Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-02

could TO prevent the m assures which had been pro
posed nj the called session, predicting that that
session would have disastrous termination. His
utmost endeavor had however. proved Intellectual TO
break the Macedonian phalanx presented by the
wing party IN both Houses. The gentleman was
al that time opposed To granting the country any
relief, unless proceeded from his own man but
hnui1g that he had been implicitly foied in all his
attempts to thwart the remedial measures of the
party ne had abandoned he threw himself upon the
executive, and made him the instrument OF graft
lying the vindetive passions that famed within his
bosom; and he had continued to use him Tor the
same ecu from that day to this. MIR q. acquitted the
gentleman, readily, from al mereenary motives in
ms no itieal course. No. was not from desire Of
pecunarv gain Il was to slake the thirs, OF the
ournirs passions of his nature by gutting his ven
seanee on the object OF his hate; and for such al
emu ne resolved TO make tool Of n weak imbecile
PRESIDENT and too well had he succeeded; too well
Tor the honor ofthe President, for his character
and Tor the happiness and prosperity OF his country.
Inc gentleman had vilhed the Wing party as
the subscrvient followers OF great political leader
IN smother part OF the Capitol. And suppose il
were true that the party did follow the lead Of that
distinguished individual II they had leader
must u not have been he And could not q party
united IN principles and action. follow the lead OF
such man as honorable and independent pairiotsl
Must they necessarily be subserven,, cringing.
sycophantc savesl Whose voice was heard mos,
majestic in the storm' Whose sword CLEANED most
or'Shtly IN the fore front OF the battle What
would the gentleman have had them dot What
conceivable course could they have pursued TO Sc.
cure that gentleman's very distinguished approba.
uon' When the Presidents Message npprized
them that there was deficit IN the Treasury that
iie currency was deranged, business PROSTATE, and
'he country IN a state Of general embarrassment
ana distress, what would the gentleman have had
them do fer the general eood1 Adjourn and 20
home. But the obs t:na,c Wings would not do that
They brought forward bills tn relieve the Govern.
hrnt ana the couniry-n loan bill, and Il revenue
.,'I; and. as soon rs they were broush, into the
| Itousc, the gentleman encountered them with his
hereest opposition; and even when there was bill
10 cuect regulation OF the currency and TO furnish
! a circulating medium, although the gentleman was
tue piedged advocate of The measure proposed, be.
cause It did not proceed from his man he opno.el
th's too; snd, when he could not succeed he flew Ia
me President nj that evil hour when he was vacil.
| intng between tho trumpet call of patriotism on
the o"c hans, and the ds'k mu;terinss OF a vile aud
selhsh ambition on the o;her. BY that ovcrpover.
nS "oldness, that daring courage which fears 10th.
ny erd stops at nothing, he obtained the mastery
over ms feeble mimi, and ;hus forced the coun,ry
into state cl things which, acco5dii to his own
declaration, postponed all hope Of relief for TWEEN.
! ~ years.
And what must the majority in Congress 10 now
\ m orer 10 secure the appreciation of the gentle
mani Crouch Scwn a, the foots,ool of Executive
mercy Iate their backs, receive neri,eJ cbastise.
meni Tor not having sooner compiled with his man.
dates; and having been well whipped. turn round
I hlOXS
them TO The bone, and humhly assure him of the
perfect meekuess and submission with which they
were ready 10 run any way, go any 'ensth. do or
sudsr any thnS, 20 merit the smiles of so allie and
20 august master, and recompense his fostering
indulgence.
No. nothing now left for them to accon,nli,h
but To preserve the country and protect its honor.
