The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-05-04
Debate i'm the senate.

HoOr 10
Mr. PRESTON, who SAID that nothing could
be more unexpected OF more painful TO him than
the necessity under which he found himself of in.
ierrup'lng Tor a mement the discussion between
the Senator from Kentucky. and his colleague
lie well knew that ia the general expectation OF
the public. and by the seq0iescence Of The Senate
tho day and the occasion were appropriated TO cd
sci apart for those gentlemen, and he had taken
his seat nct doubling thai he should listen in ri.
leDcs, to which his health well ~ all the pro.
prictss Of the occasion seemed TO consIgn him.
But, t'aid Mr.. P,) condition of my hes lib. no
dread OF violating expected order Of proceeding,
90 rule or ceremoRious observance, can comnel
me to silence under the remarks of the Senator
from Kentucky IN regard 20 my State. If they
had been personal 10 myself might submit 10
silence, or postpone reply for I'll occasion,
without breaking in upon the unity of the present
scenes bot the honorable Senator has thought
proper to indulge course OF remark. upon GER
tam recent and conspicuous acts of nv STATE pres
sed. Us u seems TO me EARLY into this dis.
cussion, which will at once resent and repel
nave remained silent when vulgar wlIlings
have sought 10 amuse themselves o others By
poor jest on Notification; and | have heard With
out emotion, the efforts OF underng politicians,
who ever aud anon, supply yacui,y Of sense b.
quay and innocent TRADE against South Caro-
lina' cdeh things re to be expected from some
quarters, and INDY be well submitted 10 in silence
ard lndIifereneej but " hen these poor tones are
rescued from contempt in tbs enly way bv which
this can be effected by thai adyenti,eus conso
quence derived from the dignity and position OF
h'p who uses them, they become worthy of ami.
InsdEefsien, not on their own account, bat on &C.
count 81 the party resoriIng 10 them.
IT, tho contest which Snulh Carolina wsred
Win ihis 6oSernneni, whether she was right OF
wrong, ne man OF hight mind, no knows the cir
cunstanccs will perceive matter for lest or rldl.
cue. Her o ur-r Is history. She acted in
patrlotism snd honor. Her principles wore open.
" asserted, hsr purposes boldly avoV ed wroag or
nghl she iearles'y assumed her ground, calmly
afiayed herself against lbs whole power of tins
Government stcrnIs retortcd the frowns OF a ".
fant. armed as lac Vas by the eager haste Of ser
'r'e Legislature, nh al tie power OF the cour.
t-y' ~ or out Of TIC Constitution; aud y hen the
Per.eua passions oi T. Chief Magistrate, minis
tered to and lLfanod by The ready zeal OF the
most thoroughly dryoted party which this country
ever saw, were JJlned aud sustained by the gree.
dncss OF the manufacturing interest IN u,t asures
of mlinary violence, were there any 81 inpioms OF
irrcsuni'on, a. giving back, amongst We? Did the
honorable Senator any sign OF fear az home,
hcsiisteF amongst hose y 40 81 ~e aud 30 nobly
represented Us he's Did We not hurl bsck, The
u
Did We not upon this flnor answer argument upon
argument and threat by scofn, while al home the
State armed herself 10 repel force b, force Did
any one WHO hooked upnn the scene ~ thus Senate
aud our actors ~ u did any ono who ookcd Al Us
AZ home even from Tins distance. see Guy where
The bearing OF uicu, - hose could lie men
toned, except IN the vulgar violence OF pampered
poa CT, IN ans con0exien with an iynaunInisus
death, OF ~hoss conduct an, destiny could ia any
event be associated but Nth bonor ano respect
Slaughtered might have been, crushed and O.
", holmcd perhaps bot The honorable Senator
did lot understand he occasion nor does he know
Tire people st whom he speaks, II he believes tha,
the riisis Of 1883 could have been passed but by
cGT OF concession on the far, e tnis Government
-ccmpfonise, il the wsrd be more palatsbe.
Wen, SD. the comp promise bill was passed. and
went forth With healing IN It's wings. II was hailed
as tbs hat0loecr OF peace, and vas understood 10
hs the result OF mutual concessions, made ia
high spirit OF PATRIOTISM for the purpose Of snoh-
orlng ihe heats which threatened the country. In
such spirit, uuquestionably, we acceded 10 the
compromise, surfrnderlug, tor ITS sake, portion
OF our interests which II Justice might have been
lnsl,ied On and "a such spirit. we supposed The
honorable Senator, as the representative of the
manufacturing interest, had given his consent 10
the arrangement These high and holy purposes.
those who acted with him. on that occasion.
thought him entitled to The glory Of having acted
from personal motive, from nothing that sa-
vored OF party feeling but from Il broad patriot.
ism. OF the broader principles OF that code " hch
PROPOSES blessings 10 the peace. makers. And. on
this high ground, have always understood the
gentleman thcn placed himself; bot his doelara-
IONS to-day show that he Is discontinued with
that position, and he prefers 10 have IT known tina,
his object TO drive good bargain for the
manufacturers; and that his views OF peace did
no, extend beyond saving good fellow or two
from lcnominious death. 1ha, he did not be-
lipvs that danger existed, OF that South Caroins
intended sueh, but child's play. The honorable
Senator has right 10 establish the relation IN
which he stands 10 the transactions OF that day,
and 10 Garrett the history Of them which had false
~, as II now appears assigned so different, aud,
IN my Judgment, SO much nober an attitude 70 the
honorable Senator. Tie now permits II TO be un-
derstCod, that, when he seemed to compromise
with South Carolina, IL was. IN fact, but securing
the Tariff alnst Gen. Jackson; aud that, when
he talked of the harmony OF ths Union, and the
bcaoc or the land, he did not IN fact, consider oi
lhor in the slightest danger. In all tins he was
totally mistaken; as much mistaken in regard TO
rs, as we were TO him. We were anxious to "a
void bu, not afraid to meet, a collision, W., OF
least, were in earnest, when we said we were VIII
ling to 6ght for our cause, or to compromise for
peace. We we're resoluto ard armed; and when
the honorable Senator speaks OF that period IN the
Zig HI tone he has assumed, he treats 1t IL way
Inconsistent With the true character OF the crisis
with hls own dignity, and With the dignity oil this
Chamber.
MR.. CLAY. lam happy, although the Sena-
tor from Snuih Carolina (Mf Prssssn) has totally
msconceivsd me, TO ave been the occasion OF
very eloquent yindicatioa OF his own State which
he has lost pronounced. He complains OF my al
fusion TO Notification His complaint ought no,
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