New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-26
VOL. III. NO. 17o.

first place he would aude to the recent treaty with
Grea, Britain. Gen. Jackson administration made
yarisus efforts TO settle the long-existing dculte.
with that Power, but failed in every case. The
| King Of Holland was selected as an umpire, bu,
his award promptly rejected by the then exist.
| ing Administration, and the delicate matters in
volved were left in condition which threatened
to disturb the peace of the two countries The
Wings, since they came into power have, am
proud to say honorably achieved settlement OF
the questions at issue. take great pleasure in
awarding to the Presdent-who deserves So little
| commentator in other respects-and to the Sec
rotary of State, all the credit due them for this ne
gotiation. 1t is true, we have not gained much,
not as much land as that awarded by the King OF
Holland. We get Rouse's Point, and the naviga-
tion of ST. Johns river though somewhat under
British influence. On the whole, said Mr.. Clay,
believe that neither party has gained any great
advantage, and, had | been Senator, should
have voted for its ratification. That the peace Sc
cured by it will be permanent, have great conf
aeRce; for experience teaches that these treaties
are most enduring here neither party has secured
any undue advantage.
Mr.. Clay went on to advert to the domestic pol
icy of the Nation, and to the extra session OF Con-
gress, called by the lamented Harrison. He ac-
| knowledged that ne advised, in part, the convoca-
ton of that session 1t was necessary 10 give Ell
6ciency to previous tiumPhs. Fellow-citizens,
said Mr.. Clay, what did you mean by the victory
Of 1940? Did you mean only to change one ten
ant of the White House for another? Was it TO
be barren victory? No! no. The object you
had in view was was to produce radical change
in the policy of the Government, You wished to
see the currency restored, disorded exchanges rec
tiled, revival of business secured, and all the
great measures decreed by the will of the Nation
established. Forty years had attested the utility
of National Bank, in establishing National
currency. AT that extra session Bank bill was
introduced, and, contrary to the general expecta-
ton, vetoed by the President. SO anxious, how
ever, were the Wings to carry out the will OF the
Nation, that some of them & was not OF the num-
ber) wished to ascertain from Nh yler aohat 6and
Of Bank bill would meet his appreciation. he
(Mr. Claw could not go and ask any Executive
question of that sort. The President did tell them
They exhibited the draft of bill, and with his
own hand and his own pen he altered the title. He
told them he would Sign it, he told his Secretary
of State that it would be approved by him. This
was one of the occasions on which CONTRARY to his
general practice and the habits of his life) he
aEept dark" No one knew how he would vote.
He felt sure that if he favored it, that very favor
woSld be likely to prejudice the in tho cs
timation of the Executive. / felt precisely like
the venerable and estimable patriot, Jonathan
Roberts, when lately asked, hoao many Clay 7en
are there an tie Catstom-House Loud laugh
teri We passed the bill in the Senate in the
shape it came from the House, and as exhibited
to The President, body, head and tail. Would you
suppose it possible that bill thus prepared would
receive his veto Singular as it must appear, 1t
was vetoed, and on such principles, too as left US
no hope of establishing any bill calculated to cor
rect the currency of the country
At the same session Tariff bill was passed
which furnished eight ten millions TO the Urea
sury. Nor was this all. Owing to the mlsSof-
eminent which had SO long afflicted the nation, the
people %o'--Apfferl ns recuniary embarass ents,
and salutary Bankrupt law sren,e.l,lla4 far, by
the public distress. Though here in the West we
did not need it, felt that it was due TO the coun
try-,he qpho7e county. Here, said Mr., e, lei
me correct mistake which seems TO be abroad IN
some quarters, resembling an old story OF many
wears standing. When voted for MIR. Adams, 1t
was said that | violated Instructions MOI SO!
When gave the vote represented the Lexington
District and it is we'll known tact lhat, al no
period since that vote cast, has the Lexington
District reversed it in any manner. l ne countles
which compose it never gave majority ior zen.
Jackson. The Legislature had no power over
members of Congress. Beth are equally the serv.
ants of the people-elected by the people--and
subject alone 10 their correction. was sustained
by the people who elected me, and TO them dare
appea for my justification. In regard to the Bank
rupt bill | was never instructed. The House
passed resolutions to that effect; they were sent
TO the Senate, amended, returned TO the House,
the amendment not concurred in, aud the matter
fell between the Two branches of the Legislature
Having glanced in rapid review at the business
of the Extra Session, Mr.. Clay passed to Tue
transactions Of the last He was member OF
Congress during the whole war--was elected 10
the Senate during his absence at dhent, ou',
doubling the legality of that choice resigned, and
,yas ara;o elected in 1910; and he would declare
that he never knew Congress more devoted or
moro marjorie than the present. Its Wing mem
bers seemed anxiousy resolved 10 carry ous the
measures supposed TO be secured by the election
of Gen. Harrison They had much TO contend
with. Besides the regular and Legitimate oppos-
lion of the Democrats, they had to encounter the
veto power encouraged by kind OF qnas' oPpo-
si,ion. He believed the Democratic party honest
in the main but the leaders of the party II was
who stimulated Mr.. Tyler to his acts oil treachery
While speaking Of leaders, let me sand MI y
do a sheer act of Justice To one OF them-s man
with whom have not spoken for years, ana may
never again sreak-I mean Thomas Hart Benton o.!
Of Missouri. The contempt ard disdain with
which he treats John Tyler may be inferred from
the fact that he never crossed his threshod-he
lad not, a, least up to April last, aid l am told I'd
by the mods of my friends around me- that he sun
continues to treat him and his treachery, as they
deserve, with loathng and scoen.
But what were the measures and policy OF the
Whigs7 The Democrats accused Us OF having no
principles before the election of 1910, and now
they upbraid Us for not having carried out what