New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-02-15
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charging him the teal OF sA- P.4y - =
,,5tb $500 trcUshf upon the ADMINISTRATION al TIE
sisr..ti n nd uttered. ms be did 10 terms sla
cisn,ly pointed though without cAAns Ny CALHOUN y
name Being called upon for more expeii statement
al MA, ~ resnt Mr. T. sad there WAS N the Senate
.-.u .--v ~ men suong whom there wss At leas; one
ssrirarf fr he Presidency. be who could carry HE
friends one way The other upon every great question
Re did not Know hat the party wa organised but rs
~. CALHOUN I'VE follow the report Of The Herald
denied TIA, be was a,prAnt 10 the Presidency. he
had never been .spir-nt lie would not turn upon
his heel for the Presidency Ire charge Of the Sena
.or VS. libel upon him. Nr. C. Cad the Senator
rad called attention 10 bis course tie had seen these
/ lrsipuarous aud hsd heard them. but had regarded
them as nothing. he was DO, TO be drawn from as
eoasclsutou- convictions 81 duty. They could not
DIVE him into a support " th!s war, because be saw
thea what We now al see, Nd the end u not yet The
Presidency i respectable once, bit he would "a
ther be an independent Senator acting Tor the good
OF he country. than to b President Of the United
states especially If be were q be elected AZ our Pres
dents had been Tor several years psst-ndeed he might
/ sag for many years.
said hat a. the annexation ths cause Of the var and
az Mr. CALHOUN did more Tor the annexation than any
other be did more than any oher man 10 9tins on
The v,r The senator opposed the Dill for the Lieuten
ant General do not say that he did II with reference
70 the presidency. but give him the tact HIS motive
may have been very good one-l DO not pretend to
know liz motive but the responsibility OF the mea-
sures of the present session should rest with those who
have the power on whichever side they 20 TO pass or
re- Get them Now am informed, the gentleman from
south Carolina or see Il IN the ne"spspefs intenas
| TO vote against this bill Of three millions.
Mr. I was understood to refer 10 the correspondence
Of the Charleston H1carg for proof OF the iact lie
dsclalmed any libel Of the senaior tie was also op,
posed 70 the question But ne had not hDeied
he Senstor Mr. T vert on % say that Mr.. CALHOUN,
in 1896 belonged 10 the Nhig pary-ihai he had op-
posed the independence OF Texss-that ne came back
10 the Democrats in l-1 and that Il might be shown
If disposed 10 do so that upon every important measure
/ Of the Government the Senator from south CNolna
had been an advocate OF both sides Of the question
know said Air TURNEY Of no measure in this country
in which he has not taken both sides The gentleman
has right 70 bis opinion but be ought not 10 say We
libel him when he has been found upon both sides OF
every question lie says he i not an ssprant TOR the
Presidency If not am the only man that Is mis-
tsken-the whole people are mistaken-the whole pub
lie Judgment Is wrong-l libel nobody have plain
blunt manner Of getting along II he IL not an ssprsnt
predict that his friends intend making him so Nhat-
over he may say predict that they viii run nm any
how And were he sound upon political principles /
would 20 for him the anticsucus Candidate bul /
would never support who inierposes obstacles TO
the prosecution Of this war and by his course ndeate'
his opposition. That objection would be insurmcunt
able In future viii support no man whose pinel pes
do not accord with mine. have arrived al tnai uine
| of lite when have personal preferences for inc
remainder OF my days shall be governed by princlpe
IAN overwhelming explosion Of Laughter followed
this declaration Senators and spectators laughing out
right Mr. Buffers ha hal an octave higher than any
| Of the rest
| Mr. CALHOUN said he WAS glsd OF this opportunity
land he really appeared co. He said that whatever Us
friends might do he would not accept the presidency
unless /, was the voluntary oner the American peo.
pie and then II would be nom sense OF huy ana no'
from any aspirations for the Office have SAID he Tar
higher ambition II IA do my duty without reference
to parties. Whether my life win make good this assef
ton esve 10 20 time 10 decide but speak Win con
vicon Of its truth The Senator hs only specined one
sssns me at tn. session. DID not vo'e 70. l'
not measure, perhaps. against which the American
people more unanimous.
