Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-05
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| """""a""s 'he poor Whigs. We at
not certain that vestge OF that once powerf,
party remains-we feel no confidence oven in GU
own eh'stcnee-so demolishing were the argument,
aId overwhelming the oratory empov,d ON IN
oeeas'on' Log Cables, coon skins and hard c;J.
Jared even worse. fpossblc, than the odiou, wh;y.
ihey were assailed on all sides, by all the wea
Pons, which the armory OF wit and logic eou
supply. We cal only deplorc Their un,mclv nm,
cruel fate!
| An Address to the People was adopted. wbiel
dealt largely on the old and ackneyed topics whc,
| time and again. have been discussed aud ptcss,,
upon the popular consideration by tho same zen.
temcn. Wing abominaiions, Wing cx,ravarancc
wing Ftdsraiism in repeating, IN accordance with
the popular will, the odious Sub-treasury, eons,i
tuted the themes Of tho indignant denuneia,ions O
the Convention. The embarrassments OF the peo
ple-the embauassments of the Government-,h,
arrangement of the currency-in a word. all IN,
evils which ofillct the country, were ascribed "a
the Wings They did it all! Tney came into
power six months ago: they found every thins
hour'shins-the Treasury was oveiaowiog-
| people were happy-and We had the .oun les, md
| most uniform currency in the world-but the wick
CD wings, IN less than one year. had bani.hed al
these blessings from the land, They had ruined
| the currency-exhhusted tho Trcasury-ovettufncd
the Constitution, and reduced the people TO becy
ry! AL this Wounds very prettily upon naper, and
II there were any truth in it, tho naughty Wb,,s
Could not DO punished too severely But, luckily q,
the poor Wings, there is scarcely semblanc, ,r,,h
connected with tbs hiieous representation. The
"h'ss mare 6fsn IN poirer only one month tcf Hi,
tAe iist tioslrs years.. aud not one leading and inn
pottint meas Ire Of theirs has gone into one,,,;op
ihey found tie country, when they came into now .
or IN very nearly the SINE deplorable con itiop in
which II is n"w-brought about by twelve year, -,
insure, and continued TO the present moment. bv
adherence to the same odous principles in the Fede
raj Government. Waste and corruption were m.
order OF the d'y un'er the late dynnsty-they con.
tnue to flourish like the green Bay Tree. under
tue auspices OF the friend and ally of the Locus
capt. Tyler. The Treasury was empty ,hen-it
Is empty now-The people were embarrassed then
tNeir embarrassmerts have bcen aggravated bv tho
unexpected prolonsation of Iocofoco domination
Inc currency, which has 50 close and in,im,,.
relation to the prosperity Of the Pcople was tho,
the subject OF universal complaint-It is ,,;lI nm
sound, and deprecated, because the remedy (which
the Wings proposed for this great evil, was defeated
oy the LoeoS' friend, Capt. Tyler in the mid,, If
hs~ Pioudits and CONNIE ndations. This very Al.
dress taxes especial care to lavish commendn,ion
upon Capt. Tyler; and the authors of il, bv M do
ing, Justly subject themselves TO the resnons;b;,;,,
which attaches for the consequences of hi, nets
The vetoes defeated the settlement oc tho .,.,...
they defeated sound currcncy. and ,es,o,o,;o,,
oil the prosperity OF the Countrywide L.ocos an.
p''uueu 'hesc vetoes-which continued in force the
e'"S o' winch they were the auihors-and thew
c'nno' escape the odum which properly pertains 10
the effects OF them. Their commentator. too NJ
the President is evidence, thet the Whss have M,
me ascendancy-it is evidence that Lococnco min.
c'P'es, IN respect, at least, to this mos,
subject o the currency, still bear sway. md ro,t
the mischief under which the people are cro,p;r,
We canno, too highly commend the conduc, of
the fres'den,'-this is the language, or the sub-
stance OF the Aidress-It Identifies these oen,,,-
men with their ally and coadju,or, Capt Tyler
ehu 'osether they must answer TO the people for
the misrule, which aiIlic,s them
After the Address was read-which was nreno,
ed IN part by MIR Holiday. and in part by Mr.
Nnehe,-a gentleman from Jefferson rose and 70
marked, that tina, portion Of it, which related to r..
sumption by the banks sounded harshly on his ear,
The Address recommended an early dav-not mon.
distant than the next Session of the I.eysIotu,e
This, to the gentleman from Jefferson. was ex,rcme
Iy Objectionable. He could not consent to i'll,
was tantamount TO indefinite indulgence. He offered
resolution lnstructing the Legislature tn coerce
resumption the LIST of April at f,rthest Here wa.
n'e brand throwninto the midst Of the fraternity
several gentlemen Jumped up Immediately and ad.
dressed MIR President" Gen. Ventose, alias Judge
Fus''an, was recognized. His Judgeshp had made
MS as he makes every subject one OF particular
study! lie had devoted great time TO il, md he
might sly, without vanity, that he understood il rs
we'll MS any other person, If not better He wou,d
h'reiorc suggest to his friend from Jefferso,-be
would entrea. his friend from Jefferson-he would
beg his friend from JeiTerson-to withdraw his
popos ton. As he tGen. w knew so much abon,
the matter, his frerd from Jefferson, he felt certain
would heed his friendly suggestions
zen. Dromgoole seconded the appeal IL would
Dc extremely indicate TO dictate to the Legislature
who had better opportunities of kno wing the con
liiIon OF the Banks, than the Convention did-,o
,oerce tho Banks 10 resume on the LIST of Anil
The Gem omitted TO observe that the Address,
dictated n day prior TO the meeting Of the next lie
sisIature! These kind appeals overpowered the
good natured gentleman from letters n-wbo very
The snid) Withdrew his resoIution.-l
Ien Bayly, IN the course OF his remarks informed
he Convention, that he was member Of the lie
sislaturc, md the Democratic members had deter
mined NOT To CONSENT to an earlier day than thu
Ist OF August, and the resolution might theref ,re
'mbnrrass them! We stick a pin there. Some
'me after this resolution was Withdrawn, another
somewhat simllir, and having the same object in |
view. was submltted-and the same round Of en-. |
reaty was rosorted to- to give il the go.by This !
Ime, the veteran Ed tor OF the Enquirer, who was
It the bottom Of all The appeals Joined his entrea.
les to those Of his associates. "Unon, gentlemen,
'nion, The said)-we have got our hands in the
ions mouth, mud We must get them out rs easily
IS we can!' This personal appeal settled the cues |
ton, and indeed these bold sicklers for princpe
o dodge the que5tion--nbout which, they have
SO loud and long.
MAZEPPA.
To night the Drima Of Mazeppl is to be repre
'n,ed With new Scenery. &c, under the excellent
uperin'eddence Of the indofi,igsble Manngers-
md possessing the advantage Of Mr. Lehr's master
y pencil, il cannot fail to attract large audience
md interes, every ono. Who is there IN will not
Vntch with thrilling emotions the desert Steed with
lis thong-boun1 burthen, from the moment Of his
Wild career, speeding through widest scenes, unit.
when