The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-14

ago. not in the choice figures and phrases for they
had not yet found their way into the Senate chanbe
But to these do not objset il were idle TO dispute
about tastes since ssresin pracpe, and i is grshy
ing to find that tina, is the The point which nc
maintains maintain IL requires but change OF phrase
and change OF names, 10 make our concurrence com
ples. In the abstract proposition We agree eAacuy-
namely that those who brought this evil upon our country
owe heavy responsibility to the nation and TO poserty
The Senator from Michigan [Mr CAssl does not touch
this question He is too wise' has nvsd 100 long, ana
the past is too fresh in his memory tie tests satisfied
with rtouy maintaining his point, iron which there 10
no danger OF his being driven as II lies Tar ou Of the
range Of my argument
ator from Kentucky, carrying the inquiry back to 1925
will show those of us who do not remember who it
was thai planted the tree from which you reap such
bitter fruit In the of 1924 there were four
candidates for the presidency Neither of them was
elected by the people, and Mr. Adams in by vote
Of the House OF Representatives Much more than half
fce-hodes in the United States opposed his election
When he became President did he any one from
Office because he opposed him Not man In the ter
flee holders, probably full half opposed the reelection
OF Mr. Adams and supported the rival candidate even
for this as far as can ascertain from the records OF the
times, he did not remove man In his whole iour
years there were but four removals which involved the
action of the Senate.
Then until the commencement of Gen. Jackson's adj
minslraon. in 1929. there had been no prescription;
there were no wrongs to be rghtedno injuries to be
avenged The fierce passions Of men had not yet become
iuerposion OF abe avenger But in 1929 the fulbown
mischef hurst suddenly Spon us in all its intensity The
government was likened to city taken by storm and
,etors b.long he spois was openly ayowed and az far
as nv knowledge extended, was fully and effectively
acted on The policy and purpose OF the triumphant par
ty was promulgated through the country by words and
signs Il was general s,sep of all the officers In 1866
the Dutch Admiral De Ruyer sailed with broom at his
sweep the British navy and commerce from the ocean
So for years whole broad land the broom ap.
peared at the Of each hickory pole above the flag OF
dnsrosslv ex cited and seduousy cherished The adj
| monton Of The mad Timon to Alcfbiades,
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Let moi thy sworn SKIP ohe' -.
was universally and Internationally regarded There
large destruction OF the just hopes OF men and the
dependence OF families.
Before 1929 there were contests tor ohce-there was
victory and there defeabut they touched the higher
objects OF ambiiion only'he love OF distncuon and
power not the living of the official drudge the wages oil
whose labor was the support OF ms family but AZ that
time the appropriation OF The spol-a term descriptive as
it and alarming Included everything. ! re-
member well the opening OF the fearful drama and Inc
sad impressions which rested Oh my mind IN witnessing
its then present. and looking TO us future consequences
felt that II was the origin OF stupendous evils 70 my
country, and looked upon II as would have looked upon
plague spot on the breast OF veneraed parent Ana
1t was new era IN our history, when malignant pol
infused into the body polite which no physician
has yet been found potent to eradicate The poisoned
is still there, and can be eecuay extracted by
those only who nhxed H. put from that Quarter mere
present but little hope DO | err IN suppOsing that TO
give you power, or let you seize power TINS day, the
prescription OF past years would be at renewed in
all its intensty may be mistaken, and hope am; II
these resolutions were offered and speeches upon them
made in sincerity and truth, with view TO put down
vicious and false principle OF action, and not merely TO
avert public Indignation from the real authors OF the
mischief and point against others, change is indeed
going on where II may produce the happest enecls
From 1929, year after year. argument was exhausted
on tins subject, but IL was 1et 10 DC ldle we
talked TO the whTlwind-to inc tornado 1ou were
deaf as the sea- ana biihd as us rocks. ''oW
your ears and eyes are opened and your tongues un-
oosed The prospects OF reform are therefore pf'gneh
ing Our democrauc orelnien oesln 10 see, anu uuss
tnat ume ana Close opsei p WI ,ha;, CIV ant;,s
distinctly the pracncai WORKING OF tneir own ,avorie
system ana praeuca lessons can aiohe us VI
.ne n1"' n, S;t ,hnyah ,hs .nd ~ sloonencs
unu 'S h @ Inasa ha1ss ;mn,ssssd ,hs tioryon
coulu no. oy .eie 9ss h, ~ aa,r ,hsn 20
aecsd he The .beld nj perseus and like her bebolders
wa ,prned IN atone And If General TAYLOR did all he
has been accnsed of doing in the way of proscrption
H. r.moysd nsrelv for onnion,s sake-he only held IN
n. .h;ed which bv a faint reflection has shown 10
modern Democ racv the coil of snakes in her own locks
Rn he did moi This II was characteristic of that excel
len, man~generous and kind as he was brave-tha he
often IoTpoi his own wrongs and those OF his friends in
symna,hS Tor The ac,ons of his enemies and detractors
a. d,d moi, bs do no, saw iha, he ought not to have
me,ed 10 YOU the ga ne which you gave others
when the power was yours Now we all know that for
twenv years from 1929 10 lsig with the execution of
few short months the whigs composing one half the ma.
tion equal certainly 10 the other half in intelligence, in
in de yoiion TO our glorious Unon and in ca
pacy 10 serve IT, were prescribed for opinions sake and
denied 10 that extent the political rights OF American cii
zens No matter how great his capacity how high his
favor how urgent his necessities, the disqualification
was absolute OF every whg and even of every democa,
hn himself such according the