Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-29
IN LAST NIGHTS MAIL.


:" NY Mr. Underwood. OF Kentucky eon,;n,od
'"e o'scuss'n on Mr. Mllrshalrs r~esolo,ao !, 80.
y VIZ Nh's' end in opposition. Al, Ro,,,
~ "''u toe h'ar bra short time, (oein, much
"'"Po''u) also ~ opposition. HIS brief .o..ch =,
""'JS' was bold, independent and candid n
s'u' ne would not vote tor Mr. b,,,.,. ,oh,,..
'e'au'c DC believed tir motives Of NJ, AI,m.
"'o'c end honest in the course b. h.a 49,
). p"'sDei and because he (Mr Az had 49,.
ms decided dissent from The ob;..,
ana wished the reference n Tho Ill, '"'
P'Veu'e from Congress nn expression Of liz d,ci,v,
population OF the conduct of IN.
- 'o aserood oil this agitation and
!" 'e 2iI Rule in which oniniop h.
'"''y correct, in my judgement. MIR Bolt, wo,
''"o"eu ny Nr Arnold, and the latter bv MIR Sal
u"N''"' oo'h In opposition to the resolution anil
n""''y a motion was made fr adiournmcn, vh.h
prevailed. Perhaps, in my next. NAV h. .hI. -
give yc" the result Of this mos, unnle,.or, 81
unfortunate jiscussion.
Leaving u'S unweicome theme, I FASTENED To on.
rs 'A'efe'trs and ioviting Us that ius, dismissed :.
'"D'o'ns' wandering from the Hall of the uou,c
Representatives to the calmor arena Of the S.,,,.
o"omoer' l there listened to a speceh. m. III. n
~heh l have seldom heird,-one TIM, can n.v,r
iofee', un'h shall cease to be an ,Jm;,.r n III III,
Is grand in intellect aud noble in b.,,, r,n,a.a
the speech Of Mr. Bcrr.en, Of Georr;, il on,o.,ton
to the repeal of the Bankrupt Law Of N. L,o r..
Session. Banishcd as he had been. f,oo, II. .,L,;.
councils, by the mad infatuation of m. I,.L,on..
1 hHd never heard the distinguished Senator before.
anu NIUE knew the intellectual Jewel the country
pos essed in this gifted son Of GEORGIA. I had bc,,i
OF him gI FnuFur al Al r t
great nen OF the nation; yc, I had no, done him
'"e Iu'u'e ne SO well merits, OF placing him in rank
win Gay and Webster, and Calhoun, and the
master in'elIec's Of America. But such, most sure
ly, $ his lawful rank. lie isn giant in mind. as h,
is towering as a statesman. lie is the hippv com.
oin"ton, 80 seldom met with, Of magnificent srou.
ment and l"fly eloquence. In his speech there w,s
a glorious mixture of irresistible te,son;n, and
touching pathos, which took captive the head end
heart OF the hesTer, and left him in doub, which
most TO admirc-the head that could reason On now.
eHuIY, or the heart ihet could feel so acu,e,v. I
DO not ex'gserale-nO-l speak 10 you sen,,men,
OF ms oetP sincerity as ever escaped me-tbet if all
Inc poor unhappy henkrup;so Of our country could
nave been present., and heard their generous, copn-
uyman pleading their eau Sc with On elronen.o
"aoove oil Greek, above all Roman f,men ,hev
would have vowed, bY exclamation, TO npptopr,,.
the frs; fruits Of their redemption TO the erection n,
n monument To their matches berc,c,nr. The.
was no attempt ct any hing ike sorbis,rv. M
aHecia,ion OF The pathetic, nono Of the lc.ician,s or
the orators ori-tte whole onlri, a plain, truth
telling, hear; stirring appel, which l-h one. NJ
'e't'''yoWr humble cor'espondcntl wijhouta shadow
o. ground against this most benifcentnc &C, Of Federal
legislation. II was a sreech, indeed, that did honnur
to American state msn'hip and orr tory; and | could
not but regret that an English nohleman U.or !
Morrtihl was oil the time seated in the Hall Of tho
House ct Representatives, witness no scenes M,
the most honorable TO American character wb;ro
IN the other wing of The Capitol, on exhibition WINS
going on, which would have sent him from, ~.
State house ~"h far more favourable imn,e,,o,s #
our country, and her public men.
m'sh' Wtnuon a compliment paid the accom-
phshed Sero'oi's ,It,ch, which is far more ,xn,es.
i've than any words | can employ, ard far more nm.
th"r'ouVe ihru ny poor opinion If mire. 4 few
minutes 'her MI Berricn took his seat. and ,o,r
the imrre'slcn under which he let his eudisrc. n,
inc close al his .pocch, had had a little time 10 sub.
SIDE MIR Clay sPptooch,d Mir g., and s.iz;no bs
hand WIN a cordial grasp, exclaimed, in an audible
voice. thank you-l rhark you, from nv heart,
j thank you" There was not so much in ,te
words as IN the deep feeling and solemn tone ~ nh
Which they w~fc uttered.
Tuhns as his little incident may seem IN sorc
1t has rarely been my fortune II witness n scene n
more Imposing, moral effect. There sat the Geore;e
Senator, IN his unoltrusivc modesty. seemin.lv nm
conscious of his own merits. and Of the oosc- %.
his great 'fforI- and there, beside him. slo,d the
man OF whom all America may be proud. who. C
fame is q part, and a bright part, of The history =,
the age and whose bare compliment is a high no.
nour to those ON whom it Is bestowed. There -
stood evidently deeply affected, cordially conern.
tul''Ing his brodhor Senator: 81 thank you'll
thank you, fcom my heart, | thank you'-as much
hs 10 say, you have plead well the poor bankrupr,
case, and done honour To yourself and your copo.
try" compliment of which even erea, mind,
might he proud. A'usl that sucI a creature n.
John Tyler should RUE our destiny, when the eoun.
try hns such men rs t!,csei
! will not attempt even on outline Of hi.
admirable speech, but | trust it will be nub.
lished md reed Throughout The Union. hone
It will appear in tie Wig at the earliest mo.
meni. hear such a wish expressed by many OF
our friends who voted against the law. And hone
the Enquirer will also publish II. The subiec, H.
surely, one OF great national import; it is not, OF
certainly ought not to he, u party question: gentle
men ol both political parties entertain, concerning
1t, COT fleeing opinions; ana it is due to The country
and the cause of truth and good feeling, that the
subject should he laid before the people for ,bei,
dispassicnate consideration and decision.
And now l1r tic result. You may rest entirely
assured that the Law ieiH net be rep,n,d. f. !.
useless to give you particulars. The question WI.
be taken tomorrow, oud It will not bo repenled-o
result at which shall rejoice, because i, will moi
only rescue from tho worst of all bondage a hume
rou' c'o's 'h't tho Misguided policy ofthc Govern
ment has bowed down IN the dust, but because. n.
Mr. brtuen most Justly argued, II will vindicaio tho
national legislation from a character for vascillition
md unsieodines', which is anything but honouraLlc
20 the country.