Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-30

ieni, whom every Wink member from the State a
Commanded, To be opp1n,cd in his stead, but job
Iyler AMI his Secretary OF Stale, between then
hsd kept IN ofh'e the former incumbent against IN
nnonimnus recommendation OF every Wing membc
from Tennessee.
lie said the gentlemnn from New Hampshire,
this great &c ro,ution had taken place OF which h
speaks, ~ proved any thing the face Of IN
earth, q proved that the people Just wanted 10 &c
I'D ol Van Buren,; aud that done
they were willing 10 accept of Tyler, or any Loe
Fnco. Bot that was no, tho case.
lGthsse Lpc.oco principles were TO be carried Oh,
Van Buren, might as well have done II rs any one
and he should irhntely have preferred this to 10
being done 10y Tyer. When a gentleman ''ptche
and coos" ito use h0mciy phrass,) as the gen
tlemhn from New Hampshire h I'D done to day, h,
ought to remember tn al his efforts fall the de
voted head OF Van Buren,. what revolution
That the American People should put the Wing
party into power, and then return hack to dem era
cy without trying one solitary Wing measured II
was not -. II he could believe 50, he would ecl ms
the modern Democracy did last fall. When the
ports OF HaTr:son's success came in, several leading
democrats said To HIM, "wel, Arnold, our party
has abused Hamilton very much because he said
! the people were rot capable OF self government"
| when the thunders OF the Artillery were heard in
! the 81, West, North. and Sputh-whcn they saw
| the triumph o. William Henry Harrison, the De
moctocy sat very calmly, as the Wings were now
! represented hy the Globe, completely chap alen,
| md said, You have abused old Hamilton wrong
| fully; he said the American People were not capa.
| ole OF self government, and now convinced
of the truth Oft" Now, he acknowledged It there
was rovulution--if, On account Of the one hour
rule, or the mode Of taking bulls out of committee,
the American People hid performed tins great rcyo-
lutou as ,InSI the Wing pir;y, and put the Modern
| Democracy IN, ihlt the American People were in
| capable of self government II was inconsistent
with cpmmon sense. Why had not "petticoat Al
len" with $4,000 votes against him IN Ohio, resign
cd his seat7 Did the Senators from Ohio regard
| the voice of the American Peoplel No. Did the
| modern Democracy regard the popular voiel NJ;
| they set u Dt dchlnce. Soft was IN Ohio. How
it in Connecticut M,joriy after ma ,ri.y had
sonc az INST the Cos neciicut Senator II he re.
sisn1 lie called on 20 act up to their pcofcs
Suns HID Mr Smith Of Connecticut. resigned
| No. How u with Williams of Manei He
held on to the Treasury teit like young possum 4"
tile wished this homey smile TO bo excused, for It
was just suited TO the subjec,.l How was 1t with
Mouton from louisiana
The SPEAKER here called Mr. A. to order.
Mo WELLER hoPed the gentleman would not
be interrupted now, but permitted to proceed and
that others might reply.
MIR ARNOLD wanted gentlemen on the other
side TO contradict him II he telling the truth;
u was truth, the country ought 10 know IL; but he
would not pursue his course OF remark II the Spea-
ker considered it out OF order.
The SPEAKER said II was not in order TO speak
OF Senator's by their names.
Mr. ARNOLD said he did not know that those
he had spoken OF were in the Senate now; they
might have resigned they ought to have done So
al leas.. How was il in TENNESSEE He here re-
ie ret TO the Inconsistencies of the "moicrn Demo
crazy" IN that Sutel That was his great obec-
uon to modern Democracy; they went fos the party.
and not Tor the country. They never had ana
never would present the glorious the sublime spe,
tae.e ol HarTson'S cabinet. lie locked AZ them a.
