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lxrOKTAMT Jubicial Dkohiom. Hi
Honor Jaiigm Storj. daring tli hearing in
the UnitcU utc CMrt look o?caion to
rule oo lha pronunciation 61 that excruci
ating word lien, which has tv en eoacted
by law into a term of common see. II
remarked that it waa freqoetiijj pokena
if written le-en, on the aujipnaition 'that it
wa tlerieed from Jlie Frenchj but. on the
aathoritr of Lri)Mennelil, wfto judicirl
ly detiued that the word was the past par
ticiple of the , Eglth verb ta lit, he con
sidered (hat it should becslted y-en, and
pronounced judgment accordingljr.
The Lmdie out for the Tariff A num
ber of Ladies f Pliiiadelplus have corns oat
in behalf of Tariff principle, nd have sd-
- drctsed their fellow or litttr citizen mrough
out the Union, invoking their aid and co-
peration. . They conclwls iheir address
lmt !-. ' f -n.i-,
"Ladies of the Union: ws invite your eo
operation, exert your inflitence give yoor
pteferences to the productions of American
labor, and th Oovetnraent will throw its
shield around na, for titers is do axiom mors
fiirmlY ae tiled, than that ."wJ nation ran nor
tw iadepcndtnt mnd protptrout, whilt the
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withhold the mttd of preference lo tkt labor in sar wa by the acting Presideat, and of oar cnuntrj'a deliverance ia paat J that
of her own people we shall tlien have the this, too, the workingi uf the very poison the an gerof Heaven, followed by the treach
pleating reflection of having contributed they have instilled into bit heart against ery of man, hat blasted all our prospect.
VHCCir.tr.aj W 1C.1VIG VUI VCIUTCU VVUIIII Mf
that high and prosperous position s bountiful
and wise Providence had prepared for her."
SPEECH OF MR. RAYNER,
Or MOXTH CAB0LIMA ;
Oi the BUI proposing lo amend the Loan
Hill of the last teuton. .
Hovsa sr Rtrf sawTiTtvt, Miacn 3S, ISit.
The bill propo.ing to exmil the time for the re
demptioa of Hie loan aathoriied at lha last session,
to la-enty years, l&mg under aonsideraiiont Mr Wise
having mored an amendment proposing to nlede the
proceeds of lha salea ot tbe pubiar ld fur tbe re
demptioa ol the dock wheaerer it should fall below
pari and the debate hating lakra a wide- range ot a
parti character
Kir. RAYNER said lie had never made
a mere party speech in that House since
he first hid the honor of a seat in it. AI-.
though he had neter encouraged or par
ticipated in a pariiaandiscussiiitt there, je
he now found himsetfreluclintly compelled
to engage in it. He wished to atate dis
tinctly, in the outset, that he roie, not for
the purpose of Attack, but of defence. A
war of extermination had been declared
by the "peculiar fiientla" of the acting
President against the policy and principle
of the Whig party a violent ami unpro
voked attack had been made against those
whu signed the Whig manifesto ...of the
last lesion of' whom lie had the honor lo
be one. tie then felt called on by the
first great law of nature aelf-prrservatinn
to speak in hi own defence, and to re
pel the attack, and hurl back the charge
in the aame apirit io which they were
made.
Mr. R. said he would remark that, aa
much aa he deprecated party disputation
on great questions of public poftcy, yet he
waa free to confeta that, on the present
occasion, he could nut say he regretted
the debate had taken the wide range it had.
He thought the times "required it (he
feeling of the country demanded it the
relations existing between the Legislative
and Executive department of the Gov
ernmen rendered it not only necessary,
but any lontrer inevitable. .
