MESSAGE'. . • • '•
~n tronn Governor gittattr;°"
,
Communicgtinga;statement
.of the relation
. in "which. this Government has been pla
ced to a portion of its :citizens •and to,
• the Executive of the' Won,
To . the Senate and House of Representa
lives of the Commonwealtlx of Ponnsylva-
-- ma.
. FELkow CrrizEigs •
. . Availing myself of. ths only opportunity.
Which the terripti6t.'y adjournment of the:l;e:
• kislataire'allowamei I think it right t
municate to s j 'oli a statement of the relation's
•'ln•whiCh 'this Government has been placed
• to a: deserving portion of its, citizens, and
. • to:the Execativp of the Union.
.11. It is with regret that I recall theette - ntion
of the Legislature, : to-the:seends.of":4Violenee.
• and disorder long:sus Cd the
-functions .:of AtiVern Men t -in 'this C otti m on
wealth.: 'Mit ia • occurred, has become
• q - natter of history. I do not tean now to
. • 4dswellonore than is necessary upon . a'topic,.
which is painful, as affecting the character
of our -popillarinstitutions. 'Believing that.
an "emergency• had risen of. so extremo.a
na
ture•as. to d9mand the exercise cf what may
" be. cOnSidired • the extraordinary poWerS
vested in me - by - the constitution , and laWs,
:I is - Subd an order to two divisions of Pensyl
, stania militia, toinareh to Harrisburg to pro
• • tect.the Leaislaitire . iln
. the -discharge :.of its
•datitiL - '.:hat order was promptly Obeyed,
• and I had the satisfaction .of witnessin . the
alacrity . with which the' citizen soldiers of
the Commonwealth repaired'in_the standard
which thecon4litai don authorised me to raise,
_a Crisis of public danger. Upwards' of .
one,. thousand men :Marched to Harrisbaig.
. and remained in service until it was thought"
proper to disband. theni. - A:large majority
: .• of these - Soldiers were - yening Men, - depend=
Coo - , thcir daily, inchnitry - for - their - :t1
• - bread:- .firought by7thezonstitutional (Tier
frOni their. , homed at -a" season of the year
when an interruption Or business is most tcf
b avo'• eel, some oftlierfileavinglitteirfairi- =-
, f a a noticeinlitd absence, t e oesh
ttainake • rovisiens
aithey Theerfully
. '•• seed the necessity, which 'Lsisted.
The ,expellent discipline by ...which" they
wereTegiilated,...thil: propriety of thole de=,
portmentohe, slier:theca. Of all. differe i nees of
opinion to the suprethacy of the laws, which
• they were called onto maintain, are worthy
of all commendation"- • • •
.Noi•WaS the result of this movement oh; •
er than Was hoped. The presence of the
militia. at once repressed the violence of the
process.. of judiciiil authority .
exeCiated: The - Scuille...resamed its
funetions and order ari,l wa - a re-.
stared.,. for_thiS r tionity_intervention;_
:the Wishes of the ; people as recently.,ex press: .
eel in adopting-an-anteniled-70onstitulidn
" - would. have been defeated, - ,and the coastitu
:-,tedi-officcr-•..-prtwented from-counting votes
given--on=titat-impertant_question..__MeLusei
w hi c h . i n •-oxy-apprt.hended exigency I might
have been. - eallcd on to make. of the force
plaCed at my disposal was duly and anxious
, ly . .eonsiclered, and Such a decision n -- tadc•as
1 belieVeitthe people wedld have authOrized.
•I herewith communicate
_w official letter
v G , 1 of the-Cominon-'
--fr.diu-thdattorney ,eneral'in ~.
fromother cause - s, - ihe:military aieer may
wealth, prepared- by. my directions, and
which indicated-the enurse which I inten-
stipply stores:and ordnance on the requisi
ded, to. Pbrs tie. . _. tion of .the sheriff-of-a county-or-the mayor
the necssity for- issuin . ! '
.g
the ordersnr I -
- t. city, yet if in hisNinion, political 'chi
,
to the divisions of the militia been Tess than ferences have been mingled with any tu
--:----ftWasr•klreir-clairris--for -eor p enda tionz-and--.lthdLite.eannoliti.terfere.,.._thongh.:_the_,lives_
of thousands might be. iti jeopardy or sacri
indemnity for their time •would he the same.
ficed to his'scruples. • Thedorresporidence,-
.-I aM not disposed•to. mingle this-question-
however, - is is-submitted-to- you. A return in
with any other. • - twean now to present it
pd..of-munitions-suppliedto.the-miltia-of
y •• •• • - iiiriiie - tegiSlilifilre - ros - a - claim - dir - th a-state-I' i
- for services rendered, under a constnutio nal The State, is impracticable. A settlement,
.on other terms, can .be best regulated by
'order by deserving and patriotic eitizens,-;
TheAhilitary_who came to .Harrisburg, am! ]_egisiative - :ietion,
- in_
no sense answerabldfor the order which. Th‘subject of this comniuniention re=
they obeyed. The .responsibility of that calls to my recollection a topic whielabad i
intended _to:einbrace•_in_,- the - late.- annual
- Torder=rools -on .-hi in , wlin issued it. Heap
communication, bueWhieli - erie - liVed my at- 1
indeed would - be the dishonor,. if any ink
_ tention at the time. I allude to,thc present ,
: pulse of faction,' should extend that res_pon
sib ility militia=hiws-of --- & - State; - 7The amenctel
Ir7 - to - Wh rs - to
i: - Whein iFdtrez not-be-
constitution • confers greater power. on the
n ug, and thus defeat the. simple claims,
of a • -Lekislature;with respect to' the militia, 1
r•?suiting from the• faithful "discharge
than was . possessed, under the.. old.—Many I
ritililary du ty...:Leannot. believe that the
intelligent and patriotic citizens are of opin- 1
- f...•••tutp:‘,-wcz.lth will be made subject to
such ~r,•pr::).:,ch. . , ,
~ ion, that salutary changes be made without
weakening this right "arts •of our public
I did' not 11.,lieve drat I should
- be .corn ::
safety, and that the whole-law on fife sub
•
plied to bring -this to your cpsideratiom
jest requires revision. Permit ine_te. re-
TI L , vd soction of the militia law, author-. i
ceinniend it to your attention. .
i1..p.r.,.-Tnorl'in..all_cases_fiLerriergen4.
.. :',',. w Fiore money,inay be• Wanted ; to or- In closing this,special Message, the last
"
__ r,lwize;_fitrnish or s.upply the' militia of the I shall have occasion to communicate to
ouTzt - is should do great injustice to my own !
