Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-09

4 opposed to the Pc, Bank system. Then, as some
system would ke necessary collect keep, and dis
bufse, the public monies what system could be Of
teredl lie eon,ended that repeal OF the lndepend'
ent Treasury system must lead to the esabishn'ent
| OF a National Bank. Thus, then, he was eompell-
cd to believe that the Nationals had taken IN the
State Rights portion OF the Wing party; thus, then
this party was bound and ued up 20 Tor measures
which tend to the establishment oil those doc.
trines which Virginia had always opposed. lie had
supposed that there some members OF the wing
party who would have brought forward some one
unexeeptionabe on all these great ints, and have
given their opponents an opportunity to have voted
for such a man. The Nationals appeared, how
ever to have taken in their State Rights friends and
to have found n fitting champion in the person OF
Mr.. Archer for whom, under all these circuni-
stances he could not, of course, vote. He could
only say, new that he would cast his vote Tor some
individual who a decided State Rights man
and G after the first ballot he found they could not
elect him, then he would go ior that candidate who
! came nearest to those principles.
i MIR. DABNEG would answer the member from
| WILLIAMSBURG He was opposed in 80 and "a 10
General Jackson's administration; and his opinion
on certain measures OF that Administration, remain
ed unchanged. He was still opposed to the mea-
sures and principles which he then opposed. He
could not change as easily as certain member OF
that House. who, last session. said, day, that he
was not only Impractical c as to Mr. RveS, but
an impossible. and the day voted for MIR Rves.
Il Mr.. GREGORY said he was that individual re-
erred to; but in voting for Mr. Rves, he voted not
his individual sentiments but the wishes OF his con-
s,tuents- He presumed the gentleman from King
William was too good Democrat to have had him
vote against the wishes OF his constituents, and IN
conformity with his own incinations. He confess
ed that he had erred often, and there was no one
but fool who would pretend that he had rot often
stood in the same predlcamcnt
Mr.. WILLIAMS explained the reasons why he
could not vote for Mr Archer. eontendng that rs II
had been stated that he would support all the mea
sures of Reform which would be brought forward
by Gen Harrison, the State Rights party had that
slender security that he would be found at his post
voting against the establishment even OF National
Bank. MIR Archer held Bank Of the United States
TO he unconsttutional-he had declared IN the city
OF Richmond that he was opposed 10 a Bank on
constitutional grounds, but that he would not he
tied upon the question Of expectancy.
MIR. GREGORY asked where and when he had
uttered that opinion.
Mr.. WILLIAMS was not at liberty to say; he
had no authority TO give the name of the gentle d.
man, but such the fact General HaIrison's
opinions upon this question were well known, and
as Mr Archer was TO give his firm support to all the
principles OF the in coming Administration, he had
a rigiS to infer that MIR A. entertained the same
opinions. and for tina; reason alone he should with
hold his support.
Mr.. SCOTT did not expect TO participate in the
debate on this occasion well calculated elicit
discussion; but union of the different portions
| OF the Wing party seemed 10 be a matter of such
| mysterious nature to ee,tin gentlemen in that
y
doubtless, for their edihca;ion, TO explain how thus
monstrous result had been brought about. IL was
perfectly true, that there found amongst those
who constituted the great Wing party, individuals
entertaining different opinions upon certain LEADING
measures OF policy, which now and had hereto
fore been before the country for discussion Gentle
men on side OF The House seized with holy
horror against United States Bank; holy horror
against Tariff; holy horror asainst Internal I'M
provemen,s and the Distribution OF the Proceeds of
the Public Lands. This horror had seized gentle
men who boosted tibet they belonged TO the "good
old Jackson party" IL would be a matter of curious
enquiry to determine the precise point OF tine when
thlS enormous mass OF horror had seized possession
OF these gentlemen-they belonged TO the '.good
old jackson Party and the party opposing the
election of Mr.. Archer were his fixed supporters
his unqualified admlrers-and yet the history of the
old hero the history of the politics Of the day. and
the history OF the measures Of his party She ed
that he not only U. States Bank man himself
! but that he was also an Internal Improvement
man, Distribution man, and a judcons Tariff
man. Notwithstanding all ihis-Genuemen who
had devoted all their time, all their sous and all
their energies TO the support Of that party-Gente-
men who now IN their places 10 chararterise IL
rs the good old Jackson party were seized with
sudden horror, with emotion understandable
when n gentleman was presented for the choice OF
that Legislature, lest, perehce, under some ross.
