Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-24

that in the face of this House anc The naton he m.
c. had declared ,hat the power and PATRONAGE OF l
! Govcrnmen. would be exercised ID laVos OF 'hose -
power Now he denied that he ever mace any sucl
declaration; and he challenged the gentleman 20 sho"
it, The remark he made had lar diieteh' ehue'ey
and rose far above the murhy atmosphere @hicn per
vaded that House. His aluson was 10 tue carrying oi
of the Government, aud to The DUTY OF every men, nc
matter TO what party he belonged, 10 co operate WIZ
The President in that object. 1t was immateral vine
ther the Government was carried on by Wing or De
,nocratic votes or BY combination OF both so TINT
was righfny administered Iii could not be carried
on by Wing votes, mig il not be carried on ~ De
mocratic votes, or by combination OF paris -
II WINS all IDLE deluson say that there was any
wron IN The Presidents calling on either OF the Two
parties. or on BOTH 10 aid him IN carrying on Inc 20
vernment Did any gentleman complain Oh .he ,af'i
law of the last session. because IL was carried ny
combination Of Wing and penociau' so'es' "us
,ht or,nn,;on INV more than the Presidents carry
IN, nm The Government by the aid of any votes he
nh, rot for that purpose? There WAS no more wrong
IN 1ha Tsc, that he a member of that House, should
carry nm important measure either by Wing or Demo
cratic votes, he could gel em man TOT Inc
tn carry on the Government by the same means
In the few moments left him, he desired to say, that
,h;a Administration stood upon its acts and measures,
and went before the country, by whom II was 10 De
indeed upon them All these questions OF the hour,
would pass away with the hour-they were transient
and could not awake the interest of pos,erty They
would mass away-and if this Administration was to
he condemned-whch he was sure that 1t could net
Justly be- BY those then around them upon It's acts ana
would appeal 10 postey against the party
excuses and exravagant acts OF party spirit whch oc
casoned its condemnation. II had been too much the
custom in that House. to indulge general questions
in broad and sweeping denuncatlons OF men-to talk
of reachery and Of the shameless acts OF the Execu
tive and those around him-and thus was TO delude Inc
public mind, and TO stimulate 1t into hostility TO the Ao
minstration He did not know, but that the indigna
aycitp NV O these
len his share might have caused him to retalae, by
using corresponding language. IT so, he regretted Il
and hoped that he might be excused for it, He might
now the previous qaeston-but would decline
doing so, as some gentlemen might WISH 10 reply 70
them.
Mr.. FESSENDEN said, as the gentleman from Mas.
slchuscits had such opportunity TO prepare defence,
he really had supposed they should have bad something
like an argument The gentleman from Massachusetts
must have understood the sentiment OF the House res
pec,ng his remarks on previous occason-ior oil
sides of the House put the construction on them;
aad he took it for granted, the genemans explanation
would now be made. But he put 1t TO the House, as
Ia Jury on the case, whether they had had anything
in the gentleman speech, this morning, except the
me-est special pleading in defence of himself Why
did the gentleman from Massachusetts conhne himself
to single sentence OF his (Mr. F.'s) speech
III pursued this train of renork and OF the speech OF
the gentleman from massachusetts,, he SAID The House
JUDGED not bv single sentence bul by its whole tenor.
I Mr. CUSHING insisted that false construction
had been put on his remarks. He had made such re.
marks his place he had rightto make, and they
! had been msrepresented
Mr. FESSENDEN said the genteman's speech was
published in The newspapers and its truth and accuracy
were no, denied and if it not correct he had had
al opportunity 10 say what he did mean.
| Some conversation ensued between the two gentle
men respecting the published reports Of their respective
speeches, and other matters of public Importance
| MIR FESSENDEN then resumed; and, in reference
pcofin prft ha pfleml
that he had charged TIA. gentleman with beginning the
attack on the Wigs the extra session. he said he de-
MED that he had said any such thing.
