The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-31


principles Of manhood II will seat an editor 40 |
his chair there to torture his imagination for ways
we eS;,ersi Are we scsvengers in hs Hall Sir TO see
how torture factsl Or the proud people OF
this great nation who assemble here to get at
nected with their welfare, to emily examine ana eh
ieavor To elicit the truth from all that comes before US ana
to fairly upon all questions Are we lawyers sr
make appear the better cause are We gen
determined all and ali men with
truth honor and integrity looking mp at the CLOCK ne
having up to this point spoken thirty five mnues Du'
Sir, my tm- is nearly out (Cries Of No, no. go on =
wanted Sir TO prove the sdom Of the warnings oil my
friend from Massachusetts want to treat OF many other
matters in connection herewithbut must defer all ths
Sir. Had time, Sir would go into other facts that have
been spoken of here and that have been the subject oil
net facts, that have been alluded to- will wait TOR III
occasion as have waited again and again for n. occs
sion, Sir, as ! have waited again and again Tor n,
thst promised Impeachment is brought forth against
the President! Great laughter among the loco
iocos, the wings looking immensely ludcrous,
and directing their eyes towards Bottss seat) do
my colleague in his seat Sir but Pm afraid that
when that time comes Sir my colleague viii not have
in his power to vote. (Roars laughter) But Sir,
whenever the gentleman sready to bring the President to
the bar of the Senate pledge myself that also will be
facts bearing the subject within my own know
ledge And Sir, | know and feel that possess
keen and good instincts OF what is honorable
and just and true any man. (and am not sufficiently
known here, can appeal to my constituents who know
me well and long Sir and by whom my statement. VIII VII
better opportunity Of Judging and knowing Of what oc
Cured in the secret caucusses and deliberations Of the
wing party at that time and Of every thing that was go
ing between the wing party and the Executivefor
Sir was placed in position where could see and hear
the half is known that not the half is published in rea
ton to those so much talked OF occurrences And,
Sir when all is known, and all IS published the Jsdg
ment Of the world will sustain me in saying, that
throughout all those complicated and trying events no
acted with boiler purpose. better design to
do good freer from gui-especally guilt amounting to
perdy did John Tyler. All his actions, sir, were
based upon an honest desire advance the bes
81 our common country Mnd SIR m 80 ihat
the author Of these calumnies against him will be found
say will be found that where he has been guilty OF
treason the authors of the calumnies have been guilty OF
triple treason and triple perfdy Of triple treason and Of
triple perfdy Sir solsmnly assert this before God and
my country that this is the truth firmly believe it.
(Great sensaton) And, sir there is one other fact
that / will acquaint the gentleman with. All the
statements about the age Of the can actr
wrongwhen it said that that disease dates back no far
ther than the called session. Sir the disease OF the death
Of the whig party dates much farther back than that
Even had Gen Harrison lived, that wing party was des
tined be divided in twain and rent asunder even wider
and sooner than has been since Sir the disease OF the
wing party commenced with the eaousies Of their two
great leaders, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster Because
the thought that Daniel Webster had been placed
and placed by Henry Clay himsel in the line OF unsafe
precedents-Great laughter]made unsafe by the Ken
tuckian himself Sir. it was known that Gen. Harrison
was in favor of Daniel Webster Secretary of State al
though General Harrison bore ill.will to Henry
Clay. Yet the latter never had the reversona-
ry look for the succession ,y Sir. was great
Secretary of State There he had the power of dspens
ing large avors the stars and carriers OF appointments
and the chance of the To check mate this,
Mr. Clay in the Senate, apowerful, and where he
had the power Of rejecting confirming the nominations
Sir we hear terrible Sute.y aoon, me ve'o ana
there is power at the other end Of the laws at the be-
ginning of the laws that greater far greater than even
the veto power Sir give me the power OF the initiation
of the laws, and who possesses the veto power
Heretofore, sir the President possessed the ntiatory
power as we'll as the veto power. And now.
Mr. Speaker in what am about say wish to declare
my respect for you and to disclam once and for all
in the broadcast and fullest manner either directly or by
implication above and below and around in every and
possible way, shape and manner, dsclam any allu
sion reflection you sir But say, sir, that the great
leader and head OF party Who has that chair pointing to
the Speakers chair who by OF name and Sc
lect committees determine how propositions are to be en-
tertaned in what form measures are to be introduced
how managed-how they are to be disposed of-when
they to be reported and in what manner they are to
reported upon and what shape and substance the var
brought before this house to assume
and all important by the functonary
filling that chart say that he has the great control
ling power of the legislation oil this country Talk oil the
one man pc err sir why sir first remember the
power the initiation OF the laws oil thi'
country in this House is the greatest power
throughout all that great contest to have all TINS na
tory power in his own hand To dictate what laws wer
to be initiaedwhen they should be brought forward
in what manner they should be initiated, and-(Here Mr.
Wise went over the whole ground Of the details Of tn
to all committees and measures brought before the house
a. appointed speaicr And 'Gus SIR the saousie
Of nsgnn W bns sns ohs nominations
ing OF confirming in the hands Of another with tn
power also of the initiation of the laws Why sir is
all this matter well known to gentlemen here7 Is
not notorious, that where had certain Ed
ward Curtis, the other had Robert Wetmore, for thu
oice Of Collector the port Of New York, and that THU
two great rivals (Cries Of TrueD Had General Har
rison lived should have what the other gen
ron S that
nounced Gen. Harrisonr government not wing but
Webster administration! Sir this the corroding
seeds of death that in that party long before
Death struck down General Harrison! Sir, have
gentlemen in this House get up and utter solemn lament
| pronounce a mournful Jeremiah over the amented
Harrison" (here Wises and voice sero-
comic that they ELECTED rOar laughter always preacng
he ladies' in the gallery Yes sir Ihave heard this very
lament uttered frequently by the very men, who but
against Gen. Harrison Themselves, because sir it pas
feared that Mr. Webster might be likely to become his
in the CABINET and out Of in this Houas S n
oil IT, when Gen. Harrison and all their schemes
struck down by death. And sir mention these facts
fact that the line thus drawnthe battle was to be
thus foughthe line of demarcation was thus laid out
And all these facts in the history Of that period
and 1t high time that they and others universally
known. Sir, It is, and was well known that before
the meeting of Extra Session. John Tyler had declared
az plain could declare that he would sign
Bank Bill that the Bank defunct-that the people
had declared against and that it out of the ques-
" tnihk VI 10 dlu THIS very
party bring forward such measure and every means
to get passed. and when rejected they renewed only
to meet the fate they knew would overtske it, their
ohe president for his consstenc been
from that hour docking at the clock Srmy time is
upbut regret that cannot into many other points
nected with this matter. Cries Of "we'll extend t'o
But sir there fact that occurred in the interv be-
tween the veoing of Bank Bill and the bringing for
ward of the other that must name And it is the state
ment that committee sent the President to state
that il the Cabinet retained the second Bank Bill
should be postponed And the gentleman from Indiana
undertook say, that this statement true Now
sir ask how could he know whether il 30 or not.
Mr.. THoMrsoS- rising with warmth Il said and say
that do not believe that any men who were
authorised do by the wing party made any such pro-
position Some individuals may have gone to
the President on some such errand without any authority
to do so.
wrE.-Oh. sir, I can tell the gentleman that there
were thousand and one things going here in the
wing party, that dreamt Of In his philosophy
THOMPSON warmly and excited)-I demand the proof