The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-03

sh.,.,l3 mass y, one thereafter could purchase
land of the Government without hcense--a H. !
cense IN nv opinion, as offensive aug oo,"ss as
would be a license on the press 10 OBTAIN this
license the oath OF the applicant vas requireo, aho
,hs, !, conld otIy Be obtained un payment q one
J,u.. and twenty five cents per acre, tor Which
,be c,t,zrns NAV now receive grant In tee simple
Aher he had niasle has purchase, under the autho-
ritz of his license, the puI chaser has 10 comply
with The condition Of settlement ans cultivation,
and must within the period of i've years, prove to
Inc satisfaction Of the register and receiver VINO
are made high judicial officers, comPliance with
these conditions, before he can receive his title;
and ifhe failed to comply, by accident or other,
wise. he forieits both his money and the iand'
stated that this was virtual increase OF The price
of the pubic lands to the actual settler so mueh
,o that any sober minded man would prefer TO
Give the SPECTATORS two dollars per acre for land
ofthe same quality, 10 giving the Government one
dollar and twenty-five cents for incense WIN
these oppressive conditions.
Having established this point, then undertook
20 show that it would increase vastly the power OF
me Government in the new States, II they chose
10 exercise this patronage for political purposes
That they would So use II, we have ample PROOF III
the mas, conduct of the Administration and IN the
PRINCIPLES which have been openly aSowed ey ns
friends 4 former Senator from New \ ORR, high
IN the confidence OF the party, and nos Chlet Ma-
yis,rate Of that State, had openly avowed, W h's
mare ON this floor, that 10 the Nlctors belong tue
spoils, Tor which he was reprlmanded al tne uue
nv The Senator from Massachusetts Mr.. Weoster)
in manner worthy Of his distinguished talents
Assuming. then, that the power would De exercis-
"a with view TO political inhnence, showed
that would place a vast number OF the ei'iEehs
Of the new States, probably not less than one nun
bred thousand, in condition OF complete dePen-
dence on the receivers, and OF vassalage 10 the
Government.
These are the sentiments which delivered on
former occasion, AMI which now reitefaie 10 Tue
full cxtent-om,ting nothing that IS MATERIAL as
flras connected with the letter Of the President;
and for the delivery OF which, my privileges as
s. a,o,, and those Of this body have been SO gross
Nv outraged.
NJ, Gruudy said that he had risen not TO say
any hing respecting the letter and certificates
which had been read, nor OF the feelings OF the
Senator from South Carolina towards the Presl-
dent. or of the President towards that gentleman
With Their long continued and unhappy differences
and Misunderstanding he had nothing TO do lie
should a;her say, with the poet
Non nobis tsntas comPonere lltes
He regretted greatly that any such misunder-
standing should exist, and whaIeser the senate
nigh, think proper to say OF DO IN the case u
his iudgnent approved of il, he should chesrtully
assent. Something certainly vas due IN justice
10 the Senator from South Carolina. Mr. u DID
not 90 understand hm as he had been represented.
He mad listened stleniiyely, and had not heard
any thing from that gentleman winch induced
him TO believe that any intima,lOn IN his speech
was directed agains, the President, personally or
Individually. The charge bad been OF general
character. and much in the language now stated.
That which had chief, arrested bis ate 1tion IN
The recapitulation now made was the connexIon
betseen NJ McLemore and the President OF the
United States Mr. Mclenore was one OF ms
nearest neighbors He could not say that nc " as
intimately acquainted With the nature OF that gen
temap's business, but he had general impression
~ 10 wb., II was And he might venture very
safely to say that Mr.. McLemore had not borro"
Cd money 10 speculate upon since the removal o
the depo,ites Though certainly man OF grea
wealth. he had enough to do to pay bus own debts
nor was il in his power TO obtain as much accom-
mediation from the banks many others OF less
nro,ertg than himself. Mr.. G. did not believe that
H. lad any interest ia The proceedings referred TO-
He had be.n 4 locator OF land tor others, and Mr.
G. had heard that he was in the habit OF obtaining
$500 Tor every tract OF one mile square which he
iocalpd He did not, however, sPeak this from ms
oWp know ledge From all ne knew OF NJ. Nc
Iemore's affairs, be did not believe that the Opera
lions of this Government were looked TO by nan
for purposes OF speculation. The remarks oi lht
Senator from South Carolina, which he under
stood to relate 10 this gentlemen, constituted tht
only part Of his speech which at all Affected th'
President To be sure, It was Impossible tor nr
c., a; the time the Senator was speaking, not u
think OF certain individuals concerning whom nt
had heard reports IN regard TO speculation. There
were individuals high IN Office who were said e
he Concerned. bet Mr.. 6. had not understood The
Senator from South Carolina as referring indi'ldu
tlIy to tie President,
NJ. Calhoun made some remarks, very imPer
fectly heard at our reporters seat, ia winch III
name Of Mr.. McLemore was mentioned, bat VIVA
was said could not be made out Mr I. vas IN
ders,ood to say that he had not read the report
his remarks in the Globe, or IN ans other P per
he had often done 50 and generally found thea
very incorrectly given. Nor was this surprising
the situation Of the reporters, and the noise IN IN
Chamber. rendered il almost impossible that the
should distinctly hear all that was SAID. The re
,,,r,er who had certified in this case sat, he be
.eysd immediately behind him and The repor
,ers Of the Globe we're never 10 the habit OF Sub
hitting TO him any Of their reports for revision.
Mr.. Grundy said that VI McLemore vas NJ
relative Of the President by consangmnlty he
had married the daughter OF john Douelsoa.
Mr.. Calhoun did 10: impulc any blame for vha
had been reported in the Globe. The President
however, had thought proper TO iase up that re
mort. and, in commenting upon IT, had used Ian
puage which no gentleman was 10 the habit Q
smoloving 10 another, aud which indeed, wa
more ,,orfhy of the purIeus Of Blngsgate tina
az the manner of the Chief Magistrate OF grea
nation
Mr. Walker said he should make no remark
on the difficulty which had arisen between III
Senator from south Carolina and the Presden