Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-29

ieration. Bot Mr. Clayton did not give up
Moved by feeling Of concern for those who
were in peril, aud for the state Of the country,
and for the safety of the protective system Of
which he was the decided advocate, he deter
mined 10 have the same amendments, So agreed
upon by the friends Of the tariff and rejected by
the committee, offered in the Senate and, to
help Mr.. Clay with the manufacturers, he put
them into his hands to be so offered d--notifyiug
MI Calhoun and Mr. Clay that unless the amend
ments were adopted, and that by the Southern
vote, every nulifer inclusively, that the bill
should not pass-that he himself would move
to lay it on the table. His reason for making
the notification vote sine qua non both on the
amendments and on the bill, and for them all,
separately and collectively, was TO cut them of
from pleading their unconsiilutionaliy after they
were passed and to make the authors Of dis
turblnce and armed resistance, after resistance,
parties upon the record to the measures, aud
every part Of the measures, which we're to pac-
/ ify them. Unless these leaders were thus bound,
he looked upon any pacfca,ion as a hollow truce
to be succeeded by some new disturbance in
short time and therefore he was pofumpiory
with both Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun, denounc-
ing the sacrifice OF the bill f his terms were
no, complied with and letting them know that
he had friends enough bound to his support
| They wished to know the names of the Sena-
tors who were TO stand by him in this extreme
courso-whch he refused to give no doubt
restrained by an injunction of secrecy, there
being many men Of gentle temperaments who
arc unwilling to commit themselves TO a meas
ure until they see its ssne, that The eclat of
success may concentrate what the gloom of de-
feat would damn. Being inexora5le in his
claims, Mr. Clay and Mr. Calhoun agreed to the
amendments, and all voted for them, one by one,
as Mr. Clay offered them, until it came to the
last-that revolving measure OF the home val
uaion. As soon as it was proposed, Mr. Cal
houn and his friends met it with violent oppo-
siuon, declaring il to be unconstitutional, and
an irsurmouniabe obstacle to their votes for
the bill il put into it. II was then late in the
day, and the last day but one Of the session, and
Mr. Clayton found himself in the predicament
which required the execution Of his threat
lie executed it, and moved TO lay it on the Ia
BILE with the declaration that il was TO lie there
Mr. Clay went to him and besoughi him TO with
draw the motion but in vain. lie remained
in1exible; and the bill then appeared 10 be dead
In this extremity, the Calhoun wing retired 10
the colonnade behind the Vice Presidents chair
and held brief consultation among themselves:
and presently Mr. Bibb of Kentucky came out,
and went to Mr. Clayton and asked him to with
draw his motion TO give him time TO consider
the amendment. Seeing this sign Of yielding
Mr. Clayton Withdrew his moion-lu he renew
ed il the amendment was not voted for. A
friend Of the pSriies Immediately moved an ad-
jnurnmeni, which was carried and that night 5
, reflection brought lhen TO the conclusion iha,
the amendment must be passed but still with
the belief, that, there being enough to pass il
wilhou, him, Mr. Colhoun should be spared the
humiliation Of appearing On the record in its
favor. This was told to Mr. Clayton, WHO de.
caied il TO be impossible-that Mr. Calhoun's
vote was Indispensable, nothing wnuld be
, considered secured by the passage Of the bill
unless his vote appeared for every amendment
! separately, and for the whole bill collectively
4 When the Senate met, and the bill was iaker
up, it was still unknown what he would do
but his friends fell in, one afier the other yield
ing their objections upon different grounds, an;
, giving their assent 10 this most aagrani instance
(and that a new one,) Of that protective leeis
& lainn, against which they were then raising
troops in South Carolina and limiting day
, and that a short one, on which she was 10 b.
ipso fdcfo, u secelei from tho uHien. Mr. Cal
houn remained TO the last, and only rose wher
D the vote was ready to be taken, and prefaced a
few remarks with the very notable declaration
that he had then to determine" which way hi
= would vote. lie then declared in favor of tho
: amendment but upon conditions which he de
! sired the reporters to note and which bein!
e futile in themselves, only showed the despira
: iion of his condition, and the state Of impossi
/, biity to which he was reduced. Several Sen
4 ators let him know Immediately the futiliiy o
- his conditions and without saying more, h
/ voted on ayes and noes for the amendment
Y and afterwards for the whole bill And ihi
+ concluding scene appears quite correctly report
h ed in the authentic debates. And thus ih
. question Of mastery in this famous "Compro
:. mise" mooled in the Senate by Mr. Clay an
u Mr. Calhoun as problem between themselves
e is shown by the inside view Of this bit Of his
+ tory, to belong to neither Of them, but 10 Mr.
II John NJ. Clayton, under the instrumcnlality O
@ Gen. Jackson. who, in the Presidential election
d had unhorsed Mr. Clay and all his systems
d and, in his determination TO execute the la,
i upon Mr. Calhoun, had left him without RENE
d dy, except in the resource OF this "Comprc
:; mise Upon the outside history oflhis inca;
: nre which have compiled, like chronicler
is from the documentary materials, Mr. Calhou
o and Mr. Clay appear as master spirits, appea'
d ing the storm which they had raised ; on til
/ inside view they appear as suballen agent
t, dominated by the necessities Of their conditio
N and providing for themselves instead of the
l. couniry-Mr. Clay, in saving the protecliv
n policy, and preserving the support of the mar
10 uiacturers; and Mr. Calhoun, insaying himse
At from the perils Of his condition aud both
IN leaving themselves at liberty to act together i
A. future against General Jackson and Mr., Va
+ Buren.
4 A DlsTNcTloN, Many years ago when re