Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-02-05
NO. 81
Mr. Critfenden n,ade Z nIoT,g..,r.lFi,,I =

Henry Clay, against the attacks made
upon him BY Mr.. Walker Of Mississiiost
Mr.. Clay Of Alabama, and Mr.. YoSnE
OF Illinois. He had listened, he said,
with concern and some emotion, 10 tie
charges so perseveringly hurled against
his colleague. He did not see what eject
It would have in promoting the passageof
the bill, to hold up Mr.. Clay as an enc.
my to the west. Yet that appeared @ -
the chief h,pr5en of the SONG saifasfa
here day alter dayl he would perhaps
have undertaken to make some dsisncs.of
his colleague if this had been the whole
OF the accusation. But these gentlemea
from the old States, point TO him equally
Perseveringly as an enemy Of their sec.
tons. He has taken, hey say, advantages
equal to ten per cent fromthe old States. and
conferred them on the West. Here then he
is assailed from both points. he Is hos.
tile TO both! 4" Hosts genera humani.'
He is an enemy to the whole Union.-
Now this, Mr.. Crittenden said, was bad
case-desperate-he must decline taking
the advocacy of it on his shoulders. An
enemy to all parts Of the Unionl
Accused as he was by the East and
West at once, he had nothing for it but 10
fly to the District of Columbia.
That will not dc" said Mr.. Clay, ia.
terrupting him, g am shut out from the
Distric; too-for the people here bring
the same charge against me They com.
plain | have not proposed to distribute
TO them portion Of the proceeds Of tie
@Then," returned Mr.. Crittenden-
e abandon the case entirely. ! give him
up" 81
mercy! mercyt' exclaimed Mr..
Clay, in tone of mock gravity, loud
laughter on all sides.
Mr.. Crlttenden then proceeded to dis.
cuss the merits of the Bin at length.
When he had concluded,
Mr.. Young rose and renewed his at.
tack upon Mr.. Clay. He however I'D.
mitted that Mr.. Clay had never used the
offensive terms of "pirates and robbers"
as applicable to squatters, which tie Globe
had charged him with, and which charge
had been so often repeated By the lesser
organs of " the party" all over the Wes.
tern country. But he had taken notes q
the time of what Mr.. Clay actually did
say, and he would read them. he then
/ proceeded to read and comment upon his
notes, in the course of which proceeding
he undertook TO show that what Mr.. Clay
did say, was little or nothing better than
what he had been charged with saying
Mr.. Clay of Alabama, followed Mr..
Young, on the same side, and attempted
70 be witty. -
Mr.. Crittenden replied to the attack of
Mr.. Young, and more cutting febuks
has not been administered to any, unlof-
tunate wight for long time. He said
that Young, ia his haste to make aecu.
sations, had not stopt to understand his
subject. The speech Of Mr.. Clay, nom
which he had quoted so freely, referred 70
class of persons called @occupyIng
claimants - They had title to The land al
record. They were not in any sense 4 Is.
ltruders." But men, who having titles of
record to the land they occupied, found to
| their establishment, that others held ante.
cedent claims. A serious question wss
II presented, as to the COMPENSATION y
were entitled to, when they gave np tie
| lands they had occupied. Those were The
claimants in whose favor Mr.. Clay had
spoken on the occasion referred TO- But
what similarity is there between them end
men who intrude upon the public lands
without any claim or right f-None what.
ever. No sir, Tsaid Mr.. Crittenden,I let all
the honeyed commemorate on the infFo.
ders which it may be though: expedient 10
utter from the stump, on the borders Of iii.
nois, during canvass, be piled upon each
other as they may, do they alter the fact
that these persons went upon the lands -
violation of lao? The difference hen
between the case Of the (" occupying cIai.
mants" and the case of the squatters. Is
the difference between acting under law,
and men openly and directly violating
well known legislative enactnents SO
told Mr.. Young that when he next made
charges of inconsistency, il would Be -
well 10 know something Of what he was
talking about. = /. s. s'.3-...4 ~
Mr.. Young rose, as soon as Mr.. Crit
tenden took his seat, and proceeded q
tify his note taking. He said b. en-
knew he had them.
Mr.. Clay here rose sudde1ly, end e
claimed, g No siif--I deny iit-Tyol X
showed me that paper"
Mr.. Young, s / read il.
Mr. Clay, iron his seatl : 81.
-never-neyer. .sSs
Mr.. Young. aITeadit inthe Ssna
He then went on to declare that bis t-
pose was only 10 keep The exact lYol n
Mr. Clay, and show bis Constituents
were the friends Of the West, and who Il Is
n0ts slssas.s sa,E isss. ss,. 80
Mr., CFIttenden lndeo HIM that { =.
sident Van Buren himself had called thes-
{ squaiiers Ii passeFs, and he nov
) asked whether Mr. Young, when Sc ll
4 municated the laneue sc Of ll. CAV "a 81
3 constituents, pointed out the
between his express SONS and 8
Mr.. Van Buren, Did be
rangliing he friends. md lline them -
s unless they were as dull as Gle
.ethe's shore they should iiniIiol he
6 Clay, say that here was o
J. iof b sure, he said the Same
g circurn ance alter an
g BE liberal and q hin
s. Henry ClaY then RE-
he vItupeIali0n WIN which &c 30
S assailed nth silent contempt
5. biz remarked tha 1o1 q
Is 4 ,..sfze 4r.ar never seen ~ lIIIl. nor f.H