. lin!mwnalth, who may be called into Y
feelings, 1...t0 will-111W the expression
rvice, 0 draw - his warrant on the
of the: gratitude .I feel to:the legislative
3::.L! ' . l'..!!!::•:or.nr, lot sucli suirt Or sums of
!branches of the
governmi,ut for: the many,
; m.,:li , ',', .an,Vto . dispose of Ain - such.mahner
:.. 'iis4 Cle o.zi:ioy or the ease Tri4requirei" 1 inStiinces of sup exteiide:l Mine during
-- l - 1 - 71 7 ,7FE1i'; -i - ,i't ii if 'Ti nut iS - w - eferilraw non preceding year:l, titjirnes , tifid ~inifc.r cireum
• !•,31,1t: 'Fr: - As fret, ylliel! that offhtei has i • stancesthat rew lI
leyed Sell
,itipport peetili- ,
, . 1. , C18::(1 to 'pay. Tfi'letter of the law is ! arly important. During my term I felt,
~ • 1 - . lain, and Unles the State TrenSurer ..!ai l d.' conktrarited,lt is true, by' considerations,
1` ',not the Governor, -is to judge of the enter- that tight be disregarded, to decline con-'
geriey, the duty ()fate Treasurer under the 'currence in the acts 'of !the legislature on
law is eqiially..plain. The power of the several occasions. I can however, - assure I
• Legislature to give_ retires! in a case' in. YouAat these differences have ldt no im• • •i
whiclutho rights. of a' portion of our fellow -kind fe,lings iii nay breast. I have sought, !
citizens have been thus injuriously resisted and I truat„successfully, to.tiwn. from the
. - is- complete. . The' State Treasurer. who - contemplating of them, and look only'at-the •
'
has arrogate 4 to himself-an authority which pleasant and useful :results of your - common
•. -
• the law-never conferred on- hint, is offi, action,' • , • .
i 4 cer of the Legislature, and in the firstplace• ! ! Wheil, called to like Thief magistracy -of
. - i ~,.r o rmit,..tilc m . • L i Aherefole, -- confi- - the
,tate,- Lib mid ter finances , embarrassed, -
ldently solicit your early attention • to a claim. her citizens:oppressed by t •
axation, her im
founded -On-justice and authorized
- by law. provement system involved, and the still
• --- " , very lioliriidilaYis an hour's in•ust . •• More precious
. j ice..system which gives the'bless.
The-disbursing t offieewillsubmit-atatty-ing - of - eduntio
i irto - th - traildreirorall alike,
-- - ruitimerittrstatemenot-the- - - - amount-Whicti-iniStainintirfeehliraiidlica ---
rerious exis n167 - ee..
'' - Will be required. . At the preient" time, no tax - burthens the
In Connection with this subject, I. must
recall the attention of the Legislature to
another of perhaps equal'interest:---At-the
' time when the domestic violence occurred
of whichll have already spoken, I ••eonsid
, eked that I should be wanting in my duty,
as the Chief Eiecutive Magistrate of the
9ommonwealth, ifany_meastire_of -precau
••• ;•. , 11 were omittel_Application was _there
nia.lts to the President of the united
•sistance, which by .The
.00li of Om . Union, ho is bound to
'Phi; l{brrespondenee which fol
, %heady ...before the people. :Po
judgment on it I cheerfully
-de
. .
• ,
not •againi allude IQ it, but
"I' action of 'ther,- , federal t . a
•
, ,
Is.'or the state "and feder
• • • be too, 'carefully' ,
•• guar-
. .
•
, derata itistitutions,
. .
involVeil 'there
t„,)•..it„
EN
is danger to,our glorious system of conbti.' ,
'Autional repirbliCanituni :It has been my lot
More than', ottes.duriitt my:official term, •to
reprObate the interference of agents of the
Federal .Government in' . the ..dontestic eon-
Stthe-criume4ll4,l4. The cot •
which I had felt a ailed or/ to hold up to the
; indignation -of the people, 'whether the' in
j. trig u es
.-of-a--fdreign-countryr - to — , wpm!
credit'of the'state; or more on
disguised violence, at theSeatsifgovern.Ment,'-
.
was the:conduct of Mere :Sithordttuitee.
Until proved to be, io . ,i2y the late c,orreSperi
[deuce, I never imagined that the 'highest,
!Yu trationatie - s — orrAlie - g4tierattgeverimient
i could .be
. aectudted by ':a 'similar spirit, 'or
I would, when called te,exervise the protect ,
`ing.poWer with which the constitution has
invested them,assume the attitude
of partizans,'and.hind themselves to
liberate effort to insult the coonstititted
au
thorities of a state y'et sovereign' and hide . -
1 -pendent. • • •
• To a letter addreased•hy- the Chief magis
trate of this' commoniveal alto the President
of the United Otates, no reply 'was . " given,
the subject being referred to the Secretary
of War, who assumed to lie-the -proper- ory
gan 'of
.communication with 'me. Un.wil
ling subthit to what appeared •M•bernrin-'
dignity to the state, I . declined 'correspond
ing with any othex than the 'President, and
,ilifbrined him Of thc vrew•l was led to ,take
' of the vary exceptionable tone of his seare - Z
tary-!.s.letter., • In: order that the ,correepen
. dence may lie officially- before the legisla-
Lure - I 'now comintinicate it with tliis mes
Lsage. It .must not be supposed. that
. on a mere point ()florin I placed 'myself in,
:this relation:toAhe federal authorities. The
tine.mayteante.-svlien,.after-temporatcy did:
ferendes.. shall be removed, and the conflicts..
which have agitated the community •shall
have subsided, thecenduct of the chief mag ,
istrate.of-a-state, may •be looked, back to -as
a preeedetit of resistance - to all invasion Of.
the•rights 7 he is bound to protect, Mt/. - to
any indignity to the sovereignty with which
he is identified... •
FlereWith I communicate copies, of other
nt . tcrs Which have pass ed between the mill
tiary.ollicers-cif this state; and the-Ordnance
Department-_ at WaShington,. to which I
invite your attetitimr,, and -- froni - whit:frit ap 7
pear's that the supply: olomnitions of War_
-to theinilitia by the officer in: command -at'
the United States 'aisrual; in .coiiformity.
.With the usage sanctioned . 14 the Aeort
mthit, hos been disapprolVed of, -al id that a
formal demand has been made for a specific
return ofthe -Ste*. Thai:4llmnd. I.: refer:
111e.positIon - ttssurried by_ the War De:.
pariment, that,no• enpplic's can : be• authOrV
zed-ftyr_the .suppreSSion . - ordoniestiO tr - vin-•
lence occasioned by politicci/ differences,
cniii Mink, sotreely-beHsnstained. , • The
existence, or: domesticv.-iolcnco;_ . resujtiTig .
