The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-22

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denounce such narrow preIudices having nothing
to do with true and honest principles such az are for
the welfare OF the whole country. Cry of ''that's
sUod seoiemsn om S Y y T understand
principles, SIR, he means the restoration Of the ex-
PEELED and fallen Bourbons (Roars of laughter
Cries from the Wings opposlte-"The restoration
CUsHrNe-The restoration of the Bourbons (Cusb
ing pronounced it Boorbons) for the purposes of re-
venge. daughter all round the House, and seve-
raj locofocos cried out, To be sure, and we mean
TO pay you all of next session. And whilst these
twofachons running this selfish race il is high
tne Tor the people to rise in their might shake off
lne accursed and corrupt yoke OF party, and not
per and neither millsones Great Iaughter) of the
ultra actions And for simply calling the House
| 10 ala the PRESIDENT IN carrying on the government
accord Ing to the principles of the constitution,
nave been denounced IN the most infamous man.
ner. And when j saw the gentleman from Indiana
GIhompson) expanding one paragraph from the
ulobe, about the auction, INTO speech Of an hour,
and the gentleman from New York (McKeonl add,
ing thereto and exciting the wings on it reminded
me OF the poets remark
mischief, thou art fool
Take thou what course thou wilt
could not account for the gentleman falling 40
easily INTO the trap set for him by the Van Puren CT
gan here. IL like the wild bull in the arena
who dashes at the red flag whilst the matadore steps
aside, and plunges the deadly weapon into his neck
HGreat laughter) Why sir, as soon any man on
this ioor dares to utter great national and honest
principle, these party hacks thrown into spasms
OF holy political horror at the audacity of honest
men who dare to act as freemen. Sir, the great
struggle In this Congress has all along been this
whether one two Executives were to rule this ma
hon-the recognised executive chief at the White
House. or the party chief in this Capitol (Clay.)
That was the trouble (Cries of True ) That
has been the great question agitating all conrO-
VERSES, from the extra session to this hour and
for one felt it to be my duty to stand by the constu
ton and the constitutional chief for the time being
nj thn anIxt ,aIA ,Eoo L.
government but 1t was actually the only mode of
preserving the ascendancy Of the wing party and
IT they had taken my advice, they would still have
been in the ascendant. But no.-they never asked
what was for the interest of the country, but
what was for the interest OF party "Party party"
was the cry and they have gone to destruction with
that ringing In their ears their death knel. They
enqured not what was best Tor the public interests,
the constitution, or the government but what was
best tor the sef-created despotsm of party and to
perpemate its tyranny. And that has destroyed
| that party may be. will be hewn down where
stand rather than finch from those principles which
| deem best tor the country. Sir, the gentleman
| said the wing party were overthrown because the
President did not sign the great measures OF relief
they passed He signed the Tarif-the Bankrupt
the Dlstrbutlon-and many other bills. But he
didn't sign the Bank Bill There's the trouble Andh
majority of this House say he ought to have done,
that Pl appeal to the people, and they will sustain.
the President. The gentleman from Maine Fessen.
DEM said the whole wing press vena, and sung
the same song ts the President and thus destroyed
country IS not venal and that party destroyed
| themselves. The gentleman read a paragraph Of
Swifts, ridcullng me as no. party man. Swift was
corrupt tory OF the corrupt reign of Anne, and he is
brought-the great hbeer of his age-as authority
| to denounce me. am ashamedt to see gentleman
come into this House and read such extracts. /
should have been glad if he had read an extract or
two from the farewell address of the Father of his
country where he holds up the danger of factions
and denounces, party spirit, Sir, there have been
two great republics, somewhat analogous to ours
Greece and Rome-and both fell by party spirit
Gle read an extract from Thucyddes to this effect)
And |, sir, as moderate man, have done but
my duty IN calling. on this House to sus-
tam the government independent of party, and
this is called putting up the empire for sale, like the
pretoran guards Shame. II is in vain to combat
the men OF straw set up by the gentlemen. | shall
net combat the windmls they quixoticalIy ran a
race at. (Laughter) The true question has ever
been and is now, between constitutional order, and
the party anarchy set up by the majority here. And
1t Is not the power OF the governmental is not the
initlatOy power of the President but is the fixed
constitutional fact that he is President for four
years, against which the wing party bave struck,
and dashed Themselves to pieces. For here you
cant change the government as you can in Europe,
thank God!'O 1t is the duty of all to aid in carrying
on the government; if it cannot be done exclusively
by the votes OF either party, it must be done with
portion OF the votes OF each. And this not cor
rupt, but constitutional. Thus the tariff and bank
rupt bills passed; and by this combination the
latter has been repealed. Sir, this administration
stands proudly erect on its own acts and measures;
it comes into this House them alone; and alone
it goes to the country on them. And by them it
will be judged. All these controversies are but of an
hour they will pass away with the hour-al the tn
vial harangues denOuncing It, will soon pass away.
And if this administration is condemned by this &C.
neration-(ahough when tined fairly am sure 1t
will be highly appauded,) for its acts and measures,
it will appeal to posterity for an approval Of all those
acts and all those measures, against the heated and
disgracefu partisan conduct OF the present day.
Mr.. FEssESDEN replied, and said that it was not
from single passage of Cushing's speech he had
the whole of that speech. AS to Cushing's COM
ments on his Fessenden's) speech, all he had to cay
was. that his speech was not correctly reported in
the Integencer. AS to quoting Dean Swift he had
done So because he thought that such corrupt wri
ter would best suit the gentemans (Cushing's) taste
and habits.
GARRETT DAVIS and THOMSON both rose at once.
THOMPSON said he ready TO reply right OIL to the
gentleman, without any preparation, II he could get
the floor.
DAVIS spoke a few minutes, and eulogised Mr.,
Clay and denounced Mr.. Tyler the incidental"
power at the other end of the avenue.
| went into the Senate, il being now three O'Clock,
and when / came back MARSHALL was on his feet,
saying it enough for him that Kentucky was
against the Bankrupt Law, and he should go for re-
peal. He spoke but few minutes.
PROFIT rose.
SrANLEY-1he gentleman has spoken once.
PRoFrIT-I have not. And as am responsible
for this debate by opening IT mp again, will with
draw my motion to reconsider
Cries of oh, oh" and great laughter.
THoMrsoN-I beg my colleague not TO withdraw
il, as wish TO reply to the gentleman from Masea'
chusetts. o.
" Adjourn" "Go on, ADJOURN, ana muen
laughter
CAVE JouSsoy-I move we adjourn, sir.
Nearly all the members left
Standardization - move-second-house-
adjourn.
Ar pREsENr.-Aye-aye-ay and the Houss
adjourned,
In rae SENArE-Smith, of Indiana, presented nc
solutions similar to Whites, complaining of the ar
bitary conduct Of the postmaster about newspapers.
M. TALLMADGE moved to take up the Exchequer.
II was made the special order of the day tor next
Wednesday.
Mr.. MoREHEAD called on the Secretary of War
for ,pfnr hon ,ba uuda CO.