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VOL. XXIV.
FRIDAY, AtfGUS'T 1 5,
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POLITICS OF - THK DAT.
' "VVe pVrreWe. bj.the last Columhi
Trlfcpe .that a fcbMc dinner was
?jvf d to Mr.'lDonV ( rppren-
f Stive rrom iht 'Tfiitnct) by thecltr-
iriftf, (f. C) n the Cb u1t., wben
monj othjr toasts, the follcmltig w
" drank: ' , - . . ' V.
fliV- Jtefresentofrre tvntU dvmt George
VJhfe.- alilcc pm' erOil to fjVM 1he wise
woUct of the administration, and to Rcourpe
the matlnpst rc dicalhm - the . voTld has
proof how largely he possesses the confidence
cf his constituents." Jr ' - r!
To which Mr. MDuffic replied in
h following eloquent manner.
frUwGtizrnf of Cambridge
and ;V n'cirrtv, '
The manifold proofs which it h?t been rny
rood fortune to receive of, your warm and d:s
fnterestrd friendship ; the kind indulfence
Tfchh which; in your abundant rtiality, you
have been phased to view-such parts of tny
conduct as constituted prounds of conscien
tious objection in the minds of scme of rr.y
most worihv and respectable fellow citizens,
during the'iisual discontent and excitement
tbit prevailed in the recent canvass ; "and
the manifestation of yonr continued cttach
n ert and undiminished confidence, furnished
br-this hospitable, reception and fiatterini'
notice : all conspire to excite in my bosom a
tumult of minrrled emotions whieh I am ut
terly incapable of expressing. , Under cir
cumstances so deeply impressive, those com
plimentary forms of speed), which usage has
appropriated to occasions lite the present,
would be cold, uncongenial, and ceremonious :
and I am sure I should "exhibit a bejrjrarlv
pitture of those feelings of gratitude which
literally overwhelms me, were I to attempt
to give them utterance. But though I wPl
jif t venttire to jcommit to the ir.adecjuate ve
hicle of words, the warm current whicb flows
from a heart oppressed with kindness, I will
at least express a hope, that the ? ssiduity &
7eal with which I shall devote myself to your
service in the high andesponsib?e station to
which I hpye been twice elevated by your
. suffrages wHl not onj 'evince my profound
sense rf tlie obligations under which yen
hve laid me. hut also nfibrd some evidence,
that I am not altogether unworthy of t.c con
fidence you have so liberally reposed in
in me.
As you have alluded in terms tintTeserved
3y complimentary, to the humble part which
' I have acted in 'defending the policy,of the
administration against the violent assaults and
reckless projects of the radical vjrw, I shall
avail rr.vsHf of the occasion to present some
views, illustrative of the character, principlrs,
and desigi.s of this ephemeral faction, .which
has sprunp: up since the late war, from the
various elements ofi-envy, disappointment,
. discontent, honest error, and restless ambition.-
It was the peculiar and distinguishing
char'.cteristic of the war to which I have just
alluded, that we nn only "acquired, glory by
irs achievements, but wisdom by its disasters.
M e came out of the conflict proud in the
consciousness of oir capacity for M ar, but
deeply and solemnly impressed with the con
viction that a well measured and systematic
preparation for that dreadful but inevitable
exigency, constituted a leading and essential
feature in the permanent policy of the coun
try. CTur own recent experience had verifi
ed the maxim of Washington, and according
ly Congress under the recommendation of
5lr. Madfson, organized our peace establish
ment upon a scale commensurate w ith the
capacity of the conntjy, the condition of the
world, and the great purposes of national de
fence and security. When Mr. Monroe suc
ceeded to the Presidency, but little rncre re
mained for him than to maintain and improve
the system so wisely established by his pre
decessor, i In afTecting. these important ob
jects, he behaved with an ability and a zeal,
which gave him new titles to the lasting gra
titude of his country,' l 'j -: , v :-.
