Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-16
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lido rise at ,h. late hour Mr. Pre- ident TO 20 a,
large into the ron'rovered questions between the :,
ator from Mdssarhuseits and myself but merely to
rect very ero.s into which he has fallen
and to afford on some points which. after
what h fallen fro that gentleman, NAV, perhaps, be
considered az requiring explanation. The gentl. man
has attempted, through the whole of his argu-
ment. 10 throw uaon the blame cf having prov
this discussion. Though standing himself at the very
head and source OF i angry controversy, which has
ficwed from him down 10 me, he insists that have
troubled the waters In order TO give color TO this
charge, (whoy uniounded sir, every gentleman Of
this body will bear witness he aliudes my excite
men, when hr-t rose to answer the n,eman, after
he had made his attack upon the South. He charges
me with having then confessed that had some thiug
anklng in my bosom, which desired TO discharge
Sir have recollection OF having use that word II
il did ESCAPE me, however, |, the excitement OF the
moment, IL indicative no. OF any personal hos'ili
y towards that Senator-or in truth, sir, felt
hut proceeded from sensihi'iy which conld hut
be excited by what had right TO consider
provoked and most unwarrantible attack upon the
South, through ma.
The geuteman boasts. that he has escaped unhurt in
the conflict The shaft, il seems shot by too fee
BILE an arm, TO reach its destination. Sir, am glad TO
hear This. Judging from tie actions of the gentleman,
had feared That the arrow had penetrated
deeply than could have wished + ON the beating
Of his breast, and the and manner ol he gentle
man. should tear he is m'ost sorcly wounded In a
better Spirit however. will say, i hure his wounds
may heal kndly, and leave scars ehnd; and let
assure the gentleman, that however deeply the
may have penetrated it, point not envenomed. II
shot in fair and manly fight, and with the twang
the bow, have fled the ie slings which impel,ed
The gentleman Indignantly r,pel- tie charge Of hav-
ing avoided the Sena'or from Missouri, CIV. Dcn,v,j
and selected me as his adversary, from any apprehen
sion OF berg overmatchcd Sir, whsa l fourd The
gentleman passing in silence the arguments OF the
Senator from Missouri, which had charged the East
with Hostility towards the Wc., and dire citing his AR
llery against ne, who had made 10 such charge,
had right 10 enquire into the causes of extraod-
nary a proceeding, | suggested some as probable,
and among them, that TO which tlie gentleman takes
such strong exception Sir, has he given any sui
hcien reason for the extraord nary course of which
have complained! At one moncnr he tells TIE, that she
did not hear the whole Of the argument Of the gentle
man from Missouri" and again, " that having found
responsible endoIser of The bill, he did think pro-
per TO pursue the drawer" Well, sir il the gentle
man answered the arguments which he did not hear
why attribute them TO me, whom he did hear ami
by wio ON they were certainly no, urged! II he
determined TO pursue the parties TO the hill, why at
tempt TO throw the responsibility who
neither The drawer nor the indorser? Let Inc
sir, put this matter its true footing. will rot be
forced TO assume petition in which have chosen
o place mysrlt Sir, disclaim any intention what
ever in my original remarks the public andS, TO i'm
pute to the Eat, hostility towards the West I imput-
ed none did not utter word TO that effect. I
say nothing tia, could be tortured into attack upon
the l. 81.
i did not mention the "accursed tarfr"-a phrase
which the gentleman has put into my mouth i did not
even impute the policy of Mr.. Rush to New England
In abiding TO that policy noticed its source and spoke
of il as thought il deserved Sir, aware that a
gentleman who rises without cnelitaton To throw
out his ideas question before the House may use
expressions oil the force and extent of which he may
at the time not he fully should not, therefore
rely confidently recolectons, but for the
circumstance, that have not found gentleman who
heard my remarks, except the Senator from Massachu
sets himse who supposed that word had fallen
from my lips that called reply of the tone and char
acter OF that which the gentleman from Massachusct:
thought proper to Proneuncc-not one, who supposed
that had thrown out any mpuatons against the EaSt
or justly subjected myself the South tc Yybukc I'M
less, indeed the principles for which concnded wer,
Sl IN and
Now, sir, what were those principles? ] have alread,
shown, that, whether sound or unsound they are no
separated bya hairs breadth" from those contende,
| for by the gentleman himself in 1925 and, therefore
that he, OF all men, had the least right take exception
TO them.
Sir the gentleman charges me with having unneces
saliy introduced the slave question; with what Justice
let those determine who heard that gentleman poinn,
out the superiority of Oh over Kentucky and attri
butng to that happy stroke of n. England policy b,
which slavery forever excluded North of the Dht
river. Sir, ! wholly at a loss 10 conceive VIII,
that topic had been introduced here ALL until the gen
teman followed up, by attack upon the principles
and the policy OF the South. When that done the
object apparent and it became my duty TO take IN
the gauntlet which the gentleman had thrown down
and 10 out, without in defence of
sitItions and principles. The gentleman charges
us with a morbid sensibility this subject Sir, il i
natural and proper that should be sensitive tina
topic, and we must continue just long those
who do not live among shall be found mcddlng with
subject with which they have nothing to do, and about
which they know nothing. But, sir we will agree, now
hcnceorth and forever avoid this subject altogether
never to mention the word $dUery This floor, il
gentlemen on the other side will only consent not 10
inrude il upon us by forcing ii unnecessarily into de.
bate. When introduced, however, whether by hint
snecr, by the mputaion of weakness TO slave-hoid
ni States, or in any other way, must be COVE ned
entirely by own discretion, to the manner in
which the attack must be met When the proportion
was made here TO appropriate the public lands =
Emancipation, i met il with aprotest. have now met
an attack of different character by argument.
The gentleman in alluding TO the Hartford Con1en-
ton. told he had nothing 10 do with it, and had no
thing to say either for against it, and yet he undertook
at the time, TO recommend hat renowned assem-
bly, precedent to the South.
Sir, unknd my allusion TO the Hartford Convention
has been considered by its supporters, apprebend tina
this disclaimer of the gentemans, will be regarded
"he unkndest cut Of ALL When the gentleman spoke
of the Carolina Conventions of Collector and Abbcvillc
let tell him, that he spoke Of that which had
existence, except in his own Imagination. There have
indeed, been meetings of the people in those districts
composed, sir of high minded and patriotic
any country can boast of but we have had "convcn
tom yet and when South Carolina shall resort IA
such measure for tho redress of her grievances lei
me tell the gentleman that, Of all the assemblies that
have ever been convened in this country the Hartford
Convention is the very last shall consent to take
example,; will it find favor in eyes, from
being recommended 10 tfs by the Senator from Massa
chusetts Sir we would scorn TO take advantage of diff
fculties created by foreign war; TO wiring from the
federal government redress even Of grievances
We standing up for constitutional rights in
time of profound peace; bot II the country should, un-
happily he involved in a tomorrow, should be
found flying the standard Of our couny-frst driving
back the enemy, and then insisting upon the
storadon Of our rights.
The gentleman, speaking Of the tariff and nerna