Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-20
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,,oman's reflection that men may very cordially
aor.e in d;si?proying and delesiing the means by
which an Administration asccndcdto power, VINO
4 not agree in any thing else. The same RUE,
,hareiore does moi apply 20 the Opposition mat Is
applicable 10 the Administration. ne Mosaic
character, 50 far from being re?roach 70 an op
position, only proves that men. dlliefin" III Priic''
Die on other points may have the same reason, as
those agreeing in principle may have very uiaerem
reasons for believing an administrators !" " u''-
worthy OF confidence. There are, Tor example,
oen,l,men on this floor who differ with me, tO'0
erio rs 10 the constitutional powers OF tins Co
vernnent on the subject Of Internal improvement
a oucs,;an BY the by on which am III accord
Win the aiminstraiion-and ycl those gentlemen,
believing with me that our present ruierS
came into power by moral nsurp1tion ana an
immoral coalition. are as deeply impressed as
am with the importance oie:asing IRON the pages
o. our history, the PcrncioGs example oil sue
,.eesiul usurpa.on effected By sucii means
II most frequently happens, in The progress OF
rntl;c affair. that men who have stood opposed
70 each Other in some questions, may ne brought,
and honestly brought, 10 cooperate upon other
oucs.ions But this sor, OF union between public
men without any stipulation or arrangement, IS
,rery different, essentially different from such
coalition as Icould imagine. | will take leave TO
present 10 the gentleman from Massachusetts a
hypothetical case Of coalition between two poiiti-
cians-a case however, for which am more
INHIBITED 10 history than to my own !maginatioil-
md 10 ask him whether that is one o. The political
combinations tina, he would regard a patriotic
...,nion nj counSels r. will suppose the election
fr,he President 10 have devolvcd upon this House,
and that the voice of the nation has given one OF
the candidates decide! prominence, ana thrown
another Of them member OF This House. out ol
The competition will suppose one o.. INC three
PERSONS from whom the Presidents chosen, mel
,hcr inc highest nor the lowest on The list, 10 he
\ COLI. calculating politician, shaping his poiti-
cal course assuming his political principles, ana
forming and breaking of hi, political connexions
with an exclusive view to his own personal az
crandizemen, | will suppose him, BY pursuing
this arfnl and calculating course, to have obtained
successiyey the confidence OF all parties, and de-
served the confidence o.! none. | will suppose
that in all the ycisSiudeS which marx his rolltl-
cal regeneration. he steadily continued 10 ap-
roach his object never falling b. each succes-
sive change, 10 gain in power what be lost IN
principle: and. finally will suppose that, ac-
co-iing 10 the code Of his political morality, Inc
Government OF nation is 4 business Q. bargain
md arrangement, and combination amongst lead
;no polticans-ihe whole essence oil political
honesty consisting in Il faithful performance oi
contracts | will suppose, that the ind'"h'nal
have described. shoald offer the fraiernai embrace
eight wears his personal and political enemy, de-
n6uncing him wthot,; either dclicacy or dignity
IN The Halls of Legislation, The Courts o: Justice,
md even in the public journals and declaring, on
:, former occasion, that he would mol even
serve with him in The same Cabinet, because
he was an '.dpos.Gie EtIrdijH" | Will sup
pose the member III question, 10 he a man no.