- from whatever cauSe,ereate:the - einergeti
cywhich-thecenstitution contemplates;_ and
the act - of Congress wS - siineatti to provide
-for;'.And strange indeed wouhl.be. the doc
trine, that although in disord&s proceeding
ti er of the soil,
,no increase of debt• hag
been made to justify taxation hereafter, re
sources
_of easy and cheap-credit are open,
confidence, is restored, nntl„withit business
is reviving,, the, school system is out of dati-'
ger, the public itnprovernente are in a-con
dition of economical mnnagement. - • ,
nut traeeful_scen* -
iiTidli ast with unniingled
satisfat Lever, that no:share
'orthe fearful responsibility of those acts of
v,lolnce rests on me. Placed, • during the
last part of my official term, in . a poSitiat in
viatich it was 'difficult to act withont,incurr
ing `e'ensure from some.quarter, I soughtthe'
path of duty and endeavored,- with what
success must_be r tletermined by our .imm-
Mon constituents' t -and
,posterity, to act as
becam,e,the post I soccupied. I ,have the
gratifiCation, of knowing, that the. majesty of
law-haa-been-re-es tablishedi and the-will
'of the people sustained,: . : ,
• JOSEPH . RITNER:
Executive s Chamber,
Sea. 14, 11189, " • -
COU
4Y:r. - 1fi.,..1 - A:li'-'t.-P:rt -- . - 4 .- I , ' - p' . :' . 4:ttp .. . :- .X: . t.. 7 ..i... - . .J00, 1 4:',:t,:.
. . . ,
LETTER. - FROM. GEN..
--11A.11RISON--,' dress' to James the ;Ist.' that • the demand' of.
. .
~ .. .
.'; the govereignmpon theCOmmons fin; peon-
TO, HON. I:IARMA It .D.EN NY. •
.\ - ' ' .• ,
~ North'ilind, 2.1' Dec;lB3B. Arlinty. ail),; v r its intentletl•Only "that the taic
~ C ti
, tnight seem . .-to .come , :front „tliemsetves,”
. Dunit..SinH-lis • ••,ii..lS..p .. .iibable titat.,
~.,..tvherinis:the;•.-inferenee is, it' was really' laid'
have by this_me - to l'ittsbniult, 4
.b Atte 'sovereign himself,. ,,::' .:::,:,:'.'''....,;;;.:”:.,
'returned...
tie-re- I Raving.,fliuw.giVen.. - ..you r tny • %union, •of
m igh t;be clone, and oth
e-i's which-sltcliild iiot,be,doits,-bya:Presi ,
delft coming into : power, y the, siippert of
' Ulnae of the people who, are opposed to the
principles.nponwhichthe preseniadminis-
tratiMi is conducted, you willse•that - Lhave
orkitted r .
one, which is . deeined
f-a-rififelkirr i — Artanee" a
s- any-other:-=l-al=:
Jude :to: ther Q appointinent of :meMbers'
Congress to Alice by, the President.: Tim
Cimstitution domains no prohibition of Such
appnintwents, nOdoubt beClinse its authors
coin not believe in its necessity, Tromille•
;purity. of . character which was Manifested
; by' those Who possessed 'the confidence of
the people at that peritid. It is, however,
"'an opinion very,generally entertained by flie
opposition party; that the
. country would
havaesciped' much . of the' evil. under Which
it has suffered - for'.some 'years 'past, if the
Constitution had contained a provision of
that kitid.• Having-had :no opportunity of
periowil obs,ervidiori on thejtunduet:-of the
administration for the lagt toil yeaii, I am
unable. to decide uponthe nth or error Of
this Opinion., And I should be very willing
that the knewn.sithserviency of the Legisr
lature to the' ExecutiVe, in several memora
ble instanceS,•shOuld be accounted for in a
way - somewhat injuriotia - to - the - c h arac=. -
ter of our country-and Republicanisin
;than by the adinisSion that the Fathers of
'the land,•the - trusted - servants of a-virtuous
_people could be seduced: from - the_path of
duty mid honor, the paltry
emoluments 'of dependent offices. - But if
the evil really exists, and if there be 'good
reason'to believe thatitd source is to. be,
flund in the corroPtibilitr a the men }hers
of the Legislature, an effectual remedy/ can
.nothe . 1.60 scion applied:- And it happens •
in thiS.:case; that there is a choke of reme
dies..,-:One thi - ise hawever,-,is in my o
pinion free - 4rOni the objections Which might
he offered to the other. The one to which
objeCt which the..late 'President
has been:so-loudly called upon to 'adopt, in,
.-,-tonsequence-ol,a promise 'made at the corn
meneement.of his adininistration, viz:' that
the :_Executive: - under _eircuinstances,.
should aPpoint to office a member of:either
branch:a-the NationgLegislature. There
are; in my mind, several' weiglitY-. reasons I
' against the, :adoption. of this Rineiple.
will detain,you - with the mention of but two
belieVe 'that you`-w ,
;gee- with me, that - thealternative shalll
-present, while 'it Would bc equally efre,ctual,-I
contains. no feature to- Which a reasonable
pb - j - ecCion could - he - OW
- Asthe-Constitution contains no provisions
to prevent, thel"appointment of members a
- Congresslo : office by . the Ex . ecutive,'could-1
_ • - - . 'the ExecutiVe witlf.a , due regard-to delieaey
That lie should ne . ver stiffer the in- and' jastice,_witheut usurping. power from
flucnce of his - office to be used for purposes - the people, declare a disqualificalion which
.ola,purelY'party_ character: they had not thought necessary? And
1 7 . 1. That in removals from office, of those i where is the American citizen who regards',
who. hold _their_ a p poiutmen
.thei the-honor of his-colintrytlie eharacterS . of
I pleasure of F4:icunti.v . c; tifc cause 9f 8114 . , 16, people,. or Who believes in the superior
! removal should always be cdnununicated to ity of a Republican form of -Government, -
' the Person removed, 'and, if he request it, l who woUld he willing . to proclaim, to. the
To
'' l4 l6fa_suceessor_isAnatle.
ti attraited - mr,mirch - of - its — attention - whie
I°-511116-11-66-111iV ri li ( rii 6 M ls : - 'I rid fie — Y7TiKrurniiiiii - Taiiiqf has
`.."lBlast hilt not least in import Mice.
