The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-13


mediate payment or restoration, inasmueh private
: property could not be taken for puolie uses with,
: GU, com pensation General Jackson heard his corn.
, plant, and told him he would do what ges night in
| the matter, and he pointed out course that was
proper 10 be pursued ia such cases lie seat imme-
diately for musket and twenty rounds ofcartridgea
The poor fellow hearing this order, did not know
what was 10 become Of him; bot very soon Gener-
81 Jackson put the muslcet IN his hand, and said
, "Stsnd there, sir, and defend your cotton" Thus
, General Jat kson compelled him 10 stand Up and de-
fcnd his country. Let all others, who interest
ed in property defend il in the same manner and
there is iiule danger OF loss. Why, sir we have
men enough in our Atlantic and other cities 10 De.
fend successfully every dimes worth Of property;
and with that as one motive, and hei, conntry's well
fare for another, who will not bfByely meet the
storm If there is man, the sooner his property
and himself ara DESTROYED the better, This paltry
question Of dollars and cents Should have no weight
when national honor and national territory are at
stake Must the pTlyate interest OF few indyidu-
ais prcponderate those Of the nation al large'
shall regret much az any one that individual loss
shall ARISE from any action that may seem necessary
to the yindcotiOn Of our rights. But have we not
always made liberal reparnton for property destroy
ed by our enemies IN time Of wors 'hbe whole his
tory Of our legislation on this su5eci proves IL 1p,
plieaobs for relief for losses thus sosned are no
of daily occurrence.
| will now pay my respects, for few moments,
To the gentleman from Virginia who sst spoke Mr..
LEAKE. admit that his WASH great speech; and
admt oil that the gentleman claims for the Old Do
minion But times change. The time when
Rome was the proud mistress Of the world; litera-
ture and learning hOurshed within her walls; the pa
ges Of her history filled with the names Of great
men But, alas where Is she now Fallen fallen, fall
en- Her greatness has departed Those who gave
her power and fame, and made her the terror and
admiration Of the earth have long since returned 10
the DUST and now the Roman ia as degraded and de-
testable once be was great and noble. We must
now speak Of them degenerate sons Of noble
sres." II does not follow, that because Virginia has
been the mother Of 80 many presidents that she may
not become barren, or give birth only to miserable
dw1rfs. fear, indeed that the spirit and yigor OF
her womsnhood have departed, and that her more
recent births are but sorry assertions.
Another gentleman from Virginia, MIR. BAYLr,l
has made some remarks, TO which will briefly re.
ply That gentleman, in the early part of the session.
was charged with benga wing by gentleman from
Kentucky, MIR. DAyIs.l | was disposed to resent
the charge at first, being unjuEty made upon one
of my friends But now, am inclined to agree with
the gentleman from Kentucky, though at first be-
! lieyed It to he charge made for the purpose Of
detrnctng from the influence and standing Of one Of
my political friends.
Speaking now ofAccomac: it is, if | am not mis-
taken, the district formerly represented by Mr..
Wise. MIR. Wise came here jackson man, dyed
in the wool. He became after q while anti-Jaok-
son, and went back and appealed TO bis constituents
and they sent him here again; and after little while
he made another somerset, and became n Tyler
man; still his constituents, turning q somerset
with him, endorsed his new fsith, and again re.
turned him to Congress- The gentleman who now
represents the same people, has also made a wheel
about or two; for he was in 1910 an advocate Of
I"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" and made wing
speeches in my State When ! think of the facil-
| ity with which the good people Of the Accomac
district change their tunes to suit new songs-or,
in other words, change their principles to suit the
caprces of their eaders-it reminds of the tree
frog, which in my country is very plenty, and in-
santly changes the color Of its skin TO suit that
Of the bark of the tree to which it clings. No
doubt these Accomacers or political tree.frogs, are
properly represented this floor. Some gestle-
men here have charged me, and my friends who
act with me on this question, with following the
lead of the venerable gentleman from MGssachu-
sets, Mr. ADAMS. | tell those Gentlemen that in
making this charge they only show their ignorance
Of the principles which the true democrat acts.
One gentleman remarked that compliments from a
source always unfriendly to that distinguished mem
Der, Mr.. ADAMs,l could not be considered as
praise. But will say to that gentleman, that in
this remark he has shown that he does not under
stand the true principles of democracy. The time
was when the democratic party considered that the
gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.. ADAMs] was
acting wrong, and they censured him accordingly;
but this did not prevent them from approving of his
course when he acted right. But SIR you cannot
point to single instance in that gentleman's long
public career wherein, in any controversy with
foreign power, and especially with England, he has
not taken the side Of his own country. Ten thou.
sand times, sir, would | rather follow the lead of
that gentleman than follow distinguished leader
in the other wing of the Capitol, who was once
jackson man, and then became bitter foe the Old
| Hero and not only aided in passing q resolution
Of censurc upon him, but afterwards refused to
make reparauon for the injury and injustice
he had done by eXpunging the infamous reso-
! latte, thnt n,,fp
that gentleman, and, like the Irishman'a flee, he
is not there He has been in favor of and against,
every administration. do not doubt that the
gentleman from Virginia, as he has said, has
been distinguished by many high trusts from
the PEOPLE since he first came into public life but
is not impossible that they have been deceived for
| doubt whether the germ Of democracy was ever
planted in him. When he charges us with follow
ing the lead Of the gentleman from Massachusetts,
or Of any other man, he speaks for cffect-and
effect not very creditable to himself. will not say
Of him as the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr..
ADAMS once said Of an eminent person at the other
end of the Capitol that after expressing such senti-
ments he has but one more step TO lakeland that
will carry him over to the enemy.
have no doubt that the British press will pass
high encomums on the gentleman's speech, as they
did on that Of distinguished senator who spoke in
Faneu Hall; but az to my spcech, and that OF my
friend from Missouri, Mr.. SrMs,] and hundred
others, they will receive favors The sentiments
they BREATHE the views they advocate, and the prin-
ciples they advance, will find response from
British hearts. very much fear that British inter-
ests are not without advocates and friends on this
foor and fear that the vote upon the question now
pending will show the number to be far greater than
would seem possible in an American Congress.
will here read from aftict headed "The Ameri-
can War Mania" which recently appeared in the
Economist" an English paper and which pur-
ports TO DO an extract from letter written by an
American:
II could take the same liberty with Sir Robert Peel
that used to do with my personal Lords Lansdowne
and AIonteage, when they in Office, should very
frankly tell him that the policy of England in order to pre-
peace is TO remain perfectly quiet and permit the
sensible and honest portion the American people keep
In complete check the dishonest and reckless portion of It,
Fortunately for both countries your Parliament does not
until February and therefore Sir Robert Peel cannot
be rallied upon for any public declaration FOR against the
Presidents gasconado until demonstration has been
made in Congress show the feelings Of parties in both
houses
OF the wickedness Of such and Of the blessings
continued peace need not enlarge as they seEevi
dent 20 every honest mani but will say that should host
tiles grow Of such insignificant cause the Of
those will be