Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-26


the business OF our cause must urge us onward
Although there may lie some among us, who boa
down before patronage and power with the idolatry
OF Eastern superstition, yet there thousands and
hundreds Of thousands, IN whose boSoms burn the
same fires that lit up our eountry's affairs in the
ever memorable contest Of 1910. There Is, | fee
sure, yet virtue enough leit TO save the country
But to act efficiently, appears to me that we
should act promptly and energeueally. We mus
draw distinctly the line OF demareaton between oul
compromising Notaries Of principle and the fawnins
syeophants Of power. We must shake of the in
cubus Of pretended friends who, like leprosy, are
communicating our political existence. wemust no
longer be held responsible for the action of those
who reject our proiiered aid. when they are beset
with difficulty and embarrassment. We must no
longer parey with treason, whilst II Is executing the
contract TO deliver US into the power Of our biterest
! enemies. Let either disband. and every one
"save himself who ean;" or let make "war te the
knife, and the knife to the h." Let us either in
scribe principles on our banner, and raise that
banner alot TO the breeze let us quietly fold our
arms and submit our neeks TO the yoke OF bondage.
Let us either appeal to that gallant band who
marched on to victory and to glory IN $40; let
Us declare to them from h, hal, that resistance is
IN vain and that we At only 10 be slaves. But.
SIR, for Gods SAKE for our couny's sake, for the
sake oil those same gallant comrades, led II never be
told Ivy history TO our postery, that this great ana
glorious and triumphant party, embodyins so much
OF PATRIOTISM OF intellect, OF public virtue and pu.
vate honor, was humbed, dlseomhued, and dis
banded, without making an etiNst worthy their for
mer glory. Ii we must fall let IL I've in glorious
warfare, with our armor on and our swords in our
hands. Never let be SAID, that we have become
panic stricken by misfortune; that we have submit.
| ted ignobly 20 ucachery and duplicity; that out
honor. glory, and the fruits OF triumph have
been hlched from us by corruption, fraud and cum
ming. And II there bo any in our ranks who will
cry peace" when there is none, who cannot with
Establishments n ygh n are
TO barter the honor of their country for the crumbs
which fall from the table OF Executive patronage
II there be any such, let them 20 TO the enemy
at once, and no longer re;ard our progress, or re
press our eXertlons.
The gentleman from Virginia mir. wise) has
gwen us the second edition OF the policy and prin
epes of John Tyler's administration, as expound.
ed by It's organs Of the "eorporal's guard" Like
the hrsi, by the gentleman from Indiana, mir Prof
ht,l u consisted mainly OF attacks upon the Whis
party; denuneia,on Of Henry Clay-,he same au.
topography and eli-adu'atior, which have been
so often inflicted on this House. Both those gen.
uemen went out OF their way TO make wanton
and unprovoked attack upon hose who signed the
wing manifesto Issued at the close Of the last
SION. The e ntleman from Niginii dealt i'm strain
oil exceeding severity towards that manifesto and its
authors. l do not suppose he intended any thing
personally offensive, and therefore do not wish TO
0e considered as intending any thing personally Of
iensive towards hun or any one else. lie certainly
went, however, TO the utmost limit of parliamenta.
ry severiiy and IN the same spirit and TO the same
extent, intend to reply. Why should the gentle
men from Virginia and Indiana have thus travelled
out OF their way TO make this attack against tbosc
not one OF whom have INDUCED ~ Marty cripin,tio,
IN TINS debate; not one OF whom have given them
any cause oil ptovocatIon but who acted under
hlsh sense OF duty TO their constituents and their
country and who only exercised a privilege granted
10 the humblest citizen IN the land Have hose
gentlemen not vet found out that abuse and denun.
