Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-03

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Senator.
liz isilehfin f>ae on lsl5 asl hc year !" hen MS
views telaIinntp die irncIpls aud the char 81
of the Government became firmly fixed aud settled
/ II vas thru iuuh my seal IA the char. winch YOU
SIR now occupy. | hal devoted The seven proceed
me soals labotionsy II the duties OF the War De
parment. ~ l1chl lad found IN state ol complete
disorder aud which enefosscd my attention rs Ia
leave me little leisure 10 attend 10 the general pol
iics oiIhe country. Tie change OF oifee gave Inc
both Time aud opportunity 10 view more mInuinIy Tie
general operations Of the Government. which did
not ne glcef. -pon the mclpleni state oil those
disorders, Inch had lu,t begun to de'tlopc them
selves, aud the causes ~ which they originated, rs
vel as fheicariul consequences 10 which they threat
eued to lead. THIS induced me 10 make careful
review aud examination Of the principles Oh the Go
srrnnent. Invent 10 the source. the kentucky res
oluiious and the Virginia resolutions and report
winch carefully Investigated III all then bearings
then TUNED my attention more carefully To The
IuvcsgaiIo OF the character x tendency OF What was
called. At the TINE the American system, x saw clear
IL It's oppressive, eouuptine 4 dangerous tendency.
tnok Inn stand against II. Since thcn my lie las
been incessaut struggle To maintain on restore the
principles and policy Of the old Stalefights Repub
hcan patty, regardless Of al personal consequences
Dunug tins long period Of thirteen years Of continued
acton, amds. the most ny ng scenes, | may bid de-
fancc 10 the most ligid scrutiny 10 point out the
ture Gomlhe principles OF doctrines of tue political
school 10 which belong. may be accused OF car
Nlng my principles 100 tar oi adhcring too ngld-
" 10 my doctrines, but OF the opposite iaull none
haye vcnturcd 10 accuse me. My adheIcnceto them
has never wavrfed under tie greatest dhctltIes On
dangers. II then erred, IN common with tho great
body OF he panty, under the circumstances which |
have eXuIaired, at least have have long since made,
! trust, ample amends. II | have done any
thing TO confIbutcto the COMMON errors OF tho Pc
iIod n'Hc dIdcly subsequent to tie late way, have
done lar mole, hope, towards heir CORRECTION aud
the restoration Of the principles and doctrines which
our parry profess rs well as 10 arrest the asceudaucy
of die opposite. To this great ubcct, whch, so
lcmny lleye, involves our liberty and the perrctu
alton Of our popular aud fee institutions, have de
voted my life.
Mr. WEBSTER, said he would correct one mis-
anprebcnsion. The Senator from South Carolina
had understood him to say that he (Alr W. would
embrace the earliest opportunity TO revive the tariff
Bur what he had sad was, that there was doubt
whether the manufactures, under the minimum pro
ylded by the piescntaw would be sufficiently pro,ec
ted and II il should be found that Ihey were not he
(Nlr. W. would cndeayoft TO procure that protection
Mr.CIAY said II would be with extreme clucianct
thai he should, Al any tImc interfere III discussion
between the two distinguished Senators from Massa-
chusclts and South Carolina, and he dIdn0t nov rSc
for such purpose. liut the Senator from South Car
DINA hid used and repeated several times an express
sion which he (Alr. O. could not permit 10 pass I'm
noticed. lie was the more surprised at IT because
he had supposed thatthe adjustment of accounts be
tween that Senator and himself made on a former
day, had been mutually satisfactory, as II certainly
had been entirely to Inn (Alr. c. AS IT, however
the Senator still had some zen aiming feeling abon
it, lac had been pleased to describe the Senator iron
Macs ausetts aud himself tAIr - "assocates
lr ia attack upon linn. There was foundation
lol nch an assertion. He (Mr ca had never con
iuncd with the Senator from Massachusetts on the
subject Il what he Mr.. c. had intended to say to
wards the Senator from South Carolina. And ho
was equally ignorant oil what the Senator from
Massachusetts intended 10 pursue towards the Scna
tor from South Carolina until he heard him IN the
Senate. Had he consulted with him on the subject
he (Mr. c. Should hive advised Inn To have for
bone. There WIS, therefore, no ground whatever
FOR the impnaou of dSsoclilon concert III any at
tack upon the senator from South Carolina.
MIR. CALHOUN said that he did not intend to
imputc any improper motives; and lac had alluded
more particularly 10 the Senator from Massachusetts
The Senate Ihpn adinlluc1