Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-05
SPEECH OF MIR. MARSHALL,
0E KEsruegr,
Ia support Of hs Resolutions to esns1re h'. adams
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

NJ, MARSHALL. then rose and addressed the
House in n speech which, from its great tspdlty
and occasional vehemencc, imposed on INC NePotuct
nm arduous task, and one winch nc fears ne mas
been abe but impcricclly TO perform. MIR Marshall
aid he had risen for the purpose OF endeavoring,
n, least to ex,ricA,e the proposition he had offered
a, IN. House from all those matters exttHn to
!, which had 30 aSsiduously been attempted to be
connected with II, ms well by those who were it's
,voved enemies, a. by those who had protested In
argument 10 be its friends. The gentleman from
Massachusetts. and those who had addressed the
House IN his defence had pressed on its consdera
ton the situation in which he was placed before
This House by the charges said TO be contained IN
the resolutions Mr. NJ. had the honor to propose.
But il ought to be remembered that there was an
other trial vet TO come before the tribunal Of public
opinion in which MIR NJ. must appear us the &C.
cuscd PARTY. lie had been well aware OF the past
services OF the weight of character, OF the dignity,
OF the learning, and of the important position ot the
honorable gentleman from Massachusetts, in that
House and before the world. He well knew that
that gentleman was infinitely distant from him in
nge, reputation, and personal Importance and stand
ing before tina, House; yet, Notwithstanding all
this, operated upon ms he was by motives which he
considered adequate, he had deliberately chosen
the he had pursued, under all the eircum-
stances winch attended II.
He could not but wonder, after the debate which
had occurred on n former day, between the gentle
man from Massachusetts, and himself, On the pom,
Of law involved in the case, IN which that point al.
ter having been fully argued, had been decided a.
gainsl him. that it should have been again brought
forward yesterday, and more especially from the
quarter and IN the manner that it had been by his
colleague, mir Undcrwood.) That gentleman &C J..
cuscd Mr. NJ. Of wing charged the gentleman from
Massachusetts, with Subornaion Of perjury and with
high treason. How was It possible but that even
the most carsory and hasty reading of the resolu-
tons he had offered was not OF itself sufficient TO
show TO any man that they contained no such charge
against the member from Massachusetts Before
he sat down, he should take an opportunity 10 Dis
cuss the truth and proprety OF the principles con-
tanned IN the preamble To those resolutions, IN which
alone It could I've pretended that he had involved the
sontlemun from Massachusetts IN the alleged CHI argos
Of subornation OF perjury and of high treason.
lie should not abuse the patience of the House by
Introducing what was irrelevant TO the subject; but,
before he came TO what the real question, he
must be permitted 10 take some little noiice OF what
had ysserday fallen from his friend from Virginia,
over the way, tMr Wise.) or all men on that floor
OF all men lvins-hc should be the last 10 let his
views IN relation the present subject 90 before
the county OIL the grounds on which they had been
placed by that gentleman. Entertaining toward
him, (a1d he said this not " th the view of covering
up what he should now advance from the ireesi
course Of animadverson by him or Others but in all
seriousness and sncerity,) entertaining toward the
gentleman the most perfect respect, and being,
moreover, IN their private and personal relations and
intercourse, not only the most friendly terms
but under personal obligations him for acts OF
kindness and courtesy, whatever he should say in
regard 10 the sentlemin'S course here would be in
Its bearings purely 20 i'cal. While, then, he sew
cred himself utterly from that genteman's political
views, and from what he believed TO be his politica
objects toe, and without expressing any ccnsure noon
hlm Tor those views, none whstever-ihe sente-
man might be right, Mr. NJ. might be right; the
one was as likely as the other; the country must
Judge between them-he wonld here saw that they
were as wide apart the poles, and he feared should
remain so.
Mr. WISE here interposed, and MIR Marshall
having yielded him the floor for explanation, he
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wished now, before the gentleman proceeded any
further, should be clearly understood by the House
Ivy his constituents, and by the gentleman from
Massachusetts. Ii was this: that ne never had ad-
vocated, or meant IN any sense to advocate the re-
solutions offered by the gentleman from Kentucky,
(hr Marshall) In what he had said Yesterday and
the DAY before, he had spoken the question OF
printing them, and OF printing aone-not to advo-
cate the resolutions but To excuse himself from vot-
ing on lne case OF the gentleman from MasSachu-
sets. The gentleman from Kentucky need not
premise his speech by disavowlng his Willingness TO
nave his proposition 10 rest on any grounds taken
by MIR w. for he had not intended that wha, he
SAID on that occasion should be understood hav-
Ing anything to do with 1t whatever.