MIR. CUSHING. 1t is in your printed speech.
MIR. FESSENDEN. | said no such thing as that the
gentleman "began The attack. said that he began has
attack at the extra session; and ask the gentleman if
al that session, lie did no, attack the Wing party
Ia such explanatory observations the gentleman from
Maine continued his speech in reply 10 the various
branches Of that of the gentleman from massachusetts,
| MIR. G. DAVIS then obtained the floor.
MIR. r. W. THOMPSON appealed to him TO yield
it, for the purpose of enabling him TO reply to the re-
marks of the gentleman from Massachusetts, MIR.
Cushingl
Mr.. G. DAVIS declined yielding the Aoor glad as
he should be TO obge his friend from Indiana.
Mr. r. w. THOMPSON said he would make
mark expressing his for desiring to reply TO the
speech of the gentleman from Massachusetts at this
time. That gentleman, after 81 days of delberatlon,
reflection, and study, now came here and charged him
with expanding an editorial aFtce III
long speech Now, he wished the opportunity 10 re.
ply TO this charge impromptu-to take up the club,
and dare the gentleman TO meet Em-to challenge
him 10 debate the spot, without prompting from
any Editor, or from else where.
Mr.. G.. DAVIS said the time was go Short and, IT
he yielded tie floor, it uncertain whether he
could again obtain it, that he compelled TO GO on
with his remarks He then proceeded to say that he
was opposed to the reconsideration of the vote the
passage OF this BILL Qhe repeal of the Bankrupt law
In announcing HIMSELF il would be sufiicentior him
say that his taken in consequence OF the
we'll settled and we'll ascertaned wishes of his con
stituenis-nine in ten of whom were opposed TO the
law He admitted that lie was not bound to obey all
the admonitions Of popular feeling; but in the present
instance, their judgment was the result OF time and OF
elaboration.
lie felt gratGed at the party character which the
debate had TAKEN because he held it TO be important TO
the preservation Of the institutions OF the country that
the measures of its administrative and Legislative de.
partmens should be strictly scrntnzed and investiga
ted Were he in power, he should not shun any lnves
ligaiion.
He replied the portion Of the speech of the gentle
from from Massachusetts, (Nlr. Cushing) relating tc
the alleged dictaon Of the Senator from Kentucky
! (Mr. Clay.) The gentleman from Massachusetts, dc
cared that there were but two oernatives-one, con
suona adGiis,raton under the lead Of the President
and The other faction, under the lead Of the Senator
f-om Kentucky. Such remarks were no more nor les
than caumnes tina, distinguished man; and he wou!t
ask the gentleman what principle Mr. Clay had changed
by which he obtained the i'll will Of the gentleman, uf,e
having had his support for fifteen years previous II
tie extra session He asked, Did the Senator from
Kentucky bring forward any measure at the ex;r
session; Did he enter upon any nntrodden, path, il
order 10 embarrass the path of John Tyler No. wa
the answer.
He replied to the remark so often to be found in tn
speeches of The gentleman from massachusetts,, tia
The Wings embarrassing the Administration O
alr. Ty!er-and enumerated ten measures passed a
the Extra Session by the Wings, and opposed by ih
Democra,s-all Of which measures he said, were ne
cssary TO enable the President to carry the Govern
T ment-,he repeal Of the Sub-Treasury-lhe donation
+ 10 Mrs Harrison-the Distribution L7w-the Bankrup
Law-the Loan Bill-the Fertilization Blll-the Bill /
pay the debts of the Post Office Departmental
change Of The Tariff, by adding three articles, an
saving the Treasury-and the two Bank Bills. Al
these measures recommended by the Presiden,
and supported by the Wings, and opposed by the Demo
crats--yet the Wings were charged with obstructn!
Mr.. Tyler. He also enumerated ten measures passe
10y the Wings the last sesaion of Congress, th
rec commentator of Mr. Tyler-all of which wer
opposed by the Democratic party.
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