The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-04-03

the Senator supposed He then enumoratod inc
causes of dsunon and separation, upon 'Hs for.o
BilI-dnrina the discussion Of which measure, WI
Calhoun enid he was compelled 10 meet Ihe senator
foot 10 foot-upou me Tariff, where tho same c'oso
and excited collision took place ~ NJ
Mr. Calhoun then went on to conhen' up"u ,o -,i'
Wchstor's remarks made in tho form oi an aPPo";
,,,here Mr. Webster said Mr. Calhoun Ieit MN ana
The Wing party when just upon the lHresho'a OF
vic,ory' Mr. Calhoun sad this remark wnS I'M
Pow,;r M Vebster. Il was Deliberately made.
~, emf pssion, continued Mr. Calhoun, Is an inn
nortnnt one II had gone to him When victory
vas in the reach Of his party, should nave aOnh-
lnoed miue--the States Rights party,-and gwen
,G,so uic,nrv Ishould have abandoned the Tariff
10 tho Tariff party, and to tho enemies OF Inc states
Rights party. t
nr Calhoun thon vent Oh suil to argue IhHt the
opinicns Of tho Senator and those of himself were
MAYER one and the same. They were as different
MS ,ht and darkness. Mr &. then went on 10 re
mark that Mr. Webster had made most eulogisuc
speech OF himself, and in comparing him WIN MN
self he had drawn him as n most distorted igure'
Nv G. SAID he was willing to acknowledge that
Mr Webster had great and excellent qualities, but
thew were NOT the qualities which he attributed to
himself Mr. G, thought and knew that he was
sectional; thai he loved his home and tho lnslltu-
tons Of his home, better lhan all others, mr. Cal
houn however, said, he could excuse this since 1t
yyas natural 70. man to love his home better than
any other sections Of his country, aud tho Senator
from Massachusetts might therefore consider ms
honn, line North of this called Mason and Dxon's
limo. and the feelings of the Senator from Massachu-
setts never extended south of this line. He never
embraced any measure south Of this, nor thought oi
any subject south OF this,
Mr. Calhoun then spoke Of the subject OF Slavery
in the Souh-evidently for the purpose Of Bringing
the subject Of Slavery into conjunction with the
Sub Treasury Bill, before the Senate Air Cal.
houn then spoke Of the origin and design OF
Slavery IN the Slave Sates--of the utility, IN
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Webster's constituents were first arraigned, and MY
Webster duly called on 10 father all the sins
of all the aboonists Of the State OF Massachusetts
Mr. Calhoun went further upon Ibis point, and
arragned the Wings of Massachusetts as especially
the Abolitionsls of Massachusetts-whilet the Res
ouons Of the Massachusetts Legislature for giving
lIet 20 the South, were, as Mr. Calhoun would
ahrn not from upy portion Of the friends OF H-r
Webster
The Senator from Massachusetts was next
raigned in person--and Mr. Calhoun brought for
ward as a heuous charge against MI Webster the
fact that while the discussions going on IN the
Senate, Mr. Webster either said nothing, or when
be had said any thing it not favorable 10 Slavery
10 the South.
Mr. Webster's views upon the American trade
now and aforetime, formed the next topic OF .Ar
Calhoun's speech. H. began by asking Mir Allen,
OF Ohio who sat beside HIM, read the proceedings
Of public meeting holden eighteen years since Mt
Boston, in relation to free trade and the tariff Mr.
Allen declined to read the proceedings, and the
Secretary Of the Senate called upon TO read the
resolutions The resolutions then read, and
were alleged to have been written by Mr. Webster.
Mr. Webster, to the Clerk. Who are the resolu-
tons drawn up BY
Mr. Calhoun. BY the Senator from Massachusetts,.
MI Webster. never wrote the Resolutions
The report that did write them was a common
hu. false report. They were not prepared by me-.
Mr. Calhoun. TCdre nothing for the truth ar tAiSl-
tyof the report. The resolutions are reported to
have been drawn up by the Senator, and this IS
enough for me.
mir Calhoun was much excited here. Mr. Web
ster has been accused twenty times of writing these
resolutions, and twenty times he has denied in the
Senate Chamber that he was the author. The res
olutions friendly to free trade. Mr. Calhoun $
strong remark that he feared nothing for the truth
falsty of the statement that he was the author,
exc,ted general surprise among friends and ioes.l
Mr. Calhoun's next two heads wero, first, that
Mr. Calhoun while he acknowledged himself sec
tional man,-was nevertheless patriot, and had
done much in his votes and his speeches TO prove
his patriotism; secondiY in reference to MIR Web
ster's position during the war, Mr. Calhoun SAID he
should only refer to tho war
Mr. Webster kindly remarked that he hoped the
Senator would pursue this head Of his subject at
greater Iongh-as lie had at first expressed his in
tention Of doing.
Mr. Calhoun, (very cross and snapPsh) beg
the Senator will not interrupt me. will give the
history of the # the Senator makes 1t necessary
but must not be interrupted
Mr. Webster said he would not interrupt him. -
He only wanted him not TO refrain from any antic
pated reply.
Mr. Calhoun then commenced what he called ar
annihilation of Mr. Websters argument! The an
utilization was like all of Mr. Calhoun's annihiia
tons, an attempt to prove THAI he was most con
sistont man, and had never changed his oPinion nc
never! Mr. Calhoun, however, did examine M
Webstcr's constitutional reply 10 MIR CuIhouns for
mer speech.
During this part Of his argument Dir Calhoun
read an extract rom Of MIR Websers speeches
of1Sl6, In which he made some remarks against th'
broken banks, and in favor of hard money cnF!cn
cy. With great complacency NJ Calhoun here said
that the Senator from Massachusetts had read al
extract from of his speeches of 1916 in ref
erence, he hoped in comparing them, the Senator
would he willing to strike balance between the
TWO.
MIR Webster By no means, claim large baI
in my favor.
Dir c. went in on his reply, and SAID that h,
had takendown the two wings Of Mr. Wcbster's cd
ifce and the centre building. He should conclude
by taking away the porlico. Having taken away
the portico, to his own satisfaction, MIR Calhoun
closed, after speech which he began at anC
ended at half past three o'clock.
Mr. Webster at once, and said that upon com
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