The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-02-11

rumors Of Mr.. Calhoun's new relations with
the President, and supposed from the decla-
rations Of the Senator, TINT these rumors
were true; and that his support, if not pledg-
ed, was at lenst promised conditionally to the
Was il of no importance
to the public to learn TINT these pledges and
had been entered into?-that
the distinguished Senator had made his bow
in court, kissed the hand Of the monarch,
was taken into favor, and agreed henceforth
to suppost his edictsf
Mr.. Calhoun said the Senator had spoken
much Of pledges, undertakings, and political
and sudden change of person
al relations. He (said Mr.. C.) is much
more experienced in such things than am.
Ifmy memory serves me, and if rumors are
70 be trusted, the Senator had great deal
to do with such things, in connection with a
distinguished citizen, now Of the other house |;
and it is not ut all surprising, from his ex-
perience then, in his own case, that he should
not be indisposed to believe similar rumors
of another now. But whether this sudden
change Of personal relations then, from bit
Ter enmity to the most confidential friend
ship with that citizen, was preceded by
pledges, undertakings, and political COM
promises on the part of one or both, it is not
Tor me to say. The country has long since
passed on that.
But, said Mr.. c., will assure the Sena-
tor, If there were pledges in his case, there
none in mine. have terminated my long
suspended personal intercourse with the
President, without the slightest pledge, un-
or compromise, on either side.
| would be the last 10 receive or exact such.
The transition from their former to their
present personal relation, was easy and nat
ural, requiring nothing of the kind. ltgives
me pleasure to say, thus openly, that have
of all the leading measures OF the
President, since he took the Executive chair,
simply because they accord with the prin-
ciples and policy on which have long act
ed, and often openly avowed. The change,
then, in our personal relations, had sinply
followed that Of our political. Nor was it
made suddenly, as the Senator charges
So far from it, more than two years have
elapsed since gave decided support to
the leading measures Of the Executive, and
on which almost all others since have turned.
TITS long interval was permitted to pass, in
order that his acts might give assurance
whether there was coincidence between
our political views as to to the principles on
which the Government should be admins
tered, before our personal relations should
be changed. deemed it due to both thus
long to delay the change, among other rea-
SOUS to discountenance such idle rumors as
the Senator alludes to. That his political
course might be judged (said MIR. Calhoun)
by the object he hac 10 view, and not the
suspicion and jealousy of his political oppo-
nents, he would repeat what he had said, 1t
the last session, was his object. 1t is, said
he, to obliterate all those measures which
had originated in the national consolidation
school of politics, and especially the Sena-
tors famous American system, which he
believed to be hostile othe Constitution and
genius of our political system, and the real
source of all the disorders and dangers to
which the country was, or had been, subject.
This done, he was for giving the Govern
ment fresh departure, in the direction in
which Jeffersol aud his associates would
give, we're they now alive and at the helm.
He stood where he had always stood, on the
old State Rights ground. His change Of
personal relation, which gave so much con-
Germ to the Senator, SO far from involving
any change in his principles or doctrines,
grew out Of them.
Mr.. Clay said he had understood the Sen
ator as ielicitating himself on the opportunity
which had been now afforded him by Mr..
G. of defining once more his political posi-
ton; and Mr.. C.. must say that he had now
defined it very clearly, and had apparently
given it new definition. The Senator now
declared that all the leading measures of the
present Administration had met his appro-
baton, and should receive his support. It
turned out then, that the rumor to which
Mr.. G. alluded was true, and that the Sena-
tor from South Carolina might be hereafter
regarded as supporter OF this Admins
tration, since he had declared that all its
leading measures were approved by him,
and should have his support.
As to the allusion which the Senatar from
South Carolina had made in regard to Mr..
C's support Of the head of another Admins.
tration, (Mr. Adams,) it occasioned Mr.. C.
no pain whatever It was an old story,
which had long been sunk into oblivion, ex-
cept when the Senator and a few others
thought proper to bring il up. But what
were the facts of that case! Mr.. G. was
then . member Of the House Of Represen-
tatives, to whom three persons had been re-
turned, from whom i was the. duty of the
House to make selection for the Presiden-
cy. As to one Of those three candidates, he
was known to be in an unfortunate condi-
ton, in which no one svmpathized with him
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