Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-24


member The history d this Bill aud | watched iis
progress kcenly from its inception 10 its end The
Ta,l Of lS2Swilli the discussions that led TO its
passagc--had rxasperaied pnr Southern country-
men 10 such an extent that even their hot language
bni ccby expressed the fcrvency Of their ideas
The Fin had been made bad by its cncmles WIN
wished TO make ii SO bad that It's friends would
disown it--and wherever, even in oppostqn 10 ITS
friends they could cngraf upon II u most obnoxious
pro,s.,...r item. they seized the opjc::.:s an
to astcn To lraos hat would drag II down Of their
own weight. The friends Of tho Tariff, II is we!f
known, took this Bill, not because they liked il, but
because II had some good things abontt and ,hongk
"a monster' some OF them owned 1t 10 be, as
whole, yei they thought ii well proportIoned in some
Of lis parts. Tho Blu, however, was passed amid
an agitation that could not snbside al on its pas
sage. II was evident ,ha, Congress had but al.
Journcd to ian the embers NJ home 50 as to create
greater fire when Congress re-asscmbled The Tn
rh soon beeame The subject that displaced all others
IN tho public mind. Souh Carolina particularly led
the van IL opposlon, and her people. snryged by the
inspiring eloIuence OFFS llayne. ilamiliop, and II
MeDui1c, nj last began 10 shaw signs Of breaking
out into oprn var Indeed, United States vessels
OF war we've stationed in the pot OF Chaileson--
and Fort Moulttin was strongly gaffsnncd by Uni.
ted States soldiers, The Palmetto button aud Tho
'nullliying eorknde were visible emblems OF tho SOW
teieny into which every individual IA The State was
nullhyng hImsrlt--and Charleston brslled witt
war, and Eolumb, rang with eloquencc. The ia
nous Proclamation of General jackson added bui li-
~ to The elements, aud every attempt 10 appeasc tho
storm WAS rs vain every attempt 10 qncll II. Gen
liayne, who, IN his great speech, So we'll known BY
the great answer al Mr.. Webster had just lrodue-
ed tho new doctrine Of Modification Into Congress
had retired from the Senate 10 be Governor OF the
little nation null alton creating aud Mr.. Cal
hopn bad taken his place. Grnctal Hamilton was
Comma der.in- Chief Of he dpay-- Notg there WAS
none---of the sovereignty uf South Carolina--and
George McDuifr acted rs munster pl,nipntcriia,y
IN the House of Representatives. Seldom had any
State ever put forth 80 many able men, aud il aptl-
ude, tloquentc, tact, courage could have carried
y State trinmphnny through n crisis, no doub,
South Carolina would pass though hei's unsca, he'd.
The Senate Of the United States in 1898 was
nearly equally divided rs IN political chafacter.-
and IN II were some first rate and many aba mem
Clay, Webster aud Calhoun were the strong hcn, OF
whose intellectual superiority ihe,c was but lulo
doubt. The, adioii Forsyth the noble hearted Ere
lnghnt sen, the cool and cunning but able Wright.
the why Holmes, the polished Smague tie rouel,
but glorious CLAYTON, The sitcr-lonpued Grund,,'
the mon bnncd aud strong headed Ewing, were the
Senators NJ !hu day. There we've indeed. but two
81 three little men, who nowller could ba2 been
bie--ior almost all llnd .h ,laetI, aud a eharnc-
Ter, for matter vqiat. is seldom got without soma
cause. III. session oi 1879 had been remafka-
bic Tor violent discussions upon the Tarn, without
any prospect Of settlement oi the yeSrd question
Indeed the admni,liaon of the Ftde,f Govern
meni made up VI lhe elements II was, could not,
"o"'' wv s,."e y" ~ '"'','"'s''''rn s"',ois
'o'' '"'ss '" ~ "'" MI p'e"',sop VI se" 'e'
$3.50 ~" "''' VI" IL '',u v o"'' ."' ''i' ~ lho
u, ''a'"' :, 'H' Po"',--'po p" was very "ouon"'
w -, WV YIN "'so'u 'o' ee'e"cn' 'o' ubc
= "'', ''o'es' W No" ~" way ho' ony Strung,
o"' ",''o was """e"' 10 NC s'e'' de" 81 po't'eei
c'p''' W 'o "oe our u nus q"eS''on Us '"og
WIS 'P''' ~, '" 80 "o oIPo','"h " ~"
SCUM anu No'l' eou'o not 'ueh eoaiesee lor ae-
''"'
In ibis condition of things when Congress assem-.
b,din December. 1892. Mr. Clay found the coun-
Try. During the months Of December an January,
II remarkable that he scarce ely ever took an sc-
live part IN the rar,ff discussions. The House, il was
clearly seen could agree upon no Bill, hougha Bill
Known ny 'hc "a'o u 'e'P'apeh pi'' was me con
STA" ,"o'he W "s."sS'o"' ~ was a'ost uehion-
s,fa'eu u, as j" y eo'ua'y WAS ofa"'ng 10 nm end,
'n", U" VIC W" W 1i''," So"g'oss "ou'a auJoufh
w'"o"' p"sS"s any ",, VI "'"""''h'ioi-u'ough
'ne o1t''"""ce y, ,'o''' N'fo'""' ","y'oe Tue hiw
OF io-o' was wen N"o"h' wa me threat was pos-
'efons Una, any ",'p' ~ r"'o'e'" Ia ,onh eatolna
woa'u ,e'o'o ooooS''eo anu eV'' war ihousn mere
PFop'o'y was" u'spos",on 70 n,ouy me MI o, is2s'
ye' 'pe ""n'"to, W SUM S''o'ina nau anued 10
me o'g'na' u'"ca'y OF sc'''fnfn'' Tor many fea-
soneo' WIN WI ,Na','s' 'na' Iongtess thel !egs-
'Ne"' i" 'ees'''eo "o'e' " '''e.., when wou'u DC
"os' Pe,ne,o"s P'o''',"'' wv Lay however
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'eso"e" ~ W ep'uafy' 10 Introduce
ms '',"oos ,o'"p'on''se Dn H~as mol al i's' re-
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i'"'"iy noPo " w P"s''SV, ne e'o,ng Au"n-
s''",o" 'o,",'' ," ''sy, w., "h" " ils"'' set
'"e' races "ee","'y "l""s' u. ing IAN" sena-
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