Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-10

the President can find favor in their eyes, that
squints at Exchequcr Bills or any thing, the
like. They court "the spoils" Of the President,
but it is clear, the large majority Of them will
have nothing to do with the main principles UPON
which he came into power. II Is then the time
for the Wings to really,--to forget and forgive,
to heal up wounds, and to undo what has been
unwisely done. They must remember that this
government can only be administered upon COM
promise and concession, and that while all Of
US may be bound to keep our eyes upon ideal
truths, yet that it is world of reality, this, to
be taken as it is
What course, though the Wing leaders in
Congress VIII take no foresight yet can detect.
Inc policy OF Mr.. Clay, who has so much pow
er over his fellow men, whether of his own, or
Of opposite politics Is much specialized upon in
all quarters here His long experience. and
his magnificent talents, give him almost omni-
potent command in the Halls of Congress.-and
it really does not seem to me, that he is sborn of
| much of his power, whether foe or friend has
majority there. lie iinpresses his own genius
upon the legislature Of the country, no matter
| in whose hands it s,-as, witness, the great
measures he carried during the twelve years Of
Jackson and Van Burenism. Tho course of
such a man is naturally specuated upon with
great animation by all classes Of opinion. His
tone and temper, and indications toe, must al.
ways be heralded with interest. The public
notes we have from him beyond the mountains,
breathe little or nothing of cancellation. The
assault upon the veto power in the Baltimore.
letter, as he was about crossing the mountains,
threatened an onset upon that part Of the consti-
tuition. Whatever he does, or wherever he is
whenever his bugle blast rings in the Senate,
hosts gather around him subdued or dazzled by
the spendor of his intellect 1t is clear though,
he can act little in concert with the President
Their old friendship has gone to the winds, and
suspicion takes its place. True or untrue be
the alleged causes Of this enlargement, here
it is known TO us ALL The great man of Con-
gress and the Executive power stand before the
public eye in open opposition. Both are CHARGED
by their respective adversares with having an
eye upon the succession, and both will be sus.
pccted by many of the People of so acting and
speaking as to crafty that ambition, no matter
how they act
The position of us then,-of that class of
Wings who belong to no man, and range under
no leader is, therefore, peculiar. As to that
though, the position Of all classes of Whips in
enough peculiar. Between the strong. heads
and the wrong-heads among us, Git seems as if
almost Systematically for the 100 days past en-.
J gagged in mutual destruction) man that owns
his own soul and body, has hard gauntlet to
run. Attack, recrimInation meet us whatever
) way we turn. To escape it is impossible indeed,
even from ones friends From all this see no
/ other way of escape than that of letting the
leaders take care of themselves. There must
a general uprising of the People 10 act upon
Congress, and to force it to legislate for the
country without reference to party heads If
we mix up Preslden-Inakng, for example, with
the currency, we can have no Bank, nor any
thing else. If I'VE mix up the Tariff, there will
be but another "Bll OF abominat ons," as an old
one called. Perhaps then we must look to
new lights in Congress to guide US who are
abroad. There certainly must be, if we want
success, new negotlaers between the Execu-
tive and legislative power. If Mr.. Tyler and
Mr.. Clay will not act together, we must look to
those who can. At least the spirit of bitterness
and OF wrath directed against ALL who, at the
close of the Extra session, had any intercourse
with the Executive, must be done away with,
especially by those among us who read, that
without Executive sanction, little or nothing in
r this Government can be brought about
The eyes of the spectators in politics begin.
therefore, to be turned to other men, with al
most as much interest as to Mr.. Clay. That er-
ratio ,met, Wise, has been Smoothing out
: down in Acc"mac, according to the newspaper
accounts. He declared himself there, quo,h
writer in the Norfolk Herald against Mr. TYLER,
+, as well as Mr.. Van Buren, and Mr.. CLAY, as to
c the successon,-but for whom the teponen.
said not. Comet though he be, there is a good
. deal of method i'll his orbit, nevertheless. With
n intellect to plan, and pluck to execute, he
makes himself iclt and heard wherever he is.
/ lie is man that counts more than one when
u , they take the census, no matter where he s.
r There is Ex-Governor Gllmer also fresh from
:. the air Of Monticello, whom we of all parties
= can make something Of here and hereafter, il
:, not purblind too. AS Governor of Virginia, he
!, was one of the most practical sensible Governors
"a that old Commonwealth has had since il ex-
d hausted the revolutionary stock The stuff is in
l. him for action, as well for metaphysican,
+ II our friends in Congress will pull and haul a
{ little, and not drire altogether. The truth O.
. the matter too is, that in the Extra Session, we
o were rather exclusive upon the Virginia team.
. with whom mules are plenty and railroads scar.
e &c, ana who, therefore, have it not in their ma
j ture TO be OF our straight way Of going They
got mad and threw us (thc rascals for it .)-but
i that is no proof that man is always a mule
h The TACT OF the matter too is, Henry A. Wise
: ought to have been speaker Of the House. as he
n would have been. but that he had such an Todd
! way OF going ahead. If he had studied any thing
i OF political astronomy, and kept in any sort al
' an orbit with his wits, we could have got him
up INTO the speakers chair as a fred star
mus much say to point out to our friends that
inc wing party has in ii several degrees of lat-
,'de' ana longitude too and that all men won't
be equared by one rule, much depending upon
our raising and our "keepng" too after we
are Drought up. There is SO much friction in
e our Northern population there are so manv of
, US to rub against each other and rub each other
down. that man is not so much MAJ where
hundred are JostIlng over him and trampling
nm about, as in South Carolina, saw, where in
some parts, white one is a sort of curiosity. 10
be looked at with telescope, he is SO far off
or II caught on the road, to be coayed into
house, so as to have little fellowship with
fellow of the same colour as ourselves. Men of
kindred principles won't forever have kindred
acts
Well enough ofthis. close my correspon.
uehGe mere 10 come home in order to give the
readers of the Express their old and well known
Washington correspondent his place. In the
few letters have written intoxicating harmony.
concert OF action, and peace, have SO preached
because after full survey Of the ground here.
see that all is lost the twelve years struggle.
its principles first, its honors and emouments
next unless there be such harmony, suo' :op-