ptlShi, glorious, a sunny light 20 this nation:
they were found ready and willing, for the sake OF
their country, 10 ay Gown their Ofces-rich Offices
too at sa.ary Of $4,000 per year. They laid
them down on the altar OF their country; they turn
ed their backs on them and Captain Tyler, too;r
they were appointed by General Harrison and
would not be responsible for your modern L.ocn'cco
doctrines. IL was the SubmeSt spectacle that Ane-
rca had ever seem and whatever taunis and assaults
might tie hurled at these men, our country would
write their names IN characters Of living gold
when did modern Democracy ever give up an
othcei When she was onokeO of, and not other
wise. Laughter lie here further referred 10
the course Of modern Democracy m Tennessee-a
State where the Wings had majority of twelve
thousand, anL also in the Leg stature on Joint ballot
out where the Opposition, having a maioritv OF one
IN the Senate, had the power, and had exercised o.,
OF preventing The election OF United States Sena.
tors, and had reversed and null6pd the Constitution
OF the State, leaving tie State wholly unrepresent.
ed IN the Senate, Whatever question might come
npI And this said MIR A., because the modern
Democracy want the minority 10 rule. This was
an Illustration Of modern D. mocracv
tie did not intend TO discuss the question of the
tariff al present. He merely wanted to answer the
denagogcal cant of the gentleman from New
Hampshire. What was New Hampshire, that She
should furnish lever IN pri,cs, that must get I'M
here and dictate 10 what Committee this reference
should De NADER What was New Hampshire
most barren and sterile piece nj earth. lie never
could think Of New Hampshire without thinking OF
oIach cANty rocks. OF the screechng owl and DrOw
ing vol. Was she advancing in population? lie
believed not. She was the only State in the Union
that had taken a rerogrdde movements or, al least
she advanced IN population less than any o.h-r
State. She was in favor Of free trade! He womb
like TO know what New Himpshre had to trade |
ont lLaushter.l On politics; that was all; II had !
been her trade for yelTs. lie was told there w, j.
one manufacturing town in the State, and that was
IN the seniem1n's dstricI-he did not know but the
very residence Of the sen,leman-and that gave q |
large majority agIins: him. He would like 10
know iithrs was So.
Mr. ATHERTOS said there were a great mum
her OF manufacturing towns IN his State: they were
lnterspersed almost throughout the whole Stale
That State was as much interested IN m1nufactur
ing as any portion of the Union. In some of the
manufacturing towns there were majorilIes for him.
and IN some, against HIN.
MIR ARNOLD again inquired what the vote was
IN the genrleman's own town.
MIR \ IHERTON said, Tor four or five wears
there had been 4 large majority in his flyor: that
vas eight or ten years ago. Since the mlnuincro. |
nfs had grown up there, more recently It had beer
a. inst him.
Nc ARNOLD thought the gentleman's cxplana- |
uon rendered hIs position su'. more awkward. He
mad SAID his ate was dotted OH over with manu-
factories, and yet had gons f1r free trade! IL had
always appeared In hIm most extraordinary to hear
American oii Gems dcrouncns home industry, and
waning 10 bring our country to dependence ON
France and England. MIR A here replied to ON
argument OF Mr. Reynolds and illustrated The bene.
h,s oi the protective system in a supposed case
lie conc uded ~ rema.kng that he had Gecn
very slck laughter ami Ind gone or longer tina n
he mad expected % have been able. But when the
question came up, he would show the Globe. ard
modern DEMOCRACY throughou. the country, Il his |
life was spared, thar he nd not changed. lie re-.
sreied that the gentleman from Mary land (Nr w
= Johnsonl had felt 10 his duty in the organ zrt,n
OF the Horse, 10 have moved the adoption of the
ru.eS OF tsci.styed) Democrats Congress H
tMr A. hab voted against them, he would have
the Zone hour rule" brought no again; and if GEN
uemen with their o~p rule had token bills out Of
COMMITTEE Of the Whole, he would sec how they
would nov 90. Let them come forward with their
bills TO repeal the Bankrupt law, and the Drsribu-
ton bill before % went into effect and then tell the
feOp.e how these measures would ruin the country
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To The Members Of the Assemble.
STATE TREASURER.
The Office Of Treasurer Of the Commonwealth is