Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-03
ment Of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers; which va
referred TO the Committee an Roads and Canals.
EOREiEN AEFiinS

On motion OF Mr.. hlckEON, !; was
EeS0'red, TIA, the President %: Tie T. s. be re.
quested communicate tais House, (f not in his
opnion Incompatible with the public inieress,) copies
of the correspondence between the lae Consul Gene
raj OF tie U. 5. Tangar and the Govennen! OF Mo
rocco.
Us DIR AGooN..
Mr.. CROSS introduced bill to repeal SO much OF
the act Of the 23d OF August, 1872, requires the
cond regiment Of DRAGONS 10 he converted into a
gment of rifieoen the 18th day of March next
which referred To The Committee on Military AT
fairs.
ELECTRO MAGNETIC TELEGRArIs.
Nj. FERRIS from The Cnnuec on Commerce,
eportcd bill TO les the practicable cl establishing
sys,enl OF electro gneic eiep aphs the
L. S; which read tW:o and committed 20 the
Committee Of the Who'll
Several hlis W. rocoived from the Senate, read
:" W. w, a"' ~ ropriale!y referred.
3. reports were made IRON Stunning SoH'''i'''
THE BANKRUPT LAW.
Tbo Uo,se nr5cecGed to The orders Of The day-beng
the biz! 10 repeal The Bankrupt law
Mr. WISE who vas entitled 10 lhe MOOT, repieo "
The speech Of MIR. Thompson, CT Indiana, delivered
Yesterday lie read several extracts rom 'iat se"''e
mans sneec,, rs reported IN of the city papers,
.,b commented rpan them end, with reference -
,h4 remark that :or the fist time IN he history oi the
Goyernment, The gentleman from Massachusetts. iair
CusfnrN .cd sci up the Executive power cnd Tie
spos of oi.ce 10 the highest ad3er-ie saih ha' snch
adversary, would neither do good tor The cause which
the gentleman ftom Indiana adyoca,cd, or credit TO
himself In relation TO an observation, mace yesterday
~ Mr.. Everett, that the speech recently delivered oy
Mr. Gushing, semI.o.iciai, anu Cabinet speech,
he declared on his honor tha far as any man couid
;udne from the prrparaion and mind of another, he be-
lieged us the gentleman from Massachusetts himself hac
assured HIM, that the speech was impFomptu wnhont
consultation, any pieence OF pre2aa'on' IL ne mao
ha wnn.d prove the appropriateness oil The remarks
nrns nI lint
parties the wisdom and morality of his declarations
and it he had time he would touch on some facis oil
which nothing had been sad and also on seine facts
alluded 10 ny The gentleman from Indiana lie would
not INTO Calumet ac,s al DTeSFnt-it was not The
time, or the e; occasion. lie had been waiting, and
in vain, for lit occasion, which wall be when The pro-
n,;sec inpeac hment shall be brought forward. He did
not his colleague ORR Bctsl III las seat, who had
publicly proclaimed that he would impeach the Presi
dent. But he (Mr. Wlse) afraid that before that
day came, his colleague would not have II IN his pow
er 10 vote. When, however, the President should be
brought to The bar OF the Senate, lie would be ready
TO speak Of some facts within ms own knowledge
and, in contemplation If that day OF Impeachment,
he would content himself by saying that, Whatever
others might say Of han, lie .: and lie WAS proud 10
feel, That he had coed instincts as other men,
and honorable or as just No man had had
BITTER opportunity OF knowing the secrets OF the wing
party, the Executive officers, aud tie counseis OF the
Wing pary than he had and he believed that he might
opportunity oknowus both sides; and his cOnstiiu-
eats il was not believed here, would believe that,
(when he should make the declaration notwithstanding
what had been uttered and published was not half
known and half published: and when all is known,
and all is published he believed that The world, in
s Judgment, would sustain him in the opinion which
he now deciared,) that man on earth, ever acted
with purer motives, better designs, Tree. from any
tlne lac crmirc!i,y guilt, amounting 10 pertdy
or treason than JOHN Tyler, throughout a. The trans.
tom, H.. 10
would go further and he hoped l.a, Tie Wing party
wced not ta.e /, rerrcact, an. re INTENDED the
remark f.. $50 particular Individual herehe would say
that when the whole ruth shall be known the author
ot the calu.ies against Pres,der; Tylers reputation
would be found where he has been guilty Of treason or
pe,fdy they have been guilty q triple perhdy and
Triple treason. Before God and his ccunIy, tas wos
ms belief lie knew intimately tic history al the Wing
party, their motives, aud movements, and he would
proclaim fact Ia winch puo!'c attention had
been directed sufficiently and winch had never been
before the public gaze.
