Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-08
TIE noUsE-YEsrrRnAr.

THE lOUSE-HESrERpAr.
The debate on the receipt Of the Land money
vas continued by MIR Scott, in speech of two
hours, and 10y Mr. Holiday, who spoke until the
recess, without concluding.
MIR Scott took comprehensive view OF the
subject. and made the ablest speech OF the session
No defended the Distribution act in a manner per.
eetly unanswerable. In the course OF his remarks,
he adverted TO tho Address of tho late Democratic
Convention, and in this connexion to tho slang OF
the Loco Foco patty. All the evils The said) which
now afhet the land, were,i in that Document, as
enbed TO the Wings. The Wings had ruined the
country In ono short month, they had blishted the
prosperity OF the country, and plunged the people
into mcxiTcablc endorsements They found
the Government prosperous, the people happy and
Astounding IN wealth In 80 days. without doin. N
single act, they had changed tho whole scene from
one OF bliss to one OF woe Such were, in sub
stance, the allegations Of the Democrats Address.
Mr. Scott asked il such were the case1 Had NO,
the Jackson and Van Buren, Dynasty ruled tho
country for twelve years. Were they no, the mn.
thors OF the misehievous policy and system of mea.
sures which had brought all the distress upon IN,
Government and the pcople7 Was not the whole
country, from one extreme tho orhcr, prosperous
aud happy, when they came into power2 Were
not manufactures fourishns1 Were not CONNER.
cal pursuits attended with profit Did not Asri.
cultural and every ether branch Of industry Weld
rich reiu'ni Aud was not the country blessed with
The best currency that any country ever enicyed2
In word, were not the people and the Goyernmen,
happy and prosperous If such were the casa
when the late Dynasty came into power and that
Il was so, IS undcniable he wished to know who had
wrought the evils under which the land was groan.
lnsf This party had undisputed sway in the Federal
ard State Governments for 10 years. Under their
s"ny, the prosperity which existed when they as
sum;d the rcinS, had vanished-,hc good currency
We had, had been desiroyed-iho peonle and the
Government had been bankrupied Were thew
not the authors Of all this mischief Did not their
system OF measures produce it7 Did thew not
give being TO the brood Of State Banks. nsaios,
which they themselves are now clnmourine. md
whose misieed' they are attempting TO lay to the
charge oithe Whssl Ii they arc no, the authors
OF The evils, which si'lct the anu, WHO are1 The
same policy. which they Instituted is still pursued
tie Wings mad been IN power but single month,
when death and treaehery succeeded in Wrestling
the Government from them, and Locolocoism was
re-cs;ab.ished. Hence the ccntinuance-ani bv the
''''''NN H'I'S ~ Ait ihuu-lhc aegfaNatlOn OF the
evils. They must continue, until the people again
rise IN their majesty, and restore honesty, efficiency
aud just principles to the National Councils.
We have very family reported some of the ideas
OF Mr. Seou-which, when given in his own torcible
manner, will tell with great effect upon the public
mind
MIR Holiday followed Mr. Scott We did no,
listen to his MISUNDERSTANDING satisfied. tina, i, is
not possible Tor any man, however able to convince
us that It Is no; polite for Virginia to permit lAres
sum Of money 10 he deposited in her empty Tren-
sury. On that point, we are inaccessible TO nrgu-
meni; as We are also on another and that is. tina,
oy taking the money from the Federal Government.
you strengthen that Government-and by giving i,
to the States, you weaken State sovereignty. Ofl
thee two things, we cannot lie convinced by m the
osie OF all the orators and demaeogues Of the uni
versa Loeofoeo Piriy. weregard the Distribution
Ae; the great State shis measure Of the day; and
IN tbs opinion, VIC are happy IN having the con-
'auenee Of the sounjes Safe Rights politicians
and among the rest, the Hrn. John Robertson. the
very PsrsoniScaaon OF s'ret eons;rue,ion-wbo IS !
no; 's' Jealous IN support OF this measure than Mr.
c ~ himself.