The internal administration of the govern
ment assumed an sspect.cntirely new-: By an
improved Organization and a well adjusted
system of accountability, .efficiency was made
to supply tlie place of "imbecility, and a de
gree of economy was introduced, in the great
disbursing department of government whol-
VS precedentedin our history.' . By these
wjkrans, upwards of a ; million of dollars
Wtre annual! j saved in the expenditures of i
the military establishment alone. But in the j
Vcty midstof these signaUmproyementswhen j
lr. Monroe was enjoying his merited reward 1
in the affection aud confidence of an undivi- J
ded people, the leaders of the radical part, j
at first under the simulated giuse of friend-j
sl:ip but eventually with an- open display of j
l'Cstile banners, ' commenced an attack up- j
on hjs administration, with all that concert. St '
consistency which indicate a common pur-.
auspicek
and so ably sustained bv the firmness and en- j
erRv of Monroe, was denounced as UHneces-1
""j expensive, and-inconsistent witu the
Purity and simplicity, of republican principles.
In the very face pf mathematical demonstra
on i to tlc. contrary Mr. Monroe's adminisi
tration was charged with xtravagance ; and
V a- profanation of all that is venerable and
cred in human character, xtwas clurged
vUi corruption! . r . . .'
1-et us here "pause fora momeBt, and en
Huire what is the bistory and what the char
ter of the man against whom such infamous
charges are preferred bv these Turitamcal
Pretenders to the lights of tt new reveUtion" J
I'vac, ana existing circumstances, cuaracinsc ;
taction. The system of policy, so clcliber- ;
tely devised under tbe'auspicek of Madison,-
aTevoloonarv patrarich: on'of the father : f creel of this new sect of politicians, the
of the Tie-public, who foticht by the sidevf! grent end of man's creation Js td consume
of Wasliinrtrn for our Ind.nendcnce, and . the fruits of the earth rd perish, Ieaying.no
Wasliinrto n for our Ind $ n
l'svinjg contributed to carry his'., country J! memorial behind hint;;-and the only legiti
throirgh the perils of two glorious warsj waa I roate object of goverrment is not, as we have
elevated to the highest ofHne in her gift, as a m been taught by our forefathers, " to provide
reward for his Tonp'and faithful services. At for the common defence and general wel
this foment he occupies' a positron in otir U fare not to vindicate tHe rights and avenge
history, calculated at once to extinguish-en-1 the wrongs of the people r but to provide
mi.ty f nd excite the warmest feelings of kind i them with the1 mere means of gratifying their
nesf and afTection. Most of those with whom 1
he eojrnmenoed the career of public service
hare "passed away from the cene of thew
comrrion toils and common gVry, and he re
mainsj on the theaire of active life, almost a
solitary monument of times which can never
be forgotten, and is, in all human probability,
the hst of his race that will preside over the
rising ! destinies of tlie nation they have deli
yerec from bondage. vThe sceptre must
soon' .pass into the hands of another gene
ratio; and happy will it be fisr the republic
if, with the emblem of powerthe mantle of
his parity should descend npon his successor.
This is theinan, upon the ruins of whose ad-,
minisfration, the radical party have impious
ly attempted to build up the fortunes of a
new political dynasty. What then shall we
say, fellow-citizens of that unchastencd and
unhallowed ambition, which, for the selfish
and sinister purpose of its own aggrandise
ment would i teaf away with sacrilegious
hands the lastf honors which a grateful coun
try ha iilacedupon the brow of this venera
ble patriot ! , A'd who are those political
ad venturers, who have arraigned the purity of
his principles, andcharged him with wan
derinlr from the fold of the true republican
faiyjnerely to excite new divisions, in the
hope that they may be thrown up to the suj
fitce, v the political elements ? Are they the
venerUble relics of the rcvohitiorary stock
whoijnbibed the purity .of revolutionary prin
ciples, in times that triedmen's souls ?' No t
they ire mere political, ephemern,generated
by the fermei.tation of the times. Have
they e' warrant of long and faithful services
to' challenge. the confidence of the country?
yo;"'jlhey are unknown to its historj'.
Where were they in our recent struggle with ;
Great'Bfitain, wdien all the talents and patri
otism Vf .the country were called in requisiti
on to direct our councils, and lead our armies ?
