The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-02

OF knayey pending against him, he bfooded il,
and look more than TWO months 10 prepare himself for
deliberate speech answer il on the floor OF the Senate,
he does not deserve the character OF a No man,
with the feeling OF man in his bosom, who believed
such a charge was pending against hun, would have
sought redress here He would have looked for il else
where. tie submitted TO il then, and here,
not TO ask IN The only way he should have sought
IT. but as he says, 10 dscred the Witness and how does
he propose TO do IL He begins with the evidence OF two
OF his eo-eonspiraiors. Now in my State they not
allowed by law TO give evidence for one another But
that Is not all tie has evaded the point lie has sought
TO create false impression upon the Senate and the
country lie has endeayored make this Senate believe
that intended 10 charge them with open applause OF his
conduct, meant no such thing, and every nan knew
that did not mean IT, But will be deny that they went
TO hm and shook hands with him, congralulaung him
upon The speech that he had made :
Mr.. RHETT deny il.
Mr.. CLEMENS MIR CHASE, did you not dol il?
MI. CHASE. do not recollect what did. so far as
shaking hands Is concerned. know expressed then,
as express now, my concurrence in the doctrines OF the
speech SO lar as IL nculcatet the doctrines OF State
rights and when The senator from Alabama the other
day, gave The pleasure OF hearing very beautiful
speech upon another OCCASION | expressed 10 him my
grathcauon with that Speech far as concuued in
II. And now | ask the senator from Alabama upon
wha ground ne says am co.consprator with any one
Mr.. CLEMENS. | will attend to one at time
Now, what witness is discredited? The senator from
South Carolina alleges that there no such congratu
ahon Before the words cold upon his lips the
ator from Ono contradicts him. Where, then, is the
witness who is dscredited Here witnesses who
that he did not do II. He does not pretend to say
anything OF the sort He says merely he does not
member shaking hands. But sir, il is no extraordinary
hing-n is nothing extraordinary for the TO be
upon friendly and intimate terms with those whom he
Processes extreme anxiety to destroy ! am not saying
anything disrespecn OF these gentlemen The point
which mean TO make is this that the senator from
South Carolina at home denounces them ratorsthat
everywhere throughout the land he has assumed the
ground that they than Arnods--and yet in
The face of all Ibis find his personal relations with
them warm that they afford 10 go and congratulate
him upon his efforts in favor of dsunion do not
TO say there anything discredtable them in that as.
ISOLATION but what say is that it is exraor.
dinary-that II IS something which is strange to the
counify-ihat ihls uncommon intimacy should exist be-
tween them. But that Is not all. The senator has given
us another illustration OF his facility for forming snch
associations In that very speech which he made here
in the course OF his reply TO MIR FoorE, he let outhc
fact that he had private consultations with THOMAS H
BENTON behind one OF The columns OF this Capitol
lation to MIR. FooTEs conduct towards Mr.. CALHOUN.
Who in South Carolina would have believed that BARN
WELL RHETT would have gone to THOMAS H BEsToN
to consult about the interests Of JOHN C. CALHOUN
There was another witness whom the senator did not
call 10 the standpossbiy because he is not herePos
sbly because his testimony would not have suited him
quite 50 well and that Is the honorable senator from
New Hampshire, MIR HALE ] who was actually so de.
lighted that he lett his seat and came over TO this side of
the House TO listen 10 the whole OF that harangue. Ye,
the senator from South Carolina now attempts to create
the impression upon the country that have made false
charge against him, OF being on terms OF intimacy with
these gentlemen. There Is one thing which all
know II there is no concord Of sentiment between him
and them, there IS concord OF sentiment between him
and those whom they represent We all know that the
aboltoniss have declared that the constitution of the
United States ga with death and agreement
with bells and we all heard the senator utter sentiments
equally as alrocious.
he sa, that illuminated him. Caumna,e him 1t
IS beyond The power OF man to do How, though, did
caumnlale him What word did utter which he has
not avowed on the floor OF the Senate Did he not get
up and proclaim himself traitor And does he call it
calumny when charge him with being precisely what
he has avowed ha, be is Is that the standard by which
he measures calumny' Sir, could say nothing worse
OF him than he has said OF himself. intended 10
say anything half as bad II is true he is for
whom never had any fancy 1t is true never sought
his acquaintance II rs true that when he here
refused TO extend TO him that courtesy which usually
extended TO senator's and refused TO be introduced
him. That Is the reason he does not know me. But |
never intended to make his character his conduct the
theme OF discussion in the Senate The subject is too
small have heard or rather have read description
by one oil the English poets OF n certain period OF
darkness when yipers crawled among the multitude,
"hlssng, but singles !" and knew well that il applied
TO him. We can hear him hiss but there is sting about
him
Mr.. JONES, OF Tennessee II the senator from Ala
bama will permit me- will suggest that il is impossible
for HIN to-day TO answer the speech of the senator from
South Carolina and, with his permission, will move
that The Senate do now adjourn TILL tomorrow, twelve
o'clock.
wish TO advert, and will give way in ten minutes
Mr. JONES | withdraw the motion.
MIR CLEMENS. There is a matter which has been
brought into this controversy which choose notice
now. do not wish that any false impressions shall go
abroad 10 the country The senator from South Carroll
ma has ventured to do here to-day what man in Ala.
bama was ever found bold enough 10 do in my presence
The retailer OF SANDER is bad the originator In
deed he rs, ii possible, than be who originated it,
he has charged me with owing my election 10 a corrupt
bargain with the wing members OF the Alabama egsa.
ture aad he has read letter from jefferson Buford and
Paul Mccall the subject choose 10 notice them
now. II he had only waited two days longer think The
probability is he would have yenucd 10 make the
charge; because the refutaton OF il has gone home so
strong, that would have dare 10 repeat it. The
fact this that far from making any pledge that slip OF
paper TO which Mr. Buiord audes contained
OF opinion at all Sir, You in Montgomery at the
lime. Although Of you cannot be presumed 10
know what done by the wing party yet your conduct
from that day 10 this has manifested that you did not
believe one word OF the calumny II simple OF
authority to MIR Davis TO state ichat my OPTIONS were
he warm, personal friend, perfectly familiar with
those opinions; and told him, who had heard them
peaedy, TO state what they were. There is now a me
Der IN the other house who leading member OF that
legislaiure-one OF the individuals whom IL is alleged
knows most about it-who has again and again author
iZed me to pronounce Il caumny Mr.. Davis has again
and again authorized me 10 do the same A number OF
other gentlemen have written letters denouncng il, or
authorizing me to do But the senator brings up
that dead carcass the floor OF the Senate and makes
u charge against me- TO account, he supposes for
what An abandonment OF democratic principles Who
charges me with having done so VINO alleges that
have ever given vote that not according 10 the
strict democratic faith Who charges me with not be ng
in full association with every democratic member OF this
body
promised long ago, and IL is aduy which mean now
TO discharge, that il could meet man in Ala.
bama who would allege that thing 10 be true should
brand him he deserved and want the senator TO
mark now what ! have to say the subject and apply