Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-01-13
MR.. CUsHING'S SPEECH.

tives, on Tuesday, while the bill TO repeal the hank
rupi law was under discussion, as reported in the
National Intelligenccr. IT will be seen that Mr.
Gushing claimed for the Executive a place in the
nation which, if acceded to, would make him a four
years despot or rather, if his views Of the power
arising from the patronage of the office be correct,
would make him an elective despot, or bring about
a revolution. A brief recurrence to the past should
have been enough to satisfy him of the falsity of the
allegation lie aided in overthrowing the admins
tration of Mr. Van Buren,, backed by the influence
of the office, and with an organization in the ranks
ofhis supporters never equalled. Still, here is an
ayowal Of the extent of Executive patronage which
should cause men to ponder well upon it. Mr.
Gushing said :-Neo Bedford Mercury.
But the gentleman from Tennessee had
not stopped here he had INDUCED himself
in course of very severe elimination against
the President of the United States not in
the discharge of his official duties as Presi-
dent, but as an individual man. Mr.. Cush-
inc did not, in this relation, intend to Join
issue with the gentleman in his general OBJ
loauy and censure of the Administrations
Mr.. Gushing dealt with specific acts and
measures which might be charged, but not
with general obloquy. Aud here he would
say, in regard to what had fallen from the
gentleman of this character, that they were
now at the opening of a short session of
Congress, which was to expire on the third
of March next, and that there was now a
vast mass oCpublic business, of the deepest
interest to the country, which demanded the
action Of the House. And the first consider
alton was, whether it was for the interest OF
the country, or for the honor of themselves
as its Representatives, to throw aside the
legislation of the country, shut their eyes to
the great questions which awaited their de-
%cision, and pass TO episodical digressions re-
~specting the character Of individuals =
Were Mr.. Cushing's intention to argue that
question strictly, he might remind gentle
men that the great questions Of the bank
rupt law, of the appropriation bills, and OF
the British treaty, were not affected by the
individual relation of parties or of men
they rested on the great consideration OF
public interest. And as these questions, and
others of a like character, lay before them,
did it comport with the credit of the House
to depart from them, to 60 into mere
party disputation
There was another consideration which
ought to be looked at. 1t was now not two
years since, by the result of the elections OF
1910, a party revolution was effected in the
country ; a new party was formed, and new
men came into the Government. Since
then there had grown up an internecine war
in the ranks of that party, which had been
pursued for a year and a half past. In the
mean while, there stood the federal Govern
ment, with its fixed Constitution, and all its
several functions, as determined by that
Constitution, Interchangeable by the behests
of party-a sort of god Terminus, with all
these political and party changes going on
around it. Against this fixed immoveable
Government and Constitution, they had seen
one of these parties hurl itself in the mad.
ness of desperation. And what had been
the consequence 7 The party thus holding
the shifting relations to which he had allud
ed, had been dashed to atoms at its feet
In the course Of this operation they had
heard in that House, and throughout the
country, quite enough of mutual elimination
and recrimination. God alone knew, indeed
how much it was enough to suffer; but
for one, he thought there had been enough
quite enough of it. Were any further and
future objects still to be promoted by the
Wing gentlemen INDUCING themselves in
these ferocious attacks upon the Govern
ment! For let it be remembered that the
question had two sides tC it and Mr.. Cush.
ing was disposed to look at both. One Of
the great parties of the country had broken
itself to pieces against the General Govern.
ment. We had presented a most extraordi
nary spectacle to the world for the last two
IN vrhat avantc did thau nOtu a
about to enter! There was a trite provert
which declared that "erperientid docet."-
He said it was not true. He said that en-
perientia non dOcet. For, while this mos
wonderful spectacle had been presented tC
all men in these United States, what did the,
see ? There was another party who stood
in a most convenient attitude, with foldeC
arms, looking on and laughing, while theil
adversaries who had triumphed in 1910
were seen, like the Kilkenny cats, mutual
devouring one another. A laugh. Ant
with this warning before their eyes, with
full knowledge of all these facts, the indica
tons were-the imperfect givings out-tht
whispers were, that this other party haC
come TO the conclusion, in the SAM madnes,
of desperation, to hurl itself also against the
rock of the General Government. TLouC
and long-continued laughter, and great sen
satlon in all quarters of the House.
lie heard a gentleman say that this was
great mistake he trusted it was for al
though there might be certain leaders of the
party who would like such a course to be
taken, it would not happen. Renewec
laughter. He had said that the Fedora
Government was a fixed constitutional fac
there Mr.. Gushing was interrupted for
short time by the confusion and merrimen
Of the Honsel=Yes. it was a liked constitn