Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-06-06


blunt man, altogether unused TO coury phrases that
0tdt my mind right out in plain, blunt words While
wantonIy offend man. claim and mean 10 exercise,
freely and fearlessly my right American freeman
canvass the principles and conduct of parties and po
hcains; and "when speak OF treason, shall cailt
treason and when speak of traitor, shall call him
traitor"
81 lirst proposition then u.s. that the Wing party is
unworthy OF the confidence and support Of the Ameri-
can people, because it has violated every principle up
on which it came into power and, also because having
obtained power protesting Of principles it has
ifaudulently attempted TO fasten upon the country
radically different system of policy which il dsa vowed
and epudiaed, most scornfuly and Indignantly durgn
the last Pres dental canvass
Before / proceed TO adduce facts stubborn irrasis-
be facts, in proof Of this CHARGE permit me- fellow
citizens, for moment to advert The un,ecedent-the
priori probabilities of the II was the cele-
brated remark OF Roman Consul, that parties flushed
with success and pulled up with power, rarely full
filled the pledges they poured forth with such lavish
prodiga!ity, whilst counting The surages of the peo
Pile. The remark, unfortunately, is equally true in all
ages, and in all countries. IL is true now after the
lapse of centuries, as it was when the Roman EARLE
tapped his victorious wings over The then known
world Ii was true in classic Athens, as in Imperial
Rome, and 1t is equally true, at this day, in the Ame-
rican Republics and the British isle for it is found
ed on the essen;Ia! aud unchangabe principles Of hu-
nature. What will not men promise and do To
crafty the master -passon Of their hearts-a lover to
reduce his sweetheart TO his fond arms miser 10
clutch his beloved gold nebrate for his wine CUP
and politician for power office, spoils party on, OF
power, naturally enough hates its abhorred rival
loaded with honors and revealing in the spois Of VIC
tory II, therefore, naturally exclams against the ex
obtant power the extravaganza and corruption of the
dominant party, and in order concate the popular
favor, 1t pledges ITSELF like my Wing friends, to the
reduction OF power, retrenchment, and reform The
Opposition party, from the necessities and sympathes
Of it's situation, is ordinarily sound, pure Republican
party, al least, in lis professions, whilst The Admnsra
ton party, from the inherent selishness of the human
heart, and the corruptng influence Of power, Is too
often the reverse IN It's practices But when the UNI
Fortunate discarded patriots Of the opposition happen
get their beloved country, all the solicit
of these devoted patriots be absorbed
intense anxiety to serve themselves As might natural
ly be supposed they love 10 enjoy their earned
spos, The powers Of Government to confirm
their dominion and for other selfish purposes, Just as
well their ildstrous predecessors. They therefore,
soon fling all their impairment and strait laced pledges
TO the Dogs and like the rich man and the PARABLE say
10 themselves, "SouE take thine ease eat drink and be
merry; thou hast goods laid up for many years.-Nor
will The remark have quoted cease TO be true, until the
people, rising superior to party considerations shall hold
parties rigid fulhlment of their pledges, the es-
sential condition Of their tenure of office. Turn out
every party, feow-cltlzens, whether Wing or Loco
Fuco that fails TO redeem lis solemn pledges to the
country, and then, but not till then, will you have a
pure and honest administration Of your Government
The first specification | shall adduce in proof of
lates to that horribly abused subject, ihs expen-
ditures Of government. You cannot have forgotten,
fellow citizens, that Mr. Van Burens large expen-
ditures constituted the most fruitful source Of that
torrent of denunciatcns, with which the Wing par
ty assaed and ultimately ovethrew his admInstra.
ton The Wing press Numbered upon the subject in
great Blazing pas the Wing orators roared top
Of their lungs, and Tray, Blanch and Sweetheart, the
little dogs one and all, ran yelping in their trail
Good Heavens exclaimed these horried patriots thirty
.1I ntiont tuha
intolerabe oppression Twelve thirteen millions,
it was said, denounced exravagance in MIR.