Neither Were their voices heard in the coun
cil nor their arms rrused in battle. ' Hut when
the strm - ad passed away, and the sun-shine'
of peace had announced that the danger was
all over, then, like the irsect tribe," they
sprang into a fluttering and noisy-consequence
oenoueing all that had been done, while
they lay ius.Iovioualy secure in .the deep ob
scurity oi tlfeir hiding places.
uc i are tne pretenders wno nave had tne
publican principles, those able statesmen and
ardent? patriots who raised the indignawt spi
rits oi ft he country to avenge her wrongs, m
the recent war; who, in the darkest hour of
m j !
"Hi
that eventful struggle, when the hosts of the
invadtir daikened our shores, and the voice
offactjon. distracted our councils ; when the
feeble shrunk from danger, and the stoutest
hearts looked to the.evcnt with the deepest
anxietyj and adopted the dying sentiment of"
'Laicrclice, and ' would not give up theship;'
but .
- tood bv'their country's glory fast
And nail'd her colors to the mast."
H As we have seen somethii g lof the history
jT.and cliawct'er of. the radicals, let us inquire
H little into their principles and doctrines.
As they aim at a political re volution, 'and
are more anxious to occupy the seats of pow
er than, scrupulous about the means of rs
cending'to them, they have adopted sach
topics of declamation and of censure, as they
suppose will render them the most accepta
ble toihe people. - They consequently hold
thtmselyes 4ip as the special and exclusive
advocates of economy, and declare that the
people Avill be ruined by the extravagance
of the government. But almost every page
of history, teaches us the lesson; that those
who ambitiously aspire to power, without a
ny substantial claims to promotion, are inva
riably most obtrusive and clamorous in their
professions of attachment to the rights of the
people",! Such professions cost them nothing,
and they are worth precisely as much as-they
cost. And that you may be enabled to esti
mate, the vahje of such professions on the
part of 'the radicals, 1 invite your attention
to two facts, singularly illustrative of radical
sipecrtty. In the first place, they began to
preach in favor of econoriiy, and denounce
extravagance, at the very time when the go
vernment was more distinguished for econo
my, and less obnoxious to the charge tof ex
travagance, than at any former period. In
the second place, .the very, man whom they
have selected to cleanse the Augean stable
of abuses and. extravagances, is the only
member of the .very administration they
condemn, who has wasted the public money
by official mismanagement. What then is
the economy of the radicals? Underrating
the virtue and intelligence of the people,
and believing that avarice predominates to
the exclusion even of a rational ai id calculat
ing -patriotism, they hope, to recommend
themselves to popular confidence, by ap
pealing to i the most groveiiing principles of
our nature: Hence, according to their pro
fessed notroiis'of economy, all the defensive
institutions of the country j all that renders
us secure at home or respected abroad ; eve
ry thing, m tact; that consUtutes us nn inde
pendent5 nation, must be immolated at the
sanne oi inisiaise iaot. our tortJicauons
must be' suspended, and thench and tiour
isbin cities tiiat ornament our extensive line
of sea-coasV and" pour the "treasures of com-'
merce iiito the- bosom of our country, must
bd exposed to pluiidcr and .desolation, to
9Qve cvr tncney "t Our army must be disbanu
ed,J our nayy usnuntlcd, and the country left
naked 'and defenceless, a prey ta every fir
ysder, and, the! contempt fvery naUon, to
tUve:oia' -monev.: In fact, accontinsr to th
fix.'
1 physical appetites, l But such is neitner tne
destiny of man, njr the end of government.
It is in the order of Providence, that nations,
as well as individuals, should derive tnte and
substantial happiness only from a high course
of mora action, involving toil and rising a
bove difficulties; and that government best
fulfils the end of its creation, which produc
es the- fullest development of the more ele
vated and disinterested principles of our na
ture. But I am running fnto a discussion that
would carry me far beyond the limits pre
scribed by the occasion. I will, therefore,
conclude by offering you a sentiment, which,
if these were mv last words, I should utter
with as much religious devotion, as I now do
with heart-felt sincerity :
' The. citizm of . the -united diniricta cf Edge
Jield anii 9hlevi'lle high minded, intelligent,
and patriotic : may they nevtrbe represent
ed by a false-hearted demagogue.
