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memorable contest; but never doubted her sin.
oefliy, or her gallontry. never doubted. that in
,he land al Marion, OF Sumptor. and Of Picken.,
lhefe were many of their descendants eoual.
y noble and brave, and that the People Of Sopth
carolina would, upon all proper occasions, main.
TAIN TIE high character which they have SO Justly
acquired. Aod among the Nuli6ers themselves,
personally knew that there are many as hugh.
minded, as brave, and as patriotic, as any part O,
the American People. would as soon 90 to the .,
TO bud friends on whom | could confidently rely
IN any possible emergency, TO any men upon
earth. But the Senator must excuse me for be-
lleving thai South Carolina alone could not have
beaten all the rest Of The United States. and far
thinking that Justly described the inequality Of
such contest IN the parallel wblcf drew Of the
relative strength OF the two parties. Nor did /, in
the a!lusion which | made 10 what passed al the
session OF 1882 8 between my excsent freud
John NJ Clsylob) aud myself, intend 10 inlim ate
that The Senator iron South Carolina mir. Cal.
houn) or any OF his colleagues, deserved the Igno-
minions death with which they had been menaceo
Sehher OF us thought they did but We had heard
the current report OF the threats OF President Jack
son TO Apply al certain gentlemen 10 Sputh Csrell.
ma, the Senator from South Carolina himself Mr.
Calhoun among them, and hence The remarks Of
NJ Clayton.
Equally has the Senator from South Caroline
hr. Pfeston) mIsapprehcnosd ore in another re-
sPeci | dld no, say, or intllaale that it was a
leading OF principal motive IN The CON promise act
TO save his colleague and others from the halter
stated that although bad dread Of the power
OF South Carolina alone, | did no, know how far,
II q civil war we're once kIadled III, flames might
extend, aad whether from syr pathy other South
EN- States might mol, during its progress, become
n al be NH fat he
sage OF the compromise act were, lst, to prevent
civll var; and TO protect South Carolina from
impending DANGER %, TO preserve the tariff
threatened with Il total overihrew, which weuld
have taken place at the next session. 10 insure sta
bty, during long term Of years, 10 tie policy
81 protection, and TO save the manufacturers from
The absolute fuln and prostrstion xiIh whici they
were menaced and, Sd. to avoid the neeessit, Of
placing large army, ard vast military resources,
81 the disposal OF President Jackson, animated as
he was by spirit OF resentment and vengeance
towards South Carolina. aud some OF her most
prominent citizens | lad 10 confdencs in the
discretion OF the President, and | UNIV illius
10 see him invested with an imneuse military
power for the pruGe1t use of which | Saw no sde-
Guate security.
Such was the cor. bination Of motives which
prompted me TO propose. ara | have no doubt &C
iuA'rd riy friends ia sanctloning the compromise
act. trust now, Sir, that the Senator from South
CerolinH Nj Presion) vi see that ! made no at
tack upon his State, or It's citizens, which tequir-
cd OF him bis vndlcsllon. II The contest had not
happily been averied. have doubt that The PEG.
pie OF South Csroua would have fought with as
much frmHoss, resolution, and bravery, as any
people ever did but can but believe that the Is.
sue OF II could not have been doubtful, and mus
have been, inevitably. mes disastrous TO her ga.
laut and her fair fields
MR.. CALHOUN rose in a reloinder. The
Senator from Kentucky says that The sentiments
contained III my Edgtfield letter then mel his
view for the first time, and that he read that dueu
ment with equal pain and amszement. New. II
does hap that expressed those selfsame senti-
nsnls just as strongly in ls34, in a speech " hch
was received with unhoundsd applause By the gss.
lemau's own party, OF winch vast number Of
copies were published and circulated througho
the U. Sistes. The speech is on the Secretary
table, aud i'll thank him 10 read the extract
have marked.
The Secretary ofthe Senate here read as fellows;
A very few words will place this point beyond
controversy. To the exposition OF the State OF
South Carolina we are indebted for the adjustment
OF the Tariff question without IT. all The influence
OF the Senator from Kentucky, over the manuac.
turing interest, great as il deseryedly L., would
have been wholly incompetent if he bad even
thought proper TO exert II, TO adjust the question.
The attempt would have proslraled him, and those
who acted with him, and no, the system. 1t vas,
the separate act of the Stats that gave him the
place 10 stand upon. created the necessity for the
adjustment and disposed the minds Of all 10 com.
promise. Nov, ! pat the selemn question 10 all
who hear me, il the tariff had not then been ad-
iusted--if it NOW opsn question: at
hope Of successful resistance sgainst the usurpa-
;iGn of the Executive, on the part oi this or any
other branch of the Government, could be enter.
tanned Let it no, oe said that this is the result
of aceident---of an unforeseen contingency. IL
was clearly perceived, aud openly stated, that no
successful resistance could he made TO the corrup
ton and entertainments Of the Executive, while
the tariff question remained opeR--whle II sepa-
rated the North from the South, and wasted the
energy of the honest and patriotic portions Of the
against each other the joint effort OF
which is iadispenssbly necessary TO exeel those
trem authority, who are converting the eutife pow
ers Of the Goverumeu, into corrupt eleolieneer-
ing machine ard that, without separate State in
terpositen, the udiustmsnt was impossible The
truth of this position rests not upon the Academia
state Of things, but on profound principle grow
ing out of the nature Of government and party
struggles in free State. History and reflection
each us, that when great interests come into con
hici, and the passions and the prsiudices Of men
are reused. such struggles can never be composed
BY the influence ofany individuals, however great;
and if there be not somewhere in the system,
some high constitutional power 10 arrest their pro-
gress aud compel the parties TO adjust the differ
snce they GO on till the State falls by corruption
or violence"
Such was the language | held at that tine,
when the events wsre fresh in our recollection,
,L. IL
mouth: vet now, after four wears, he rises here
and makes the statement we have heard. That
I uttered these senti. ents before and that IRE.
ouently, | am sble 10 -hee by other facts. But
go further, and shall prove from the Senator's
own declaration the truth of what | asset. In