Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-27
TWENTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, December 81, 1912.
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THIRD SESSION.

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nor say indecent haste-to repeal which they
had themselves solemny and deliberately passed No.
winch they had passed under the impulses Of n sa
cred patriotism Then there were. other hand the
gentlemen who called themselves peculiar and espec,
friends OF the people and Of the poor vocifeousy
ing the repeal Of the law passed especially for m. h-nf,
Of the poor and distressed debtors ali over the Land h
voluntary bankrupt feature peculiarly odios 10
ne supposed because 1t went to relieve the oppressed and
helpless rom those who treadng them down into the
dust And this, forsooth, modern democr.cv the a.
mococy OF the latest stamp. Yes the subterranean do
nocacyi iaugh Tor he understood that the democracy
which mad long been groveing the very filth of the
earth had now gone little lower still and gotten pnd.r
ground; It was now snbtenanean. Mr.. A. expressed his
deep regret that the Wing party which borne itself in
so noble and generous and lofty manner should bav. 40
soon become weary OF well doing; had SO soon sc
cumbed the man power and was in b.s,o - -
what II had nohy done. He should have though, I,
would have been quite enough leave this for others who
were TO follow them. He distressed that this the las,
and he would add, the very best of all laws passed ~
the extra session, doomed destructon when be ,s
convinced that five years. trial of would have bru
10 most prosperous and happy condition. and
united all voices in its favor The Wing party had incur
red all the odum OF passing the law The storm of Marty
rage had beaten them and done worst Their enc
es with the help OF the traitor the end of the ave
had defeated ali their other for the ,.or ~ r.
country; and the Wings themselves were gong , o.;
their enemies IN destroying this the last and OF them all
Mr. A cassed the opponents of the law as CONSISTING
rs OF avacious and unfeeng creditors and uttered many
lamentations that thirst for gain, that of gold which
hardened the heart OF against his fellow and when he
was once prosrate led his eowmen put their foot upon
his breast and his rising: second To the ce
tor class were added the LOcooco party, who went for
political aims alone and then yet n third class con-
sng of men of doubtful credit who clamored aenins, the
law Ia make believe that they were honest and 40 a
further credit All these had united TO brand the viii;
authors OF the law with every of odum but had the
law been let alone but little longer il would have work "a
smoothly and operation would only have been 10 re-
leve the indebted, but, what still greater blessing I'm
Keep the country from running in debt again. He ought
10 have added another class reve and that y,s he
retailers OF rotten cacoes and sanded suars-the deaer
IN deprecated notes, who first sold their debtors notes IN
hawks and slavers, and then clamored against the law
which relieved them in distress He believed the great BODY
OF our respectable merchants opposed 10 the rene.
nayr the subteranean democracy itself was oppoed n,
~ the government from New York. the bosom friends of
Marun Van Buren,, were against it. Martin Van Buren,
himself had been in favor of u bankrupt law In 1897
when he was Senator he had voted for law than
this Here Mr. A. went into n little depression 10 c.mpare
the merits of the Van Buren, and the Tyler Administrations
and said that though he had opposed the former as
and helped To put of power yet Martin and his friend,
Were pure as angles in comparison hat group who now
held the relns OF Now however every Young coy
comb, IN the House and of it, thought himself w;ser
than Martin Van Buren, The great evil Of the times wn.
That pubic men looked way and rowed the other M
Van buren, had made able speech for former bankrpt
law but who would coate his speech and the law
now to be repealed, would find that his arguments applied
here with double force inasmuch this was far beuer
law than the other He thought great injustice had been
done Mr. Van Buren,, who allowed by all TO be ripe
and pure statesman. He had been turned out and men
put IN his place who carried all his doctrines ond more
so "a laugh) If Mr. A. should be forced TO choose h.
tween him and other Of the Democi party he should
go Tor q restoration.
