Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-04-11
no. ll3..-.yOLuME XXXIX.

any breach Of faith public or private ci,i-
zen, and expressing his regret that his competitor could
not be brought the discussion Of great aues
ton involved IN the election, proceeded TO reort the
charges of Inconsistency which had been made agans,
HIM, md a-raGned not merely Mr. Goggn, but the
National Republican party, 10 which he had always
belonged, Tor the desgn 10 establish their principles
agans. the will Of The people, and by the Of poll
tcians He rsvewe, The history of parties for many
years, and SIT, wed that in 1899 the between
John Quincy hdaos ard Gen. Jackson his competitor
and himself differed precisely where they differed now;
that in ls2, in The contest between MIR. Clay and Gen.
Jackson the radical differences in regard t. the
powers and duties Of Government had separated his
competitor ard himself The Wing party had its origin
in 1888, after the removal Of the deposites. 1t was
composed Of The National Republicans who preierr"c
J. Q Adams to Jackson in 1899, and Henry Clay in
ls2, and that portion of the Jackson party which dis
approved Of the removal Of the deposi,cs. II was
known a. that time, that the National Republicans sup.
ported, while their allies from the Jackson ranks OPP
posed, the policy and constuto1aliry of T. S. Bank,
a Protective Tariff, &c. The elements Of the Wing
party GGrsed radically then. as they had done ever
since, 10 the Legislative powers and pocy of the
Fedora! Government. In 1886, the doubts which ex.
s.ed as To Gen. Iiarrsons opinions on these points
particularly the Bank and the Tariff induced the De-
Llocfa'ic portion Of the Wing party Virginia. with
t." exceptions IN prefer Judge bite 10 him as their
candidate for tho Presidency. In 1870, the whole
Wing party IN Contention, ut Harrisburg, had dellbe-
raeiy rejected Mr. Clay as their candidate for the
Presidency, and nominated Cen Harrison, who was
emplatica.iy recommended By the central Wing
mlttee oi Virginia, and by Of the consplcu-
Gus Wings in other States opposed 10 a National
Bank, Tariff, &c. The points If difference which
originally separated the National Republicans from the
Jackson party declared 10 be issue in the
contest of lc40-and yet when Gen. Harrison was
elected by anti Bank and anti Tariff votes Congress
was convened ut the extra session of 1S4l and U.
State. Bank, Protective Tariff nc, were passed as
which had been decreed By The people in the
presidential election, that very election which
the people assured by the Wing party that their
candidates we're antr.Bank, an! identified with the
principles of Jsi'rr.onian Repnblcansm He shew wed
thai at no period from Is to $50 had the principles
Of measures OF the National Republican party been
arorcd those Of the Wing party, and that soon
a. they were, no alternative remained for those who
had always Opposed these prime pies bat adopt them
or abandon the Wing party. He reminded the people
VI Albf marie, tina, in 1872 when Mr. Clay
didate for The presidency and when he was, he is
now, the distinguished leader Of the National Rppuhl-
party, he did receive one hundred votes in tins
county. lie asked i9tbere was any magic in the
Wing, p name which adopted expressly to cover
differences of opIGion and principle which were TOW
not 10 De liberated suicen, 10 convert those who
good oil Republicans in iS33, III less, and IL .2so,
,nto National Republicans IN 1913 Had tie princi-
pies now uvo@ed as tests by the Wig party, been
ever avowed before: Had they been avnwed on the
removal Of the drpcsies, II 1910 the Nat;o.a;
Erpublican party waaid have forrd Themselves in the
minority as in 1890, under H-. Adams; and in
rider MIR Clay, minority to which they had
becu Unsigned ever since the session Of lS4l,
wien the authority Of the people vas claimed for men
sures which the politicians had no. dars . cyou 81
fore them.
