Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-19
Had temperance any agency in bringing
shout this result ?

to appoint committee to investigate
the truth of the charges preferred against
Tthe president by him, MIR. Profit. who ad-
dressed the house upon the subject, said
he conceived that every gentlemen who
voted for it believed that the charges did
contaip impsachabIe matter This CD
seryation drew from hiessrs. Cooper OF
Ga. and Marshall Of XIV. an explanation
! in regard to their motive in voting for
Mr.. BIS. resolution The former only
| INTENDED to say that it was due to the
gentleman from Virginia, due to the
country, and due to the officer, that he
should vote for committee OF inyestisa-
tion. He Gid not believe FOR one mo-
sneut, that SUBCOMMITTEE could be found
who could imp'icate the president'-The
latter declared that, in voting for the
resolution. he was only ia favor OF CIV
ing the gentleman the committee. and
nothing more.'-Mr. Bolts then asked
leave to exp plain. lie a0as prouder cf
The position lie occupied, than that Of arg
other gentleman on the foor.'-iIe is
proud of his position-he is proud Of be-
ing -le!t alone in his g!ory'-he is proud
to know that the good sense Of his pofiti-
cal friends would not permit them to
vote for his resolution-in short. he is
proud of the ridiculous situation in which
This attempt to impeach The president has
placed him before congress and before
the country!
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The Reason Vhy.-Mr. Underwood
made political speech in the house Of
representatives, on the 18th inst. ia re-
ply to Mr.. Profsit,in which he endeavors
to vindicate the conduct of Mr.. Clay in
certain private matters, and also in re-
gard to his political career. Mr.. Bidlack
wished to know Of Mr.. U. 'if Mr.. Clay
himself had net, on various occasions,
and particularly at Hanover courthouse,
disclaimed that he was in favor IF ma
tional bank?' MIR. U. replied levasiveIy)
that he had not heard any such disclaim-
err imputed to Mr.. Clay x since The
Harrisburg conuention.' From this lam
suase, MI u.concedes that such disc!ai-
mer' had been imputed to MFR. Clay
F6etore the Harrisburg convention. After
some other remarks in regard s1r. Ty-
ler's Inconsistency in not carrying out
tlle principles he heldbefnre his election
AR. II. remarked tlfat 'if Mr.. Tyler was
not pledged to approve the measures ct
Mr.. Clay-if he was DESTROYS to nomi-
nate him for the presidency. and actual
Iy shed tears, as it is said. because he
did not receive the nomination, were
there not good grounds to believe that
he would approved national bank bill p
in repsy TO this, 'Eir. Wise asked Mr.. U.
whether, duringsthe canvass for the pre-
sidency Of 1910, he saw the address
which was put forth by the Central Har
rison Committee Of Nirsinia? y 1t
would be found there asserted, rot only !
that Mr.. Tyler would not sign "a bank
bill, but that General Harrison would
not sign one.' 'Mr. Underwood then re-
marked that 'the Wings oFEirgihia might
have written and published All address. |
suci, as the gentleman alluded to. and it
might have been designed to operate on
that State alone. TIE g~eal error Of the
Wing party. and for achic5 he believed Ike
judgment Of .Heaves had fulien upoa them,
aoas their SELECTING John Tyler as their
candidate for The Vfce Presidency, in Ike
hope Of carrying TIE State Of 'V.zgi'sia.-
hstea4 Of selecting man a0ho a0us d;''ow''
to haze eo-operatsd Nth them IN all their
measures; instead # selecting a man aclso
for gears had manifested a consistent deco
lion to their principles. The Wing party Sc
lgctsd John Iyler, merely for the sake Of
carrying Inc State Of Virginia. Having
made this selection, Continued Mr.. w.
it was very probable that the Wings OF
Virginia put. forth such an address inten.
ded for that state onl y ;J6"kit acas kno,on
that at Nusauile 1.-THE conyeation pit TorM
resolutions directly The contrary. and in
tauor.of a bank Of The United Sides
These confessions of Mr.. III. need no
comments. He blames the Wings in
general, anil the Wings of Virginia in
particular, fur the gress deception they
practised upon the people in their sup
port Of MIR. Tyler for the vice presiden-
cy. We only give the above statement
Of Mr.. U. to show, that the .Whigs. in
their efforts to vindicate their conduct
at the. election init3zO make disc Iosurps