Rea ly, (aaid . Mr, R.) parties are in a
moil strange and anomalous position. For
the first time in the history of the Govern
menf, we find a set of men in power, for
whoso course of policy neither of the great
parties tf the country will conlesa them.
selves responsible who have diaappointe?
and defeated all the fond hnpea of those
whine labor fur years at length brought
them into power; and who, after having
beenaucceasfully moved lo the acreinpltah
ment ol a certain object by those who hsd
so long reviled them, now find that their
new allies are unwilling to take the rea
ponaibility of defending their policr.. Re
ally, the vengeance ol Heaven seems te
nave lailen n. the Whig party. Ahj
gentlemen need not laugh. We are tt LI
by the .beat of book, "that, the Lord
chasteneth theae whoiuheloveth." Wheth
er our present difficulties are owing to
this, or it la a petrishtnent inflicted on the
nation for ita sins, 1 know not. Yes, we
are tralv unfortunate. With a majority
in both Houses of Congress, we sre looked
on aa accountable for the legislative ac
tionof th Government With an Execu
tive of our own chooaing, we are thwarted
at every movement by hi obduracy and
selfishness, and are dally taunted with ha
ving elected euch a man, whilst he is
hugging to his bosom and bestowing his
confidence on the very men who thus
taunt and revile us. Whilat national
pride and patriotism admonish us thst the
honor and faith of the nation mutt be sus
tained, we are held responsible for the
conduct of those who are united with our
enemies in' doing every thing in their
power to dishonor the credit of the coun
try, anil to atop the wheels of Government.
whilst we are endeavoring to co operate
wtth the acting President to save the
with reyiling Irom those who share -Ms
confidence. Whilst we ak for and.con
form to the advice of ooe of hi cabinet
advisors, as to the best means of relieving
the embarrassments of the Treasury, we
meet with deadly opposition from his
peculiar frientja.''
'I- never entertBined much favop for the
self-styled Democratic party; and since
their coalition with the present Executive,
I base seen more to condemn ia them than
t ever expected to see. For an honest
difference of opinion I have never found
fault with then. For their rigid and in-
-flexiUU devtirt to their caase, I ae ad-
mired Oiem For tbe private virtues of
many ol them, I have est emedthvin. But
for .their hesrtlessne, their disingenuous,
ness, their illiberality, in regard to the
present position of parties, they .deserve
the condemnation ef the People of this
country. They are daily taunting as
with the weak neas and imbecility of the
Executive, while they know that that same
Executive is biased and influenced by
their- counsel. They are continually
chuckling at the breach between the Whig
party and the Executive, when they know
thai, by their flatteringand cajoling, they
kaveaeduced him hum his allegiance to
the principles that wrought I lm into power.
They are constantly reminding aa of our
Died res to restore the carrctcv and the
finances of the country to a healthy state,
when they well knew tbat our inability
to df so is owing te the obstaclea 4hrown
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Powerful in moral, in intellectual, and in phyawal reaourcea the land of our aires, iid the
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RALEIGIt N. C.
ua. , destroyed the iruttaot twelve lung rears
Sir, is this a mere picture ef fancy? of tuif; that virtue and patriotism hat e been
Is it not sustains 1 by facUr. Who unable to resist the onward march of fe
have had the ear, and enjoyed the jtion and corruption; that the stern politi
confidence ol the acting President ever, cat honesty, and bold resistance to tyran
sine th introduction of the first bank : ny, which we inherited from our fathers,
bill nf the last session? The Democrats, have yielded to the lures and temptations
ss they call themselves. Who fawn and of power) and that, if they wish me to
flatter around him at his levees and on , represent them longer, I must come here
State occasions? Who praised and ap-. free from all ties or connexions with any
plauded his Roman firmness, as they party, but prepared to make war on the
called it, in vetmn; th two bank btlla
of the last session, while a suffering
country waa crying lor relief. The Dem
ocrats. Who went up in solid column
to congratulate) him upon that act' that
caused the tried friends who had elected
him tt hsns their heads in shame and,
sorrow? Who pander to his hatred and
prejudice in abusing the grrat statesman,
of the West? Who, air, who bat the,
Democrats? And vet, when a proposition .
is made here to vote the ways and means' thete may be some among us, who bow
to carry-on the Government, we see down before patronage and power with the
those same men, who have seduced him .idolatry of Eastern superstition, vet there
nd now possess hie confidence, opposing
it, m gtit and main. Yet they are not
thrust off but hugged still closer to his
bosom. Lrt the proposition be made to
increase the duties on import, IW the
purpose, ol defraying the. necessary ex
rnsea of hi own ailmitniti ation, ami the
alarm cry is at once raised that the Whigs
are for reviving the high tariff of 1838.
