Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-31
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot:
WASHINGTON; July 8, 1888.
Mr.. CLAY AND Mr.. CALHOUN.

Mr.. CLAY AND Mr.. CALHOUN.
In the sketch gave you last week of
some passages that occurred between
Messrs. Clay and Calhoun, there were
several points to which was compelled,
by the want Of tins, to make only curso-
~ illusions. The Washington ChrOni.
Gle, having in the course Of its systematic
and incessant misrepresentation Of Mr..
Clay, assailed him for his course on that
occasion, it is but just to Mr. Clay that
| should state little more fully the SUBJ
stance of his observations.
Mr. President (said this distinguished
Statesman) there is one remark Of the Sc
uator { Mr.. Calnoun) which cannot allow
to pass without notice. That Senator has
again alluded 10 the subject of abolition
portion of the public press, and amongst
others a paper ofthis place, supposed to
the organ Of the Senator, has made a
charge upon me which every Senator on
this floor knows to be false. They have
charged me with being an abolitionist--I,
an abOlitionist!-I, an abolitionistll-I, sir
who represent slave holders; and who am
as ready as any man on this a IL Fe 9F sso
p. - "a any other right secured by
the Constitution, TO defend it to the utmost.
| have seen no such danger-much as I
have seen to regtet and condemn in the
conduct Ufthe abolitionists, I~have seen
no such indications of danger of interfer-
ence, with our rights by the action of the
States or of this Government, to Justify a
resort to those desperate measures which
will endanger our glorious and happy in
stitutions-nor have seen any thing to
satisfy me that the harsh epithets and vi
olent denunciations ofthe gentleman, can
have any other than the most injurious
efects-and say, here in my place, that
the course Of the Senator has made more
abolitionists in the last two years, than all
the powers of the abolitionists themselves
ever would have made;--and, | say fur.
Their, sir, that there are those who a0itate
this delicate and dangerous subject, from
motives Ofsel6sh and personal ambition
understand the game, sir, it is intended
to unite the South on this and other kin.
dred topics; and when that section is con.
solidated into dense and excited mass.
some other topic will be started, to conci-
late the necessary support ID some other
section. ! believe this sir, nothing the
less, because gentlemen are eterna.lly as
severating that they dc not expect or de-
sire Office; and affect with the Hottest
scorn, to trample the highest honors ofthe
republic under their feet:
Sir, will not countenancs such unho-
ly schemes :nor wilt hesitate to denounce
them wheresoever and By whomsoever
started: 60 for the Union, the whole
Union, as we received it from our fathers:
II go for no sectional interests, or par
ties-n0 Southern parttsnd Western, no
Northe a no Eastern party: Butt desire
to see the Government administered in a
spirit of broad, expansive equal justice
on such principles acne can Il be preser.
we'd, or it is non worth preserving. Sir, my
destiny has been cast among slave.
holding people, and when a conflict shall
come in defence of our rights to our slaves,
(which God aYert!) here or elsewhere;
/ shall be found n front Of that Sena.
tor! D.