Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-02-27
NUMBER 40.
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG.
Mr. Caskie'. WcmarkS.

our onef outline OF the debate in The LOeofoco Con-
Vennon. sketehed entirely from memory. VIC stated ,h,,
Oehs called away from tho Cspitol by other dunes, we
~e'e ospnsed OF tho pleasure OF hearing the remarks Of
'0nn .. Ossk'e, Esq. Of this city. The Times" OF x.--
'erday has full report OF his speech. which we now .y
before our readers:
Mr. CA,KK said that before the ou..i a, w.-,
maze a lie" remarks. As q Democrat, he wa. Rr,.,.d a,
me existing state OF things. A the outset he. as one of
nose called Calhoun men, would take oee.s,oo n, .,y ,h,,
NC n ssfyiar from admitting his Democracy TO be mon
tnai. and he could ASSURE tho Senator from Or,pg. ,ndh,.
eoaoI'Vof'' tnai nether ne nor they should receive siih.r
49, assss s, sP't words nom him tMrCJ No-with them
."u''1u'iJ ne maue the issue, and would fight IL out. IA,
denounced them iAete. a. he should do e,efv whe,e ..no-
""eAA heendAres- who were scattering hrebrand. and
p'oplieu 70 consume Inc great Republican edi6ce. They
-'uu row ue seeds OF dissension in the party, and make
H. instead OF that united. invineiblc phalanx. which IL had
c'en' auIsuniled, broken band. fit only TO become an e.sv
FREY To tie Wigs in the spring. lie begged the ,obsr.
l'e'eet members Of the Convenuon-fOr u was to them
ne Appealed from the intemperance and madnesa II ,bo..
VINO Ied the assault on the friends Of Mr. Calhoun-to paus.
and reject upon consequence.
There wag great d. Inference In the .st,,s.xhthi,.A. -.
inc attacks made BY those who had been acuye in ,his -
.auI'' There were the S, MAJORS from Orange and SCOT who
'hfe" On all disguise. and boldly avowed that the res,lu-
ions OF me committee were intended to drive oil the Chi
yaHy' as they called them. There was the senator f,o,,
Chesteihe.d still unwilling to part. Aud then there was no
senator from taGquier, who had made a labo,ed aryumept
to prove that there was nothing in the r.solnGoD. = wbich
Nj Ca!houn'' friends should object.
hti "ALLAGE said he had said there was nothing which
should divide the party.
MIR CAsKIE-Very well. notbi,s o,,b, :. IL
Dut let US see clearly and understand perfectly what M.
proposed action really Is. He asked gentlemen IN cor,,d,-
ue solutions and remember the debate. no., :, -.
unusd Mr.. c, the Convention recogni,e , d,Tk.S IN
pose TO reduce the friends Of Mr. Calhoun into m.
I"iuanneG SUBMISSION to the other branch OF the parry =
~, 10 pam mat the committee who drafted the resolu-
Lo"a nav nSeh especial pains to make an issue. and in
Tue strongest language, on every question about wbicb ,h.,.
uH"eltnce OF opinion in the Democratic ranks They
ave Drought here 4 string OF resolutions. 10 which rbsy
Ct now many Of US Ell 49, ,.... -
place there Is tbs " liberty Of the me- " ,osahn,ia- "''
ihose who introduced that resolution are we'll 80. r.,
mere III a large number II the members of tbs hoJy -
10 n' mlnk the action OF the Senate in reference 4, A.
ni'ehie mas any thing ID do with the liberty Of inc pr.ss
: '4'u VII u d~isapprove the eoursc OF the Senate. Had
&c ! member OF that body, should have voted ngainst
fniee's resolution but / cannot eoun,enapee INV s,hs
gross e1reVayance as calling it an invasion Of the bbsrv
y ue press ana pr0nonncing 1t on a par with the sednion
law OF the elder Adams.
The next resolution. while a., No, ,r.-L
LANGUAGE, IN elect declares that the Republican pa,,v .bonlS
Withdraw its confidence from John c CsIboBn ' '"'u'u
WI. " ooLtoik-Ihat j my languoge-th,t is the wsy
Mr.. CAsKIE. Yes, and you knew we Oonld n.v.,.,t
INIT" H. SAID Mr.. c., am proud to declare mylelf hero
u me scene Of so many attacks upon him, The d.yo,sd mo-
Uteal ileni Of John Z. CaiheuG-ihe great South, p s,,,,,
man, whose only rule is the riyht. whose onIv 80, ~.
rrons. HIS inends will assail that resolution berp-,ye
ST, ana everywhere. There is a great principle invcIyed
Mhai, sH' arc We asked, because Of a vote to exrlude m,
Hiteh'e tom me Moor OF the Senate, TO Withdraw our ron
hdsnce from Mr.. Calhoun IA man whose cb,,scrsy
ABOVE the reach Of slander-whose talents are Inc ,dni,.-
non Of the nation, and who l. he great cb,r,i,n - -.
sreat doctrines OF our party. II he can be o ,racised Tor
mat aci' thea Is political tyranny perfect The Copv,1,o,
must see IN that resolution Of the COMMITTEE, ;.,,,Ir.sJ
III Wv a .ul Ano"Iedge mat there were warn friends Of Mr..
Cuinoun on Rus hoor. and candidates for election in The
spring, the desperate determination II the headers b~,a :,
drive us from the party.
