Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-09-30

% uooersiooo 90 ell hands tnat yoo are a
liberty 10 stack them Without 1olies and
without eeremoay. and cut a0d slash a.
hard e you piaass. Bot Il that cane
ConTsntlon al Harrisburg vas such an
unpgineipled collection, o. political ssc-
tsEies--such IN 0nRiEm gstAwun q al
kindreds enc eoloFs. what sort Of . party
must that bsvs been which could have
bean 90 ultsrly prOsirsled snd put down
ey such . Heterogeneous combination -
4 lsugh.
The SssslOr eommersed By saying
that, among their other doisgs. the wings
"hAd done FOR themselves" beg geE.
tlemsn not 10 ''isy that catering uneiion
10 their souls" What the wings Of
this country 10 be annihilaled By aay
thing which has occurred during this SeS-
siooe Never, never. Their principles
are a. eternal 90 truth. aud ~ sure 10 pre-
vail ~ is the cause Of civil liberty 10 iii
umPh. il vas justly remarked by my
friend frou Virginia that the restriction
81 Executive power. ~. Of the roysl the
imperial power Of setting the will Of one
man against the united will Of an entire
People, stood highest on the lisl Of the
principles svowed by the wings during
the late memorable contest: aud let me
tell gentlemen that. II We shall have a
shower Of veioes. that principle will still
De written 10 letters Of lightUpoo all their
banners.
Let the Senator from PennsyIvania and
his party wa. il they will. for Executive
supfemAey-for the arbitrary principle
that the will Of one man shall prevail a.
gsinst the will Of the country. We are
willing 70 go before the people upon that
issue; and. IL am not utterly mistaken
In the inherent love Of liberty by them ell,
Wings and Democrats. there will be a
| geaeral condemnation Of such an odious
and detestsble doctrine. Let the Sena-
tor and bis friends 90 10 the other Wing
Of the Capitol. and look upon that Msse-
donian PhalSnx. standing shield to shield
in compact aud impeneirable line, add
in dehane6 Of ell the dilieuIties which
bestt them, maintaining their position
unmoved and their front unbrokeH for.
will repeat. what / have often said with
ineEpressIble pleasure, never, no, never.
was there q House Of Representative
more imbued with lofty and generous
! spirit OF patriotic devotion 10 liberty and
10 the discharge Of high public duty -
Let them. ] say. look on that spectacle.
and then ask themselves, How Is such a
I party to be broken DOWN. By whom p
I By any one mani Where is hes II
Napoleon were 10 rise from the dead. and
appear again At the head OF all his power,
he could not do "a. The Senator has pre-.
matureIy yielded 10 feelings Of exulaiion.
He has stretched out his band end grasp.
ed, not the Scep:ra, but heeIing vision
He has cried before be was out OF the
/ woods.
An honofahle Senator from New Hampshire,
(Mr. Woodbury. proposed some days ago a re-
solotiOa Of inquiry into esTiEin distaTbsnees
which are said TO have occurred a the Presiden.
tiai .nassioh 90 the night OF he nsmorable I6,h
Of August last n any sneh proceedings did
oeenF, they vere certainly very wrong and
highly eolpabie. TIE Chief Magistrate, Who
ever be may be, should he treated by everv rood
eiilaen with all becoming respect, II not for his
Petsoeai character, on aceount Of the exalted
Office he holds for aud from The People Aud I
will here say that read with great pleasure he
acts and resolutions of an early meeting. pronp,.
" held by the orderly and respectable citizens of
THIS metropolis. "a reference to and in enndemna.
| ton az these disturbances. But, IL the Te,olu.
Iioa had been adopted, had intended 10 move
TOT the appointment Of q select committee and
mat The honorable senator from New Hamp.
shire himsel! should be placed az the head Of II.
with q majority OF hrs friends And 4 will Tell
yoa Why, Mr.. President. I did hear that about
eight or nine o'clock on that same night Of the
famous 18th Of AOgusi there vas an irTuption %
the Ptesident'S house Of the whole L.ocofoeo mar.
| y 80 Congress- AMI I did not know Bat that the
alleged disorders might have grown ont Of or
had some eonneHioa With hat fact. s laugh !
undeuiasd that the whole party Esrs there.
| No spectacle, am sare could have been more
surTemsly aansiqs and ridieulous- N I could
have eeen IN pOsiiion IN which, Without beinT
| seen, could have witnessed that moot exiFaor.
DIARY FeuHioB, shoald have had en- eniavmes,
which no dfanaiic peffoTnance could ro~sibly
eommunieaie. ! lAiak that can nov see ne
| pfiReiPal draasiis SsFsOAz who hRured IN The
scene' here siood Ihe grave aud distinguished
Senator fron Souih CaFoliBa-
| lMr. calhoun here Instantly rose, ana earpss,-
y insisted on eEplaiains bot Mr. Clay refused
9" be interrupted Os to yield The aOor.l
MI Clay. There, u say. can imagine stood
the sena1aF from SOa,h CaFolina-tsll, care
EoTn, with fGToWsd brow, haReaFd, and in
ienseiy gazing. locking IS " be wrFs slisseetisR
We last snd neWesi absiraciioa Ehioh rpfuns
lrom meiaPhysieisns bFaia, and malierias %
himself ~ haifattere,l SQUADS, "This Il indeed
= real eTisisi" Load Isoshftkl Then ,her.
NAt.|r|.IN.'- ~
sianaIas uPfight aad gsaesfnllf, a. n ks vsfs
feAdy 70 settle % he mosi aafhofilaiiye nanner
any Question 81 order o. of stieusuo thar Di,ht
possibly arise between the high ssaembisd ar.
tles o. ihei sew and unprecedented oerssio6 -
Noi faf % ntood he honorable sesatnsn fyor,
httahsas and from Missouri (ar. grvieg nrS
~. benion,l he later locking a. the srna:or
from south Carolina, with an Indignant carl On
ms Up and seoIn in bis eye, snd pointing be Az
Eff wlih eoBtempi towards lhai senatof. fAfr
Caihoan.) whilst Be said, o. rather seemed 10
cay, He eaii himself q palesnan .by he
has never ewes PFoduesd q dseest bumbua ~
lshoHis q laurbiesl
NJ Bfa'oa. TIE Senator from Missouri us,
not there
NJ Clay riaad eoFFreied I vas onIv io,s.
ginihg shat yon would have usid n roa b.S
bees here lRsseusa laughssfl Thes mere
eiqod ne sraainr fTom GepgFia, ttgF CeskhsFt
eonain9 oFei n hs n I'D ca uhai point he sbo.lf
sake BE neri auaek upoa he seastor frew
heaiuckT. lLaughieT.l On youdsF eiiomss
feelaed ihe oihsf senaioF from MasouFi On ~
leii. taf LiHn,) iaduiaiaa. pith su.iiss % ~
iaeei % pislaing srdiianr re- o. re rise Troefh
80 ipipfe Pouef ~ BE neu csiony 81 Oreran
Y hf hoanfahle 8suafoT ffous Peunsgiganis. fhir
blchsnaal Pfsuuus, sliced fogvard a. spokrs.