Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-10-08

c 60 nmit suicide, in oder TO AVOID danger OF, at son
g 'u'ure time, dying n natural deS h.
~ when the shi y of state encounters adverse w Wind,
y aod cannot on the in-tani make her destined Dor
c Is II the part OF men of sense 10 Jump overheard an
drown thems 'lycsl vii the VIII: party. i'm 5
$ do'ns, be m the discharge OF ,ts duty 10 the couu,r
or to ITSELF
!; Is resentment against the President for not h,vir
c signed the bank bili, or resentment in behalf of M
ro'iung secretaries because oiany difference bet,yee
% lliical Oction2 =
D lfihcr, bc any Sons, or degree whatever in wbic
Sncn resentment is q good motive for n pairin,i
t man TO Ni upon, does not TIC sIa'iication OF /, b
I the Wing party TO its own self-dcstTucticn Srer ,
E DC pushing II rather too FAR
Surprising II To be Just all that the whi,S b,x
reHrnoched the Democrats with, ought the wbips r.
{ a Que ton OF ethics and patriotism, so to conduct. mn
P der the ~ hucucc Of lrarsitory causes and r.rS,,,
passion, rs ia destroying their own power 10 a..
toy the ascendancy ami the means Of usefulness q
their principlesl
, | say nothing in this discussion Of the uues,in
whether the wliS parry shall quarrel with IN. p,
slden; or not, Of the particular fact that sevc,,I .
ms late Secretaries have, tor various and no, con
this: $500 NN'P
Tia, the retir-men, Of Secretaries is a comma,
fact which has happened under Other Admnistro
tons, and, however important as a personal que,
ton 10 the parties couccrntd. is OF no permanen
consequence to The people. provided they have wise
GOOD, and nj successors m office;
That the President has, in tins instance. .elcct,,
such successors;
Ard that, while those gentlemen have retired
yet the Secretary of SIstc, IN whose patriotism ana
ability you have more immediate cause Ia cor6l.
mas declared that lac Knows no sufficient cause Ia,
such separation, and continues tn co operate cor.
n1''y with The Presldert IN the discharge If the du.
NsS o. mat station which he h,s wIh 50 much hon.
or 10 hmsoii and advantage To the country.
Il "cu.d lie an aI OF f,tutiy for the WING n,r,v
TO ulnk OF breaking fum the President, and thus 10
break itseiup, because OF any ofIhcs, changes in the
pcrSonn org 'uiZ'toG Of the C,N,Hc'.
sncese y trust, therefore, that concelin, to tie
President the same rights Ut conscience that YOU
clam Tor yourselves, tni applying well balanced
minds 10 the CAIN consideration of all the fcts, lis.
TENN: TO NO suCses IONS OF FICTITIOUS violence. YOU
W.! continue TO yield TO the Administrator tt flank
and candid support.
However that may be, it remains only for me TO
sly that, IN none OF The events which have tans.
I.Trd' is u Po'sin'e tor me u see good reason fls a
taIc', 'nu evolutionary change ot the Constitution
Of tn United States. NJ evil exist, it seems TO me.
which c1ls for rev evolutionary remedies.
l tt an address has gone forth from 4 portion of
'"e n'h"l'S OF Congress pJti oring To Le The
un'nim1us act oi injecting O!Ihe Wings oi Congress.
which, "csidcs ort 'isnirs the dent on ynr
Gus allegations ut fsct and surmises not fact. recon-.
mendS such radical changes of he Constitution.
The 'NnreSslon the Wings would I've general
" uu1crsin'd To mean all The wings. What mem
oe.S cpnSi tuted the caucus winch issued this dncu-
m1ut docs not appear. So far as the Journals of The
House .iJui any means Of know cd,c. II, wnuIJ
seem th5t, ~ the Tune when. hat address purp,rt,
TO ave o-en udop.,d, II beng the last day of the
session, alter al. MS legislative business was CONNIE
tct, lees than half nj tie Wing mcmbcrs of Cou,r-s,
were 900 Washington, hnd ItIs known ormany mem.
hrTs Ircsrn- in the cry, that they had no part IN It's
ATOP I'n. !, Al any rate, hat none.
protest against the ~aclItseit. the measuresii pro.
pose, and the opinions II prumuIgstes.
Ia act Itself seems To me- To have been wholly
unNISc aS a parry movement. Our wounds needed
To he s'''hea 10y emo.iients, not inhomed by I'M
In a constitutional! sense 1t seems to me sill more
un~lsc, when coupled with lis mater.
Il pruposcs the organization Of a new party. Eav.
