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force but if force al all is employed, it muni be by
Stale legist .Iran anil tiul Federal Icgrai ilionjinil
the rea|i«ii.»ibil4iy of employing that force itiuai
rasi with, mill attach l», llie State itaeli.
i«n, ihet ihe whole would have been rejected;
end yet, when the whole wee prevented to
gether, it was accepted aa a whole. He (Mr.
C.) would admit that hia friend* diJ not got
all they could whth s and the gentlemen on tho
other aide did not obtain nil they might desiro ; 1 this bill.’ I merely throw out these scitifneiils
but both would gain nil that in In* humble opin- j for the purpose of allowing you that So. La.
)nn wan proper to he given in thn present run-1 having declared her purpdee to bn loia, to
dition of the coonirv. Ii might bn true that inilm nn experiment whether, by i. course-ol
there would be ln«e and gain in this ihettaure. Iejti.laitnri?in a conventional form,or a legiala-
Cit how wae Om Ion and gam dmirihnied ? — ;'•*« form of enactment, she can defeat thn c-x-
Ainong our coumrymeiu What we ln*c, no ciiiion ol eerlam In ia of the U. States, I, for
foreign hand gain*; and what we gain, has I one. will express my opinion—that I b- l.evo it
been no loss in any foreign power. It ia;,a utterly iin l >riotm.ibte, whmuvar course ol
*m-.*g ouraelve* thn distribution Inkna place, ’legislation alto may choose to adopt, for her In
The distribution is founded on that groat prin- j succeed. I am ready tor one, to give ilia 'ri-
rjple of Compromise and concession which ; banal* and dm exoeuiivn of my coiiiittv.wheth-
lies at thn bottom of our inalitoliona, wlneli !ertlu Executive has or h is noi my colli Inrice,
cave hirlli to the Consiitmion iiself, nnd wlifrli ]ihe necessary measures of power nod a.nlior-
has.cnifhaued to rcgulnte its incur onward j uy to execute the laws ol ihe Union,
march, and conducted Ihe nation to glory and | would not go a bur’s bro idih furl.mr tit
renown. I is nocesrnry for those purpoaes. (Jp
'-It remained,for him now to touch another point I would go, and ebearfilly
tie, for i< is 1 Louisiana and the South Western j third reading. After being read, and the sines-
States'whiA arc her groat market. I lion stated on Us passage-
topic. ■ Objections had been made to all Ingis-
latino at this session of Congress, resulting
from the attitude of one of the 9tato* of this
Confederacy, lie confessed that he felt n ve
ry strong repugna.ee to any logslntion.it all
on this subject nt thn cmnmeneemcnt of thn
session, principally because he misconceived
Ihe purposes, ns lie had found from subsequent
explanation,which that Slate had in view. Un
der tho influence of mo/e arcurate information
he must say that the aspect of things since
the commencement uf ilia session had, in his
opinion, greatly changed. When he ennic to
take his seat on that floor, ho had supposed
that a member of ihis Union had taken no aili-
luda of defiance nnd hosiiltiy-ngainst tho au
thority ofilie General Government, lie had
imagined that she had arrogantly requited
that we ahnuld abandon nl on<m a system
which had long been the settled policy of this
country. Supposing that sho hud manifested
Ihis feeling,and taken up this position, be( Air.
C.) had, in consequence, fell a disposition to
hurl deflanee hack again, nnd lo impress upon
her the necessity of tho performance uf her
duties os a member of this Union. Bm since
his arrival hern, he found that S. C. did nut
contemplate farce, for it was denial] nnd de
nounced by that State. She disclaimed it—
and asserted that alio is meroly making an ex-
perimont. That experiment is this : by a
course of Slate legislation, and by a change
in her fundamental laws, sho is endeavoring
by her civil Irihunnls to prevent tho General
Government from carrying the laws of the
United Ststos into operation within her limns.
That she has professed to bo her ob|oct. Her
anient was noMo arms, bui to another power;
notto o aw .r. 1 , bat to lira lav. II.- most
Buff wifi n-*t dwell on tins topic any longer.