Mr. C. with some farther remarks on this point re
turned 20 the question Of the Texas annexation and ne
would 20 INTO this mstier now 20 soue detail, OF th'
Senate would agree (Cries Of 50 on yes, yes SO on
lie objected 20 this undertaking at hrst because the Nd
miui,tration was weak (Ms TYLEEs)--it had perhaps
no friends Ia the Senate. and but two or three IN toe
other House lie objected TO coming into the state De
partment then, bat his nomination had been unanimous
y confirmed before his remonstrance had arrived Th'
Administration weak. and that was strong teasJ
against attempting the Annexation at that time But
had earasf lG a conspiracy bereea III World
Connection az London and n, Aboiionisis Of England
bv hici fatal bloc proposed 70 b gire 70 SdrcTy
and /, 10 be struck through Texas. England ascei
tned that Texas about 20 be ANNEXED to tins Union
and be had had information OF letter from the World
Convention 10 Lord ABERDEEN IN which IL was suageste
that faial bloc might b iHfiaed upon Sdry in tn
United States, in an acknowledgment and support
the independence OF Texas condition that she wou
agree TO the abolition OF Slavery. There rds no tim
fllTsfDrs 70 IL lost Il 81 Heoessfy. Hence
Tyler recy. As 10 that treaty naming the Rio Grand
as boundary. 1t did no such thing It lefi the quesuo
M. TusSxr said he had understood that the r..
Grsude bad been assigned as the boundary.
Mr. CALHOUN sst that this Ike al o res, oil the -
/ rators Understandings was a Misunderstanding. IN
Rio GrAnde not hxed as the boundary Il was lei
open to be settled upon liberal principles and CORES
pondeuce had been opened with the Mexican CoVeri
ment upon that very subject The true Of the wa
was the march Of Gen. TArLoh to the Rio Grande Nj
CALHOUN referred 10 the proof in letter. showing
correspondence between Gen. TAYLOR and Gen ARIsrl
in which the latter agreed that If Gen TAYLOR rename
North OF the San Colorado he next ryer south OF IN
Nueces there would be no hostile collision between 10
Mexican end the American f0rces-and there would
no war The President has not the authority to dem
the boundary II the President may settle boundarie
Mt his option he may make whenever be pleases-
The Northeast boundary unsettled from l7rJ dow
, TO ls43 when it settled BY the Senator from Ma
sachusetts (Mr. WEBsTEh) During all that in'erva
no President had marched any troops 70 occupy tn'
boundary When WA,HSGroS was President "a
prtish held possession of Detroit and of Fort Stsnw
; nov Utica N.Y. And why did not WAsHINoToN marc
AN army 10 expe them Because the President was nc
the wAr.mAkng power. Returning then 10 the quesuo
of his political consistency, Mr. C. said he was no part
man He wen, for those measures which be believed
be right and with the party who advocated them
his life he haa occupied an independent position
had oiped in no cAucuses either side except in
hsn he believed il necessary to defeat series OF me
J. sures which he believed to be wrong As 10 the nsnu
on about the President everybody that pointed
4 him and II would have been more manly at least II 70
e Senator from Tennessee bad named him As 10 u
d war Mr.. CALHOUN said he deplored its beginning
deplored the way Ii had been carried on When 20
that Gen TAYLos had been ordered 10 the Rio Grand
: he would scarcely believe it-he did not at bret D.
= when he found il was So be told the sensor from
" lsware that his march ought TO be arrested MT CA
: HouN said that why be did no, interpose was tnst
did not wish lose bis influence with the Adminstr
non pending the danger OF an Oregon war and ne desl
ed get Of that difficulty nrst a. the most imPortA
q and still hoped IL mi sht be done IN time 10 save
n with Mexico. But for that be should have moved
resolution recalling Gen. TAYLOR from the Rio Grand
Uson the Oregon question be was Tree 70 say mat ne
= heved be had rendered service 10 his country
n Mr.. YuLKE denied that this alleged third party n'
10 any reference 70 Presidentmskng. The senator ITO
$ Tennessee mr.. TufSEY in declaring the annexation
Texas 70 BE- the cause Of the wH had given fatal s''
the Democratic party and had run directly IN oPpo
ton 70 the President who had declared the war 70 ha'
n originated from the oursses and The pertdy OF Mexic
|, The old Wings lay ghed I'LL their aides sehed
Mr.. BUrLER-When the Senator from Tennessee ga
70 that for the balance Of his life he intends TO be honest
hope he will Try thsf little decency shall 20 with II
e A laugh here broke out which was universally conf
e gious-even Mr.. WEBSTER laughing outright. and :
ID crowd in the galleries making all ring AGAIN Dou
less the Senstor IRON Tennessee knows that the rece
r remarks OF my colleague this hoor have attract
some attention and The efforts Al disparsgemeni by
- Senator from Tennessee remind me OF the fable OF
~ eagle aud the crow And will here relate the story
An eagle on one occasion. descended INTO snepheft
IS dock and sexing lamb IN MS aons bore him away
sc q boring cliff A who had Observed the
~ rnonstrauon sad 10 the birds Just stand on M
fh.,. hat n determined