Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-07

teen wears ago and had alluded 10 certain passages IN
in which Mr.. c. accused OF changing ms poi,'o
relations But that Senator knew that It was others
Mo nd CHANGED their relations TO political subjects
and politcal measures rather than MI W VINO hao io
lowed less in regard TO those subjects anu measure
than he was followed. The Senator was accustomed
to have his example followed by Others; pa' VT - ~.
not usually followed it, and especially would he not
follow it now But Mr.. C.s personal relations must OF
conrse follow his political relations. The Senator haa
now rot the whole story, and MIR. c. trusted wouio
be satisfactory in regard to the rumors TO "hc nc au
alluded .,.
occasion to accusations of changn his grounds II ne
wos arainst the Chief Magistrate he was charged WIN
CHANGING his opinions If he was in favor OF num- ne
wos then accused of changing his political relations
d., ho had moi CHANGED at ALL he stood now where lie
had always stood and that was on the unchahscaoe
mrnose TO bring back the Government to ITS original
SIMPLICITY and economy. he with othels' haa sue
cecded in expunging the whole OF the senator @'e
system and other extravagances, 50 rs to give the
Corernment a chance of taking fresh start ana u
rave Mr. G. pleasure to say that the best part OF the
nc The present Chief Magistrate were APPROX
cd nv Mr. c., and Mr.. G. was happy OF the opportunity
of making these declarations ana ne wouiu s.aiu ~
them Nothing should prevent MIR. c. from supporting
man while he was politically right The Senator IRON
Kennedy had given the Government a wrong dIrec,
ton Mr. c. had resisted the proceeding, and he should
continue TO do So standing on Tue Trouhd occhP'cu W
Mr. Jefferson and others OF his class
Mr. CLAY said he had understood the Senator as ie-
l;c;to,inr himself the opportunity which had been
now afforded him hy Mr. {. OF defining once more ms
nol;tcal positions and Mr. c. must say that he had now
defined it very clearly, and had apparently given
new definition The Senator declared that all the
LEADING measures of the present Administration had
met his approbation and should receive his support IL
turned out then, that the rimor to which Mr. v haa a.
luded was true and that the Senator from South caro-
.loI rfnr nj
Admin straon since he had declared that all its lead
ing measures approved by him, and should have
his support cd
Carolina had made in regard to Mr. g. support OF the
head of another Administration, (r. Adans,) It oc-
casioned Mr. c. no pain whatever 1t was an old
story, which had long been sunk IN oblivion, except
when the Senator and few others thought proper 10
bring up. But what were the 1acts OF that case
Mr. C. was then member of the House or Repre-
scnatives whom three persons had been returned
from whom il the duty OF the lolSe 10 MAKE d
selection for the Presidency As to one OF those three
candidates. he was known TO be IN an unfortunate con-
dton, in which no one sympathized with him more
than did Mr.. C. Certainly the Senator from South
Carolina did not That gentleman was therefore out oil
the question as candidate for the Chief Alagstracy;
and Mr. c. had consequently the only alternative OF
the illustrous individual at the Hermitage, or OF the
man who was now distinguished III inc House OF ne
presentatives and who had held many public places
with honor to himself and benefit TO the country Ana
if there any truth history, the choce winch VT
c. then made precisely the choice winch the Sena-
tor from South Carolina had urged upo his trends
The Senator himself had declared hiS preference OF
Adams to Jackson Mr.. c. made the same chocc and
experience had approved it from that day to this, and
would to eternity History would ratiy and approve It,
Let the Senator from South Carolina make any thing
out of that part of Mr. c. public career II he could
Mr. G.. defied him.
The Senator had alluded to Mr. c. as the advocate OF
compromise Certainly he was. This Government it.
SELF great extent, founded and rested on com
promise And to the particular compromise to which
alluslon had been made, Mr. Z. thought no man ought
to be grateful for than the Senator from South
Carolina But for thai compromise, Mr. {. was not al
all confident that he would have now had the honor to
NEE, that Senator face to face in this National Capitol
The Senator had said that his position was that
of State rights But what the character OF this
bill: Ii was bill to strip seventeen OF the States OF
their rphtul Inheritance: TO sell it all for of pot
tage; TO surrender it for rIflc-a mere nominal sum
The bill was, in effect attempt TO strip and rob Sc
vsnteen States of this Union of their property, and as
SIGN il over eight nine Of the States. If this
was what the Senator called indicating the rights Of
the States Mr.. c. prayed God TO deliver US from al
! such rights and all such advocates.
1 Mr.. CALHOUN said the Senator from Kentucky
entirely nstook the character of the bill 1t was no
only State rights measure, but 1t was lndsPensa
bic TO the peace and prosperity of the States, as the
only measure that would well effect the object in view
! Having used the word compromises Mr. G. felt hount
refer the Senator to that particular compromises ant
the Senator had SAID in reply that II any one sh'ul'
DO ,i..ri.s..l !" L:. Gar that "'.'.': rnmis'-
i MIR. Clay. Not to ne.
i Mr. CALHOUN. The Senator always claimed L
be the author of that measure; and | AN not in th
smallest degree thankful to him for it. knew he coult
not avoid it, j his master on that occasion, and
forced it upon him. wrote home at that time half
dozen letters saying that the Senator would be obliged
to accede to a compromise | will now explain all that
{ The effect Of notification is this that, when STATE
intcrposes, the majority must sometimes yield TO TIN
minority. Those who are to have the smallest share
of the plumber, in the majority, sure to get away
In the American svstcm the constituents of the Scna
tor obtained very small portion; they were rather .
those that were plundered. At TIE time when Gle
neral Jackson occasoncd the force bill, the Senate
from Kentucky had lost the manufacturers; Gen Jack
son had suppantcd him, and Senator, not now pre-
sent, also in the way of superscdng HIM IN tina
interest. The Senator from Kentucky was therefor,
flat on his back, and nothing would answer his owl
purpose but the compromise 1t with him either
compromise or annihilaton 1t necessary that eli
ther he the American system should fall 1t was no
my desire to mention these things; but the Senator
went out of his way to touch kindred subjects, ane
therefore felt myself compelled to make these state
ments have alluded to my letters on that occasion
and predicted in them on the third day OF the session
{ that this question would terminate as it did.
Sir, | will go further yielded good deal in thai
compromise. IL my first proposition that it should
go out III lc4o, proceeding in equal proportion io
every year of - per cent And will say further tina
at the session before nullifcd in South Carolina,
and others said that tho question must be settled. II
was seven years which then fixed for its tcrmina
tion and it would have been carried in that time but
for certain circumstances. In regard to all yielded
my colleague (Mr. Prcston) knows why did it, but
do not choose to state il here And should now have