Witness their course on ihe revenue bill
of Ihe last session. Let the proposition taast.-rn and uncompromising votaries of prin
made te repair our fortifications, and plscej ciple end the fawning siCnphantaof power
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the country in a atate of defence, in order
to enable Una very Administration to sus
tain their own honor and the honor of the
nation, in case of war, and immediately
we hear the charge, from these new allies
of the Executive and his "pecul ar friends,"
of Whig extravagance an J high ' taxes.
Witness 'heir course on the fortificstion
bill f the last session. What ia their
eonriucf in" regard lo the bill now under
consideration? The Secretary of the
Treasury yes, Jhon Tyler'a own .chosen
Secretary recommends, on hia oflicial
rcaponMbiljtjrth
getting money at par requires the passage
of an amendment to provide fur 'lie con
tingency of not being able to get it at par.
The Committee of Waysand Means, sup-
lalgmng that mt position better enables nun
(TThT become anooainted wiih the condition
of the money market, adopt hi suggestion.
And yet what do we see? The very
party which liaa seduced John Tyler, unt
ied with his 'peculiar friends," exclaim
ing against what theycalLlhe disgraceof l
hawking the public credit pn 'Change. Tthia great and glorious and triumphant
air, waa such a state nt things ever
o : - L C . I. I
witnessed before? The Whig party en-
neavoring to prop op the credit ol John
Tyler's administration, and yet ther are
visited with the hatred and diatrust ol both
him and hi allies! . The Lorofocosnnir
ted with the "peculiar friends," doing eve
ry thing to thwan and embarrass it and
yet they are taken into hia councils and
receive his friendship! It is right that
this state of thinge should be exposed to
the country, forbearance on the part
of the Whiga has ceased lobe a virtue.
Other cnuusela than mine bare prevailed.
Of Mlie flag' of discussion" between John
Tylerand the Whig party (to us the tan
gua; of Mr. Secretary Upshur) would
have jetn "run up" long ago. I have
long thought that it was not only the in
terest, but the duty ol the W hig party to
declare to the world, from this floor, a
thorough seversnce from the present acting
President of the United State's. It is
their doty, inasmuch as there is a moral
obligation reating on all men who set on
the high ground of principle and honor, to
hold up duplicity and treachery to public
opprobrium and acorn. It is their interest,
inasmuch as we are consideaed by the
great mass of the People, who have not an
op'pdrTunii
rents in motion here, as anmewhat identi
fied with John Tyler, and responsible for
his administration. We have been tnsine.
we are losing,' and we shall continue to
lose, the confidence of Ihe People, so long
as we term, by our attence, to sustain a
man who has allied himself to the bitter
opponentsof those who elected him those
who are lauhgtng with delight at his efforts
to embarrass and distract us.
I. for on am tired of th present stale
of things. The further forbearance of ihe
Whig party will work their ruin. Ihe
long cherished principle of that party are
not the principles of John Tylers If I
am mistaken in this if the Whig party is
to abandon the principles for w,,irh they
so long fought, and with which they so
glprinuely conquered if power and pa.
tronage are to seduce them from their a1 le
giance te their country if they are to lose
sight of the' polar star of patriotism by
which they have been so long guided, te
follow the jack o'-lantern light of a politi
cal pigmy of this great and mighty party
is to become merged in a mere junto of
Virginia politicians I, lor one, wish to
know it. If this ( to be the consumma
tion nf the Whig promise. Whir hopes,
and Whig prespecls. I wish to know it
as soon as possible, tbat I may take Uave
of that parly forever. I may be asked,
where will T go? I will not go to the Lo
cofocoi. for there I should expect to meet
John Tyler again. I will first go to my
censti'uents, and tell (hem that the hope
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VVEDNESDAY, - JUNE I, IS42.
