Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-08-08
MR. WigCalI's Speech.

Mr. WisCalI's Speech.
The Address oil the southern members.
said Mr.. WisfaII. was objected 10 by our
Senators Fbecause The original draft con.
,uincd the declaration that 'rhc present
crisis wasns Important us that which led
to ihe Declaration Of Independence. But
Mr.. Berren's Address, for which buih
Senators Soled, aud would have signed,
declares lflat the question is of all sui-cIs
the most; Important" Can language be
sironser!Glt is objected asain, that the
original DAFT declares that III our rights
are not protected under the consliIulinn, it
(lhe consIJurioni will become "a sword
Tor attack and NOT a shield lur defence" Is
the proposition not self.evi,lcnl? But,
strangesto: say. neither Of The Senator's
were eyer3askeh to vnIe for The original
draf,-ihesohjec'ionahe passages having
been stricken out. By the consent Of Mr..
Calhoun. teforc The motion was made for
recommitmeur, :. 1t was the Address Of The
Southern 5tnemhers against which they
voted, ahd as an excuse for it they point
oul sentences which they We're never asked
to in,lurse.
But uies Southern Address. they say,
declares that the agsressi"ns uf The NnrIh
upon South would he tie cause Of war be-
tween foreign naiurs. This is language
which they could nor lolcrarc-it is such
rs should got be used towards our brethren.
But whcnzhr. Berricn says, "Such inter-
ference waiild uot,be tolerated between IN.
depend dentssorerigntirs-it wouId be m"t
by remoislrahce. and, if necessary, by
;force." they see nothing objectionable. hui
voe for, indursc, and are willing 10 sign
it. The same senlimenis in other passa-
yes. which we're objected to by them in
the Southern Address, were shown by Mr.
Wigfall, lobe conlaiuert in Mr.. Bcrricn's,
and 10 have received their entire sanction.
What confidence, then, he asked, can be
placed in fheir sincerity when they urge
The exisIeicc of these passages in the South.
45a ~ 1 AaI!sss:sa MS Lheiio1s0n for not sign
General Houston said (Mr. Wicfall CON.
linucdj that he had been dcunnacpd hv Mr.,
Calhoun OIL account Of his Oregon vote.
When grave charges are made, it is i'm.
purtanl 10 determine the character Of The
! accuser. lie General IinuS'nn. would
rest his defence upon the issue Of SHOWN.
that Mr.. Calhoun was, and ever had been
upon all The great questions which had aei.
tacd the country. ai!!ess 10 Ihc South,
and particularly 10 Texas. Mr.. Calhoun.
SAIL Mr.. W., uccded no defender. and he
(Nlr. w could he neiIheE provoked nor
betrayed into the discussion Of false issue.
Gen. llousIon's conduct, and unl Mr..
Calhoun's was the matter under conslde-
raIion. but as Gen. II. had rested his de.
fence upon the establishing Of his charges
against MIR. c.. they became important,
aud for that purpose he would consider
them aud far that only. 1t was impnssi-
ble, within The time allowed him, to cx.
plain and consider in de!ai The pnsitims
which that great statesman had occupied
upon all The great questions upon which
| The country had been divided during Ihe
| last quarter of century. He would
restrict himself TO one-Mr. C's position
as 10 Texas lie selected this because his
audience were familiar with it, and be-
cause Gen. III. had laid great stress upnn
it. Ifupon this he could show that Cen
eral lis position was unsustaiued, the
facts upon which he relied false, and his
charges unfnunded, then he would call
upon the people to reject his (Gen. H's)
cs,mnny upon all other points as unwur
thy Of belief. FaLsus in uno tlisms in ON,
nidus. When witness wiI'uIly misrrp.
resented as TO one matter he could he be.
lieved as TO none. Gen. lluuslun, charged
Iha, Mr.. C., by dI.paIching the john Res
oluions, put ii out Of the power Of Mr..
Polk TO tender the alternative rs he Mr..
P.) had pledged himself to do. Nlr. w.
here asked General II. if Mr.. Polk could
mol, al any time before the Joint RcsoIu>
tons had been acted upon by The Republic
of!Texas. have Withdrawn them and suhsli-
Iuted The alternative. General II. was
understood to say "he could nol." Then.
said Mr.. w., ou, Of your own mouth 1
will condemn you. hnId in my hand a
letter signed Sam. EIoustnn, written six
weeks after the join, Resolutions had been
dispatched, and addressed, To Major J..
Donaldson. 81 said," exclaimed General
H.. "lIial Mr.. Polk said he could uoI." Ii,
said Mr.. W., there are any other modif-
caliOHs Of your answer To be made, | will
patiently await them. There seem 10 be
nnnc. Then i will read what Gen. j..
thought Of Mr.. Pulk's position AMI control
over the Joinl Resolutions on The 9th April,
lS45. six weeks nflcr they had passed from
Mr.. C's hands. "Now, my dear friend, |
CON jure you to use your influence in hav.
Ing presented to this government, the al
,ernalive suggested by the amendment to
Mr.. Browns Bill bclpre it is 100 lare, and
while there is remedy"
Ii was moi even Then "ioo late" for
Mr.. Pnk 10 undo Mr.. C's work. lie
might according TO Gen. HI still subs'i'
tute The alternative for the joint Resulu-
tinns. and, by Withdrawing from The peo-
pie The privilege Of deciding for Them
selves. redeem his pledge, and thus place
Texas in The hands of Mr.. Benton and his
friend Gen. IL: But whatever may DO the