Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-05
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Mic STANLY observed that he had always been
opposed TO The policy OF issuing Treasury notes, and
should hold himself bound to vote against the pas
sage Of the present bill did he see any other mode
Of relieving the immediate and pressing cxigeneies
Of tho Treasury. But as 1t was now nscerlained
that the Government could not succeed in obtaining
n loan, and as the revenue as at present collected
nd not furnish the requisite supply, no other course
seemed left him but to vote for the bill. For even
should the acting President Of the United States
he called him the acting President, for he acted per
afiOs-take II into his head TO sign the tarii eil
which had been sent him, il by no means GER
tain that the avas received under il would ct once
meet the wants Of the Treasury; and Mr. ). was
anxious to prevent n sacrifice OF the Government
stock under its par value.
20 some Of the remarks which had fallen from the
gentleman from Indians, mir Profit) That wor-
thy gentleman appeared TO be IN high good humor
and very much tekcd at the thought that both the
Whiy and the Democratic party had been split up
by the proceedings this revenue bill. He showed
n sort of silent, inward unspeakable JOY, ut the anti
cpaton OF the tale he should have to tell to his
siituents about the divisions and dssensons in both
camps Of the Captains opponents. But Mr. :.
would advise him a friend, when he should moet
the welcome smile OF his constituents, not 70 spoil
the pleasure Of his return by laying that false and
hattering junction to his soul. Il the Democrats
were split, he could assure him the Wings were not;
so Ear from it, they never he'd been more thorough
ly united since the 4th OF March, 1871; no, net
since the day that William Henry Harrison was
nominated by the Harrisburg Convention. Never
had the Wing ranks been more firmly united than
Mt this moment. MIR S. felt, for himself and for
his political friends, that immense load had been
taken from off their minds; they felt like boy who
after long suffering with the too,hache, had nj
length been through the dentists hands; the
tooth was out; il was all over. But let not the
gentleman rely on any deceilful hope that by sign
ing the tariff bill MIR Tyler would reconcile him.
self 10 his former Wing friends. They parted, Il
was true. with good feelings, with soitened and
with joyful feelings, but il was because their con-
science told them they had made sacrifice, great
and painful sacrifice, for the welfare OF their eoun-
Try, and the unity and success OF their party too.
Blu, let no imagine that any treaty OF peace
had been entered into by the Wing party with John
Tyler, with his guard in that House, whether
with its head or lis foot, where the gentleman from
Indiana had been pleased TO place himself, but
where MIR S. did not place him.
IA voice-"No, indeed, he is not the fooL"l
IL there single Wing in that House who
thought one viii, the better Of John Tyler at this
moment than he did Immediately nfter reading NJ T
Ewing's expose, Mr. S. did not know him. No
there was not who could feel any thing but the
most profound contempt for the acting President the
President who acted per a!ies, rather was acted
upon.
The gentleman had said that the distribution po-
Icy was gone, and gone forever; but the gentleman
was mistaken there too. Distribution gone No 4:
the Wings had nailed the flag Of distribution to
the mast, never TO be taken down but when the
good ship that bore it sunk in the waves. Distri-
button distribution! was to be proclaimed from
Maine 10 louisiana as part OF the Wing creed in the
next Presidential canvass and that the gentleman
would see. Aud the gentleman did gross injustice
10 the Wings OF New England, Il, as he insinustej
he supposed them 10 have played deceiiful game,
and thought they would abandon the distribution
policy that they had secured protection by a
tariff bill. No; they incapable of such tre6eh.
cry. The gentleman would mad that protection
aud distribution would go together IN the coming
contest, the two flags would be wreatkei together
the flags OF France and America in the
fields of the Revolution. They would present an
undivided front 10 their adversaries, and rs he
trusted, would retrieve all the losses which treache
~ had inflicted upon their good cause.
