Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-01-19

That his concurrence Win The tonhiltt9 Oh
Means the subject. and the vote he iheud give upon
the exehequer--a vote which he hoped would hn that o
an rwlelnng maJorliy OF tho llonse--did not 10
suit in any manner, from the whence the pop'@
ton had enanaied. Ii he could be induced by any mo
i've to look upon tho eNchcqucr with favourable eye
after the endorsement IL had received, the open avowa
tina, II mel with the entire appreciation ot thu American
Sccretar, of State, would have afforded him that motive
and inJueement Profound attention IN all parts ct the
ball There was no mamie made The proposition
broadly and without exeeptlon~-m whon, an subjects
of this nature twelve months ago, he felt 81 profound
confidence the American Secretary Of State lie was
not Of thoso-and he wished 10 LET 1t be known, lei
ccnsnre come upon him as heretofore. inm what quar-
ter II might-who denounced the Secretary OF State he
cause he chose remain connected with the Calumet
when The remaining members iii Ia retire. lio re=
fused then the Secretary Tor remaining AZ his
post. lie refused now. II was question. IA Mr.
Webster remarked involving his own honor, aud which
therefore might he eit 10 his own decislon lie (Alf
NJ } found nothing which TO rest censurc. Tho 4
mor,can Secretary said that he had been looked TO- on
ol his supposed knowledge ol the subject 81 Il
by tho President elect. rs one who would be III
person be placed at the head OF the Treasury Dcp,d
mcnt; aud. from the know ledge which he had often dis
played in this Capitol aud osowhcle on such subjects.
he (Mr NJ should have said that there could not
more competent Judge than tho Secretary ol state.
had been thirteen years since lac first put his foot III
the Capitol Of the United States. 1t WIS III Fobuary.
1880 that he. for the first time, pm, his loot IN the S,n
ate chamber; aud when he entered the lobby of the SON
ate The floor occnplcdhy the Senansr from Nlasst
chuselts. upon question growing on oil What was call
cd aud known the Foot resolution. lie thought
hcn aud now, that he had never ssrl nln as he
then saw He had just come from the irenla convohs
,on where all the greatness Of Virginia was assembled
-wh,rc there were three generations oimn, cohSlIlu.
tiny the ehoicest spirits OF the Ola Domlnon lie hta"
them all. Sul the yoaining desire which lie Had 80
early formed to look upon what he considered great
man IN all respects had not been gralllled. But when
Ia , .i ihp Senate halulpr and heard
the Massachusetts Senator speaking upon subject III
vol, inc the nature and genius d our institutions.
and discussing the question then before lle Senao with
one Of the brilliant sons vi the south, Mr. llayne
he thought that no had, or once, looked upon great
man. in all parts and in all r'spcco After hearing that
Speech the impression o which would never fade irom
from his memory, he got Mr.. WohsIers books. lie
searched ior every scrap which had fallen from HIM, aud
Mr. Wrbslcr's works were his radc neetnn. Such was
his en- husaslic admiration OF the man aud his pr due
tos thai Tor years he slept with his speeches under his
head. He studied them over and over, aud IT Col had
vouchsaed IN him any OF that faculty by winch one han
could understand the views oi another. he had 1t nom
him II he Had not mslakcu the whole principles Of
philosophy currency finance. and the political oIpani1a
lion of This Governments as laid down IN those worhs
If he had searched lhose works tru y-all winch con
dcmncd those principles 10 DO found IN the propbsl
ton Ion an eNchcqner.
/ A Government bank. with Sinff riphs feature IN.
corporaied in it. omannling from Daniel Webster lie
! (Mr NJ had seen aud heard strange things since he
ladbocn member here; but this was The sifagcsl q" all
things he had been called on 10 Witness! II the
great Senator from Massachusetts,. appointed Secretary
of State by the late President (or whom all Wings vo
ted 10 conduct the delicate and difficult negotiations
apperianipg to that portion 81 the Union whence he
cnc aud Nhose confidence he onoyed ehoso To Remain
connected with the Cablne, IN order to discharge the du
" assigned to him. he (Alr. NJ admired the hfmncss
which induced hun to remain aud serve his country, N
spite of the donunca,ions hurled against hlm II the
great Snaior-and he preferred 10 call him 50, because
II was IN that character in which he first beleld him
chose treat with and contempt those who, lay
np il down As the law that the Cabnc should be dis
solved il, toto hurled themselves agains, him for main
tanning his post aud dschasing his duty, not as the 70
nincr Of any man. but with single eye 10 tho cbliga
tons due to his country, he (Nlr NJ would be the last
10 dcnonnce him, let orders 10 that OBJECT come troLl
what quarter they might lie well knew what II Ia
receive ORDERS and To have the party scouge land upon
his free back. lie admired the man who had the firm
10 resist those orders;-bu more o that hereafter.
The Seer trry Of State, IN his late srtch, raid land
thought sarcastically) that the motives 81 public
men should be presumed 10 be pure.-lle (Mf. Nd
would be the last person ever 10 presume impnHy oi
motives against the Secretary 81 State. lie lad char
pcd no man: he now meant TO charge inuI. II was
no invention or argument Of his that he Brought be
fore the House. II his principles wrong, tho Sec
reiary of State had taught them to him On him. there
fore let the blame II the idea he advocated we've
'osolce, the Secretary Of State taught him hat was
obsolete.
By the cxchcqucr the Government was made to legs
late under fYor Of the States permission You are 10
pass law which Is TO be law, or moi according 10
whether il shall be permitted by state s0sefegnes =!
Here 10 be Government bank. under political dl
rrction trading upon the revenues OF the country, aud
ten millions besides with State rights principle ncor
poratcd, Such as had never been heard OF
beforel He could never go for it, Give him the law Oh
1883. under which the operations OF the Treasury De
parmen was conduced-glve him the sub treasury
give him every thing else piled up another IA
thcr than this cNcheqneI.
yhe pen,leman from Virginia Mr.. WsE tainted
the Committee of Ways and Means because they did
rm report substitute Tor the excIequor. WHY should
took? Had the gentleman forgotten what hc (Mr. Nd
heard him say (aud the gentleman would pardon him iuf
declaring that he always listened to every thing which
fell iroi his lips with The utmost alienon) when he
told the House that the Wing party, which had
much life was now dead that he would think
of striking woman, or kicking corpse OF attacking
it? Lion like he turned off from the nsgnlicance VI
the object
/ After few more remarks in this behalf, not distinct
ly heard he proceeded follows: I'VE have y4a
hung snspeuditer PR coiUm-betweo heaven and
earth and fit for noler;p and made told 10 ask the
gentleman which Of the two schemes was the scheme q.
the President: when was answered by him that il was
that Of the Secretary Vi State Now # this were true
if the gentleman had authority 10 speak On this sub eci
and tell this Congress, after the experience he had gain
ed of the strong nature Of this tfNed fact in The Cuusti
tuton, that thus pforosl'r,n and other would be
ken.-why, MIR. Nj. .tonld ASK should the Committee
OF Nays and Cleans 90 expected to report any oherf
Mi. WI f. sad the gentleman mistaken wlItA he
sad t3 he had authority speak for the Executive