Adams, while nothing less than tbirty-odd millions
could satisfy the cormorant appettes of these nsaate
spoilers Retrenchment accordingly, became one Of
the watch words Of the Wing party; blazed upon its
flag, and shouted from ten thousand stentorian
lungs along the whole length of its extended line
Twelve or thirteen millions enough during Mr..
Adams administration while MIR. Clay was prime min
lister; and the advance OF the country, the Wings
tended required but small addition that sum, under
an honest and frugal administration of the Government.
The Wings accordingly pledged themselves, both ex-
pressy and implicitly, to reduce the public expendi.
lures, in reasonable time, to about that amount
And here permit me, ieowci,Izens, to prove my
ton by witness whose testimony no Wing present will
dare to mpeach and 10 expose of The most remarka
BILE contradictions have known in the great leader
oracle of the Wing party, mean Mr. Clay, gentle
man for whose manly and generous character, eminent
public services on several eventful occasions, and
splendid oralorical abilities, sincerely cherish very
profound respect In speech delivered by Mr. Clay,
IN the Senate on the LIST OF March, 1872 find the fol-
lowing language:
"Before consider that question (said Mr. Claw al
low to correct here, assertion first made by the
Senator from South Carolina Mr.. Cal houn) and SUBJ
sequenty by the Senator from Missouri near Mr..
! Linn) and believe by one or two other gentlemen,
viz: that the Wing party when out Of power, asserted
that if trusted with the helm, they would administer
this government at an amount of expenditure not ex.
ceedng Sl3,000,0O0 hope if such assertion was
actually made by either all Of these gentlemen that
it will be repeated again without resor,ing TO
proof 10 sustain IT, kno1 Of no such position crer
taken By the Wig party or by any prominent member
Of The Wing party" 81 hope
now have shown that the Wing party, before they
obtained power, never were pledged to bring down
the public expenditures either TO thirteen fifteen
millions
Before lay down the paper, permit me, fellow. ct-
zens read you Mr. Gays third resolution introduced
into the Senate the subject Of the Tariff &C. II s
as follows:
.s3rd That the rate of duties on foreign imports
ch to be augmented beyond the of 90 per cent
so as to produce nett revenue of twenty six millions
of doars-twenty two Tor the ordinary expenditures
Of government, two for The payment of the existing
debt, and two millions as reserved fund for contn-
gencies.'
Now, fellow. citizens what think you, if shall prove
in the teeth Of this emphatic contradiction, that Mr.
Clay himself, the great oracle OF the Wing party, did
in public speech delivered but short time be-
penditures could, in reasonable time, by system Of
rigid economy, be reduced to about 100000 year.
For this purpose beg leave to read you short ex-
tract from MIR. Cays celebrated speech, delivered at
Hanover Courthouse in August September, 1910.
and published in the Yeoman, The Richmond Wing,
and other leading Wing papers throughout the United
States. The extracts from this speech in the Yeoman
headed BY the Editor OF ,hut paper, Prineipies
of the Hhig party" read from the Yeoman of Sep.
ten,ber II, I540
"The annual expenditure may, (said Mr.. Clay,) tn
reasonable time, be reduced from lis present
Of about forty millions, 10 near one-mird Of thar
sum-
Now ethrd of forty millions, if have not for
gotten the little arithmetic that was fogged into
at school, and il have, of these intelligent
young gentlemen will be good enough 10 correct me-
just 1888 1888 335 cents and The expression near
that sum- under those la,udinous principles Of con-
slructon Of which hr Clay is so srenpous an adyo-
cate, may mean twelve, or thirteen, or fourteen mil
lions. Take the highest sum, as most favorable 10
Mr. Clay and the Wings, and remembering that Mr..
Clay, the very speech in the Senate, from which
have quoted, proposed, with the hearty concurrence