Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-02-23


my friends to beg for me- | am Free and will con.
'''ue 10 De Tree. am now where have always stood,
ina Where shall continue 10 stand ! tell you | can
90 win neither party, contrary the dictates of my
.o"scenee' "'ii be tree as air. free the eagle,
soaring above the tramnels Of party and like the en-
se, VIII look down upon you iGde pendent and alone
4 alr. W. proceeded to shy that he would not IN the
political wars OF the country, be drilled in the pocn
camp as they were in the military camp. lie WISHED
mere TO say, also, that all the castigations of Wbr
Editor at Richmond, would not drive him into drill
~, continued Dir. w, fight, shall fight after the
fashion OF the old fellow at Yorktown, who. with
ohg Old fashioned fowlIng piece, cows horn full Of
po"Ger and brimned hat, kept loading and FIR
ny bringing down ut every discharge one of the enc
my, and beng under neither drill sergeant nor captain
seeing the bravery of the old fellow, one would step
up to him and accost him:
say my friend, what company do you belong to-
n quiet, you bother me; don you nee am busy
'@"ss u would as%Isss rs Old o% %''-
Don't bother me; belong 10 company, nor reai-
ment neither am fighting against the British, and
my o,cn hook"
Mr. w. then proceeded to explain that he was pre-
clsey III the position with the old man at York.
town, viz: fighting in the political battle on his own
hook lie neither belonged 10 any of their little COM
pancs, or TO the regular army. But still he was ready
to hight the enemy and 20 do battle with the redcoats
like the old man at Yorktown, with an honest heart and
without bounty IL, however, gentlemen would JOIN
his "erratlc army, he then would become regular
Oid gentlemen understand him now lie begged 10
assure them he still a Whis and would ioht
against the British taking good aim as any Of them
Mr.. JENlFER here took the floor and expressed his
intention 10 reply.
Mr.; ANDREWS rose to point Of order. He
hoped the Chair would not suffer the debate 10 take
any longer snch course.
The CHAIR said, the whole debate had been scr.
ratio, but rs the gentleman from Virginia had risen
TO make personal explanation, he conceived the usual
courtesy observed on such occasions, warranted the
Chair in permitting it thus far
! Mr. JENlFER then proceeded, but spoke in so low
tone that he could not be heard but at intervals
he understood TO a!ludo to the recent course Of
Mr. Wise and his colleague, (Nlr MalloryD He also
made some observations in relation to certain gentle
men taking the 'sback track
| Mr. WISE said the gentleman from MARYLAND
appeared 10 be the drscrgeant Of the party ne oald
ask him if he had found out the opinions OF all his
Wing friends the floor. Would the gentleman be
kind enough TO tell him whether he had ascertaincd the
opinions OF any Of his Wing friends except his (alr
W - and the gentleman from the Norfolk District
rN!r. Mallory;l
Mr.. JENlFER said lie possessed no more information
TO the opinions Of his Wing friends than the gentle
man himself
Mr.. ANDREWS called both the gentlemen from
Maryland and Virginia to ORDER on the ground Of
evancy.
Mr.. GRAVES hoped tha. the debate would proceed
until the position of Mr. Wise should be fully under
stood.
would enable them TO that the debate had assumed
an improper latitude.
After some discussion of conversational character
on the point order,
Mr.. JENlFER, on leave, resumed his remarks lie
proceeded say that the commanding attitude that the
gentleman from Virginia MIR. Wscl held through the
country rendered II highly important that his true po
sition should be known. The gentleman, in his recent
three days Speech Notwithstanding The doctrines adj
vanced, had still avowed that he Wing. But he,
TOLL a.
al uvowed certain doctrines, for that indvldu
al TO say whether he Wing or not. II for
the country to determine, after the avowal of those
doctrines, what he
After some further remarks, Mr. ]. in reply TO a
question from MIR. Wise, SAID ask the gentleman 10
lay his finger upon any portion OF his three days
speech, which not satisfactory to the Adninstra-
ton party in power.
Mr.. WISE replied that when the speech should have
been printed lie would then show many points where
no LecoFoco would agree with him.
Mr.. JENlFER understood the gentleman TO have
said that he had please Ssome of both parties Now he
desired to know how the gentleman did stand, or whe
ther he was in a state OF betweeniIy.
Mr.. WISE said he did not stand in a state Of be-
tweenity: he was Wing But he did not choose TO
be driven out Of the ranks by gentlemen who assumed
to speak for the coming Administration, before they
knew what the of that Administration would
be. Perhaps, when the measures of that Admins,ra
ton should be made known he would have much
themselves 10 possess
Mr. w. then proceeded TO denounce the idea Of nav
ing many "huic larrisons in The House, debating
and speaking for the coming Administration, when It
could not be known what the measures Of that Adj
mlnista,ion would be. He (Mr. W. had been drag
gcd into this discussion by the remarks on his course
by the Wing papers on the one hand and the Loco
Foco papers the other He wished merely 10
that the friends of General Harrison were al oi
one mind to the measures proper 10 be pursued and
his henp HE he dannu fh, oG
section setting themselves up as tie party. Mr.. W.
concluded by again asking Mr. Jenitc if he had sound
ed NIL his Wing friends
| MIR. JENIFER said he did not speak for either Gen
Harrison, any body besides himscfon that floor Mr..
then proceeded To notice the following remark Of Mr.
Wise, VIZ: "that il any attempted 10 bring down
the tyranny OF party him, he should be lasled, &c
Now, he Mr. j. desired to know ifthe gentleman meant
to say that any party drll had been attempted 10 BE-
exercised against him here II So let him point il ont
Mr.. WISE, (across) point il out now; refer to
you.
Mir. JENIFER said the gentleman in the course Of
his remarks, had ntimated that he resolved to fight
on his hook. But lie woud remind him that pco-
pie were sometimes hang on their own hook. Mr.. ].
then went 10 argue that the course taken BY Mr..
Wise calculated to bring distrus upon the coming
Administration.
After explanation from Mr. WISE, in whc!
he Gi'caimed any design 10 bring dsrust upon the
coming Administration that he had made any charge
against it.
Mr.. JENlFER said he was happy 10 hear that The
gentleman dlsayowed charging any thing against tie
coming Administration But at The same time, lie
would ask that gentleman whether il would not be more
mani to make direct charges than 10 pursue the
he had: Mr. J. understood further 10 say that
the gentleman did not dstrust the coming Admims.ra-
ton, why all this cry about the danger Of high
Protective Tariff: When The gentleman spoke about
the "spoils, the clash, etc, what did lie mean, if IL
did not dist5us, the Admins raton' Why this denun
ciation if there was no object, When tie gentleman
said he could not support the coming Administration
unless it should agree with his views did he go beyond
any other Wing; The gentleman had thought proper
10 make speech in advance, 10 show Tie ruinous e.
ac,s of an extra session. and the danger of adopting
measures when the Representatives fresh from
TIE people, under tie influence Of triumphant feelings
He Mr. j. considered tat safer 10 lerisate wien
the Representatives, came fresh from the people
MIR. WISE here rose 10 explain
Mr. ANDREWS called him 10 order IN his Cpl.
non the debate ut not 70 be suffered 10 proceed anY
further.
Several members called Mr.. Andrews 10 order on