Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-10

Rich SCRAPS from the Beautiful Record of Hen
ny a Wise

Rich SCRAPS flom the Beautiful Record of Hen
ny ~ Wise
1t has been asserted in high quarters that there
is not a single flaw IN the political record of MIR
Henry A. Wise, the Democratic candidate for
Governor, and attempt has been made to show
that his heart has ever been with pure and un-
dcfled Democracy" We have heretofore pre-
scented few facts ia the political history of that
gentleman, of themselves sufficient to upset the
lndicrnus claims To immaculate consistency
which are seriously urged by his Democratic
friends in these latter times. BY way of "clineh-
ing the nail however, let us turn again for II
IN ,ment to that brilliant portion of Mr.. Wisc's
career in which he acquired all the reputation
that he now possesses In the year 1888 he was
acting with the Wing party, and We shall en-
dcayor to show from the "chronicles of the
times" and from no less competent witness
than Mr. Wise himself, that his heart was with
the Wing party too.
On Friday the 2lst day of December, 1898,
Mr. Wise made II celebrated speech in the House
of Representatives, which occupied when printed
twenty eight columns in the National Intelligent
ccr-amost ns lengthy a his speech III the Nlr-
ginla Convention, the publications. OF which was
commenced in the immortal "Suppement." but
we believe never coaelndcd. That speech in
the House of Representatives remarkable
not only for It's extreme length but for its fierce
assault upon existing corruptions, its bold de-
nunciation of certain officials, andits convincing
proofs the speakers deadly hostility 10 De-
m"cracy which he preferred to denominate. i'll
the bitterness of his heart. Loco focoiSm. The
special subject OF that harangue was the defalca-
tion of Il somewhat noted individual named Sam
uel Swartwout, who had been appointed Collec-
tor at New York, and subsequently proved
defaulter to the tune of 81 200, 000-its special
object in exposure of that vile corruption of tho
Administration. generally, and of Levi Wood
bury, the Secretary of the Treasury, in partc
MAR. From this speech propose to call
few extracts, which will doubtless satisfy tho
public that Mr.. Wise stands now precisely wherc
he stood in 1898.
The Honorable gentleman commenced his
marks by laying down the following proposition
Let him speak for himself and the public will
better understand him.
Let gentlemen understand me. | measure
my terms, lspeak in no spirit of brayado. |
d"clam not when say that,if majority of this
House would do their duty without fear, favour,
or affection the Secetary of the Treasury would
before this House adjourned, be impcached.-
If ever a elon deserved the hangman's knot, the
Secretary OF tho treasury, Levi Woodbury. de
serves impeachment? That is the proposition
which will now proceed To demonstrate"
Mr.. Wise proceeded to review the history of
the previous jackson administration, of which
he says the administration of Van Buren, was on.
ly contlnunt,on-"a different stage of the same
disease" aud declares that, although the Ad-
minstration of Gen jackson came into power
professedly reform Administrations, AS soon
1t 'had been long enough in power To conceive
ln'quity and bring forth corruption and crime,
worse-tenfold blacker than had ever before
been perpetratcd" a different tone was heard
from the party:
The cry of corruption was now heard from
another-the trumpet blast came loud and long
from different point of the field. The Post OF
fee Department first charged with every