Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-09-29

anu without ceremony and cut and sash as hard a
! you please. But II that same Convention at Har
r'sburs was such an unpr'ncipled collection of poll
,ical sectaries-sueh an opiniiin gafh,rum of al
k'ndreds and colors what sort OF party must tina
have been which could havs been so utterly pros
tratcd and put down 10y such HETEROGENEOUS com
binston \ laughl
The Senator commenced by saying that, anon.
their other dongs, the Wings chad done Tor them
selves" beg gentlemen not to LAY tina, Il ,tterin.
| junction 70 thCic souls" What the Wines of TIN,
country % he annihila,ei 10y any thing which ba,
! occurred during this session? Never, never. Thee
principles arc rs eternal as truth, and as sure e
prevail us IS the cause of civil Liberty to triumph
IL was justly remarked 10y my friend iron. Virgins
that the resurrection OF Executive power ay OF the
royal tho impcr7l power OF setting the will Of one
man against the united will OF an entire People
stood highest on the list OF the principles avow ed by
the Wings during the late memorable contest and
lot me tell gentlemen that, If we shall have shower
OF votocs, that principle will still be witcn in let
tiers OF light upon all their banners
Let the Senator from Pennsy lvania and his par,
war, f they will, Tor Executive supremacy-for the
! arbitrary principle that tho will OF one man shall
prevail against the will of the whole country. We
willing to 60 before the People upon that issue.
and, # ! am not utterly mistaken in the inherent
love OF liberty by them all, Wings and Democrats
there viii be general condemnation OF such an od-
Gus anu detostablc doctrine. Let the Senator and
hlS friends go 10 the other wing of the Capltol and
look upon that Macedonian phaanx, standing SHE "a
10 snIeid in compact and impenetrabe line and in
defiance OF ali the difficulties which besct them
maintaining their position unmoved and their front
unbroSen for, will repeat, what have often said
with neNprossOle pleasure, never no, never, was
there House OF Representatives more imbucd with
lofty aud generous spirit of patriotic devotion TO
liberty and TO the discharge of high pubic duty
Let them, say, look that spec tlcc, and then
themselves, How is such a party TO bc broken
DOWN. BY wLom' BY any one mani Where is
hei IL Napoleon were 10 rise from the dead and
appear again at the head OF all his power lac could
not do It. The Senator has prematugely Welded to
feelings OF cNultation. lie has stretched out his hand
ana Srasped not the sceptre, but feetng vi.
woods.
An honorable Senator from New Hampshire (Alr
Woodbury. proposed some days ago a eso.ution of
inquiry into certain disturbances which are said 10
have occurred at the Presidential mansion on the
night OF the memorable 10Th of August last. ITany
such proceedings did occur, they were certainly We.
ny wrong and highly cuIpab'c. The Chief Masi,-
trate, whoever he may be- should be treated by eve.
~ good citizen with all becoming respect, If not for
ms personal character. account of the exalted of
nee he holds lornnd from the People. And | will
here say thar read with great pleasure the nets
ana resolutions OF an carly meeting, promptly held
oy the orderly and respectable citizens of this me-
Iropo!IS, IN reference TO and in condemnation OF
those disturbances. But, the resolution had becn
adopted, had intended 10 move tor the appoint
meni OF a Scicc; committee, and that the honor, bic
Senator from New Hampshire himself should be
placed at the head of It, with n majority of his
friends. And will tell you why, MIR President |
did near hat about eight nine o'clock on that
sane night OF the famou rs h OF Angus, there ,v,s
an lrrnptlon on the Presidents house Of the whole
Locoioco party IN Congress; and did not know but
that the alleged disorders might have grown ON, Of
or had some connoNion with that fact. IA iaurhl
understand that the whole party were there No
spectacle, am sure could have been more supreme.
y amusing and ridiculous. III could have been in
4 position IN which, without being seen I could
have witnessed that most extraordinary reunion
should have had an enjoyment which no dran,tic
performance could possibly communicate | think
M cra LA rrt,.
who Inquired IN the scene. There stood the or,yc
and dis lnsuIshcd Senator from South Caroina-
| MIR Calhoun here instantly rose, and earnestly
insisted on explaining: but MIR Clay refused to be
interrupted or TO yield the floor.
