Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-06

:iis Is "a very faint and imperfect outline
oi Mr. acknowledgements He smoke for
nearly AN hour and Il half. using no orator..
cai h"nrIsli. Ills arguments were dictated
hv truth, and The effects we've consequently
Sfcai. He vas greeted by The cheers of
hundreds as he closed
Cen Th"mps"n,the Representative. from
THIS Congressional District. was present.
Ii had been specially invited, in common
WIN some 4O others. who occupied public
s!ati"ns, and some who lived at Il distance.
when hlr. Calhoun closed his remarks. a
i, iew voices were heard tn call for General
Thompson. The committee made no OBJ
j c'ion To his speaking, bu, invited him on
The sta"d,and requested the dccorous aucn-
non oi the audience, while Gen Il made
his remarks.
i hc Gen. proceeded in one OF his hes,
eiior:s, and with all zeal aud industry start.
| cd aud insisted on the oijcctuns to the Con-
stiutlonai Treasury. His plan was The en-
pioyment Of State Bnnks and Spe cial De-
rositcs. He depicted many gross impoSi-
lions that had been practcrd on the soldiers
"i our army, and attributed them to the
operation Of the Constitutional Ircasury.-
Gen. II. frequently alluded to Mr.. Calhoun
personally. lie read n portion Of one of Mr.
v speeches and Il letter from Condy RAJ
! gnc', To prove MIR. G.. an inconsistent states
man. lie reiterated the old Slang, that Col.
benton " rs the author of the plan now ad
V"chted ny MIR. Z (Mr. Calhoun here arose
ana remarked tfIat,th matter had bciterhe
settled then. He turned to Gen. r., and
asked him the following qucsrions-"Si,.
did not Conhy Racquet bring this system to
" a>hnston, and propose i, tn several gen
llrmen, IN I'':,l?" Gen. II. answered,
"lcs Again. did not Gen. Gordon in
'r"tuce tha, plan in 1891" Gen. r. an
swerrd YES did lnol in 1884. declare
III my place, that i! nn one else did, should
under certain circumstances deem il my
duty to bring forward this very measure of
Divorce! The answer was again eyes"
'llow then said MIR. G., can YOU declare
Col. Benton the author Of a system, in ':}G
which you ackn"v ledge Cen Gor,Icn intro
duccd, III lS3l!' Mr.. Calhoun added the
conclusion which he derived from the pre-
misses. A minute and distinct detail can
nat here be given Of this sccnr. twas one
III which The facts of the case. nj least, were
clearly acknowlcG., Il and settled.
When Gen. II. closed, MIR. Calhnun a.
gain spoke at some length He took Gle.
rs arguments in detail and completely dc
moished them. He deprecated, as much
as Gen. II. could. the i'm positions pracisrd
ouIhe so!licry, and The evils which had
happened by the arrangement ol'thc Banks
'n'i Currency, but lie then brought out all
the facts of The case, and proved that all of
these horrible tranctions took place before
the Constitutional Treasury was in exis-
ience. under The Generals own Pet Bank
system. Al there ever was n case nf put
ting the cart before The horse, this, said Mr..
C Is one. This was Il tremendous blow 10
G'n. is. arguments. as all were iOun,le,
on those transactions aS tho fruits of yh
Constitutional Treasury. The errors nl
Gen. rs. deductions, and the false POSITIONS
Nhsch he took, waro ,nas, uivisiIy aud Iorci= !
hlv exposed. There never was II more
complete triumph Of a true cause. The
crowd we're excited 10 Il pitch of the Ut
most enthusiasm. The Bank. or Pei Bank |
system would have met with hu. few a,Ivo
Gates there: and those thai were there were
silent after such il signal exhibition of the
riie. T. 0f'ruth.
II WAS indeed unfortunate Tor General II |
and his cause that he spoke on thai day.
His speech might have made an impression
It Delivered where there were Ionr tU an |
>nrr and rcfuic; bat The reply To it was ter.
rihle in its effects. Gen. Il. assumed so.rc
of the same positions which Nh. CLAY took |
III the Senate IN his attack on Mr. Calhoun:
and II possible. his failure was more signal |
Cheers followed every shaft Of Mr.. Cal !
h0un, and il mig ht have been hnncd from
the increased effects ofthr alterca,iou Which |!
"n>ucd between Mr.. Calhoun and General |
Th"mpsnn, that it time had been ALLOW cd. |
the General himself would have conErs,ca |
lie was mistaken. lie said thai he wa. uu |
posed To IL National Bank and To the Pc, !!
Iinnk system: he WAS in favour of ciuploy-
ing Banks owned by the States: bur three
ar four states however, could kc clun,rn
ted that had such institutions. which occ,-
stoned MIR. Calhoun, in his final remarks, to
say. iila, the General. having icpu,!iaird |
all other sySicniS, as well as the Pc, Bank;
was still in favor Of zone of the FANNY of
the Pcts-an infant vel unborn" Ii was
plan now proved TO hr impracrcahlc, aud !
worse, if practicable. than The Pei Bank. n,
us t"ndcury was to combine both the Ma
nonal and State Government in alliance
with the Banks. and all their corrnptlny cl-
frc;S.
AT the conclusion of the speahinrs. the !
annexed Resolutions, which had been pre-
pared by the Committee. were Submitted |
and adopted by large majority of vor,s |
given The actual preponirrancc of the !
friends the Constitutional Treasury was
supposed 10 be 4 or to its opponents; some
estimate The nun,her greater.
The Resolutions would not have been
submitted by The Committee. iino one else
had spnkcn besides NJ Calhoun.
herraS, the question OF separating the
fiscal operations Of the Government from
the Banks, has, by tho situation of affairs.
become. and is Likely TO comtinnc. one of
rrpnt interest and i'm Dnrtrnco ,o H., ,,,,..,