Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-13
SPEECH AT rue rAnERNACLE.


trodueed 10 me audience, addressed them suostan
tally az follows,
Fri,n1s and F,llos- eifiEsns 81 siioe wuies q
the C,iy Of .Sste YOrk-a public servant, exhauste
10y a long and arduols session OF Congress-and
am proud 10 say, to some extent ta'tgoed by tn
kind attentions and hospitality OF the wings c
Pennsylvania, Of New Jersey, and OF New Torl
--begs leave to present himself before You for
few momen's l cannot bu. feel myself nlmos
0ropotces cd. when do so. fellow citizens, undo
tho peculiar circumstances OF the case, and espe
c'ally when see with what enthusiasm you re-
eeive the slightest alluson to that distinguishe,
citizen OF Kentucky, with whom | have been 81
lately associated tCheers.l and who by his Ions
successful career in the service OF the United States
now ended-nei ended. TRUST. so FAR Ss the nsiieA
Is concerned loud cheersl-l say. fellow citizens
am almost overpowered, to fad myself, en- hum
bic representative from that State, called upon %
nnswer to the sentiments you have uttered on this
occasion, and TO respond 10 the honor you have
done to that illusitious fellow citizen.
Gentlemen, during the progress Of that embar'
RAISING AMI nrduous session OF Congress Nhlcn
has Just expired, was natural that &c should look
at the consequences OF our acts and ask whether
the course OF policy We pursued was such rs would
secure the confidence OF our constituentsand salts
TO The wishes OF the great body of the peop.e-
Now sm proudly satisfied, when hear the shouts
With which you we'eoms to your midst. that so
Tar as you are concerned we believed to have
done osr whols dsiy to the people Of this great Re-
public. (Cheers) I am satisfied, so far as |. an
humble representative, have seen IN coming from
Washington TO this great city, that this is the pre-
vaiiins conviction. Since left the Cspitol-two or
three days ago, have been in the midst OF a
triumphant procession-myself and these by whom
I am ever surrounded. The trhole Whig party OF
Philadelphia turned out to meet us! (Chsers.)
judging by the number of those who came TO
greet US should say there could not have been
enc Wing left in that city! daughter and cheers
One gentleman told me, and he was Custom
House officer, that II he had not gone to that re
ception of the Representatives OF the People, who
hsd faithfully s'ood by their country, lie should
have been efrGid to go into the bosom Of his fmily
for his vile he said was a Whisl (Cheers and
laughter.) ] could scarcely undertake 10 say how
many Of the Wings OF the city OF brotherly love
came to greet us.
Then coming through the State OF New Jersey
that gallant little State which has so distinguish.
ed herself by her service through iico Revolution
tho Revolution OF 1776 and that of 1910 lCheersl
Coming through that State every where were we
welcomed with enthusiasm and every where the
bread seal of New Jersey liked their appoval OF
our conduct. [Cbeers.l Coming then TO this En-
poFium OF the Nation, we expected 10 see gallant,
portion OF our friends: dad n0i expec; TO see
0hs Hundred aud Fifty Thousand Ways turn out
and give us gtcelingl loud and prolonged cheers !
And yet, fellow ms, the shores we'e lined as
FAR as the eye could see: You were TO bid us wei
come part of those who haze stood firmly a,
their posts-ani who, after doing all in their pow er
TO preserve their independence, finally willing
sacrifice fhemsslrss for the good Of the country
and the safety Of her Institutions. Thus travelling
from Washington-havc we been welcomed by $50,
900 Whigs-and have we not reason 10 be satisfied
iCheers.I
! feel that when go back to that State whence I
came and present myself before my own peculiar
cons,ituents-I have here foteias,e OF the well
come | shall receive from them [Cheetsl and when
see my own body-that gallan, band OF my fellow
ciiizens-with their great leader stand there in their
midst lCeeersl -standing up to welcome and an
paud their epresentntive-shall | not then be sa.
tsied that we have done the State some servce7
lCheers.
