Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-23
Congressional.
ERlnAY. Jan. 8, lSl0.
IN SENATE.

ire sive,p on Tuesday last, Mr.. Calhoun
asked leave. and Introduced a bill o,ccGr
the public lands to The States IN which lhcy
ar. respectively situated. The hill WIS
re,d by its title. and, Oh molun "t DIR, T.,
referred TO the Committee on the Public
Lands.
Mr.. CLAW stated that he regretted that I:e
was detained bv in,IiSposilioa this morn
i,r. and prevented lrun heing rreSctl'
when tic bill was introduced hy the sena,
ror from Sou!h Carolina MIR. Calhoun
for cediug the public lauds 10 crr'aliS'a'e'
within which they are situated. lie Wish
ed to suggest some other reference OF !"
rl,ao TO the Committee on the r""',c
lands. but. unless some Senaior woulI
move a reconsideration OF t':orier"l F"lrr-
ence 10 that commiItee, he could not o!ler
the suggestion w.liri. he wished Ia 'Tahe'
Mr.. Southland then moved llle rccoh'id-
era,ion.
NJ. Calhoun remarked that he hoped
The Senate would not agree TO the 'ho!'"h
unless some good reasnn should bs, ASST ish'
od why the .,ilI sl"uld NOT Ie referred ="
The Comm,tlcc on the Public Lnnds. II
was the appropriate committee. Hn' the
bill referred ilseIfto it rs q matter ni course
unless there should be some specific au;.
sufficient objection.
Mr.. CLAY said he was indifferent as to
the disposition of ,he.mat'cr, but. US l"e
commiltee was constituted. four "i It's ire
members were from The new States. He
meant TO offer no disrespec' TO them; n','
he must say that this was n measure wfilrh
disguised as it may be, and c"!oraOic as
it: provisions were; was, in elect, nolia-
ton ofupwards of one hundred nii'i"'S
of acres of the common property "i All III"
States of Ibis Union 10 particular Si"'cs.
He did not think il right that such inea-
sure should be committed 10 the hands OF
Senators exclusively representing the do
nces. lie thought that a committee ought
10 be constituted. in which the old ;'la'cs
should have fuller and faircr representa-
,iuu. We shonld at least preserve h" de-
corum of legislation, and not violate the
decencics Of Justice.
Mr.. Cahoun said the Senator had srn.
ken much Of pledges. understandings ani
political compromises. an'i ,uddrn change
of personal relations. He (said Mr.. C.) Is
much more experienced i'll such thugs
than | am. IF my memory serves me.
and ifrunors are 10 be trusted. the Sena-
tor bad great deal to dn with such things,
in connection with Distinguished c!';z"n.
now of the other House; and il is nnl 4! ali
surprising, from his experience th"n,'n I'iS
own case, that he Should nnt be lndiSpnscd
10 believe sinlilAr rumors of au0,hcr u"w.
But whether his sudden change of person
al relations then, trnm bitter rnm'Iy I" The
most confidential friendship with that ci'i-
zen, was proceed ed hy pIe''-rs. rndr"-
standing. and political cnnlirnnlis"s ON The
part Of Que or both, it is no; for M 10 say.
The country has long since passed nn that.
But, said Mr.. c., will ila>su"c the s,tiia-
tor. II there were pledges in his cas-. there
were none in niue. have terminated
mv long suspended prr-onal inic.ron>r"
with the President, wii2ut the .,i!li;cSl
pledge, understanding ani cr#p:nmli,".
on either side. world hc the i;,sl Ia r"
ccivc or cxac, such. The transition Grnn
,hpir E,rlner 10 their rrg-",il personal rcIa-
,:ons, was easy & nalura! r"qmr;. ':n l'i.,s
ofihc kind. |! gives me pleasure o.i;v, ,'hu*
openly. that have alprov"'! sf all HE
leading measures Of tie President. >:Grr
he took the Executive chair, sir,riy he.
cause they accord with tn" principles an'l
policy on which have long acted, anal
often openly avowcd. The change, r!:rn.
iE our personal relations, had Simply f |.
lowed that Of our political. Nor was it
made suddenly, as the senator cEarg"s.-
So far from it, more than Two years have
elapsed since | gave decided sarpurI t"
the leading measure ol'ihc EXcr@ri"c, ;;nd
on whic!, almost all others since haze turn
ell. This long interval waS prrmii;cd IL
pass. in order ia! MS act might .ivc rs
surancc whether ihrrc was Il cuiu>ilrncr
between cur political ,;"ws Is !" i!. ;rm.
cipIcs on which the Gnvcr#rruI should hr
administered. before our. personal rcl.
lions should be Charged. ! idcrmch il ri.:c
to both thus long to delay H." change. ~
mong ohcr reaSnl!>. to di-cuum'cnH;:rr
such idle rumorS rs tho Senator :illr;d"s ln
Tha' his political coursc'nch' he .iuig"d
{said Mr.. Cmihnuu,i is ihc oi!iecr Ir hd
in view, and moi the suspicion aud jeaIou.
sy ofhis political opponents, he would re-
peat what he had said. :ii ,Ilr la$l session.
was his object. II is, said h.. tn"iIi'rrac
all those measures which had originated
in The national consolidation Schn'I Of poll
tics, and especially the Scunlur's lanous
American system, whirh hr believed To ,r
hostile TO the CONSTITUTION and the genius
ofour political system. and the real source
of all the disorders and dangers to Which
the country was. or had hrrn, smt:jcct.-
This done, he was for wing The Govern
men, fresh departure, in The direction in
which Mr. Jefferson and his associates
would give, we're they now alive and III
the helm. He s,nod where he had al
ways stood, OH the oldSlr1cRigh,s ground.
His change of personal relation. wlicl,