Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-10

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80 =, Ar sdrs d, Tie Father Oi Wa'eis, 'n"'
n, R.non whose shfewdness has been com,
,,a,.,cd Al least as often as his oraloty, s"ou,u
nava BEEN weak enough "a pcrpe,ra'e lhis s,,,
nlao,arism upun hi, deceased cosieasuei y" wy
,,,a,y S,ate-hou>e where they had outh oeen e'eI'
"a - ~. Uni.ed States Senate, ana ani'u>' '"o
,,a,y neoole Ia whom Mr.. Banon's pubic career
M, n,,,,s h. 80 familiar. Could ne reasohao'J
49, noo.t mai the gallant, gifted, generous
he.rpd Barton !ivsd no longer 10 me leu'e ~
hr,nre IL those Ia whom he was once - ulot
Coud he imagine that ne would DC pciih''ru -
b,nal, inns into the sacred bura-place u me
eln,ious dead, and I've allowed 10 steal from tGe
ciay.cold corpse Of him whom he hated ilVihS,
those eli,terns rhetorical yes menis which ouI
lately sparked before the eyes OF admlfinS !lou-
sau,s. without mourning risk OF having All ms
fIcn p!umase torn publicly from IL lac kdaw Wea-
rcr even IN The very moment Ut ms mos eau!-
laat >el!-cump.accncy2 Well, Tor tear maj me
good people ot Missouri have really iofsol1eh
their Unce-loved Senator, he brilliant LITTLE
RED, and from he more selfish fear also thaI ne
aSirfsions 81 MIR. Benton may cause men feaily
worthy oi confidence and respect, as | hold me
signeis oi our Southern address, one and ali, 10
be, 10 suffer unGeseIved discreGit among StIan-
gers, | vi Jay before you ami Them, ~ ihiS
place, one o;her glowing paragraph Of the Sena-
lei from, in which Mr. Barton hus ora Phcaily
de!ineac> The i,lus,rions deivefef 81 Cala0nntacs
lie Is referring IL MI Benton a. The former con-
dactor u a newspaper:
The 81. LOUIS Enquirer moi then edited by
he pubic prinler-accuscd the eS-Pres'denl
Adams o! attempting al Chen! 10 bargain The
Mississippi iot some hshiug privilege al me
Northeast; ann alter impt, ssing and nvctlrs lhe
calumny upon the public mind, refused even
10 publish his triumphant reua;on No, sir,
/ Tru,h has mol yet even discovered The authCr oil
lhr Ea>, Room letter! Ills place oi residence
b-came an object VI as much curiosity and IN
qury a. The birthplace Of Homer Some located
hm n Richmond, Virginia; some elsewhere.
Public curiosity was on thr alert Our frank
hunsmcn oi tie We> lovers of Washington and
Of hoiy Truh-,ia; daughter OF Heaven, sent on
eaI,h 10 cement and hold together civil society
among men-say IL use tneir pafiancc, and
draw my figures from my own country, and
The scenes OF my own country mat thcy
tracked this prowleI Tor human reputation AM
civil iscufd 10 a Ceep and dark recess amidst
the vast prdiGIes OF III maeaihcrHi valley 81 the
Mississippi that thc' tired the prdiricS, and ran
irrir line .! lire into his retreat unil IL scorchei
his very Nose and envelopes him IN smoke;
and sui ne Jay sui en-, and .iith, AM concealed.
AnG thcy had gwen up he hunt. unlll he walk
ton and civl. dIscJri, III ne darkness q night,
under the mask IL Americans, aud committed
an outrage mure tdeitou> than The frsI lie
viii IL hunted again. |! j. pr0 bono publ,co
lha! .nch cdlumualuf> aud CqtitiatS should
Dc Rnown ay, and lmracG IN high-high as
Roman cross uf American piilor, could place
Ihcm--as a waning "a our young men 10 beware
OF the late Of convicted calumnialor- beware
OF the fate OF an .imertcan Catilinc."
| wish heartily tina. | could now let MIR. Ben
IGn OF; bur a, ne sometimes says in orde! 10 vim
dicate the truth OF history" ! must send one or
two more shafts AT him. Would any man believe
VINO is only familiar with Mr.. benons more
recent history tnd; H. was once ragins NULLI-
FER and sECEsSInSIsT, and an advocate icr UNI
cd reSlS.GHcss 10 laws regularly enacted by Con-
gre>s, IN pursuance OF Inc established parilamen
tary fUmuiG, and backed and sustained by the
decisions Of The supreme Court u the Union
Strange as these accusations may appear 10
some, will sustain bo.h, and Immediately, by
lrreEagabe proof
An now Tor The evidence |, will be recollrc.
