Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-16


changed and zone back 10 his first love, for reasons o
course, hes, known TO himself. The Jackson parry
were now called the good old Jackson party uoo -
they night BE-, they were not good enough Tor num-
when he saw the Constitution and every principe ~
held sacred ,.ampcd under iant. Al tie present ut'
he would venture 10 sag that there nni ten men
III that House who would say that they were n av"'
of the une planned reclamation aud Force Bull Of zen.
| Jackson.
Mr. CHAPMAN should ike to know whether the
opinions entertained by Mr. archer were such as he
could approve. 1t was true ,ha, he tMr A. iad oe'
longcd 10 the Jackson party, and had deserted MN a.
others had done; he did not find fault with ih's-un'
ne desired know what the measures ." that Az
mnisiraton which he could not sanction: lie dd no,
quit that party account of the Proclamation ahu
Force Bill; and in fact not known To nave any
objection that Administration until certain ms
sion to London was filed. lie thought he saw some,
thing into this The party opposed to the De-
mocrac side oihe House composed OF two ciass's'
the one the Nationaliss taking their rise from the times
of John O. Adams, and constituting probably the ma
iorty Of that House, the other protesting to nd sfct
State Rights principles and who entertained opni'hs
very similar 10 the party with which he acted. 10"
these conf citing parties could act Unanimously ~ ~
matter he could not conceive: But caucus had pech
held and the greater portion had resolved upon sup
por,inr MIR Archer the Nationals had therefore most
probably taken in tile State Rights Wings. The s'a'e
Riuh,s party told them that they opposed 10 a
| Bank Tariff Internal improvements and D'stri3u-
on.-What were the opinions Of Mr.. Archer on
these heads, Ills friends had told him that he was
opposed to a Bank Tariff, and Internal Improve
ment but on the Distribution question they dad not
know what his opinions were They might, there-
fore very fairly conclude that he would not oppose
Distributions Now did not the acting upon this opinI-
on involve the necessity OF Tariff 10 make mp The de-
fcency created by the distribution n the proceeds OF the
Public Lands He for would rather they would
give them bold, straight forward Tariff man, Than
Distribution man. whose course of acton would render
an increase Of the Tariff Indispensable. The Nation
ais had got Mr. Archer safely upon one point and he
thought they might without the slightest fear, clam
him upon another. Then, what would be his course
nnon the Bank question? His opinion had been asked
unon the Sub.,rcasnry system, but answer was
gwen He presumed he would vote for repeal OF
the independent Treasury; and he was, he presumed,
oppnsed 10 the Pet Bank system Then, as some svs-
TEN would be necessary 10 collect, keep and Gsurse,
III. public monies, what system could be offered lie
con;ended that a repeal Of the Independent Treasury
system must lead 10 the establishment of National
| Bank Thus, them he was compelled 10 believe that
the Nationals had taken in the State Rights portion Of
| the Wing party: thus, then, this party was bound
and tied up 10 90 for which must tend 10 the
establishment Of those doctrines which Virginia al al
ways opposed He had supposed that there were some
! members Of the Wing party who would have brought
forward some one uneXceptIonabe on all these great
points and have gwen their opponents an opportunity
| 10 have voted Tor such The Nationals appear
! ed, however, to have taken IN their State Right :
friends and To have found fitting champion the
person of Mr. Archer for whom, under all these CIR
cuns;anccs he could not, Of course, vote. He could
only saw now, that he would cast his vote for in
diyidual who was decided State Rights and ii,
after the first ballot he found they could :,ot elect
him. then he would 90 for that candidate who came
nearest to those prInc pies.
/ M DABNEi would answer the member from vii.
amsburg lie opposed in 80 and 81 10 General
Jackson administrations and his opinion on certain
measures q: that administration, renamed unchanged
iir was still opposed TO the measures and principles
winch he then opposed. lie could mot change east.
IL as certain member of that House. whu last scs-
s;on SAID, day, that he not only fiapTastf-
rabiG Mr.. R,res, but an impossible, and the next
day voted CIR MIR R,ves
4 MIR GREGORY said he was that individual refer
red IT, bm, in voting for Mr.. Rlves, he voted his
ndi yidual sentiments but the wishes Of his consu
ents lie presumed the gentleman from hing WI
liam was too good 4 Democrat TO have had ham vote
against the wishes of his constituents and in conforms
" with his own ,nclinatIons lie confessed that he
had erred often, and there was no one but fool wis
would pretend that he had not often stood in the
pred'cameni
Mr.. WILLIAMS explained the reasons why he
could inr MIR. Archer, con,end,nn, that as II
had been stated that he would support all The measures
Of Reform which would be brought forward by General
HARRISON the Stale Rights party had that slender
ri,y that he would be found at has post voting against
the establishment nt National Bank. MIR. Archer
held Bank Of the United States 10 be unconstl,ni'"n
a-he had declared in the city Of Richmond that he was
opposed TO Bank constitutional grounds, but that
he would not be tied upon the question OF exped
{ enry
sir GREGORY asked where and when he had NJ
tered that opinion.
Mr.. WILLIAMS not at liberty TO say he had
authority 10 give The of the gentleman, bu,
such was the fact General Harrlsons opinions upon
THIS question well known, and as Mr.. Archer was
10 give his firm support 10 all The principles Of the
coming Administrator he had right TO infer that Mr.
A. entertained the opinions and Tor that reason
alone he should withhold his support
!. Mr. SCOTT did not expect IL participate IN The de
bate on this occasion well calculated 10 elicit discus
SON. but as union OF the different portions OF the
Wing party seemed to be matter OF such myster
ous to certain gentlemen IN that House. lie irl
inclined, for their qualification, doubtless, Tor Their edi
calinn to explain how this monstous result had been
brought about Ii perfectly true that there were
found amongst those who constituted the great Wing
party individuals entertaining iterent OPINIONS upon
certain leading Of policy, which we're now
and had heretofore been before the country Tor dscs
SION. Gentlemen side Of the House were se'zee
with hov horror against L 5. Bank; holy horror
] agains, Tariff: holy horror against Internal I'm
provcment and the Distribution IT the Proceeds OF The
d Public Lands. This horror had seized gentlemen Wit
n boascd that they belonged 10 the "good old JACK
son party IL would b. matter OF curious enquiry Il
determine the precise point of time when this enormous
Of horror had seized possession OF these gentle
men-They belonged 10 the good old Jackson party,
, and the party opposing the election oi Mr.. Arche
J. were ms hxeu supporters ms unquai'Htu aui"e
and vet the history of the old hero, the history OF th
politics of tn" day, md the history Of The measure
n Of his party Showed that he no, only Y States
+ Bank himself but that he was also an Inter
!, nal Improvement man, Distribution man, and u
\ dcious Tariff man. Notwithstanding all ihis-Gene
= men who had devoted all their time, all their souls ant
all their energies 10 the support Of that Party-Gene
men who in their places TO characterize II q
/ The 'good old Jackson party, were sezed win SUD
den horror with IN emo,on indescrbsble, when gen
tenan was presented for the choice ofihat Legislature
lest, perchance, under possible remote cont'ngen
cy should be brought about as 10 nduce mn
for net Incorporating National Bank, Prov
ding for the distribution Of The proceeds of the Public
Lands, for Tariff, for Internal improvements Fer
haps IL was the experience which these gentlemen hat
Z derived from the past, that invested them with al
this horror, and that their very sensitive CONDITION
; now was brough, about by those quams Of con
n science, winch had probably seized upon them for al
/ ,hrir crimes both of commission and OMISSION liz
did not belong 10 what was termed the Republican
State Rirhs Party of the Wings, NOR dad he know