To relieve it was, under the circumstances beyond
their power. The destiny prepared for them was
| To perish between the Two batteries whose Guns
1 ralrv ID NAV L.. "a H.
that It became patriotic Wings to DO. and if thew
mast fall tina, they shou fall with the fac of their
country proudly waving over them
Mr. O. referred to Mr. Wiscs former votes a-ain,,
all appropriations for the defence OF the country,
and toreIby eonrasted it with his present urgency
on the majority to make appropriation after arnro.
prlAuon. Twenty millions were estimated and the
country must be made to believe that President
yer was most ANXIOUS TO provide for the public
| safety but the Wings would not let him.
lie then ndverted to part Of MIR Profit's re-
marks on the haste which characterized the course
81 legislation at the called session; so great had IL
been that that gentleman had not been consulted
lalsh.l nor had his opinion been listened to- II
seemed that, as the gentleman thought that a speech
Of MS had elected more than half the Indiana dele.
gaton on This floor, ard he supposed another speech
had clicked Gen Harrison TO the Presidency when
he came on here at the called session. he would have
had merely TO sgn'y his pleasure as 10 matters,
whether Of Legislative or OF Executive appoin,rneni
I
had found himself disappointed in this lust expec.
tallon and. beng Disguised al such incratitude he
became indignant, ana soon discovered that the man
ne had so lately huded to the skies and declared fl,
70 oe President OF the universe, was tyrant n
| naughty, arrogant tyrah,, and (worse still was
even a greater man than himself! Ga l.ugh:l and
mus II might seem 10 some thnt the sentleman's
sumnerset IN poiiics was chargeable not 10 an ex-
aned PATRIOTISM, but mainly TO mortified vanity
Inc gentleman, 10 vlndlcate himself from nil susn-
elon OF mercenary motives had referred ,riumpb1nt
~ 10 the TACT that he had !eft triumphant majority
tojoin lean and week minority True: but the
GEM eman had forgot TO state That he hnppened 10
90 this nst at the moment The majority had through
the ireachcry OF their leader. become absolutely
poweriess-and the patron Of that small minority
had m his hand one hundred thousand offices with
all their honOTs and emoluments
Alter some further remarks on the unfairness OF
me sneers OF the Presidents friends for The Wings
failure IN accomplishing what they and he had nre
vented them from doing, he concluded his reniv N
the remarks Of Mr. Wise as TO the motives which
aetuated the Wings IN opposing the measures re-
commanded by the Executive
Mr. u. next commented on Mr. Wise's dec'ara.
uon that there was no war between the President
and the moderate men Of the Wing rartv. And
here he went into hriel review OF the manner In
winch, by the success OF one party Mr. Tyler had
coiAe into his present place, and when his measures
were not Complied wi,h, how he turned upon 10th
the great parties into which the country Ind stv,vs
been divided, and denounced them both os mere
po'i'lca factions, assuming TO himself vast slpe-
riouty to all party Influences. Now this reminded
nm OF certain gang of people in the DAYS OF our
revolution, who were then ca led "cOw-boysn who
fought neither for Wings nor Tories. but sold bc,C
10 both. Loud lluR'er.l II these were 10 be Our
patrols, God help the country. IA long, low re-
sponse "amen.'l
The next par: Of Mr. Wiss's speech be noticed
was where Mr. w. had said that the course If ,Ic
Wings had driven the President and his friend, ",o
the Democratic party but could not drive them nv
iurihcr" This was little equivocal; but as the
language stood, MIR -. heartily responded To the
truth OF q. The President had been driven 70 Tho
Democratic party, but there he must sion. Yes
FOR nothing could drive him into H. The marty bnd
been charged with seducing Mr.. Tyler. Il was not
true u was libel on the f1ir mime Of the Ioiv
she had smiled upon Mr.. Tyler Il was ttne- and
he, good easy man, instantly threw himself into her
arms, but when he expected the warm qrasp OF
passion and Of love- he thrown of with Discus,
and oathlngl No; he might he "dryen 10 the
Democratic party, bat nothing could drive him frr.
thcr.n And Il he so much ns dreamed OF onv thing
Of The sort-I he ever had q dr,nn that. bv onv
possibilities of destiny, he might get nomination
az the hands Of that p1tty-ihsre were but two men
IN America who had that same dream, VIZ. The
President Of the United States and lie honorable
gentleman from Virginia. lLaughterI lfthnt gen
t'em1n bad forced himself 70 believe that by the
force, the nd1mita energy Of his viii. he had got
up thrd plry, he was mistaken. No; ,hc third
I party "woud not c0mc"-it must be n p1rtv con
sisuug oi "a officers and no soldiers" Nor would
/ the Democratic party acknowl edge nsolf 10 be a
from OF the borders Of that party 10 mi the Office.
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