Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-17
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| NiNIsrRvros.
The most striking illustration Of the forssulncss Of the
people, a. 70 the acts and speeches Of tue os notorious
puoc men, has been recently exhibited by Of those
who have attempted snghten the public respecting the
claims and services OF usory A WISE The
been permitted uucontradcted. that Mr. wiss
hostility TO Democracy Tor tho 6rst time Infested
!" is'o. Tho bitter partisan war usged by Mr.. Wise
upon the glorious administration OF General Jackson from
June 9Th, 1884, to tho close Of tho second
An Of March, 1887, seems to have been ignored by hi,
friends let all VI the leading measures Of that admins
trston Mr. Wise opposed Win the most
city When the Democratic party contending against
the friends Of that abomnsbe monster the Of the
oned States NJ Wise was the bttcrest ss.aiaut vi
!. party.
r'ends oi B,dd!e nsosn a"d po~etu aud the dc
ea OF our party v.s csnsde,ei inevitable the ferceuest
OF our assaiants Va, Henry A. WIS., wncn. ike Her
cnes anil OF the Ia 'ulous Of qrity, Jscks
Id the United States Bank coaend fm the mastery,
"aen the preservation Of the party the welfare Of the
masses depended result, that .rrf. Struggle
h'ory A wise Was the partisan defender Of Bank
~tsiouiess Of tho Wns pisv iuciaous VI DO.
mocracy.
Let those who every day culogi,e Jcksou for crushing
the oi"k o the tei Sate read The follow ng extract
i'om speech OF Henry 4. Wise. delivered 70 1887 aud
-h'ch may be found IN tho Congressional Appendix for
that year, page ei7.
Truly truly, Il may he said, sir, that the evil which
| Andrew cksou did lives after him. lie was the most
fortunate man tasi Col ever permitted Ia success
|
without c.as, upon tho Bank of the lted States he
rendered an odious monster, ana killed IL in the
denee OF men, Yet all the time that be was in power aud
welding that power against that institution fructi
Tying the nation, sustaining exchange maintaining credit
sound Currency regulating i'll excessive bank
issues meeting labor nsuriay coah,nce
in trade keeping prces steady aud advancing aud in cv
cry wardng oil the evil day until after J.cksons term
OF Office expired His lived to keep him aud his
poser aud popularity alive, too lat. TO rebuke
him for the schie endure 1t gave US seeminy
l WAS nj In
| verify his enemy was made To praise him.
Can the fieuis Of Mr.. Wise reconcile this eulocy Of
the United Bank, With the declaration thai w
I,s' h" dlrays been State Rights De,aoerai ?" Tue
extract speaks tor ITSELF
Or the Democratic party who stood by JACK son Ia
his famous upon the whole federal
reconcile the following aspersion ct their in
ring upon the United Bauk. lie thus
III. Democratic party OF JackSous ADMINISTRATION Apeu
| dix Con. u obo, p'gc 5pS
| What nov is obvou.y the maxim of 'the party" by
which rule aud GOVERN Give us the golden kew aud
We will uno.k the hearts of the pc ,pie." WIKI power
patronage an the purse, dc;tton itself may
rid roat aud corruption DC bold They have the peoples
Own money, ~h-rcsiIh to .ks thc aemp, uron their
virtue If they succeed, thers will be the DOMINION
| GJLp.
HoS, Nr. Ei;tor will You an you- hre.hreu of til
press BE- abs to drsg through six nonhs canvass thu
tnin who hs'psd all OF this abuss upon party. VIII
the rank nd aIs give ea,nad.SI.. supper he au
thor OF the f1i'E,s' II asps.ch ~ Ap a. 1850. the
SUBJECT Of ,,>' Bake, NJ, ,c,irlcIeriz, ID tn.
upo tn" .nx by ae ,no ;fA:ic party. Goa Appsu
| dix, pig, sos
Sir, Sue~ chat the ~,ged ay,in., the Bank Of the
United States WAS War or EAriSk rLuNpsE by ".he
party kue~ tina, thcs obi set IS. pv.sessiou Of
the pubic money, fo' the very aai CHI
they charge the monster aud they have succeeded
fully 81 toll my constituents years ago, aud
they are too SOFA TO DO convucei of tue truth
| prophecy.
C4u toe thousand. who sympaibsed with Gen. Jackson
snd cheer him hia noble struggle in 1885, be brought
support Mr. Wis with such language to this perpetual.
ringing their ears, and ho"lei at hom in dsrsoa BY
the Whiss.
