Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-04-19
GEN. JACKSON AND JUDGE WHITE.

In his testimony before the investigating
Committee of the Houses Of Representa-
tivcs ut the late session Of Congress, Judge
WHITE states the facts hereto subjoined.-
Judge WHITE then otfic!atcd as President OF
the Senate. Nothing supposable for a
President to attempt could b. moro repre-,
hcnsiblc than this effort to direct, through
the appointment of 4 committee, The legls-
latioH of Congress. Judge WHITE's state
ment is made rpcn oath.-Nat. Intel.
"Durinc this same session Of 1888. II
will be remembered, the U,i;led States seem:
ed to be on the eve Of civil war with South
Carolina, on account of the tariff; and that
a bill was sent to the House Of Represen-
tativcs from the Treasury Department, pro-
posing modification and reduction of it ;
that the provisions Of that bill were so chan.
ged in the House, that it became very un-
acceptable to large majority, and had no
prospect of finally passing that. in this
state Of things, and after what was called
the Force bill had been considerably dis
cussed in the Senate, Mr.. Clay introduced
what is commonly called the Compromise
bill ard upon its second reading it had been
referred to select committee, composed Of
seven members. This committee it was
my duty, as presiding officer, to appoint
Before the members were named, rcceiv
ed note from the President, requesting me
to 90 to his house, as he wished 10 see
me. returned for answer, that while the
Senate was in session it was out Of my pow
or to 60; but as soon as II adjourned, |
would call on him. felt the high respon.
sibiltv which rested on me in appointing
The committee the fa;c Of the bill, in good
degree, depended upon It; and if the bill
failed, we would probably be involved in Il
most painful conflict. | endeavored TO make
the best selection could, by taking some
tariff men, some anti-tartf, one nulliticr,
and Mr.. Clay himseIf-hoping that if 4 ma
ioritv of committee, in which all interests
and views were represented, could agree on
anv thing, it was likely i; would pass. Ia.
king these principles for my guide, | wrote
down the name Of seven members, Mr..
Clayton, of Delaware, being one: and, i'm
mediatcly before we adjourned, handed the
names TO the Secretary, with directions to
nut them on the journal, and in the course
Of the evening waited on the President
Soon after we met, he mentioned that he
had wished TO sec me on the subject Of ap-
pointing committee Oh MIR. Clay's bill, to
;,sk that Mr. Clayton might not be put Oh
it =: as he was hostile to the Administration,
and unlIiendIy to Mr.. McLanc, he feared he
would use his cndcavor TO have Il prefer
ence given 10 Mr.. CIays bill over that of
the Secretary Of the Treasury, or words to
that effect. | observed in answer, that i,
would always give ne great pleasure 10
10 conform 10 tho wlsacs Of my political
friends, whenever could do so with proprlc-
ty; but that the Treasury bill had been so
altered and manged, and thar, as under
stood, in i good degree, BY the votes of his
own party, tha! it had but few friends; that
we seemed to be on the eve of civil war,
and hat, for the sake Of avcrting such Il
calamity, | would further all in my power
any measure, come from whom it might, !;
which would give peace to ta country; and
that any bill, having that for It's OBJ Get, was es
tccmcd bv me a measure a5ore pa'ly and ,
any man who was the author of It WAS wei !
rr',@~, ~ NJ thc cr2di. he rOrld rlin b.. j..