Governor G. stated that he had 70 Questions Of con.
sistency adjust with his competitor, or any other wo
like him. had been always National Republican; but
he protested against the right Of those WHO. like him
self, had opposed the election Of Mr. Ad,ms and Of
Mr. Clay, and who were willing TO endorse the
principle. Of those rer, The themselves 10 ar.
raign him. because he could not do the same Tho
Wing PARTY had nat only discovered the Bank the
+ riff &c as tests: but they lad recognized him az
ser very inch Wig when he declared himself aoainst
these measures, ard in favor Of divorce of the Go
varanent from all Banks He supposed that he might
still be hailed as 'everv inch Wing" IT, like his
competitor he would declare himself for Mr. CLAW
against the field; bn: he went for the field against
Mr. Cay, because he was opposed now, he had al.
ways been Tie leading principles Of That distinguish
ed gentleman he al liberty 10 infer that the Whie
party which had run Bank and anti-Tariff car
ddae for President N lci0-a candidate who, after
his election DECLARED himself favorable to the princple
of tvorcng The Government. from the Banks had lost
rs man. of s inches h. had; indeed, that it had
but ono left, and that inch Of Clay, short to
make eitIie. President mr. pipe stem. lie declared
himself ready ;o for the nominee Of the Democra.
tic Convention because he fell that such nomi-
nee would be the same after m election that he was
hsfnrr and he hone! tina. those ami Bank bnd anti
Tariff Wings, who cared more for principles than they
did for men, for their country than they did for
party would ard in carrying out those principles
in good faith. which. though they were professed by
their associates in 1910. had since been abandoned
He insisted, that iEe Wing majority of Congress had
not only done all those things which they told the peo
pie they would not DO, but they had not done the only
thing which they had told the people they would do
They had attempted charter Bank in various
FORMS and when checked hy the veto of President,
whom they haa announced as anti Bank candidate,
they had proposed 10 change The Constitution
uonze the Gnvernmen ~ for the sake Of corporation
This same majority bad vetoed more OF their
sures than had been vetoed hy the President, and
finally, they had been vetoed by the people.
They lad assembled in May, 1911, under the pre-.
tex, Of filing empty Treasury, but their first act
was 10 distribute that portion Of the revenur derived
from the pubic lands. They provided that no add.
ona burdens of taxes should be imposed on the peo-
pie, by enlclng that whenever the duties on i'm ports
exceeded 20 per cent, distribution should cease. They
after raised the duties greatly beyond % per cent,
and repealed their own Restriction Of the distribution
act, identifying thereby the principle of distribution
with that Of high taxes. They denounced the veto
power hen il employed 10 preserve their own
measure, and to guard The people against taxation.
winch this ma joti!v had plsGg, d Themselves no, 10
impose. They passed bankrupt aw authorizing
wholesale reputation Of private debts, and they
pralec H. They passed tariff act So exclusively for
The benefit Of Manufacturers no: 10 yield more than
half The revenue ShC! IL necessary TO meet their
own appropriations. Thou.! II WAS provided by the
act Of 1892, that the duties should down to ~
per cen, ~ lo42, they raised by The 21h Con-
gress TO an almost unprecedented standard, SO high as
10 prevent the importation Of many articles, to give
protection TO the manufacturers and not 10 raise
venue Tor Government.
He adver,ed TO his efforts TO reduce the exPendi-
and reform The abuses Of The Government 10 the
reports which he had made chairman OF the select
committee re,renchment, by which II had been pro-
posed 10 abolish many useless oiices to reform the
accounting agencies Of the Government, TO establish
responsibility in The departments and to restrict
the Executive power Of removal from Office, 10 reduce
and regulate the mileage, and 10 abolish the ranking
privilege and 10 lie uhwi!lingness manifested even to
prn, these reports, that he people might see the facts
aud reasons wh'ch they presented
Speaking OF consistency, he SAID ne preferred con-
ssen, adherence 10 principle 10 blind devotion to par
ly, and that poli,cih"s and parties would be much
consistent, If they would lake principle instead Of
thcr guides. Tie ci'cd tie e.der editor of the
Richmond Wing as m example Of paradox of conss-
tency. lie was nG!i'iar advocating high protect
ing tariffs Sub Treasury urging United States
Bank. lie ought. then, 10 tie beam in his own eye
before lie made such outcry atont the in others.
He referred TO DaLel Webster and Henry CLAY