Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-11

Government at Washington, by wrongfuly assuming
the keeping and decision of every man srghs and pro
pe,ty and making people travel 10 washington or
Justice or legal determinations, were eloquenty de
pctcd.
As Ct like character with this, he commented IN
indignant,erms upon the aw passed by Congress Tor
bidding Stale Courts to exercise urlsdlcnn over o.
fences and murders committed by foreigners within
their limits The hlcLeods and other marauders
might murder citizens, burn our housps and pl'
aGe the S,at- yet the Federal Congress declares
that we shall not punish them-tiat We must yield
ourselves unreslsting victims Its main purpose vas
to merge more power in the General Government ana
render the States weak and dependent.
From this he passed TO the Bank is and EAch qnrr
schemes and gave brief history Of The pains, agunes
and baaly, strokes experienced by the party whose
course was /" b. smooth and harmonious successful
and renovat,ng In the country. The grounds und ar
urnents in opposition 10 these abortions of the Wings
he sketched clearly and forciby As to the alleged ne
cess,y Of Bank for the fiscal purposes of the Govern
ment he stated that during the seven years he was
Secretary of the Treasury, lis money affairs car
red on promptly aud faithfully, not only without the
aid but in spite Of the resistance and malignant oppo
ston Of the u S. Bank, and successfully during
any other period. To Tyler he gave credit for firm
ness and ncpe in the exercise OF The veto power
He vndicaied his administration of the affairs
Of The Treasury in a most triumphant manner. Inc
alsehoods of the Federal leaders in reference to the
expenses of Van Burens administration, circulated
IN the political canvass Of 1910, exposed in wi
thcrinp terms. He conrusted the expenditures of the
p-esent administration with those of the last The
same men who had pledged themselves to reduce the
public expenditures TO Sl3,0O0,G00, had increased
them from So, 900 600 to about S3O,0O0,0 600. He
said they had ackno lodged the fa!sehood Of their
charges Of ex,ravagance against the Democrats
they had confessed Congress that The expenses oil
Van Buren, last year were only about So, OOO,0oO
His remarks upon the Of Treasury notes by the
present adinistration-ther resort 10 the thing they
al md derided-theIr faces and
conortons in submitting 10 the degradation OF using
the very means they had sneernsly held up as evi.
dence Of ignorance and imbecity IN his conduct oil
the Treasury Department-werc numerically charged
with scorching and biting irony. lie SAID that
the poid spoons had sappearedtat not only the Pap
bot the spoons too had been swallowed. The frightul
standing army of Van Buren, and Polnse was Tar less
troublesome than the purse-the hollow, empty purse
The effect OF the distribution Oft the Public Land pro-
ceeds was described and lis Djustcc and impolicy
made clear as the noon day He showed that for every
dollar the States might receive by the distribution OF
the land fund they would be obliged TO return one and
half or two dollars In connection with tins he de.
scrlbed the operations of the protective principle, and
characterized il leading directly and inevitably TO
direct taxation, stamp laws or excuses Although Mr.
Woodbury. dwet but few moments on each OF these
Subjects yet his great knowledge and familiarity with
them enabled him to presen, the important points FULLY,
and in terse, strong language.
lie glanced al all the important measures oil The
Wing Administration; but full notice of all his re-
marks would extend sketch to ton great length
The liome Squadron he condemned IN decided terms
His experience had taught him that the cost OF II was
worse than wasc;ul He spoke of the usurPaiions of
Congress in the passage OF the Districtng iaw lie
conceded the power to alter the laws Of the Suites, 10
see that the right of suffrage was not refused, that
fraud and injustice were not facilitated and coune-
nanced by law, but he most emphatlcally denied that
Congress had the power to order the States to district,
10 dictate To them and remarked upon the degradation
| r,ir. of linn Oha1Ip
when, by forming precedent, directly endangered
the perretuty and freedom of our institutions. lie SAID
tina, every Democrat in Congress regarded the law as
nullty-that it void-that every Democrat IN
the next Congress wonld treat II as dead aud vrtueless
MIR Woodbury. spoke Of the broken pledges of the
Wing administration, particularly in reference to re-
movals from Office and the prescription 81 men Tor OPT
MONS sake. With bitter scorn he instanced the ap-
pointinent Of Bella BADGER and the travelling Bae's, and
with patriotic warmth, he alluded TO the prescription OF
the soldiers Of the last by the present administration
and cited the of Mcneil In connection with this
he spoke of the burning eoqnence OF The speech Of his
former colleague mir PIERCE delivered just before he
retired from the Senate. lie portrayed the factous-
ness divisions and progae character of our political
opponents in glowing terms. He spoke OF their pre-
sent distracted state and confessed that OF their
leaders, in their party chickering's and open qnarres had
done the country some good 1t always custoina.
ry to give a very wicked parsonage his due, and lie
would praise where it was deserved.
controversy and in OF merted severity condemn
ed the course OF the Administration in relation to u!
lie said the suffrage the cause OF the people
every where. lie spoke of The defects IN our Consttu-
ton but was glad that full and unrestricted suffrage
was secured in it, Negroes and every body else could
vote under it, Ie then pointed to the intimate relation
Of the Rhode Island question with the fundamental
principles Of American liberty lie expressed his ap-
probation Of the OF Gov. Hubbard IN refusing 10
deliver up Dorr demand of King, and referred to
I'd lett all the legal
ment and learning upon the great point OF the right OF
the people to prescribe their own government
In closing, lie glanced at the present condition OF
political things and the prospects OF the future lie
COMMUNICATED Van Buren, as the magician whose magic
would be III the result of the New York elec'
ton, Calhoun the nullifcr who lad nuilhed darling
Federal measures, and Benton as "Old Bullion who
was all gold. lie pointed TO the terrible condemnation
Which in the late elections had been pronounced upon
the Federal measures, and all nho participated IN The
frauds untruths and yllanes of The political campaign
of 1870 Mr.. Clay said Mr.. W., had complained in
his Indiana speech, that he had heard the voice Of
Allen denouncing his in Congress, sweeping
over tie Alleghanes He congratulated his audience
that the response Of Aliens voice from Ohio vas heard
here, carrying gadness and JOY among the hills OF New
Hampshire.
Mr. Woodbury. concluded by expressing his gratifi-
cation at the uniform integrity and hrmness oil the Ora
mite State. lie conld always point TO her with pride.
he felt the undoubtng faith that she would al the
xt March election repeat her condemnation OF fede
ral and principles, aud affirm The judgments
other States that recently had reversed their former
decisions. lie knew she would not waver or yield
Mr. Woodbury. spoke for about two hours, and en-
chained his audience for The whole time in the closest
attention.
TIE PROTECTIVE POLICY.
EXTRACT of letter, dated LONDON, leM On., le42,
receired by the Caledonia
"The prohibitory Tariff of thu U S. has undoubtedly
added 10 the gloom which continues 10 hang over our
manufacturing districts, and is no less true that by
The action consequent on such measure 'he mpot,
,ation here of many articles Of American produce will
be seriously diminished. We sincerely hope that
more liberal system of policy will shortly he adopt.