Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-23

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for the changes of opinion, in relation to that institution
which had taken place throughout the county.
The real eause OF the overthrow Of the Wings he rcpeu
ted the collision between the Whi Parry aud that
fact which implied the security oi the Pa
dents eihcial existence for four years. be-.
lie noticed the passage which had been quoted against
MN from Swiit as "a man of parry That writer
inc most corrupt tory Of the corrupt reign Of Queen Anne
the great hbeler OF human knd-and Bongbroke. who
had also been quoted against him. equally noted for
ms pFogacy. Mr.. &. had in his late speech,
over the excuses of partysPi Are Swift and ST. John
TO be brought hero justify factoni Thece IRE other les
sons more worthy OF u,unon.runt the farewell address
OF mc Father or his Country, the saintcd Washington,
which he commended To his Wing ends;-and from Jack
son IN hts famous letter Me Monoc-which his Loco
toco friends would perhaps deem particularly worthy of
mcH considcrauon-icsson- Of admoniuon against party
spirit The whole history OF the world teemcd with similar
admonitions. Mr. GUSHING read long passage from the
History OF the Grceian States by Thucydides, fory
lie denied, cmphnticaly. the charges tina, had been
brought ngunst him OF having offered the spois of Office .
those who would support the Administration His purpose
s"sred above ruch party Objects; 1t the
carrying ot the Government behalf OF which he had
appealed To Congress That must ba done by yotes-by
Wing votes, Democratic Votes-Ot by union of botb-
OF some OF both IL was the coinage Of heated bruin TO
ealth corruption 10 do the best secure these votes Ma
ny most Important have heretofore been carried
by such combinations; and there no more harm in the
President seeking the aid oe avcaries OF the marty who
raise him To power, enable him carry the Govern
men than there hu any party carrying their by
union OF their votes, with those from their opponents
Mr. CrsuSe closed by saying he would fracssiy appeal
TO fosterity for verdict in favor Of
against whatever sentence might be pronounced upon
by the heated partiznns OF tins day.
Mr.. FE,sEDES replied with great ability and the prn
epal topics OF his speech have noticed in another col
nmn He dwe with considerable the pretence Of
the Guard" that they alone nctuatrd by the real
spirit OF parotism-and that all others IN Congress- We're
heated pazans. He had quoted Swift and Boingbroke
upon Mr. Gushing because he thought authors would
De mat genemans iavoes from the very character which
had been attributed TO them.
Mr.. GARRrr DAVIS obtained the door after Mr.. Fessen.
Mr. THoAPsoS of Indisns begged him to WELD it, tina, no
might reply irlprospiu TO Mr. Cushnsa elaborate attack
on him-bui Mr.. Davis declined; and made a powerful
specehhc first part devoted 10 tho cons.raiion OF the
Bill under dlscussonthc latter portion general TONIC.
which had been introduced.
He contcnded that the Wings had in
the Government In fact they had passed all the men
sures which characterized the history and
the real quarrel which the President had with Congress was
that they would surrender their power initiate bills
lie assaed with great vchemence the course of the Pre-
siden aud Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Spencer.
Mr.. DAVIS was followed by Mr. MARSHALL upon whose
rising there were loud cries of Adoum But lac had
been often disappointed before he resolved now 10 10
on, although the hour late, and many Of the members
had gone home To dinner .
After explanations OF his for voting for the
Repeal OF the Bankrupt Act proceeded 10 comment M
on the revelations which had been made by Mcss Cush
ing and Wise, establishing the that the opposton of
MIR. Webster and Mr. Tyler Mr. Clay was the real cause
OF all the difficulties into which the Wing party had fallen
Mr. Wise, Droelaming that he knew about tho real
seeds OF the disease than any other man. had attributed
II 10 the personal differences OF Mess Clay and W.bs,r
Nor the death of General Harrison; And Mr. Cns
ing had said that the Fixed Constitutional Fact' was from
the first arTnyed against the "Unxed Party Facthe one
placed in the White Houscthc other in Congress Con-
grcss-Or rather the Wing Majority was the party fact
Against the Leader Of that majority Webster and Tyler
appeared from the confession OF Mcssrs. Wise and Cush
ing, were araycd,-,iot and pncplcs -but
simply in competition for power This is the medical
view of the Wing Parys disease given by these sage Doc
tors-sometimes called the Guard '."'1
gentlemen having further announced the country
as fact what nobody thought OF before, and yet, spite
er testimony, very questionable To the least-vz
that the Wings the Admnistra.
uon now TO exercise its influence in
favor OF what-no the recollection of Mr. Tyer ffr no nc
NOT even the Guard thinks him candidate tor re
elcchcn)-bu ia behalf his And it j. distinctly
given III Congress- that he will give his support 10 either
branch OF the Democracy, either the Calhoun the Van
Buren, DNlsioD who will gave him ia return their support
The whole moral is that Tyor and Webster will give
their whole political influence those who will aid them
in breaking down Henry Clay. That il the substance of
the Administrations policy.
