The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-16

what were the facts If that case : Mr.. C..
was then member OF the House Of Repre-
sentatyes, TO whom three persons bad been
returned, from whom il was the duty of The
House to make selection for the Presiden.
CIV. As TO one Of those three candidates.
he was known TO BE- in an unfortunate CON
ditlon, IN which no one sympalhizcd with
him more than did Mr.. &. Certainly the
Senator from South CurOllna did not
That gentleman was, therefore, ont Of tire
question IL candidate for the Chief Mag.
istncy; and Mr.. G. had consequently the
only alternative Of the iIhlstrious individ.
ual al the Hermitage, OF of the man who
was now distinguished in ,he House of
Representatives, ana who had held so
many public places with honor to himself
aud benefit TO the country. And if there
was any truth in history, the choice which
Mr.. {. then made was precisely the choice
which the Senator from South Carolina
had urged upon his friends. The Senator
himself had declared his preference of
Adams to Jackson. Mr.. G. made the
same choice and experience had approved
it from that day To this, and would to eter-
nifty. History would ratlfy and approve
il. Let the Senator from South Carolina
make any thing out Of that part Of Mr..
Cs public career il he could. MF. c. de.
fed him.
The Senator had aIlI1ed TO Mr. e. as tue
advocate Of compromise. Certainly he
was. This Government Itself, TO great
extent, vas founded aud rested on compro.
mise. And 10 that particular compromise
to which alu,ion had been made, Mr.. G..
thought no man ought 10 be more grateful
for il than the Senator from South Carroll
ma, But for that compromise, MIR. G.
was not al al contidcn, tina, he would have
now had the bonor TO meet thai Senator
face 10 face in this National Capitol.
The Senator had said that his own posi-
ton was that OF Stale Rights. But what
was the character Of this bill ? II was a
bill TO strip seventeen of the States of their
rlghlful inheritance to sell it all for a mess
OF pottagc; to surrender it for a trife,
mere nominal sum. The bill was, IN ef-
feet, au attempt to strip and rob seventeen
States Of this Union OF their property, and
assign II over TO some eight or nIne Of the
States. Ii ihs was what the Senator cal
led yIndica'ing the rights Of the States, Mr..
c. proved God 10 deliver US from all such
rights and al such advocates.
Mr.. Calhoun -nd the Senator from Ken.
lucky entirely mistooh the character Of the
bill. |, aas not ouy State Rights meas
urc, but was Indispensable TO the peace and
prosperity Of the States, as the only meas.
urc that would well effect the object IN
view.
Having used the word compromise, Mr..
G.. felt b9aud 60 refer the Senator 20 that
particular compromise and the Senator
had said ia reply that II any one should be
thankful To him for that compromises
Mr.. Clay. Not 10 MI.
Mr.. Calhoun. The Senator alwas
claimed to be The author Of that measure (;
and | am not IA the smallest degree thank
fol to hn for il. knew he could not
avoid H. | was his master on that occa.
-ion, and ! forced II upon HIM. wrote
home at that time balls dozen letters, say
ing that the Senator would be- obliged TO
acccde TO compromise. | will now ex.
PLAIN ali that. The effect Of qualification
is tins that when a State lntcrposG., the
majority must sometimes ylcld e. the mi.
nouty. Those who are to have the small.
lest share Of the plumber IN the majority
are sure to get away. In the American
system, the constituents % the Senator OBJ
tanned very small portion; they We're
rather Of those that were plundercd, At
the time when Gen. Jackson occasioued
the force bill. the Senator from Kentucky
had lost the manufacturers Gen Jackson
had supplantcd him and a Senator, not
now present, was also IN the way OF super
scding him IA that interest. The Senator
from kcatucky was therefore ha, on his
back, and nothing would answer his own
purpose but the compromise. 1t was with
hiui either compromise or annlhllatlon.---
1t was necessary chat either he or the
American system should fall. u was not
my desire 10 mention these things bot the
senator Went out Of his way to touch on
kindred subjects, and therefore felt my
self compelled TO make these statements.
have alluded 70 my letters on that occa.
SION and predicted IN them on the third
day Of ,bc session that tins question would
terminate as !, did.
Sir, / will 20 further. ] yielded good
deal in that compromise. II was my first
proposition that it should 20 out in $50,
proceeding in an equal proportion for eve
/ ~ year of 10 per cent. Aud | VIII say
further, that at the session before we null
hticl in South Carolina, and others SAID
that the question must he settled, 1t was
seven years which then fixed on for It,
termination, and il would have been carried
/ 10 that time but for certain circumstances,
In regard 10 al Yielded; my colleague
/ Mr.. preston) knows why did It, but ! dc
moi choose TO state It here. Aud should
now have said nothing on the subject, Il
the Senator bad been silent hlmscll. Bat
! he has no gratitude on my part ; and South