The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-03-18


amined the resolutions Of '98 and '99 for
the right of secession, and could not find it.
They found, as they thought, notification
but notification is itself denial Of seces-
sion J" and that esome Of the ablest efforts
made by those great men was to establish
that notification was the rightful remedy"
He repeated his arguments in favor Of State
sovereignty, and the right of the States to
secede. The man who viii say that Mr.
Calhoun ever denied the existence of the
right of secession will never dare show him
self. That great man has friends and sons
who can and will defend him.
To that part of Mr.. C.'s speech which de-
MED that the States possessed sovereign
powers; which held that "there is no such
thing as sovereign State within the limits
of this Union = that "the Constitution has
taken away from the States some of the
! highest and most essential attributes of SOW
ereignty-they cannot coin money, they can
not emit bills Of credit, they cannot punish
treason against themselves" &c-he replied
at length He maintained that, notwith-
standing the want of these attributes, the
States were sovereign; that treaties, often
sive and defensive, between nations, were
} common; that it was at one time long con
! sidered that there should be but one coinage
: in Europe; in which case, none of the pow
ers there would by that course lose their
: sovereignty. If, however, tcould be shown
; that the States had no power to punish trea-
! son against themselves, he would abandon
t the subject. In the constitutions of South
e Carolina and other States, treason was de-
fined and its punishment provided for Let
: any one of South Cardinals sons levy war
: against her, or commit what by her constitu-
e ton was defined to be treason, and her au-
|, thorities would be found to execute the law.
d Any Of her sons who would take up arms
|, against her would find that the hangman's
y rope was his destiny.
e He then read letters written by two gen
% tlemen Of Alabama in relation to the cir
l. cumstances attendant upon Mr.. Clemens
d election to the State The Democratic party
g had majority in the Legislature, and Mr.
Fitzpatrick was their choice for the Senate
ID The Senator was chosen by fraction of hi.
r own party, together with the Wings. These
10 letters stated that, while the Wing member
ne of the Legislature we're in caucus, the Sena
tor was named that pledge was required
r. and that during the caucus slip of pape
at was handed in which read in substance :
! /; off elected to the United States Senate,
t. pledge myself that | will support the admin
If. istratiOn of Gen Taylor" Signed ''Jere
Is, Clemens" That Mr.. Davis, member {
If the caucus, declared it was in the handwr
he ing of MIR. Clemens, and that upon TIL
pledge he was elected to the present hig
lst position.
in Mr.. r. now said that he had started OF
he with declaration that he would discred
his the witness, and had done so that he woul
Ia show that the Senator from Alabama WI
vas not himself in position to arraign Others
in and done this also He thanked the Sena
ted for the opportunity it had given him to vi
an dictate himself from the attacks in the Sen
ore tors speech.
ors Mr.. CLEMENS read a note received
him yesterday, by which he was notified tn
iah the Senator from South Carolina would I
he day reply to certain portions of his speec
ner He was surprised, however, that, not conte
nee with this notice, the Senator had announc
ida to the Senate, to the galleries, to the
de- porters, letter-writters, and every one ell
NAL that he was to-day to destroy him, in ord
de- that they might all be present at his deaf
of He was sorroy the Senate had not Civ
ices him the opportunity of dying more decent
raj To that self-conceit and strange ignorance
self, the Senator, that manifest ignorance up
s. all things relating to the passage of
sso- Compromise and himself, he attributed
larp blindness with regard to that speech 7
Mon Senator complained that in the speech
the had been called knave and traitor.
HOY No
not. except the Senator himself, could say tina
due contained any charge of knayery. He h
that however, supposed so, and for two months
; ad- has brooded over the charge, and been
9nies gagged in collecting, materials for his spec
without taking single step for his viz
ught cation. He now would add the epithet
had coward to that of knave and traitor.
that The CHAIR said the Senator'S rema
spe- were out of order
tand Mr. CLEMENS said that he would
The deavor to keep within the rules of order
and The Senator had taken no notice of
and charge of knavery which he said was m
nself against him; and he who would not
II as another opportunity Of resenting the a,
sation, but would resort to this mode Of
Dir. Tending himself, did not deserve the nam
l his man.
N of The Senator had said he had discred
, the the witness. How and by whom By
ssion evidence Of two of his co-conspirators.
re it his part of the country parties standin
keep such position would not be permitted
exas, testify.
Mon, No one, but the Senator, supposed tha
that meant that the Senators from Massachus
ed his Ohio, and New Hampshire, had made
e I'm demonstrations of applause, or had givel
!, ex- preston to cheers; but it was the evi
n of satisfaction with which they listened to
onsid- The Senator from New Hampshire had
lorant his seat and occupied one near the Sens
onsid- and after he had concluded his speech
n for surrounded him, shaking hands with
state congratulating him. This the Senator
fornia not deny.
Mr.. RHETT made remark, which
b the not heard.
Of the Mr.. CLEMENS. Mr.. Chase, did
trade not shake hands with him on that Occaa
Ict not Mr. CHASE was understood to say
max he had.
ty for Mr.. G. then asked the Senator from
sipient bama upon what authority he styled hi
e pow q co-conspirator Of any one.
Mr.. CLEMENS said he could answe
Glenn one at q time He then alluded to Il
at the parently warm and friendly personal
ted as lions which existed between the Senator