Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-15
GREAT IMPROPERLY.

GREAT IMPROPERLY.
In bic testimony before the investigating CouF
snistss. Judge White states the facts hereto sud
f.ined. Judge White then officisted a. Pfes,den'
" the Senate. Nothing supposabIc for Ffes'-
dent 10 ,stsmpa could b more sepsebens'bIe than
this efoss to direct, through the sppoio'meet o.
committee, tho legislation Of Co"gTe.s. Judge
Whites sts'ement made upon oath.CtCin: Gaz.
~DusinQ this same session Of 1882 and 1888, II
Willie remembered, the United States seemed Il
b 90 the eve Of civil was with South Caro'na
on sccouos ofihe tariff; and TINT bill was sent 10
sbs House Of Representatives from the Isea.o1!
0epsssment, proposing modification ana Feooc-
sioa Of IL; that the provisions Of that bill were %
changed in tho House, that il became very unac.
cepesbls 10 large majority, and had no pFosPee.
Of finally passing that IN this state OF snings' ana
after what was called tho force bill had been con-
sidessbly discussed in the Senate, Nl' Clay INTRO
duced what IL COMMONLY called the compromise
bill. and upon ,ts second reading, j: had been re-
fensd to q select committee, composed OF seven
membcss.-Ths committee, il was my duty az
psessding officer, to spp0int. Before the members
were named, ! received note from the President,
requesting mo To 60 to his house, az he wished TO
SEQ me. I returned for answer, that while the
Senate was in session it Out Ofmy power to 60,
but - soon as il adjourned would call on him.
felt the high responsibility which rested on me u"
appointing the committee: the fate Of the BILL ~
good degree depended it; and if the bill failed
We would probably be involved in most painful
conflict. ! endeavored TO make the best selection
could by taking some tariff men, some a"''!ann
one nuII;fier, and Mr.. Clay himself-hopng that #
. msjogisy Of a committee. in which all interests
and views were represented, could agree on any
thing, il was likely il would pass. Taking these
principles for my guide, wrote down the names
Of seven members. Mr. Clayton Of Delaware, be-
ing one; and Immediately before we adjourned,
handed the names 10 the Secretary, with diTec-
A;on al he n,rgnal ard the
Of the evening waited on the President. Soon af
ter we met he mentioned that he had wished to see
me on the subject Of appointing committee on Mr.
Claws bill. to ask that Mr. Clay ton might not be
put on u, a. he was hostile to the administration.
and uDfiieD6Iy to Mr.. McLane, he feared he would
use his endeavor to have preference given to MIR.
Clsys bill over that Of the Secretary Of the easu
~, o. words to that effect. observed, in answer,
that il would always give me great pleasure to con-
form to the wishes Of my political friends, wl,erev
81 could do with propriety, but that the Treas
usy bill had been altered and man.ed, and that,
- understood, in good degree, by the votes OF
his own psrty that il had but few friends; that we
seemed TO be on the eve Of a civil war, and that
for the snke Of avcring such a calamity, would
further al in my power any measure, come from
whom il might, which would give peace to the
country, and that any bill, having that for it's OBJ
iect, was esteemed by me a measure Adore party,
and snv man who was The author Of it was vel.
come to all the credit he could gal" by it. But, at
q: events, il was too late to talk on the subject,
- had handed the names Of the committee to the
Secretary before NC adjourned; and that as had
very high opinion Of Mr. CIaytons talents and lib
eralfeeiines, had put him on the committee w it'll
out knowing he was personally unkind to the Secre-
tasy Of the Treasury. lie then asked me i'll could
not see the Secretary Of the Senate that evening,
and substitute Some other name for Mr.. Clayton,
before the journal was made up: told him could
nos-in ny judgment it would be wrong: and then
the interview terminated"
CasAr DECLINE IN WHEAr.-Saturday'
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