Can our party during lorg and dre.ry CANVASS. find
any consolation IN the following extract from speech Of
their candidate: Whom they hav- cas-, aside men whn
fought shoulder to shoulder with Jackson ,ds an
idol out OF strange god" they lh auv excuse IN
sIeh fragment as the following: -Wis. ioyuitsr.
Sir, the Administration either knew al these results
which havo Witnessed 80 runous or disasruus a
they did They nay taka Other taru Of tbs diem
na they choose. ftheY did tho on ration of
cause and the coming Of eyenia almost touching their
noses-evsnts which predicted for years
they must have been FOOLS If hey aud knew wha
| vas coming they did not warn tho people, and they
mus. be kpaves. friend sad the other day he would
out forth horns the aud make the complete
will not say they ba kuavcs fIols but do saw
there has been shameful wiu biud aud gross IN is
management sud nalldmiusration, en Il tEeso DO no
nope OF Tsfor oil hope preserving the government
and its freedom aud purity cease.-Speech ON the
PostPonement Of the Alb lnssement under the Deposit
| Act
These extracts may convey to the reader somo idea Of
the services of Henry 4. Wise whilst member Of Con
gress Immediately after his election he lde speech
| from which shall quote when come to eIImce Mr.
Wses ''pretensons State Rights Democrat in 1882
49, But the deb,e proves tina: during that period Of
bitter political feeling, from 1884 lS4 Mr Wise Was
the most bitter ana dangerous OF foes. His frs,
speech against General Jackson lar have boon able
TO CLEAN information from the Debates Of Congress
| vas delivered on the 9.h Of June 1884.
lie then cOnsecratei himself task Of assalinp
Andrew Jackson and the Democratic parry In present
ing the proceedings Of Gloucester meeting [Gales
Seston's Debates, vol lO;h 4IlbiI2ql Mr. Wiso thu.
characterized the removal Of the
BY Al abuse of power the President has taken the
treasury out of the custody OF the law. BY the
policy that mig Vi led lmn's ration, this hiss
DESTROYED conf encs and credit in trade, dar.peed the
money rke;, conrurd shocked and stunned 6us s,s
oieverS ds'crpia among mc irjurouy effected every
species Of leg station, u prIdi the III 81 unparalleled
commercial suffering anil distress that ever si ctei peo
pie in time Of profund peace, aud Of cxhloe-an ma
tona prosper ty Aud ~ claims Of SILL NOR tx.
tvsgan dangerous ini alarming this of things
sought to be perpetuaed by strengthening still thu
cords and extending -i EidGr The boundaries o. Exec
utse power, by parll zrg the legislative aud corrupng
the representative will. Sir in the Ian
gu ge Of FISHER Anies "ifmy powers were commeu.u.
rate with my zeal would RAISE my voice q pitch
Of remppsrance against th' cruel injustice to generous
people. is mischievous policy off, in whom Ina peo
pie have conhded this -igunt ouusge.
III
HENRY A. AND LEVI woopnuRY
Mr. W-es hostility was not cOndned 10 General j OK
SOL. Tho who were nD't prominent and
Tor their devotion to Democratic principles were selected
by MI. Wise as the esp,ci,l oh.c, Of his venom. Il
wo'ln De dibcn at this day, To convey my readers
the sgb'er idea Of the ferocy with which the great Wing
partisan OF 1885 81, as.aicd men w,o:e opinions and
virtues are cherished "tn love aud veneaop by lhe De-
mocrhic party.
No mar stood higher iu the esteem Of our party than
Lew Woodbury. OF New Hampshire lis public not less
than his private virtues cndeard him tho Democracy
ucenpyng o7 many years prominent place in the eye
the public, bis Democracy questioned or hi.
honcsy ever tmpeachedby his party Had be drsce.
ed TO hi. grave fail OF honors he you'd doubtless nave
hee1 elected by the Democratic party their s
t,r the Presidency IN 1882. A, Governor of New
II mpshr'. ~ Cabinet officer, Senator Of the Uni
ted states, aud Justice Of the Supreme Court was
~ ornament TO his conny All the pfio OF his party
To the South he was always fihf'I and amidst d,fec
zion Md treason, the South always found Levi Woodbury.
Battling In defence Of her constitutional rights. This pa
'rotc Statesman Henry Wise psrsecu cd with tho uos,
relentless and partisan bitterness. He endeay0red by biz
spe"ohes 10 Cougoss 10 strip him OF al that render,
lie nab'o--the reputation OF IN honest and faith
fl officer. BY denuuciillon and abuse, be taught the
party nth TG!ch be then acted 10 regard faithiu and
fearless Demoefs', a. an ufpHncpled Official With the
Democratic party IL lie not necessary for yndicaLou
bis TO be attempted Toe recollection of his yr