Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-09
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once glanced at tho brief sketch of his remarks
which we found reported in the Alexandra va
zetie, for the purpose Of ascertainlng the tenor o.
the only "eIplanation in which the public Zee
an especial interest-<taking It for granted thai
the Representative from Ohio would avail himself
Of the opportunity thus afforded TO exonerate him.
self from the suspicion that now very naturally
exists, that he has not chasseed, first TO the right
and then to the left, upon the Tariff bill, with
out touching portion of the Spells, for which he
has manifestiy an itching palm. But we looked
in vain for any calculation OF the causes OF his
sudden conversions backwards and forwards MIR.
Brinkerhoff deems il more prudent, doubtless, to
make no explanation " on that delicate point
He contents himself with an attempt to cover his
own confessed and convenient heHiblity, by
charging that the editor of the Union has excel
led even him in the chameleon art Of adapting the
color Of his opinions to the varying fashions of the
hour. For example:
ale charged the editor Of the Union with having taken
all sides upon the Oregon question: from the extreme OF
81 deg. 40 min down to even below ~ deg, within
single week and with having been for the sub-reasuy one
day and against the next lecture upon ehange OF
principles thought with very bad grace from sueh
man. In regard the tariff bill, for which ne and the
Ohio delegation voted, he eaid that they had obtained
much more from the Committee of Ways and Means than
they had conceded, although he still OF the opinion
that the bill would not produce sufficient revenue TO nee
The ordinary Of the government"
We do not very clearly perceive, even if Mr..
Brinkerhoff's charge against the official editor be
well founded, how that gentleman's Delinquent
cies can excuse or palliate his own. The latter
sentence of his remarks, indeed, shows that he is
wholly without excuse. 1t will be remembered
that his avowed grounds Of opposition to the new
Tariff bill were two in number-frst, the unequal
distribution Of the patronage Of the Government;
and secondly. the inefficency of the bill itself as
a revenue measure. He admits now, that, al
though he voted for the bill, he does not believe
that il will Weld revenue sufficient to meet the
ordinary wants Of the Government, much less the
extraordinary demands upon the Treasury conse-
quent upon the existing war. That objection to
the bull therefore, remaining in full force, is not
the inference irresistible that the only other rea
son which induced him to announce his intention
10 vote against II mad been removed-that some
arrangement had been made in regard 10 the
SPoILs, which induced him, and the few who with
him had struck for higher wages, to return to
the flag from which they had deserted We can
not of course assert that he has received the
'wages Of iniquity, or even that they have been
guaranteed TO hIm-bu;, we repeat 1t as difficult
10 come 10 any other conclusion tnan that Nc has
been bought up, " since the repeuuon OF his
attack upon the Union (unless Intended as
ruse,l 81 rvs that ne w. ~ "v'i" ed N. "
NJ. VICE, .he gent A.n who yair.y rpplicd
TO the President 10. To- one e Bog, der NJ
raj, and who bore .'s d-r.'"oin;m, a! .'>a CO..
tain 'Y Dung NITgini6l, d.rent IS Souils''l -.
could make him." with such commendaOie Tesls
nation, for which doubtless he expects 10 be IL
due time suitably rewarded, followed his brother
spois.hunter from Ohio. He replied mainly to
the remarks, made on preceding day, by MIR.
Mcdowell of Ohio who had threatened TO strip
the veil from the character Of the Ilustrious WICK,
and let the country know rho it was that had as
sumed the prerogaiive of denouncing the Ohio
democracy, and Of lecturiDg the representatives
from that State. Mr.. Wick challenged the men,
Der from Ohio, Mr. McDowell,) to lift the veil
from his character as he had threatened. There
was no veil, he said, to lift. What he had done
had been from the strongest conviction OF duty
The member had said that the President had re.
Jected his personal application for Office because
he was not qualified in the first requisites neces-
sary to fill the Office, meaning courage. The wine
was upon the table, and the member rejected IT
without tasting it, Had he tried he might have
seen. If any body told him so, he lied Mr..
Wick insisted that he had been governed by con-
scientous motives in what he had done upon this
subject and particularly in his speech of the Both
of June"
We believe it was Sir Pertnax McSycophant
who always appealed to "md conscience" Whe.
theF the conscientious" Wick belongs to the Nc
Sycophant school may be perhaps inferred from
the exposure made of him by Mr.. RATHBUN Of
N. York who followed with third personal ex-
PLANTATION" He commenced by sending to the
Clerks table the following letter written by the
"conscientious" Wick to some crones in Indiana,
and which, unfortunately for the writer, found its
way into the newspapers:
" HALL or REPREsES1A1vEs
June -, 1916, % O'Clock r. NJ.
"GESrs Well. the Wings and dscontents tined their
hands IN the way Of bringing about sdourn-
ment, by the means described in my note you TO-.
day. In committee they could beat u.s. because dis
contents could silently. But IN the House beat
them three votes, by sending out for our hands rhey
sent Tor theirs too) Three votes We have squeezed
hands upon a whispered pledge 10 stay here u Monday
morning but whatwe will pass naval bill We have now
closed the debate pursuant to resolution adopted today
and are voting the various amendments which have
been presented. We sending down cellar FOR eaabos
aud u three or four Of fellows do break heir faith
shall pass the bill this day. II pass the tariff. II
will be by about tho majority disclosed the today
from three We would give Pennsylvania al
per cent their iron, they would then vote Tor the bill
We might even give them 81 specific Il they would
vote for the bill. .aeY make tue iron du
~ o. suit them, and then they against the bhFo
ZEN ~ Guinea irL / guess wo shall alter McKsy's bi
by raising the duty wool % equal that Of wooens ant
prss by from three 70 seven No, do not beey
thofo 10 moral coursge retain the duty on tea and cot
fee. These fellows think our people are not a. pairou
they really are, and would rather make public del
than tar tea and coffee. think otherwise. ! msy b
wrong.
have threatened to attack New York and pummel hs
Looofocos soundy Some Of her best sons have said I'd
IL. and do well, will unite us, perhaps" guess +
do IL on tho Tariff discussion. WICK.
This letter was read amid shouts Of laughte
and was followed by harsh personal attack uPo
the "conscientious" gentleman who was wiln
10 buy up the Pennsylvania members by increa
ing the duty on iron To 80 per cent, or even /
giving them an "Odious" SPECIFIC duty Of 3
just rs tho New York Locofoco members hosre i