Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-01-13

queny the only alternative of the illustrous indi-
yidua at the Hermitage or of the man who was
now distinguished in the House of Representatives,
and who held so mnny public paccs with honor
TO himself and benefit TO the country. And iftherc
was any ruth in history, the choice which Mr.. G.
then made was precisely the choice which the Sem
ator from s. &. had urged upon his friends. The
Senator himself had declared his preference of
Adams 10 Jackson. Mr.. &. made The same choice
--and experience had approved il from that day to
this, and would to eternity. History would raiify
and approve IT, Let the Senator Fl ON 5. &. make
any thing out of that part of Mr. C.'s public career
if he could. Mr. G. dcfed him.
! The Senator had alluded to Mr. c. as the advo
cate of compromise. Certainly he was. This
Government itself, to great extent, was founded
and rested on compromise. And to the particular
compromise to which nllusion had been made. Mr.
G. thought no man ought 10 be more grateful for
| it than the Senator from South Carolina But for
that compromise, Mr. &. was not at all confident
that lie would have now had the honor to meet that
Senator face to face in this National Capitol
| The Senator had said that his own position was
that of Stnte rights. But what WINS the character
Of this bill? 1t was bill to strip seventeen OF
the States of their rightnl inheritance to sell it
all for mess of poago; to surrender it for tri-
fle- mere nominal sum- The bill was in effect,
IN attempt to strip and rob seventeen States of this
Union OF their property, and assign it over to some
eight or nine of the States. If this was what the
Senator called vindicatng the rights o the States
| Mr. y. prayed GOu u denver us rom ill such
rights and oil such advocates.
Mr.. Calhoun said the Senator from Kentucky
entirely mstook the character of the bill 1t was
not only State rights measure, bit WINS indispen-
sable to the pence aud prosperity of the States as
the only measure that would well effect the object
! in view
Having used the word "compromse" Mr.. G..
felt bound to refer the Senator to that particular
compromise; and the Senator had said in reply
that if any should be thankful to him for that ON.
promise
i MIR. Clay. Not TO mel
| Mr. Calhoun. The Senator alNa claimed 10
he the author of that measure; and | am not in
the smallest degree thankful to him for il. knew
he could not avoid it, was the master OH that
OCCASION and forced itupon him. wrote home
at that time lall dozen letters, saying that the
Senator would be obliged to accede to n cotnprom-
ise ] will not explain all that. Tie effect of
notification is this: that when State interposes
tie ma ory must sometimes yield to the minori-
~.
Those who are to have the smallest share of
The plumber III the ma ority are sure to get away.
In the American system, the constituents of HE
, Senator Obtained very small p1rtton; they were
rather of those that were pIundered At the limo
when Gen. Jacksan occaSioned the force bill, the
Senator from Kentucky had lost the inanuflctu-
rers; Gen. Jackson had suppIanted him; and a
Senator, not now present, was also in the way of
Supe ccdiug him in that interest The Senator
from Kentucky was therefore fiat on hi, back, and
nothing wouhl answer his own purpose bur he
compromise. 1t was with him either compromise
or annihi'a;ion. 1t was necessary that either he
or the American system should fall.
, yielded good deal in that compromise. 1t
: was my first proposition that it should 20 ont in
lS40 proceeding in an equal proportion fer every
year of ID per cent. regard to all yielded, my
q colleague, Mr. Preston) knows why did it, but
do not choose TO state it here. And should now
have said nothing on the subject, if the Senator
had been silent himself But he has no gratitude
OH my part and South Carolina owes him no
gr itude.
= MIR. Clay. | am sorry to he obliged 10 probing
this discussion. But made no alIusion TO com
promises till it was done by the Senator hin self.
> | made no reference to the event of 1925 till he
had made it; and ! did not in the most distant
II manner allude 10 notification and it is eXtraor-
binary that the Senator himself should have in :
i troduced it. especially al moment when he is
uniting with the authors of the force bill, md of
the measures which pu! down notification.
f The Senator says was flat on my back, and
that he was my master Sir, | would not own
l. him ms my slave. lie my master! anu com,
Y PEELED by him! And, MS if it were impossible to
. go far enough in one paragraph h refers to Ger.
Y tain letters oil his own 10 prove that was flat on
my back and, that was not only fiat on m
q back, but another Senator and the President had
r robbed mel was flat on my back and unable to
do any thing but what the Senator rom S. G. per-
United me to do
o Sir, what is the case? / Introduced the com
r promise in spite OF the opposition ofthe gentleman
o who is said to have robbed me of the manuiac
= turers 1t met hi incorporating opposition -
r That measure had Oh my part, nothing personal
in il. But saw the condition of The Senator from
South Carolina and his friends. They had rcdu.
n ced South Carolina by that unwise measure, (of
q nullifca,ion,) to state of war; and | therefore
wished to save the etiusion of human blood and
especially the blood Of our fellew citizens. Tat
: was one motive with me and another n re
gard for that very interest which the Senator SAYS
$ | helped to destroy. | saw that this great interest
II had so got in the power of the Chief Magistrate,
that it evident that the next session of Com
d gross, the whole protective system would he swep,
by the board. therefore desired to give it at least
}, lease ofyears, and, for that purpose, in concert
: with Others brought forward that measure which
}; was necessary to save that interest from total
a, limitation,
s But to display still further the circumstances in
i. which the Senator is placed, he says, from that
IL very day of the compromise, all obligations were
" cancelled that could, Of it, rest or him
on South Carolina, aud OH the South. Sir, what
y right has he TO speak in the name of the who1
l. South? or even of South Carolina itself? For il
:, history is to be relied upon, if we may Judge of the
c future from the pnsi, the time will come when the
e Senator cannot propose TO be the organ of the
= chlvarous and enlightened people OF South Caro-.
Is lima.
i Sir am not one of those that are looking out
Ie Tor what may ensue TO themselves. NJ course /
=, nearly run is so by nature md 30 i'm the course
10 OF political events. | have nothing To ask Of the
10 Senator of the South nor of S0ulh Carolina, nor
) yet ofthe country at large. But will go when
. do go, or when choose to go into retirement, with
(, the undying conviction that, fora quarter ofu cen
n. fury, iuIttully and honorably without view Ia
n my own interest ormy own ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
NJ o that delightful conviction and consciousness no
~ hnnan being or all mankind can ever deprive me
G Mr.. Calhoun rise now simply to supply Soma
d remarks Which had escaped my memory, and they
: are II more matter OF history. | was opposed Il
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