Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-21
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II Cd T. TIC AL.
SPEECH OF THE
HONORABLE T.. w. PICKENS.

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Mr.. Pirkens said he did not rise TO make
what might he called Il speech but merely
TO present some practical considerations To
tie House connected with the finances
ana the present condition of the Treasury,
I" SHOW that, as prudent men, we ought at
leas', TO suspend this appropriation for one
year. But before he entered upon thar to-
PIC, he desrodi TO paw his passing respects TO
what fell from The gentleman from Ken.
tuckv. Qlr Ca!hoon.) lie would call him
his irlcnd, for there was no gentleman in
the House TO whom he would sooner use
that word. But he must be permitted to
say that the gentleman had certainly de
i'vcred very extraordinary speech. He
commenced by saving that his colleague,
(Alr. Undcrwond) aud himself differed wide
iy OIL many questions. Tha, on this sub
Ject his colleague was for some general aud
equal system. while he was utterly opposed
TO any unjust. unequal, and corrmp,,Iry, but
very 'nucn in favour of this particular svs-
tenn, and he wen, SO far as TO say he would
he in favour of another which might be
proposed to connect the southern Sc ,porrs
with 'he interior West. Now. (Nlr -,
said) he would prefer the Vote of his col
league (Nlr. undrrwont) to his spe.ch.-
! ne one is with US in theory, buI against
us in practice; while the other gives us tbr
reverse. The one is with us in theory
winch rcvcrses The old doctrine on the gen
cral welfare. and goes in par, for The poriicu-
tar welfare. thus turning the Constitution
upside down. II his practice were as cuod
as h's sentiments, he would have nothing
to complain Of The gentleman (AIr. Cni9
h""n,) has Also very prudcnily though
proper To declare his sentiments ON the tariff
he is utterly opposed to any protective
'arli, upon principle, as unjust to others
ana injurious to Kentucky; and that this is
Is the sentiment OF his Sru,e. Mr.. p. re-
turned the gentleman his thanks for these
and hoped that he should hereafter find him
applying the same theory TO that subiect
.hat lie had done to internal improvements.
that he would not be fonnd against all gem
erai tariffs, but for any. particular one that
might he proposed; he hoped he would npts
eSS"l eSo's lafifi. f TSe gentleman had also alIa
ded TO another delicate subject Oh which
he uttered some high sentiments i'm relation
To hentucky being border State. and that
she might again he rc-chrislcncd the dark
and bloody land, He defined his posirinn
noblv upon this point; hut Mr.. p. was at a
loss 10 understand the hole mcanin. when
he went ON TO speak OF the People on both
sides OF the OHIO being bound together i'm
alter or separate; lla upon the dclicate
domestic question to which he alluded the
States north OF that river had done all thar
could bc desired, and would always do So.
lie would leave il to The or, tienan TO cx-
plain how lie could reconcile this with his
aliisIon 10 Kentucky becoming ga border
and frontier Statc,' which he called uuon
The South to rally and defend.
Butihe gentleman (Nlr p cnnrinucd\ hnd
gwen :, reason for supporting this bill. which
was aslonIshin2: he said tlIal true. no part
OF the road would run through keniucky.
Yet il ran along. nol far from her border
through three States; ard it was well known
thar retail stores would have iu be erected
tor The workmcn and contractors, and lIrat
these would he supplied in part from kv.;
and thus she would receive the drppinos
Now Mr.. II. said he had heard, under The
old Constitution, III North Carolina, when
he! negroes were allowed 10 vote. that thy
could be bought with drains; buI this was
the first lime that he had ever heard of IA
whole State. and such n State, too, with
AS brave and heroic IL People rs ever went
to BATTLE and TO victory in any age or in amy
country heinz dragged up before the sham
hlcs OF sro5 shops. and her gal 'nt sons up
OH this floor acting as auctionecrs, where
and sold. This was doing injustice 10 his
State.
Hero Mr.. Calhoon explained and said
he had denied that this motive was TO IN
flucncc kentucky in her vote, but he had
merely In'rodu"en this view to show that
she was actually Interested IN the approprI-
alion, as supplies would have 10 be furnish
cd from Louisville aud other towns. &c.
Mr.. Pickens continued anI said, perhaps
he had used stronger language than the gen
tlcman had used, but that he had expressed
his idea. Now upon this point he tMr. P.)
was Z lad TO hear the excellent speech of the
Represen'avc from Louisville, Mr.. Gravcs.)
who certainty ought to know the interests
OF III, constituents. lie returned his thanks
TO MIR. q. for his wclI-cxprosscd sentiments,
and also for his vote upon this bill. He
hoped 1t indicated n new state of things
But the gentleman (Nlr. CaIhoun)had voted,
and was against the appropriation for this
road last year, and now gives rs his reason
| Tor that opposition, amongst other reasons.
that there was then majority of some 80
votes in this House for MIR. Van Buren,. and
lie then feared That the money would be cor
ruptly spent to purchase favor and support
| through the doubtful States.
Now was the gentleman (con,inucd Mr..
~ aware that by this reason he furnished
the most powerful argument that could he
addnced against the whole system-,ha.
the money might be squandered in profit
gate manner for political purposes? Is he
aware thar, by this reason, he now shadows
forth, i'll no doubtful manner the views