I suy Itjs o.icily impossible that Soui|i Car-
I (said Air. U.)-nafl mtf go into the details of ■ ufiiia ever desired, lot a moment, lo become a
separate nitd independent State. It the ex
istence pfitic Ordinance, ivbtlu nn act uf Con
gress fsbending, is to be considered as a mo
tive Ibr’fel passing the law, why lins would
bo found t» bo a sufficient reason for preven
ting the passing of any laws. S. Carolina, by
keeping the shadow of an Ordinance even bu-
f„r s » us, usVii.j has it in tier power to postpone
it from tun.* to lime, would defeat our legis-
|a11.mi forever. I would repent that under all
tliu enrciinsl imtns of the case, the condition
of S. Carnlmn is only one of the elements of
a combination, Inc wind*' of which together,
nra,Uiluloa a in »tiv.» of uction wiiieit renders
if expedient to resort, during the present ses-
what j si.m uf Congress, to sums ineasi.ru in order
that 11,, ,|,uei and fr-inquihzu lt*c country,
foril i-i 11 there be any iviio want civil, war—who
Hat I
iny sworn duty, as I regard it, to g i to that I waul to Iho-bluod of any portion of our
pnint. j.-miiurvini;n spilt, I am not one of them—I
Again: taking this view of the subject,South wi*b to s.-e war of no kind; but, above all,
Carolina i* doing iiuthuig in >ro, except that | <|.> I u„i desire a civil war. Wnen war begins,
she is doing it with m ire radium, ilia i sumo whether, civil or foreign, no human foresight
oilier Slates have dime. That respectable Stale ! n euaip.Uent to foresee w.ien or how, or where
Ohio, and ifho wis not mistaken, lira State of it is lo 'eriniaale. But when a civil war shall
Virginia also. An opinion prevn.lud some l, 0 lighted no in tile bosom of nnr own happy
years c ;o, that if you pul the laws of thn Stale
into n penal form you oust fedeinl j.uisdiciiun
nut of the limits of that Slate, because the
Slate tribunals had nn cxclusiyu jurisdiction
over penalties and crimes, and it was interred
that no federal court could wrest tint authority
from them. According lo that principle tho
land, and armies are inarching, nml comman
ders arc winning their victories, nnd fleets nre
in motion on n ir c mat—lell me, if you can,
tell me if any iininan being can tell its dura
tion I Ged alone knows wheru such a war
will end. lu what stale will be left our insii-
luiions? In wlinl stale oj.r liberties 1 I waul
State ofOhiopasseil tho law Inxingthe branch pf no war {‘above all, no war m Immo.
the U S, Bank, and li.gh petutkins ware'to bo 1 ‘Sir; I repea*, tii.it I th.nlc South Carolina
nnforced against every person who should at-1 |,ns train rast>, intemperate, mid greatly in liie j| was represented that the House of Uepre-
tempt t*» defeat her t ix iimn. Too question wrong'; hot I do not want lo disgrace her, lesnutalivcs hud just now passed a hill, simi
was tried. It happened to he my lot,(said Air.
O.)to ho counsel at law to bring the suit a-
gainst tho Statu, nnd to iii.uniam lint fcdurul
authority. Tho trial took place in the Slato
of Ohm; nnd it is doe of the in joy eirrumsttm-
cos, which red uinded to the llnunr of tli.u pa-
tiiotiC State—she submitted to fedarnl force.
I went lo tho office of tho public Treasury mv-
self to which was taken tho money of the
Bank of the U. S. it having remained thero in
seqaeslrntton, until it was pen'cnbly rendered
in obedience to the decision of tho court, with
out any appeal lo arras. In a building which
I had to pass in order lo roach the Trcusury,
I snw lie most brilliant display of arms and
musketry that I ever saw in my life ; but not
one ivus rnisod or threatened to he raised u-
gainst the execution of the laws of the U. S.
when they wero then enforced- lit Virginia,
(hut I cm not sure tb it I ana co rrcct in Ihe
•ay, and ho would say it with no intonlion of history of it, ) there was a case of this kind —
desnsraging that State, or any of tho other
States—it was a tooling unworthy of her. A s
the purpose of South Carolina was not that of
force, this nt ottec disarmed, divested |egi*lt
lion of ono principle nbtnciiutv, which it ap
peared to loin existed against it Al tho com
mencement of this session. Her purposes
are all of a civil nature. She thinks she ran
oust the U. States from her limits : and oil-
queslionahlv sho had lakfn good care In pre
pare judges liefnrell mil by swearing them to
decide in her favour. If wo submitted to her
wo should thus stand hut a poor .-lumen of ob
taining justice. Sue disclaimed any intonlion
of resorting tu force unless wo slum! 1 tiad it
indispensable to execute the laws of tho Union
by applying force to tier. It seemed lo him
persons wotc I. ililn to penalue. fur selling bit'
tery tickets. It wits eonloiidnd that the Siato
nor any other member' "I this Union. No
I do out d.'siro to sun tha lustre ol. one sing!-'
Star.'d'.111 rtu I if lint gliri-ms Confederacy
which .-onstiiinus our puliti-'al sun ; suit less
dp I .wish to sen it blotted out, nnd iis light
obliterated forever. His not tlie Stnle ot 8.