On this Snepchi the Editorg of ti e
National Intelligencer make the foi
lnwing pertinent and appropriate- re
marks :
The Speech of Mr, MMJufEe to a portion
of his constituents, which wp pub-ish to-day,
is calculated, to attract attention, not merely
as a. spirited declamation, which 'it really is,
but also because it unites, to enlarged con
ceptions and iust views of national policy, an
i application of them which, as it appears to
us, is ngv susiHinfii uy st tannin .njiiw-w-onate
review of our recent history or present
circumstances. Concurring, generally, in
most of the principles avowed by Mr. M'Duf
fie, but differing from him on some material
noints, we feel bound to s'ate, in publishing
j his Address, wherein we disagree with him,
and wherefore. !
This speech" contains the first responsible
assertion o: the existence of a party in this
country called Jii'dicatei This designation
is no longer the mere slang party prints.
It is enunciated from the lips of a member of
Coigtcss, distinguished as well for his ability
as n popular speaker, as for his independent
spirit, nd who is pvobablv destined to act a
conspicuous nart on the nolitical staffe, That
thc piUt which 1e willperfwm will be any
thing -but equivocal, we have a satisfactory
J pledge in the freedom wherewith he avows
! opinions, which, ui til we read his speech.-
we not Snpp0Se to be seriously entertain- j
ed by any sound politician, nrich less by one t
so aisunguisncri asjne sotvti7-i;aronna ue
presentative. This freedom of speech is one
of the privileges of tin American citizen
which we know how to value, and how to
respect. In controv'erting son it of the opi
nions of Mr.'M'Dutfie,' we shall avail our
selves of the same privilege, carefully ab
staining from personal reflections, and con
f.n'mg ourselves to a consideration of his po
s'.tionSi without oflensive inquiry into tire
motives which induced him to-occupy thorn.
To those wlio have been the readers of
this paper for any length of time we need not
say, that it has been the steady advocate pf
a liberal administration of;--the: general go
vernment, and particularly with reference to
the policy which, in the Speech above refer
red to, is most insisted on, viz: " a.well
measmed and systematic preparation" of de
fensive measures, such as should enable us
to defy any enemy from abroad, and repel
any attempts which may hereafter be made
to tivspass on our rights. It was with pride
and pleasure we saw this system commenced,
under the sage auspices of Mr, Madisox, and
persevered fin by his successor, whose revo
lutionary character, and services during the j
late war, gave sure token of what might be
expecieu trom him, and whose uniform .de
votion to Hepublican principles was the gua
rantee of his fidelitv to the ntihlic interest.-
We should, equally with Mr. M'Duffie, con
sider it st public misfortune to have this sys
tem broken down through a false notion Of
economy, much more from any such crovelr
ling views, of personal ambition or popular,!
sjvwjiHaiit, as nc supposes o oe ar jie dox
torn of what he calls a Radical faction
When, therefore, he imputes such conduct
and such motives to a portion of the Repre
sentatives of the People, wp frankly declare
that had he made out Iris case though we
might not concur in the propriety of desig
nating by. opprobious epithets those who
differed from us in opinion we should cer
tainly have joined with him in reprobating
what w should consider an unwise and
short-sighted policy, unbecoming the Repre
sentatives ot a virtuous and enlightened peo
pled , : . -f. '
But we must refuse our assent to the first
position of the Orator, that a systematic at
tack has been made upon the administration
of Mr. Mosbo, with all that concert and
consistency which indicate a common ? pur
pose, and, under existing circumstances cha
racterize; a faction," or that any such attack
has been systematically made upon it at all.
There has been, it is true, considerable dif
ference ; of opinion in Congress, and in .the
nation, as to tiie necessity of pushing on the
constructibnof fordfications, arsenals,' &
more rapidly - than the ordinary re veiiue of
the country would keep pace with them. - U
was a lair subject of difference of opinion,
wlietber it was proper to rtst rt to loans ' In
time of peace for the erection of permanent
stationary defences,, or whether it was not
better to reduce the expendit ure to a nearer
proportion to the revenue- of the country.
