Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-10-19

VH@fsSWS GtetfeGt DHs Va 0AA MAJ "a ~0o uAA1
colors, what sort of a party must that
have been so utterly Frustrated and pul
down by such a heterogeneous COM
combinationf CA laugh.)
The Senator commenced by saying
that, among other doings, the wings
chad done for themselves" / beg
gentlemen not to lay that hattering
JUNCTION TO their souls" What! the
wings of this country to be annihilated
by any thing which has occurred during
this session. Never,never. Their prin-
ciples are as eternal as truth, and as
sure to prevail as is the cause of civil
liberty to triumph. 1t was justly re-
marked by my friend from Virginia
that the restriction of executive power,
ay, ofthe royal, the imperial power Of
setting the will OF one man against the
united win of an entire people, stood
highest on the list of the principles
avowed by the wings during the late
memorable contest; and let me tell gen.
tlemen that; if we shall have shower
of vetoes, that principle will still be
written in letters of light upon all their
banners.
Let the Senator from Pennsylvania
and his party war, if they will for Elk
ecutive supremacy; for the arbitrary
principle that the will of one man shall
prevail against the will of the whole
country. We are willing to go before
the people on that issue; and, if | am
not utterly mistaken in the inheren
love of liberty by them all, Wings and
Democrats, there will be a genera
condemnation of such an odious anc
detestable doctrine. Let the Senator
and his friends go TO the other wing
of the capitol and look upon that Ma
cedonian phalanx, standing shield t.
shield, in compact and impenetrablt
line, and,i defiance of all the difficult
ties which beset them, maintaining
their position unmoved, and their from
unbroken; for I will repeat, what
have often said with expressible pleas
ure, never-no, never, was there ;
house Of Representatives more inbuec
with a lofty and generous spirit o
patriotic devotion to liberty ard to thu
discharge of high public duty.-Le
them, l say look on that spectacle, ant
then ask themselves, how is such par
ty to be broken down? By whom? B,
any one man, Where is he? If Ma
poIean were to rise from the dead; AM
appear again at the head of all his pow
er, he could not do it. The Senate
has prematurely yielded TO feelings {
exaltation. He has stretched out hi
hands, andgrasped notthe sceptre, br
a fleeing vision. He has cried befor
he was out of the woods.
/ Honspshire mr. T. S70Ro5d6mgfPRJ Pc
ed some days ago, resolution Of II
ouiry into certain disturbances whic
are said to have occurred at the Pres
dental mansion on the night Of tt
memorable 10th of August last.
any such proceedings did occur, the
was certainly very wrong and highiyc
pable. The chief Magistrate whoev
n lie may be. should be treated by eve
n good citizen with all becoming respe
y If not for his personal character, on a
II count of the exalted Office he holds
and from the people. And | will ne
{ say that read with great pleasure
at acts aud resolutions of an early me
/ ing, promptly held by the orderly a
W respectable cilizens of this metrepo
is in reference to and condemnation
Ve those disturbances. But if the re
l luton had been. adopted, had lhteI
~ ed to move for the appointment o
l.' select committee, and that the homo
II BILE Senator from New Hampshire h
We self should be placed at the head O
with majority of his friends. Al
l will tell you why, Mr.. President.
wo did hear that about eight or nine o'cl
'ng on that same night of the famous |
OF of August. there was an Eruption
ro- on the Presidents house ofthe wi
ills Locofoco party in Congress; an
I'M did know that the alleged disor'
ent might have grown out Of or had $
ted connection with that fact. "a lau
les, understand that the whole party
ere there. No spectacle | am sure c.
ex- have been more supremely anu
this and ridiculous. If | could have
INKS in position in which, without +
seen,I could have Witnessed that
the extraordinary reunion, | should
rem had an enjoyment which no draE
ems perfor nance could possibly CONN
lists, cate. think that | can now Sc
], to principal dramatic person0e who
lied in the scene. There stood
mist, grave and distinguished Senator
here South Carolina
roof. (Mr. Calhoun here Instantly
,om- and earnestly insisted on explainin
If all Mr.. Clay refused to be interrupt
to toyield the foor.)
ainlyl Mr.. Clay. There, say. Lea
ciple agine stood the Senator from
: one Carolina-taIE, care worn,with IL
II for ed brow, haggard, and intensel.