Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-03-22

said, and for the truth Of the cause which
he supported, his opinions on this subject
were matter of record. lie could shc,v
from his speeches, that ever since he came
into public life, lie had been opposed to a
lNatioual Bank, aud 10 a league Of Banks,
and preferred divorce of the Banks from
tho Government. Mr.. G.. then read mum
Der Of extracts from various speeches Which
he had made in 1884, which showed tha,
his former sentiments corrcspondcd with
his present opinions on all these subjects.
"These extracts, he sad, would put be-
you'd controversy the fact that he had not
change his opinions, and that he had Il
bandoncd no party and no principle. The
change was not in him. He had kept his
position. Ii a guardian angel had whisper
ed to him, that events would soon require
him to vinticatc his consistency. he could
not have been more guarded in the express
sion of his opinions. Here MIR. G.. said,
he might stop, but he would 60 on and
meet the Senator step by step in all his at
tatks.
1.-The Senator had alluded to his letter to
the people of Edgcficld District, rs proving
that he had changed his principles. lie
took issue with Mr.. Clay as to the object
of that letter. lie had seen Il money cr-
sis coming on. He did not know what
course the administration intended 10 pur
sue. When they proposed the divorce. he
could not hesitate to support it. To OPP
pose it would have hccn, rs he Informed
the people Of Edgcficltl, the destruction of
the State Rights Party. II the State
Rights Party had joined the Wings, they
and their principles would have been alb
Sorhctl in the larger Party of the Wings
The victory of the Nationals, with the States
Rights Party as their allies, would he Ger
tain; bnt the victory would have Injured
not to us aud our principles, bur 10 the Ma
tionals and theirs. We should again lave
high tariffs, high taxes, and Il Na'ioual
Bank. How then, sail Mr.. G.. shall my
motives be inpcachc,! The charge falls
10 the ground, and stamp i, Ihcrc, with the
contempt it deserves Nay, take up the
dart and cast it back upon the Hs>:silant.-
The Senator says have deserted my prn-
cip!cs, and that time will show my motives.
The Senator himself did go over to the
support of a bank, after opposing bank.
and did not leave it tn time 10 disclose his
motives. MIR. Calhoun pursued all The
topics Of personal imputatioi with which
Mr., Clay's speech abonnds, and concluded
by urging that he had now fully cancelled
the debt which he owed The Senator
VI >itS i'IiCi VIII IiiNtu SiIIlt anu
pnint. but not i'll Il way that weakened any
of the points made by hlr. Calhoun.
''In the course of his remarks, he alluded
III rather con nptuous terms to Nnll,!ica-
lion, and to the importance which Mr.. Cal
houn attached to State Iutcrposi;ion, :"
in regard to the Ncrti,. lie sail that he in
tcrposrd because he did not wish to trust
Gen. Jackson TO use military power, and
because, as Mr.. Clayton said to him, at the
time, These are very clever fellows, and
it would be a pity to let old Jackson hang
them"
"Mr. Preston took up his remark in very
earnest way. and in manner which
Showed that hc would not suffer lis Stale
and his friends to be unr,l with by any one
MIR. G.. made some disclaimer uf disrc-
spect to South Carolina, and mplimcnted
the State very highly.
''Ine coinfuy "c,wc,n ni'n and Mr..
Calhoun was, however, continued, for u
long time.