Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-21

Calhoun first the great competitors with the War
Party for the honor and the interest of founding the great
American system, as has been called Democrat then
was Tor every thing American and these the lead
ing Democrats. But the system inmica To the See
ton OF the South. and ut time and in n form when n,
was most Pernicous in its effects our tho
present Democratic Chief Magistrate Martin Van Buren,
voted Tor that bill which has above all others been STYLED
the Bu Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS voolens hill IN Is9T ~,
mheh MT Clay did not votc he being then Secretary Of
state Besides, he Il 10 be held responsibe too f H.,
o being par, OF Mr. Adams administration 50 for tho
like reason is MIR. Van Buren, who was .n,ocn, ~, IF
General Jacksons administration to be held rr,, e.
the Proclamation and that Bloody Force Bill which
10 execute the Tamil Laws by executing the C,bapns ,,d
HAYNES and Hsmiltons Of the South as ,r.;,,,. 81 -,
factors, upon the gallows And If Mr. c. ~ =,
Se condemned by US os the Father OF the American
System, he il entitled nj least TO the men, 81 -,
ment IN his character OF Tux GRrAr PAo,,e.1ns
and IN the patriotism with which he effected the s;so
compromise OF 1892. With that COMPROMISE ali o,, ,;e
was appeased, and 1t is Of which MIR CI,v =; i
Than otany other Of his public life He elin. - fL
WIN ns 'ondness OF afatherf for his child. and he bs. on
declared that in every character of Citizen c. 'n
President, before its Limitation expires ana ,, VI
adhere to the Compromise Act Of 1892" This IL No mh
as inc south can ask ind makes him now pr,c,,c.,i
initial President Van BurcnI ' Noh'S"ih-
Is Mr.. Clay for Internal Improvement, BY the General
government Yes, gentlemen, he alwav. .nnno,,i., ~.
system AT Its Beginning and will candidy eonfes. -, go
mat he has not changed single constitutional opnion 49,
mat qucstion But the system has been so ncr,.,,
abused by the party which falsely procssed 20 be
ed to II; they have wasted 80 many millions aud -
pneu so much under the vague generality of "n.,;os
% he
so much trouble. in the language of my friend Pv, a.;
rowing tneir constituents up To port, of entry am %
70 orns them within the pale Of the Constitution
at nc now for arrestng works of Internal
oy inc General Government, and leaving their co,s,,
uon with the States He claimed the exercise of tho n
originally by the General Government only IN g;ro L
Inst impulse to the system. That has been Dive, and ~
perience has shown that they, the States can cos -
NOR c'heienuy and economically than the General
government can And To enable the States Ia on,e, mr.,
the system fully aud oilecuay he proposcs hi; Poa
IT, hhhu ,p great say Tor all the old States especial
w. without Injustice or injury the new-,o d;s,r;hn,
the proceeds OF the sales of the public lands ,no III I've
Staies 10 he applied by them they see prop.r =, Ill L
great objects OF moral and physical improvements men
which insurs equal benefits NIL the States md ~
hts not to be calculated in orvalue without the Lea,
violence TO the Constitution, and in conformity IN The
patriotic grant OF Virginia of this heritage of dou,n 90 r.
common benefit of the Union. On the contrary No. 80
that Cen Jackson and Mr. Van Burcn's Admin,,tra,io
double the amount expended by Mr. Adams
for harbors, rvers the lakes roads and every sncc IS
Internal improvements that Mr.. Van Buren, voted ~, 49,,
erection at ollgoes the Cumberland Road and that he
now boldly recommends Congress a reduction of The ~
Puohc lands TO merely nominal valuaiion-pruposos n,
give them away to the "squattcrs,-ads I.n,o,,s sL
whieh holds the Public Lands in hand and the Pres.
uehcy IN the other, and throws revenue hack os,
upon the Tariff sysen-nnd no man can tell ,yhe,Lns L.
VIII adhere 10 the Compromise Act of 1892 or deceive b
South again. he did in the bill of 1928 Claw ia ;,S wy
them practically, on this question too. vs.
