The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-06-18

10 select committee, ot which MIR. Calhoun
! was chairman. Alter the bill had undergone
some notifications in. It's details. q, The sug.
ges,ion Of Air. Grundy, chairman Of the COM
mi,tee on Post Offices and Post Roads, mod.
i6cations which received the assent Of MIR.
Calhoun, the question was put on rs engross-
mcnt. The chair was temporarily occupied
By Mr.. Hubbard, it being usual for the Vice
! President, after the 6ist two or three hours
Of The daily session, 10 call some other gen
leman TO The chair to relieve him. The vote
was announced BY MIR. Hub5ard-ls for the
engrossmcnt-lS against it. The instant
the vote was announced, and disclosed the
existence Of q tie, MIR. Calhoun, in loud
voice, and IN tone betxcen triumph and de-
6ance, demanded ''Whcrc is tho Vice Presi-
denti" A, the very same instant, Dir. Van
Buren, who had been in conversation with
some gentleman IN a part Of the chamber
where he was no, seen by Mr.. Calhoun, per-
ceiving there was ire in the vote, promptly
advancing 10 the chair. replaced Mr. Hub
bard, and with manner in which prompts
,lde and decision, SELF possession and diguty
were mos, admirably blended, announced, in
tone 6rn and clear, the resuli ol. the vote
as follows :-' For the engrossrent o! the
bill. Is votes against il ls-th chair rotiag
in the Affirmative, tie tiH IS ordered to Be an.
crossed and Rad a third fime.'
II is impossible to describe The electrical
cfec, produced oy this scene. air. Calhoun
was disconccrted aud taken BY surprise. The
whole Senate vas impressed by the promp,i.
tudc, dignity, and courasc with which the
Vice Presidcn, nc, the responsibility thrown
upon HIM in question Of the creates. posi-
bic dclcaey in all its bearings. There was
a moral sublimisy. indeed, in the scene,
which norcd the sobcrcst tcmperamcnts into
enthusiasm. A member Of the Senate, who
belongs 10 no party connection and so,cd
ag linss the bill, was gel 50 affected by The
sallan, bearing Of tho Vice Prcsiden, on The
that, tho Senate adjourniog i'nme-
dia,c!y aftcr the ro,e was taken. he followed
Mr.. Van Rurcn TO his room, shook him warm.
ly By the hand and said to him, though |
differed from you in the vo,c. I yet honor
Jour conduct, and will crcr do Justice TO it.
Mr. Van Buvcn's friends from the south felt
Iha, they owed him peculiar deb, Of graft
Iudc. (tor. BY his roic alone, was carried 4
measure essential TO the peace and safety Of
heir 6rcsides.) and went forward under an
irresistible impulse Of feeling to tender him
heir congratulations on an sci alike honora.
bic 10 him and auspicioqs 20 the harmony and
Dos: interests Of tho whole Union. aIcssys.
Buchanan. Robinson, Tallmadgc and Wright
scrc the only members from non-slavc-hold.
ns states, who voted with him.
III. after this signal and proud evidence
,f Mr. Van Burcn's principle, on this
subject, as we'll as Of his elevated tirmucss
.ud decision OF character, when occasion
anr shall be found SO los, 10 all
scnsc Of justice as 10 question one or the
,lher. the iaul, will be in The Aeari. and
10, the head, Of that person. Should
.uci, ON one be found in the South. he must
20 content to lie under tho double curse
II inera,i,adc and injus.ice.-l send you
he Bill and ro,c upon IL"
The votes on the three Resolutions, in
he II. Of R.. attached 10 Mr.. Pinckuey's
Report. arc further Signs Of the Times
Most Of The Nays arc Whigs-Masi OF
he Ayes arc Republicans and friends Of
Fan Burcn.
Bu, lr, us ,cs, The question in another
The Legislatures Of New Yo.k
md Pennsylvania hare taken up The Re.
olulions OF the Southern States, par.;eu-
arly Of virginia-Whal says the Com
ni.icn Of the Wig Legislature Of Penn.
ylrania'
THE Report comedies thai neither
States nor Congress posscss the righ. Of
n,esfcriog with tho subjec. Of siarery BY
c esisls,ion. bu, docs not advocate the SUP.
,rcssion Of opinions npon any subjects re.
a,ing 10 the morality aud happiness Of
'coplc.
"Thc committee depy The risM OF any
State to elaiss and insist upon any lcgisls.
ion on The subjce, by tho Stale Of Penn.
ylrania.
They rcpor. the following resolutions:
"Rtsolrtd, That the s!avc.ho'dins States
lione have the rish. TO regulate and con.
rol domestic slavery within their limits.
"R,soired. Tha. Congress docs possess
he constitutional power. and i, is expo
icnt 70 abolish slavery and the slarc trade
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