The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-02-25

,.oO, the floor Of the Senate.
~. following Senator'S were absent when
was taken, viz: Mcssts. Benton,
~,,.,;r Lewis. Rusk, scmPle, speight,
"" Administration aud Nlessfs. John.
Il Maryland, and Phelps, among the
vbs Senator's
whle the subject was under considera
,he l2lh, an interesting discussion
!. olacc, a repor, Of which we copy from
/, Richmond Wing
rh. oueslion before tho Senate was the
al.;on Of the Editors All Repoi tiers of
aroion liom the Senate. The prinrl
W soo,kers we're Messrs. Alien, Sewer,
I.! Turney, Sc, and Mr. Calhoun
~ he colleague, Mr.. Batter, were
I'm in on a side issue. This was
!, most important part OF the dis.
.,ao. # is worth more than the
~ expense of weeks legislation to
=. ,,u,h laid down with such irmncss
". Calhoun stated il to-day. The
=, remarkable statement was the bold
"a of Nc. Calhoun, to-day, that this
vas brought on by the act Of che Pres
la, If the United States. Yes here we
:. i acknowledged. by great States.
an leading member Of the domlnan;
20 the IDOL Of the Southern Lncuiocos,
st Notwithstanding the statement contain.
IN the preamble OF the bill recognizing
49, that Notwithstanding Tie Ieileralion
~. statement by Executive q itierers aud
,,.1,n,, AID by the Executive himself,
4, truth IS a. last ayowcd by this in1e.
s.,Ient Statesman, Who fully endorses the
ahs ground, long maintained, tha, this
=, nov exists by the daring u-ufpalims
4 The Executive. Mr. forney having
! Je yery pointed illusions to the career
xuf Calhoun, having referred to him as
.,ier Of the "a Balance OF Power faction, "
M having charged that Mr.. Calhoun go,
!, country into ~ar, by urging tie An.
yulion Of Texas, which vas the cause 81
b eaf;
Nr Calhoun rose to fcp'y H. .aid he
al been accused Of wishing 10 be ffesl.
ssa lie SAID he aspfed higher. Tie
,rfeI to be an iAdependtHi Senator
..,,h he would rather be than be- Pfcsi.
N. As Presidents he'd been chosen Tor u.a.
!. Years past.
Mr.. Iumey said Mr.. Calhoun had been
: bOIa SIDES Of every question before the
.sg4lty lor a long time. lis prophesled
b, Mf. Calhoun's friends - ould support
Ia lof the Presidency agan-' the caucus
-isldl,e. lie said he admired Nj. Cal
$50 ,ery much, aud would support hm
bs could but he had made up his mind,
r,ojicr, to act as politician tram prln-
pge. THIS assertion, involving thc &C
smslcdgemeni, lhaI hitherto Ice had NO,
cied iiom principle, caused great laugh.
b.
Mr.. { .ihoun said that his acts, ~ the
s.aalc, were not the result 81 ubedleacc 10
Ary They acre done from scase Of
rt The only thing he bad opposed the
Administration ~, thts session, was the
s8lrnau, Geueralship, and 40 THAI he
II agreed slh lhe great mass oi The pco'
i. Never was measure So much con
smncl IS this vas. lie shoAed that ~
Be ftel'y for the Annexation ot Texas
sslch he asd sauclloued, The kiu t,randc
-, ao' the boundary. The Senator lron
Tennessee con;cndcd hat the AnneNaitor
bought on waf, sud get the great staPl,
w. Polk's late Message va. ,hat The
aas u this war we're the acts OF Mex
b glinN our citizens long prior TO th'
laacsaimn. THE CAUSE OF rnE WAR VA
isculNU oua rRoors FROM TuE NrrcE
y ms RIO GRANDE. lie charged tina
e Administration knew that II We DIS
y invade tho Territory betWcen the Me
T. and tie RIO GtanIe from the last
Ven co would not Invade II from the West
De President may have thought ihe RI,
baade the boundary, bot What buslues
l'4 he 70 think any hing about =, 2 Con
iie" alone had apy busnc,s 10 say am
Boz about boundaries The marching o
o. army from Carpu. Ghusii that wa
Ae cause Of the war. SOUTH Carolina drt
~ Do that The Senator from Fcnnes
" could tell what State the man belong
& 10 hat did 1t.
VI, Calhoun conicuded that var coul'
Aave been easily avoided. The march 9
ben fay lor ought TO have been arrested
heh he heard that the President had or
e'ed our tronps to march TO The IL
'sade, Ice vas utterly astoundcd an
~ Il not been that tie senate Vas $
ssefly engaged ia the discussion OF u
Ofegon question, no would have moved, :
be Senate, that the troops should be &c
a.ed. But lao would no, say more abou
Ae origin Of th,s war, though the bottom
aal business was not yet discovered.
Mr. lulec made an eloquen, defence
W. Calhoun. This calledup Mr.. Iunc
kan, who descended 50 low as to refer
4 Conversation between two gcntlcmc
'aich ac had overheard.
NJ. Calhoun said he would relieve VI
luce rrum the delicacy of replying
us, and said that when Mr.. lulee aske
sn b., opinion OF the article in The InloI
e SAID It was utterly dlssracelnl aud Ia
he Editors should be ex eileJ.
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