Is Clay for the Bank of the u. Statesl Ayowedv .o
But he has openly declared that he will await the will bo
People on that measure and be guided wholly by the sense
of the nation that he is for what the South most
sac sound uniform currency; the mode of obt,i
ish ne VIII DC governed by majority OF Congress and
uelr constituents MIR. Van Buren, is for a Sub TTeasu
ry-a Treasury Bank no-system-syste,n Of &;
nanec-ior what you pease-but has failed utterly
dsgraeefully failed, give us what he pron,i,edHE
ga better currency - and leave common sens. ,nd h
experience 10 decide whether the creatures of law or OF hi,
sic Voo are call them what may CORPORATIONS or not
more or eNpedent then the very form of
/ a National Bank -
Is Mr.. Clay of the STATE Rrours scHooL7 He b,,
sVowed ms doctrines IN the Senate, be neither those of
MI calhoun on the one hand of Mr.. Webster on the
other but he believes with Mr. Madison that IN. Constn
uon IL FEDERAL compaet-foTmed BY the States and re-
sponsibc TO the States. Mr. Van Burens tenets may bo
found in the Proclamation the Protest and the Force Bill
have compared the two already on Abolition.
Is MT Clay FEpERAIBT' He the friend Of Jeffer.
sons Administration, leader under Mr. Nndison,s Al
mnlsiTauon supporter OF the War and successful ne
EQUATOR OF ITS peace II he has advocated lsuudnaan
doctrines OF construction, which claimed too much power
Tor the Federal Government, he claimed that power only
Tor Congress-the Legislative Department-neyer for an
oyergrown Mammoth EIecutive-never for ONE NAN
Ills voice has thrilled through the Senate when Ihaye
heard him excaimMr President we are in the midst of
observation-disclosures boodless, but rapidly tending TO
the concentration OF all power in ONE MAN =" If Fe
deraist At all he not that of Execu
tive FedeTalist" He utterly oppoed t the enorpous
patronage OF the Parliamentary opposed 10 the Arb.
TRARy REMOVALS from ofce-uttery opposed to proscrp
ton for opinions sakeuttey opposed TO the
OF members OF Congress oce-and for reducing Exec
nvepower IN every form. Where Van Buren, during
the WAR; Did he support Mr. Madison DE Witt Clinton
Washe in council or the field or at Ghentl
where Is he now-"noscitur asociis-look his Fede
raj companions in the Cabinet-look at his Federal an
poinments upsn the Supreme Bench of the Judiciay-Ro
ger b. fancy, old Anh-War Fcderas of the
CHIEF ExFuUSpLR OF CoSs1ryrIov,I Nv, and
look the Walls and Buchanans in the Senate What is
Mr.. Van Buren, doingl Daily adding TO Executive
power, enargng Executive dominion, increasing Execu
tive patronage multiplying Executive encroachments CON-
the Government TO ensure his reelection the
Presdency-an office which, power the substance and
forms and names, be true criterion is already in
fact an ELECTIVE MONARCHY!
Thus well five cardinal ponts vou av try
them But at last gentlemen, il is reason or night
which binds the PARTY together Ii is
the mouth OF the rehcule-he spols! the spos gather
them togeherke wolves the of the deer
on the prairie, like vuliues and around the carbon
You cannot reason with nvnrcc ambtion-that love of
place. lust of power, and sacra flames aur which are the
beseng sins Of the times. And the Whi who will not now
support Clay because he get other avore for
the Presidency, acts sonaby mady a he who
would refuse % seize upon the plank of the shipwreck
/ floating within his reach upon the furious WIVES be-
cause he could not reach the jolyboat and woud not
grasp at t Sides because the ship itself had gone down
forgetting that the country sinks by his folly he must
sink with It!
We can but do our duty and leave the rest 10 the
Tod OF Nations lie has OF late his gracious providence
increased strength Not for ten wears before have We
had majority IN the popular branch Of Congress What
not be the President Of party the President of ma
tom who will rule his party and be himself ruled by the
laws
What the torches Of truth held up TO a majority
OF the electoral districts will do in lighting into pow
cr such President from whose patriotic deeds a
sudden virtue will go forth oer all the land,' knew
ZATION WITH oRGANIZATI oN-UNioN WITH
UNlON-CONCERT WITH CONCERT-ACTION
WITH ACTlON!-And, gentlemen, offer you a
for
"'The Peope:"-When the President inquiries OF his
Minister concerning "the host Of freedom" approaching tho
POLLS may he have IN answer him did the Minister Of
King John concerning the "hardy Barons Of old''-
"Haughy and high, like vict5rs from the field
They speak in thunder, raise the eye Heaven,
"And.road with giant steps"
LUNENBURG.