Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-10-15

who see more power for The Wings Their Vi
sion extends far Along INTO the future. and they
behold nothing but NIL skies and haicyon seas
beyond tAe logs aud darkness aud clouds which
now obscure tho sun. BIt, gentlemen, 1t was
not easy work 10 accomplish the attainment OF
Wing power. For many years The wings were
struggling, and IN Is 10 they succeeded-but not
without effort. am afraid IL is easier
10 lose their preseH; power then Ia acquire more.
Nothing but union. cordial, sympathetic union
preserve The Wings from prosratlon. | viii
say that nothing preserve them, but VIII
say that premature, partial, and especially pros
crp'iye aud GcnuGciatory proceedings, must oc-
cdsIon their fall
The Wing party must keep together. They
came INTO power NJ, all agreed upon what course
il was expedient to pursue. 10 10, men from
the extremes Of all parlies-the ultra SIato-Tighis
man and the u ltTa iederaIist. the warm tariff and
the equaily warm autitartH man--ali came to
gether IN spirit of conci!iation, o! harmony, Of
union they sought 10 agree, TO heal differences
instead OF widening them; In act IN concert to
save the country from The ruinous consequences
Of the measures which had been pursued by the
previous administration. The whole history of
that political revolution breaches spirit of kind
ness, of concilation OF friendship, OF harmony,
and Of union.
Gentlemen, it | understand the nature of the
four five great objects for which that
luton was undertaken, they were-First To es.
tabiish permancut peace between the United
States and England; tor although we had no war,
the disputed questions between the two powers
bad long been III state of perpetual agitation
which d disturbed the country folly half as much
i could have done. they broke IN upon all
busness-they rendered the people incapable of
Judging of the future, or OF calculating with prob
ability The event OF any enicrprlZe. remedy
for this sought for, and ii could only be found
in the conclusion of a stable peace That was
one object, and shall be glad if YOU think it has
been accomplished.
The second grea, ect TO provide a reve-
nue--a thing 10 which the country greatly
deficient. IL was notorious that the late admins
tration had much exceeded in expenditures the
receipts of The Government-ihat the Republic
was IN debt--ihat the Compromise act was daily
diminishing tho revenue-and that it was neces
sary to provide for IFS increase. That end hope,
and believe, has to reasonable extent been at
tanned.
Aud then third came protection, as inciden tai
TO revenue, as consequent upon II, or by means
st GAS 4s dpta 5eia Aq dosBs4qs TO that muIh
All Wings who concGrred IN that meas"i y 1.S
titled to receive hearty applause-but let US be
JUST lie, Us be just The French rhetorcians
have a maxim that nothing be beautiful but
wha, is true and am afraid that some of our ju-
bant oratory, II tried by this test could hardly
stand. 1t Is not true that the tariff passed. or
could have passed, by the solo strength of the
/ Wings. We all know tia, more than thirty OF
I
and out, and all questions Of tariff. 1t passed
in the House at last, bv single vote, and a good
deal of celia, and parade has been made about
that single .'rescue vote,' II has been termed.
As if any other man v no voted for the tariff had
not gwen that same rescue vote. As If our neigh
Dor from the MIideseX district, OR Parmenter)
abou, " HON 90 parade has been made thought
of, but who voted for the bill oui and out. from
beginning 10 end, standing always shoulder TO
shoulder with your own distinguished member
( from Sulf3lk had not given that rescue vote. lie
had one vote, and he held the tariff IN has hand
/ as absolutely as though he held the Presidential
I veto.
And how was it in the Senate? There too the
Tariff was carried by single vote, and will any
one say that either Mr. Sturgeon Mr.. Bnch-
anan OF Pennsylvania, or MIR. Williams of Maine,
or Mr. Wright of New York, did not pass the bill,
as much as the gentlemen IN the other branch
who has been much lauded foi bis actp No
let Us admit the truth. lawyer always VII,
when il helps his case, and IN this the truth
is more favorable for US than any thing else. A
large proportion Of the other patty helped 10 car
nv The Taritf-and tina. is Important truth
Why, gentlemen. composing the larger party
in the country, can YOU desire, ought you TO wish
that great oh ect as the protection of home
industry should be mere party object-rising as
party rises, and going to the grave when party
goes the grave2 MOI Protection is a national
question: public question, which should ever
be Inwrought with the sentiments of all parties,
and so desire il always may be; because though
| hope the ascendency of the Wing party will be
perpetual, desire TO take bond for its security
more durable than my hopes OF The perpetuty OF
Wing power.
! Let US be true in another respect. / will &C
cord As much praise to the who passed this
tariff as any WILL but after all, what have
they done2 They have restored The country TO
where it was before the passage of the compro-
/ mis- he
speak openly and frankly. Nj turn to speak has
come And say that measure was ever pas
sed which caused me much grief and NORTH.
cation as that compromise act. 1t was carried by
a few who united with the whole host OF enemies.
I Their motives have been much lauded, and II by
motives are meant the personal motives which