Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30


no more protest against il than Mr.. c. was
unwilling to exercise it. Bd, what was the
state ofthc case? The Senators, on pre-.
sen,ing the resolutions of their Legislature,
had both made speeches addressed to this
body, and had spoken Of the nature of their
instructions, and of,he degree of authority
and Of duty which belonged to them; all
this they had done to a body of which Mr..
C. was member. IC they had confined
their thoughts on the subject to themselves
or had con,enled themselves with
simply presenting the resolutions, Mr..
G. would have seen no occasion for any re-
marks on his part. But when they expressed
their views Of the extent Of the obligations
due to their instructions on subjects in
which the whole country was interested,
Mr.. G. would ask if it was not proper for
him 10 speak in reply. Mr.. G. had spoken
with reluctance, and would have been glad
ifanother gentleman had taken it upon him ;
but as the question was aJou, to be put,
and as North Carolina was unrepresenled,
he had ventured to make a few remarks,
and in doing so had called forth most VIC.
lent philippe against him personally. Nj.
C.. had not felt the slightest emotion while,
this was gong on but as the Senator had
protested agains. Mr.. c. jurisdiction in the
cas-, he should have rccolected that he
was assuming just such a jurisdiction over
Mr.. c. and that it was quite as exception
able for the Senator to arraign Mr.. C's
course, us for him 10 ARA gn that Of the
Senator. But Mr.. C. would say nothing
in regard 10 himself, since his colleague
(Mr. Crii,enden, on the land bill) had dis
closed the mpossihil!ty of making any ade.
quate defence for Mr.. O.. on this floor ; and
he therefore thought it vain for him to at
tempt 10 defend himself. But on this point
the People of the country must Judge; and
if they condemned the course Of policy in
regard to the public lands which Mr.. e..
advocated, and which hadplaced this coun.
try SO years in advance of what it would
otherwise have been, Mr.. c. could only
submit; and it, as the senior Senator from
North Carolina had stated, this question had
shaken the pillars Of this Union, it would be
right to give some credit to Mr.. G. that he
had endeavored 20 compose that controver.
sy BY tine bill which he had introduced
several years ago.
On the declaration Of Mr.. Strange, that
he generally regarded Mr.. C.'s course as
one to be avoided, Mr.. C. remarked that it
was not his course Of conduct toward MIR.
S. or any other gentleman ). but when they
presented any measure, he was ever ready
TO give it his consideration and he would
not decide against him merely because ne
proposed the measure, but he would exnm.
inc it, and if the ground was good he would
act with him, as Mr.. S. was about to DO with
Mr.. c. on graduation.
Mr.. c. again disclaimed any 'nten,ion to
interfere between the Senators from North
Carolina and their Legislature, and express
ed the pl asure which t!tese resolutions gave
him, especially on account of their refer.
ence to the public lands and he further jus.
t'fed the remarks which he had now made,
and especially By the apprehension which
he felt that the true doctrine constructions,
as stated in 1898, was now in danger OF
being subcerted and destroyed.