The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-01-18

tions. The senator had now got the whole
true story, and Mr.. G.. trusted it would be
satisfactory inrcgard to thcrumor to which
he had alluded.
Mr.. c. found it impossible to move with
out giving occasion for accusations of
changing his grounds. If he was against
the chief magistrate. he was charged with
changing his opinions. lfhc was in favor
of him. he was then accused of changing
his political relations. But he had not
changed at all: he now stood where he
had always stood. and that was on the u!l-
changeablc purpose TO bring back the GO
vcrnmcnt to its original simplicity and c.
economy. He. with others. had succeeded
in expll"ging the whole OF the senator's a
mcrican system, and other cxtrava@aHcics
SO as to give the government chance Of
taking fresh start. And it gave Nr. c.
4 Great pleasure TO say that the best part
o:' the measures of the present chief maeis-
tratc were approved by him and that he
was happy OF the opportunity OF making
these declarations, a@I that hcw3ul,, s!@nd
70 ,!lc!n. Nothing Skou!l prevent kim
from supporting man while he WAS po-
li;icaI;v right. The senator ircm kcMtuc-
Ey !.ai HN3A the government & wrong d.
r%c::a.i. Iii. e. had resisted the nrocacd-
,3Gs. a:Ht io should coaIii.I2 20 do so.
Startling on the groUnd occupied i,y -Nr.
j,.tc.:f":: and cthcrs OF his Class.
III. Gay said he understood the scna.
tor as ic',2!: l!ing himself on tic opportu-
njty which i.ad now been afforded him by
Hg. {. =. defining once more his political
position ai:d ur. c. must say that he had
now defined i very clearly, and had arpa-
lcH; ! %Ncn it 4 new definition. The
s;c:&::o- :ioH: declared that all the leading
L:o2s"r,:; OF the present administration
had ~; us appreciation and sh,!!d rc-
Ce!;c L.: support. 1t turned out then, that
li.c i&:ic: 10 which he had alluded, WIS
i:::r: &:id tia: :!lc senator !roin SOUL! Ca
,o.:":..,:;. M:;::::t be hereafter regarded is 4
supporter q TIC administration, e!ncn he
had dcciarc;; HAT all its leading nlca&urcs
were appro,cd hy him and :houii receive
hls support.
As 10 tn2 aii,ision which the senator
from $ S,uh Carolina had made in gc"ard
TO l:5 Nir. G!ay's support OF the head Of
another administration Or. Adam;9 it
occa>ipncd Nir. {. no pain whatever. 1t
wa: 81 OF! ~loy, which hal I,ar since
s,H!h J.. oblivion, except when the Senator
aH, 4 ..;,':,,. others Thought proper 10 bring
ii ur. Dut what was the case! Mr. Clay
was then member Of the House Of Rep
rrscIlat!vc>, tn whom three pCr>o:,s had
been returned. from whom it was the dH;y
of the House to make selection for the
Presidency. As to one of those three
candidates, it was known to be in an unlor-
tunatc condition. in which no one svmpa-
thi>od with him more than d,l Mr.. c.
CcrtanIy y the senator from SJuh Caroli-
ma DID not. That gentleman was there
fore, "ut OF the question, as candidate for
the chief magistracy; and Mr.. &. had con-
,:'qlcnt!y the only alternative Of the Illus
tli"uS individual! Of the Hermitage. or of
the man who was ROW distinguished in the
House OF Representatives,, ard WHO held
50 many pubic places with honor 10 im-
sell and bencft TO the country. Aud f
!hcrc was any truth in history, tic choice
which he made was prcci>cIy : the choice
which the senator from South Carolina
had urged upon his friends. The senator
himself had declared his preference OF .i.!-
ans to Jackson. Mr.. Z. made TIC same
choice: and experience had approved it
from that day 70 this. and would lc c:cr,i-
ty. History would ratiiy aud approve ii.
Let the senator from South Carolina make
any ding CIT Of that part Of Mr. (.'* pub
liz career if he could. lie dcfcG him.
The Senator had alluded to Mr.. c. as
the advocate Of compromise. Certainty
he was. This government Itself. was
TO great extent, founded and rested.
on compromise. And TO tic particular
compromise to which allus:on has been
made, hc thought no one ought to be more
grateful tEian the senator from South Car
Dina. But for that compromise, Mir. C..
was not at all confident that he would
have now the honor to meet that gentlc-
man face to face in this National capital.
Ill., H., Il j Il l..