Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-04-02

Tue two parllei. Nur dd |, III The allnslon which |
made 10 what passed n the session Of 1882 , he
tween my excellent lend John VI Clastoul aud my,
sell intend III ultimate that the senator lIom $
oaoIIna. tMf. tahoun.) OF any oil hls colleagues.
deserved the isuamIuions death with which they
h'd been menacrd. Neither oi rs Thought they dad .
hui we had heard the current report OF thieats 81
lfeSidehi JachSun 10 apply II certain gentlemen
IN South Carolina the Senate, tom South Ca,oll-
IA IN sell lAlr. talhonnl among diem, aud hence
tho remarks OF Nj. CLAYTON.
Equally has the Senator "a, South talolina
(nr Pttstonl inexperienced IN another he.
Npee'' ana not say OF intimate, that II WAS lead
N or principal motive III the compromise aet To
LIS coll eague aud others nom the halter. stated,
hat although bal 40 dread ef the power 81 Sunlh
Carolina alone. did not know how la. II evil WI
"rle one" klniled. The fumes might rx'rnd, aud
whether nom sympathy other Sonfiirn Stle, mieht
not during rs progress become involved IA the eon-
Test lie motives Tor the passage at the rnmrfn-
'lisp "ol were, LIST, To prevent \ clvl "ar; aud
ptotrc. south Carolina from m prndAc DANGER; l.,
preserve the tarlA tuenc el with total overthrow
winch would Lave taken place At the ncNt SESSION,
10 INSURE STABILITY, during long OF sc,is, TO the
polifN III ptotecol, and To the manufu tuleis
ltoh the absolute ium and plo,lfatInn with winch
tbeN "efe meaaced aud, l. IL avoid TIE ureesstts Of
fWIu2 LARGE army, and vast military lcshules NJ ihr
dnposal Plcsldont jackson. alim1f=.I ... hc WIS
bya sptu ri resentment and ven ,raa-t. 10 MI,
SDuh Carolina, tid some OF hct ms, pioiuln54, Ii
h'ni. bud II" confidence Ia the d. ,cicusr ~ IL
Pre>Idcn,, nd | Ms unwilling TO see lln ul,rste,
viii m imm' use nlIlay power, lor the prudent
ol which ! ,dw no adequate aeeutltv.
such was the tamhinatlnu al IA 1hrs winch
prompted 10 pfoposf. aud lave no doubt aelu
lied my lllcnl, IN sai otioj'os the cnnplomlSc fet.
trust INV, Sn, thai the Srndfot from South tdfol-
IN Mt Prrstoul viii SEE that Ia lc attack ip.
ON ms SLATE, al us cu1ens. winch required o Inn
his 'indlcatmn. Il the Al had not happll, been
"eii'd have no doubt that re People II South
Carolina would have fought WIT much fruness,
resolution, and bravery, Vplr ever dad, hut
can bun brierr thai the issue ol II could not have
been doulllnl, and must hne Lreu, inevitably,
mnsi disastrous 10 her eall1m Sous and her tan
fields
Nj GAl.rO&N rosc IN = rcloiuier til,
Senator uem keriucks s.hs lhat tin senllmrnls
coataaed IL my Ed.,fl.ld lrttrr tbsn met li4 view
Io' The en-, Il ne. and that lie lr,i that docunent
viii "an Al pam and unazemenr. Mn. II doe, hap.
pen lha expressed those sell same sentiments i,si
as strongly lllr3i, N Il speech winch WAS received
WITH unbounflrd applause by that arunr,,m's own
ptl}N. 81 winch Htrt Innb.r ui copies Wtle pub
lt>ted aud circulated throughout the l.. States. Ih-
sPr'ch Is on The Secretary table. aud | will 'Ianh
hun to rad the rkifort have marked.
Ihr Secretary o1 the Senate here rrld ~ u ,ws
e" very lew wotds will place ihls pornt be- ond
'ohifovelsN. 10 the mtciposttioa of the Stat ot
south tllolml Indebted for tire adIns,neut
o the larIh question; without II, all the mllucnc.
