The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-10-23

Mr.. Clay. | stand corrected was o ~,
imagining what you would have SAID u you ~
been there. (Renewed laughter.l linen ,ns,
stood the Senator from Georgia, Mr.. Cutnoe,'
coming over in his mind on what point ~
should make his next attack upon the Seha.o
from Kentucky. Iaughter.) On yonas' oao
man reclined The other Senator from Nissou'
on INV lefl. lMr. Linn,) INDUCING, with Smiles
ON his face. In pleasing medtations on ,helise
growth, and future powers OF ms new eo'J p, =
i Oregon. The honorable Senator Honi
sylyania MI. Buchanan | presume, ssoou
Onward Spokesman for his whole patty, and,
aIthough cannot pretend TO initiate his wei
known eloquence, beg leave 10 make an mum
| HE ESSAY towards what presume TO have oeeh
| the kind ofspeech delivered by him on maj au-
gust occasion.
.May il please your Excellency, number
of Your present political friends, late your poti
cal opponents, in company with myself nave
come TO deposit at your Excellencys iee' 'ne
evidences of our loyalty and devotion ana they
have done me the honor TO make me the organ
of their sentiments and feelings. We are mere
more particularly to present TO your Excellency
our grateful and most cordial congratulations on
your rescue OF the country from tagrant ana
alarming violation of the Constitution, by ere
alton Of Bank of the United States; and also
our profound Acknowledgements for the veto
by which YOU have illustrated the wisdom OF
your Administration, and so greatly honored
Yourself As we would dwell particularly on
the unanswerable reasons and cogent argu-
ments with which the notification Of the act TO
the legislature has been accompanied. We had
been ourselves struggling days and weeks to ar
rest the passage of the bill, and TO prevent the
creation of the monster to which it gives birth.
We had expended all our logic, exerted all our
ability, employed all our eloquence; but in spite
of all our utmost efforts, the friends of your Ex
ceency in the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives proved too strong for US. And we have
now come most heartily TO thank your Excel
lency that you have accomplished for US that
against your friends which we, with our most
strenuous exertions, were unable to achieve
(Roars of aughter.)
hope the Senator will view with indulgence
this effort to represent him, although am but
too sensible how far it falls short Of the merits
of the original. At all events, he will feel that
there is not greater error than was committed
by the stenographer Of the Intelligencer the
other day, when he put into my mouth part
Of the honorable Senator's speech. Iaughter.)
hope the honorable Senators on the other side
Of the chamber will pardon me for having con-
ceved it possible that, amidst the popping Of
champagne, the intoxcation of their JOY, the
ecstaxy of their gorifcation, they might have
been the parties who created disturbance, Of
which they never could have been guilty, had
they waited for their "sober, second thoughts"
daughter loud and long.) have no doubt the
very learned ex-Secretary Of the Treasury, who
conducted that Department with such distin-
guished ability, and such happy results to the
country, and who now has such profound alb
horrence of all the taxes on tea and coffee,
though in his own official reports he so distinct
ly recommended them, would ifappointed chair
man of the committee, have conducted the
IN yutfb thaf ind, htchs
nently distinguishes him, and would have favor
ed the Senate with report, marked with all his
accustomed precision and ability, and with the
most perfect lucid cearness. CA laugh.)
There is one remark of the Senator from
Pennsylvania which demands some notice. My
friend from Virginia, Mr.. Archer, threw out an
intimaton that very possibly the Senator from
Pennsylvania knew more of the sentiments and
purposes prevailing at the white house than he
did. That Senator, in reply, denied that that
was the case as yet, but said that he hoped and
expected it soon might be so. Expected2 Elk
pected what2 That President of the United
States. elected by the Wing party 10 different
station, and having arrived at the Presidency
under circumstances calculated TO call forth his
most profound gratitude, should abandon the
party which elevated him-should commit an
act not less than treason, and join that party of
which the Senator is distinguished member,
caly opposed? Could that be what the Sena-
tor meant2 If it was, then ! say that the sug-
gestioa, the bare suppositon of such thing, is
in the highest degree injurious to the President
do not pretend TO know what may be his feel
ings, but sure am that, were in his situation
and the possibility of such an act of treachery
were affirmed of me, the reproach would fill my
heart to its Utmost recesses with horror and
oathing. But the Senator chose to assign the
reason why he hoped and expected this. II was
that the President differed from his party on al
most every one of its great and leading points
of policy. Now, intend, for a moment to in.
stitute comparison between the differences Of
the President from the policy and principles o.
the Locofoco party, and his alleged differences
from the policy and principles Of the Wings
And first and foremost, will place the act OF
sxpunging and mutilatng the official records o
this body Did the President agree with tn,
Locofocos in regard 10 that act Again, OF
the question Of Executive power and the exten
and increase of Executive patronage, does thu
President agree with the Wings, or ihos,
on the other side? For myself do no
think that, IN the impressive words of Mr.
| Dunning, "the power of the Executive ha
increased, is increasing, and ought to be di
mnishedP And then, on the one-term princi
pc what are the Presidents opinions2 Does
not all the world know? Has he not put then
in writing; and declared, over and over, that m
President ought to serve for more than one term
Has he not seen the effect of the opposite prac
tice in leading Chief Magistrate 50 as to u.s.
his power as to secure his reelection to Office
And then D regard to the Sub Treasury wha
are the Presidents opinions on that point
Have gentlemen on the other side made up thei
opnion2 Is there TO be an accommodation OF
this point2 No, sir the hope of it is vain. TIL
soil Of Virginia is too pure to produce traitors
Small, indeed, is the number of those who hav
proved false to their principles and to their par
| ty. knew the father of the President, Judg
Tyler, of the general court of Virginia, and
purer patriot or more honest man never breathe
the breath of life ; and am one Of those VIII
hold to the safety which flows from honest an
.cestors and the purity of blood
Gentlemen are cYIllfinn over an event whic