1-
V11..:A
has so much admire:]admire:]:r aidati tie stiength,
s-undaun terhecumgwits - high - ottaiirments j .
ecutive Department of the Government to in literature and the arts and the external
become the source of LegiSlatiOn; 'but leave beauty of its institutionS, was,' within, • a
the. whole business of waking. the laws for r. mass. of,mesoness and corruption?. That
the Unibnio lfcl done by-the piquirtment, ; even the_cNseriservanig a the people . , were
to which the Constitution has 'exelesively, ever ready, for a paltry consideration,
to a
. assiffned it, until, they have assumed that. hamlet] their alLgialice to their lawfulsove
f perfeeted - s ha perwhereLand-w tridini ez - t h
. Gird - 10 bee fie - tlie ser vams - Of
I• •
()plutons of the Executive way be heard.--;-- mo t. , The alternatiVe to this degrading
—A--eo mani ty---of-power-i ir—theLpreparation±eimm aT i a ---yrbe-f ou di mde R iving -th-e-le,r 4
of the laWs b. tweeli. the Legislature and ufive:of all motive for aconiring an impt4!
the Executive Departments., must necessa- or influence overtlic Legislature:N.To effect
rely' lead to dangerous conmintations and this, nothing in my opinion is--necessary.
greatly to the advantage of a President deli- but to re-establish the principles upim which
roes of extending his power. Such a colt , _ t h e adininistration was MINI conducted, with
I 'strut:thin 'of the vonstitntion could never have a sinide addition of Ihniting the service of.
I been col:tempi:tied F 67 those who framed the President to one . term. A condensed
it..as they well line - iv :that - ilteSeWhWyre
pose the hills; will always take care, of
themselves; or the interest of. their constit
uents, and hence the provision in the : con
,stitutitm-horrowed—frony--tliat-of-Englandi
restricting,the originating otnevenue bills
to
.the immediate RepresentatiVes -of the
people. So far from `agreeing in Piniarati,
the distinguished - character who - lately retie
her e applied; to • hinifer 'project:6lla Bank
ing, System, I think that such an. , applica-
I lion iVould have manifested' not only
'subserviency upon the part of that body,
but an unpardonable ignorance.of the chief
danger to be apprehended from such an in
! stitution. - The danger unquestionably
silts- in - an - tinian of - interests - between the
Executive -and-the Bank. Wo'uld an ambi
tious ineunsbeiit of the Executive chair neg
lect so•favorable an opportunityfaS the pre
paring Of the law 'would
.give him 'to-insert
in its provisions to%secure his influence over
-it ? the-authority given-to:the President --
by the constitution "to recommend to Con
gres Such measures as Tie nee- -
essary and expedient,' it was certainly
-- iever - nten -- de - tnlMt - the7m - easures - ho recom:
-mended - should-be - presented - inashape - sult4l
ed for the immediate decision of the Legis- ,
lattire.T . The sages who Made the eanstitu
eon; too well knew the advantaged. which
the_ Crown of England
_derived._ fropi.Ahe_,
exercise of his power .by its ministers, to
have intended it to .be used by our chief
'MagiStrate, -or-the heads. of department tin
der his control. Tito, lioasted•principle of
the English constitutionthat,the- consent of
the. democratic .Branch of the - -government
was not only necessary to receive money
front the'peoplts, but that it was its unviola 7 .
ble prerogative also to originate all the
for: that purpose, is true iti theory. as in the
letter, but rendered utterly Talse and nuga
t6ry; in effectobythe portioipation of the
Ministers brAhe,crOWn in the'details of Leg
islation'. Indeed the influence -they derive'
from setting as MeMberS of 'the House of
Commons,. Mill frlo . wielding . the immense
patronOge . of the' croWni(eonstitutionat-or
ueurped,Ygi:v.l4-them-n-power6V,er thattedy;
that renders . plausible at 1 - Cas.i
teyy, bras it is moreprobable .- thd intended
sayeinMfOf Sir . .YV,o . liortitaleiiii, . in'- . 134 • a d.
•
dpornysell the honor to. , ac:ino w
ceipt. ofyourletter:frpmlthiladelphia, con-
ItainingAlie_prOetiedingsl&thits,•NatiOttalX.el'
tutterati6fAith:Maseitic C o tfvetition, ,w loch .
; lately convenedt:in tk -at city. IA ith feel:
logs -of the, deepest 'grafi tutl6.• I read the re-,
solution - unanimously, adopfed, itgmitiatilig
me
. as a candidate for the Pre'zitlenCy of-the
is . =fall- - ilm-secontf=ti
that I hive received from that patriotic party
of.whichyou yourself* 'are a distinguished
meniber, the highest evidence of confidence
. .that can , be given to a eitizea
lie.. , I• would attempt to describe my sense
of the obligations I owe them, if I were not.,
convinced that any language Which. I' could
commant, woulcl fall Par short of
,s , hat I re
ally feel. If, however, Ow Wishes of the
convention E hutch! •be yealized,• and • if I
should be the choice • of these who are op-,1
posed to tie present administratiim, and
success shortßattend their efforts, shall
.have powerto manifest my grati
tude in.a tnannincinore acceptable to those!
whom you represent,, than • by any Prides- -
siotiS Of it-which I could at this aline Hullo:
I mean_ by exerting. my tuabOst effoits to
carry out the. principles set forth in their
resolutions„ - by
,arresting the progress of
those measures 'destructive to the prnstpr
rity-of-the-peopl6, Land-tending to the-sub--
version of their liberties;', and.. substituting
•for them those sound demociatic•republican
dectrines;_lipmtr_whieli the administrations
ofJeffersim and Ma nsori : wcre conducted. -
A
, mong the prinefFes propelto tie, adopt
ed-by alt Execntive' - sincerely: desirous- to
restore the adminiseration . to its original
simplicity and purity, I deem the
,following
to be of prominent importaincL
:I. -To 'confine his - servitte tO 4 single term. -
. ff.- To disclaim all right 'of control over
- the:public treasure. with the eception.'of
-such'partof it" as may, lie_appropriated ley•
law-to•carry on the public service, and--that
to, be applied precisely
_as
_the Jaw may•di
rect,7 and : drawn fronithe treasury agreeably
to tlie long established forms_ of that, depart 7
ment
111. That he shoidd never.attempt to Mlle-
Mice the Elections;Mther by -.the_ people .or.
the State Legislatore;hor suffer the Federal
ollieers under his control to take,any other
part in them, than Ity giying their.own votes
when they possess the , Oglit.of-vothig. •
IV Thin in'the eiereise:offire - IVCIo pniv:
er, he should limit ri - s rejection of Bills 10.;_
l-st----Such as- are-in-his-tipiniOn- unconstitu
tional. -gillb . SuelCas tendlo enci•oach ortihe
rights 0f4h.... , States, or, of individuals-3rd.
