Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-01-23

ltiSiti"~S NY CsJGEi I"'..GiS III iSiS'i..,,
TO those old transactions. II was not to
make u charge against him, but to make
linn feel that he was tic last man who
ought 10 make the accusation lie has on
the present occasion. The course of the
Senator, and that oI myself. i>iircrtlv the
opposite. lie has Il la:Il bill Of his own.
il,brings ii in: he refer, it TO what :our-
n,irtcc liz CHOOSES, without ANY interference
Oh my part, nr amyprrSanal attack on him;
bnt | cannn, maize imovr wiiEnat his in
lerfcrcnre and attack. Dut enough Of
l:S.
rose simply TO supply some remarks
which intended 10 max" wl:cn last up
The Senator said, us | understood h:I.
lhl; il was matter uI history that prefer
red the candidate OF whnnr h"casr his vote
for The Presidency IN 1875. know nuI
II there DC a pa@" Of History to that effect.
have never seen ii, and il there he, il is
false. The truth of the casr is. that was
opposed to Mr.. Crawford, for reasons
which Meet! NOT now slate, IS were h!r
Adams aud Gcu. Jackson. When nv
nanIe vas withdrawn from The list OF can
didatcs f,ir The Presidency, it was placed
ul lha ri;.hcI ui nulil Tho H,r candidates tnr
the Vice Presidency: AMI between them |
loak no paT. Us il, dcrururn, ought not.
Vie, was evcrc'I V."rr>i,icnt the same,
aud c.r!i higher considerations, prevented
r,a from ui>ns any Influence a. between
lIirIn, VI l:rr III" cIyrt:,:h 81 IN thr House.
Mr.. Clay w:S!;r.! 10 adj 0"r word more.
IL made lllr inquiry NJ t;,r Senator from
SIuiL!Caroiina. IN !unw whcrhar iIiis great
measure, which contemplated the c">Sion
la ihc new States Of such II vast domain,
WAS cul.uccled with or had received The
.nclion Of lhc Administration or not. He
merely na'!e the inquiry, and if the "gaI
led jlde winced" it was not his fault. lie
made M alIu,ion furIhe nurpnse ut' wound
ing hc feelings Of tiir Senator from SunIli
Carolina. lie said that II ~ relations had
arisen between that gentleman and The
Administrator. and, therefore, lie made
The inquiry Of lin. Was il wrong in him
10 ask If This great measure bad the sup
port nf lis nrw iTcndsl The Senator,
I:'s'ead Of answering this plain inquiry,
fcw into \ passion, and cancelled I'LL obi
satln!is he Was unl rlowards him hut If
Ii" hadnn'y sail, Il know nothing of r!c
views ni the Administration, I Introduce
my own measure nD my own rrspnnslhlli-
~" there wond hay" been no conirovcr-
sy between them. The Senator. therefore,
D,oGatt this controversy on himself.
Mr.. Walker observed that il was only
I,,L ,b Il
business when the bill of The gentleman
from $. e.. was Introduced, 10 >huw how
The controversy between him and The SEN
aIor from kcntu; Ky commenced. The
latter. in lis opening speech. 90 nmenced
with an inquiry from the furnrr as IN
whether his hill was or was MOI an Exec
u'ivr measure. Nnw, he apprehcndcd, if
tie Senator from Kentucky had directed
his aIirnlinn 10 b" Iilue anJ circumstances
rTdrr which 'lliS hill was originally intro
durcd. hi quc,linn would have been an
Swrtcd. TIE bill NOW introduced was not
Il new mra>urr. II wsS first proposed
,IHiaa the session nf 1927. more than
Two wear, ago. whru u"nc pf the runnorS
in rcg;ni To Il Chan%r of posiinn by lhc
Senator from Suuln Carolina wcr in asi-
isiinn. 1t was when thai gentleman was
regarded by many is an opponent Instead
"f ! I',ud Of tilr Administrations; aud he
:;r. " riluushI lIral this circumstance
"l Itself v Is sril:2irur To furnish an a,iswrr
r"r!:r inquiry proroundcd to the Senator
from E"nucky.