The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-31
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spencer letter and Cushng's speech) And then sir
win he evdesce here before in relation TO one set of
ve Shall & from the known to the unknown,
We sai, see what wing testimony is worth II gentle.
men wiz rise In the face of two hundred witnesses here
ha. ooio assertions without any foundation in fact
we 10 mink OF those assertions the truth or al.
shy Oh which unknown u.s. The TACT is that ali this
,ss 70 me mailgn spirit of party which blinds the
eyes hardens the heart warps the Judgment aundces the
mag nation, and destroys all the best feelings and
pllncipies OF manhood. 1t will seat an editor in
70 nreuar tnere 10 torture his imagination for ways
me truth and deceive the people But Sir are
weeutosf Are we scavengers in this Hall Sir TO soc
h can torture iactsi Or are the proud people OF
MARION who assemble here get at all facts con-
nected with their welfare to patiently examine and en-
70 elicit the truth from all that before u.s. and
rsssoh larry upon all questions1 Are we LAWYERS Sir
10 make the worse appear better cause or are gem
determined to treat Of all matters all men with
having un y, ana integrity docking up at the clock he
r my Tune Is nearly out. (Cries of No no 90 ON o.
SIR to prove the wisdom of the warnings Of my
enu from Massachusetts,. want treat of many other
mattersn connection therewh-bu must defer All This
Pr had time Sir Iwou 60 into other facts that have
oeen poken OF here and that have been the subject of
much remark will not now Sir go into certain Cabi.
net iacs that have been alluded to- will wait for t
occasSn as have waited again and again fit occa.
s,on gu, as nave waited again and again for fit
occasion; and that fit occasion sir will be phen
M n@ Br'm.ss impeachment Is brought forth against
iOcos The hss looking Immensely in ndcr osS,
and ai.ectas tAsir towards Rotts's seat) do
in his power to vote. (iaoars Isnghter) But Sir.
tn
ready to 60 there and state some few important
1 1ass bearing on the subject within my own know
as keen and as good instincts Of what is honorable
and true as any man. (and if not sufficiently
well and long Sir and by whom nv statements w
be implicitly beieved) here declare-and no man had
better opportunity Of Judging and knowing of what
CURED IN the secret and deliberations of the
wing party at that time and of every thing that was 90
ing on between the wing party and the Executive-ior
SIR wa placed in position where could and hear
freely both sidesand here soemnly declare that not
the hai known that not the half is published in rela
ton t to those SO much talked of occurrences And
sir when all as known, and all published the udg
ment 0; the world will sustain me in SAYING that
throughout all those complicated and trying events no
man ever acted with holer purpose, better design to
do good, freer from gutespecially guilt amounting TO
Perhdy-than did John Tyler. All his actions sir were
based upon honest desire to advance the bes
Of our common country And sir TIl 90 farther than
this and here without fear OF that
me author OF these caumnes against him will be found
say will be found that where he has been guilty of
treason the authors of the caumnes have been guilty of
triple treason and triple perfdy! of triple treason and Of
my country that this is the truth as firmly believe it,
(Great sensaton And, sir. there is one other fact
that ! will acquaint the gentleman with All the
disease that caused the death of the whig paty-are
wrong-when it said that that disease dates back no far
Their than the called session. Sir the disease OF the death
Oh the whig party dates much farther back than that
Even had Gen Harrison lived, that wing party was des
tined to be divided in twain and rent asrnder even wider
and sooner than has been Sir the disease of the
whg party commenced with the ealousies of their two
great leaders, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster Because
SIR, the one thought that Daniel Webster had been placed
and placed by Henry Clay hmseD in the line of unsafe
precedents-[Great laughterl-made unsafe by the Ken
tuckah himself Sir, was known that Gen. Harrison
was in favor of Daniel Webster for Secretary of state al
though General Harrison bore no illwilI to Henry
Clay. Yet the latter never had the reversiona.
