Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-02

= e4uai!y Iaise, that Mr.. w ebster contends
>. al ,he National Government was established bv tb
reopie. tcho lad impaired Ia it ,,i,ited Dooers ar.
= ths States and Ahs Constellation
, an VI 1pfion, sir, that ought either to leave
$ while i'll them from such w and atro;oos
mes ny tnose who are admitted on our Hoor and who
receive, through our hands, LARGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~
tns puohc money. 1t becomes us sir, either to 60
Ho:. anu yie'o Up cur places tc uen of a better
spirit than ourselves, or else to show that we Will;
nor ne ei.her bullied sandered by persons crc.n
hke TINS publisher, of the free exercise OF
the right OF discussion.
rise therefore sir. to rive pof;co ,th. a.
next sihhar occurrence, which, judgiug from ths
past, may be daily expected shall ma Ike il the sub
Sn VI speclnc motion TO the Senate should do
80 no" SIR n followed the inclination of nv own
4 Judgment; but 1t is thought by others, to whom
deieT' tha the course,whch have thus adopted may
on tue whole, be more advisable.
i On Friday, Green in his Telegraph, republishes
the offensive artcie-says that it never purported
10 contain the language but the principle merely of
Mr. Websters Speech-and reafDrms the truth of it.
!. On the same day Mr.. Webster offered resolution
for proceeding the 4th February to the election
OF Printer to the Senate. The resolution lies a
day Of course, and the Senate did not sit on Sat
urday, viii not be acted upon before this day. Heats
are expected to grow out of the discussion.
| Different persons who heard Mr.. Webster, as we
understand does the whole Senate copcur in saying
thnt Is aiilision to the character of the Federal
Government, affirmed the exactly opposite construc
ton to that imputed to him by the Telegraph.
.ur. JeGerson-and his PosLt..uous Wor6s-Oa
Friday in the Senate of the United States, the fo!
lowing extraordinary development occurred
| The Senate resumed the consideration of the reso-
luton moved by MIR. Foot respecting Surveys OF the
Public Lands.
| Sr. Benton being entitled to the floor
hat hoa ~
the Sesatur from Missouri, Mr.. Benton) who was
entitled to the floor, to call the attention of two of
the honorable members of this body, Mr. Smith, of
I Maryland and Mr.. Livingston of Lnuis;syn to a
passage IN book which had been cited t. this de-
bate by the Senator from South Carolina Mr.. Hayne)
as authority on another subject. He did not
rise for the purpose OF discussing the resolution itself
In the wide range of the debate here, the north
tern and southern sections of the country Ind been
arrayed against each other. He listened to the dis
cussion without any intention of participating in it.,
while tlla State which lie had the honor in part to
represent, has escaped uns- 'tched by the contro-
rersy Though favorable to the resolution as mere
proposition to inquire, he felt but little interest in
such contentious between the North and South; and
his only desire 10 relation to that subject was that
the NTH of the discussion might have no tendency
To aieiiateone portion of ocr country from the 9TH
CIR. But his attention had been called by number
OF members OF this House, to passage in the same
book another part of whicb had been referred to By
Il the Senator from South Carolina. Chat passa ore
charged an istrlous statesman, who formerly occus
u,
and fame dear himself and to the people he
represented, with atocious corruption, of which lie
was convinced that great and good man could never
have been guilty, and the witnesses referred to in
the book were present, and ready give testimony
to set the charge at rest, he hoped he should be par
doned for referring to the Objectionable passage in
their presence.
He then read from the fourth volume of Jeferson's
Memoirs, page Sis, 1.-THE same volume which had
been brought into the Senate by Gen Hayne') the
| following passage:
"FEpRuAnY I2h, lsO.-Edward Livingston tells NE
that Bayard applied to-day last night,
Smith, and represented him the expediency coming
over TO the States who vote for Burr that there nothing
Tue way OF appointment which he might not command and
particularly mentioned the SecrearyhiP of the Navy Smith
asked him he authorised make the offer He said
was authorised Smith told this Livingston and 10 w. C.
| Nicholas, VINO confirms me-" &c.
He then called upon the Senators from Maryland
and Louisiana referred to in this passane TO dsproye
the statement here made
| Ar. Smith of Md rose and said, that he had read
the paragraph before he came here to-day. and was
therefore, aware Of its import He had not the most
distant recollection that Mr.. Bayard had ever made
such proposition to him. Mr.. Bayard, said he and
myself tho politically opposed, intimate per-
sonal friends, andhe was al honorable man. OF all
men Mr. Bayard would have been the last to make
such proposition to any man; and confident
that he had too much respect for me- to have made it
undor any circumstances. / never received from any
man, any such proposition
Mr. Livingston, of Louisiana, said, that, to the
precise question which had boen put to him by the
i, Senator from Delaware, he must say, that having
taxed his recollection far it could go. SO re-
y mote TRANSACTION he had no remembrance Of it.
;, Mr. Clayton said his purpose had been achieved
He thought it his duty to vindcae the honor ant
fame of his predecessors against uDustiable mputa
tions, matter to what party they may have belong
ed. phe character of the illustrous Bayard would
he trusted stand forever untarnished by the charge
corruption. He should have thought himself recrean
in duty to the people the State he in part epresen
I ted and to the memory of one who filed thu
same place which he occupied, if he had not sci
zed the first opportunity in his power after the public
appearance of this volume the floor Of the Senate
dsprove the charges which he had this day call
" ed their attention. He thought there other char
ges in that volume against other distinguished mel
of this country, equally Gnfounded, subsequently
upon some remarks from Mr.. Benton. he said b
. wished it to be distinctly understood, that it
part of his purpose tarnish the fame of Mr.. Jeer
J. son. His object was not accusative, but entlrel
J. exculpatory.
10 We may we'll call this development cxtraordinar