Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-17

matter" Yesterday, the senator from H. had furnished
an Interesting piece Of Information During the last
that senator Mr. CALuouS thought that this provision in
the Ten Regiment bull quite Constitutional N N vrr,
so men, We're 80 now The senator had changed his OPT
mon, but no had not told the for tho change In
hs reply TO the Senator from Illinois, he had said that he
was thon very young, aud thus put plea OF infancy
% nc mus' nave been -and-tweny years OF age
least. as he was not eligible to in the other House
unui he had attained that period. Well il was said tina,
they were twice a child aud q man. Whether the
senator mad arrived at manhood the third period no did
not know The Senator then advocated war and certain
~ he had done bring the country into war nov,
thsn any oiher man In the United States According to
ms lMr Isl Judgment the Of Tcxa. projuc-
cd the war; Tho Senator from Ohio was correct After
that act war was inevitable IL was as that Senator
predicted ey the Whigs He believed that his tMr. Tsl
o"n p~S had denied that and said there would be no war
but had come enough and the Senator from South
Caona had done mote to bring about Than any other
man IN the United Satcs for had effected the
uon lie voted 10 recognize the ependenee OF Texas
IN General Jackson's time, and had been very
IN onngng annexation about subsequently. As Secretary
OF state he had concluded the treaty with the republic OF
texas by which she TO be annexed the u States
tie Mr. IT. had read that psper but he understood
a extended the territory OF Texas the Rio Grande
The treaty was rejected.
MIR. WESrCorT here and said l call the sena-
tor from Tennessee to order for irrelevancy.
Mr. CALHOUN. hope he will 20 on.
Mr.. BUTLER. am astonshed that he has no, been
called TO order before.
Mr.. CALHOUN. Ihope he will 90 on
Mr. BUTLER. wish TO make one remark sbould
myself have called him order before had not been for
my peculiar relations the gentleman from South Carroll.
MIR. CALHOUN. | am delighted that the senate, .bonld
be allowed an opportunity.
Mr. WESTCoTT. looked to tho dignity Of tho body
when made my point of order. The pcsuasions OF no
senator VIII permit me TO waive Instant insist
on his being called TO order.
Mr. CALHOUN. hope will at lea., DO permitted TO
reply, as far rs he has gone.
The PRESIDENT. The senator from Tepn,ss.o !,
called order.
Mr. CRITTENDEN. IA the matter ha. been allowed
TO proceed thus far and have allowed the senator
IRON South Carolina to be heard It but lust to allow the
gentleman from Tennessee proceed.
: Mr. MMESTCoTT Withdraw my call to order.
The PRESIDENT. The call to order is withdrawn-
The gentleman from Tennessee will proceed
Mr.. TURNKEY said; His position then was that the
senator from South Carolina did bring the War
upon the country than any other the United States
What theni Texas was annexed. After she was anne,
ed, was declared by her minister that annexation voud
be regarded of hostility lie dsmanded his p..s
poris and returned to Mexico. The United States COW
eminent sent 'heiE minister Mexico with powers to
gotato all these matters and Mexico refused TO him
she then sent her the frontier aud invaded the ter
rioy OF the United States She claimed the whole OF Tex
as anu yet the Senator voted against the bill passed M
Tue last session. giving men and money the inya
sion, on the grDund-as he Mr. IT, undostood-tb,, tho
preamble oil that bill was not That preamble ASSERT
ed that tina war had been brought about by the act of Mx
CO. now II would seem to him (Mr. T) require some
powerful motive To induce anybody To bring his country
ino the war, and them after getting her the war; to
BACK out OF u, not TO denounce il as unjust and nm
eoasuiu onal IN direct termsin fact do that same
thng lie understood that the gentleman from Carolina
intended to hold this future examination and IA
iure Developments. AS they were engaged in war he
would postpone the matter the time being but tho
moment the war was he would turn round and ex-
pose the injustice OF the war; and the bIundes those
who had preciPated the country into it. He mir Tl
was not going into the measure introduced aoy creating
the ONCE OF euienint general H. merely poinrd IN tho
tact that that measure had been introduced in order
bic The government 10 prosecute the war vigorously and
win al possible success TO speedy termination IL was
defeated however, and by whom2 BY that very b7ance
opowef party TO which he had referred On their shopl
deTs rested the responsibility Tor they had the power 10
REJECT IT, Inc vote upon the recognition of Texas was
mixed VOTE Some OF the eminent Who's yoted IN
recognise the Independence Texas Aer thai WINS done
annexation followed by the the senator himself and
was therefore, IN view OF those facts he MIR IT,
asked now II came that the senator supposed Mex
lcan war TO be UNJUST having originated in the
OF tefas There were but few, he was graifed 10
say who were disposed TO withhold money men neces
say 10 prosecute The war What the the soma
tor might be N relation the three million bill no did rot
know as, from the indications afforded by his thew
lett INN tree TO act either the other They
wore then, left utterly the dark he had heard ina,
me senator aud his friends intended vote It down
Mr. Bu Tier here made remark which was not au-
MrTURNEY proceeded He believed II, b.c,r.o IN.
