Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-09

IN which he involved. Now w.a: was the history
of the case; Fla. he on his back, Mr. T. SAID
he was able to produce that compromise, and to carry
it through the Senate, in opposition to the most strenu
cxcrtions Of The gentleman who the Senator from
S. Carolina said, had supp!an!rd him, and in spite o
his determined and unceasng opposition There VAS
(sad Mr. CD sort OF necessity operating on he to COM
pei me introduce that No necessity Of u
personal character influenced him; but
involving the interests, the peace and harmony OF the
whole country well of the State of South Caro-
lima directed him in the course lie pursued. tic saw
the condition of the Senator from s. c. and that of his
friends he the condition to which lie had reduced
the gallant little State of :. G. by his unwisc and
dangerous measures: he saw, too that the
eve of civil and he wished TO the etlnson
Of blood-thc blood of fellow citizens. Tina.
was why he introduced the compromise bill.
There another that powerfully operated
him. The very interest that the tarl'!aws enact
ed TO proect-so great was the power of the then
Chief Magistrate, and so rapidly was that power in
| creasing-was in danger of being sacrificed He saw
that the protective system was IN danger of being
swept away entirely and probably At the session
Of Congress, by the tremendous power Of the indiv
dual who then filled the Executive chair, and he felt
that the greatest service that he could render it, would
be to obtain for il ga lease for term of wears 10 use
an expression that had been heretofore applied the
compromise bill. lie the necessity that existed 10
save the protective system from The danger which
threatened ii. lie the necessity to advance the
great interests OF the nation, TO avert civil war; and to
peace ana W divided
country and therefore that he had brought for
ward this The Senator from South Carolina
TO betray still further and more srikingly the charuc-
tcristics which belonged to him, said, that in
qucncc CT his (M-. Calhouns) remarks this very
day, all obligations towards him on the part of him
self, (Mr. Cahoun) of the State of South Carroll
ma, and the whole South, cancelled. And
what right had the Senator to get up and assume
speak of the whole South, of South Carolina
herself. If he was not mistaken IN his Judgment Of
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which came 10 him was =. LID - lov w,nd
come and that very distant neither, when the Sc
ator would not dare rise in his place and presume 10
speak he had This dag done, as tho organ oil The gal
liant people of the State he represented AS TO cancel
mcnt OF obligations, he not of those looking
Ia what would cnulc TO hun III consequence Of
them; but he concnted himself with having performed
his duty the best n his ability, and that Tic
highest reward that his ambition ever aimed at. His
nearly run-run by the course ofnature-rnn,
if you please by the of political events and he
had nothing to ask for from South Carolina the South
at large, or the whole country-nothing. But he
should TO- when he chose to do So into retirement with
consciousness that, during The period Of long and
evcnu life, he had served his country faithfully,
lousy, without being Influenced by hope Of reward
any other motives than sincere desire TO promote lis
best interests; and whatever the Senator from Sout,
Carolina might say the canccmcnt of obligations,
he could not deprive him of that delightful Conscious
ness,
Mr.. CALHOUN. The Senator brings against me
tn vague charge of cgotsm lie would appeal to the
Senate, order to repel it, whether there is any me
Der Of the body exempt from speaking of himself
than he was unless when attacked. How stands the
fact: The Senator has made il his practice Of late 10
give all his discussions with him personal turn
What was he 10 do Ifhe repealed his attacks he was
forced to speak Of HIMSELF and to expose hnsel! to the
charge of cgosm from the Senator; or if he remained
silent stand convicted Of his charges Is that fair:
lie has another practice not less unfair to make an at
tack on him, and TO turn round and accuse him Of ma
king the attack when he simply repealed it, as in the
present instance
Tho transactions Of lc21. He mistakes my object
rcly in referring TO those old transactions. 1t was
not 20 make charge against him, but to make him
feel that he the last who ought 10 make the
accusation lc has the present occasion. The
Of the Senator, and that Of myself is directly the OPP
positc. he has land bill Of his He brings it
in he refers it to what committee he chooses, without
any interference on my part, personal attack on
him: hut ! cannot make move without his interior
cnce and attack. But enough Of this.
! rose simply 10 supply remarks which intend
ed 10 make when last up TIE Senator SAID, | un-
dersood him, that II matter Of history that pre-
errcd the candidate whom he cast his vote FOR the
Presidency in l-21 know not if there be pare Of
history 10 that Eject. have it, and if there
be-, is false. The truth of the Is, that op
posed 10 hlr Crawford for which need not
now slate, were Mr.. Adams and Gen. JACKSON
When my naarc was withdrawn from the list Of cand
III
both those candidates for the Vice Presidency and be-
tween them took part as i'll dccorum, ought not.
When elected ice President the same and even
higher considerations, prevented me from using any
influence between them, when the election went 10
| the House.
! Mr. CLAY wished to add one word more lie made
the inquiry Of the Senator from ). Carolina to know
whether this great measure which contemplated the
cession 10 the States Of such vast domain, was
connected with had received the sanction of the Adj
| min Ia mprnlv mada iho inUurv and
if the '.gncd jade WINGED il was not his fault. lie
made al!uson, for the purpose OF "onndng the feel
ings of the Senator from 5 Carolina. lie said that
new relations had arisen between that gentleman and
the Administration, and therefore, he made the inquiry
of him. Was il wrong i'll him 10 ask if this great mca
sure had the support OF his new friends: The Senator
instead of answering this PLAIN inquiry, flew into pas
sion, and cancelled all obligations he was under TO-
wards him; but if he had only said, II know nothing
of the views Of the Administrations | Introduce my
own measure my own responsibility, there would
have been no controversy between them. The Senator
| therefore brGug ht this controI erSy on himself.
Mr.. WALKER observed that 1t was only necessary
10 look back TO the stage of the business when the bill
of the gentleman from South Carolina was introduced
10 show how the controversy between him and the Sc
nator from Kentucky commenced. The latter, in his
opening speech, commenced with inquiry from the
| former, Ia whether his bill not an Exc
cutvc measure. Now, nc apprchendrd, If. the Senator
from Kentucky had directed his attention 10 the time
and circumstances under which this bill was originally
introduced, his question would have been answered.
The bill introduced not measure. II was
first proposed during the of lc36 more than
Two years ago. when OF the minors III regard to
change position by the Senator from 5 C. were in ag
taton 1t was when that gentleman regarded by ma
| ny opponent instead of friend of the Admins
tration and he (Mr Wakcr) thought that this clrcum
stance of itself sufficient to furnish answer 10
the inquiry pr"pounded by the Senator from Kentucky
Bnt the Senator from Kentucky objected TO the refer
Of this hill IN th, Public Lands
Was not that he would ask, the appropriate committee
TO consider bill Of that nature: Was not that the
committee to which il naturally belonged: And must
there not be, on any committee 10 which II might be re-
fcrrcd, majority Of members either from the old or
the States, the committee being five III number:
But let say TO the Senator from Kentucky, Mr.
W. continued, that the period has passed when he
can consider the State Of Mississippi, in reference to
this measure, deeply interested The returns from
the General Land Office show that that State at least