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tain themselves there. He had said that
rumor had ed that they had not only
ed political profit. but had also oh
tanned profits by specula'ions. He has
sa id that connexon of the President had
been implicated, but he did not name bim.
He would now name hint was Mr.. M
Lahore. He then went on TO comment
on the calculations of Mr.. Walker. and to
repeat what he had said on that subject.
He was glad to hear from The letter of the
President, that the speculalions Of pubic
officers was considered by him as an i'm,
pcachable offence. He then concluded
with stating ihathe would after this expIa.
na,lOn. leave the president in The position
he had taken wthou, making any motion
Mr.. Grundy said he owed it to Justice
! to say, ,bathc had not understood the Sem
ator from South Carolina as casting any
imputaiion on the President. OF The person
nj character ~ reported " the globe. but
| thought that the remarks were of a general
character. He could 90 on to say IN refer
enco TO Mr.. M'Lumore. (who was his per.
sona' friend,) that he had supposed the re
ference to be intended for him and he
nov states that Mr.. NJ Lamore had not
since tho removal Of the deposlles, borrow
Cd money from, the banks for the purpose
of speculation. lie had la'tcrly had as
much as he could do to pay his debts, al
though he could eventually be wealthy
He stated that Mr.. M'Lamore was not re-
lated by ties blood to the President.
Mr.. Calhoun said he did not know whoth
or he had been accurately reported in the
Globe, but he presumed that he was not
intentionally misreprcsented. lie referred
| to the difficulty which reporters had to en-
counter from the noise IN tho chamber.
which frequently prevented them from
catching correctly what fell from gentle
noon But he could not forbenr from say
ina that the language Of the President in
his letter was more worthy OF b'IIipgsgatc
than the Executive mansion.
Mr.. Walker, go far as his obserVat ION
I had rone. declared that he ha0 not u"geF'
stood the Senator as casting any persona
! impuia,ion against the President. lie tii"h
! stated that this Bill had not originated w'h
The administration but with himself, the
idea having been sent abroad by him IN a
circular letter, dnrlng the warm contest Tor
! q senator or III" y olu Us Nv "''7'''' fP'
Mr.. Clay said that be had waited 'o'
some time to see if any one of tie friends
of the President was disposed TO submit
any molten founded upon this letter. A
no one seemed disposed to AXE tins course
he felt himself compelled by a sense OF gu
Itv to state that the letter constituted {
!, gross breach of the privileges of the Sen
ate. He cet the profonnGest regret tina
such letter should have been penned by
the llus,rious individual who fills The exc
cu'ive chair. IT such a letter had b't'
addressed from the highest parsonage 10 th
realm to member of Parliament OF Urea
Britain. it would have drawn from that b"
DIV rebuke which wonld have shook ~
monarch on his throne. Tie knew. he sald
how vain had been The cf'rrs Of those Nh
are now powerless minority IN TINS sen
ate, to sustain it's privileges; ana h" kn"V
how VAN would be any attempt ct TN
powerleSs minority tn assert IT'S privilege
now. Bot he could not AVOID rlSlng 10 *
press his regret at the course winch -
, President had adnp, ed. a. we'll as as acqn'
escencc IN the proprlety of the de'"r'nina
lion of the Senator from South Carolina
not to submit any motion IN relation 10 va
letter; hut having laid It before ia" Sen
ate, to leave that body to take care OF II
own privileges.