III The SenNol nom kentucky, o,rr the uIannlacln-
nng interest, great II drsrtvcdly Is, would have
been wholly incompetent, II he had even lhuuglt
proper 10 exert II, In adjust III" qnrston. The n
tempt would hlse proafrard Inn. aud those " lp
weed with hnn, an Tot thr sss rm. 1t MAS tn
sep1lale act 81 The , te tllai we Ina tire place L.
stand upon. clcatd he ior the dlustutcat
an'l dlspos. thr minds 81 all Ia compromise. MN
! pat thr solemn question Ia all VINO Ii .m re, IT
thp tIrlh had nul ihrn been adjusted ii 1t MIS-
now ~ open qncsuop--Ahlt hop OF snrcess-
Ial resistance AGAINST the usurptloH at the Ix-
ceutNe, TN llie pant ii tins any ot6.r
branch OF the Government. could be e trutlln-
I'd Lei be aid that His the result OF acct
dtul-oi an unlof.srrn contra leuos. 1t WIS clrary
perceived aal oPenly stated lat successful rrsI,-
could BIZ Ei1dG 10 The rntrup ou aud cntruaeh-
msnis II the Executive, whe the t,nll question re-
nrBed opcn-whIle 1t separated the Aoih rom The
South, aud wasted the energy oil the honest and
rallouc portious OF tie community against each
other the JOINT ilart Of winch - Indispensable ne.
C.ssuS To eNicl Eosr tium aulholIlv. WHO nc con
vrfing lie cure powers Of Government i!tn a cor.
rnp' clectonee,ng machine and th1t nl,ioa, selr,-
rate State intelposiIon, the al ustmcnt wa ,mpossl
Bile. HE Truth ol THIS position rests rot upon the
accidental state OF thugs, but on profound prlnri-
pie growing ont Of the nature ofgovcmmcar aud par-
~ Struggle a free State. History aud reflection
teach Us, that when great interests come into conflict
and the passions and the prejnd OF men are ions
al. such stulcI $ can never be CONFUSED by the
Influence OF any individuals. however great; and #
there be not. somewhere IN the system some hich
cons Hhilp III Fo"'t Ia arrest lhtW progress, aud
compel the pdrtles To lust the difference they 20 on
TIL the Stale falls by corruption oI y;oieuce."
Such vas The language | held at that time, when
the .'eDs WIS lssA III euG gee9.se.lQp aud lAc
'.s8't?! had il audA'el ~r.-el bls nor. -,
now, afcl toGr years, h r,cs here and males the
statement we have heard. That uttered these sen
menrs before, and hat frequently. | able 10
show by other facts. Bul - further, and sh1ll
prove from the Senator own decluaiou ihr truth
oi what assert. In s32, speaking bill then on
It's passage providing for reelection tho tam,
the Senate, declared IN his place lhal n considered
that bill as an ultimate ad nstmeut OF ,hc question,
and Yet the whole tariff system prosr,tea before
the act went into effect and what effect ms
pfosIraiion Nothing but the ini,rposstlan oi my
own nlc gallant Staie--a State Of which he has
spoken IN such contemptuous language. TWAS the
well known principle oil the American system, Of
watch the Senator Is the auIhor. that tsciy AMI
Gle winch can be manufactured at home WIS To be
Protected and that thai protection 10 be extend
ed, II possible, even To prohibition. The Senator
now SAYS that he connnues 10 think, HAT prnc pie
sound one and yet the compromise a snrrendels
by express terms the stem OF piorrtlou; yves mp
the principle 10 which the Senator tells ms HI still
aihens, AMI TO the surrender OF which the Senator
from Massachusetts, Mr.. Webster) II rightly re-
member, objected 10 the compromise. Now,
would ASK, wat was II that caused the surrender OF
tins principle It was because took NV sand INN
Is. icsolutely, and refused 10 compromise a, all I'M
less the principle was given up.
Bui the Senator tell. us that lac IS among the
most consistent pien IN the world. am not IN the
habit OF charging others with Inconsistency but one
thing will that II the gentleman has not chang
ed his pri,rp cs he has certainly changed his
compatp for though he hoasls oi setting ont III
public life Hcpubcan Of the school Of '99, he is
nn,, s,rroundcd nv sone of the most dis uuisllcd