b'e remOe contingency matters should so be broush,
about 10 induce him TO vote for an act moor.
pofatlns National Bank, providing for the cistri
button OF the proceeds OF the Public Lands for a
Tariff for Internal improvements Perbans-it
was the experience which these gentlemen had de-
rived from the past that invested them with a n this
horror, and that their very sensitive condition nov
was brought about by those quaims of cor science
which had probably seized upon them for all their
crimes, both Of commission and Omission He did
not belong to what termed the Republican
State Rights Party CT the Wings, nor did he know
that he should come (properly IN the classification
OF the gentleman from Monroe) and be amongst
those whom he denomnated the National Republi-
can Party, and who supported the policy OF John
O. Adams He had never favored the pre,en.ions
OF Mr. Adams. The time was, when that gentle
man was the fIvorcd candidate for the highest Of
nee IN the Government by the Junto Of Richmond
when nc was better Democrat than Gsn.rai
Jackson. il was matter of perfect notoreiy thar
the Richmond JuntO favored the pretensinns Of John
Quincy Adams TO the Presidency over those Of
General Jackson. They had but TO reeur to the
history o. that day, and they would find that Viz.
ginii preferred Crawford, (who by ths.bye was |
Bank mani She could not get Crawford, and her |
secoad choice was the aforesaid John q adams. |
and as TO Jackson, he declared TO know no more
about administering the Government OF the United
States Than an Indian Chief. HIS election va, Je.
pfecaed the greatest curse that could bef,l the
country-yet row, this said Indian Chief tbis man
who could not construe the psincst law-this man |
whose election had been deprecated as the greetsst
curse that could beiil the country, had in the mu
tauons OF the Worid, or rather Of parties come up
- al
Adams who after era wford was the iavo,,,a ~ an.
Virginia clque, and declared by the Richmond
unto TO be the next best democrat had NOW he |
come an Old Hartford Congen. ion Blue Lisbt Fe- |
deralist-the man who, Of oil Others In the country
vas most obnoxious TO the Federal party was now.
iorsoo'h, 10 subseye party purposes presented TO
The people as the most ultra, thorough going Fede
raiist himself. When gentlemen got I'd there 10 |
talk about Their principles, and referred 10 the "good
Cd jackson Party" as The test by which pInctples
we're 70 be known and merits discovered he could
not but recur TO these former days days not very
lar distant, m order that they might from past e1.
peuence, understand something OF these good Old |
Virginia principles about which gentlemen now dis.
coursed 50 eloq Uent'y.
Gentlemen spoke Of the Bank, Tariff Internal |
Improvements, and Distribution, as the test on.s.
tons OF the present tine; and they declared them
selves utterly az loss u know how i, was and |
upon what principle II was, that the different nor
tons OF the Wing party, entertaining dissinnil,r SEN
timents, could concur together md unite upor on.
man. For hHase.f he would say, that he believed /
Bink Of the United States o. be Con,ttutjonal. |
he believed u 20 be necessary 10 conduct the 6sc,
operations Of the country; he believed IL 10 be ne
ecssary 10 give the people an uniform Currency -
but entertaining these opinions, be vas cot now in
favour o. any 9eiion on dat subject by the United
States Government; he was not only not in (avor |
Of action OF this time, but be was opposed 10 Il and
he did not think dat the Wbg leaders nov in Con-
grsss ought 10 take upa United States g,nk ond
make u patty question. He thought the ousstion
should be left 10 be scted where alone IL eouid he
sstt.ed-by the People. IL should be lsh IN In.
people N determine the degree Of iis neressty tbs
degree Of lts Usefulness; and when their iudgment
this Queaftou and thev dectd, a. -