The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-31
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
ity- The Eastern Mail had not arrived at two
O'Clock this morning.
Washington.
Correspondence OF the Herald
WASHINGTON, Thursday night, Dec .
More OF the Political Fight-No Busines -
Dou.-SDeech of Mr. xVts.
MAahlnxt0n

OF any real business. The Senate positively did no.
thing but receive large pile of petitions against
the repeal OF the Bankrupt Law In the House a
few resolutions were offered, and few private
bills were referred, during the morning hour and the
remainder OF the day was occupied by Messrs Wise
and Fessenden in political speeches. Wise made a
good speech so tar as 1t went but he made sad |
blunder in devotng about forty minutes of his hour
to the preamble so that when his hour was up, |
he had Just reached the body of his remarks, and |
had to conclude abruptly His speech resembled |
the carcatures OF Mr.; Nobody all head, no body, |
and very httle less-the pictures of Jonathan Old
buck, to w.t. or TO speak vugarly, it resembled |
tadpoe-an enormous head no body, and a thin |
tail Knowing that he would have but an hour, he |
should have managed differently. Mr.. Fessenden's |
speech might have been omitted without any loss to |
the House or the country. The day was wet and |
dsagreeabe, with snow and sush all on the ground |
otherwise there would have been large and fash
ionable attendance TO hear Wise.
During the morning hour, Mr.. KENNEDY of Mary
land introduced resolution TO enquire into the
practcabllity OF enquiring whether steam vessels
might not be employed to transport the mail along
the coast, and to visit the lighthouses, and for any
other service connected with the government this
was referred TO the same committee as Mr.. Kings
resolution OF yesterday. Mr.. JOHN McKEoN moved
for copies OF all the correspondence relating the
difficulties between Tom Carr, the late Consul at
Tangiers and the Barbary powers. This was caus-
ed by the article in the "Pebean Mr. CosT JOHN
and report on his plan Qatey pubiished) to relieve
the States and the country, pledge the public lands
| get up great national exchequer scheme, &c. His
motion was carried
Mr. WISE then rose and said The question of the
peal the bankrupt law, sir has before the House
now in precisely the shape that wanted il assume
The repeal to take effect from the time of its passage
did not think sir that the speech Of my friend
such reply as was made to BY the gentleman from
Indiana (Thompson), for whom entertain the highest
respect And was prepared to vote at once, sir the
question But as soon as that reply Sir felt bound
to enter at into this debate and to to its
letter and its spirit And only regret that have not
two hours instead Of to express my sentiments in al
though would be impossible sir express the half of
what feel this subject Sir intend first to place my
ton and the gross Which has been done
him by the gentleman from Indiana Sir, he must have
seen that he did my friend nustce-he has sept night
on the remarks he made, and have doubt now, Sir
that he feels the injustice he did my friend Sir the gen.
tleman said that during the administration of that distn
guished man to whom he referred (Mr. Adams upon the
bare suspicion of bargain powerful party aroseyes
| and he might have added damnng suspicion which
rested on that administration and which whether
false, will rest forever-a suspicion the gentleman
says, which was exploded made-yes, sir and
which exploded that administration that it could
effect anything thereafter party which for talents
and power and influence has been equalled And
he might have also added SIR that the best elements Of
that great party have entered into the composition of both
the great political parties in this country fact fixed
the constitution, although the constitution And
that have flowed from overlooking that fact The gen.
tleman went on to say that for the first time in the his
| tory of this country-which was not true for the
| first time he spoke of has yet to take pace-that
for the first time had the spectacle of the head Of the
Administration character OF the gentemans own crea-
ting) coming into this House-coming land boldly un.