corruptions ol all
I di,hot y this, however id the lan
guage of despair. I do not blieve the time
ha a yetf ome for me take this step. The
Whig party yet exists; although ita ef
forts may be paralysed by the opiates
of executive patronage, and ita eneriiies
weakened by mi-fortune and treason. Al-
though disappointment St, disaster m f have
damned our ardor, vet the justness of our
rause mutt urge ua onward. Although
are thousands and hundreds ef thousand,
in whose bosoms burn the same firea that
lit up our countrVaaltaru, in tlieeer-tnem-orable
contest of 1840. There is. 1 feel
sure, yet virtue- enough hft to save the
country Hut to set ellicienlly. it appears
to me that we ahould act protnpily and
energetically. We must draw distinctly
Us line ol tlemaikation brtw en our
frienda and our enemies between the
e must snake utt me incubus ol pre.
tended ftienda, ho, like a leprosy, are
contaminating our political existence. We
must no longer be held responsible for ike
action of those who reject our proffered
aid, when they are beset wiih difficulty
and embarrasament. W'e must no longer
parley with treason, whilst it is executing
the contract to delivtr ua into the power
of our bitterest enemies. Let us either
diaband.snd everv one "save himself who
can;" or let ua make "war to the knife,
and the knife to the hilt." Let us either
inscribe our JKiaciples :.onoarnnernd
raise thst banner a toft to the breeze; or
let Ua quietly fold our arms and submit
our necks to the vnke of bondage. Let us
either appeal to that gallant band who
marched on to victory and togtoiy in 1840;
or. letru. declare to ihem tram this JaM
that resistance ia in vain, and that we are fit
only to be slaves. But, sir, for God's
sske, for our country's sake, fur tbe sake of
llioa same nllani comrades, let it never
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party, emoouyiug o mucti oi patriotism, oi
:n,.M... r ...i.r.. i
iui,iic, w pwwiiv iliac niiw piivntv inr,i-
or, waa hu ublrtl, diacomnted, and disband
ed, without making an-effort worthy their
former glory. If we roust fall, let it be in
glorioua warfare witb our armour on and
our swords in our hands. Never let it be
said, that we have become panie-etricken
by misfortune; that we have submitted
ignobly to treachery and duplicity; that
our honor, our glory, and lha fruita of our
triumph have been fikhed from ua bv
corruption, fraud,, and running-. And if
there be any in our ranks who will "cry
peace," when there ia none, who cannot
withstand the blandishments of power; who
are willing to barter the honor ot Iheir coun
try for the crumbs which fall from the ta
ble of executive patronuge if there be any
euch, lt them go over to the enemy at
once, and no longer retard our progress, or
repress our exertions.
The gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
Wist) has given ua the cecond edition of
the policy and principles of John Tyler's
administration, as expounded by its org; ns
of the "corporal's guard." Like the first,
by the gentleman from Indianua, (Mr.
PaorriT,)it consisted mainly of attaika
pon the W'hig parlv; denunciation of Hen-
ry'jCTaj'fri a
adulation, which have been so ofien inflic
led on this House. . Both those gentlemen
went out of iheir wsy, to makes wanton
ami unprovided attack upon thoee who
signed the W'big manifesto, issued at the
close ol Ihe last seaston, Ihe gentleman
Irom Virginia deal tin a strain of exceeding
severity towards thst manifcat'e and Ps au
thors. I do not suppose he intended any
thins: personally offensive, and therefore I
do not wish to be considered - a- intend
ing any thing personally offensive towards
him, or any one elae. He certainly
went, however, to the utmost limit ol par
liamentary" severity; and in the 7same
spirit, and to the aame extent, I intend lo
reply. (. Why should the gentlemen from
Virginia and Indiana have thua travelled
out of their way, to make this attack
against those, not one of whom have in
dulged in party crimination in this debate;
not one of whom have given Ihem any
rauee of provocation; but, who acted under
a high sense of duty to their ronstituents
and their country, and who only exercised
a privilege, granted to the humblest citi
zen in the land? Have . those gentlemen
not yet found out that abuse and denunci
ation, although they may gratify personal or
party malignity for the time, yet. are not
the weapons with which truth and argument
are to be successfully combated? Why,
sir, reproaches and revilingi require no
effort of the intellect t they are the wea-
:.t li.l i --j..-
poo win wnicn ignorance auo vice con
tend; they always have been, and always
home of our aiTectiont
No 22.
