The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-02-14

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been NJ least twenty-five Yeas ot age nc Seoa'o
he was nm infant ii sr IN bis second state oil IN
fancy Ths Senator from OHIO tNr. Iorwin) hsd sam
H., ~ waveen war grew out OF the annexation OF
,r rss va, "a he was right and there who
hal greater agency in briFging on this war THAI the
sens,or from south Carolina. The anneyaton -
W, tsrrorr called the Senator 20 order for irrcle
yancy call the senator TO order.
MIR ca rIorN-Oh, let him go let him 60 on
Mr. BOILER (much ex,itsd)-I too was about 10 call
The gentleman 10 order and must COMETS. Mr.. Presi
dent that am astonshed that he has been permitted
MIR CALHous Qn very bland and uuruni ID manner)-
do hope that my friends viii not be excited bu. let
him 60 on, as shall be allowed the privilege to
Mr. wEsrcorrI called the Senator to order for ire.
Message frem the House Of presentativesl
Mr. CsirrEspKS appealed that The Senator from Flori.
da withdraw his motion
Mr.. WEsTc0rr Withdrew It.
The Vicr rREsrpESr The Senator from Tennessee
will 80 on.
and said that the the Of the
and Mr. Calhoun did for tho annexation than any
the war Mr. adver.ed to the Tyler treaty--to the
recall of the Me xi,sn minsternnd the sub
seqIen nvsscn Of cur tsrritsry for az thai
Senator from South Carolina opposed the bill Of last
session declaring the war not on the ground that the
preamble declaring the war 10 exist by tie acts OF
Mexico was II bad policy to get US into
the and then to back out from the war He soys he
does not 10 express his opinions, but holds
them back for further examination What does the
senator from South Carolina by that Z Does
White the war is pending, he waits, and intends to
refer 10 the plumbers OF the Executive hereafter The
Senator opposed the bill for the Lieutenant General
do not say that he did with the presidency
but give him the fact His motive may have been a
the responsibility OF the Of the present session
should rest with these who have the power which
the gS from
il in the newspapers intends 10 vote against this bill OF
three millions. Hell has said himself, tfat he will await
afv alo NO. urha hat me III
less he intends to hold himself ready TO vote either one
way the other-ether for or against the bill am
told that this is sothat he intends that this bill shall be
MIR BurLrR-Oh, no doubt of it, IT'S all just as you
Mr. Tuss.YsWsii, go am told. and
Mr. BuTLER-No doubt OF It. II il just az you say.
Mr.. IUsN understood 10 refer to the corres.
pondence Of the Charleston Mercury for proof OF the fact
lie discaimed any libel OF the Senator He was also OPP
posed TO the caucus Question Bat he mad not hoeheo
the Senator Mr.. r. went to say that Mr. Calhoun IN
1886 belonged TO the wing party he had opposed
the independence of he back 10 the de
in 1887 and that it might be shown disposed
10 do So that upon every im of the go
vernment the senator from South Carolina had been an
advocate Of both sides Of the question know sid Mr.
Turney of in this country 10 which he has
not taken both sides The gentleman has right to his
opinion but he ought say libel him. when be
has en- found upon both sides of every gues ion He
says is not asPrant for the Presidency not am
not the only man that is whole people are
! nool nobody. have plain, blunt manner oil
getting along ,s ne intend so5 an m.tidps ''R him pre-
whatever he may say, predict that they will run him
nay how. And were he sound upon political principles,
1 would g Tor him the anti caucus candidate But
would never support who interposes obstacles to
prosecution OF this war and by his course indicates
Lila opposition That lection would he insurmounabe
future, will support no man whose principles do not
accord with mine have arrived az .hat time OF life
when have personal preferences For the remainder
fmy days shall be governed BY principle
IAN overwhe ming explosion of laughter followed this
declaration Senators and spectators laughing outright
Mr. Buffers ha la an octave Eigher than any Of the
Mr. TURKEY added other remark, but it was los,
amid the still prevailing merriment
Mr. CALHOUN said he glad of this opportunity
land he ally appeared he said that whatever his
friends might do, he would not accept the Presidency
unless il the voluntary offer of the American people,
and then it would be from Of duty and not
any aspirations for the Office have said he far her
ties Whether my life will make good this assertion, ]
leave it 10 time to decide; but speak with conviction
of its truth The Senator has only specified one case
against this session. did vote for the Lieut.