iar;ouS Tor the loosencss of his morality, ana The
versatility of his political principles; always
Data l. Ia
,cmper al the times: yet bold and daring, and
reckless in The prosecution of his schemes Of am
hilton: in a word, sir, | will suppose him to be
q political gambler, regarding politics as game,
md power as Il prize 10 be Won by mere JuSglery
and deScrw, re; skilled beyond all other men 10
disguise hi, ambitious tricks, By confident and
imposing manner, and 10 assume virtue when
lie has il not" will suppose, sir, that after the
meeting Of The Congress by which The President
was 70 be elected This member, holding the high
=, station in The House, ana VIGOROUSLY possess
mo 4 great ami decisive influence in IT, election,
shoYld for i've OF six successive weeks. main
hin 4 profound and mysterious reserve Oh TIE
satec:-noi, surely. for ,.ie purpose ., making
40 his luismcnt-eithcr as 10 the cla'mS or qt"it-
eta.,o:s Of the candidates, bUi Scmia@lg Tor the
pcrposc Of making it apparent 10 all parties that
he iheli the balance in hi> hands, ana taal NJ |
man could BE- elected withou; making terms with |
n.nl-9T. IL ndlN r.il"ii>H, t"l VIZ l.ilNsi va /
holding back for bargain
During tai, period OF suspense. and doubt. 1nt
anxiety, will make no suprosiiiona q Dthc md
nigh, consultations, the awkward advances, the
mutual declarations OF returning confidence and
iutcade,i support amt advancement carried Dacn-
warts and forwards by the agencv OF busy ana
pragma,ical min>icrs-whch preceded and led 10
The contamination OF li,t p)r'eniou> ami ci>l>
,ro1s CONJUNCTION in political aS'folCgv-a coal |
IN
III Offering OF his oWn feelings and principle. anu
18th make & common Offering II The principles |
Of the Constitution. ana Tie mos, sacred right. OF
the people Gui sir, rs TIE gentleman from |
New York, (Nr SlorrS, upon some principle oil |
association about which have no right 10 ask
him any prving questions, has been pleased TO al |
iadc TO tn; breaking M OF The Council ot pm
ieG.0aigw after i; bad been resolved that satan
ehould undertake his fatal voyd.: fcr The p1!-
pose oiseducing our first parents from their al
iegiancc wl take leare, with his permission,
% give : few additional touches - the picture
which he has LEFT unfinished. Satan. it Viii De
fecolecled, ta, but ,iSi commenced hl> journey,
when he was cIres.el br The barriers o! he'll, -
clrci ~ gates "ih..ce ;hTce:old aud ''inpenera-
ne" and gl,r,c! by Death, who, 10 oppose his
pro2ccss stood forth, "acrce aS len furie>, terrible
as he'll ana shook 4 dreadful dart Son the
cher side inccaSct win Indignation, Satan stood
ualegrhed" ZACH al the head ievclicd his
teal:y ain their ala! hands ~ second stroke IN
tenlH RAl. fatally lor the Innocence, the purity,
md The happiness q! ol race SIN iN.crplSed her
ncii2torial Offices the combaiaNiS, who had >cowl
,3tili He'll grew darker Il their power, were sud
'caBrec5rcied ,ul 'ho,h seemed highly pleased.
SATAN disclosed the object Of his enterprise, de-
signed for their common benefit, and held out TO
Death hopes of fnufe advancement. Death drop
pedh:s spear and "erancd horribly gh;lStg smile,
- HAY far ~ iu.t
teSaied coalition Sin, the FORTRESS Of Hell, was
tic Navigator, and from her si'!e The fatal key,
"aiins,Iuncn, 81 ailouI woo, SIZE took. son sud-
lien open few the Internal doors nerer 10 close
again; forth wca,ihe adversary of Col AMI man
;nd man u7s 6S'.
Sin shall leave il 10 Others 10 trace ont the
resemblance if resemblance there he, between this
internal coalition. and any thing thai has been re-
corded or remains To h. recorded in the history
of this earth Bat, as | have attempted to draw
ne picture Of 4 political coalition exhibiting the
counterfeit prcscntmcnt' OF two politicians SUI
,ienlr relaxing from frownS 10 smiles and rush
inc from blows 10 embraces have no sort of OBJ
,ect;cn being AT best but very Indifferent painter,
- wrilc the names mad II the respective licensees
With this vicw, shall lay aside the brush Q: the
painter, and take mp the pen Of the historian.
But sir as il now occurs To me, | will here
notice remark made ~ an honorable gentlemen
# New York, (AIr Cambrelcng.) no, altogether
unconnec,ed with this part OF the subject. He
complained that | assailed the caucus, and WITS
pleased 10 add hat the people could not be dnred
iato ii, belief that Convention was any thing
better. will barely observe, that Convention,
snanaiing directly from the people, Is as differ
ent from n caucus Of members ct Congress, as
a mountain stream is from s'asnant pool. II
i the coalition and the caucus that have strong
family likeness, though the former Is certainly
lie worst In reference 10 these, If the gentleman
win allow me 10 quote his fayore author, DR.:
ollapol, would say, "rhubarb is rhubarb still :
The gentleman calls upon ne for sympathy, in
he melancholy fate Of King Caucus. No, sir,
lie has norighl to come TO me for sympathy. Let
him 90 to The Administration, who have de-
,hconcd his King. Ttev should al least pay de-
cent respect 10 his memory, even should 1t be