The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-24
'gHE STANDARD.
Wednesday, February "a, ls47.
Correspondence of the Standard.
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WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. 10, Is


excitement in the political mind of Washington,
relative TO the party changes then gong ony and
which have since assumed tangible form, shape
md substance so that already it is pretty well as
tertaincd who have deserted with MIR. Calhoun,
to the cause of the enemy. On the day after my
last was mailed Saturday, the resolution TO de-
grade Thomas Richie, if possible, was passed by
the Senate after same four five hours of debate
Wescott of Florida, made the first and the most
remarkable speech Of the day. 1t was remark
able on account of the lbels it embraced upon the
House. the Senate, the Democracy, and the Exec
utivr; all Of whom he accused Of corruption be-
fore unheald Of II was remarkable, moreover, for
its attack on John G Calhoun, whom he profess
ed to be defending for he admitted, in substance,
all the charges against the followers of the South
Carolinian. in the crushing expose OF Turney.
Calhoun snt looking daggers at him, changing
color with Weslcotts every sentence, scowling and
biting his lips unlil his mental if not bodily agony
under the kind offices of his friend became ap-
parent to ALL Bright, of Indianna, replied to
Wcstcolt, in a very short but conclusive speech.
He repeated the slanderous falsehoods uttered by
w. and deliberately pronounced them Infamous
Iibels He called on him time and again 10 pro-
drce the first fact 20 justify even to give plaus-
biIity TO his charges of corruption Wescott sat
spell bound, looking like whipped dog and not
daring to ycIp under the lash of The Indian
nian, who declared, |" in the face Of the Senate,
that it might go forth the country that the Sena-
tor from Florida had uttered wiIful and mali
cious LIBEL upon Congress and the Executive,
which deserved the condign and indignant punish
mnnt that the majority of that body were about TO
us,Irp authority to nfict on Thomas Richie" A
dozen other short speeches were made upon the
.esoIution--onr, by your own precious Mr.. Badg-
er, the monarchist who, of course, justified the
" divine right" ofthe Senate to constitute them
selves accusers, jurors, Judges and exccutoners,
IN their r@uSe, not only without shadow OF
authority under the law so TO do, but without
granting the accused the poor privilege of defence
before 4 tribunal who had preJudged the case.
The majority for the rcsolution-THE sEDITIoN
LAW OF l947-was six Calhoun, Yulee, Butler,
and the man Wcstcou, who formally acted with
the democrats, voted with the federasts for this
resolution. of course may say 10 your readers
that Westcou is personally without respect from
any class party in this city. AS man, he
stands perhaps lower in public estimation than any
other member in either House. His notions of
the corruption attending Office seeking in these
days it is we'll known are based on his own efforts
to place his CREATURES in office; for the world say
that there are hundreds of his selfish, intriguing
and dema gogue letters the files of the different
departments written 10 secure the appointment Of
his favores 10 dffcrent Offices. Some six or egh
months ago, The administration discovered his
character and his Objects it is believed and kick
! ed him off sans ceremOnie. Since that, though
! protesting to belong TO the democratic party, he
has been the source through which most of the
SANDERS and lbrls upon members of the admins
Grafton and other dstino uished democrats reached
the correspondents of Whig papers. His course
in this affair has astonishcd no one here, where
he is known.
The movement against Thomas Richie, l be-
Iieve, was deliberately planned between Cuihoun's
followers and the federasts for ulterior purposes
| If Mr. Calhoun is not elected President at the
next election he never can be. He therefore wish
rs TO be returned to the House of Representatives
as one Of the three highest condidates Before
he can accomplish this, the moral influence Of
Thomas Richie with the South must be broken
down. The ftderalsts gladly unite TO degrade the
veteran, 1T their action do that thing; more
especially. when Mr. Calhoun, to increase his
chance of being acceptable to the federallsts
IN Congress, abandons his countrys cause as invovl-
ed in this war; and thus strengthens as they and he
imagine the present policy of the federasts before
the people. The whole notable scheme will doubt
less prove a fliIure, for Mr.. Calhoun does not
carry off more than one half his late Congressional
| followers, and l take it not onetenth of those
among the people ..t ~. p.
Saturday was devoted by the House principally
10 the debate on the three million bill, rather
on the proviso offered by Wilmo, of Pennsylva-
MIA, thereto. The speeches were as numerous as
uninterestng On Monday, at noon, the debate
on this bill stopped, and the Wlmot proviso was
passed by and through the course of the Southern
wings in committee, when the yeas and nays not
being called, their failure to vote on incidental
questions in defence of the guaranteed rights oi
their constituents they vain!y hoped would not be
discovered. As soon the debate was stopped
! General Dromgoole moved question Of order
| U- whether as under the rules of the House
an amendment not german to the subject could