Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-24
RICHMOND WING.
"WEDNESDAY MORNING. AVG "a.
WIllG SENrIMENT.

See the proceedings in Essex and Culycper.
The language used ,owat Is tho acting President
| is hsrsh-but il is such as is warranted by the
conduct OF that iniivilual-ihe most shame,
less and perhjious recorded IN political an-
nails. lie will find that this is but a forctas,e of
that which will lie administered 10 him, when the
whole people come express their opinions in re
gard to him.
w rejoice to see the Wings coming forward and
repudiating this te,chcrous individual. As they
voted Tor him. it is due to themselves, to let the
world know that they abhor the bad faith. which
has marked his conduc, since his accidental elevation
To the Presidency.
iJS The Richmond Enquirer is pleased TO ask:
eli paper be worthy OF the confidence Of free
people, which, like the X. Wing, pretends to fly in
moment from extremity TO another, and affects
to transfer hs adhesion from pure protective sys-
ten TO Free Trade ?" &c Sc. The question will,
of course be answered according to tho party bias
and political views of the respondent. But with
him who makes the inerrosatory, We would proud
at any day compare pre,ensions TO the confidence
| OF a fee People. When have we ever supported a
Proclamation, which denied all righs to the States
and Bloody Bill. which would make the denial
good1 When did support President who
| claimed the right OF seiziug upon the public Trea-
| sury, by summarily Diminishing u Secretary Of the
Treasury, who would not surrender it to him, and
appointing creature of his own, prompt to DO b is
biddins1 When did we ever advocate the doctrine
asserted by Gen'l. Jackson and s,renuously defend
cd by this Editor, that the Representatives Of the
poope-the grand inquest of the nation, had no
right TO investigate the condition and management
Of Executive Departments When did We ever
support President-as this Editor did-who nc
cordng TO his own confession, urged the adoption OF
a measure, which, in the words of this same Editor
would give specie currency to the office holders
and rag money to the people, and increase the pow
err Of the Executive, already too great for n Repub-
licl When did We ever, Us he did in that case, 20
counter TO deep-seated convictions and sacrifice the
true interests Of the people, 20 subserve party be-
hestsl But withou, recurring to the past-when
this bold and frank editor all occasions found
the advocate Of power, in deroga,ion of popular
rights, we may confne the comparison to the
issues now in controversy. He does not
he dare no, affirm tina, the acting President has any
authority by law TO exact taxes of the people-and
ye', with true tory instincts, he is 4 most clamorous
i advocate OF the man, who is exerting this despotc
power. Does this treason to the constitution and
|
confidence of free peope7 And the veto power
which according to the trainers of the Constitu-
ton was only designed to protect the Executive
against the nsgtessions of the Legislature-th 5
champion OF the ''argest liberty" with democracy
ever upon his hypOcritical lips, is the stout and
Jealous advocate of its exercise on questions
| of expedioncy, and in Revenue bills which eau
only originate with the immediate Representatives
oil the People This is another evidence of his dc
serving the confidence of fee people, He is
constantly assai'ing the Representative branch OF
the Government, which stands IN the pla ce OF the
people-nnd endeavorng TO convert il into a mere
registry of Executive edieIs-beeause its member,
have been true and faithful TO their constituents
and resisted like freemen, the usurpations Of the one
man Power. For this, too, he is worthy OF the
confidence of free people! Il is rare that Lee
gis!aivc body from OF opposition to the
Executive. We have seen no ms ance Of the scr,
in England fOr two hundred years, and in this
country. The tendency is the other way. Legisla-
lures, composed Of many persons, all more or less
accessible to the influence of Executive douceurs
and Establishments, TOO prone to vie Id the rights
OF their constituents, and of their own boJy.-
When one is found firm and patriotic enough 10
resist the a.lurements and threats OF power and t,
stand forth manly for the rights Of the constituency
the fact is of Itself prma facie evidence that right
and justice is on its side. But so, does this no
nest patriot think. The aorty, in his judgment,
guilty of an offence very little, if any, short Of
treason, for daring to express sentiment ads
verse to his mnIesty's vishes-nnd for presuming
TO do so, he avishcs upon their heads the whole yo
cabulary Of Bingsga,e-of which he is a perfect
master. The mildest terms lac condcscends 10 en-
ploy, nro "wise-acres," "infatuated mad caps .
4" desperadoes," SC. And this conduct constitute
another proof OF his being worthy OF the confidence
OF free people
We defy him 10 point out a single measure, or
princpe-which VIC havo ever sustained, calculated
| to impair the Safeguards Of popular liberty
or which were not calculated to enlarge and conso-
idae the rshtS, and promote the pro- perity OF the
people. lie may throw the advocacy of Tyler in
our teeth But that we can bear, as VIC renowned
tho creature and his works, ns soon as VIC we're So
tisfed Of his treaehery to the principles, on which
he was elected. And how different was this course
from that pursued by this Lonest Editor, when his
man, Van Buren,. proposed measures, which he de-
elared would prove ruinous TO the country 2 He
affected violent opposition for while to the mea-
sures; but swore he would sink or swim with tho
/ mani
We confess TO degree OF self.nbosement in thus
for moment bringing republieanism in uxta-
position with the trucking subser,iency to power,
and iograined toryism Of our contemporary. But
we will sin no more in this respect.
The out cry Of the Free Trade Men for Tariff
,'25 per cent. or higher is Of the mos, curious
events Of this eyenlfu nge. There is nothn like
il, in the annals Of political ubricty. The echo Of
thtir Glamour for FREQ Trade-down with the To-
rif-was still reyerboriting III rough the Land
when the blessing they invoked was thrust upon
them. Instead Of rejoicing 10 the realization Of their
wishes. they turn short nbout-inVegh against the
Wings for letting them attain their object, and
swear that their own vauned panaeea free Trade)
will utterly ruin the country
Monsieur TonSoH come again
We learn that our old friend Col Joe Watkins
having completed his nmbles in the West, hos made
his temperance upon these boards. We have not
seen him but hear that he is very rampant-and
having been recently in very close communion with
Cant Tvler eives IL "a his decdod opinion thnt