Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-14

wa, astounlsd, when he saw the whis party with
which he had heen in the habit OF acting, abandon
The principles for which they had long and SO
stronuonsly eonendcd. and lend their support TO q
system they had 80 vehemently denounced as i'm
polite, and itaush with all mischief lie was cspe-
ciay surprised to see his friend from New Yosk
(Mr Fillmorel bringing forward bill of this char
ecier and to find him sustained by others who for.
moTly agreed with him in opposing the entire sys
TEN. The gentleman, to be sure, told the commit
tee that m cSigency had arisen, and that speedy
ici was Indispensable; that the Govcrnme nts drafts
had actually been protested, and that the T1e,sury
must BE- relieved, and that without delay. Who
could forget with what pernscy, from, day oday
and from week tn week, nj u late session pf Con
crcSS the Wings had resisted this cSpeic II for re.
lett And was not a tale equally pathetic at the,
time sounded ~ their ears by the then chairman OF
the Finance Committee, (Mr Joncs7) Had not tho,
gentleman represented TO Congress the distressing
embarrassment ottho Treasury-i,s urgent need -
the pressing necessity for some measure of relief
| Yet they had turned deaf car 10 all their cries
| although he had no doubt that the case had been
! truly stated. The Wings had steadily refused 10
grant relief in such form, aud had embraced every
opportunity TO record that determination on the
journals by votes Of Yea and nay. Atevery s,ep
the battle was renewed. They first opposed &c,
/ ing the bill into committee; and, when defeated
N TINS hy the suspension Of the rules, they made
ish, again on taking the bill into the House, then
on the previous question, then ordering the bill
TO ITS third reading, and ngiin on its nal passage
when bat ) out of 10 or ll2 Wing votes were cas-,
now the very same men who had then so resolu,ely
opposed the were the first 10 bring !, for.
ward. and give their support. He was not mere
" surprised. he was conioundcd at such n spectacle
MIR G. hld opposed Treasury notes on principe.
and no, from any fi,c,ious opposition to Martin Van
Buren,. Tie had been always against them rs lead
ing the Government TO cNtr vngance; an insdious
means o. creating public debt, of the existence OF
which the reop'c sensible till was una
vodably fastened upon them.
But II was said that mus. issue Treasury notes
because loan could not bc obtained in the country:
and II we cot II at al we must obtain 1t IN the tor
cgn money market, which would require three or
four months delay; and in the mean time the Go.
vcrnment would he left without funds to ucc, its
| engagements. But let gentlemen recollec, that the
entire American People were in the like condition:
that muii,udes Of creditors had merely had tho r
claims postponed, but had los, them ntosothe-.-
Let gentlemen compare the condition Of tn. People
with that OF the Governments; ami when thcy re.
Elected on this delay OF three or four months would
not I've so much deprecated. Was the ex-ency of
the Government greater than that of the whole PEG.
pe7 he hoped some advocate OF the bill would re
member and reply 10 this question.
IL vas no reason for the issue OF Treasury rotes
that Martin Van Burcn had been eject ii from now.
or, and tina; another Administration had succeeded
% that then in possession of tho Government, MIR
G. was not sure but little adversely might te, oh
the Government that VIII ch il seemed To have been
unable ~ learn from the ovcrw he lining elections of
the last fall viz. that it must return To Why mca.
sures, and that this the only means of concii1
ting 20 itself the confidence Of The nation. Had the
measures recommended, and pissed by the Whig
mnjories of both Houses, been carried into effect,
there would have been need OF this resort to Trea
Sury notes then there would have hecn no difficulty
IN obtaining The loan now become so necessary: the
institution then proposed would have immedi,tcy
furnished the means 10 supply the wants OF the Go.
vernmen'. Let the Government learn, by bitter
experience the error into which they had allen and
let them though late, reirncc their steps. But aas
there was now little hope of this: they had wadcd
IN So far, that returning were as tedious MS 20
o'cr.-
Mr. C. did not intend to indulge in any language
d'Srespcctu to the Government; but he should like
to see It tssoItin. such measures rs would pro-
mote not merely rs own convenience, but the good
OF the People 81 BI; again he must saw he had
very little hope Of his. lie knew-ycs he knew
that he who, by affecting and disastrous infection
Of Providence. was now n the head OF the Govern.
