Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-08-21
senator Haywood's Address.

We loco no time in laying before readers the uium-
plant vndeson both OF the motives and OF the conduct
Of sesaior Haywood which have been uniusy and so
wanonly impugued. in reference n which he
ohsracerzcs with equal point and historical truth. the
'EKrKKIaEsrAL TAEHr" OF the present Administration.
AZ the National 1ngeneer well remarks he complete
" Just6o. HIMSELF and rolls back upon his pursuers the
ndc Of obloquy with which they have attempted to over
whslm him"
II this controversy involved considerations OF chSae
merely personal to Mr. Haywood, however, we do not
know that should feel justified in devotng large
space his defence however eraphc and revolving his
pO.ure OF thu, relentless Parry Desposm. which, having
been eaered in vain to control his conscientious convc
tous OF duty afterwards sought revengeuly TO destroy
hs character But there matters OF far moro pith
and moment the powerful Address OF the Ex-senator
the more powerful from the studied simplicity OF the
narrative and the absence Of thing like an effort TO
appeal from the judgment the sympathy of tho county
That part OF Mr.. Haywoods Address which we publish
thus morning demonstrates beyond all question, that the
enactment Of The Tariff of 1876, far from being in
crdauce with the principles which the party in
pledged the county by the result of the election
Of 1884, is direct conflict with all their previous Pom
and declarations the subJectand ha 1t they were
pledged to any particular scheme MeKays bill OF
1874 which differs essentially both in principle and in
detail from the law passed He also states what was
already apparent enough, that the Tariff passed
against As judgment Of majority Of CORgress-oiher
Senators, who supported it, and Mr. Haywood SAYS mot
Jsp Of them" eondemnng the act while they vo-
ted for IL Will it be pretended that law thus passed un
der seductive influence OF Executive persuasion and
enteaty and by means Of Party drill by which all
independence OF opinion and action eiieetuay ST.
fenced another Cromwell the head OF his legons
had surrounded the Capitol browbea Senators into &C
quicscence his WILL ought be regarded tho voice o.
the People, or the inegeny settled Judgment Of the
country And may not Mr.. Haywood in his retirement,
stand proudly the midst OF those serve Senator'S
who condemnng this revolutionary experiment, neverthe-
less voted in its favor, either propaIe the favor OF the
President escape the denunciaons OF the Presses de-
voted to his service
Perhaps however the most important position establish
cd the first part Of Mr.. Haywood's Address-and it
established beyond all controversies the direct sntagOn
OF MIR Folks (or rather should say o"Sr Robert
Walkers) Tariff with the principles and opinions
fomly avowed by every Republican President and Seere
OF the Treasury, by every Republican Congress and
by every Party, except the Nuyers, the adoption OF
the Federal Constitution What right then, have these
spurious discpes Of the Fathers OF the Republican Church
call their banting-ths rash experimental" system,
which has for the first time received the
OF bare msiory Of Congress, AGAINST JUDGMENT
NENRERs-wha right repeat, have they to CHRIS
this conception Of visionary brain, which
into the world '.ust half made up" DKNocRLTIc
TARIFF, the teeth OF the fact that II condemned
aud out, by the opinions Of Washington, of Jefferson, OF
Madison and Monroe-Ihe entire line of Republican Presi
dents in whose footsteps they profess be devOut and
faithful ollower5 well OF the father OF Modern De-
ocracy Jackson and of his adopted successor Van Blu.
rem, whose Mr. Haywood might have added TO ms
list authorities had he deemed it necessary dol
Democratic Tariff Why, If be then has the govern
been administered upon FEDERAL principles Its
foundation although the good people have been gnoanty
persuaded of the contrary until POLK and Walker opened
their eyes the hereses into which such puny
minds those of Washington Jefferson and Madison had
been betrayed.
But limited space admonishes Us to orbear further
remark. Indeed, upon the lucid Address Of
Senator Haywood, and especially upon this branch Of IT,
which he forhes mpegnaby he proceeds, is
We for willing 90 before the people Of Virgil
add of the South upon the clearly stated by Mr.
Haywood We will not say that we had RATHER WRONG
with Washington and Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, and
with the great and pure by whom they aided IN
the administration o the government than with Polk
Walker and their advisers; but may safely say, when
find ourselves sustained by the old Fathers though
be thrown into conflict with the apostates from their
cree and practice. who nevertheless claim be the d.
line OF and the only authorized interpreters
al their doctrines, that stand upon the old Republican
platform And So think, the "sober second thought"
OF te people OF the South will finally az Judge.