correspondent Of southern paper which had frequently
Peuc'ed Truly the course OF the senator from South Caro-
lima, had given such int!ma,ion. lie had be.n
charged with beiug the senator because as the sem
ator SAID, ha MR. CALHOUN had denounced the caucus
party ne (hr ID did not belong To that party
lie had taken ground against 1t, boldly the
tor rom South Carolina had and ground he expect
ed to maintain No preIud was therefore, enter AIMED
oy MN on account OF the senator's peculiar opinions
ne suoJeet-noi at all But whatever preludces might
DE IN MS (r Is) mind against aud those who
conducted them, they should have Influenced nj all
nclon ether one way the other the great mea-
suf's Suecing the interest OF the country, and he real
~ could not perceive what connexien the idea OF ciu-
cuses could have with the discussion involved in the cues
toD before the Senate. II the senator from Souh Ca
roina meant to say that he did not intehd TO abide by
the caucues IN the presidential election he tMr TT
had no objection. But he was charged with libel
hs senator lie would ask what party that senator had
belonged TOT Ding the last session of Gen. Jackson's
administration, he believed that he then belonged TO the
other de Of the House. bitter as any of them
In 1857 he comes back TO the other side of the House.
and II he (Mr IT, were disposed TO hold him up he
couu snow mat on almos! every prominent that
had originated under this government the gentleman from
s. g. could be found both sides Of IT, Was IL much Of
libel heni Would not the facts be found be stubborn
powerful ana undena0ie iacisl lie knew of no great
question which had divided tho parties of the country
upon whch the senator from 5 e. would be found up
on both sides. Consistency very beautiful. Still no
doubt, every man had right change his opinion He
(ME ~ would censure no mar for doing that when his
judgment led him 10 alter his opinion. IL the fate of
an honest man TO change his opinion whenever his udg
men convinced him ot his AL they had found fault
with was that the gentleman should shift from the one
side 10 the other, consistent only in his shifting Certain
~ gentleman who 50 frequently changed his quarters,
ought not to be very hasy in denouncng others for be
upon him. lie (Mr. t. did not know whether the gem
teman ever had been candidate for the Presidency Per
maps ne was very rs'dorato and had ambitious views
no ASPIRATIONS. But II IL So the country certainly Ia
bofcd under very great mistake. II the gentleman was
not aspranf he had desire 10 rise higher all that
he (f To could say was. that no had been very mu CHI
ms'aken--and with him iho whole American people As
Tar as he could Judge, tho people seemed pretty we'll
assured that the gentleman had Ugh, am
bilious views with respect elevation to the Presidency
that he had in fact been just ambitious TO at
tain That position as gentleman ~ the u s. IL might
be an error IA public opinion. Tho people might be- en-
irsy VIZ ng on the point. There might be nothing of IT,
But wis undonsbe that the public judgment was cnro.
y made up on that point lie (Mr. T. had only to say
that he hbcllod nobody. fie had plain, frank blunt
manner OF getting aong-ol speaking what he thought
and believed to be true lie had spoken in that way Of
the resolution under discussion which had called forth this
IN efesng nvostgaton, aud no thou !h he had % ken
pam enough to b. understood without being called upon
10 BE- more explicit aud distinct. Why even tho senator
bmse in taking his MI To illusions promptly home
discovered That he was not altogether nscnsibo the i'm
preston which prevailed among the people with respect to
hrs ASPIRATIONS But whether the gentleman entertained
such nspra tons not thing very certain and that
was that his trends would most assurediy him any how
according to the information which he (Mr. had heard
and they out which u be qulrers
lie might DO nncaucu candidate. and " his pTinci.es
were such as he Mr. IT, could support he would have no
objections IN supporting him But would support no man