Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-03-27
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MIR. WISE-THE LOUISA SPEECH.


MI Wise in his late ahipiug appeal 70 the consli,u
rn's Who he had systematically misrepresentation APP
peal Which would have been made with better grace
! before his rejection Tor lucrative federal aprnlment
IMAM alter 'l--cnargcs nuth upon the fact tbs his pre-
tensions We're judged III aud oid,mncd secret session
where the public could not hcar-whcie the accused
gould mol deieud hlns,wh here all thai passed was ui
| den the seal of secrecy.
In our Judgment. there is much reason IN this Gem.
plant. From the ionndation Of the Government the
SENATE has passed upoa Executive appointments with
closed doors, IN coneave Nuhudy knew the fact better
Than MI Wise; YET he voluntarily submiitelhis appoint
mcnt aud and claims the srrun, aud :, nlcu,e Of n
secret tribunal Had he PASSED the ordeal we presume
the public would have heard no nurnnrs from him; lie
would ather II he he like the RESI- oi his Kind have been
disposed plalsc The hrd e thai carried hun over sal,
W hal night has he 10 attack the constitution Of the tn
bunll 10 which he submitted himself because lis
decision has h'rn unavourablr Or will he say
that he would have attacked the Senatorial custom nj
s''ng with closed doors II he had been approved BY the
Solale
bn' alter all, whit actually passed in this Senatorial
conease which Mt Wise now represents as 40 terrific
aud formidable To Liberty I .Nlihiag we have heara
hul nS old Bnlllon' tienlon) got up and read one
81 M Nlse'S own speeehes-hls Louisa Cour, House
speech We heag u vas. delivered IN November, 1880
N word. report alledg.s was added pro or con- from
any quarter! Mr. Nse's speed was all the arpu
men' which the "lnqusilors.' as he would fam have
the world think them, had addressed To them ir the
purpose Of influencing their decision. pom the eyl-
dcnce OF his own Louisa Speech. exhibiting however,
AS II nnqusstIunally does, the most .normrus a
mount ol Inconsistency which any public ever CON
united IN 50 short time. Mr.. Wise was Judged and
T,Jelt,d. 90 IN
Mr. Benton ii Is stated emphasized particularly. that
part st Mr. NIsc's speech in which hr .Npa,a,,s upon
inc dangerous Prreipe OF appointing members of Con
gross 10 "iliceIls injury 10 the people in lcbauchnp
'he representatives from the duty they owe to them
Its coftnptng influence over members Of Con-
they Ola IA,
10 strengthen the President already loo srroGr for Re
public and 10 make Congress the purchased slaves of his
Will.
Who bamc' old bullion for having dischar ed this
oliiae Can Mr.. Wise blame him Has any one more
vehe m'nY than Mr.. Nise or oitoncr dostanlcl nlnn
Nc danger and the corruption OF the principle of appoin
NC members OF Congress 10 Office Was II moi hls theme.
TOR years. Was IT not the leading argument by which
he called for the union o the Wings ar the sake Of The
L mon p
Mr.. WISE rather think ought to feel compIimenled
by Old Bullion ;Hdic,ed that his aryument dcmofslra
Jug The pfolGacy aud corruption If the principle Of ap
poalnamembcrso i Congress to Office washnahi So con
elusive bysnch abody rs the Senate of the United States
and Nno~o lehphp he acknowledges that he feel, n.
sorcly as if it had been bestowed by Uastmgtou him
self
lis argnmGnt conynafa all except heeite of the Sen
ate ~ho voted Tor him, all of them. W. have no doubt
reluctantly. except Walker and Cmhberi The other
thfty eight woald have voted against him. the prcsump
ton Is, II they had voted at all.
Y does Mr. W se Try Ia make the impression thai
II was " hg movement The " hies were bold,r To
show lheir Land; thai Is all Wings and Democrats
'h' M..e excepted, dsagreeing IN AL sse,aer here
hiled! W hat a case ior an "appcal' 10 In, p,opl,l
We shall publish lortlous ot the luIIsa speech from
time 10 lime, which viii satisfy Mr. W lsc hims,
" te propncy and consistency OF the course of the Sci,
alelhe fate "f Phalarls apd Cardinal lal have rah.
or eded and pleased mankind than called forth their
sympathy Tor those who were plagued with their own
Inye ntiols