Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-01
From the New York Express.
DINNER TO MIR. TAIIMADcE

AT the close of the toast in honor of MIR Tall.
mao &C. winch was received with deaienins applause
the honorec guest rose to speak. His presence
ed forth new welcome, and rarely, If ever. has ,
pubic man been received with warmer demons,,,
Mons oil welcome and applause. | rise MIR Pres;
uent ana gentlemen, said the speaker to tender nv
staie'u thanks Tor the sentiment Just given dc
not Halter myself that have done any tbny IN cal
iotth such demonstration as that which have re
celVed--but do feel that have endeayored IN a..
serve your appreciation. We have assembled nm.
on the present occasion 10 congratulate one nnotbe
Tor The results OF victory growing out of a wa,
wased upon the one by the Executive I'm behalf %
Executive usuIpation, and opposed on the other by
the people IN resistance OF usurpation
was one who aided IN the elevation of the lar,
executive, who was permitted to retire to ptya,,
me. was prepared TO support him if he adhered e
those measures which Il was surpassed wouId L.,,,
governed nm. had seen in his iustrious prede
cessor what believed to be some aberration n
nnu, ana was not prepared to see Mr. Van Burer
follow IN the footsteps of his predecessor 1 ha,
seen some OF these alterations. Ihad been witnes,
to them.
We all saw towards the close Of Gen. J,cLson,,
Administration some Of those usurpationS IYhicI
grew up with the Specie Circular introduced beCor,
The close Of the Administration by the Senator from
Missouri, (Mr Benton.) That measure had bse,
rejected 2y the senate, and yet It persevered il
| cy the Executive u was twice rejected and
twice adhered TO, even when sustained by the soil.
tary vote OF the Senator from Missouri himself aid
ed by MIR Van Buren,. II became very soon an Eve
cuuye measure. MIR Van Buren, came into powe,
~ 1850 HAD he carried out his intentions befor,
elected, and rescnded the odious Specie Circular
he might have gone again into the Execu,iv. chair
as James Monroe did, almost without the show o
opposition. say without the show OF opposition
and here pay deserved compliment TO the w hio
party lhey are a party who 90 for good laws bS
whomSoeVer administered, and they care but litti,
by whom administered. TGreat npplauseJ
The Extra Session Of 1897 was next alluded ~
MIR Van Buren, then, said the speaker brought for
ward proposition condemn ed by General Jackson
ana condemned by Congress, and the whole party
before him, as measure pronounced officially IN i,
destructive to the fundamental principles ofliber,y
anc subVersve of its practices from its ablisbmen
down TO that ume,-a measure, pronounced IN IA,
one which exposed the Treasure of the Nation IN ,L
control OF ore hundred hands, when but one befur,
have no fault to find with Mr. Van Buren, fl
changing his opinion. The complaint, make a.
Sainst nun IS, that lac would not tolerate uniform
consistency of opinIon the part of his friends-
mat he'"ouli not allow them TO think as thew HAD
Always thought before. lie went TO the People and
the admin traton after tie regular session wns de,
ie1ted Regardless of this, when Compress Ie,s
semOed al ITS regular session, the rejected measure
was persisted IN and again recommended I'll,
Administration was again defeated, and again in IN,
exercise OF party discipline the measure was adler
ed TO. In '3S the Administration pittv was ng,ir
discounted, and though the aren't and 0Ionos, 49,
only measure of the party was thus sgnally opposed
lhfee times by the popular voice, the Executive
measure was chung to, the Executive himself bcino
determined not 10 bow TO the popular voice. Iw.T
,eeoneel 10 nave heard OF n gentleman that had "a
DC twice introduced to n lady before he oould A..
come acquainted with her-(iaugh,cr1 Mr. Van
buren was introduced three tunes TO the popui,,
voice, ana yet knew nothing of IL until the neone
gave MN permission TO r0re to privro life. Had a
Puolc message been so treated Ivy nny monarch in
he hoo L..
Gharles the Tenth, with his ministers, headed bv
folRnic, lost their country for less offence Wefs
any King 81 England TO attempt 10 force such n
measure upon the people, after having been three
Ilhes; or once rejected 10y parliament, the insult
wou.u hot nave been bornoi and yet by our demo
erauc president u was three times atemptaJ in de-
hinee OF tho will Of the people
MI iaIImadge here left the past administration
Tor the events connected with the late national t,i
umPh' we entered upon the campaign, s,id he
win q man Tor our shIei renowned for his military
Iamei and more renowned for his civil history The
revolution was more important to Us than the revo
Iuuon OF lSUO. IL was pacific revolution and onc
OF the most important ever accumulated 'w,u ,
gallant old chief 10 lead us on We triumpbed and
the address which came from him, illustrating the
principles OF government, will last as long as The
government itself shall last. The GOOD man bns
gone TO his peace. garlandis wovo to his memo.
~ and immortality is his. Ia his death there hos
been an experiment made on our government A No Sc
Hah mas been clUcd 10 preside over the councils ol
the nation. know him Personally, and / can
speak OF him by personal observation I wns in tbo
Senate with him, and know him to he n man nr n
high order Of intellect, Of great purity and ndspen-
dence OF character, aud one who intends TO nssurne
The responsibilities which the Constitution has nu,
upon him. ] am authorized to say from and for
hun m regard TO appointments 10 Office that when
Ihey belong to tho Executive Department he docs
not interfere, but when they come from the Execu.
i've he alone - responsible, IApplausel The
blame, u there is any, must f,ll upon him and no.
body else. Mr.. Tallmadge dwelt az some length
upon this topic, and alluded 10 the controversy In
the Convention which framed the Constitution
upon This same topic. In regard to removals from
oice he said there must be more or less upon n oc.
casions, when a new Administration commenced.
The late administration brought the people 10 Inc
verge OF ruin, and charges were demanded I com.
plain not OF The applicants Tor oiico, said M Tall.
madge, my only regrets that 80 manytyoribV men
are doomed 10 disappointment. Men somctimse
may orr in their action. Mr.. Tyler in his romork,
TO me, 10 which have alluded said that error,
might be committed. But whether there are faults
70 be found or not lot indulge no lliberal feelings
or private gnefs by which we shall nut IN Ieoperv
those great measures which shoold be carried out o
the good Of the country. fApplauseJ
Mr. Tallmadge next alluded 10 what would ptoba.
Wy form the subjects Reconsideration at the EStrr
Session OF Congress- Ash understand Them, sajd
he, and speak for no one but myself they will he
bret, by way OF example. and as a warning 10 n
persons who may offend in like manner hereafter
the Repeal Of the Sub TreasurV B,H Tdenfenine
applause will not discuss the mcasure--t has be.
come nanseogs and Disgusting TO all. The manner