Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-08-10
coNGREss--lst Session.

hish tle names OF persons removed from ONCE, anu
"f those appointed, since the 18th OF March last.
Mr.. President Although | could not, with my
convictions of what belnngrd to myself as an Ameri
can Senator, and 10 the friends with whom usually
hct here, accept the offer proceed in this d9ba'e rs
mater oi ia"or, still appreciate the Kind feelings OF
the Senator from North Carolina Talr. Mangdfml to.
wards me personally, and thank han for waving his
molten to lie upon the table, and thus leaving to
exercise the poor privilege Of discussing this
ing subject during the morning hour
After the full and satisfactory exposition yesterday
and the day before by the Senator from Illinois, Mr.
NlcRoberts, should, probably, have reluqushed The
design Of taking part in the debate especially in the
present stage Of H. but for paragraph which no.icrc
II the National lntcigrnccr yesterday morning, in Tie
ioilown. words:
s'The Opposition papers continually The Wings
ans their professions, that they power
these papers loudly protested that t
Wings had principles but hard cider and made professions
bit were voting for her candidates wion. why or where
The these stories mi>; rely upon The ceduly
aud very liitie upon the meni1ry, q! their readers.
Now. SIR, we will sec who have relied upon The ere
daiitg of the pcopr and who still perseverng u
their attempts 10 impose on that cred.iit9. While re
movals are taking place with unparalleled rap'dity
The names of the men removed, and OF those appoint
ed are not chroniclcd from week 10 week, III the Go
vernment paper was the case during the late Ad
ministration but articles like tins circulated ta
aud near calculated 10 fix the impression attempted L
be m2de upon the public mind pending the late Pr"s'
dental election that arguments were failacinn
--our professions insncere-oIr assertions baseless
What accusations dld we bring against you Wha
did wc claim for ourselves | answer, for cne SIR
declared publicly, eyer. where, when had coca
sion 10 address my conntrymen, in small nr large
assemblies, that you had bnl one common ground
opposition To the t;cn Administration that your army
II leaders. from Inc captains 81 twrntes upwards vino
cheered in your unprecedented displays aud your
hniserous movements, were animated by common
.f.... H.. 49,. arft, and I.,,
cratic principles coupled with ambition for place and
expectation of prefrrment; tat you had no common
platform of principieS-nn leading measures al nation
al Importance and involving the great national inter
-s,s which you darcd to present 10 the American peo-
NE. either in addresses or resolutions from The
lions at Harrisburg Ba!timo:r-nnne which you coufd
present, without at breaking up and d'sractna
the heterogeneous materials Of which your party was
composed
So far from saying that you 'n,adc professions,
We declared that yun had them prepared, ny concert
and arrangement, OF every complexion and hue, Il all
sorts and descriptions suitrd for every meridlan
,irns and Professions designed 10 reach the passions
and the prruLicrs Of every neigh5nrllaod where they
we're 10 IN, p.o;uml.a! II with you, asserted
contest in which great priGc pies were kept stnd"us
Is in the back ground while policy. exfedi"ncy, nj cap
fGaium arguments, doing their work IN each Slate
according the peculiar interests and opinions o: us
people There were, il is true, assertions and
professions suited all portions oi tile country, and
resor;cd To on al Among them, lie standing
arav Enmbunthe charge that desired 10 reduce the
wages Of the honest ahorer, and reduce the abofer hn
sell. 70 the condition Of tie serbs al The Ad
had ALREADY? b. lis improv'dence, It's exr
vayanc. and is rrohaacg The nnnn III debt more
than thirty millions u dollars. listened 10 my no.
norahle coilraruc with unieigurf pleasure, when lie
wruns from tie Administration the oler day the IN
willing admission that THIS last chai1c-imost o. all
harmed upon during that canvass WAS bascless, mere
a. Y,
assaults and professions before e people we bore alo
wherever we went the Constitution, the Resolutions
Of l.Gc and the received opinions q! The fathers OF
Democracy, - applicable 10 the great questions whch
we knew must anitatc, and which are now agiatIng
CONGRESS and tie country. We were motuiiy, fearful
L. beaten bu, wc we're not routed; stood upon the
field =, the close of the conflict, wth three hundred
thousand more Democratic legal voters :lan had ever
before in any single election, exercised The right OF
frccmen at the polls. Routed No, Sir; nor dishear-
ened. We are now here, upon tins elevated ground
as The representatives of eleven hundred thousand IN
;.juep, patriotic iceat voters to the contest
unon lnsc great issues which strorc, but srorc III
vain 10 bring distinctly before the people III Their po.