General; not alone in that act There is not a
measure perhaps, against which the American people
unanimous This is his charge, and this is all
He suspected that Wosld not vote for the three mil
Ions becaus. | would welt further Developments
Was no, prudebt in that2 Suppose il comes from the
House with the Wilmot proviso stuck upon it Does not
every in The south see The policy Of reservation
in such case Recurring, then, 10 tho constitutional
point IN dispnG, (he appointment OF TIE chicefs MIR
Calhoun asked OF the Senator from Massachuse It's tina.
qaesuon had ever been discussed since 1873.
MT. WsBiTER said thot as lar as he knew, 1t not
discussed since May, 1873
Mr. CALsouN Win fu Their remarks on This point.
he would go into this matter to detail il tbs
Senate would agree. (Cries OF 60 on yes, yes 20
He objected to this Undertaking ut FIRST because the ad
ADMINISTRATION was weak (r yiers)-it had perheps no
friends Senate and but two three in The other
msnt then, but his nomination had been unanimously
confirmed before his remonstrance hal arrived The
administration was weak, aud that was strong
against attempting the annexation at that time But he
had learned that there Yves conspiracy between tbs
worlS Convention at London and the aboliionists of
Fog and, by which a fatri blow was proposed to be
Texas. England ascertaned that Texas about TO
be annexed this Union and he had had Information
of letter from the Worlds Convention Lord Abor
deea, in which it suggested that fatal blow might
be inflicted upon slavery in the United states, in
acknowledgement and support OF the independence Of Tex.
condition that she would agree TO the abolition of
slavery There time, therefore, TO be lost II
that treaty naming the Rio Grande boundary, it did
no such thing. |. left the question all open.
Mr.. rURNEY said he had understood that the Rio
Grande had been assigned the boundary.
Mr. CALHOUN said that this like all the rest ofthe Sc
nator's understandings, was Misunderstanding. The
Rio Grande not fixed as the boundary; it was left
opsn 20 be settled upon H0era, principles and
ponience had been opened with the Mexican govern.
upon that very subject The true Of the
the march OF Gen Taylor to the Rio Gaande. Mr..
Calhoun referred to the proof in late letter, show
ing a CORES pondence between Gen Taylor and 0en
Arista in which the latter agreed that Il Gen TAYLOR
remained north of the San Colorado he next river south
of the Nueces) there would be no hostile collision be-
tween the Mexican and the American forces-snd
there would be The President has net the
authority define the boundary. II the President may
settle OptlOui may make war WueI
ever he peases The Northeast boundary unsettled
from 1883 down to lsl3 when settled by the sena
tor from Massachusetts, (r Webster) During all that
interval President had marched any troops occupy
that boundary. When Washington was President the
British held possession Of Detroit and OF Fort Stanwix,
,now Utica, N.Y. And why did not Washington march
army tneml Because the President not the
warmaking power. Returning, them to the question Of
his political consistency, Mr. q. said he psrty man
He went those which he believed be right
and with tue party WHO advocated them All his life he
had occupied an independent position He had joined in
either side except n4l when he beev cd
IL necessary to defeat series of which he be-
lsved to be wrong. As to the insinuation about the
President every body that pointed at him. and it
would have been manly, at least If the Senator
from Tennessee had named MIN. AS to the war, Mr.
houn said he deplored its beginnnghc depored the
way it had been carried When told that General
Taylor had been ordered to the Ko Grands he would
scarcely believe the did not at first but when he found
So he had told the Senator from Delaware that
his march ought to be arrested Mr. Calhoun said that
why he did not inerpose was that he did not wish TO
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