meni, had long been woo.ng certain domsel called
L0cOiOcosm; that lac had been courtins her with
all those winning and almost irresistible blandish.
ments which gentleman Of the Old Dominion knew
so'wcl how 10 emp oy but he believed that she would
prefer 70 yield her favor 10 a gentleman from Penn
Sy.vaUii at the other end of the Capitol or to "OJ
Bullion" ;han to the very consistent and ds,in.
sulshed individual now, by brevet OF the honorable
gentleman sitting before him, Mr Bo;is) cap.
tain" \ laugh
Mr. WISE here interposed. lie said the ceotle-
man had twice repeated the assertion that che
knew" that the President had been paying court IN
the damsel Of Locofocoisn; now MIR w. ch ,lenged
him 10 the proof. MIR w. was not willing 10 re.
ceive thot gen Icm1n's testimony on that subject.
MIR COOPER replied: By his acts, by his acts
let him he judged. Who were his counsel.ors
Were thy Whssi MIR Wise. They are wigs.
Ills Cabinet are Wings, every one of lhcnl,-and
better wings than yon aIe."l
MIR G. resuming, said he ysas aware tho gentle
man would not value his endorsement as authority,
nor had the genticman's denial that much weight
tsnapplng his insers) with him; hut he would poin,
hf EeSeren TO an editorial article in the Aiadi.
H. G-.ss. a =.
ton, IN which 1t expressly declared that the
President was no Whig." And If so, was i, like.
ly he would counsel with members Of the Wing par.
ty2 Yves no, the inference irresistible that he
would take his counsel from men of the party op
posed to them? Who had not seen in tina, paper
that from day 10 day the Wings, as party were
denounced IN tie ioulcst and most abusive terms
Mr. Z. wished g say nothing disrespectiul To the
Pfes'denii he knew that nothing was TO be made
10y II; ana he he'd retrslncd from doing so. He
might bring great many proofs 20 show that the
courtship TO which he had alluded had been going
on ever since the S,h or 9th of June last Had he
known that he should have been called upon for the
evidence, he sNOud have brought ample documents
10 show not only that such courtship had com
menced, but that II was still in progress. "a laugh
Mr. WISE again rising to put question:
Mr SThSLT objected to This course ofin;errup,ion
as wholly out ofordcr.
MIR Wise slil he s. ould rot ask the leave OF the
gent eman from North Carolina to put such uucs-
tons as he pleased.
The Chars reply very indis,inciy heard.
but ne was understood to say that i, had been usual
with Permission Of gent eman speaking to put in.
terrogn'orles for explanation.
Mr. WISE sadt hid not only been usual but wa,
strictly in order lie had called upon the gentle.
man ir.m Pennsylvania for proofs not of MS belief
hut OF his personal know edge, that such was the
fact. The gentleman hod SAID that he knew il; he
knew that the President mad been cour,ing The o.
cofocos. lie wanted the gent.t men to say whether
ne knew this OF his own personal knowledse: and
he had not expected that the geG,'cmnn would have
referred to mere newspaper paragraphs. He cared
not who asserted u was so. Mr. w. contributed the
Insertion; and he again demanded whether the rem
teman asserted it from his own private personal
kuoH edge
MIR COOPER replied that these li,tlc love p1ssagos
public to he put in pos essi1n Of the billet dour
which pass between lovers; but there were certain
ineligible Indications, certain mods and winks, end
wreathcd smiles" by which The state OF the melting
dears was rs well Known as II 1t had been put in
to q written document and sgneJ "John Doc" and
Amy Roe" Load aushter.l When he looked
at the movements Of The Executive, a, his appoint
ments, and at the abuse hespej uuon the Wings, by
oil his organs, greater and snil a. and It's 1nlofmi
~ to the torrents Of Inc same mstsfial which had
been poured out upon The soundctt Wings of tho
country TOR the last twelve years. the proof must be
admit',d by any candid man to he sufficient to con
Wet the President Of the fact before any inry of
twelve honest men; II the dcct were ca pa offence
Mr. g. should greatly fear the President would be
IN danger of-of-hnngng. IA Iaughl
Mr. ProFFIr hers expressed his nope that there