We do not know that tbdso wbd held either
the (one, or the other of these opinions merit
ed the epthet of a fattton. : If, upon such
slight differences of opinion, we are to be
ctssstrt into factions, we shall have a Con
irress of tontentious factions, instead of rati-
jorial, prudent, independent, and copseienti-
un jmmiih. sHcu as ouiic xo compose txie
Torrrs of the United States. This howe
ver, is the principal specification pf;? the
swe p ping charge .which is conveyed in be
address, of an organized afid rVctious oppo
stlmtDV the administration. With respect
to tpe. deniineiationof eitravagafice; and
corruption nkMdnre3 adminisTra
tioni the folly of which Mr M'Bilffie expos
es, those wko have made them have certain
ly in our opinion been guilty of very great
injujrtic,e to our worthy President, and his
Coajijutors.in the government, whom it has
always been our pleasing duty to defend a
gainst such imputation. These charees have.
? as far as we recollect, been pretty much con-
nneu xo puDncauons in papers Jhereuiraniy
and) inw teratel ! hostile to all Bepublieaiis,
in or out of office, and gladly seizing even'
plausible ground for vassaiJiner them : or to
those who, personally unacauainted with the
details of government, were easily deluded
nuo;a DeueT or assertions ot this sort, when
made by others. These denunciations, how
ever1, -have had no common orie-in. no con
certed promulgation, and still less, "any ex
tensive effect. They have been isolated in
stances of habitual' distrust of public officers, i
or incurable Inveteracy of habit and of pre-
a " - - X J - - 1 1 - J . U . Jf.
Duffie asserts, actinp- in concert, - and unon
UHiiCe. It Slirh 9 naTruwiJct..! on lr t '
ambitious motives or fuctioua principles, we
sl.oilld'surely have seen some indications of
it, iji seme quarter or other, at the late ce
It brations of the great National Festival.
Hutj in lookint; over the toasts drank on the
Anniversary of independence, at the thou
san4 dinners in the cities, hamlets, and "set
tlements, in the United Strtes, we have not
discov ered a single indication of a sentiment
hostile to the administration of Mr. Uonkoh.
This is a remarkable fact, highly creditable
to the Administration, and We hope 1 will
serve to satisfy. the honorable Orator, him-
; self, who, when he delivered his Speech.
! had not this evidence of public onimon be
fore h!m, that he has mistaken, for the lan
guage of an organized and desperate faction,
tlie zeal of one or two, individuals, whose:
opinions, on some points, lire peculiar to
themselves and at war with those of their j
best 'friends "and most intimate associates.
The only way in which the force of this nc-l
gativ e testimony can be eluded;' would be j
by a supposition that policy has induced these j
.Radical rascals, as we have seen them cour-i
tcously styled in some of the Toasts, to sup
press their real sentiments. This prudence
and torbekrance, however, will hardly be aU)
tribut ed to a party, whoe violent "assaults;
and reckless projects' are the topics Of the
orators animadversion, "'"j
j We do not mean to say that every act of
the present administration has been unani
mously approved by the nation, or eyeri by
the Republican party There are several
questions of national policy and evren ofedn
stit utional doctrine, on which the Republican
party is much divided in opinion, and this
difference, of oqinion may have been mista
ken j for ' violent assaults' on those who,
whether the majority' or minority, happened
to be of opinion with the Presidents But is
it in' nature that all men should think alike
on all subjecis ? We find men differing, for
i example, on what each of them thinks oh bis)
side (the plainest-possible points of theology ;t
put are tneir violent anathamas against each '
otlier therefore recohcileable with. the letter!
or the spirit of the Christian precepts ? Shall
We xpect a greater concord bn disputed
points in politics : or shall we not allow men
to think for themselves on paiticijjar points!
if their general conduct, conform fo the sni-
nt ot tne constitution, and ot the expositions
of it which have been ratified by the appro
bation of the People We are free to con
fess,' that we have had occasion to feel and
express our- regret, at the course pursued,
e-n some subjects, by those whom we had on
other. accounts every motive to respect.
