Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-26
SOUTH CAROLINA DEvELoPEMENrs.
ACAIN.

We Puoiisneo IN our iast wedDesosyo pa
pes the spirited letter written By Mr.. MhsheH
TO Mr.. Ha, ne. We have nov rscsivsd Mr.
Haynes answef. in which he states the char
yes made by d" Uniea.' end then sdds
Such was % the s~UbstSnes" Of the accuse
lion which ! was specially called upon 10 ad.
init or deny il will DO seen at once thar III
very essence consists in imputing 10 the dale
CATION the design Of effecting a dissoFution If
the Union, and that this " ss the true oiE ct
of meeting held at my house in the city Of
Washington, called, as Il Das said, 10 consult
upon measures to be pursued a. regards the
Tariff Law" II, instead Of assuming this inn
posing form, the accusation had consisted IN
imputing (as Mr.. Mitchell has attempted TO
do,) TO cerl,in members Of the delegation, The
expression of particular opinions (Which,
whether correct or incorrect, have no bearing
whatever, either on the character ot the meet
ing, or The Determinations adopted. l should
not have troubled the public with one word
upon The subject. Having publicly den'sd
that the meeting at my house in Washington,
had any other object than to consult about tho
measures proper To be pursued in relation 10
the Tariff. having denied that any proposition
was made " to dissolve our political connes'on
with tho government" either by Tire "frhh.
drawal Of the MEMBERS or IN any other
mode, l had certainly a right 10 expect that
some attempt would have been made TO sus-
tam these charges, or that their falseheod
would have been acknowledged.
Bat while Mr.. Mitchell makes no attempt
whatever to sustain these allegations, (w hich,
as l have shown, could only have originsted
with himself and his friends, - while IN fact L.s
does not even pretend that the object Of TIE
meeting in question was ga dissoluli on Of the
union," or that il was even "determined' a.
persuade the people "to q separation OF ito
States" he turns aside and attempts TO detail
the eonpersafions Of several mcmbcis Of Il @
delegation, and makes up a new issue. Strth-
ct certain were or were not express.
ed by particular individuals. The mere stale
ment of the case. demonstrates the injustice o.
the accusations heretofore preferred against lie
delegation. But rs Mr.. Mitchell has thought
proper 10 prefer other charges and 10 intro
duce the casual remarks said TO have been
made by myself and others on the occasion al
luded TO-, II becomes necessary to take some
further notice Of his statements. Cons deriBQ
the char cter Of all free conversations, the ~.
ter impossibiliy Of stating them fully and &C.
curately, II is with unfeigned reluctance thai
find myself constrained 10 follow Mr.. Mite ell,
in his course. Bat as il is impossible TO submit
to the MEASUREMENT of my own repiarks, there
is no alternative left but 10 give as full mn ac-
coun. Of what was actually said as can now hs
furnished by LLy own rerollec'ion ard that Of
my colleagues. whose Statements, az far, NO
they have as yet been received, are subjoned.
II was alleged by he writer Of "Union," that
a proposition was ed "that the members
should abandon their seats in Congress, return
home, AID thereby end all political e:nnesicn,
NTH the government" denied that any
such proposition, was submitted to the dele
CATION or decided By Mrn,, and in this DENIAL
1t will be seen that | am fully susta med by The
statements Of every member Of the Delegation.
Mr.. Mitchell. however, dropping entirely the
most essential Ingredient IN the accusation ils
avowed purpose cf adopting this measure IN
order 10 put an end to all fui. her political on
nex'on with the government" now asserts, that
q proposition was made by one Of our members
"that ,ps should +, rmali secede from C, ncrrss,
return home, and say to our constituents that
our services were no longer ~ any use."
"Now it will be seen from the annexed
statements, that Tho facts are. thar one of tho
delegation, Major Hamilton. without propos inv
that the members should :" formally re cedr "
or submitting indeed any proposition whatever
on the subject merely expressed his osrn in
d'riduaI inclination TO pursue that r0urse, not
az a MEASURE that was to dissolve all political
connex'on Of South Carolina with the federal
government" but simply because in Msior
Hamil;on's opinion, now that the tar,fl had
passed, his services in W,shingicn, acre no
longer of any use. II appears that every NJ. M
Der f'he Delegation was oppos-d to tie course
the Major had determined 10 pursue, and ,et
Mr.. Mitchell sce~is even now 10 shudder a
the fearful responsibility which MAS nearly
thrown. upon him "of remaining alone IN
Washington IN opposi'ion to the views OF tho
whole Delegation" The next point that .rs-
quires notice is Mr.. NJ tcleli's new v. rsion NJ
the charge that the members "Gnaily dster-
mined 10 induce propk to az. &c ~ and
adroeote a separation of the States"
Here Mr.. Mitchell seems To admit this, no
such" determination" was ever made: my,
he does not even pretend that any 'proposd.
ion I" tina, effect was submitted, thug ac-
knowledging the entire want If shy founda-
ton IN truth, Of the most material Of ali the
charges preferred against the delegation. But
he tells us, that certain other PROPOSE, ons
were submitted by whom he does NOT state,
none Of which, it seems. how ever. were 6nsIIy
agreed to, but which, together with all the
other plans, were finally abandoned If my tH-
sfonre-''lest any further excitement in So III
Carolina might prove injurious to the election
Of General Jackson" Thus then. il would
appear, from Mr.. Miichell's own shelving, that
so far from its having been agreed 10 ereifs
the people so ns 10 induce item "to agree 10 Q
separation Of The States" il was finally deter
mined TO ollay the excitement. As ] presume
| am moi the individual alluded to. ~ having
m ide the propositions described by Mr.. Mitch
ell, !, Is not incumbent on me TO notice them
further. cannot refrain, however, from say
ing, that without, admitting that MIR. Mitchell
has stated these propositions correctly, il .
difficult TO conceive what censure he dcs res
10 attach TO any one when he charges him
With proposing "a hee communication " To
the principal men in his district on the Sub
iect Of the tnrif'-or that the members should
communicate with each other "on The state
ofthe public fecling''-- or even tina, they should
inject AZ Columbia unless indeed the cub.