The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09

Mr.. CLAY sad he never rose 10 sddrass
the Senate wih more intense feeling than On
the presen, OCCASION. lie had ~ituessed ma.
ny seasons OF great peril and danger IN the
history Of the country. but he never before
roso TO adjrcss the Senate when there ~as
such extreme solic,sude, fear and anxiety iei,
by the country ,n the issue Of the e,es. e.
vents nov irsnsp,siug. lie did no, think Il
would be out Of place TO do that Ia The Senate
~h,ch no had never ceased To do 10 his own
chamber tina, W, 10 invoke the Supreme Ar.
bitter, who ho.ds in his hand The DDS mes Of
nations. 10 cs.,n the passions Of men aud the
sioirnce OF party; to allow reason to resume
hsr empire and TO bss,o~ on HIN HE sniirs
ol approval, md the strength ard sbiliy 10
per'o,m the tack before h,m He had VT.
pesssd o'her periods when the esea,s OF the
day caused tho greatest snUeiy Throughout
the country and IN all thesr, as we'll as tho
present, he had no doubt. were he to trace the
cause Of the danger, peril aud alarm to is
true source, he would find Il pstty sprn.-
PM,ies, "a order 10 gam = triumph for hen
selves over their opponents, seized upon eve.
~ subject that piesen,td itself 10 make cspi.
thi W, huu W iuCicaec tuctt own
Tso Senator'S had told them tha, both Of the
tao political parties Of the coun'ry, a, the
north, ac'ua,ed by such sp,r't. had rndeavor
ed aud aete endeavorlpg to d. each other
to obsn the votes of Q small ihud party call.
ed Abotionisis, IN order 10 swell their res.
pec,ivo numbers. Nor vas the confined to
the people ., largo. In The !eglss,ne hsll.
oil .hs country the came party spirit over,ules
al uthes eo0,,desstions. The House OF Rep
sen's,Nes had spen, one whole ~eek 10 fruit.
less slemp, 10 elect door. keeper. And ~hs,
vas the qu 'siion which prevented the election
Of doc, keeper! Il ~as no, lhe Il ness or
the qualifications Of the men; bu, the qres
ton sas, whether ths door. keeper TO be chu.
ecu belonged 10 this or that party, OF whether
bis views aud sentiments of political questions
we're Of one or Of nnoiher school. Tie did not
slude 10 this suijsc, BY way Of tep,o,chtn.
sny 10, ~hst had been done, bu, BY wsy o..
illus,raiiug 10 Whist lengths and extremes the
ps,ty sptrn - carried; and he hnped that
something ~ou!d 10 done TO chick 1t ~ ils
ouSard progress.
What v,c,s.,,udes We pass through 10 this
short career nf life l., n, yrsrs ago he took
leave OF the s nate No he thought iuevrt.-
And. II hts own iuclinatons, his osn drst'rs.
hopes, and aniicirs,ioHs 10 DO aloacd 10 en-.
i,y The fes ,emaiDIng Years o. he N the qn.
ct sceaes of retired lie had be.u eon.uiied,
thu, you'd have been hls last appearance IN
the Senate. But the Lagi,la!u OF hrs ale,
unsolicited by HIM, had though' proper to con
fer upon him bgain the huuor OF beng Their
tspf.sen's,ne he e. aud he did no, feel a, lab.
city to reiu.e It. lle came, however, 10 the
Srnaie to "fve no party, nor With any PER
sonaI or p,iva'e ends, nov OF hereafter, 10 &C
compI,sh. And, It there cas- 10 the Senate,
or ov, "f the Senate, any msn engaged ,n the
rsce sf'er high honofs or posItiop, let that
man rest assured that he souli never b. i
Tied by him ". L 10 that race. Wh-n his
,-tm Of sefsics IN the Senate ~as ended, hi.
Iatss,oo IN ihts iilc, go far as relates 10 publ c
sGurs. would be closed, and closed forever.
|, vas impossible for any candid observer
Of passing events not 10 sec that The -plrii o,
party, and The promotion and eIevsliin Of par
tcuIs' individuals 10 high places aud d,sInc.
uons, we're now the ab.oi bny principles oi
inen. Al ths time, ~hrn Tho Waste House /.
10 danger of beng sTsp, 10 the flames OF de.
situctou und rum, mtn we're engaged III Talk.
M about aho shall be Its next uccnpsn,. -
Wnen an alafpiny cfevasse has taken y lace,
and the waters OF destruction are las pruring
upon us. &c are taking alb 10, Who shrli rule
over the country about TO be inundated. The
Whole ,uIj"ci that seemed TO ait,sct he siren
ito" Of Ieo "ss party, party passion. passion.
spn, 81.
10 save the country from the impending dan
ger! Within this Capitol and ~ the Saies
there we're twenty furnaces oil burning and
sending forth the hes. Of passion and parry
splnt. fe" months ago there vac peace
10 the country. and e'ery thing was QUO, and
tranquil. Now there wss dange, and peril
and even meBaces against the Uuion. lie
Implored Senators to lock al these things To
quell the fires Of passion now raging, aud Ia
listen to the vo,cd Of reason. lie did not sup.
po'e What he could say would produce such
en elect, 5n' he begged them TO listen to tho
'olco oi their osn reasun, idgment. snd good
sense, ss TO What can be done for Tho good
Of The country.
To this ubjeci ho had directed all his Of.
tor's; With such q WOW lie had IN . insnue,
cut himself of from all social enj y meuis since
hs arrival 10 this city, and devoted oil his
time, Abor, and abilities, TO the formation o.
some pan ~bcreby, once more, peace, con
cord aud harmony, could be restored 10 the
country. Tie had submitted iua, plan to The
sena'e. Ito did 10. hopo ,hs, !, cou'd b:
successful, bu, he trusted that if S:nstou
found IN it anything objectionable, or iha
eould or ough, to be amended. they would en-
dsssoes 10 improve, alter, and amend il. ant
d - psoneapce sgsInst il or attempt 10 destroy
~ tUem examine il carefully, and calm
~ sf they discovered any thing in il sus
ee(llhIs Of Ia n2fovsnent, let them improve i,