Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-17

| ing there WAS quite an animated discussion
| in the SeDa,e between MIR Clay and MIR Cal.
houn. The latter had introduced his L,II 10
cede the public lands TO The new States and
had moved lis reference TO the Comni,trr nm
Public Ltnds. before Mr. Claws arrival Mr.
e. however took occasion 10 express his re-.
gre, that indisposillou had prevented his At.
tendanre NJ The moment when The Till WINS
introduced and referred, MS he had ono or
two suggestions TO nuke, and some against
It's reference 10 The Committee il had been
assigned 10; but unless some Senator would
move reconsideration OF That ole. lac would
Lc denied the opportunity. Mr. Southland
immediately moved reconsideration, when
Mr. Calhoun expressed his surprise tina, the
Senator from krutocky should seek 10
change its destination, the Committee nam.
ed briog, in his opinion, the proper one
MIR Clay minated there we're many rea.
sons why il should not go 10 the Committee
on Public Lands Tor disguise the matter as
they might. il was an attempt TO give the Dat.
rmony Of the United States 10 The new
States, and WAS il not notorious fact THAI
four out Of the five Senators comprising that
Comuitter were from the very States that
we're to BE- made the objects of such mnni6.
cence. He Submitted. therefore. whether
gentlemen should be placed in position
where the question Of some hundreds Of mill.
ions OF acres Of the domain were 10 accrue 10
to the States they represented. He asked If
some other disposition should not BE- made Of
the bill, so as TO preserve the outward FORMS
TO show nj least The decency Of egislaiion--
While up. Mr. Z. said he would inquire .was
4 "A nj he. 4
does the Executive stand neutral, and un.
committed " ith regard to 2? He was ia.
duced to make thai inquiry in consequence
OF EhispsJed RA1erIaadiaes oifirndly and
contidrnlisi relations lately entered into be-
tween the Senator anil the executive. II NJ.
NOR speaks the truth, the inquiry whether il
was AN administration MEASURE or not, was
one ia which the whole country was inieres-
ted
MIR Calhoun coniendcd that il was not
proper stage to bring in objections whirh be
wonld say were the most extraordinary he
had ever heard---ihe very reasons urged by
the Senator against the reference, were the
very strongest why il should 30 10 the com.
miiter on Public Lands |, was in conso.
nance with usage. that the bill should have
lucky would like TO know ii II was an Exc.
cuti,e m-asnrr-n now he submitted to the
Senate and country neither j, was drcorous
Ia that Senator 10 make sIlusons 10 his pr.
waite relations with The President and wi.lh-
or they were changed. Did that Senator
suppose tina, his private relations involved or
influenced his public duties The Senator.
when lac makes surh illusions, aust Judge
him rather by bis own than his iMr C.'s)
standard.
Mr. Clay was perfectly aware ofthe usage
observed IN parliamentary proceedings, aud
that when measure Was submitted. the
form. shape, detail, SC. we're given to its
friends, not its opponents but was that his
ohleciioni Here VAS Il plan for granting the
pairimony of,he whole States 10 IA few, and
conided to those who were TO be the reripi-
en,s oil the bounty. Where we've the Ii,ncs
Of the old Slales-where stood the Senator
himself on such an occasion His objection
was that il was not referred fairly 10 the old
and new. where each party might have some
opportunity OF looking to It's interests, and
taking care of them. So tar as tie private
relations of the gentleman were roncern,.,
il was the last of his thoughts to inquire IN
10 them (; but rumor did not limit the conner.
iion 10 pirate JrisndShip--il spoke no less
loud OF political connexIon, Of mutual sup
port; II that were true. when a great meas
ure was brought before the nation, was il not
OF some importance 10 the country 10 ascer-
tain the fact2 Was il n matter of no impor-
lance for us to know when the loud and am
cry dennnciaiions OF the gentleman against
the Executive, were still fresh in our eats,
whether he had made his bow ut court, kiss.
ed the hand, and become the liege subject Of
the monarch. and ready a, all times TO do his
bidding7 He repeated that he desired to
know if the measure was one " hich the nd
ioslered, or whether il was COM
mi,ied or unconmtted in relation TO il2
Mr. Calhoun thought the chimrras which
the Senator had conjurcd up abou, conpro-
misses and understanding with the Executive,
must have grown out Of the recollection OF
what had taken place some thirteen OF four.
Teen years since Now, rs 10 what pledges
had been given or received between the par
ties oftha, time, he had never asked of the
gentleman-he was not ambitious OF follow
ing in the footsteps of thu, Senator in any
case. Why his, (Mr C's) personal rea-
lions with The President should be dragged
before the Senate he could not conjecture
When the Chief Magistrate recommended
measures. " hich he conceived 10 lie Tor the
good OF the country, he felt il his duly, ms
man of honor, to sustain them; aud he ould
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