MIR MARSHALL resumed. He was glad TO
hear this dsavowal on the part OF his friend, and
was very thankful that the fact stood it did, for
had the gentleman indeed intended his speech q.
friendly to Mr. M's proposition, he should have been
tempted 10 excaim, in the words OF the Spanish
proverb, God deliver me fr m my friends and
VIII take care OF my enemies" Mr. NJ. had read
the report OF the genteman's speech with grea, al
ienilon, (or II had been impossible from the conu-
SION, to hear all the gentleman said, and he found
1t would still be necessary for him 10 take a very
cursory review OF what the gentleman had advanced;
IN doing which he should take the Liberty Of con
denslng the speech little, which, as reported to the
pablo, occupied IN all some seven columns Of the
National lntelisencer. Should he, in this process
OF condensation reduce the speech OF the gentleman
TO the form OF distinct resolutions thew would
IN nI.a 4 49,,
issnce OF slavery institution is essential to the
preservation Of liberty and equality. IA laugh
2. Rtsoired, That there has been, from the very
foundation OF this Government an English ant
American party. led and headed by the house OF
Bra'ntree, It's object being bring back this coun-
Try under the dominion of England, ond that this J..
Northern policy and Nor hern principle. g. Rsssipsd |
nat this faction was once crushed by Mr. Jeferson
that having afterwards somewhat revived, il was
again crushed by Gen. Jackson; but that IL still re-
tanning tie principle OF vitality, and now appearing
h$ain under the gentleman from Massachusetts II /
viii ng'in Uc crushed, IT the whole South will unite
and rally against the entire North, in this attack !
nsainr Liberty and equality, and IN favor OF Eng nd
ie1 on by John Tyler. 4. ResOlUed That one Of /
Inc schemes oi this English party. TO destroy this
ciniederacy IS TO establish a tariff, by which En-
eish commerce IS TO be curtalled, 10y winch |
threatening rvl to her TO be raised up IN The North
the right arm Of England, viz. her manufacturing
industry, and the power Of her machinery Is 10 be
l'''ed' und the North to be put up in her room, ms
t"S BItAN CUSTOMER not only Of our own country.
blt Of The res; Of the world And This Is 10 lie the
means ny which England is 20 be eoneiiai,d. and
win hef consequent AID this Union is TO be dissoy-
Ell Loud laughter.l
Now, against both this last statement q, foe, 90,
I've reasoning founded upon II, Mr. VI. begged i.ave
10 enter ms dissent. Of all the objects Mr. NJ might
or might not have had in IN offering the re5o
lullons which he had submitted 10 the House. the
very lhst was 10 review here ard az a lime ike
ms, the bitter and envenOmed animostes of sol
Those unhappy enmites grew out Of a state of the
world ana OF the politics Of this country VIII ch *
i'icI 10 longer, and which never could exist again
mr. NJ could, Of course, have no personal remem
hrnce Of those days, since the year 1901 happen
el Z" pe me very year IN which he was born and
we u'WOes OF mat stormy had termin e. ID he
Tc ne was oid enough TO tear arms or TO take any
hcuve interest m politics. Mr. NJ. held himself nc
c'1nlace Tor his own sins only and not for those of
generation gone by. Al these matters were with
hln' matters OF history merely; but, TOR one com.
"'dl, come Wo from the resolutions he had offered
ne entered his disclaimer md his unqu,l,fed de,i,
"i the propositon that Northern men. Or tina, IN.
parry termed fedCrtis whatever mt,bt b,y.
been their mistake, ever were as @ party tf,;,o -,
thei' country, or banded faction cons p,,g 10 b,n
us hack under those very chains which h,sv tben7
beVcs-hY, hey were the very men which tbev
themselves had cut ~ Iwo, n destroy which. tbcv
hnd pledged Their lives, their fortunes end the,
sacred honor; had efded on their swords. ard ngv
mao shcalhed them until they saw their countfy io
liberty and peace. Against such an assertion D..
entered, now and here under every respontib,l,t,
his solemn and emphatic disclaimer. They roigL,
~ some things, have been mistaken; but on The
leading points Of domestic policy espeeililv the
WING he vrr at a..