The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-27
W As HIN G I O N.
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. q, 1914.

SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 81, 1914.
ATTEMPTING TO INTIMIDATE THE
SENATE.
A letter appears in the Boston Courier pur-
porting to be from Washington, written in very
lofty and dictatorial style, which contains this par
agraph:
1t is intimated in some quarters that the Sem
ate has suspended Mr.. Spencer. The Senate has
not done so, and will not. If Senators should SO
far forget the character of their high station as to
compromise their dignity by the exhibition of such
puerile malice, the distinguished nominee Will not
forget his, nor long allow his name to be an unre-
garded incumbrance upon the senatorial table
Senators should take counsel OF their fears, IT not
of their convictions. The rejection of Mr.. Spen-
Ger, by factious vote, would leopard the Wing
ascendancy in Western New York. His name
there is noun Of multitude. To estimate this
fact look at the detection Of the Wings in that
section, since Mr.. Spencers celebrated letters in
October, IS42-that complete defence OF the
Presidents conduct. To judge the effect this
truth has upon those best calculated to know 1t,
it is but necessary to state that the entire Wing
dele gallon, Of Ne,o York State is anxious for
certain and speedy confirmation To unchan
Spencer, there, they know, would be political
felo. desc"
This is not the ordinary style of letter writers
from Washington, but smacks of authority, it is
redolent of power and smells of Department
We do not say Mr.. Spencer wrote it, but if he
were to write, we apprehend it would be very
much in the style of this paragraph.
"Senators should take counsel of their fears, if
not of their convctons ~ What sentiment is
&c tho Fiji oJ ;ui pfirp
idatingly told that it should not act upon its
/" convictions" but upon the fear of the political
mischief rejected nominee, "whose name is a
noun of multitude" may be able to accomplish if
unclaimed and let loose upon "Western New
York" The sentiment is that of tyrant and a
sycophant-a tyrant in power sycophant out of
power. 1t is sentiment that dsgraces the wr-
gives publicity to it.
In commenting upon the above paragraph, the
Editor of the Globe says:
"From this specimen the country will see by
what motives the Federal majority of the Senate
are supposed to be actuated. The appeal is made
by an able man of their own party, through one
OF its leading political organs. 1t is their testimo
ny in regard to the principles of the chiefs of
their own party"
This is an insinuated, if not direct calumny
upon the Wing portion of the Senate. The Edi-
tor knows as well as any one that no such mo-
tives govern the {" Federal majority of the Sen
ate. AS to the appeal being "made by an able
man of their own party such is not the fact.
The appeal is made by of the Globes own
party--oDe who came into the Administration to
democratize it, and who has removed Wings from
and appointed Locofocos to office, innumerable.
Nor is the appeal made through one of the lead
ing political organs of the Wing party The
Boston Courier has been Wing paper, but it is
no longer recognised as such-at least. its course
is so erratic, and it has been lately worshippng
at such strange shrlnes, that its voice is no longer
needed, nor does it speak for any portion Of the
Wings Of the country.
The Senate of the United States, at least the
Wing portion of it, has acted and will continue
to act, upon its " convictions" of what is due to
the public interests, and to the honor and dignity
of the country, well as to its own. They will
give no " fac:ious vote" even should they dare in
the face of this threat, to reject Mr.. Spencer's
nomination nor will they be deferred from doing
their duty, by any attempt come from what
quarter 1t may, to get up the cry of factious
Senate" through the country: no not even with
full knowledge that any act they may deem it
their duty to perform, would not only "jeopard,"
but actually destroy the Wing ascendancy in
Western New York" If Mr.. Spencer wishes to
secure the confirmation of his nomination, he
must adopt other means than intimidation to ac-
complish his purpose, for we can assure him that
Senators will not take counsel of their fears
in acting upon his nomination.
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