InS tor rs man object sundTy vast changes m the
constitution Of the federal government. To attemp,
10 CiSAnfZa a party IN pursuit Oi various and gr.st
changes 10 The constitution, at this time. is To vast.
ones H'e !n the chase Ot bubbles; Tor there Is no exist
ny Tact 10 ImPei the people to m Ike such changes,
and therefore ;hcy will not be MA e.
Those changes, Il effected, would concentrate m.
cnIgi po"esS o:sorcrnmcnt in the hands OF That Of
which this document itself is an emaration. name.
!y, a caucus dictatorship Of Congress.
The veto power has been Stsmliized as a one
man power. BY tie fathers of The ieyuhIic II VA.
established, and ug the test eXpounders of the con-
iu'ou u has been constantly defended, asa need.
i"i check on not only unconstitutional or usurplny
acts oil the two houses Of Congress, but m general
on al improper legislation, whether improper by in
t'Irsic G,.re,S oil whatever sort, or by attendant
haste or faction.
And u there be any description ofbll which. more
'h'n any o.h-r, requires mature consideration, and
when apparently unconstitutional, justihes the inter.
position Of thc sIspeEsigs power ot the President.
surely 70 is one which proposes to trust to 4 private
corporation jurisdiction over the currency by an act
irrerealable.
If 70 Gear the way for bank, or for any other
o'Jecl, tins susperslve power OF the President over
bills, this one man power, IS 10 be struck from The
constitution, why not 20 10 the root OF the matter
at once, and strike from tie constitution other parts
oi nc o.s-man power. winch are at present among
the functions OF the Executive 2
In fact, 1t IS proposed IN that document to DO
thi'; FOR example, 10 give 10 Congress jurisdiction
over removals from office and administration Of the
Treasury.
Do this,-take away The veto, so us to leave the
power OF congress uu. EgDkCi, that s abso ute. far
all liberty exists 10y means Of checks on despo:Ism.
abandon To 1; no; only the law. mukingp power. but
the appointing Powc- ind the money p0Eer.-cnd
whetc st'nd ihen the liberties Of the People OF the
United ) aesl Normally IN the hands Of Con-
.ress, really ~ tIosr at 100 unchecked and un,cm-
pered party mai 'rIty Ci Congress; -nomirlIIy In
Tue hards PRESCRIBED hY the constitutions, really IN
those OF Il heated and Gespo.ic party cauc1s;-
Hon,niIy IN TIE responsible hands Of the Senate
aud liouse, really IN the irresponsible ones of SOM,
one man behind the scenes, welding the Govern
ment through Congress and Congress through the
I caucus.
| want no such Government. The dark shadow
OF us threatened comlns is enough for me. Save In,
country from the dcspousm OF Congress on the one
hand, rs well as from iHlt ui the Executive on the
other, by continuing Ia clch the partition of mowers
Us the constitution provides.
When and how dd the scheme of an Exscurive
Congress come to he the platform of the Wbir.7
These new articles Of the plry seem 10 me to re-
semUie the codrcIIs TO the will Of Cesar which
MARX Anthony was c1G"nGJIIy finding, Or the adj
inlonIi chapters o. pretended revelation which NJ,
homet was accustomed 10 p oduce, eypedieuts To
meet the emergency OF 'hs hour.
The Engish Commonwealth tried the s,psri.
meni Of government by l]ez.sItriye assemblies, 'b.I-
anced ny no Executive check, and was gfnd enpueh
IN escape from u 'n'U rHe arms Of the mIldcr dgsDo.
ism VI Oliver Cromwc.
The French Republic tried H., and after Grdin,
tH7t u.s. o1cra'on wus TO enable one party chief ,.
Ter another, backed by clubs nd caucuses, tocyar-
Csc, irresponsible 10 .JS, such a bloody tyranny a.
the world never sIw before, was content 10 welcome
instead the en"ihryncmenio of NAPOLEON Bonaparie.
My friends, let u.s. dcvout y thank God Tor he han
per Government he has gwen 20 us. and discardirp
aI these rcu.Ous novelties, the ho'.hed growth Of
temporary party passions, sprIuging up goufd-Ikc
ln o night 20 "it an1 perish In the first sun-rc-
nult.iug these new i1us.si Shimssys, let US cling
with lpr1 ELECTION TO the constitution whose fnurbt-
tons were cemcn'"G by the blood Of our fathers.
and Which, 100 80 many ycissi.udss u fortune. has
proved TO be- the ark Of salvation to our blessed
'u.n' e. CUSHING.
From me ~. y. .inDieqn.
AEEE.r or rHE GRCAT FoRcgR.-we baye
great satisfaction IN stating that the ngcni,u. for
ger who o1.Unc1 $4,000 from Blown, B.othsrs x
In., aud Nr Cowc Of ibis cry, WIS arrested YES.
terd'y boo Philadelphia aud the sum Of $4,000 found
on hs 'rInk.
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