He here referred also to General Jackson,s -;
favor OF bankrupt law and with these to be reckon
ed washington, franklin, and Madison.E These men
had engafied the power such law the supreme
organic law of the land He passed many merited comnI;
men the patriotism of these fathers of the Rennbc
and contrased them with the Shyocks who camored for
the repeal OF the law Had Mr. A. debts due him ~ the
amount OF ten thousand dollars than see the law re-
peaed he would sponge the whole But even thar
would not be good n bankrupt law There u.s ono
wise man ON that oor-yes and Democrat too land after
saying this 1t would be too aerng TO name him)-wbo
held that there ought to be law the collection of debts
Mr. A did not quite far but he should prefer even
mat keeping an honest but unfortunate debtor the
power of his creditor forever. Democracy would mt in.
foot ON the neck OF man down and hold him down
never to rise Western Democrat speaking 10 Mr.
OF debtor of his, had sad will pursue him TO the last
will sell all OF his that get hold of and then will
sell nm too Mr. ~ had replied that he honored his De-
mOcracy1 a Taught
Mootng this question of repeal did but operate TO open
the wound airesh and ta beedug had begun heal
lie would say TO his Wing friends Lei John TYLER and his
men do this thing-eave it John Tyler who recommend
ed the law" He commented the resolutions against the
law passed 10y the Legislature OF his Stae-which he
attributed To the Wings being afraid the Locoocos shoud
get the start OF them. He admitted IL be his opinion that
the People were statesmen and had often told them so:
but they honest and cearghted and wherever man
had nerve enough and honesty enough tell them truth
they were sure to embrace it, They always honest
though sometimes msed by demagogues Here il was that
our system labored AhOme, whenever he heard crowd
discussing the law and probably abusing him. he always
stepped into the midst of them and found there WINS
deep silence "A Taught The friends of repeal afraid
OF any discussion here. He wished hear the learned and
ingenious gentleman from Philadelphia, mir. c. j. Inger
sol) whom he always heard with delight often with edit
cation, always with amazement. He considered il no com
Pien' to himself 10 that he ready al all times 10
meet rotten demagogue the stump; he wanted IN he,r
able men meet the question that floor II WIS cuost
listen To gentlemen hear them aud the Peope with
one breath full of intelligence and patriotism and fully
competent themselves: this so long s ,be
wanted repea but when that same people demanded ,b
law, OH then they under adelusOn-a popular delu
sion-gentemen did not know what make Of then-and
greatly feared the experiment of government was doom,
ed 10 prove failure. lLaughter.l
Mr.. a. said gentlemen mi a.
rbuted the overthrow OF the Wings the bankrupt law
Was 1t the bankrupt law that defeated honest John Davis
by the aboiuOnist Morton Honest John one of the NO
blest fellows that drew BREATH Wns the bonknnt
law that routed Tom CorVin a man of the finest t,ns
and of unbounded popularity And then there was Co
vernon Mouion OF Louisiana, (somehow he always got 10
calling him "t'ov Mutton, this Gov. MOuton had voted
for the law, yet the Democrats made wonderful Growing
over his victory Was II voting for the law which put him
IN From voting the law he went home and was received
like demigod and had ridden his opponent horse
foot, and Dragons Did the bankrupt law do hatl Let
not gentlemen deceive themselves The character of this
Administration was so bad that nothing that could be said
would hurt IL; It had effect. Men replied; ooh I've
heard all that before " yet he would whisper one Truth i'm
gentemen's cars-THE LUST there the true
Of the Wing defeat This mighty passion had aetna
ted such Daniel Webster, when in Faneul Hall
the cradle of American liberty, he had asked in the
piteOus accents "And where YOU going 20 place
" Yes he cared motif the Capitol were tumbled 10
the ground and every ship Of gallant navy buried in the
Deep deep provided he could be allowed To hold ON To
office under John Tyler! Here Mr. A. inveRhed with
warmth against the audaciy OF sucha making
such infamous avowas Faneui Hail. lad minister Of
the British King dared do the like the DAYS OF our Re
evolutionary fathers they would have thrown him out Of the
window, arred and ieahered him. peted him death
with brckbats. No, u not the bankrupt law which
had done This that law sinned against than sin
ming II the accursed lust Of office which enabled such
a John 'ryer-without ialents-whout character
with nothing but previous baseness 10 90 uponto keen
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