The oidy subject we, shall particularize, -to
shovthe nature of those subjects, is the Mi
litant Academy, which -we believe an insti
tution both useful and honorable to, the
countiy. But, shall we designate as Radical
those who think differently, or consent our-!
selves to pe oranuea as uuras iar support
ing it ? Surely not. :;V;"" . ..'.-. H '
The only questions that we remerober.to
nave uccn agiiiiicu uuni)jj inc aiiiuiuisi:M-
on of Mt. Monroe, in which there was ov
thing like an appearance of an organized op
position to it in . Congress (ana it is to the
procpedings in Congress that the speech e
vidently refers) were two, both' of theni de
cided before Mr. McDuffie to6k his seat in1
Congress, and not" alluded to by him in his
Speech. . The first was the question of In
ternal Improvement, in regard to which the
opinion ; of the President was openly and
manfully controverted, in . a discussion, of as
xnucb'f reedom perhapa towards the Execu
tive, as lias ever characterised the 'debates
of C Ongress; ; Tlie House of Represe ntatiy es
was nicely divided bit this question; on which
tlie views of the President were; not only
well known, but previously expressed. Was
that portion of the House which -assailed the fj
President's opinions, 'and voted m "direct op
position to them, a fiction? Were they Ra
dicals ? If they were, the honorable Orator
would find himself in tiiat lamentable pre
dicament i for, had hex been' in Congress, -if
his opinions be not wholly misrepresented, :
he would have voted .mth them ,The other
question was on the proposition to. sendiMi
listers to the governmenU of South Ameri
ca, at a tunea.when it was believed i by the
Executive that such missions Svoul be" pre
mature arid ironolific'.'fhe Irounget and
morel ardent politicians in CongreBSjvere for
tfrivih the ftxecutiTe from 0ie ground ; and,
after a etebate, aTo remarkable for its ire :
dom, they failed by a very few" vptes only In
earn ing 'their, point, and, at -a succeedinsf
session, id actually carry.it, as far i the
vote of one House could go, by a majority pi
five or six votes. -Were tliese citizens a fac-;
tion of ambitious restless, or unprincipled ;l
rljttnqtromiitf ? Trv mv that tbfV Werel WOUll
be to pass a bireb sentence upon t,hern-not ' : - f : m
the less so,' tha they were generally, and Jj
mdr,e particularly m the first casceitea, orn
fortifications, fecjat more rapid pace thart V
the majbiity of Confess ...jfinallj;;. prescrib ed ;
to it.. ., .r ,''- -' ".'-'-'''."'''' r? -
On both these occasions, a niuch more de- ;
fined line was drawn between the divisional
of. the Hepublican mrty, with, reteren.ee to '
the Executive, than in .the case.on.'whien so
much empliasis is laid in the Speecbhicli .
is now the subject of remark. ; We hear4
nothing then of'Radcal or of factioni,h6'
some1 thought they then discovered the era
bryo of a new party not a 'Radical ' party,
however. It was, reserved Tor the present '
day to give birth to :such distinctions, .which
are really epfmera," to bomw from he,
Speech, ' generated bv the fermentation of
the; times," and will last no longer than tbe
are nourished, by its "noxious effluvia, .it J
rot even in the power pf eloquence, coiU;
nectmer tne. enniiei i.wui'"
fme
riiscoiirae vrith : the mxuns of Wsh
' - . . . ; c nr.
ington, to rescue it trom me qbuuoh'w
w hich it is destined to descent never
remembered by inen of generous and fibers!
feelirrg but-with regret that they had ever ;
permitted themselves to use it. '.ii 1 .: . V .
we Have naa -reierence, in su uw(wa , ,
have said,o denunciations of thfe Executivej
because it is to those that ; Mr. McDaffie has?
specially iinvited the public attention. Thstf :
owing to the jpremature 'agitation of the Pre,. ,
sidential Election, the conduct those memA
bers.of the Administration, wh .are kriowii J
to be candidates for the Presidency, has been
freely disrussed that imputations have been
made against them which originated in, feel- i '
ings unfriendly to ; their elevation, to 'the .