pular niee;ngs-isspes, upon the determination III
which We in our hearts believe rest Inc Liberties Of tins
country The subject Of The resolution Of the Senator
from PENNSYLVANIA mir. Bnchananl lad no slight in
fuence in that contest and thank the Senator from
South Carolina mir. Preston for his lnterposlton -
Lee, the debate 20 on he says let have III fullest Ia
ttud, and as understood him, lac and his friends VIII
undertake. 10 show that they have not departed from
The prncipes which they have avowed III relation 70
removals from Office Sir they shall receive 10 m
;nscc NJ nv hands III shall be unfortunate as 10
arr IN any matter o fact deduction, white shaIl re-
yrct the error, it will afford me pleasure 10 g''e tie
prompt correction.
,rus, MIR. President that We shall not be denied
The information sought BY the resolution, ana 'hat II
,o, bc embarrassed BY another call that must IN
iii. occupv much time at the Departments, and
, H. If no possible weight, far rs tie PROFESSIONS
or,bs Administration and its practice are concerned
Jho information will be interesting ana rscin mol
nv here but To the whole country; anu, unless s,a''
NE MAJ de to me upon high authority are sn5utafy
shall be able, with the contemplated report
49,, ~ ;meart some additional Information ihal
hardly fail to be of interest, particularly 10 .he
:, a.,a from North Carolina, (flr. alangum)-Inior-
L:a oonncc,,nu itself with rights and interests
aa n hs constituents, and at the same time WIN
,bo action Of the Executive mere, particularly WIN
Wv" - tho Departments. deal in 10 mysteries, ana
w" ,'u y .,,,e The nature of the information to which
Nd In The State which have The honor IN paft
=. .anresent there are, appears ny me returns o
:" y olac,;on. about twelve hundred Abolition
in poll Of between fifty and sixty thousand
,nd vet, small and nconsIderaoie as mat parry ., :"
-" ~ numbers they are peculiarly me 'a'of'"s
~; ,aminis,raton that when rcuinvas nave &C.
J IN. vacated places have been iiiied ~ na"i''S
@ui ~, ;ra,, members of that faction. Nhat u
No., remarkable, Democrats alone nave NOT oeeH ~
mos, TI 10 1--WE place to them give an instance
Inv and names-wi,h tie Wow that II have peen
" 'd' error and do injustice 10 The Department
lea M" .d;lv corrected At iiaverhill, one Of liie
may " Considerable towns in that State William Oar
'oS. ,.or,hy and competent officer and consistent
s.'aoa If the late President OF long standing ms
haen d,splaced as deputy postmaster, and timothy ~
R,asdeI conspicuous Abolt'onsf, and aelse N 'l's
onacv Of secretary If the Abolition society lor ufa,
on county in onenng and stirring up asa,oG no
a~oe nrsiudcc and hostility against the institutions
NJ n,oue of the South has been appointed - tyL Ms
place Ibis as h 1 15s . ea ns1"s sr %
Gentlemen 10 other and more important cases u
us.rasive of the feelings Of the app'nng Ro ,h 10
u'srd ,h;s faction in New England. Will snow l'h'
hass mon who have labored IN and out oil season. ~
all means to put down Mr. Van Basn
,s ,n,,eura address, that he would veto any pi' NV
oc, If which should be TO abolish slavery IN ,s
r,c ARE the especial vores ofhe power 70 wnit as
,een committed 10 great extent the oes.'e ~
e,;an n;ll show that while the party WIN - "cn " =
No. nr;de and pleasure TO be associated III ~
,s r,hout DIVISION with united energy WIN o"e
[ and With one heart, in their inoViuua 90 -.
so'.' -: I'D through their representatives III tue