That isthe attitude in which they present themselves to
the country.
That the character of the Administrators politics.
mere personal antngonm against whom they call the
Dictaora Head OF the Wing pary-the party that made
them what they are-whout whose support they would
have been this day only soldiers the ranks-and with
that support Withdrawn they WILL they leave Office
in 1884, fall back into obscurynto the shades OF neg
ect-i indeed they buried or the present genera
ton at LEAST IN the shToud of oblivion
Mr. MARSHALL passed. by. graceful transition, to n
notice of Mr. WEBsTER's hlgran inconsistency in present.
ing this ENchequer bill lie took the highest game-ayoid
the President whom he supposed subordinate TO his
Secretary this matter. ....
lie said truly that the days when DANIEL WEE
srER won the high reputation which every American
would wish he had preserved part OF the National
Treasury of Honor, he had temporary partisan pupo
To Every speech animated and overinfom
cd by the fired principles which he had adopted
ful study and labOrious research. And Mr. MARSHALL
declared that there OF these great speeches.
comprised in his Two published voumes-noi one-whch
did not contain the enunsaton OF some principle that
directly and violently anagOnc the scheme Of the Ex
ehequer that was brought into Congress and given the
country with the authority of his great ....
There are two prime objections to that Exchequer
Scheme.
lst 1t is a Government, Bank.
ID Its operation is made dependant the legislation Of
hesevcra States. .--.....-.~ ..-. 90 -a.--
Now, pass the Government Bank against which
the most eloquent ratings record in language Of
Daniel Webster hInso-ook this second feature-the
State Rights ieatue-naking the execution Of ACT OF
CoSgEEzs-A Law rHE UsIoS-DEPENDESr ON ruE As.
SENT OF STATE LEoIsLATUREs II there any
thing opposed the Constitution Of the United States;
especially opposed to DANIEL WEBSTERS CON-
STkUCT1ON OF IT-this feature Of the Exchsquer is
that thing Why, whit Is the doctrine he has taught us
hsfor TO whom would have gone heretofore for
lessons upon the meaning and intent Of the Constitution,
but 10 Daniel Webster2
What did he teach Was it tina, the Constitution,
and the laws Of the Union under that Constitution reguary
Pased, were the supreme iato Of the Thois iaHd7
And yet here he, teacher, Jr9pOses-yea, ORIGI-
NATES-the establishment Of On institutional be
ated by Corgressby the legislative OoeT of The Union
which shall increase i've power without permission from
the SatCs!!! Does this overthrow his whole doctrs
OF the supremacy e the laws Of Congress
Mr.. Tylernust have the justice done him. that he
thought the banking power Of those essential and
dspeHsaJie powers the execution Of the given powers in
he Constitution which required by the Virginia school
T. onSiuconsts. Yet be THINKS that BY compact rih
the ssrsT0i States, the power may be made constitutional
Was there terrific doctrine than this II car.
ried out, il would stretch the Constitution any limits
which the several States might choose to bring 1t TO-
Mr.. MARSHALL quoted from Mr. Wchstcr's speeches,
taxing the extracts random, prove that tue idea the
Secretary Of State had always laboed enforce was that
the laws Of the Union paramount: aud that to
make them isss than supreme 90 repeal the Consti-
ton, And to the plea now Of user, the Secretary
had always maintained IL only the right, but the
Duty, 1T Congress establish currency sound crcun.
ting medium for the people. II power they might
might not nj pleasure. They bound 10
else il for tic benefit Of the country,
Mr. MAHTALL here seemed led away by his rccolectons
Of the great which Mr. Webster displayed his
powers OF eOqucnce, maintaining the Of the Con-
shuon and the supremacy Of the laws Of the Union; and
he pounycd the character Of his oat5y, his personal