Carolina lison une.nf ino nij.-.ribers of ibis Un
ion in V days ihn't tried men’s souls?” Have
not'Ira* ancestors lougl.l alongside our ances
tors f ’'H.ivo wo n il, conjointly, won togeth
er mh : ny a glorious battle ! If wo hud to go
intouncivil war wuh such a State, how would
it leirriinntn? Wu-mevor it should have formi-
hated, wh.il would he her condition ? It she
sho.ild ever return to lira Union, wh it would
bo f)iS"irobd;lloii of her toolings and affect ioqs
—Whitt the stnto of the heart of her people? —
Sho has been with us hoforn, »J»An her ances
tors mingled in tho thrung of baul.i, o.id I
hope our posterity iv.ll mingle wuh tiers for
age a and centuries to ■ ome in the United do
fence*nf liberty, and far Ihe honor and glory
of the Union, i do nut wish Ip see her de-
tribunals had nn cxclasivo jurisdiction over! graded or defaced ns a member of this Con
nie subject. The cnso.was brought before I foJoru-v.
ilm Supreme Cu.irl —the parties were a Myers
nnd aoaio body else, nnd decided—ns it must
nlwnye doculo—no matter what obstruction—
nn mallei want the Stale law m y be, the con-
stuulinnnl livs of the U. S. must follow and
defeat it, in its attempt to urrosl the Federal
arm m dm exercise uf its lawful uiiilionly. S.
Carotin t has attempted—and I repeat jl, in n
much more offensive way, ultoinple.t to defeat
the execution of the laws of tho U. States.
But, it Mveii that under all ilia ei rcunistancos
of ihoc.tso, hIid lias for lira pr usont, ti •terinin-
I lo slup bore,in order that by oar legislalioii,
the aspnet nfthu altitude of South Carolina wo may prevent the necessity of her advna
had changed—nr rather tho new light which
lie had obtained, enabled him to seo her in n
different attitude—and he had not truly under-,
stood her until sho had passed Iter laws, by
which it was intended lo carry her* Ordi
nance into effiet. Now.ho vealnrml to
predict that the Stnto to which ho had rofered
-must ultimately fail in her-uiteinpl. Ho dis
claimed any intonlion of saying anv thing 'to
tho disporagoment of that State. Fnr from it.
Mo thought that sho had been rash, intemner-
«to, and greatly in error ; and to use tho lan
guage of nnn of her uwu writers—made up an
issue unworthy of hor. Ho thought the ver.
diet and judgment must go against hor. Front
one sod to the other of this Continent, by nr*
elaotatjon as ir were, tuillifiealion bud breli
put down in a manner mcre -ctr-ctunllv Htnu
by a thousand wart or a thousand armies—by
the irresietible force, by the mighty influence
of public opinion. Nut a voice iicymid the
single State of South Carolina had been hoard
iq favor pflbe principle of nullification, which,
•hebaa asserted by tier own Ordinance ; and
heevould say, that she must fail in her law suit.
He would express two opinions; tho first of
which wns, that it is not possible for the inge
nuity of man .to devise a system of State legis-
lation lo defeat tho execution t>f the laws of
the United Steles, which could not be coun
tervailed by federal legislation.
A State might Inko it upon herself to throw
obstructions in-tlie way of tho execution of
•the laxfi of the Federal • Government ; bin
Federal legislation can follow nt her (teel quick
ly, end sucees-fully' eounlernrt thn pourse of
Stale legislation.- Tbo framer< of (he Con-
. etitution foresaw this, and the Cnnstiiuiiun
dins' guarded against ii. Whnt has it raid ? ft
is dneUred -In the clause enumerating the
powers ef this Government, that Congres*
shall have all power to carry into efloal all a lie
powcis graiiii-,1 hv the Constitution in -imy
branch of the guvermnent, ond -r Ihe HWi-epinj
clatbte—for. tliey heve nut spei-ifl.-d riinlrngHii-
cies, because ihsy could not see whsl was to
• happou—hut whatever power* were iiccpsaa*
ry, all, nil ore given to this government, bv
llm fundamental la>y. necessary to.rsrry iuto'
effect those powers which era vested by llini
Constitution in the Federal Government,
That is one reason. The other is, that it is
not possible fur any fltatn, provided ibis Gov-
eroment is adiniarktered with prudence nod
♦ propriety, so to yhapo its laws as lo throw
upon Ihe General Government the responsi
bility of first resorting to the employment of
cing any further. But thorn are other masons
for the expediency of It-gisiuiion at this tune,
Alihnugh 1 ccmo hero fully iumressed with a
iliflerent opinion, my mind has now bico.ou re
coin-il.-d.r v
Tim memnrablo first of February is past. I
eoufcHH I did fuel no iiiteanqaernble rnp.iq-
nnneo to legislation until that tiny should have
passed, bcetuxn of, tho ennsequencna lh.it
worn to onsite. I linped that thn day would
go over well. .1 fool, and I think iv» must all
confess, we breathe n freer air than when the
reslr.mil was upon us. Bui this is not the on
ly consideration. South Carolina lots pVoeii.
