The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-06

lin which he rcpelled the attempt Of
Calhoun to speak for the whole south,
and to pronounce sentence on Henry
Clay, in the name Of the whole South.
4 LII was a rebuke which Mr.. Calhoun
will never forget. Mr.. Clay's man
ner and tone were such as became a
patriot aud a statesman, addressing,
from his elevation of purity and dig
Unity, a person sunk below the com
mon level Of men of honor; a being
who has prostituted all public princi-
pie and private credit, forthe ignoble
purpose Of self-aggrandizement.
4 Well might Mr.. Clay ask, sswhat
right has Mr.. Calhoun 10 speak for
J; the whole south, or even Tor South
! Carolina?" 1t was only a new in
stance-it was only another exam
lple of the presumEtuousnes Of the
man. Well did Mr.. Clay add that,
Iif we may infer any thing from the
Ipast-if history is to be regarded as
J; teaching any thing-if any recollec-
..tions of the days that are gone by,
survive in the bosom of the present
generation--the day will soon arrive
when John G. Calhoun will not dare
to rise and speak, as he presumes now
to DO for the south; no. not even for
) the gallant, and chivalrous, enlighten-
ed State of South Carolina, which he
assumes to represent.
) This was truth which came home
: to the bosom of many a southern man
, present. John G. Calhoun does not
speak for the South. He will be dis
, carded by the South. He is the
!. greatest traitor to the south that has
, lever lived; because he has had more
naence in that region than his char
acter for principle ever entitled him
to. l write as southern man; born
f on the soil Of the sold Dominion
God bless her--and, though educated
) in a far distant land, inheriting, I
trust, some of the sentiments and
opinions which invested the southern
} character with honor and dignity,
: and made it respected throughout the
| world. John G.. Calhoun has done
: as much as any single man could do
e to break the spell-to destroy the
: illusion, (as many choose to consider
/, it,) of southern high-mindedness and
: chivalry. He has done his best to
t deprave the south-take away from
l southern gentlemen one of the
: strongest arguments that can prevail
! there; against Benton, Kendall, &
: Co.; namely, that they are not gentle
s men.
e Mr.. Clay closed his remarks in ;
! manner which his friends will Ions
. remember and rejoice in. Justly
t spiritedly, and gracefully did he ex
s press the sentiment that he is not al
ways looking out for what nigh
' ''enure" to his own interest. (Tht
| intelligent reader will remember tina
: MIR. Calhoun's reason, gave in the ia
. NOUS Edgefeld Letter, for not contin
r uing to act with the opposition te
: Van Buren,, was that the victory ,Uoult
: eau1e to some body other than him
!, sey!D
) "My course" continued Mr.. Clay
, in conclusion, sis nearly run-by ma
ture-by political events. / have no.
e thing to ask for from the Senator
r from South Carolina-nothing from
f the State-not hing from the South
I nothing from the country. When
/. retire from public life | shall 60 with
a feeling, that during long series O
' years, Iheve served my country! O
Y that consciousness can neverbe de
e prived."
g Mr.. Calhoun could make no repl,
t to Mr.. Clay, that would have any
effect; and with more than usual dis
: erection, he ATTEMPTED none. But af
e ter the Senate adjourned he had the
S meanness to go round to all the re
!, porters, and beg them not to publish
+; his remarks until he should revist
them-that is, until he should put
a down what after reflections, and pre-.
: paration he would like to have said
I but which he did not say. He will
!, i dare affirm, aurite out tolerable
!, sharp reply to Mr.. Clay--though hi:
4 spoken remarks consisted ofattempt:
at explanation of some of his mum
d berless inconsistencies, about which
: the American people in general dc
t not care brass farthing.
e Mr.. Clay rose again after Mr.. Cal
! houn sat down-but only to repel the
J. groundless charge, that he (Mr. Clay,
: had given personal character to thi
h debate. He had only asked whethe
this great measure relating to tn,
a public lands, originated with or ia.
l. the sanction of the Administrations
81 He had added an allusion to the ney
e .relations subsisting between the Pre-
is sident aud Mr.. Calhoun. The gale,
o#jade WINGED but he put it to the Sen
# ate to say, whether there was any
d thing wrong in his remarks.