ted by you that General Hayne Of South Caro-
lima, IN he celebrated controversy between him
sci! ana Mr.. Wehser, asserted boldly ami fully
all the extreme doctrines ., me nulliyins school
linen prevailing ia MS Siale. In tins grand
slrl.c o. arms Mr. Bcnon was actually 50 closely
associated wih the South Carolina champion
mai Mr. Webster thought proper T. take very
special police oil their apparent combination
against him, complaining articularly .. their
mutual quotation anu commend ition, OF their
casing The characters IN the Grama, assigning
% eacn his par; TO one A. attack 10 another
The ely d onset" and said further:
Il otter myself, sir. as matct 10 no man; ]
throw the challenge OF debae al no mans ieel.
Blu; then, sir, since The honorable gentleman
has that lie
an answer. [ will give him an answer; and
tel him thai, holding nyscIilo be the humbesi
II the members here, yel know nothing in the
arm u his TREND from Missouri, either alone OF
when aided BY The arm 81 his friend from South
Carolina, that need deter even me- from espous-
ing whatever opinions may choose 10 espouse
from debating whenever may choose 70 debate;
or from speaking whatever may see iii TO say
upon the floor Of The Senate"
Mir Hayne mad cet The Virginia and Ken
lucky resolutions OF 98 as his leading authorizes;
ne had cited MdilSuns rep0n, JetirTsons protest,
written Tor The Virginia Legislature in 1925. and
his letter 10 Mr.. Giles OF the same year, IN which
language wss u.sd going tar, very Tar indeed,
beyond any hing stated IN our 5 uhetn Address.
You will recoccl Mr.. Jrffrrsons language; hui
iuI the benefit OF othefs and 10 TX the charge e
Modification and secession upon on! present ac-
cuser beyond The possibility oi a denial | will
quote ii. In the protest, designed 10 be used in
contra yention OF the tariff and internal improve
menl policy Of Inc Federal Government, Mr.. Jel |
fcrson, alter declaring the lawG On this subject
null aud void" proceeds 10 say that Though /
Virginia would consi.e f d,ssotm ~ # Tie
Union as among the greatest caamiI> ;.at coui.
hea hem, Sc! i; Is not the greatest. There Is
one set gteal'.-submissIon 10 Government
ui uniniiti powers. Il is only when The hope
ii This shall become absolutely desperate lnal /
further forbcarance e1uid moi IL indmgea"-.
Ia ms letter 10 Mir. Giles he It-d>seftS the same
doctrine IN sin stronger language, saying:
"and what IS or :,oourse2 Reason and ar
sumenl You might as wei reason an! argue
WIN The marble columns cUclrcling lheu, &c |
Are we to stand 10 our arms} &c. No, ina; mus
be The iasl resource. We must have patienc"
ana long iuibcaiancc wrh our brethren, NC ahd
separate from our companions only whcn lhc
sole alternatives cil are dissolution 81 on
Union with hem Or submission 10 Government
Il Unlimited powers. Between these I'VE evils
when we must make a choice, there can be no
hesitation
Such were the authorities relied on and ex
pounded by Mr.. Hayne- such his spceci. What
lid MIR. Benton say OF that speech and ils autao!i
These are his words:
Il resume my speech (said Mr.. b. al The poin!
al which il was suspended when | gave wa ie
Ire haural and lancahc impotence 10 me SeGa-
ior from Son'n Carolina who sis on my IshI
(Mr Hay6e) 10 vindicate himself, his Safe ADD
The Soulh IRON what appeared 10 Inc 10 b. m $
gTaluiloas aggression. We'll and Lobby has he
Gone il. Much a> he had done before 10 esiab'
Iish his reputation as an orator, statesman,
patriot, and a gallant son OF tho South ihe efforts
ul these DAYS exceed them all They will tc an
era in his Senatorial career, which his friends
and his country will lock back upon with pride
AMI eYulration."
Even .Mr. Calhoun himself, then recognized
Throughout. the Union as The great e1rounder Of
The nulliiyng ard secession doctrine, though his
personal presence ought in good tase, to have
excused him from this Inaciion, came in Tor his
share II Communication from ,he hen champion
oI Southern Interests, (Nr. Benion.) Thus be
sTno-- Sho wish to 20 further into Mr. Renton's
views. expressed III 1850 upon thr right Of slave
Ia resi- N interfering with