Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-08

have now said what intended IN rel
ect erence 10 this bill; and shall conclude b,
Ike noticing some rem1rks which fell from III
re. Senator of Miss Iui [Mr. Linn who in
he troduceI il. When he first addressed rht
" Senatr, in reply u my former remarks, he
be spoke good deal about opposti N and in
1g Justice 10 The west, and referred to some oil
The acts of the government at an early
ut date, which he supposed part0ok Of tn
st haiaeter. do 4 suppose lhrt he in-
j. ten led il; but his remIr.s were cIlcula-
!, ted T. make the lmprcs ion (trIien in con-
). necrion with tic tina aud hiccl) that he
I reg1r ed the o2pos ton 10 the p sage Of
!, this ILL rs originating in IN riend y &c l.
, ings to The west. BIT il he 81 !cg2rIS il,
and ifhc Intended TO apply his remarks to
m wou appeal to my acts 10 rcrel the
m ns inlputatIon.
Here Mr.. Linn disrllimod any incn-
tiou of atrhHing 10 Mr.. CAlh oun hostile
or unkind feelings t, The west.
Mr.. CALHOUN. am happy to hear the
disc aim7r of the Senator. felt assu cd
he could not have intended to do me s"
mu h injustice as to a'triI u'c to me the
slightest hostility to the west. No one
knows better than he does that my oppo-
sition to the ill originates in public con-
II. sideraiions, free from all local feelings, and
t that nv general views Of policy have c'e err
l. been friendly, and even liberal towards
= the west but as there are others not 81
e familiar with nv course in reference to
r. that great and growing section, deem II
d, proper to avail mysefof the opportunity
}. briefly 10 allude 10 it, in order to rcpel any
IS improper imputation which may be at.
tempted TO tic attributed to me, from any
e. qulrter, on account OF my course on the
20 present occasion.
It, 90 back 10 The time when was at The
I'd head of the war department. At that ear
8. " period turned my attention particular
Ir " to the interest Of the west. ls1w that
C, it required decreased security to its long
J.. line Of frontier, and greater facility for car.
n rying OH intercourse with The Indian tribes
Il, in that quarter, and TO enable il 10 deveI-
in opo its resources especially that of its
Or fur trade. To give the required security,
lie | ordered mach larger portion of the ar.
is my to Tint frontier; and 10 affDrd facility
- and r"ctcction for carving on the fur
If trade, the military posts were moved much
I. higher ~ the Mississippi and Missouri riv-
81 ers. Under the increased security and
e facility which these measures aft ,rded, the
J. fur trade receive great Impulse. IteS-
is tended across the continent, in short time
:, n The Pacific, and north and south 10 the
y British and Mexican frontiers; Welding in
= n few years, as stated by the Senator from
d Missouri, [Mr. Lynn lIfa million Of dol
+ lars annually. But stopped not there
= saw that individIa enterprise on orr part
t however gro It, oud not sur, fully com.
pete With The powerful incorporated Cana.
} dian and Hubs N b, Comp mics, and that
addillona meas res were necessary to Sc |
cure permanently our fur trade. For that
purpose, | established Il pos, still higher mp
the Missouri, at The mouth Of the Yellow
} Stone river, and to give such, unity and
t efficiency u our interc Nurse and trade
with the Indian Trites between our west |
, crn frontier and Pacific ocean as woul en-
able our citizens engaged in the fur trade
I to compete sue "essfllly with the British
5 traders. Had the measures proposed been
. adopted, we woull not now have 10 listen
: TO the complaint, so frequently uttered In
this discussion, Of tho ,ss Of that trade
: Bat that is not all. might appeal to a
: measure moro re:entand still more s'rong.
\ ly Illustrative Of the liberal feelings which
have ever influenced me, when ever The
I interests Of The west was concerned. | re.
Ter IL the til rel ting to the portion of the
: public domain lyiag within the new States.
I ,,bIch | iutrnJ ,cod ,y,., ,;,,,, |
: true, indeed, that looked to Tie interests
r of the whole Union in'ro1u'in that mra |
SIRE hut il is not The less so III It it would
! if IL should b com, Il law. m re cspe"irtl, |
: benefit the west In ing thai, pxpOse
: myself, in my own s'cii1n, 10 The imp ia |
ton ot seeking the friendship of tho We ST
! as q }, on this occasion, f. that oil HOSTILE |
=, ity towards that great and growing Sec
: ,inn. AS the hazard of The former mld
, MT deter me from dong nv duty lhon,
that The later cannot from doing nv dutv
/ nav. The same sense Of dnty which on
: on that occasion i'm eI,cl me t. support "a
, meas he N which The wesI was recu iarl,
Interested, at the haz I'd Of lncu7rnJ lhc
, dispeas ire ofmv own sect N, Iccluse
eieve it caIc Illel to promo'e the inter.
/ cs's of the wh'Ir inre's me on this o"ca
} sim to cppoc his measure, at the haz
ard OF dispIcasng the west, because c.
!. Iieve, in 81 doing, | not only promote Tho
interest of the Uni n generally, but that o;
the west especially.
i THE TARIFF.
One reason for the low price Of cotton