Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-30

VIC might have been charged with acting from per-
sonaI hosnlity. But We can be fairly charged with
sueh thing least Of oil does such a charge apply
40 Tue Chairman of the Committee of Ways and
Means. SO far is he from deserving a charge like
's, mat have more than once, in private, ehaTg
gu MN with directly the revere-with listening
700 much TO the Treasury Department, and insist
s 10 MN that II was the duty OF this Legislative
10y, ana OF HIM as competent part Of It, TO take
/ ITS own ground
SIR, there breathes not a man, care not how
s'ea' ms talents, how exalted his NAME or how ex.
| tended may be his inhuenee-no matter whether hC
Suo oe personally friends or foes-there breathe,
nov man TO whom will adhere, IL, from m rive,
OIL personal ambition, he has deserted the course
wheh he himself had marked out FOR me, and which
= nave followed up to this hour with undertaking
nnuo"ty. There Is not man, whether it be the
PRESIDENT OF the United States himself, any man
VINO Is candidate for the Off e, who exerts such
ihnnence over me. that, from dstastc toward him,
uu LOT the sake ofthe indulgence Of private feeling.
VIII ever permit myself TO I've driven, Ivy hatred,
any more than by love, lIom the ground | have so
long ana 50 prom nsntly occupied. No, never
would; and trust thot every good old school Whig,
VINO hosds the doctrines avowed az Louisa in 1882
VIII act on the same principle. Let us adhere to
our principles, come what may; and then let
pubic sentiment decide who is the man TO fill the
highest seat. Who he 10 20 be krow no., nor do
Creaty care, SO long as we shall have at the other
end OF the avenue an abe and faithful ally to the
American Congress at this end Of Il. Let us esis-
late IN an upright, firm, fearless Independent man.
ner, and not with reference the hopes OF patronage:
nor let us by dcep.laid Combinations endcavor TO
impress the public mlnd with belief that Congress
IS nothlng out great President1l caucus, which is
bound either implicitly aud meanly to follow the
executive lead, or else iacouSy 10 oppose the Presi-
dent himself or some candidate for his high place.
once SAID that would not follow new leaders in
Whis principles say so still Nor have any am
buon TO be the author OF doctrine the leader
OF new sect. My do;ttine is that Consrcas Should
pose rse'i on It's own proud centre; that it should
nc, from IT'S own convictions, without asking the
opinlons OF any mar. IL any blame Justly atachesI q
US on this head II Is foe great anxtety TO get
at what Diisht he the opinions Of the President on
great and leading measures OF public policy. lwould
a>k the opinions Of ore. TaN Government has
been wisely separated by the Constitution into d.
parmcnts distinct fro-n and nde ncu,,s nj Of each
other, and We are the greatest OF MI Of them esp.-
ciaiiy IN all matters of finance. Where then il
oH' >pis'i OF independence lie: US ask the opinion
OF no man. Let us pass our own TnelSurcs: lei us
send them 20 he President as tho Cor,titn,ioo ro .
qIises end then let hITa sanction or destroy them
aud let The Re pie judge. Are we to ii, here cron
ing N n.il oSsccfiIy, guessing At The will Of the
trrsiucnif Oe when we have acted, orc Nc 10 81,
Ike sco.dei schoo-hoys and bc r.bus,d for d,;n-
wat We have deemed II our duty To do Antrws
awe c-hS. raieIy expressed an OPINION me- ". In
b; driven rom our grcurd because the Presitent
happens not 70 approve ~ Are VIC NOT only L, haze
no butter 1t his hands, bu. no bread either hut ucL
crumbs as he n''y csoose 20 cram into our mouths
Il 10 net, IN Sayn.; this mean TO indules i, ,pv
poIs'H.i ai1>''''l trust not. | probes, against
hein. written Gown tie peculiar friend mr. ,,.c,l,-
cnemy @; any man. claim TO adhere to tic rria-
cin'es carly adopted | have stuck to them ali
nay hs. They have kept me poor and csooscd
N, TO many m;sos,nnes; but have no idea OF absn.
douins ih-in. vii never Consent thar thew NAL
oo sacrificed. as 10 5eirs licked, why We have
been icked so often that we have learned to bear
;aa'. y l1GShl We were xhipned I aJ,n;, :,
so"', part OF the session. There seems 10 have sen
some ms axe, some strange MISUNDERSTANDING
somewhere. The Executive departments seem mo-;
20 Understand e,ch other, and the will OF al! is TO
Gc crossed IVY one member Of the Ex.cnt;vc 90,
whom We have 10 control. Wei; if il so we
can't help Il. We have only to hold on 10 those
meas pres ~ winch we believe the public prosperity
nnG happiness 10 be Involved: when thes. arc 10
partei from, unlyefsd ruin and desolauon over
spread the snd. We must hold on TO them still and
sooner or later, the People must and will e-es,ab
ish the principles we have ever ayowed. lct ms
strive Tor them to the last; and when ve fal fail
we must, trust we shall fall rs warriors should
aad sha.. be brought home upon our shields.