The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-13

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Mr.. BADGER. | hope that The hon
orsble Senator. having made remark o
That kind with reference 10 dtstin. uishet
gentleman, once member of this body anC
nov IN his grave, will give US some proof 0
u, or fe:tact il.
Mr.. CALl!OsN. The fact is as have
stated.
Mr.. BADGER. The very pnpc, y hicl
read reuies tie charge iba, Mr.. P.uck
ney YVES an Ahot'ionis,.
Mr., CALHOUN. No charge was pre-
iefrcd. only stated that Mt, Pnckncy !.
known 10 have entertained views Favorable
to abolition.
Mr. BADGER. II he bad bccn an alb
oIirieoist, he would have been in favor ul
excluding slavery from the State Of Mls.
SOUR. Bot lei me add, that with regard 10
the auion Of Mr.. Plnckney % TN. sub.
jet, il conaot be in the highest degree in.
potiant whether he uas an aboll,iaGist or
not. II Mr.. Plnckney was in favor # a.
polishing slavery, he must nevertheless have
understo, d the 4 ference between his WISH.
es ns 10 what should Sc done, acd lie nov.
or Of this Government 10 do ii. aust
therefore infer, Gui Of a decent resrcc', 10
say nothing Of hrgh admiration, fur tie
extraordinary ability ind legal sclIen ~
that gentleman, HAT he d,d Dot doubt the
power Of Congress @hen be wrote ihs, ,ct
ter. SIR. le could n0t lie excused, lis NOR
al character could not be pfe.afyod, he
would sta7d charged in bis gave WITH bv
ing violated lis ao,h, and committed lcul
wrong upon The Constitution of biz c0an.
ny, il be lad advocated aud Voted lur Init
restriction fetLaaeu', pefte'ual, and in K.
ing Il MI time bile ha doab'ed the row
or Of Congress 10 impose u, Ii Nj. puck
oeS : oflnon epou the propiicty Of abolish.
iae sasefy, referred 10 BY tie ,na'ot from
South Caroiua, il supposed Of ued,'stood
TO have any effect u delermin ng shgl his
jrdsmc,, as tphofiiy, must say it va,
referred n no Fntgnsc.
Air. CALHOUN. Il was stated Tor
ahat Il il Hafth.
Nj BADGER. Wei, then, i, Is worth
nothing
| s'and upon his SUI yet on uhat On.
ders;and 70 be the opinion o( the Supreme
Cautt Of the uncI States, AID upon The
opinion Of the southern s'l,csinen ~hn
derDed this Senate oil the time Of the Mis-,
sonri Compro;Dise. stand upon the The.
DRY and ptac.icc &c the Government upon
bis SUI Jet ard occupying tbi' position, |
| am called upon 10 vote 'ot n bill by Which,
inwny opinion, The South makes total sur.
render of s,i tho interests and wishes of
her people in this question. Weate to sub
init 10 the judgment Of the Supreme Court
10 determine whether. by virtue Of any
thing 10 he Constitution of the L States,
the mrmen' these territories become ours
by treaty, the Institution Of negro slavery
is established in them. Nav, | bavc 20,
tho reuotest idea iiai The Supreme Court
vii ever bold tho alternative Of that ques.
ton. ut K Hpen he bill as calling upon
me, repse,l u'inr, with my honorable col
league, The interests Of oac Of the southern
Slnles, 10 make this total surrender on her
behalf II gentlemen will show ne what
sc arc 70 gam b. that surrender, If they
will point out to me any countervailine al
If they UIsi make me understand
how, open the pruciPlc Of compromising q
Disputed question as tn The dispos.n. Of
these territories, shall surrender the " hole
to tho opposite patty, siati b. able to give
ibis measure ny support. My tfirnj from
Maryland CIR, Juhnsau) has SAID that We
only asked 10 save oar honor. ST., | would
be I-t as wiling, 50 Ear az the Interests Of
my constituents ere concerned, to Ye'e for
a bin IN terms EXCEEDING slavery, and shou'd
thtak IT moro manly TO DO St. IN ny ilig
men', a total surrender on The port OF the
South would follow rs otipctua.lv ftem the
passage oil this bill, as if tbe Ntmol
proviso, or aay other form Of exclusion,
we're adopted, How, then, is ny honor
saved Ii an disposed to give ~; If
for any consideration nm wiling to yield
the interests and feelings OF INV const,tu.
rnls, why not do go At once? can see
nothing on the score Of honor TO be gained
by this measure.
Mr.. BUTLER As | have had some Of
the d tliculiIes under which tho Senator
-sineo this speech was delivered, | requested
tho Hon James a. pearce, OF Maryland, 10 as
certain, If he could, from some authoritative
sonfcc, the true opinions of Mr. fiuckncy 10
slavery in order TO vind.cate him from, what |
deemed, an impntation upon his memory. Mr..
Pearce wrote, in Consequence Of this request, ia
VIM Pinckncy, a son of the late distinguished
Senator, lawyer and statesman from whom he
received answer the following extracts from
which am allowed by my friend, Mr. Pearce, to
publish, and which Mt once explain the occasion
from which Mr. Caihoun's error was derived, and
correct the error;
" II is very truo that. IN the speech made by my
father in the Legislature of Maryland, when
VERY yousd MAN, there may exist passages which
might give slight grounds of suspicion for the in.
ference which Mr.. Calhoun has arrived al, but
surely bis speech on the Missouri question: deliv.
cred IN tho full maturity of his years. would an.
initiate any superstition of his being an Adolf.
toust
6 remember when tho Missouri question was
agltatng the country, and It was understood that
Mr.. Pinckney would advocate tho principles no
enforced in the Senate, gentle
man of this city, well known most Jealous
ultra Abolitionist, called on Mr.. r., and romin.
ded him of the VERT eneerh referred tn hv Mr.