The age of tia cancer Of the Wig party, The dis.
oc lis death, dated no further tac!. than The
called session. lie would Tell ceni.enen that they
were mistaken. Tie extra session commenced IN
Nav. l-4l hut The disease Of the Wig party dated
further hack than that, and gentlemen knew ii we'll
as he did Had General Harrison iivsd, that party
was destined 10 be divided moe perfectly ard certainly
lan ii was. So he would speak out boldly. that gen
lemen might understand HIM The real difficulties OF
tie Wig party commenced with '"e iva'ry Oh t""
gentlemen cf The Wing paiiy-Daacl Webster anu
Henry Clay. Daniel Webster was placed in part by
Henry Clay himself in lie line OF "sae presidents
-made unsaG. by Nr. Clay himself. !; was notorious
as the MONDAY that Mr. Webster the avor'te
of President larr son-he mean, as Secretary OF State
and thai General Harrison, notwithstanding his kind
feelings for Mr. Clay, wonld never make him the re-
versoner Of his good will and power MIR. Clay took
his position in the Senate OF the United States. There
was a mistaken policy in making Mi Webster Score.
larry of State; for he Lad power with regard to hon'.
nations and the stars ard gofers Of sice check
mate What had Mr.. Clay: Mr. Clay was in the
Senate md there he had The rule OF the majority and
The power Of confirmation or acton on Nominations
Gentlemen LeIe were IN cchtnnal cutlery against
the Veto power. But was there not power greater
Than the Veto power itself; If they would give him
the imitation Of laws he would give them The Presi
dents power of the Veto Heretofore, and until The
present moment, The Preside nj not only held The Neo
on the laws, bot the imitation of The laws. And how:
He utterly dsclamed having any ciSrespect Tor the
Chair Directly indirectly, round about under or over,
IN any manner; but lie would say hat the great leader
and head Of party the Chair, "ho has The appoint,
mcnl oc the committees which could arrange the man
uf Bringing propositions before the House, hat
proposition Should ae eneita.ned aad come Gp for con
si.rra;ion the form and manner III which hill should
he voied on, AID lis shape and substance. The Char
had the great power Of the legislation Of the country
And when they talked about the '.one man power,
70, The frienas OF Mr. Clay remember that tie zone
man power 10 the initiation OF laws was Infinitely be-
wand the .one man power! in tie Neto and that ho-
norabe gentleman throughout 1911. took good TO
held IN his hands the entire initiation Of laws, whether
of the called session not What should be the test
Of the Wing par,ys topics Of lesisiauon what should
be brought forward, how the committees should be or
ranzed-ail this power Ct legislation :sas in his hands,
the power Of he Constitution Only was elt III Tie hands
Of The President. With Tins power, rival operated
against rival The viii; the stars and ga:,crs and
the lavcr.tism of popular President, and Tie other
wi,h sea, in the Senate, controlling The initiation Of
laws and with tr power OF rejection and confirmation
in his hands Where one had Curtis, the other had
a Weimo7e. A nd was It not notorious here TINT the
very appointment Of the Collector OF the Customs al
New Yor! was a test Of tie strength O! lie two rivals:
There were ether facts Of which lie could SPEAK; but
he would not as they With him matters OF COR
Sdeacc But ke would proclaim, as hs mind, that,
f General harrison had lived, they would have seen
that the ultra Ways wo1|d have been united with the
Democrats the Harrison P"f'ion, bG; lie Webster
There gy3s The FIRST ev and the seeds Of death were
sown the Cabinet, swelling and sPront'ng, and lore
,1to I,of 70 :l.n W hr.lfe Death him