Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-28

support il would have obtained at the hands oil the
more liberal Wings. But Mr. Clay ordained tina! the
people should suffer; his slaves in Congress consnm-
mated the ac and let the namy Of the deed rest on
the shoulders Of the unprincped Of The Wings, ana
him who, Mr.. Randolph of Roanoke iily and elo-
queny said attempted to sustain himself and his hopes
By forming coalition between the puritan and Inc
blackleg.
"let The American people read and see, to their VI
ter Amusement, that a caucus of unPrnc'ped denia-
sogues at Washington acting at the nod of hlT Gay,
and do blight and desecrae the dearest and hottest
interests Of the nation Let them read and know lhe'e
things and then, they be true 10 themselves lctthen
advance in solid columns to the rescue OF an admins
traon that is entitled to every mans confidence, res
pec and APPRECIATION.
Mr. f desired, also, that article in the Madisonan
Of this morning, on the same subject might be read
Mr.. WISE wished to know whether this was pr
veged question: AMI whether il had preference over
the business Of the House.
! The SPEAKER said tina! the gentleman from New
| York mir Fillmore asked leave 10 make personal
explanation end permission was granted Inn ~ 'se
general consent of the House.
| Mr. WISE said he only wished TO know whether tins
was privileged question. lie certainly should no,
Object 10 extending to The gentleman the usual courtesy
| Of the House
The article from The Nladsoninn was then read as
follows:
"NEw YoEK, Jan. ~, lS43
zone of the most dsgraceful acts that ever dis.in-
ruished faction, occurred al Washington few days
prior to the utterng of the report OF the COMMITTEE Of
WAYS and Means reference TO The Exchequer bull
81. is somewhat roundabout way, to be sure, to get
facts before the public that anspre at Washington TO
send this from New York to the American metropolis
but there obstacles here in the way OF Tree com
runcaon, and the fact wish to get 10 the world Is
important, send it 10 you-und here state II.
"Tbe mig before The committee Of Ways and Means
vas 20 report on the Exchc quer BILL "caucus OF the
hgs held and The subject was taken up for con
! sheraton.
CATER consultation and debate had been had twas
found that there strong ard determined dispo
s,on, the part Of the Wings, 10 report iayorably,
and to vote in favor Of the bill Indeed, there was a
majority of the caucus in favor Of such issue. In
The midst Of this state Of feeling it was urged by IN.
princpled leaders that, if The bill found favorable
port, and should, by any chance be adopted 1t would
at insure the popularity of the Administration, and
facilitate the prosperity of The President This otilse
in all probability, would have been enough to damn the
bill and secure the defeat of the Esc!equer scheme !;
bat other aids called in to The unprin
| cplcd basencss Of the Wings.
| ..To complete the work oF iniquily, letter-wrt
ten, as it is said, by Mr. Cay-da,ed at Natchez,
read, in which it urged that Congress ought 10
inaer on ill the 4h CT March, do nothing for the
country, and thus, by applying the screws TO the
whole commerce and business %: the nation, rouse II
to Indignation toward the President and thus aid the
towering ambition of the Kentucky candidate for Tie
! Presidency.
"ay OF information are correct and nuthen
tic; and the facts here stated cannot be denied by the
Wings in Congress.
"Bu, for the acts of the Wing cnucus the Commit
tee Of WAYS and Means would have reported the Fix.
chequer BILL the basis of the scheme presented b.
the Executive; i, would have been taken up in the
House. and been adopted by the votes of the Demo
Gratis, aided by the liberal Wings
"These facts OF too much consequence TO the
people Of the United States to be kept back and they
should hc.alded 10 the world that the citizens CT the
United States may know how it is that they i'm
posed upon, and sadded with emharrassments Of the
most distressing md blasting nature
The House would perez i've that very grave and Sc
rious charges brought aganst the Committee OF
Ways and Means their reporting against the Ex.
chcquer. The first charge in the article in the New
York Union, and reiterated in the Madsonian, was
this:
at had been ascertaned that the majority of The
more liberal and discreet Wings in favor of the
Exchequer scheme recommended by tie Executive;
and it further ascertaiDed that very proba.
BILE that the Committee of Ways and Means would re.
port in favor of the bill brought forward by Mr. Cush
ing This fact having reached the Of the leaders
Of the Clay faction caucus ordered and holden,
and en into operation the night before the report Of
the Committee was made.
In regard 10 the single fact there stated, he desired
to say that the report OF the Committee of Ways and
Means this subject was mGde Monday morning;
so that, if the caucus held on the night preceding
that report it must have been held on Sunday even
inr. No caucus, however, was held, that any
came to his knowledge, from any source showing that
a Wing had been held directing that report TO
be made.
TIL next charge
DAT the opening Of the caucus, it was plain that
majority of the Wings present, weary of wagng
reckless, improbable, and infamous opposition to the
peoples WILL had determined to 60 forth like men, and
sustain the President and the Exchequer. AT this stage
of the affair." the leaders took their stand and com.
menccd furious attack on the President and the AID.
nd bc,n bafb. bau;
up much excitement, they ayowed that, if any man,
Whig gave the least counenance to the plan Of the
President he would be tratcr 10 his party and, as
such, be presented to his country"
He had only to say, in reference 10 that charge that
he had no knowledge Of it, and had belief that any
thing like took place. and he challenged any one
his place, and say that he could prove it be
true
The next charge was, that letter from Mr. Clay
had hecn produced and read at the caucus &c There
Mr. F. read the paragraph that subject above quoted
To this he could only say that he knew not what Mr..
Claws sentiments the subject; that he ever
heard that MIR. Clay wrote any letter The subject
and that snch letter of Mr. Clay was presented
at any Wing caucus a; which he present; spo
ken Of, alluded to- The only knowledge he Ind OF
Mr. Clay sentiments the subject, that general
knowledge derived from observing his political course
Of conduct.
Having denied he did, peremptoriy and empha.
tically any knowledge of the subject, he had only to
fuTtneT tndt tue statements IN Two
articles, 10 which he had called the attention Of the
House, were, far as he had any knowledge of the
subject, nnequivocally false If any members here
knew any facts or circumstances sustaining them, he
begged that they would bring them out. II due TO
the subject, and due to the country that thew should
speak out il they had anything 10 say the subject.
In justice to the Committee of Ways and Means, he
would say, that they took up the subject Of the Exche
quer, with sincere desire 10 recommend it, or some
similar measure, TO the House; and, it was after the
NEST and serious consideration, that they came
to the conclusion, that they could only perform their
duty to the country, by recommending lis rejection
lie did not know that his duty TO HIMSELF or 10 the
committee, required that he should say If there
were any members present, who had any knowledge of
the SUBJECT he would say, tina, i, their duty to
mumcae it 10 the world. Mr. F. was also understood
to ask, if any of "the guard" knew anything OF The
matter, that they would rise and disclose it.
NJ WISE inquired if the gentleman from New
York hy his last allusion- ahich he {Mr w y thought
was, least gratuitous-meant to impu.e TO him, or