| blushngly-and shameessly-that is the last word
shameessly bargaining for the spoih Of office And then
and won't say it, sir but really thought that he ought
to have been bred auconeer, he initiated very
bids2" "For God, sake will nobody it-cant get
bid' He might have added, because of the hard times
| Here Mr.. Wise repeated the whole Of TT ompson's
marks about the auction, which sent you yesterday
Going, going, can't get higher bidf" And the rePor
ter adds Roars OF laughter" Then sir there the
gentlemen from Vermont, for whom entertain equal
spect He denounced the speech Of my friend from Massa
chusetts, speech by authority, semioical, and
binet speech Sir what it that my friend from Massa.
chusetts did sayl will be remembered that his speech
was IN answerto one IRON the gentleman from Tennessee,
hours, il had seven days start OF him. Ny friend sir
merely deprecated this elimination, and recriminaton
and TINS Is called throwing resrands into this Hail.
no. WISDOM IN him to dsprecate this oil Words
s.insd by al head 9 chit TYlsE
or ds What BY your war on the Veto, the liked
utional fsctf What have you gained by mptng to
tear the Constitution to pieces Have you gained any
thing the elections by this incsssant warfare
please to look at it in that light And yet the simple
and sensible remonstance of my friend Denounced as
thatmy friend began the attack Sir he did not begin the
attack-he only deprecated recrmnaton- more. The
begin this fight. He was right We did not intend 70
attack the wing party at all He right. II would
peen cruei war we had done so II would have
been an inhuman war 1t would been monstrous war.
fare! What. sir attack the wing party now! Whv.
SIR "a as soon think of striking woman, or kicking
dead body Great laughter loo ofocos and muir
murs amongst the whgs Sir the people have attacked
them sufficiently at the elections. They have done the
work. sir All we intended to do was to back back
back Here Wise kept moving backwards up the pas
sage way between the desk suing the action to the
word and holding up his hands and throwing them ont a.
| new pushing some one away Tell them to keep
your hands on j" and sir, If attacked why we
must exercise the common principles of selfdefence And
Va load
strike them down. My friend told them simply that they
wared against the fixed principles Of the constitution
dashed themselves to pieces-aganst the moral bower
placed by the Constitution the hands Of the President
of b gre" n aSi IN the Constitution And, sir
Curran did Of the English constitutional will outliye
even Name and conhagtation The spirit Of he constu
h all this conflict Of party walks safely abroad
through the great Of the people, moving animatng
and nvigorating them; and sir the spirit Of the consit
uon Is and ever will be safely guarded by them. My
friend net only deprecated this war by the wings but he
also alluded to the other commenced by metropoli
tan organ Of the uras Of the other party and from the
ultra sentiments of that organ except nnetenhs ave
and hope ninetynine onehundredhs the democratic
party but appears to be done by certain leaders en
ION Coz OF that ultra portion who looked at men, and
not at appear determined that John Tyler
shall opposed on every hand and that he shall no
credit Tor any thing he may do, however good il may be-
The warning OF my friend for the wings to obey the
voice OF reason and use moderation in all their
He warned the uras of both sides quit their factious
and opposition to every measure of the admins
tration good bad-he advised and enreaed them TO
ADOPT the pest measures they could for the good Of the
country irrespective of paro endeavor do the best
they could for the common welfare OF aand he warned
them that in opposition to such factions, the time
had arrived when moderate of all parties
were determined putting down faction, and the
ultras Oh both parties, whose motto by their conduct ap
peared to be rule or ruin" He warned them that ii the
President |, pursuing the straight line of his duty did not
receive their support-and call this house, wtnessin
carrying out the great principles of the Constitution he
must seek for esewhere-bound as he Is to
TIVE Government What greater truth than that the
PRESIDENT once there to be the President of the nation
air -
ton OF the wings II their great accusation against
the party when in power that they didn't pro-
hat the PRESIDENT was the president Of the people, but
OF the party and the terms he paryn was denounced
by the wings, and spoken OF with horror Sir people
care not good measure passed, whether is passed
by one party or another. Away, then sir with your
parues-your party schemesyour party malice and sab
stue the general good Of the whole country for them
Parties are only useful they subservent to the
people's inerests and when nnnoses