The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-03

mind which no opposition raa ~afeet-vhiel -
revefses can repress. Does the moon heed The
dogs thai bay at lrr : No more does Nj,
Clay heed the barking at his heels Of the faction
thai nursnes him.
Speaking Of Gen Smith, Of Maryland. Mr..
Clay made the following observations
The gentleman from South Carolina. Mr.
CLAY said, had professrd 10 concur with hin in
a great many OF his general propositions aud
neither he nor any other gentleman had disa
greed with him, thai The mere recognition of
the independence Of the provinces vas no cause
of wat with Spa n-excrpt the gentleman from
MARYLAND. lNlr. Smith, 10 whom he recommeua
ded, without intending disrespecl To him, 10
eonfne himself 10 The operations Of commerce
rather than undertake 10 erpound questions Of
public tar t0rhs eoHid ASSURE ME gentleman.
that, although he might mike some fgure, pigi
his p~rnriicaI knoipitdge, IL the one cGsf. he lpoukd
mol IN the other. No man. Mr.. c. sad. csCept
the gentleman from MARYLAND. had come out
with what he would call the hardihood 10 con.
tend that. on the gronnd of principle aud
mere public law, The exercise of the tight of re-
coenlzing another power Is cause of war"
Mr.. Hugh Nelson's share Of the compliment
is in the following wards:
" Even my honorable friend near me, (Nlr.
Nelson) has made n speech on our siic, aud We
should MOI hare foupd il old, # hehad not Told
us. hgt he mOnid r0te against US Al ho Oh his
speech has been distinguished by his aceusiom-
ed eioquence, | should be glad. Mr.. {. said. To
agree on a cartel with the gentlemen on the o.
Their -lde Of the house, u give them his speech
for his vote. The gentleman says. his heart
is with MS. thai he ardently desires the ndcpon-
r4 ~ -
ing him. ifhe teiH gre himscif mp 10 He honest
! feelings ofhiS h. art, he ,oih hare a much surer
gtide than by trusting 10 has heed, to .hieh,
however, | am far from offering any disparHee-
ment ~
Ofihe Hero of Black Rock, Gen. 4lsrQnder
Smgthe, of Wythe, MIR. Clay thus SPEAK
An honorable gentlrnlan from Virginia
MIR. Sinythe) who, when he has been a llttle IN
this house, viii learn to respect ls powers, calls
IT an usurpdtIon on the par of THIS house. Has
the gentleman weighed the terms which he en-
ployed 2 III m'stak not, ihe gentleman, in thr
debate respecting the power to make Internal
improvements, called that too an usuipation on
the part Of tins house. Thai power, too, how
ever, he admired 10 belong 10 the executive,
and traced it to an imperial source, Informing
us that Ca,-ar Or somebody else, had exercised
it Sir, the gentleman has mistaken his posi-
ton here hs IS Il military rh,efinn = an ddnira.
tile defender Of erecniirc authority, but he has
pet 10 learn his h0rn-tO0k as 10 The p0rers ot ms
branch Of The legislatures
We have no doubt the hostility of these three
men to Mr.. Clay may be referred to the speech
from which The above quotations are made. II
may serve as a lesson TO Others, to be careful lhow
they throw out taunts and witliciSms against am
opponent. lfthrv fall on h~igh-minded men,
they will be reciprocated in kind, or forgotten.
But. lfonmen of maIis nant, unforgivingt empers,
they will never be forgotten until ample revenge
he had.
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which Is certainly the most unique production
OF The sort that ever came under our ohserHs-
ton. II sets ont with the assumption that
the Tariff law is unconstitutional and, aid
ing 10 this consideration ITS oppressive char
acter on the people OF the oonih, II boldly mr.
SORT OF resistance is meant They spnrn the
idea OF what they call an erdStre rfS1sinpcc-
100 s>s,sn by which all Goods manufactured
,o,,h. Of losnod oooera,b;.nI lin. sb,u Le
comnletslv nrohib,ted entrance in Sontb Car.
OHM. This. they saw unworthy Of free.
ma, who L,ow md arc dotorpinod To main.
,ot. 49,. .i,b,s yl,,o - In, ana. otborua.
md Tim, - hy ,,,5 ,co. and du,pjon, And
..,n,ro for ,h;s, IN -, ,hov sa,
49,, oao NOT, for b~looJ.baI-tbey ara not for
lun,io, Tho, nrav Inn, will ,brV resist
tho la, , Ue ,hink !, will nnzz,e visor bpads
than rast an the shoul1er, Of Mr.. .Inmrs Ham
,l,,n IT. and Mr.. Thomas Cooper.to tell how
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