The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-09

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quenehaDly N the breast Of every American He
spoke IN the language Of indignant truth Of the acts
Of aasen'at'on nd concession on the part Of the pre-
sent Administration, to acts Of aggression on the Uni
ted States conimilted BY Great Britain. In doing
this the gsntldnan from Georgia frankly declared
that ne was uttfng his own individual sentiments as
sentiments only and as the sentiments Of individ
ual only Thy are sentiments such as ], at least
approve, andhdi hoped the gentleman from South Ca
roIina would APPROVE.
But the gentfman from South Carolina, looking
beyond this tfets the remarks Of the gentleman from
Georgia as the 9owal Of plan, the part Of the
party which Is hbout to enter into power. plan Of
settled hostility against Great Britain.
On hearing thu charge Mr. c. could not but revert to
the incidents oahegreatp public controversy which the
country had uf gone through to the speeches he had
listened and at the hustings and to the
press as it cont to speak down 10 this very mo-
ment in It's repbaches Of him and hispolticaI friends
What is il thahTe hear again and again imputed TO
US by the houhnd voices of the orators and newspa-
pers Of the administration Why that we forsoOth
are the allies 81 Britainj that Harrison the gallant
old hero Of TIpecanoe and the Thames, that he and
his frend COME into power as the hirelings and in
strumene Of England. Has not this been wrung in
eargd day afer day and hour after hour, for the
wholefyear back Yes, sir And now what is the
complexion which the charge assumes, now when the
country has passed judgment on this Administration
Nofthat weare the hreling allies, the tools Of Bri-
tam, but that are taking power with fixed purpose
Of enmity against herand ifwithout cause IN the
mere wanto4ness Of hostility.
Mr. G. said that, like the gentleman from Georgia,
he spoke notor the new Administration, but for him
SELF and as dn Individual He felt bound to make this
distinction, because his individual sentiments the
questions between the United States and Great Britain
were well known having been expressed by him often
heretofore, whether discreety or moi, yet with freedom
which, as anndiyidua he had the right to use, in the
honest expression Of his deliberate convictions
Mr.. C. said then, as to both these contradictory
charges against the coming Administration, that he
believed forhimself, nay, he would 60 further, and
say that he new they were alike equally groundless
We who are about to enter into power came neither
as allies or fhends Of Britain Gin any exceptonabls
sense) nor asenemies but as Americans; Americans
animated with the feelings which belong to Ameril
of country against every and any foreign powe
never doubling that if by the continued aggressi6ns
Of Britain even the most powerful of the governments
Of Europe we be dragged into third wal, we shall
fight that war as CALAMITY and as triumphandy as
we have already fought first and second war with
Britain; but resolved, also, if we honorably may to
maintain the peace Of the country, anxious 70 do ii
and to promote the intefnu prosperity Of the Union
and the harmony Of the States BY noans peace, anc
repelIing the idea Of any set purpose ofwar
repeat (said Mr. CO that SO far as know the OBJ
ects oftlr fienls Of Gen. Harrison, undertake t
acs as Americans, and as Americans only And
saork Heaven that these United States are about i
have Presaeni Who IS NOT protesting to be Nor
thern man with Southern feeIngs-no, nor Southern
man with Northern feelings but protesting to be wha
he is, a Western man with American feelings, ant
with the honor, the peace, and the interest of thu
United States, each equally dear to his soul.
Mr.. DUNCAN demanded of the gentleman from
Massachusetts Mr. Cushing] when and where the
Administrator had charged the Wings with being
the tools of Great Britain Let the member lay his
finger upon the place where it had been asserted by
any paper present if he could any such extracts to
the House The Wing party had not been charged
Great Britain; but they had been charged with being
under the influence of the moneyed arsocrocy of that
country-under the influence Of British gold. And
said Mr.. ID. 4 would advise gentlemen, before they
engage in such debates as these first to clear them
selves from that charge Let the gentleman form Mas
sachusetts pause before making such charge against
the Democratic party and clear his own party from
the just charge Of acting under the influence of the
moneyed aristocrocy of Great Britain, Mr.. D. here
desired the Clerk to read extract from paper he
held in his hand but
The SPEAKER was understood to say that the
subject which the gentleman was speaking not
in order motion to reconsider the printing of doc
uments.
Mr.. DUNCAN was perfectly willing to speak in
order but fhe out of order in showing the fasity
of charge against the Administration why was not
the gentleman who made that charge called to order
Mr. y. said the charge against the Democratic party
having been made, and he having denied it, he was
about 10 prore that the Wings and the institu-
tons Of the country were governed and managed by
the moneyed aristocracy of England.
After some conversation of desultory character.
Mr. STANLY withdrew his motion to reconsider
So the question no longer before the House
IN SENATE,