Mr. Clay. There, s,y, | can imagine stood
the Senator from South Carolina-ta.L cars-worn.
with tUuowed brow, hagsard, aud intensely c,zing
looking as II he were diSsecting the last and newest
abstraction which sprung from metaphvsiciln-s |
orain, anu muticrinS to himself, IN ha futtered |
sounds, This IS indeed n real crisis ~ Toud |
laushter.l Then there was the Senator from Ala
nana, lNr hlnSi) standing upright and graceful |
" as 1t ne were ready TO settle IN the most authori-
'atVe manner any question OF order or of c,iduete
that might possibly arise between the high Assem- |
bed parties on that aud Unprecedented oc,, |
SION. Not far of stood the honorable Senators from
Arkansas and from Missouri, (Mr Sewer ana Mr. !
Benion,) the latter looking at the Senator from,
South Carolina, with Indignant curl on his lin |
and scon IN his eye and pointing his finger with
contempt towards that Senator, (Mr Cahoun1 !
"l'ioN NS oaNi OF IALuSE seemed TO
himself statesman why, he has never even pro-
dueed decent humOug!1 tShouls Of aughterJ !
Mr. Benton. The Senator from Missouri yYas
not there
Mr. Clay | stand corrected; was only ina. |
giLing what you would hsve said If you had been
there lRcnewed Iaugh,erI Then there stood
the Senator from Georgia, mir Culhbsrt) con- |
nins over IN his mind on what point he should
make his neXi attack upon the Senator from, Ken
lucky. Laughterl On yonder oiton m recIInrd |
the other Senator from Missouri on nv left. mir
L-inh) INDUCING, with smiles on his face in olcas-
ing med!a.Icns on the rise, growth, and future pow
er OF his new colony OF Oregon. The Lonor,llc |
Senator from Pennsylvania, (Mr BuchanarA !
presume, stood forward spoke Tor his whole
party, and although cannot pretend 10 initiate his
"cU'known eIoquence, beg leave 10 make an |
humble essay towards what Presume 20 have been |
the Kind OF speech delivered by him or that august
occasion
MAY 1t please your Excellency a number Of
your present political friends, late your political on
I'ohents, ~ company with myself, have come 10
ceposite At your ENcelency's feet the evidences NJ
our loyalty and devotion; and they have done me-
the honor ~ make me the organ OF their sententsl
and feelings. We are here more particularly IN
I'esent 10 your ENce.cncy our grateful and most
cordial congratulations on your rescue OF tho corr
try from hIsrant and alarming violation Of the
constitution, by the erection OF a Bank of the Uni.
ted States and aso our profound acknowle igncnis
Tor me veto, ny which you have illustrated the
wisdom Of your Administration and so greatly,
honOred yourself. And we would dwell -,r,,-,I
IaT!y on the un1nsWerable reasons and cogent mr.
sumcn!s with which the notification Of the act IN
the Legislature has been accompanied We hal
been, ourselves, struggling for days and weeks 10
ares, tue passage Of tho bill, and 10 prevent the
creation Of the monster % which i gives BIRTH We
had expended all our logic, cNcricd all our ability
employed all our eoquenoe but IN spite Of a., our
Utmost efforts, The friends of your Excellsncy IN
the Senate md House oi Representatives proved
too strong for u.s. And VIC have now come most
heartily 10 thank your Exec. cncy That YOU have
accompshe! for u5 lhat against your friends which
Ne, with our most strenuous eNcrtong were unnbfe
TO lchlcvc' toirs Of nughierI
nope the Senator wli view with INDULGENCE this
silJi To represent HIM, although am hut too sen
sln.e how far II falls short o the merits Of the orr
gna. AT al. eSanls nc will feel ihl, there is not
s5ca.cf error uI1u was committed Ivy the Stenoera
Phsf OF tho lnlt.Igencer the other day, when he
pul INTO my mouth part Of the honorable Sgna-
tors speech IL1ushtcr.l ! hope the honorable
Senators on the other side Of tho Chamber will
pardon me Tor having cOuceiyc5 Do ro.eIlTe that
amts' the popping Of champagne, The intoS cation
OF t.er J'y, the sKsiacy Of hclr gonfclti3n, they
might have ucen the parties who created d drstlr.
t1ncc, OF which they never could have been gully
hau they waited Tor their "Sgbty gsryHd ftsuyLt, =
Laughter, loud ADD lons.I have no doubt the
very learned CE.StcrGtrry Of the Treasury. who
conducted that department with such distinguished
ubriiy, ard such hoppy results 10 the country and
who now has such profound adherence II ali the
taxes ON ten md coffee, though, in his own Official
reports, he 90 distinctly recommended them, would
% appointed chairman Of the committee hsv. rno.
a.. $40 H#.HHs &c..