Such - - as -involvingdeep- in4erests, mazja
hii•opinion require more mature - -diiiliera.-
tion "orjeferenee to the Will afthe people,
M aSeertained . at„thi;suecceding elec.
lions. • . . •
ritil
elm nitz - tion of what I conceive these-prin
ciples to have been, is given-above.--And-
I think no onecau doubt, that, if faithfully ,
carried out, they would..be - effectual in se 7
- Curing -- t hwinde p enclence - o f - the —Legisfattire,-
and_ confining' the connection. between...it
and the EitectitiVe,• to that alone which' is
warranted by a fah'constnictinn of the Con
r stitution. Lean 'conceive of but tweiThio;.'
fives which could, Mance a President of the
United Btatei to endeavor' to procure a con
trolling,' influence over the begislativo.botly,
viz: to perpetuate his power,. ; hy passing
laws to increase, his patronage---or gratify
vanity; by obtaining• their • sanction,. to
his schemes and projects for the government
I of the country; 'and thus .iissimiTating his
Isituation to I
that •orthelimited inonerarsOr
E
. )Europe. The,
,principles above l suggested,
wouleeffectutillY destroy nny disposition
of the person elected by the'combined votes
of the opposition to place himself in either'
attitude. ~,tietiring at-the end of fouryears_
to private, life, with" no wish •orprosp o o of
'any son of his succedine legitimate or a
dopted, he -would leave the Government
as prosperous and pure in its administia,
fien, as when it passej — ficTtir die — handsof
Father of our Constitittion...
. .
, To the duties which I ha' ve entirerated,
as proper: in my opinion to be performed
by-a President,.elected by the opposition to
the present administration,. (and.Whieh - are; .
as 1 . . believe, of eonsti tuitional' ebligation,) I
- will - mention-another' which I - believe - also
to be of much importance.- I moan the Oh
servance_oLtheittost:e..oneilistaty_couratt_o
conduCttowards_our political_opp_onanti.
After the censure which our friends have's°
freelY.atal so jiistly bieStowed Upiin the Pies- .
ent Chief Magistrate; - for . having, in noin
considerable degree, disfranchised the whole
body of his political opponents. :I am cer-
Vain, th at Ito oppoSitionist, true' to the princi
ples - he professes,. would approve.a wailer
,course:of conduct. in the - person - whom: his
vote has 4 contributod . to,elect: ..ln a 0(11)0 7
lie, one of the suiest,tests - ofa ealthy state
in - its . institutions, ' , is - the.' i munity . with.
s itchiehT eiciy :Citiien may, , on all occa
sions, express his pOlitical • Opinions and .
paritetilaily.his pt•udices, in the.discliarge .
of his duty. as an e ator. • •
.
ner!threats.!Of on tr4to: froth' then
•k„ . illimcoestion,mayf l perhapls be --• asked 'of :'violence
me, What Secufity:l.,liave in. mk-'..p.OWer - to• - s sli.alfinflitenee:me; blikturir I . le.,,quess.ron.•as-
Offer s ! if theirajOrity of the American:pee:pre yetirlilreaSei - itii(a.„corteit•l'iCtweiin..the I. a .“',-
should seleet...Melli - r.thiO , ChieflOgistrate, 'and•lhet:lcil?::." - ;. ',._.,:•.' : kn,;': , ",:-" ,-, ','
that I w.otiftl - adeptrthe principles 'which I:SiF, , rcheertplly . adirtit i tiipt the people, in :!
Atiti6herein'laiil down; as those upon Which - a free governtrimit like Ours - is,'-tnust - rule,
the Administration would be!condiTeti - !tir; - =7hTit - th - S:inobare notthe'people,"and the peo- .
I - could only ,answer.„.bY.referring to my ~ pre :rule peaceftdly upder and f according to'
Coihict' s 'Und=the-tfiSpOsitiori„Manift-.1.6d- - -iti,z.the-constitutioiratid!the taw.: .. . - •
thedischarge of the duties of several. iinp - or,- i I 'solemnly: warn .the a e rate not 'to pais ,
. •
1 tent offices,
.which have heretofore been eon , the original. resolution, offeresl•by the - sena.. 1
ferred.upOn rim. •If the power Placed :iit . 'tox from Northainputii;' butt I warn the sen- 1
my hands; has, .on even a single occasion ate ,not, as 1 have been 'warned: I- warn them
been used
. for : any purpose' that. for in the . spirit of peace; I warn them in the'
- -7 - 111 - ehit." -- WeTgiiien, - or-retained - fledge; than . spirit ut_the .constitritionf and . - L-warni t'lletri - •;!
was necessary tn .- : acComplish the obje,cts• as.they Willtl preserve
_the. blessings of free, !
.desigdated by those from whom the trusts, governinetitand• iransmft•thein :to our chit
were received, I will, aektiowledge that - ei Aren s and 'our-chjldren's . Ohif e ciren itnitrnpain- . !
ther will- Constitute a suflicient reason - fur ed.. • But. adopt Iltat-resOltato,n, give -to- ail
discrediting any proniise I new make, uo r
,law,less - mob triumph over - the constitution s !,
der the circumstances in which I-airi.nOul • ahil '1 do. believe that thore. are:Son - 1e in this'
placed:.- • ' • • --'-hall_ who ivillhve to see : the end ef free guy-'
erninant - in -- our beloved" Country; • It-needs
'
i not a prophet to foretell with certainty,, that
' I ifa. - -Paiiibil of the' people may' now break
down lats with iMptinity, we shall on every
iexciting question hereafter have a recurrence
of similar scenes. . . - . .
MT.. Spca4er, I, wish" to vote.. 7. If wrong,
I I am responFible.to the people: •. Let - them
,d - c - endeni me at ballot boxes. But if
, right, as flielieve I am,• I' shall have the
double gratification
,of the approbation of
,my °Wu conscience, and the. good men 'Of
' all parties.' And if the &nate, take the
' course I fear it will. I shall : not enty those
Whose votes bring about the result; the in
glOrious distinction they will Confer . upon
themselves. J would not. take ,and would
!tot - have-the distinction nfVotingte - prostrate
the_ constitution and Jaws of the - Common...
: Wealth, I to pass 'the:present ordeal
with a clear conscience - ond 'have no doulit,l
•whenj go hortie I shall bit surrounded by
hOnest friends of all parties and receive their
-approbation.- 'lf,. sir, this vote should:be-the
last I• shall ever give,.l am ready to give. it'
and to answer. for fit() my constituents, to
my country, - and-to my. God. .