will be, the common property of the reek
less and vulgar." I he serpent that crawls
upon the earth ran hist the toad can
spit its venom suheunoffindingpssi-ef-byf
a,. wv.nuua ,.n ami pnv
gnash their teeth at theangeUf buf, thank
God, they cannot drag them down ta their
own dungeon depths of misery and pain.
Now, sir, let it be recollected -by this
House and this country, that notwithstan
ding atl the denunciation of those getle
mm against this manifesto and its authors,
they did not attempt lo take iasoe, except
upon one aingle statement, aa to a matter
of fact whith that manifesto contained.
Their asau ts up n it consisted, in the
main, of mere vsgue and general charges.
The statement, to which I allude, and, to
whii.lt th gentleman fron Virginia took
exception, waa, thai it was adopted vnan
imouily by the meeting which authorized ua
to issue it. And so it waa. If there were
any who were opposed to it, they let it
pass tub i!tnio. And who ia best infor
med on this subject, the gentleman from
Virginia, or we who were present? ILtw
dare he impugn the veracity of others,
whose opportunities of knowing thu facta
were so much better thsn hisowii?
But. say he, it was adopted by a mee
ting, consisting of a minority of ike Whig
party, who usurped ihe power of apeaking
in the name of the Whig party. It may
have bvn that there was not a majority of
the Whig mrmbera present; but still,
I sppeal to the Whig who hear me, if
we did not act with full power and author
ity intrusted tu u by a majority of at Icaat
three-fourths of ihat party. It was at the
close of the session; many of the members
were anxious to hasten home; and ow
ing to the indignation they lelt at the man
ner in which we had been treated, and
Ihe importance they attached to oar ma
king an appeal to tile W higa of I he Union I
many of diem to my own knowledge, left it
as their parting request to us, to ststethe
truth to the country, and that 'they would
bear their portions of the responsibility.
I admit there were some of our friends,
who questioned the propriety of issuing
that manifesto. But why? Because they
hid any aympalhiee with John Tyler? ' Be
cause they were disposed to become apoW
ogiata Tor Ida treachery ?'No, sir. But
because they feared it might instigate him
to a further disregard of the sufferings of
the country; because it might Induce him
lo wield the patronage and power of Ms
office to our injury. But, sir, was there
one in the Whig rank, who did not tub
scribe to th muUert-offoet stated In that
manifesto who did not think that all our
complaints were well-founded? Was there
one? If. there waaJL cl upon him.
to rise in his piece, add say so. So far,
then, as relates to the gentleman's charges,
that this manifesto was not vnanimoutljf
sanctioned by the meeting which adopted
it that it wa put forth by a ntinority,
who uturped power to speak for others with
out a u thorny here, bt tore lliie .House,
and this country, I meet theae charges with
a flat and unqualified denial. But, says
the gentleman, we Drat declared war
against Juhn Tyler , in this manifesto.
Vague and wordy charges prove nothing.
Let any man. with a calm and dispassion
ate mind, read that manifestot and then
aay. if he ran. thst it is not rather a reply
to a declaration of war, that John Tyler
had declared, againat p. Is it not in the
language of remonstrance and complaint.
rather than In that of in vective and attack?