Of the last session of Congress, | shall not so
tax your patience TO go over its history. But |
feel Il my duty to present before you some of the
reasons Of our aets-for feel that we owe an &C
count of our conduct-and am ready 20 render it.
tChesrs AT the last session OF Congress, beseech
you TO remember, the Wing Majority in both Houses
of Congress gave TO the President every measure
he asked for. He gave us scarcely any thing that
we had right TO demand Of him. He was the Ex-
ecutye Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for its
faithful administration. We were q majority in
the two Houses OF Congress. He asked US for
loan 10 supply the means of carrying the Gov
ernment. We gans il 10 him. he asked us TO pa IS
"a bill to distribute the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lands among the States. Laughter And
true our pledges 10 the country which zee us wei
asked US for a Bankrupt law-and we gaze il
10 him. And when Congress adjourned in Sep,em-
Der, 1871, we had done every thing to relieve The
country that the President would permit us TO do
lCheers. When Congress met in 1871, the PIesi-
dent sent US an Exchequer proJei; believing il to be
pOweress for good and fruitful in evil we gave i,
into tie hands OF our Senator in Congress. He
made It better by cutting of great portion tf that
Executive patronage to which John Tyler was So
Hnxiously looking. But, from causes ,ha, we could
Fa1l ).
Then the President asked Us TO extend the time
of the years loan for longer time. We did So
lie then asked for Treasury Notes-and tho dur.
ing the reign OF Mr. Van Buren, we had opposed the
whole Treasury Note system. we gave them to him.
Then he asked Suspension Of the Distribution Of
the public lands-and al the frs, bidding-we were
not prepared TO surrender! iCheets Then he
nsked us for Tariff project to revive the credit re
plenlsh the Treasury, and sustain the industry OF
the nation. We committed the matter 10 Repre-
sentative from your own Siare-he devoted himself
night and day to The discharge Of this high duty In
accordance with uniform usage, he called on the Sc.
cretary of the Treasury for report Of the condition
Of the Finances, without which nothing could be
done. Two months passed away and no report
came and yet or 6 weeks before il was received in
his Message Of the 25'h Of March, we were tainted
by the President with being too tarGy in preparing
q revenue bill Seeing the complexities Of the sub
ject the Wings determined TO pass o Pfovisicnl
Thrff 10 last only 30 days, and to continue for that
whole
hutiect was held up in its proper light, and yet the
President returned the bill with his objections =
Now look at the circumstances under which thi
bill was vetoed. In the opinion OF the great mass
the members Of Congress, af'er the 30h Of June n,
revenue could he collected by law: the means I,
carry on the Government could no, be supplied -
That was the state Of the country upon this frs
veto Of Revenue Bill. Then Congress pnsse,
another-and retained the distribution bill which II
IS4l the President had recommended; and that nls
he returned with his objections. VETo No. Fou
came then. ILaughter.l
You may well imagine tia. tbs extraordinnr,
course of the President caused the deepest sensn
zion. the Executive power had been exercised 1,
defeat Revenue measure Of the House Of Repre-
scnatvcs, 10 whom, for wise reasons, this who'll
subject has beeh committed. That was an act q
danger anc cause OF alarm TO the country. O he
Presidents have used the veto power; but IL Wal
reserved for John Tyler TO deny TO the Representa-
lives the right TO tnx the people in their own way
That the first time that their consecrattd pove
had wresied from the people the right OF imposin.
to1es in their own chosen way. | call Il d c5nss
orofsa power, and so It is mphalcily-consecrn
ted by the most glorious event in our own history
10 say nothing of the history OF that nation from
which We sprung consecrated by oil tie con sideta
tons which belong to the safety the very e1islenc,
81 the FREQ Institutions Of this our beloved country
tCheors) And yet the spectacle is presented to III,
-orld-l verify believe for the first time in the his
tory of any nation, limited or unlimited in its 20
vernmeni.-ihat the most deliberate acts OF botf
Houses Of Congress with reference TO the taxaiior
Of the people have been nullifed by the arbi.rary
oct OF a single man ! have listened nt,entiyely ic
the remarks Of the distinguished gentlemen who
preceded me, on the ye:O power; and add TO them
an emphatic warning-as you love libcuy--ns YOU
revere the memory Of your us,fious ancestors
look 10 the matter before you allow aHy one man. no
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