-'aton, although they may crafty personal or nar-
~ maugnity Tor the time, vet are not the weapons
~tatVhieh truth and argument are 10 be successful
" comoattedi Why, sir, reptoaches and revilings
require no effort OF the intellect: thew are he ves
pons with which ignorance and vice contend: thew
Always have beer, and always will be, the com.
mon property Of the reckless and vulgar. The
serpent that crawls upon tie eauh can hiss the
oad can spit ITS venom at the unoffending passer-
oy The demons can raves ard curse ana gnash their
Ieeth at the angles; but, thank God, they cannot
drag them down 10 their own dungeon deptks of
misery and pain. Now, sir, let II De recolected b1,
ms mouse and this country that, Notwithstanding
al the oenunciaton OF those gentlemen against this
manifesto and It's authors, they did not attempt to
axe issue, except upon one single statement as 70
! matter OF Tact which that manifesto contained
heir assaults upon It consisted in the main of mere
vague and general charges. The statement to which
ailude, and to which the gentleman from Virginia
ook exception was, that Il adopted ttnaninto,s.
y by the meeting which author zed US TO issue Il,
posed TO H. they let It pass SUD SilentiO. And who
IS best informed on this subject the gentleman from
Virginia or We who are present. How dare he i'm.
pugn the veracity of others, whose opportunities
OF knowing the facts were so much better than his
own
But, says he, it was adopted by meeting. con-
sisiins OF q minority Of the Wing party. who usarp-
ed the power Of speaking IN the name Of the Whis
party IL may have been that there was not 4 ma
Joniy OF the Wing members present, bu, still, /
APPEAL - rbo =
act with iul! power and authority entrusted TO US by
2 Jory OF at least tire -fourths Of that marty
II was at the close Of the session; many Of the mem
oefs were anxious 10 hasten home; and owing 10
.he nugnation they iet at the manner IN which we
had oeen treated, and the importance they attached
10 our making an appeal to the Wings Of the Union.
many OF them, to my own knowledge left 1t as their
parting request 70 us, 10 state the truth 10 the
country, and that they would bear their portions Of
me responsibility. admit there were some Of our
IlenGs VINO questioned the propnety Of issuing that
manifesto. But whyi Because they had any sym.
paihies with John Tyler Because thew were
disposed TO become apologists for his treachery 2
NO, SIR. But because they feared might ins,igste
nm TO further disregard Of the sufferings of the
-ouh'ry' because u might induce him 10 WELD the
patronage and power OF MS Office to our injury
But, slr, was there one in the Wing ranks who did
not subscribe TO the matters OF fact stated in that
did not think that all our com.
plants were we'll founded If there was. | call
upon MIN TO rise in his place and say So So far
hen, as relates to the genteman's CHARGES that his
manifesto was not unanimously sanctioned by the
meeting which adopted it-ihai II was put forth bv
4 minority, who usurped power 10 speak for others
without authotty-heIe, before this House and
ms country, meet these charges with a fat and
9nqualIhed denial. But, says the gentleman, we
hrst declared war against JohC Tyler in this mani.
lesto' Vague and wordy charges prove nothing
Lei any man, with calm ard dispassionate mind
ieau that manifesto and then say II he can that II
IS not rather reply to declaration Of war that
John tyler had declared against US. Is il no, IN
he language OF remonsirance and complaint, rather
huh IN that Of inVective and attack Do we not
enumerate our grievances, and Ultimately saw TO our
constituents, TO whom We had 50 soon TO render an
account OF our conduct, that as John TYLER had
NlthdraWn himself from Us, we could no longer hold
ourselves responsible for his Administration But
says the gentleman, II war We want war we stn Mi
havei and he tells US 10 take Il like men, and not
cry IKE pulling infants when we feel the stingings
OF the Steel" Who has WINGED before the gentle
mans lancet Who has cried for qunrier7 Who ba,
sounded a Tetreat7 Have not his fretting md Vim
'snce fatner excited our merriment than our anger
Anu yet he seems 10 consider himself covered all
over with glory, dealing destruction IN cur ranks,
Whiist we are hylng IN every direction and begging
ior MS mercy. Let the gentleman dream on IN his
vain-glorous visions. No one envies hluo his INA.
glnary greatness. As we'll might the Ay that buz.
zcs around the lions main imagine itsslf the con-
queror Of the monarch Of the fores,. AsveU r,;ab,
.he insect say 70 the noble animal, "be still. and
Jon vince SO when bite YOU"
bot says the gentleman from Vrginio tbis man.
ieslo vas signed by the weak, the iams. and a.,
'mpoient Of the party. W"
Mr. "Isg said he would state what he did ,,v.
nc sa'o mat The Wing party, by issuing such a "a
I potent '' WV
Mr. RArEgR continued. understood the gentle
n1n differently, as did many otbc,s IT. 49,. 49,