MIR s. said he had been greatly amused at hear.
ing the gentleman from Indiana express, in such
very storing terms, his preference Of MIR Tyler over
all the birds CT the air for next President. 1t
was really entertaining 10 one who had witnessed
that gen;lemans former course here. Who could
forget in the glorious and ever memorable Campaign
Of 1910, the shouts which proceeded from that gen.
tleman in this Hall, when. standing about ten feet
from where Mr. S. stood, he roared at the TOP
Of his voice, The prairisS on fire." when Johu
Tyler was not once named, or go much as thought
OF by him; when his name was thrust into the :
tionsi song 10 NIL up the chorus; when any other
word Of two syllabes would have answered Just as
well. A laugh Was it for John Tyler that the
gentleman shouted, then1 No; his shout was this;
Henry Clay! God bess him! wish he was Pre-
sident OF the whole world" Had the gentleman
forgotten thisl No, he, though he seemed to thins
that others had. What had changed the gentle
one good reisUa H. HIa.Pry Glayl G9ald he P9in
man in his eyes2 Had he parted with his princi
pcsf Had he turned his back upon his friends anc
gone over 10 their worst enemy7 Had he become
corrupted by the desire OF gain or by the hone oil
power1 II Mr. S. was not mistaken, the gentleman
would find that his constituents did not think So
lie believed they would tell him that, though they
could not make Henry Clay President OF the world,
as the gentleman once wished to do, they meant to
make him President Of the United States
Mr. >. had voted for the Tariff bill, not as an nc,
oi submission TO the Executive, but as an &C: of
duty to his country. He knew that sometime
must be done TO relieve the Government; and after
having expressed his sentiments fthe veto, by vo.
ing Tor the Report OF the gentleman from Mas.
sachusets (Mr Adams,) he felt at entire liberty 10
Voie Tor oil 10 supply revenue and furnish pro-
lection 10 the interests Of the People. So far was
vote for that report from binding any man that
gave II 10 vote against the bill, that IFS effect was
the very reverse. What was the issue presented ?
AFTER struggle OF ten months this Congress had Of
Iensth' agre'd upon tariff bu, the President,
surrounded by gang Of Adventures, political des
ptriooss, and mallgnants, had teen urged by their
evil counsel 10 sacrifice every thing and any thing
for The sake Of striking down the favorie measure
OF The man they hated; and under such influences he
vetoed the bill. This, MIR 5. confessed did for a
time, fill every Wing heart with spirit of indig-
nant resistance, and they felt like their fathers OF
revolutionary memory, that resistance 10 Executive
ulcNatlon was the mist OF duties. But the gentle
man from Indiana Mr. ThompsonJ had molly led
The way in the painful task OF REFRESHING this jus,
and natural impulse, and making noble sacrifice
oil personal and OF party pride on the altar of his
country; NOR IN the hour Of trial had the gentleman
from Kentucky, MIR Andrews,l who had shared
10 the full the same indignant emotions been behind
hand in following the mngnanimous example. The
report Of the select committee left them free to do
90. They we're then put on record, by yeas and
nays, rs adopting paper which openly accused the
President Of high crimes and misdemeanors. and
which in round terms declared tina, he deserved inn.
parchment were II not q waste both of limo ma
money to expend the highest censure of Inc Con.
nuiution on so poor O creature az John Tylor This
was Mr. SIS excuse. There it stood unon public
record. But for this no could no, have voted for ibis
tariff bill But now they were free as air ,hsv had
openly proclaimed il TO tho world ihat thew had ma,
yielded, did not yield, and never would Weld 10 the
dlctallon Of John Tyler. They Ind fred the brand
OF public roproballon upon his forehead: tbere no
Stood and, thanks TO God, there no would stand.
forever. 'N'
What had they seenl An ap.emp, al n eo.lition
between the Democratic tariff men and their noii,i-
cal opponents to obtain tariff that should satisfy
the purposes Of their constituents; ard tLov ,,,c
quite right IN hi' Their constituents required II nj
Their hands, and they could not 90 HON. without an
effort 10 accomplish something. They had seen
sort Of contract openly iende,ed by a eentlcroan
from Vernon, (Mf EvcretO to tho Gentleman Con,
Pennsylyania Mr. IngersolD 10 ioin in tariff bili
for protection their respective interests. Tbev
saw the compromise act abandoned Nv Dsnoe,,,.
who had pleaded the loudest in its favor. bseause
they were determined to have q tariff, cost what h
would. Under these q,