The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-09-08
THE VETO.

THE VETO.
In The debate which took place in the
House Of Representatives, upon the las,
Veto, Mr.. DAVIS, Of Kentucky, made
most punsent Speech. After literally ex.
coriaiing.the Corporafs guard, and partic'
ularly MIR. Wise, he thus continued:
He would take leave TO tell that gentle.
man that public men, however talented,
were of 10 value if they did not carry out
their principles. The Wings had aban
doued the President when lie abandoned
his principles; and could tina, pure minded
patriot, who now slep, a, North Bend, have
been guilty of The same foul aposiacy, they
would have jus, as certainly abandoned
him. So they would serve any other Pres.
ident who should deser, his principles and
dishonor his character. Could even then
t,hs illustrious citizen who was now the
hope. under heaven, Of the Wings, and Of
suffering country-could he, too, prove
false, ,hey would spurn him in the same
manner. But could any man, not suffering
arrangement, believe for moment that the
great Wing party of this Union we're going
TO abandon statesman, orator, and patrot
like that, for the miserable dwelling non
entity tina, was now enihroned in bis folly
and weakness al the White House
company of ,urncoat traitors, OF political
, buccaneers, turning with shame from their
own odious proportions, as held up 10 their
view by reproaching conclence, TO relieve
their guilty feelings, charged their own
, oaseuess upon the Wing party. But such
, men proved, IN the fact, that they did moi
: know them. No, no; they knew nothing
: Of Whiggery their vagrant feet had not Sc
# much as approached the threshold OF the
!. temple. No they never felt the heart
Q stirring thrill of the patriotic bosom; never
never. But il was most unjust, Jecaus'
. they we're revolted by the features they be
held in the mirror, TO charge the same up
on their adyersarics.
The Wings had been charged here wit
= Presiden, making. Mr.. d. said that as I
j y the Democratic party proper, they had &C
! ted GU, their principles; SO had the WIN
!" party acted out theirs; while others, 10
20 the qualification of dark and deadly re
~ a. venge, or in pursuit Of the spolls, had play
=, ed the sycophant at the foot OF the throne
70 and thrown their whole influence in the wa
- to prevent tho Wings from carrying OF
y those great measures they had devised f
y the welfare of suffering land. Width
- worthy end 10 view, they bad consulted Il
~ leading passion of weak and selfish mir
~ the irrational desire Of being reelectt
y for another Presidential term. And t.
- well bad they succeeded in their unho
a. purpose. The Presiden, professcd TO ha'
NC The tenderest Of ali consciences--ior CO
y science sake he had resisted every ben
= ficent &C, Of legislative authority bt
.s those self same measures would have
~ cured his own reelection, be would ha
~ leaped upon them like tiger.
on Mr.. ID. expressed it as his firm convi
&c, ton that no Wing in that House had adv
= Gated any measures with view 10 /" head
lo Mr.. Tyler, Che wished he had head wor
he something more than green gourd;) thu
h. had come here with readiness to susia
~ him, TO give him cordial and united su
"a. port and had he manfuily and tguly act
20 on, the principles which secured 10 the
he and to him their political ascendancy,
nd would have had party at this hour DO
,er in that House and in the country. A
had an upright, noble, patriotic course S
100 cured 10 him the vote Of an approving cou
-, try for second term, Mr.. D. would ha
ce said amen amen
- But his friends had suggested for him
,es very different course, and they bad be-
~, very busily occupied, the whole sessi
:, long, ia that work Of President makiI
which they so loudly charged upon the
nd Wing opponents. They had 10 fact be
- engaged in nothing else. All that seem
-, TO ill their thoughts was power and spoi
These were the objects they gloated 4
h and for which they were ready to sacrifi
~ the country. But he trusted that tn
e.. same benignan, Providence which had ca
"a, ried this country through 50 many tria
"a which had conducted il safely through tV
H. military conflicts and all our threateDll
i, civil dissensions, and preserved the repu
~, lie from its youth till this day, would ST
t. hover over its des:inles and ward OF
-, foreign and all intestine dangers.
~ MIR. d. concluded by saying tina, he h
Ear nc. risen for the purpose Of making
,os speech, and if, in what he had said, the
ali were any of his words which any gent
oe man chose TO assume TO himself it.dlyidu;
H., ~, he was entirely welcome to DO so.