.' - • .• •
amr.dear•sir, .•
- . •truly yours,
II: JIARIIISON.
. .
o the . .
Honorable -
'Unman. DENNY.
SPEECH. OF -MR.,-CASSAT
Whilst the resolution to recognize the
. 11jmkins House, was before the Senate on
,
the 25th of December, Mr. Casat'our late
and ‘esteenied"Senator; offered. an amend-.
.ment _to Al ie_resolu tion,. in...support_of_Which
he.„deliverctl quite an_cloquent_speech, an
abstract of Which we:subjoin : . • _
. .
Mr.'. dASiAT move - d'to. amend the•anternl
meat byils (xi kingit- out _aud_inS eitingthat.
the . Senate will 'recognize - the 'Honse . : of
I Representativesas organized by the eleetinn
of Thonias S; Cunningham' as Speaker."
Mr:- CASSAT said,—Mr. Spgaker,-I sup-,
- pasel ofil3r this amendment in-vain:. But
as the question , involves important conse 7 .
quences; I am desirous that the Senate . •be
brought to a direct vote upon it. ' We,. a
I few days. since, by a solemn and deliberate
vote, declared the Hopkins Honse . illegally
and : unconstitutionally' organized. -- it - is.:
true we did not take -a•l:4ZitC on. the. 'other
House, Mit there - was something like an int-.
pliction that it. was • einstitutional, - in the,
resolution -we have passed.
• . On looking at, the, whole repoif and evi..;'
deuce of the - .committee
_appointed on the
i subject, I-have no doubt the "Cunnhighani
! ' H ouse" is 'and has been in every stage and
-feature emistitutiOnal • and that 'the other is._
~
I not,. It hatl•a qtiortun on RS' organization
Land . was organized hi the . .usual. manner,
takimr-the - -returna th -
rough,the - el i au nel . ..es,
r ,
italiliShed by. law - ana recognized for'yeari
hrthe transmission of:--returns: ' - And I be•-.
lieve-that-itad4l,notbeciaor_thOinlliestini :
Mob_ of the - opposition,_ we Should have had -
I:no trouble. - 7Th - e' House has been tlisttirb - -
- ed,, and for this reason could not meet in
1 the Hall,. but -its organization had, been
kept up tegally,and - n - o — defections or deser--'
tlons.ean destroy . it. • ,
Mr. Speaker, I deplore the present state .
'.oflhings l at.much as any man cap..' --1. feel. 1
anxious to have a House of Representatives
organized On constitution:lL principles.
But 1 wish a decision of the question which
ls.ALegaiiiittetlimptan_ns...._.liislitYLthP
Cunningham house, as 1 have said, was
.. .
-of-public-.-Aefaleation,-he-has beeliengaged---,---
; for soitie - .six weeks, in a strugle.to , thwart
and embarrass the friends of inquiry, - on •
.-
the Mostpalwrpretenees, aid by thninter- :. * -..
position of every obstacle that coUldhe rais- -. -'
ed by petty'ehicanerf iii - brazen. ineolende;
\'V hen he found that it Was impossible to
give the "appointment of the committee 1° - .:
____.
Mr. Polk,' he then ittenitited"to apply the''. .
.. • •
- - --- •• • - . rack and `thumbscrew, and - to-drill- the -ail=-•-; -
THE COUNTY nipmitEns t- ministration. party_ into the. selection of _a "
XTEST Or LOCO FOCO: HONESTY. packed- Executive Comthittee- by a visa
- .
„ •AND - FAIRNESS. '-.
1 . . ,
- voce election.' lin thought that Mr. Van
The Loco Faces have constantly held tip,
Buren Would thus be able to alarm the tirti- .. _ .
to.the people;-as an extennatiett : _ for their .' id, and compel" the . ;refractory, and, confirm =
outradeous condeet s at the- !neckin g of tine' the Wavering . into a - proper. acquiescence .
Legislatureohat the represpinn . tires-pnein- with Exeentive . dictation -.ln this
. also. •he_ . . • _
to seats by the Mob, Were the legally elect- h a S : lce e n di sa pp o intbff, --- =• - • j- ' ..-.::' ~ • _
ed representatives-- , and that the Democrats], Me ; w6.i. ; fult r 4 e d hi m - up , :w i t h• a ,,,ig.i_ i . •
claiming_seats under the legal return, were ] lance thatnever slept; 6 fearlesSeess that •
'not: eleeted... Two .oecaaiting .: hare -siucel never: quililed;": a perseverance, - that never !-
oceured to test theii _sincerity,. .TlindatV I wearied or:faltered. „.-.He urged-home - itpim.• „.
lon the subject of contested.seats, renders . it' the administration the iniquities of selibldi
-i •
itieceisary- „that ' this_, question : should . belt - tate:T., • linheld. up-An the House the certf.. , :
brought - before the L eg i s ietur e. within ',the- ficate of aeneral.lacksem as to the "iiitegri _ •
first fire days of the . , session. - - :- •:1 ty and ability" of theExcetttivetlepartments,
- 4,:i.nfe:o_nseepteece_of the „Senate recogniZ- i and denitinstrate.d its miserable - falsity.: e
ing the Lotto Foe° HOuse,'WhTEnitiiiitte4l7 -- Eld . - Wtif - Mt. --- Pollc -- a - mirror - which-T H dis. .
the I.eco,Foenmembersin
fro. the : county, •played his poetical deformity,•with a truth -
by a vote at the organization;,-the,-Demo- must have startled and Siaggeted.the posses., -
erotic members were debtercilLthe---4-ght-ofl-sor.of-those_hideous__features::__Oxen rte re___
contesting ; because the time-limited by-law I-than ordinary spectator,- Day ii - afitight has
had exitired before the Senate recognized lie rested in his resolute and holy : purpose;
The Runip Ileuse. • - • - Hour-after hour has he held forth on the
1 - _ , '. A- 'resolution . was however_offered, , to-a]-i-floorof-Congress; till the stricken ande - ulprit' --
low the Democratic members the -right oft majority have : withdrawn,. conscious and
contesting, which was voted down to a man 1 ask - rained of ' the enormities that have heee .
by. the Locos, - • •. I praetised_by_the administration,. and still -.
