The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-01-06
pdIfTlcs Or THE SPEAKER.


pdLfrics Or THE SPEAKER.
nThefe seems - be quite a controyef-
- about tIye political creed Of Mr.. Hunter.
recently elected Speaker Of the House o.
Representatives, II Washington. The Wings
claim him for their own entire, With tie res
eryation of the SUBJ Treasury question,
where he differs IN bis views from those pro
fessedl,y the party. The Locofocos do not
venture 80 Ear 40 10 assert that he belongs to
their school of politics; but then insist that
he Is not d Wing That he is independent
lis tho adhcr6nt of neither parsy-and
leans, il any thing, rather more on their SIDE
Of the fence, than on the other. From the
lual b ing o. the inject, one would think
the Office ofSpeaker very important, and no
doubt it is, ina certain sense. II IS very
important, for Instance, for profigate party
to have profligate man in the chair, to be
used as a tool, to promote partisan purposes.
In this way the Office may be abused, like
the mantle of charity, and be made to cover
a multitude Of sins especially when those
sins are Of such chara cter as can only be
developed by an honest committee ofinves-
tiga,ion, appointed by the Speaker. But
when the Speaker elects aman notoriously|
honest, firm, independent, and patrio:ic, It
can make but little difference to what party
he may belong. His occupation oflfe chair
can give no unfair advantage TO ether party,
provided he is faithful inzshe discharge Of
duty.
In the midst Of the uncertainty, therefore,
which the public prints have thrown over
the political character Of MIR. Hunter, it is
gratifying toenjoy the assurance, that he is
an upright citizen, and, firm consistent patri-
|ot-one who will not be made cats-paw of
by any cabal, or electioneering junto. This
is the kind of man the people want in the
chair, and if his character turns out to be
such, his election is a fortunate event for the
country. Whatever influence he has will
be exerted, we trust, for the good Of the
whole nation, and not be perverted into an
engine to sustain, or TO laid up any set Of
men in power. These views are the sug-
gestions of our mind in reading over ssboth
sides" in the controversy now going on a
bout the politics of Mr.. Hunter. We think,
that provided he is an honest man, and an
en- igh.ened statesman, the question OF his
adhesion to eitheroi the great parties that
divide the NJ ton, is minor consideration.
AT the same time, however, we would not
be understood as surrendering, or comprom-
ising the point that he is a Wing. Of this
| factour minds are well convince To prove
it, we need only advert to circumstances no.
| toriously true-that he was elected 70 Con-
gress from his own district by Wing votes,
| in opposition to Loco-Foco, and that his
elevation 20 the Chair Of the House is to be
ascribed to the support of the Wing party.
who gave their undivided suffrages in his
favor, and elected him over the Adninstra.
ton candidate. That he has borne the name
Of Wing, is admitted. 1t is equally certain
that he was elected by the Wings. If, at
ter all, he is not Wing, it can only be said
that his political creed is not be ascertained
by the ordinary marks and indications.