But not even that desc is strong enough. Gentlsns,
must go a step further. and require a pledge IN ~ -.
decision Of a Baltimore Convention; for the rfsoI,,sa ,o
!hat, ana 'he ehalrman q the committee mas so interpre,ed
A. u" n1 PROOF nave we here OF the Lengths to which thesa
gentlemen are prepared to 20 in their war uprn tho CIR
vary! Mr. Z. said he took the wo.d chiy,irv rom ~.
olher Size, ana used It for tie sake of conven en.s VIII
me eHaeuon OF that pledge fals hard upon some whom
can hardly think it was designed 10 srrke. The Ssrs,or
from Chesterfield. for insiance-unlets. indeed he -. y,
new Lights since ls4i. Then he and Others. anon 80,
was my Trend on my night, mir. Scott and myself. IN a
PUBIC address TO the people, entered our sole m nro,,st
against the organization Of the BaIumore Convcnt;or
We declared that It must be changed throuobont 10. -.
before u shoold receive tho sanction Of The
Demoerauc party. We emphatcally said that our sDnno,t
o. its nominee was not 10 be quoted unon uS I, , n.,r.Jon,
And now We are very cooly asked 10 p!edge oursslvss a.
once 10 submit TO its authority. The Senator rom F,u-
QUEER can't soften these things by argument TIE .rn
and substance OF the business IS. as the deIeg.,c r,aa A..
liza truly said, that these resolutions. which il is pr,nossd
to pass are such as We could no, vote for withou. personal
dishonor.
Now what. said Mr. c., is the position Of the f,.,4..
Mr. Calhoun Why, we seek the peace Of he party. Wa
are the advocates OF Ioleaton-harmony-coneession-
Our sPIntis mat which Is 6reaihedi in those words. which the
" 0' 80 mal 81 tulllaT 10 our
party in Virgins, Bear and foibear.r We say. In, :, 10,
the present, al any rate, drop those subjee.s ebou, WHICH
We diher, and lei ui all put forth our best and our united
energies 10 tue coming spring campaign.
Now, said Mr. c tho question il fairly bef,,s
; me discreet sensible men OF This Coavenion-men
whom, young Is am, | have been accustomed to see in
ASse'ho.aseS o. ms sou-wlll you take our ground, OF that
OF our foes, and as we contend. the foes of our partv7 viii
you 20 with u, or with the Senators from Orange anJ
Seou-ihe Ciaverhouse and Dalziel OF Old Hunkerdom-
IN their attempt 10 io:ce their new-fangled tests n the poi,t
u te sWOru4 mat Is the question n n man l. II
T. Calhoun Il to be driven from the Democratic pa,tv. be
cause on some subjects, he differs from the majority OF ih,t
party and oil who will not join in the hxs AID cry syn,n,t
MN N 10 De denounced, then the terms on which men
are IN future TO remain in tho party, mus, be unapali6sd
submission, TO Its dictates, Whatever they NAV be, \. IN,
your plant lsthis the course hitherto pursnes1 n. ~,
me course which mas won for Virginia the name Of tba
citadel Staiel-What madness Is thisi Mr. C. aid he
Nou.u 'eU ue senator tom Orange 10 go on; he bad no
I'm 70 mae WIN am but was ready sud determined 70
carry on 'he contest with him. Mr. C., however, begged
Tue CoHrsHheR - pause. lie said, ysu may separate ma
from his Convention. but not from the Democrstic p.,,v
Ne snaI stand upon our old posiuon-ihe great Dsmocr,-
TIC plaurom, ircm which we fought in "A. F,om 10,
platform you cannot drive US. We stand IN IL. csn,,s 80
all you can do Is, to draw OH " one AIDE. ,nJ a, Ieav. an
opening IN our ranks where the Wings may point their
attack aud gain 4 victory! L The Conve,t,n ,,.,.,oJ
press iorwOrd 20 that disastrous resuI3
MtO' would present another view, ind address, i, to thu
eonscienoes OF those who heard him. L.. s,id he. vo,,
Oon'enuoh tsstiaH' Ius'-aye, oreyen honesR Did you
no' snow u 1874 our opinions upon his Convention qnes-
non as well as you d. now1 Yes, with this Address hold
no Up the Address OF the friends Of Mr. Caihoun to he pso-
pc 10 le4'l iuh before you, you sought our services in tho
fresidenual canvass. Then, when at almost svery Court
House and eross-road throughout the State, the able.t and
most eloquent OF the Wings were encountered By the Civ
ilry' none were better Democrats than We. You gladly 70.
eognized ~ On the battle field. Mr. c. said he would mot
say mat the friends Of Mr Calhoun had fought harder. but
'hey had certainly fought o. hard o. any poruon OF the De-
no'ritc party. But, sad MrC., oil such slusions 20 whai
Pc pic have d0no are ungaceiul, sud I should not have re-
,tffed 10 lne matter but Tor the remarks OF the senator from
aufliei, WINE me gcnllemln wa taking OF me num-
Der of offices gwen ~, I could no, by, ,b,,L 49,. -.
ahonei side 10 the picture, viz: the amount q work ws
aad done. When be loid you Of three Calhoun men made
'llges ! inought oi a mars meeting In BIZ own town, lone
OF the largcsi~ assemb'lgcs I ever sddressed1 where. 1nless
! forget avery speaker was Of the Chivaify. thought
loo'o OF me gftai Charlottesville State Convention. where.
also, eli the spclkofs, believe we're friends Of ST. Csbogr,
lhe'e cases, By way OF example; snd now, away with that
'u9ect Whatevot We dd, We DID eheoHuliy md slndlv.
without hops Of reward.
NJ. G. add he would not BE- diverted from pro.suuog IN.
question before the Convention rs one OF hr dealing
pd not be asked, ycu know he difference between u.
AMI SON an HLHmm