...„...fr-his-minion-w-as-yesicvd.a.y-re! , :e-wod-4--:ariertrideeply-ecinsitious-of-the-•doeble-enor------:
_Mr.Purviancewheathe__:_quesiton_ ___
___. anitn-Lmity-of-conniving-at-their_conee hoent-or--
organized according-to the constitution and the. election of United States Senator. came - pa lli at i on ,. , ..
the Jaw; hut if a:.,niajority of she /senate up,-but was again - voted dew ;., ty a' strict The speech it they refuse to• hear,'
should have a,tlifTerent opinion, -I - wish to "party vide=everv.Locit vdtts.: ..1,:*.5.,. it. Mr. \Vise deter - inined to' speak, aid did -
have a direct Vote on the question. Lwislt From this the,
.people can juilge as to , speak, and •has published- it to the people
the Senate to i say directly—if snit believeS - which set of claimants are einio.leit to seats ! with Mass of accuinulaled testimony of,
—that the Cunningham -HouSe was not. so —and of the opinion-entertained_ by the profligacy and Swindling; sufficient-to-bury. :-
organized, as. has ,already declared of the Loco Pecos theinseivit,. , as to - th e r i g ht s of ! a ny administration under its" crushing ,and
Hopkins House,. - • - -. ' ' • .'i those seated by the mob. - - If they. believed appalling weight. • le the - flood of light ' -
___lt is : well-known that we have had great that_they w_ere - emitled - to.theirseats - by - re- -__
which this_speech_ . .has_shoWered___tipon_the______
excitement and difficulty, but we •should 1 ceiving a majority of legal votes, "they . i people', in the • glow and:blaze with Which -
heve r .bact_no-Arnuble...hatcalLMen Iteee-dh---% -d i would-not-liesitate-to-al low-tlie-show-Miszantrou tided,4llo,e_orroption,and-abuso--,-,--
posedto follow, up the requisifiniii - oTlaw. !right of, ontesting the s.e . '.°S. On the 6011 - lof the Governinent, if Was impossible for ,
There has been a disposition in many sec- Wary they would :invite it. But :it is well the minions of . the President to stand forth
bons - of the State to act contrary. to law, known to them that four of the Democrats i unseared and :unscathed.-After six :weeks;
and men have come, - here and ip conjunc- ;at least were elected by the votes returned, of scandalons'and .sliainefuLopposition, the
Jim) witli:nritiih3rs elect or the House, have ; anal that the other four would lie able lo oh.: administration has been most signally de=---
combined to compel us tone micoestitution- . Lain their seats, by. proving frauds of • the fe' ated. In spite of. 'all the seductions and
al acts, and. I regret that this spirit fit:sheen ,blackest charactercommitted by the Loco terrors of-Executive power, the people have'
constantlyminilltsted-ever-sinee-the-meet7Puros:— ile !Tee they - kn . ° w - the - imPnrunren:7l . :thjiii - plfed-aiiirte - their ardent,- -- eirimient; ----- .
in.. of the=Legislature. ': - - „ „ !Of pier entieff . : tlil itiveitigation, as it _would
p : uneemproinising,---gallailt-•:and---generouv-.----
. . . . ,
Senators . say that the eight ,W hig mem. : not only !dace tlitrn in -a mipOrity• : in the ! champion, Henry. A. 'Wise of- - Virginia,
bera 'claiming . seats in, the House from i i Honse; but expose their villainy to thel . belong-the laurels of the victory! . .. .
_Philadelpliiaccianty,•_liare_net.beeti _dtliy . world. Thus-thitse--who t -rcised-'-such-a ,---Wc,annotherre - g - ati - this — vietory as - tlie
elected.' Ido not care hoW true' this may !clamor about theirf"riglits,":'at the meeting
.., presage of happier days for the republic,- •-:
be,. ashtliarcamint effect the matter. They of • the - L eg i s l a t ure , trample . upen the . lt is!' the . most glorious that has yet been .- ...-
Were reitireed through the propet channel: "rights" :of offices with exultation whenev . -';• won, in a long and..ardnous struggle against: •
—the Seretary of-the Commonwealth. If er- they 'get thepewer,,. They exercise' the - a . rbitrary endititherinabso ute_pnwer. - __llle __
Ilie --- fetiitinirtiellle - gal; -- ,the lawliriiiited - effiTuliikiststretch of Tyranny and usurpation, administration has met with an ignominious -, .
•the mode of settling the - difficulty.• But in ; when at opportunity offers of doing_ so defeat on the battle-field - where it 'had beet - '..
these times. of radicalism, - when - all law_! with impunity.'... • ' . . taken its last hopes,. and Which now exhih- , .
must fall before those by demageuges, for l With the cry of_Demoeracy upon their its Only the wreck of ' its -ruined and pros - - 2 ' . '•
evil .. purposes,--styled - the "dear people," ; tongue, they play . Nero - and Robespierre trate fortunes - ... It demanded of its friends a'
and everything. must bend to political ex.• with as much. honesty and as tittle respect saerificet i to •
.the: Executive ,, which would - ,
pediency, the': Constitutio,pa.aad the . laws.; for the ''righta" ofothers as pirates and rob- hive sealed that conderimation by the con- ,
are trampled under foot.-by lawless mobs, !bers. . The -refusal of the Loco,Foco House
. stitueney. „Investigation was to have been,
whnarefalitely - called the - people: -.,- .--;--;----- -:- lof Representatives to alloW the Demo- Suppresbed; . reetimony wasto. have - been' .
- Thisspirit isr - evidentin the oeetwienees • crats to claim their seats, will be the strong- - stifled; abuses was to-have been palliated; -
connected with- this Philadelphia county
!est evidence' to the people as to whom •the torn and were-tattered teputations• Were to , .
• '
teture. - The facts deserve notice. ' On
_the. i seats belong.- - -PenW.a. T ellegrapli: . have Been , patched oft; : all this was to 'have
day the return judges-for that county met]
.....,' ,_.••••.-----.,--.._
_.,_: - -- • been done with impunity,. ' if . the -adniinis- •
there werelondteds-of-unruly-men-nrAh .---- 111 -nmr-n-RIPTERtSv ° • - tration - co - uld - pave - p - rocteetta committee or
-
State House, inflamatery - notices - having sCqNSTABLE STRAW, CONVICTED; the sight kind, : throogh the . instrumentality,
been published in- the:public : prints 'culling 1. OUr• readers generally are acquainted 'with . •
'of the.most cringing ,and uneerapiffous Mina..
on the people' to be there, and-individnals the' et that-in consequenee'of the refusal limo( tyranny that ever disgraced an assem- ,
who had been candidate.s inrlbe offie.e.were .'.ofthe: I.step....Pbect ConstableaL_Halifax, to- blTperportinctici he representatives of'. the _
. -. ..
present-urging Upon the judges and.cOmmis - - ! hold the Inspectors election Aiecceding„ . .tu_people . . ii,_
~... . , _
..,...., ,-...
