The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-27

ouer is the very best plan Now if this last can be proved
Bank I the Secretary stands wSa
in power offered the country the very in
bank may he in the hands OF Government or may be
in the hands of large company of stockholders; or
two or three or OF only one, as they say Ben Buron
II all depends the of the power exercised
and not on the persons who exercise it, The Bank OF Am
sterdam was only Bank OF deposit the money was toe
in by weight and certificates of that weight given and
these circulated for money and yet that was called
hank Now this Exchequer-his government bank is to
Exchange and receive money deposit. Andi fvs
or six individuals to be Incorporated into company
the gentleman himself (Cushng would admit that 10 all
Intents and purposes that was bank, And yet ire
men Der the in which the genteman met this OBJ
lection Why, sir it was only worthy Of the atmosphere
of ST Omer's should even scarcely have looked for
such evasion from Jesuit priest much less from an
American statesman! 1t is to be bank issuing 600
ofpaper moneyhree for one of specie, to receive depo
sits deal exchanges and to all intents and purpo
SEES government bank and you make nothing else OF
It, And though it has not the to discount promsso
OF the Secretary great name will arI know
there is strong party in my district in favor OF
it incumbent to pay my court to at the proper time
but plant myself those passages which have
read from his speeches. as an immoveable basis and
peal to them for my vindication, and unanswerabe
arguments in this matter Sir, called on to pass
this exchequer, which if passed would be law in
State md not law in another the sovereignty ola State
might determine. user OF the power in some of the
States and nonuser othe power in other States How
would we pass saying it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives" that such and such
II
And how then can we surrender this but by
ing law and allowing the States to make it nullity
Webster has done anything by this proposition of his he
has thrown completely back the articles of confeder
alton which he was the loudest and mos eloquent 10
denounce and the evils of which great foreathers
saw and felt when they framed and established the glor
Gus Constitution of this country The gentleman from
other day quoted from Thucy
ddes and alluded to the Italian and Greek Republics to
show what he said produced their do wnfa But sir the
real cause OF the decline and ruin of these Republics
that their great head had only the to recommend
laws and forced to leave it to the several states Of
theConfederated Republic whether the measures he
recommended should become law or not This which
wrought this ruin and induced foreign say
that reliance could be placed them their govern
men and which entailed them domestic dscord, for
egn and civil wars and swift and irrevocabe destruc
tiol. And man living has done much to show the
evils ofthis system of confederation, Mr. Webster
Sir the other day said principal ct homtme; and pro-
missed say something of men we'll of principles
have been represented saying that the gentleman from
Massachusetts, declared that Mir. Clay the great in
carnation of the Wing party but my colleague
Davis who said that, and this account the Admins
traon hsd made war on that Wing party. But, sir, if it
true. which do admit that Mr.. Clay is the great
incarnation Of the Wing party that any for the
war which has been waged by the government upon us2
What most unjusfable mode of warfare is that wh;h
the President and the guard has been wagng against this
party What are they wsgng this war against ior?
the States in order become law? Why passed just
such law to meet views and he vetoed it, Didn't he
Did he want the Land Bill and the Distribution clause
with the proviso relative to the increase of the duties
pass such law to meet his desires7 Sir, what
then did he want that we didn't offer and give to
% and why Gs n ns aran ,s S d0sS
Sir reminds me Of the story of the boy, and his easy
and du'gen %0ths s sne s.a will you have
thatr "No, WON'T" he continued. "Then, Jack will
YOU, have the other 2" No." said Jack, ~ won't"
Then Jack, you may do as you please !" And then
says Jack, No, Dont do as please 7" (Roars of
laughter all around the House, and particularly among
the ladies in the gallery Sir it's been charged that the
Wing party obey ed implicitly the lead of dictator for
thePupose Of embarrassing the President Ideny that
arrnlln nj xitbt ,otI
of any such proceeding but becau considered that
made to here at the foot of the throne, and
for the great struggle of 1t was because
passed that Bank Bill because engrated that
lasting compromise clause in the Distribution Bill. And
if We TO blame for thing, it for the monsrous
sacrifices which have made to conciae the President
matter or quarrel between Mr. Webster and Mr.. Clay.
If Mr. Webster chooses to quarrel with Mr. Clay find
and il hd wishes to PROSTATE him, don't object his
trying to do so by all fair and honorable means But if
had been in Mr. Webster's place, and hated him
badly, would not have paid such compliment as by
in this bill and thus surrenderng all past prn
they only get Henry Clay by thrusting their
daggers through the Constitution of their country then
their case is desperate indeed And is it then, sir
that he get strike blow his great
out striking down all the great principles of the Consttu
commended which interviewer with his great 20
litca career Sir, would not pay any mortal such
couldn't floor him without flooring all my principles
and oil the principles of the Constitution, why
IN
ciples and to my countrys principles to crafty the
dearest wish of my heart, or to myself
Ia die. My colleague Davis has said that Mr.. Clay
the very impersonaton and incarnation of the whig par
ty and that any man who differed with him was an ene'
G.nrrrr Dsvis-f said that Mr.. Clay fully den
titled with the principles of the wing party that any
man who opposed him was much opponent of that
party as an opponent OF Washington would have been to
the whiggsry of 70
MAR.HALL--well that's a mighty distinction SIR
QLaughter) And reservng to myself the right to reply
that at the proper time and place lat home the stump
say that Mr. Clay should be the whig candidate
for the next presidency reserving myself the right
give my views of his principles and his measures, with
saying that l shall be opposed to him or them
beg leave now to enter my solemn protest ag ainst
the principles here laid down by my friend and col
slider they entertained my principles Cries of GosdD
And my principles, SIR have their incarnation and mper
sonation in nothing human. And there bresthes
who, il he forsskes those principles drag
him. have said before here, and will say home
whenever the opportunity occurs that this was the reat
radical error OF the wings the extra session. They be-
too soon this business of making President instead
Of making aws-they began by setting this fixed mper
sonasion Of whggery against the fixed fact OF the Pesi
dent (Great laughter) They began finding out this
great arnston OF the wing party altogether early
said so then and think and say Sir whatever
the Secretary of State may think Mr. Clay whatever
may be his feelings towards that distinguished man. il
ought not to make him alter his conduct give up his
principles Nothing, sir that may think of that distin
guishea Senator can ever induce me to forsske my
taken up Whatever else my enemies may say of me,
to force single inch either to the right the left
whether following running from the whig party
mean to show here that am a whig true whg, and
will show that am at home. Here the energy of MIR
Marshalis manner truly terrified Sir, the position
now occupied by the Secretary of state is most
turai one. What! Daniel Webster going with Mr.. Ty
Ter in the question of Government bank with State
assent feature to ito be incorporated the states
may think proper-s-o one -ot-he--funnest thngs-m
nature. (Nluch laIghter) His position sir, is a most
natural ones and he can't remain in it, He can't remain
in ~ sail in my speech the other day that people
had called him cold That he stood among like Mont
Blanc among the mountains! That IL there were light
around his brow, was light without heat-ke the
net 81 beams which Italian sunset wreaths aoond the