Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-04-24
No. 49,. 8;

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cratic Legislatures of New York, Penn
sylvania and Maine. He spoke 4of the
manner in which the whig party in Con-
gress opposed the bill to.refund 10 General
Jackson the iniquiiory fine. imposed upon
him by Judge Hall, for his noble defence
of New Orleans, while at The same lime
they brought forward and sustained bill
TO confer pensions upon'the family of Gen.
Hull,who surrendered an American army
10 the British, without tho slightest effort
of resistance. He spoke ;of Mr. Clay's
proposition 10 abolish the qualified veto of
lie President, that great palladium of the
South against federal encroachments, as
eyidencins his decided hostility To- the
south, and which stamped him as a tho
rough-s,itcb coadjutor of Webster and Ad-
ans, in their war upon the constitution
and The SOUTH. Alluding 10 Mr.! Clay's
reception he said he felt deeply for the
honor of his Slale.' lie asked where was
John e. Calhoun. that his ancient and un-
changed enemy-the author ofth Ameri-
can system-tne man who had done all
that he could TO render The constitution
contemplate 10 the people-where was
| Calhoun,that this man now moved in tri-
umph through his native State? Where
were Robert Y. Hayne and our Carolina
Brutus? Where was William c. Pres
lon-,he gifted and eloquent defender Of
state righls-alas, he was in the train of
"his ilusrious friend" whose tyrannlcal
domination he had so often urged South
Carolina 10 resist. But. it was allauna-
valing. The spirit Of liberty was notex-.
tinrt. The democracy Of Charleston are
"unterrifed and unseduced.mr Mr.. .P.ihen
reviewed Col. speech, He showedthat
Col. P.swas totally wrong in the account
which he gave.of the South Carolina doc
.trine, in relation 10 lhe tariff, as set forth
in The exposition published by the Legis-
lature, and that, The existing tariff act Of
which protection is the primary object,
and not the incidental, is a gross peryer-
sion Of the constitution, aud diractly re-
pugnant to the South Carolina doctrine,
which allows no. tariff except forrevenue
alone. He warmly defended Mr.. Van
Buren, and Mr.. Woodbury., against the
aspersions cast upon them by Coz. Pres
Ton. He also warmly defended MIR. Ty-
ler against his attacks upon a President,
10 whom the country is so largely indebted
for his veloes upon The bank and distri5u-
lion acts, and particularly for. bis having
originated that great measure so alliInpor-
tant to the South, 1.-The annexation .oG
Texas, which he is now engaged in pros
eculing with our own Calhoun. (: He eX-.
amined and refuled Col. P's argume1tin
favor of the assumption Of Stale debts by
The General Government, and showed that
if the government were allowed;to tax
South Carolina for the debts. of other
States there would necessarily; be an end
to every principle Of liberty, and The bar
riers of State Rights would be completely
overthrown. He vindicated the State of
New .Hanpshire from The sneers; Of Col. 2.
aud pronounced a warm eulogium upon
that glorious banner bearer Of. democracy.
In reply 10 Col. ;P's assertion, that Mr.. c..
is The only man that can regulate the;
suhjeci of abolition, he. asked why then
had he not done il? Why he had not al
ready repressed the agitationint the House?
aud why he allowed all the whis members,
from the slaveholding States either 10 vote
against the 2]st rule: or 10 walk 1ouro of the
House, and refuse to vote al all, ashley.
did wheu that great southern question was
recently before. The House i,Mr. Z then
spoke briefly uponlhe grcat.importance of
the contest belweenihc two parties into
which the country is divided, and urged
the meeting 10 adhere to and support the
democratic party Of The Union in theitruet
spiritoflhe. motto Of their Association;
.Principles not Men,, = IS.
Major A. G., Magrnih; was next called
oul, and received with the favor which al,
ways attends him. when ever he appears
before The people. His speech which we:
furnish somewhat allepg,h, .Wilhbe found,
warm, and effective in its appeals, and a
clear exposition of The: principles upon
whichihe movements of sthe Assoclatloo
will be made. - -. .,.StsSl+: ..ta-:
Mr.. .Magralh commenced BY abiding
to the circumstances; which attended the
formation Of the Democratic Convention
al Baltimore in May. 1910. il WIS me-
cessary only that the democratic. party
should agree as 10 d cauuiaate,s uoe %stlii
more that the principles of tbe party
should be distinctly defined. That. tho:
opinions of all should be, expressed, and.
we should have common creed that;
wopld forever settle the differences, which
had existed. For this purpose the ad-
dress and resolutions of that Convention
were published. These have given 10 The
whole people certain political ;prinsiples
thai have been equally acceptable 10 all
portions Of the Democratic par'y,s and the
establishment of these, the high prize for
which the party contended in ls44, and
for which the same party has again pre-
pared for battle. d sys sys
1t would be unnecessaryssa at this timn
TO 90 into an. accurate examination Of ali
the questions settled by. that Convention
Il is sufficient that We should a.'lllde /,
those which in the people Of s. Carolin,
b .a. l