~ look for the succession. Sir, a great
mistake in placing Daniel Webster in the Office of
Secretary Of State There he had the power Of dspens
ing large avors the stars and garers of appointments
and the chance of the reversion. To check mate this
Mr. Clay was in the Senate ailpowerful and where he
had the power of rejecting confirming the nominations
Sir hear terrible cutlery about the veto power and
the one man power at the other end of the avenue Sir
there power at the other end Of the laws the be-
ginning Oh the laws that greater far greater than even
the veto power Sir give the power of the initiation
Of the laws and not who possesses the power
Heretofore sir, the President possessed the intatory
r sspeaf err III wn tdhf ur Xstp 70 And
respect for you sir and to disclam for ALL
in the broadcast and fullest manner either directly or by
implication above and below, and around in every and
any possible way shape and MANNER dsclam any allu
sion or reflection you sir But say, sir, that the great
leader and head OF party who has that chair, pontng
the Speakers chair who can by OF it and
ec committees determine how propositions be en-
tertaned in what form be introduced
how managed-how they are to be disposed of-when
they be reported and in what manner they are to
be reported upon and what shape and substance the var
Gus measures brought before this house to assume
and all the important by the unconary
filling that char- say that he has the great control
ling power Of the Legislation of this country Talk ofthe
one man power sir why sir, must first remember the
one man power the initiation of the laws of this
country in this House is the greatest power of
all And. sir that great leader CLAY took especial care
throughout all that great contest to have all this nta
tory power in his own hand To dictate what laws
to be intiated-when they should be brought forward
in what manner they should be initiated, and-Hcre Mr.
Wise the whole ground OF the details of the
power by the Speaker of the House. relation
to all committees and brought before the house.
and Of Mr. Clays management to get Mr.. White, his
friend appointed Speaker) And thus sir the eaousies
and fight began While the power ofhe nominations and
OF office was IN the hands of one rival the power reject
ing or confirming in the hands Of another with the
power also of the initiation of the laws. Why sir
all this matter we'll known to gentlemen herel Is il
not notorious, that where one had certain Ed.
ward Curtis, the other had Robert Wetmore for the
ofce OF Collector OF the port OF New York, and that this
was the great point TO test the relative strength of
two great rivals. Cries of True.D Had General Har
rson lived sir should have what the ether gen.
eman from Indiana seemed to think probable, that the
ultra wings would have joined the democrats and de-
nounced Gen. Harrisons government not wing but as
cancer in the side ofthe wing psrysr these the
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 mournful jeremiah the "lamented
Harrison, here Wse's manner and voice serio-
comic that they elected laugher always prefacng
an attack John Tyler. CONTINUED laughter, by
the ladies in the gallery Yes sir Ihave heard this very
ssora m uttered by the who but
against Gen. Harrison themselves, BECAUSE sir toas
feared that Mr. Webster might be likely 10 become his
Sir all the plans for the combined attack
forming In the Cabinet and out Of in this House. and out
of IT, when Gen. Harrison and all their schemes were
struck by And, mention these facts
reproach to those gentlemen but sir because il is
fact that the line thus drawn-the battle be
thus foughtthe line of demarcation thus laid
And all these facts in the history that period
and is high time that they and others universally
known Sir, it is, and was well known that before
the meeting Of the Extra Session John TYLER had
plain could declare that he never would sign
Bank Bill that the Bank defunct-thst the people
had declared against and that out Of the ques
ton to think OF trying to resuscate it, Yet did this very
party bring forward such measure and every
to get passed. and when rejected they renewed only
to meet the fate they knew would overtske and their
abuse president for been ncessant
from that hour docking at the clock Sirmy tmeis
upbut lregret that cannot into other points
nected with this matter. Cries OF well extend '1
But sir is fact that occurred in the interval be-
tween the veoing of Bank Bill and the bringing for
ward OF the other that must And it is the state
ment that committee sent the President
that II the Cabinet were retained, the second Bank Bill
should be postponed. And the gentleman from Indiana
undertook say that his statement was not true. Now
sir, ask, how could he know whether
Mr.. THoMPsoN-(risng with warmth Il said, and say
NJ do hell hat