Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-07-08
CoNGREss-.2d Session


objections, was taken up; the question being that pre-
scrIbed by the Constitution, on ordering the message
TO be inserted in the Journal and reconsdering he Dill
| Mr. WELLER These seventeen hundred men
were vc,mized this lust after the spos, before the
gentleman himself became victim, laughter: Inns,
too, the gentleman who talks about the spo'ls lima
CINE the honorable chairman OF the COMMITTEE oil ways
and Means with his pockets full of recommendations,
going to The Post Office Department to get the gentle
| man MIR. Granger TO remove men whose only CRIME
was that they voted for Mr. Van Buren, 10, President
He (Mr. W. undertook to say that numbers were re
moved for no other reason, except their having voted
Mr. Van Buren,. The gentleman (alr. Granger) said TO
himself when celebrating proposed removal, "Did
this man vote for MIR. Van Buren'-that IS The ques-
,iou' Qaughier) He put it TO the gentleman TO say,
whether he did not remove numbers on that GROUND
alone.
| Mr. GRANGER said he was not prepared to
answer the question; hut The Pos, Office Department
would show nice set of records as were ever kept
| prior 10 any execution.
Me- WELLER said that might be considered an an
swer by some, but he could not regard II. lie would
show the gentleman Il case OF removal on the ground
he had referred TO- but that he supposed the gentleman
was aware of all the circumstances. lie could refer
to instances in his district.
Had the gentleman from New York Mr. Granger]
retained his share of "he spols, probably he wonld
not broken out into such nvecive agains; the
| Executive. He meant dsrespect to The honorable
gentleman; for, personally he entertained kindly ieel-
| ings rds him.
The advocates of this junior tariff bill-this twelve
line or half an hour measurehud said that 1t haa Tie
sanction of the people, tla, the of the
popular will; aud that in veong il, the President had
shown respect the will OF the people, as expressed
through their Representatives. The President, he
thought had much right to say tina. he was acting III
conformity 10 the will oil the people as Congress That
the majority here msrerrcscnt their constituents, we
had evidence from the baoibox at the recent elections
throughout the country. There was not reasonable
doubt about the fact. The people r'sht have voted
the Wings into power in 1910, but they had right to
change their opinions and the result oil Tile elections
| showed that they had changed.
| The Democratic party have had TO answer for what
were called the sins Of the Executive. Whilst the
Wings had all The distinguished Offices ard posts OF
honor and nearly all the patronage OF the Government
they still persisted i'll charging the Democratic party
with an attachment and hanheriug after the spoils'-
lie (Mr w took occasion TO say that he lad not Deen
an applicant for office from this Administration, and
would no, accept of any within It's gut Yet, he De-
lleved that the President actraed solely by me
desire advance the interest of his country For tins
opinion he might be called friend OF the PRESIDENT
nd his pecu advocate. But he cared not lie should
soon 90 the rich valley OF the Oho and there make
his appeal TO the intelligent people OF that county IT
he should be put down, he should take more pleasure
IN going out Of Congress than he ever had IN coming
here.
fe referred to the various charges made against the
Democratic party who were called Jewellers, sgrarans,
barn burners &c lie disregarded these charges, be-
to raise his against exclusive Legislation 1t the
term Loco Foco meant ore ho opposed the cnnerrng
on some men powers not enjoyed by others, he was
Loco dyed in the wool. 1t mattersd not what appel
a.ions were applied 10 him politician.
The Wings came into power, flushed with their ex.
traordinary They attempted TO carry out the
odious of 1871. But, (said Mr. W,) you will
be driven from the high places OF the land by the PEG.
pio Their sovereign power Will send you back TO the
retirement from which you ough, 10 have come.
daughter You have yet TO settle your accounts
and "a set Of books will be opened Laughter
You will find that your names are not recorded among
the elected of Heaven Laughter According to the
calculation which he mir W. had made, about 100
now here WILL at the FIRST session of the next Congress
be in the shades of private life. The seats which yon
now occupy and know SO well, will know you more.
[Laugh.cr The sceptre has departed. Laughter
You p,ayed few "fan,asc tricks before high
Heaven, but you will soon have return 10 your
constituents forever General laughter Should he
(Mr w. be able to spare time from his congressional
duties 60 and sympathse with those gentlemen IN
their adversely and console them for their defeats he
should take very great pleasure aiordng them any
snch friendly consolation. Laughter
But FOR the course of remarks INDUCED in by some
of the gentlemen who addressed the House, he should
not have said a word about their mIsioriunes Had
they pursued nagnanimous course and not e1nl'ed
over fallen foe, he should have remained silent on
this OCCASION BIT they now reaplng the fruIt OF
the policy which they had pursued. In the language
of one ofheir choice and favorte songs they suid-
sWcl for Tp1ecanoc aud Tyler too,
Without why or WHEREFORE
They took these men as a man would take bank
no,e-w,hout knowing lis value. TLey attempted TO
pass them off for than they worh and now
are caught in their own trap. Laughter
In lc4G, it was known that MIR. Tyler did not agree
with the Wigs in principle Yet he supported
because Of that very disagreement. lie elevated
to his present station lay act Of God lie was your
man, (said Mr.. W. You elevated him to Office and
now you are answerab.e for him. Laughter. The
\ Pc. tbp finn ~
sumed by Gen. Harrison in his inaugural address, IN
relation to the veto power He has only exercised u
on the oc :asons which were laid down as proper
for it's use by Gen. Harrison Did you expect him to
forget all his principles, all his past political assoca'
IONS merely for the sake of preserving harmony IN the
anicerSat Whig pariy'
Yet there was little band-Me euard-who could
not be whipped into The traces They had some notions
of repulcanifm still LEFT; and they resisted the tests
which wc.e applied 70 them. From that day 10 the
present. the guard have been kicked and cntied from
all quarters (Laugh,er) To see small body OF five
standing up against the nn,ctrSat Uhtg par
ty was, indeed, enough 10 excite admiration. Mr. w.
referred the history of the extra session,
and the efforts made to induce the President 10 sign
bank bill. The party-many Of them-admitted that
the bank might be UNCONSTITUTIONAL yet was necesss
ry preserve the unirersat Uhg par and therefore
they asked the President TO yield 10 the mandates OF
their caucus.
These caucuses were held OH every occasion-even
on points Of order. Wien tariff bill had 10 be pro-
posed one two threatened TO vote against the whole,
if tie interests Of their districts not included IN
the protection afforded. lie believed the gentleman
from Rhode Island Mr. nghasi] stood up and de-
n,anded The protection of pins. [Grea. laughter
sir. TILL!NGHAST SAID there was no pin manu-
factory in his State.
Mr.. WELLER though! The gentleman had present
ed memorial To that effect last year.
MIR. TlLLlNGHAST said it was true that the CON-
mittee on Manufacturers had directed him TO report
bill for the protection Of pins; but the petition came
from New York, and not Rhode Island.
Mr.. WELLER said he might have been mistaken
Some gentlemen near him, however, suggested that
the gentleman might have made movement for the
protection of pills. Ilaughter BE that as it might,
there were interests enough in the caucus to demand
protection.
MIR. FILLMORE said that the Committee of Ways