Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-09-17
TwENTY-sEyENTI CoNGREss--Ist Session

Sing IippeCaa0c-anh TYLER ioo VEIN.
TWENTY-SEyENTII CONGRESS--lst Session.
SPEECH OF MIR. GlLMER-[ CoScLuDEp.
We heard then ofauy distinct political desiS-
naon of parties, but for many years we heard oil none
but the Adams party-the Crawford party-the Clay
party-the Colhoun party-the Jackson party Every
man who aspired 10 the Presidency had his party and IN
this contest among men, General Jackson proved
TO be the strongest. lie elected 10 reform tne
bunders, to retrench what were then deemed the ex
cesses Of his predecessors Administration, and, ac-
cordinp 10 the emphatic language Of John Randolph
because he possessed the capacity to beat The dist
yusied gentleman who is now here lie was reelected
against distinguished citizen of Kentucky (alr Clay
who had previously been candidate and member
of Mr. Adamss Cabinet. 4 large number of those
who contributed to this result became dissatisfied with
various acts of his Administration, and finally, IN lo3'
united with those who had advocated the election OF
Mr.. Clay, under the name and style OF the Wing par
ty-not the Clay party nor The National Republican
party because they differed as widely from MIR. Clay
and his friends, to the legislative powers of this Co.
yernnent, as they differed from General Jackson 5,
10 its administrative policy These points of difference
were distinctly known and understood then and they
have been understood ever since The cooperation
which resulted from this union of men and masses
of opposite views, 10 most Of the contested powers
claimed for the legislative and judicial departments of
tire Government, was directed 10 reform of the Exc
cu:ve department. Tie only point OF concurrence among
them. As General Jackson second term drew 10 lis
close. in 1886 the necessity "bv ous tor running
candidates the sa;ne Presidential ticket (ilaTr
rson and White in ordr! to reconcile even 10 that ex
tent the opposite views of those composing the Wing
PARTY Mr. Van Buren, was elected During his Ad-
min.stration, number Of his friends withdrew their
support, and, raying for time under the name OF
Conservatives they finally united the seceders from
Jackson administration, (ot whom MIR Tyler had been
oneD with the opposition to Mr.. Van Buren, re-elec-
tion At the Harrisburg Convention, where candidates
were nominated tor the Presidency and Vice PTesden-
cy there another compromise, rendered necessary
by the differences Vi opinion among the mem
beers Of the Wing party to which have adrerted The
discussions the subject Of the currency, since the
noval of the depos,es in 1888 had rendered that the
prominent question III the strife Of parties and yet
candidates nominated by The Wing party Of the
Union for President and Vice President, both of whom
were announced and canvassed for opposed TO the
charter of National Bank Mr.. Tyler was of
them and with Genera! Harrison, under these circum
stances, he elected. With regard to his opinions
to the expectancy and unconstitutlonalty OF Ma
tona Bank, doubt ever heard, until since the
death Of Gen. Harrison.
During all tins time, Sir it was well understood that
we differed and it deemed no heresy 10 differ, on
the subjects with regard TO which we differ now. do
not say, Mr. Chairman, that you and have differed.
Sir, have agreed; we now seem to differ but, I'M
less mistake the tendency of things, and the force of
inherent principles, shall agree again. don't give
YOU up yet Sr-by means. With knowledge Of
these differences, not only TO thus Bank question:
but the principle Of Distribution, to protective
sagacious men that, unless there was surrender Of
prncip es-of distractions they called, Sir
side or the other, concurrence could be
expected where had ever existed 1t fore
seen that, or late, when TO act these
subjects where the members OF the Wing party had
agreed we must either agree to differ STILL or
separate and fall back to our respcctiy. posons-po
sons which, with regard TO these subjects, We had al
ways maintained on principle. THIS was inevitable,
without an abandonment Of principle on one side or
the other The Presidential election being over, with
regard TO winch we united terms only of mutual
forhearance and concesson,) nothing remained but
questions Of legislation, many of which en-
terained the convictions had never concealed, and
which could not be reconciled
And now, Mr.. Chairman here are, and who has
my just TO upbrald his brother with hypocrisy
or ,rcachery' Sir, have concealed nothing. have
snothing eXtenuated or set down aught i'll malice,
md why do hear these violent dcnunciations utter
ed here and echoed through the press Where is
the bad faith If there be any SIR, why here?
Why this extra session called; Why have such
unusual means been resorted to Tor the purpose of pre-
ciptatng action the prominent measures of this
session. Why, Sir, If gentlemen believe that the po
pular voice has proclaimed approval of these inca
surrs, why this hase' We told that Congress
convened TO replensh an exhausted Treasury
That has been done, and still here. Is II feared
nat Tie people Will not approve next December what
!, IS SAID they decreed last November Will the
scent OF this game grow cold soon Or is il at
tempted, SIR, TO press these through drive
Congress- and the President and The People, under the
crack of the whip, and TO obtain the vantage ground
which they may be supposed 10 give before the tide
GIBBS and flows again' II has been for years past
nay, Sir, it has been desired that parties should
cupy more natural and higher positions with regard 10
each other, and to the grea, measures Of GoYernmen
than mere personal factions could occupy, while they
strove only for place, and about meu' The time has
come it has been FASTENED by Providen:ia nterposi
ton-but il would have or ate-when We
must differ agree again more about principles and
less about mere men. The time has when the
tests of the Constitution be appliedwhcm the old
tests and the old land marks must be reesablshed,
never 1t viii now be seen whether shall continue
tncav and carp another about the personal pre-
tensions Of men who ambitious to fill high Places
whether parties shall divide measures aud ptn-
cIples SIR, still the camp Of the crusaders
but we have returned from Palestine II remains 10
be seen who has conquered i'll the sign of the cross
and who 10 the arm Of the hesh-who for his country
and who for himself Why do we now hear nothing
of those great measures of economy-of etrenchment
of reform, which lately resounded as our war cry
which were TO arrest the downward career of our in
s,tutions TO corruption and dissolution, and re.estabsh
the reign Of the Constitution and the People: The fpht
is over Sir and The memory of CGur de Lions battle.
axe (pointng to MIR. Wise) no longer commands re.
spect The honorable scars which were won bespeak
no forbearance unless be forget himself, and like
an Italian dancing master, "caper n,mby IN lady :
chamber, TO the iascivous blessings of Lutte
There Mr.. Wise and said that they who de-
nounced him stood BY his side in the hour
of frni