Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-02-02


Nsss individual directors. These ~ 10 ~isl
the power of ss-cni and ds>eni all that done ia II
sulating finances and the currcncy.
Did not the gentleman fri Kentucky that, prvsthl
iousy he had attempted teach his teacher the SchS
lar had assumed To instruct his instructor the
out Ia be night at last, and had shown that he understood hi
own system much better than did his arrogant pupil VI
Webster admitted that whatever money power other IN
Government possessed, soVeyu power, ndependcu
aud entire aud he concnded that the such pow
cr INSTEAD OF being handed Ia six men, called BAN
DIRECTOR should remain with the Government, where IN
Constitution had placed it, When the ENcheque should b
established the sub Treasury all would admit tina
its power Government power; power conferred b.
the Constitution, and to he executed according Legislative
I will BY the Government To whom ii belonged.
Ii the gentleman objected sircnuoUsy the propose,
power Of assent and dissent which the bin left with tbs
Stairs they ought, in consistency, object NaiiOns
! bank, for II had the
ih. Again: another point cf difference this, Ma
Onal bank only one-thrd power, but il had IL
Pcwerin Pcrpct; irrcpcalsb.u during the mia
OF it, charter. y Government bank, the contrary.
always Gnder the command ct the Government; but Ma
Onal bank being corporation embraced all that hclt
sacred IN the doctrine of vested rights During the
nnuAnec OF it, chartered existence IL intact by ia,
Government However Objectionable might be
however Its Of and dissent might be
crciscd Il could be touched all it, charter expired
The gentleman. while sonuousy urging that the power 81
the Federal Government independent and supreme
advocated which -Ntnguishcd that power which
qusshed utterly, and bound the Government down like
chained man.
Mr.. w. inferred from the whole Argument that Mr.,
Wcb-ter's position which Teconcicd his pnSrni
principles hts present position Ills position aud his
principles were precisely same. lie had formerly
tended tors great Governmental power which he
for carrying exercise. lie for abOshing the
OF and dissent exercised BY national bank
and insisted upon the principles he hsd openly ayo~ed
IA 1886 Ia due 20 the Secretary that since he
had belonged the Administration, he had not changed
his principles. The speech faneuil HN not the
first which he had r-nounced bank ct the L..
States. Mr. w. had been IN Congress IN ls36 and well
remembered debate that subject, part OF whsch
aud another portion Of which be found Gales
session. Register OF Debate for that year Ia that debate
Mr Webster hsd said that he wo,ld sgan advocate
propose the plan Of National bank; and al that tune
neither he other human being under heaven
could possibly have anticipated the present posture pub
he aars Ycs; he had then formally renounc-d the advo
,aey o; charter Of United States BAnk. and had said
thst he would propose better plan Mr. w might appeal
10 nifty gentlemen here and IN the Senate who had
heard the speech.
What, ,hen vas the issue between master and pupil
the great New England Senator and the gentleman irum
kcntuckys gentleman who with has squirt had attempted
10 put out that great Vssuvius' !aush.l Either the
establishment Of Government bank the abandonment
the whole power OF the Government over nnsnce and
the currency For in the establishment ol Bank Ct the
United States, TIE Government must either have eono!
the bank n II had, then n IN substance
and effect Government bank IN the nteated "
the gentleman from Kentucky not then the finance
and currency power OF the Government abandoned.
Now the gentleman was either IA favor Of such sbsn
Comment Tor the continuance ~ the present system.
He tor giving up IhS power 10 United States Baal
for leaving upon barren sands OF Executive DIS
creuon.
To Mr. W. tseemed that the po-iIion Of the gentleman
from kentucky Mr. MGESHALI' more unnatural
than according to him. the position Of bis great
The gentleman seemed took OT granted that the gen
teman from MAssach Mr. CUsHN5, and the gen
iemLn from Kentucky, Mr. pAyls) snd Mr.. w, al sd
mittei and maintained that the Difference between Mr..
Webster and Mr. Clay personal contest for place and
power Mr.. w had asserted no such thing. He had SAID
President HARRISON had yei such would have been
the contest; but now. with John Tyler the Southern doc
trines had and had up and become power
u aud the Ten! contest between what the genlemsn
designated the Southern DehIah' and the living
PRESERVATION ct NhFyen." H!He lilo IdekTyrHE. \
iaugh.i
Thomas Jefferson had been accused Of saying that by
ths influence OF Federalism him, Genera! W asins,n
mad been sho ol his strength but who expected
one tie old Federal schoo complain that Daniel Web
had been shorn OF hi- while mapping III, lap Of the
Southern Del!ah The gentleman, At seemed To AE. W.
had been somewhat uaLappy his figaro At one moment
ht had depicted the great Senator mountains MOant
Blanc among the Alps mighty volcano, whose fires
Mr. w. and his assJcia- not going put will
n squirt and IN the neat moment Samson shotn Of hs
locks, Sithhs put Out and sleeping on the Tsp Of har
lot. There seemed little incongnuy between the two
figures. la the rs too, Mr. W. and tie other opponent 81
United States Bank mt-ChlcyOus little uTchln-
ing put the Nrsuyiu with hsr quirts, and
the they triumphant Phi'nes, who had bound
Sampson and shor him. and leading him about hind
for sport Would that ie gentleman was here, that NJ.
w nigh, ak him question in regard his last prayer.
The gentleman had said that he wished and hoped that
SAMPSON
Here Mr. ATHEKTox eaped mp and cried Mr. Speaker
not up-gO on"
After confusion, and conversation between VIZ.
4. and the Speaker the expiration Of the hour
Mr. WISE resumed The gentle man iron heEigckyh
expressed his wish that Samson might grasp the
pillars 81 il" emple-yos, Of that very temple OF Whose
be had often trodden, and round whose
he had long ninsiered and that, being shaken by his
strong arms, those pillars might be shaken and fall and that
the giant be buried beneath the ruins OF the tenn.
pes Of h dagon godl What did tie gentleman meant Did
h. who belonged had belonged party hch cried
loudly aganst reschery and and Thu denounced
traitors with such holy hHed-di he desire and hope iat
Samson would die 90 tue perpetrnon Of reachey and base
peridy' Did he wish that his strong man should remain
with the Administration, only hIat in his last hour be
might bury himself and IN one common ruia -
Could the gentle urge such reBcLcry-inciic
mean, base, p,riiiou- lie would
take leave - tell that gentleman thor Daniel Webster
incapable Of remaining with any party Administration,
only as ha- been said 10y some make the u them
Daniel Webster the shout snd -ay 10
his late comp-.r- and 10 the Wing party, ~ ool-
thus openly against this Administration. Wiser
J. remain in the Cabinet when can do diem more
oectus and deadly injury. Wiser /, who lay close
o. their side. only that may hug item death" The
pillars OF tie temple 20 which the gentleman had alluded
DO, proud and pillar the democracy Of
iis land and would Stand mmoNbble the bas~ 81 IT,
everlasting hills, never 10 be SHAKEN 10y earth-bo hands