Chief Magistracy ; that these are sometime
unfounded, and often ungenerous, it would ,
be preposterous to deny. Friendship and ;
Love have a powerful influence over the hu- ,
man heart. They, more , than absract prirt-
cipl.es, direct the actions of men, eyonin po- v.
litical life, f Hate and Prejudice "are, on thelfv ,
side, not less influential.'; Wei must expect" ;
to find these impulses in operation oh'such v
an occasion as the canvass for the first oCcei
of the go vernment. From his almost ex'cliii
i sive reference to the Army and the Fortifi ,
cauoiig, as jiiavnug ueni me ground 01 assaiwv
on! the j Administration; the "inference cafi
. hardly be resisted that Mr. McDuffie, J with: v
an mc sensitive iceiings ot a irienu, nas iacir
tified the War department with the Admin .'
istration, and its Chief with the f revolution-;
ary patriarch" km whom he has i pronounceat :
so just an eulogy, and thus mistaken tliens. ;.
iuic w uis vjjJVKMiiyit moc ivomimsiraiion -It
is to an analogous sentirnent, possibly, -r
for love and hate are said to be lie.'. rly. akin--
that we find th'e ."denunciation; in'the'saiuijrV'-v
speech, of a difTVrcnt Afember of th Presi. ,
dent's Cabinet,1 the allusions to whom can
not be misiaken. We will not yield even'fo -Mr-
McDuffie, in out. respect ibrrMrVCali .
houn's abilities, and we are not among those 4 . ,
who presume to impeach his ihttgrity.' But
we venture to say with great deference tb -
the convictions cf'the Orator, that no denun-j ;
ciation hasr, everr been uttered, from as resi ;
pectable a source as a Kepresentative o: thq
People, i.ot by the -most desperate if tbej
desperate Radical factioni halt ao stronir. 0 t
nearly so pointed, againstthe. President, ox '
even against the VVar.Depaitment, as that' v
which is contained, in thw Speech, against
the Head of another Department, distinguish
ed by his fidelity to the interests of the court;
try,' by 'his stern devotion to his duty, and ,J
unbending pursuit of principle m prefererico l
to his interest.' This , is obinioriil ;
posed of the very person wno were, on nw
Jatter, bccasiqfi ..tQwbichIrj (MrDuffie, afr; $ -
Te'lnfa'vnr of' camim? on tbel tri'siefn'pf .
shall we. because we'differ in ppinfort froni J1- f , . S j
ihe distmguished !Bepresentat4vb!dn this ' J V: 5
point, oni which we liave at least some mcafraf 1
01 iorraingjusi opinion Buajiwp utnounva .
him, as an apcteTm.princIpIejb absurd;
and unseemly ephhets T Par 'froftrtis be thb r ;
abWirdity':ahu' injustice Whi.eli we baf e hete ;
tofore ieprecatedVin "oth
which; though ; sanctioned by inch bighruf? f
thorlty, vire again enter our formal protest. !
' If tve badoom," we could say much more?'
oh the subject, of Mr1.: MDufJ6e's Address y
but we are obliged to bring our obsemtiojfcr
to a close, by a single- additional remark, v V" .
t We have intimated that Mr. ttPDuffie' geW;
neraiyiew of national policy, iwid thereasorl-' V
ing;byr which be supports it, has oiir decided
approbation (except that y$ have no tort of
apjirehensiomof the designs of the Holy Al-'
liance upon this country, nor indeed of dan-- v
ger of external hostility from an Other quar- 5 :'
ter.) k Having done soj itmaj; be proper fois "
us to observe, that, belivjng economy to" be
an ingredient of thefirst consequence ih'out1' r
iiaiionu puncy, -wc uisukc ia sec is reatea ;
with even the, appearance Of disrespect lesV
in timeit fall into contempt, and be no loiige ',
regarded as-of any value; We will do the tur'
tice to Mri M'Dutfie ;to say; that We believe
it is penuricrusness which he meant to be un .
tdertoed as denouncing,- and not economy'
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nut, tor tne sake 01 precision, fest we should
hid our senses almost stunned by the various
and , contradictory, Assertions of what is atit
what is nbi Kepubricahism perhaps it is du&
ourselves De,miiraaerswuu,vwe; nave orawa - 7 . , l
the sanction, , --f -v.: .f .': J
Having Urns hatl occasion briefly to touch l ' , ' 5 I
oh the Politics of the Day,and having iatlir: li
to candor that- We shpuld'go a Hltie, fmUer,. ; . ' -i V
ahd "exbiDiiln: one.'Tictli6ading fcatttrea ' A-A
which 'we understand uuiselycs 10 m'era
;bets of it, This w wiltavuinpt at our fit .
leisure " ' .
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