Do we not enumerate our grievances,
and ultimately say to our constituents, to
whom we had so soon to ren ler an ac
count of our conduct, that, as John Tyler
bad withdrawn htmseit irom us, we could
no longer hold ourselves responsible for
his administration? . But, says the gentle
man, if war we want, war we shalf have,
and,h tell us to "take it like men, and
not cry like puling inlants when we feel
the atinginz of the steely "Who lias
winced before the rentleinan's lance?
? .; Who ha
sounded a retreat? Have not his fretting
. . i '...'-...-..:,'.. . r
anu violence rainer excneu our merri
ment than our anger? ' And yet he seems
to cnsiler himself covered all O'er with
glory, dealing destruction in our ranks,
whilat we are flying in every direction, and
b'gSiB6 '"r m'rfJ'- I't the gentleman
ilream on in hi vain glorious visions.
No one envies him his imtginary great
ness. As well might tle fly, thai buzzes
sround ihe lion's msne, imagine itself the
conqueror of the monarch of the forest
As well might the insert say to the noble
animal, "be still, and dont wince oL when
I bite you.",
But, a y the gentleman from Virginia,
this manifesto was signed by Ihe weak,
ihe lame, and the impotent id dheir par
ty. - :-;
Mr. Wisi said he would state what he
did aay. He said that the Whig party,
by issuing such a paper, had rendered,
themselves wesk, lame, and impotent. ,
Mr. Ravneb continued. I understood
ihe gentleman differently, as did many o
ther; I take hid corredtiou, however,
and am glad ,he ha given it; still his
stricture! upon those who signed the mani
festo could not have been more severe if he
hat considered Ihem the weak, the lame,
and the impotent of their party, inderd.
He spoke of the statement In that mani-
festo, in ( regard to the wuinmi'y of it
adnptidn, as one which its authors must'
have known not to have been in accordance,
with the fact. He spoke of our uiurpbig'
Jpowit to speak foe others without authori
i
ty, lie apoaeorourremiogth exploded
heresies ot high-toned federal times. Does
the gentleman suppose 'that we are tu bo
rshaken from the firmness of our purpoae.
that we are to relax esrenrrry in expo
sing political 'crime, in consequence of
sscb wanton ' charges Sues' unwarranted '
denunciation? Does he suppose that the
3ulet and contemplative wisdom of the
istingoished gentleman fronf" Vermont
(Mr. Eveserr) tan be ruffled by the buz.
'Bf el th.''? ' .
- -Cllded lies ' : ' :-".-' "
Thai, basking ia the aanahine of a eolrt,
Pattea oa Its eonsptiont" ' , i ' . -Does
he soflrxise that the eeMlefnan
from Ohio, (Mr. Savisost MaaoN.) who ia
a Samton in intellect and slnue as well
II tft HfrneT wilt cStiimaud lets of admlra-
lion and respect, because he has attempted '
to " detract from his high character?
Does he suppose that the gentlemen from
Maryland, (Mr. KamiaoT,) whose name
is identified wrfh-the4herature and politi
cat history of his country, will enjoy test
of public honor, because h will it other
wiser Does he suppose that the gentleman
from New . York, (Mr. CtaaK,) who is a -
remarkable lor hia im Tensive demeanor,' .
as for his close applioaiion to business,
w ill feel one pang on account of hisst- ,
ta k? 1 '
These are the men with whom It waa
my pride to be associated inseigning that
manifesto; and if our frienda refseto
back us, as the jttleman intimates, we, .
we are willing to take all tils reiponsibii- -
ity, ami ahare all the honor, flit is becaase
.bat manifesto contains IhdVprincitiles of
truth and justice, that ihe gentleman winces' '
and writhes so impatiently under its inflic
tion. it ts because it has appitea me
scorpion lash of rebule so severely to his
political sins, thst he Is so restive under Ua
stripe. It is because it hurled, with such
an unerring aim, the arrowa of troth, that'.
