The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-05-26
MR.. PROFFIT.
Republic.

We perceive going the rounds OF the news
papers numerous ex racts from Mr.. P. ofit's adj
mirable speech indicating the :" the corporaPs
guard" from the malignant aspersions of the
Manifesto Wings. Mr.. Profit contributed as
much to the triumphant victory of the Wings in
1910, as any individual member of the party,
and his speeches are therefore received and read
by the people with the utmost confidence in the
truth of his statements and the righteousness of
his arguments. He has portrayed in faithful
and living colors the absurd and suicidal policy
of " the Manifesto Whigs," by which they lost
the fruits of the victory, broke the great Wing
party into fragments, and brought upon it an in
glorious defeat IN almost every State in which
an election has been held since the promulga-
ton of that self-immoating document to the
despotc and Infatuated spirit of party.
WING TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Profit sho,os that the Clay Members Of Con-
gress sometimes called The " Manifesto, Caucus"
AMI veto" Wigs, broke up the Whig party
1t is the manifesto wings who have done this
Is is the departure from principle and straight-for-
wardness and fairness that has caused this mighty
change; and they who the 4lh of March, lS4l ,
were7 ringing the BELLS ringing their hands now"
Hundreds of thousands of those democratic wings"
who enthusiastically met at Dayton and at Iippeca-
noe, Saratoga, and Baltimore, and Bunker Hill, all
honestly bent great and holy purposes OF parlosm
have like myself been deceived. The manifesto,
which proclaimed final severance from the President
the attacks upon the Constitution, the personal and
political abuse of the Executive, the want of beray,
the failure to keep promises solennly made all stand
in Judgment all conspre to the downfall of the Wing
party and yet that party this floor will not turn
from the of its ways, but still continues to pursue
course of policy fraught with bitter fruits such
are lamentably palpahle.-Free Trader.
WING TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Profits description efAe present condition of
the Whig party.
"Why, where is your majority in Maine2 Some
thousands of Wing minority now greet you there.
How stands New York; She who in 1893, assisted
the triumphant march Of the democratic battalions,
and who, in l640 gave to the Wing cause thousands
of a majority2 Her Legislature now is nearly dem
ocratic unit and thousands of the popular voice are
against you. What cheer is there for you in Penn
sylvania? A majority for Harrison in 1910;
tens of thousands of majority for dem cracy. No
fragments Ell Is the sky still bright in Marya
Alas her Wing majority of thousands no longer
exists; she gives her vote against YOU How Is
Georgia She who by her maj ority of thousands for
Harrison, astonished the nation, gives her thou
sands against the Wing cause. And even the favor
lite of your party when on this foor-he, who was
considered invincib.e, is beaten for Governor. sir
admired that man. He fell victim to his own slent
acquiescence in your many weak acts of legislation.
Let the gentleman from North Carolina look around
him. and he will three members th, floor from
that State, newly reinstated in their seats by domestic
victories. Where is your tweny-slx thousand In
Ohio2 majority now against you Where stands
Mississippi? Where Michigan2 No Fragments sir
Why, in this latter State, am informed that there is
but Wing left in branch of the Legislature!
Net enough to make motion and to second it Not
sufficiently strong to demand the yeas and nays | an
told sir that the democratic party, not knowing what
to do with that man, talked of making him presi
ding officer well assured that he would be perfectly
impartial"