The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-07-25

ale ana 4. lle lluZaIu vi uCied'i'S hIoil
bills then ready for final action. might 60
on and rcspcat similar questions, unII! they
woul fill pages, bet enough has been said to
prove that his explanation IS puerlle and
hollow.
He had many and fare chances 10 answer
the resolutions, aud could have made ore,
if he had desired it at any time, but there
were two reasons which prevented him.
The frs, is. that although lie had made up
his mind to desert you and your cause be-
fore the introduction of the resolutions, he
he saw the hazard, and was unwilling 10 take
that step hastily. The Missouri Resolutions
forced him to disclose his intentions, and to
proclaim his dcserion before he was fully
;he depth to which they have excited his ire.
The others is, that he had to" mrcl, dis:
crction to address such farrago To hJups
too well informed to be imposed upon by
old, stale and oft repeated charges. He
knew besides, that they would have been.
promptly met, and rcpelIcd, and that The
anldole would 90 with the poison. lie
knew this by experience. lie had tried 1t
before. 1t failed most sgnalIy.
Ii was in the session of lS47, few days
a(ierl had introduced the resolutions. In
that attack he paradcd nearly in the same
words, all that he has charged IN this, about
the Florida treaty. Texas. and almost every
other subject. He had taken time and pre-
pared deliberately. 1t was given out that
he would demolish me. The Senate was
crowded bv those who wished to witness
the sacrifice. rose and rcpelled of hani
his charges. leave those who were pres
cnt to decide, with what effect. twas GER
tanIv not to his qualification or satisfaction.
He did not even attempt rcJolndcr. Bui
what becomes Of his apology, that he had
no chance to reply to my resolution! They
had been introduced but shortly before. and
then he bad full chance to answer them
He then assaed every act of my lille, which
he thought he could dlstort, so as To make a
plausible charge against me. Why then
omit to answer resolutions which he now
holds ND as the worst and most ubIecll"na
bic Of all? Can any answer be gwen, cx-
cent that he is either not sincere, in what Inc
now asserts, or that the time had not then
arrived, a, which he coud safely venture to
bclray you!
But, according to his own statement, he is
impclrd, in making his attacks, ly private
grief. as well as public considerations. lie
saws l<tiga,cd attacks on him for twenty
wears. ], nslgale a,taks on him! lie must
have very exalted opinion OF himself. l
never thought of such a thing. We move
in different spheres. My course is, and has
been, to have nothing to d" with INN. |
never wanted his support, nor dreaded his
opposition. He took the same ground IN
his speech. Just referred To-. and endcaVored
To establish the charge by what purP' 'rled
to be an extract from letter. which he states
was delivered To hlm bv some person un-
named, and was written by ali unknown
person. lie introduced it into the Senate.
in manner to make tho impression that !
was its author. arose and asked hun, II
he intended to assert that was. lie stood
mute at first. but was forced to admit was
not. then repclled his charge with scorn,
which the base insuuatlon, that had any
knowledge or connection with it whatever.
deserved. lie was covered with cOnluslon;
and vet he has the cir"ntcry To introduce II
again to the public, accompanied with the
same insil,lalon which covered hun with
disgrace of its first inroductlon
But the deepest wound, it seems was IN
hctcd bv n statement I'm my address to The
people Of Charleston on my return home
after the session of ~ and As, that he voted
for the bill establishing the territory OF Ore
con. containing the princpIc of the N'Imot
provisn, and that nc and Gen Houston were
The onlv two Southern members, who voted
for it; that without their votes, it would not
have been defeated, followed by the express
sion of an opinion, that for so doing, they
deserved the rcprobation OF the whole
South. Neither Of them have ever denied
thr truth of my statement, nor ever can
Every word is true, as the journals OF the
Senate show. The statement itself Is In
plain language and free from distortion or
cxarnera;Ion. The fact stated, related to
official acts which it was important my con-
s,iluenls should know. In expressing my
opinion abslaincd from inn eachng motives.
All was done within the rules o! dccor''m,
and those that govern parliamentary pro-
ccedings. Wherein then consists the OF
fcnce7 am at a loss to perceive, except the
principle be adopted, that tho greater the
libel. 1t may be, that 1t was calculated TO
embarrass him, and thwart what he then
mcdtatcd, and has since carried into exc
cu,ion; all open dcscrlion to the abolition
lsts
pass now to his next charges. lie as
scrlS that gave away Texas, and to make
it out, he asserts that Texas belonged 10 the
United States, when the treaty whIl Spain
was made, by which she ccdcd Florida to
us. He claims ,hat'Tcxas was a part OF
Louisiana, and that its boundary extended
to the Rio Grandc; that 1t was all slave ter.
ritory. and looked To as The natural outlet 10;