. . .
tnrj are yet rananng anu quivering in nis
side. ' .'.;'' 1 ' "
'Vht rentleman tells as we rfacaitghtM
completely r aught and that we can-'
nut, by any possibility, extricate ourselves'
Caught, are we? 'Yea, air, we are caughii ;
And su were the Spartans at the lata!
pass, when the traitur pointe J out to
the Persian host, the circuitous mountain' ;
path, that led to their impregnate posi- J '
tion. Still, they checked the torrent bf '
that invasion, which threatened the liber',
ties of their native iand. Although they -were
over powered, they died like brave
men add true, and have left a record ol their. .
fame, whiih will be as enduring ss the s
modntsln, in whose defile they fell. ' The
gentleman aakl, further, we were out in the '
open Held, exposed on every side that we t
could neither advance nor retreat, t rue,
sir, true. If we' advance, we encounter -the
batteries of treason if we retreat,'
wLL-?" .b.P.9-lJt-r-lilof-i"-'I
the open field, still anconquerrd aud un-(
terrified. Treason connot dismay us"
the rayings ofilisappointed ambition cannot '
dia(ubus. ' If we are in th open field,
if is the lame glorious field 0 which wo'
conquered in 1 840 it is the fisdd of troth.
of justice, of constitutional freedom.'
On the field we intend to stand, and on
that field we intend tofall, if fall we moat
on the field of our victory, the field of out
tame.
The gentleman from Virginia denounced'
that manifesto, as Containing federal doc-'
trine, as advocating the tenets of "the old
federal sect, to use his own language'
a sect to which, he says, he never belong-'
ed, but which, he says.be has always op-,
posed becauej its doctrines are. opposed
to the rights of the States, . Sir, professions
prove nothing! general charges prove no-'
thing. I defy him to point ootone single
anti-States-right principle in that manifes.
to. I advocates the curtailment of ex-;
ecutive jower, and an equal balance and(
distribution of authority among the differ
cnt co-ordinate departments ot the Gov ,
ernment. It strikes at the concentration
of kingly power in one man, and is for
making the will of the people paramount
to the dictatorial will of the Executive. T
This is th very doctrine upon which the
Whig party, to which the gentleman him- .
aelf wa once proud tu belong, first cam
into existence) upon which they hason-;-tinued
to advance in strength? upon
which they finally triumphed. . The gen-,
tleman talks of his regard for State
right. Can he look; me in the f e and
talk ol State rights? Has he forgot
ten the history of the past? If I reco!lec.t
aright, hi "was firat relsctedTto Con-
Breas as the" advocate and, Supporter 6f
General Jackson,, about the very period of
hia issuing his famous proclamation which,
contained such high-toned fetleral doc
triwes, thst many of the advocates of the
federal creed could not themselves sus
tain it. The same year, t believe it wag.
in which the Eentletuan waa elected to
Conzrei. as the advocate of General Jack..
son, I wss defeated, my own county
for the State Legialature, because 1 would
ot bow ihe knee to that political 15aal-.;
because-! dared to-eombat-the-federal -
heresies of that same 'proclamation, which .'1
breathed of blood and Slaughter against .
his own country men. General Jae kson'
popularity, resting, as It then did, upon,
tbe very basis of federalism, sent the gen- -tleman
to Conr eae. crowned with auc-
eesi, at the ssme time thst it defeated me,
and consigned ma to private life.' How, -then,
can he talk to me of State rights?- I.
have paid the penalty of my devotion to
8tat rights I was the advocate of those .
doctrines when it toil a man something to
sustain them. Can the gentleman say as ;
much? v 1' '
Mr Wfsa said he dared look the gen
tleman from North Carolina in the ,
face, oa the subject of 8tae righta or any ,
other subject He claimed new. and
alavava
J. -1 . --
to be a better State-rights maa
thsn be. Me bad come Into Congress be-.
cause he had opposed nullification, and not
because ho had been the advocate of,
the proclamation of General Jackson. ' Ho
had opposed many of. General Jacksona
measures.