Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1842-11-12
Political.
From the Albany Argus.
Ut VIE ''"""y HrssHs'
MR. CUSHING AND THE COON

MR. CUSHING AND THE COON.
The enthusiastic reception Of Mr.
Cushing ut Massacl usetls by his con
srituents At Newburyport, on his return
from the labors OF the late protrncted
meeting Of Cong ress. ": have herc!otorc
casualty noticed; as we'll az The fact thai,
like ''r Webster, nc seized the occasion
TO render an account of his stewa rIship,
or rather to 's',ow Cause rs tho lawyers
have il, why he should no' be unwh;gged.
As part of ,hc history Of these strange
times. the speech Of Mr.. Gushing ought
10 go do;2n on record along with that OF
Mr.. Webster. with which it harmomi.es
in all material points II is not only a
manly, straightforward, and eloquent plea
III seltjustification, but Il may be said to
TO also, like the great ..Fancu,l nalI
speech. counter presentren, Of the
coons rs party,s and their course during
brief ascendancy in tho national Con-
gress--placing his accnsers themselves
on trial before the people, and carrying
the war, with strong hand, into ,irica.
Indeed, no candid man can rise from a
~pefusaI Of Mr.. Cus;,ing's speech, without
, teing fully impressed will! the great
truu, which sit illustrates anI presses
home upon the cconskin par,isans Of
l84O. and which General Harrison puts
int" the mouth OF a s'Ro,n,n Consul
( hat 'the party which, 10 court the pnpu-
lar favor, makes the greafest promises,
always tells tho greatest lies II IS i:.is
winch gives the speech lis chief impor-
lance to the general reader, nnd it il ls;r-
tunatc fer the political historian ,ha, a
Wing Of Mr.. Cushing's character anI
standing should have been driven; in d.
Tending himself against assaults from bis
own friends, thus to '.ho'i tho mirror up
tonature," and expose tho +. cklessncsa,
! dupllcily. and treochery 70 ,ha country
and IT'S great interests. Of the party with
whom it has been his fortune 10 have
been associ;.:ed.
! We propose 10 give a few of s!r. GUS,
lng's iscts and statan,cn.s:
"Ihc question forced upon every man
by the late events in Congress was. wse-
/, ther he should abaaldn tie interest, Of
the country and the Constitution, 10 com.
ply with the demands o an in,o!cr.,nt
and b'goied party spirit The practical
question addressed 'r 'verv mans con
science was. whether the interests o( the
counts: should he pros,ra,e,| al the shrine
ioi the demon OF party spirit
lhls agrees precisely w.,h Mr.. Web,
sier's allegation, thu, :he great obiec. oi
| The Clay eaf'crs was rather 10 make Gu,
case agni::.;' the Press!c,, i!lan to s.e
wfat Could 'c done Tor ..ilte coun,ry-
veioes to the contrary nn'wilhstsnLin.
! Mr.. e goes OIL % illustrate this posi-
ton:
The subject il w:.ie!, yoa are n,os,
deeply inter s.ed is rcscnuc-ji,a tariff
OF duties. Upon this subject you wc,.
KEPT IN constant suspense and ..eita,iol
lor nine on,hs-during tho Ienges, scs
sion OF Congress since the Government,
went into operation. Why was hi, so!
ny was this question not settled IN
June! in May? i'll 'prii9 in March! in
February! In January? ask why these
things are so? Ii any gentleman can
explain this MATES, aud cxonsra,c this
0onsress from blame, shall be mos,
happy 10 hear him know Of no answer
70 thesa questions; ! have heard o Zone;
; can conceive OF none--none that is not
decisive OF tIsat other question which am
about 70 ask YOU
Mr.. Z. goes more minutcly iu.o the
history OF The sctlon---or, rather, mac.
lio' --ot Congress Oh this and other sub.
IF cts. Coming drwn 10 the eat, !,ine.
when the President sent in his veto on the
little tariff, bill, he says:
"l'wce before this, there wcro discus
sions As io whether the Government.
should DC bankrupled by the neglect o.
Congress 10 ac:. Twice these United
States were actually bankrupt, ana iol
the space Of thirty days each ,ine--in
the one instance from 2lcc, Of the loan
bill, and, III the other, Of the treasury.
note b,.!''
And ao closes his review &C what he
calls the '.abscncc oil events down 10 thai
period. with this pointed anl Jcser. Cd
Condemnation:
"Ihus Vas tho House occupied for
six months in faciio,ss a,tion, or in )ueli
oas ir1octi1,. cac not which it be
ca!ied.'
And, further on, Mr.. c.. adds his tes,i
mony 10 that Of Mr.. Webster, touching
the question so earnestly mooed ly TIC
Coons and the Coon prints in this regiu.
that is. "who passed the ,arlil!'
'.Ihc third member Of Congress who
spoke before me on that gccasis,n, (lhe
9th June, and the first in time, (Mr
Gransef,] appealed 10 his friends in The
llouse TO insisl on the distribution Claus,
even at the sacrifice OF Ne tariff, ano
urged them, rather than g.vc that up, /,
adionrn and try the experiment st three
years grinding poverty"
From the goth Of June 10 the i3th ol
August, that question occupied the public
mind, aud agla,ei the public councils
! FELT IL TO Be Ny DUTY TO EX
ERT MYSELF TO URGE THE PAS.
SAGE OF THE TARiEF, CUMbArr.
ING THE Wl'lGS The final ac.,on q
the House proved that was right.:'
Mr.. e. passes next 10 the oriem ana
nature OF the quarrel (Which he. calls q,
mere patty Snarre''i between l!,, prcsi.
Gen, and tie coe:is. lie charges Alr. Clay
with having given the frs, bloy AID tbs
first insall. at The commencement. q! the
first session ri lhs ptesen: Congress:
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