The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-11
Dec. %.

Mr.. Thompson of Indiana, addressed the
/ House mainly in reply to the remarks made
/ yesterday, by Mr.. Gushing. He animal
ferted with great severity on the shameless
ayowal made by that gentleman that the
uower of the veto, and the influence oil the
aatronage of the Government would be ex-
srcised 10 control euents, and influence the
election of the next President, and the open
auction made on the floor of the House, of
that power and patronage to the party that
would be in the majority in the next Con
qress. II remained to be seen if there would
Be any bidders For himself, he thought
the gentleman from Massachusetts, over "a
ted both the power of the fiat" as that
gentleman designated the veto power when
combined with the patronage of the Gov
eminent, and the threatened influence of
members of the administration.
He was astonished at the boldness of this
opposition. A few years since the mere
suspicion of coalition between the then
Executive now venerable member of this
House, and high functionary of the Gov
eminent, suspicion that was proved to be
unfounded, the mere suspicion of such
coalition, was sufficient to defeat the rec
lection of that gentleman Notwithstanding
he was in possession Of all those powers
which the gentleman deems so potent that
to oppose them is destructive.
He read portion of speech made in
the Massachusetts Legislature in 1884 by
Mr.. Gushing, in which the exercise OF the
veto power by Gen. jackson was strongly
condemned, and the influence of the Gov
eminent pronounced dangerous to the lib
critics of the people.
In Illustration of the very great potency,
in the mind of Mr.. Gushing, of the Presi-
dent and his friends, he related an anecdote
of a constable in Massachusetts,, who, when
about to serve legal process upon some
delinquent, was seized by him and severely
shaken. As soon as the officer of the law
had freed himself from the rude grasp ofthe
prisoner, he drew himself up with official
importance and demanded chow he dared
to shake the Commonwealth % There was
sufficient identity in the present position of
Of Mr. Cushing and that of the constable
to Justify the inference that he is the same
man. lie continued his remarks, till the
expiration of the hour, in tone of Just In
dlgnation and severe rebuke upon the mon
strous avowals of the gentleman of Massa-
chusetts
Mr. Everett rose to move the previous
question, he was unwilling that this meas
u1c should be made to bear all the political
speeches, which gentlemen might see fit to
indulge in, to the detriment of the business
Of the country.
Mr.. Gushing disclaimcd having origina-
ted that discussion, and charged it upon
Mr.. Arnold of Tennessee.
Mr. Everett replied that Mr.. Cushings
remarks were no reply to Mr.. Arnold, none
whatsoeycr. that his remarks were not in
cidental, that he had prepared himself and
made set political speech.
The previous question was not seconded.
Mr.. Kennedy, from Indiana, next address
sed the House Mr.. Kennedy belongs to
the Democratic party, and his principal OBJ
iect was to satisfy the ''cab," as he called
the administration party, that there was no
probability of there being any bids made
ioF the Government, which the gentleman
from Massachusetts, had, BY authority, put
up at auction. The Democratic party would
approve of the acts Of the administration
when they conceded with its principles, but
it could not take John Tyler SO long as he
vas associated with Daniel Webser and
John C. Spencer He would 60 for the
nominee of the Convention, whomsoever he
might be, and if John Tyler can answer all
the questions of the democratic catechism
correctly, and if he can get the nomination
Of the convention, he and his democratic
friends will support him, but not without.
He considered the veto power as the pallad-
lum of our liberties, and he believed its ex-
ercise was popular with the people. They
like man who will ''take the responsible
IT," and he would advise the majority in the
next Congress not to butt their heads a.
ganSt vetoi
On motion Of Mr.. Wise, the House ad-
Journed without taking any question on the
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