are told
that this adminis alton has hostile designs against
the banking institutions Of the country and that
dit system which is coeval with the country itself;
that its hostility is to the abuses Of the system, Of
which am much opposed as any man; but TO
correct abuses and TO annihate the Institutions at
the expense OF the happiness and existence almost Of
the whole community are very different things.
Then let us pause and ifthcrc are any ofmy Van Blu
rem friends here with whom l have co-operated In
defence OF better principles in better times, when
we believed they were bound up with the interests
Of the country-of democratic principles which
cherished and wished fearlessly and reIigiousy to
defend-f there be such here, beg Of them 20 pause
while the gulf yet yawns at their feet-I appeal to
them in tins sacred presence before YOU ALL which
is calculated 20 awaken the dearest affections Of the
heart-I would remisd them Of their children and
their cherished hresides, and would ask them IL
they will build up a ruthless anti-repubican dynas
", either Of Mr.. Van Barren, or Thomas Hart Ben
ton, or Francis Blair I ask you, my ceuntrymen,
IL you will give yonr support 10 such men as Amos
Kendall, Francis p. Blair, and others Of like cha
racter-for | tell you they are "ths influence be-
hind the throne greater than the throne itself"
Gentlemen, you, my old Republican friends Of
New York, will you initiate the miserable example
Of the degraded Hindeo, and In carrying out th
perstition Of this modern idoatry, PROSTATE yosr
DO les in the dust and think you rendering gor
service to Gsd, when you permits yourselves TO
be trsmped upon and crushed by the wheel OF the
Juggersaut OF party sscendencyt call npoa you |
TO vindicatc your dignity as frcomen-to visdIcate |
your liberties az American citizens Which Of you |
will tell me-and how often have heard it. MIR. |
Rivcs You have not said word to-day that We do |
not believe is the language Of truth and sobcrncss
We believe the Sub rcasury 10 an odious, and Anti
Republican scheme; we believe the system of Mr..
Van Burep's bankrupt law would override and
PROSTATE the State Institutions, and involve the
country in enc universal scene OF ruin. which
no patriotic heart eau contemplate aud recon
cilc his support Of such measure with his sense
Of duty 60 his country; we have gone with you
in all the demonstrations you have this day made
Of the odious project for carrying out standing
army instead Of the militia Of the States. but can
NOT separate from our party. Now gentlemen, have
no country 10 serve, no conscience to consult,
God TO obeyl ("Fanny Wright says not") |
Fanny Wright! ! am sorry that such doctrines |
should he Identified with such q sex, which vene- |
rate and love dearer than any thing human. But |