The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-29
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATORS.

Judge Huger has been elected 10 fill the
vacancy IN the U. S. Senate caused by the
resignation Of The Hon. ]. c. Calhoun, to
take effect after the ith of March next
The Columbia Chronicle has given both
the newly elected Senators from the g Pal.
metio Stat" real currytag. Hear him:
United States Senafor-The Hon Daniel
Elliott Huger was, on Thursday last, elected 10
the u. >. Senate, by the Legislature OF this
State, 10 Gil the vacancy occasoned by the resig.
nation OF the Hon. John G.. Calhoun, by major.
iiy of only three rotes. He will fill the place of
MI Calhoun about as well as Tom Thumb did
the Giants seven league boots. lie was elected
TO the Senate Of this State about four years ago,
and his friends, in advance. trumpeted him as
something extraordinary. His debut satisfied
every sensible man, not blinded by party predi.
lectionS, That II there was any thing great about
hun, 1t was only TO be found in his enormous eye
brows. During his continuance in the Senate
he was IN the habit Of boring that body, and the
spectators with speeches, made up of $ ort sen
fences and long pauscs, on every trivial question:
aud without t. merit of ever speaking to the
point; exhibiting the melancholy spectacle of
garulous old man, who had failed to profit by tie
lights Of experience. Such man fill John C..
Calhouns place As well mig!t a farthnp
rush-hgbt supply the place Of tie meridian sun
We have now two broken down old Inen in
tie L. >. Senate to supply the place Of Messrs.
Preston and Cal Gun. Wat falling off is
t ere, my countrymcn No otter State in the
Union was as ably represented in that body as
Sout Carolina, in point of cloquence and intel.
lect. In talent the world could not surpass her
Senators. Now tie wreck Of a great man fills
tie seat Of TIC ono, and cypher that Of tie 9th.
or. What position vill Mr. McDufiie be plac
ed in! He returns to Washington to tear the
laurels from his own brows; 10 obiterate, with
palsied and and feeble arm, t e name which, in
lis palmy days, lad written fur Limself in tie
annals OF legislation TO fight against himself
aud against every principle with tie exception
OF the Iaril, Ia Which lie is indebted for his rep.
utatlon and 10 batter down every monument Of
lis former greatness
How, for instance, will he meet tie following
resolution, recently offered by Mr.. Linn, Of Mis-.
sourl, (Which ms party associations will force
Inn to support,l after his eloquent dennncation
Of TIC "tyrant and usurper Jackson, for tile
removal Of the public deposltes; and ich he
CT aracterized as measure wiich tie Kings OF
England, or France could only have done at the
peril Of cir heads
Rcsolred, That tic thanks of the country are
due General Jackson, ex President OF tie United
states, for having by his courage, patriotism, and
sagaci,y, in remouing the public depos'tes from
the Bank NJ the United States, in 1888, and in
placing his rctO upon the Ysaered charter Of he
Bank IN 1882, thereby savedt TIE Government and
people Of the United States from tie pecuniary
loss, tie political corruption, and the moral pol.
luton W lch longer connexion with that lnsti,
tuition must lave brought upon item.
Poor McDufte lie Is 10 be pitied and VII no
doubt excite the sympathy Of Lis compeers in TIC
Senate for lis inhunltes and tcrgiyersations
while his associate viii command about as much
respect as John {, Call GUNS coat would, if hung
upon stick in the Senate chamber.