Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-21

they are. On this bill there was cpnsife'shlc US
cnssion.
Mr. Clay said thu, -four or five years ago. this
subject Of the public lands was forced upon hIn,and
he had devised a scheme full ofequiiy. u receiV'
ed the votes Of majority fboth houses, and was
rejected BY the President. lie had always eonsid'
ere the public d,msn sacred trust for the coun.
ity and pustcriiy. lie was opposed to any meas
ure e,,ing away this public pr opetty for the bcne'
Of cculaiors, and he was therefore opposed to
this bill, as we'll as that which would come up to
day on It's Sd reading. He had himself labored
hitherto IN vain, TO save this property, but he
should continue to oppose these schemes. He inn
plored the senate to abstain from making these APP
pcas To The new states Cor the purpose OF serving
any particular party. He appealed to the Senator
from South Carolina whether lac might not incur
the suspicion oil desiring 10 win over the new states
to serve some political aims. lie hoped his own
motives would BE- truly Appreciated, whcL he made
tins stand against tho scheme Of giving away the
public property.
Mr. Calhoun said he had hoped that the votes Of
lusl session would have been followed up, and that
the pubic lands might have been preserved but
Il being now apparent from the votes given by the
Senators from the middle aud northern States, that
this hope vain. he thought it better to
give up the property at once. IL had been assert
Ell mere NItuln TWO Jays lhat tne new senators
and states ought not To accept lands on con
dltons, when they would so have the power
in their hands So that these lands will be made
the means of securing party objects. These lands
give at this time to any administration, a control
over eight or nine states Of this Union. lie ndig-
nanily disclaimed any personal views but asserted
that he compelled by a solemn sense of his du-
ty. lie took view Of the alarming increase of
Executive patronage and said that it was incum
bent on the legislative branch to resist it.
The bill was read second time, but on motion
Of Mr. Webster the vote was reconsldered, and the
ID reading was postponed to the next day.
The bill to prohibit The sales Of public lands. ex
cept to actual settlers, &c. was read Sd time, and
the question being on its passage,
Mr. Calhoun sent letter which he had rec eived
from the President Of the United States. and which
he desired the Secretary to read. In it the Pres
dent states that in report Of the remarks of Mr.
Calhoun on The land BILL as reported in the Globe
and the accuracy Of which supported by two GER
tifcates. Mr. Calhoun had used language which in
timated that he 1.-THE Presidency had been guilty
Of speculations in the public lands. This he pro
nounces to be false and calumnious charge, which
he calls Mr. Calhoun to reiract in hisi place on
the floor, or to sustain by impeachment. If Mr.
Calhoun will do either, then the President will
publish this letter to the world and by that publ
cation make the calumny recoil upon him who had
uttered it.
The Secretary having finished reading the letter.
Mr. Calhoun said that this letter produced 10 his
bosom, pity contempt and humiliation. So far
from being in,miduted. he should become holder
in his denunciation Of corruption in high places
As TO the privileges of his station in the Senate he
would leave that body to take care of its own
Rot ho III IT,.
crate his charges in his place, and leave ii to the
friends of the President to shew their (alsehood.-
he had said that such the number and subtlety
of those who were Specializing, tina, 1t was enough
to make patriot despair. lie bad said that this
was considered an Administration measure, and
that, SO far from REFRESHING speculation, 1t would
increase it-that those in power had participated
in these specuatons, and would again. lie had
asked whence these increased sales 7 lie had also
asked whence this increase OF currency which the
Secretary Of the Treasury had adverted to- lie
had replied it was the result of the experiment. lie
delighted to use the word. 1t was the result OF
the removal of the deposits to local institution by
which the facilities for speculation had been in
creased. He rad said that this was one of the
means used by those in power TO sustain them.
selves there. lie had said that rumor had assert
ed that they had not only obtained political profit
! out hdu aieo oot7neu PTonls ny specuIations. lie
had said that connection of the President had been
implicated. but he did not him. He would
now name him it was Mr. MLamore. lie ther
went to comment the calculations Of M
Walker, and to repeat what he had said on tina,
subject. lie glad to hear from the letter o
the President. that the speculatons Of public off
GERS considered by him an impeachable of
fence. He then concluded by stating that h,
would, after this explanation, leave the President
in the position he had TAKEN without making an,
motion.
Mr. Grundy said he owed ii to justice to saw thai
he had not understood the Senator from Sou,I
Carolina as casting any impu,aiion on the Prea
dent, OF the personal character as reported in The
Globe, but thought that the remarks were Of gen
eral character. lie could 90 on to say in refer.
ence TO Mr. MLamore, who was his personal friend
TINT he had supposed the reference intended fot
HIN, and he could nos state that Mr. M'Lamor
had not since the removal ofthe deposits borrow
ed money from the banks for the purpose of soecu
IalIon lie had lattery had as much as he coul,
% TO pay his debts although he could eventual
be wealthy. lie stated that Mr. M'Lamore wa
related ~ ttaa ,fHI