The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-04-20


people. I wosld - sa0n 20 n Ihem %
end friends On uham esald confidently
rely. IN any possible emergency. - 10
anv mea an earth. Ral he Sensiar must
excuse ne Tor believing that Saush Caro-
iina slane could hare beaten ali he rrsi
of The United Stales. and Tor lhlhking that
| jnslly described The ineqasllly VI sash
= contest in me parallel which 1 drrw u
the rrlative strength &c The iwa parties.
Nor did l. IN The allusian whlch ! made
in shat passed ~ The srssinn Of 1888
beiueen my excellent frirnd Jahn ~.
Clayisnl and myself. intend 70 intimate
lhas The Sensl0r from S.aalh caEnlins
fMr. Calhoun. nr any u his colleagues.
deserved The igaomini"ns death with
which lhey had been mensred. Neliher
of n thought lhry did; bnl ue had hrard
The current report II The threats II Pfrsi-
dent Jackson 10 apply il 10 eerlaln gen.
llenen In Sauih Carolina. The Senator
from South Carolina himself Nj. cal-
hnunl among them. and hence The remark
Of Mr. Clayton.
Equally his the Senator from SnuIh
Carolina lMr. Preslonl misanpTehenslei
me in annthfr respect. | did not say. ar
intimate. that il was > leading or Prinri-
pal motive in The eamprnmiss act Ia sac
his colleague and olhers fram ihe lsl'er.
| stated that although ! had 40 dread ai
the paaer az SauIh Carolina slaue, did
MOI knaw how FAR. IL . civil war were
once kindled. lhe flames might extend.
and uhriher from sympathy alher sauih-
ern states might naI during its progress
herume invnlved in the contest. The
motive for he passage Of The compromise
sel were. lsl. 20 prevent civil sar. aud
IN protect Snulh Carnllna run Impend-
ing danger; 81. 20 preserve the iarld.
threatened with TOTAL overthrow, ahIeh
would have taken place al the next ses-
sion: On insure stability. during long
term of years. % The paliey of prn,scilnn,
and I'd save the mapufsciurers fr"n the
absolute ruin and prssiratmn with whirh
they we're mensrsd: aud. 81. "a avid
the necessity of plarIng large army. and
vast military resources. al the dlspasal OF
President Jarksan. animated a. he Was
by a spirit of resentment, aud Sengeance
tow ards South Carolina and sn,nr ni her
most prominent eillzens. / had nn cam
6dence in the discretion IL The President,
and was unwilling Ia see him invested
with an immense military power. If the
prudent use OF which / saw no adequate
security.
Such was The combination Of natives
which prompted me To prupnsr, aud |
have no doubt aciua,rd my friends in
sanctioning the enmprnmise art trust
now. sir. that The Senator fr"m S"mIh
Carolina (Mr. Preslon) will see thai !
made no attack upon his state, ar its CT.
lizens, which required Of him his Tlndi-
cation. II The contest lad moi happily
been averled, | have no doub. that the
people Of South Carolina would have
fought with as much Eirmness, resolution
and bravery. as any people ever dId; hut
/ can bui believe tina. the issue Of !. rould
not have been doubtful. and must have
been,- inevitably. most disastrous To her
galIsn, sons and her fair fields.
Mr.. CALHOUN rose in rcjoinder.
The Senator from Kentucky says that
The sentiments contained in my Eigrtield
letter then met his view for The first time,
and that he read thai document with equal
pain and amazemen,. INV, j, dues hap
pen thai expressed lhnae selI-same sen.
tImenls just a. strongly in 1894. in a
speech which was received with unhoun-
ded applause by thai genIlemsn's own
party, and Of which a vast number nf
copies we're published and circulated
,hronvhoul The United States. The
speech is on The Secfelsry's table, and |
will thank him 20 read The extrset have
marked.
The Secretary Of the Senate here read
as follows:
IA yer, few words will place Ills point
beyond controversy. 10 The inlrrposi-
ton of The state Of South Carellns We are
indebted for the adjustment Of the tariff
questions; witilnut Il. all The Influence ol
the Senator from Kentucky, over the ma
nnfaciuring interest. great as IL deserved.
ly is, would have been wholly iacompe-
tent. If he had even thought proper To
exert il, 10 ADJUST the question. The az
temp, would have proslrated him. and
those who acted with hIm. and M the
system. Ii was The separate act of the
state that gave bin the place u stand up
OH; cIea.sd The necessity for the ADJUST.
mpnt and dismissed tile minds nf All IN
compromise. Now. / put the solemn
quesiian to all who hear me, il the tariff
had no, been adJas,eI---if ii was nnw "A
open question - what hope of successful
resistance against the usurpaiIon ~ the
Executive, on The par. ii This ~ any 9TH
er branch If The government. could be
entertained! Let ii not be SAID that this
is the result &c acchent--of an unfnre-
seen contingency. II was clearly per-
ceived. and openly stated. tina. no suc-
cessful resistance could be made 10 the