__•:_ :,._:,
_. • • . , -
Sioiiirililie - grossest tis -- irf;ia'tiotts - eefffriiiffe.' . ;l6W,lhe .- BeiO6 . er - irs oilriefidi of fltrY. Hit- - .In all thisthe a - iriiiniiitationl - na - Oititia7
It. - was ' afterwards published that - if.. c ert a in
,' nertook possession, of the House where the " r bafiledl--ilisccnnfitedt and, that too - .AO"
persons whose names.. are well known arid]eleetionmas .. held; when' ,Constable ,Straw six Weeks•Of detertiriiitedied deSp,etilWntnt- ,-,7.',
and opened.the election
who had been candidates should be' Jefii- and his ftirceit,ffed, l iliet: Thus in a firetandtriumphant course, - ,
edseats in these Halls, the'etreets-Of-Har--, in another :046.- • : .. • -• •- . •-I the-PeCiple-arinoying•forwaiffto-the purl=-
.....
rieburgihOuld be- filled, with armed men to•I fication of:lheir ins,titutionsy and the vindi-.
~, •
compel the Legislarre tit act as theiltlease. ', cation of.:their - •rightful irOiereignty. - :.....0ne_. • .
This . well . accordell with. the' spirit;Or.'tho,! by one the
,fiiiitrningbattlethenti.of tyrant.
~
same mob, broughthere to 'Violate' law and.; ;power tetter::.•and - ttinible under-the-well dP-:
_drbtetr: from thisjiallc anti r - vegretitia-say-'
.
Lrecta.batterlea-ofAmiligniet-fi n•;V..assa
that_they_have_hear_counteiancetbse_this' -patruattam;=and the'day is distant;rot . tari
:
floor. Yes, sir, I haveheard - Senators-.-not i when its last,- citadel: will be stormed, and '
..
. .
say'they *unlit cut•onr throats-but speak qt.'s fast ertillerysiiihe ,when thitglotions • .
of "awful consequeeces"as I believe, for 1 '.baeper..of the stars and stripes shall be:again
the pUrpOse• of intimidation. . 'Th'e . Senator planted. -- oe. thn'reek Of; ::t.10:1 - !. : PoptipOtion,- •
from WestmOreland has' even said 'that his] and agaierally under its protecting shadow --
constituents would act as the . : mob have the' triuMphant - defentletitrof lew:-pretected
done: - I If, sir; the constituents of that 5e,63.- .. , Libeil.yl-'-..Weto •Y - iiitht. Co.tertir; . - - -
tor resemble hint: it - may be they, woithraot ;
~ . „
As. he has said they
,*ould;.bittl should: ,„ te- '
gret to say that'any-portion.of these whOin.
,I have the linifor to represeat -could be-iii:
.d'uced•to sucliconduet,,Or to countenance it
with their approbation: ; Tllt ,consequence
of thid spirit is; • dint .the inoh, thud encourl4
gad, are detertniried to rule:. Neither nets
. . ,
At the'November term, the ,Grand Jury
foinidla hill of indictment Against Straw f _
iwho was tried yesterday; and found , guilty,,
:riotivithstamling the greatest efforts 'were,
sed by , hisL..council—to—prevenvithe
,iein,lhia.casecarmot beless-than 11it50,-and
the costs are about s2ooi which rid) tt ; the'
lot of the convicted Constable- toy' pay. fia , '
1 having refused to de his duty, and for viola-,
ting -the law. . ..
The _Loco Foco organ made tt great
noise about the proceedings of the, Demo
crats, calling'.them riotors, mobites,, Sze;
!but the decision , orthcr ctitnit and Juiy„ tif,'
1 ter a fair, trial Will shew with, what truth,
they have put .forth. such Charges: We
can_ tell _the Loico.F4)cos-that—notwithirtavth"
ing a lie - will travel a. thonsand,miles'whilo•
truth, is. putting , on its hoots, yet `...,'Jrri.ult . :ar-
j
1 ways - proves munipolentiiiiiirkibiiclus(ii
CERTAI gi , "—Pettlea.:' TellekiiO4;:' .. ,'
. . Pegple.
'The letters from one of one:Washington
COrthSpOndentpi i in another column, chron- - .
hileAhe overthroWW Mr. Van Buren in the
pOpular' branch of ' the Federal Legislature..
For several weeks the' Adminietration party
iu tlte.HOuse • have...emnbating the , attempt • -
of iVIr. Wise propure the appointment
of-a—Committee.4:-Investigation.-..:They - •
.were v. o give him !a Committee
ap
pointed. by the Speareq. but:they were nn-_. _
wiltiiig.to the Hotife untram
molarmeled
selection of theiiown Committee.— .
I •
They could trust Mr: - . Polk, becanpe they '
1 knew the reptile servility 'of his characte4
and lc:Aoy i ji,ery Welllliat he act, under
direOP4o,fr, Treasiu ry : or the-White •
'HOtiee.theyThad:triedllis . plelity iii
. past .
1 times; ,-.'Theyremembereil-Mr;!! - Wise's farm . -
Ie r: Coin ttee; and remembered ! that it.: was
a.Committe of suppression, of concealinenti •
'of apology,. Of yindicatioii. • They: Ny, islied
to play The-same farce oirer, again, and to
: appoint a. Opinmittee ,orsjaves' and ',dough
'faces,
~who 4 would.: suffer therneelves tcr ..
ltc_ insulted by the Department, brow beaten
by the witnesses;titul bullied bitlieltresi,• •
dent.
• For the suitable: 'packing of jun.
such : a Committee, they trusted .to,- Pte."
Meanness and andi , :ity of. Mr. Polk. •
It iS not their fault that . they - _lla , :ie! •
been unsucceshil. They have spared weith, -
er time nor labor to defeat the institution of.' •
all ingifiry,, upon the only principle's ;which
could admit or its successful prosecution.—
.Foremost in•this battle. Of power against the :--
peoPle, haS stood our own PeOple rejected
representati•ve, ! Olurchill -C. Cambreletig.'
frhe course -of -this-individual „ •
ject is-alOne sufficient to stamp Win with '
infamy. : Instead of coining ftirward 'mid •
ileinanding hi behalf of the fAccutive,the
most-thorough investigation into thiS matter
_ .
.Suett, meeting, Baiiiiistdr, - said, ' 4 l intend
dining with You, soon on eggs and'haeon4.r.- ,
alebet_dayiihalLiLLSome,.Jaelir TO Widely
the, other .replied, •!'why .11 yeti vill'havo'
that dish, you in list 011ie on a Fry-day.',..
ZEES
Whyl.dQ ye:ll4BW loitaceo -1 0 0 ; -:-
Irgettuee, I iidaie,