cully postponed her Ordmanoo, instead of let-
ling it go into effiu-t, till tho 4ilt of March. No-
body who Ims noltced ihe .eoursn of events,
can doubt that she will postpone it by still far-'
liter legislation", if Congress should risu will,
not any setiluinonl of this qaostion. I was
going to soy ,my life on it, sho will postpone-!!
to a pcrit.d siibsequent to (he 4ih of March. It
is m the natural course of events. South C.
must perceive tlto einbarrassinems of her siltia
lion. She must lie desirous—it ix tinuaturitl
lo suppose, ll,:tt she is mil, In remain in the
Union. AVIiai! a Slato whoso heroes in its
gallant ancestry, fought so many-glorious lint,
ties nl.mg with thpso of the other Slutcs of
tills Union—a Slate with which this ennfedn-
racy is linked hy bonds of such a powerful
character I I have snmnlimes fancied what
would ■ bu her condition if sho goes not of this
Union. If her 600,000 people should nt once
bo thrown upon thuir own risonrre*. She is
out of the-Union. AA'Iial is tbo consequence t
Sho is an iudnpendent power. lA'Imt then
duns she do t She must have armies nml fleets
unit an expensive Government—havo foreign
mi-sions—sho must raise taxes—emet this
veiy i.iitfr,whii-irtind driven hnr.out of tbo Un
ion iu order to enable hnr to raise money nitd
in sustain the uttilude of an independent pow
er. If she should linvn no force, no nnvv to
united i.er, stio would he exposed to piratical
in.-mAiiins. Their neighbor, St. Domingo,
imgl.i pour ddiun • hordo of pirafes on her
bidders, no .1 d.-»oln(e her qdantnlions.’*. She
must kavn her embassies, tlu reforo slid must
have a revenue. And let mo tell you, thdre it
■outlier consequence—so inevitable one, she
ties a pertain description of persons recog
nized ns properly South of Ilia Potomac, and
West of the Missis,ppi, which would bo no
longer recognized as sm-li,except witliin.llteir
In conclusion, allow me to entreat nnd im
plore each indi virtual membor of this body to
bring into the consideration of this mensure,
which I have bad tbo honor of proposing, the
smile lovo of country, which if I know myself,
has octuuloil me ; Had tun same dosiro for res
inring harinny t" tl.n Union, which has
prompted tills elfort. If tvo can forgot for a
moment—hut that would he asking too much
of liupian naturp—if we could sutfer, for ono
htohjobt,-party fooling and party causes—nml
us 1 aland lieru h-if.ro my G»d, I declare I
have Junked beyoiid lhi.se coiisiuerations, and
regarded only the vast interests of this united
peqpb-'f—I should Imno that, under such feel
tugs .Wild with such dispositions, we may ad
vant.igenusly proceed to ihe qoiisid.-r ilion of
tlus Ipll, anil tioal, iMtjpro th-.y ara.yot bleeding,
tlitv w.ounds of our dlslr.iciud country.
Mp- O. cuncludud with asking lu ivu th in
liptLicc bis bill.
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sink immediately to ou« half of its present val-
JVeitnrsdnj, February 20, 1832.
.ija' the Scnqte, Rlr. Clay, from the Select
O'lruniilieo upon the bill to modify thn act of
l-lM'^uiy, 19.12, ami ail other Is ws imposing
d iuj-'s on imports, reported tbo bill with sun-
itrynq.bndinenl*—tile most important of which
as iar a* they could l.c heard, was imdorstnod
do Iji, tlie taking away mo credit system, and
mnkiiig ull duties p.iyabln m ready ui uiey—
and stipulating that if lim rove.me, raised un-
dor llie prnvisiuna /.f li.o bill, should prove to
be ii.siiffieicnt to defray tbo necessary e-rpo.i-
ses bf the Gov«.-Mtnei)l,Ahnl the amount should
bo riiisyd upon tinprotocled articles, r.nd not
by incronsing tbo rales of duty fixed upon pro
leeled articles,
. Mr. C. said, there « n« nu amendment which
bn had not been insirucieu to report,but which
at a Huitnbln lime, during ibe progress of tbo
lull, bu should tnkn occasion lo offi.r ;—it was
to fix upon n system for the home valuation of
goods; an amendment which he thought would
go vary far low.irdn conciliating the conflicting
interest-* involved in tho bill. He grently ro-
gretted that more lime was not in Ihe power of
Congress, nt ibis session, for the final accent-
.mnilatiiin af Ibis great subject; but ibn com
mi Who indulged a strong hope that, short us
tbcMimo wns, tho accessary, measures would
be carried through. After moving the printing
of ihe amnndimmts, which wus agreed to—
Air..Clay said ho wnsd'rected by the Coin-
niittas lo mote that the* bill bn made thn spe
cial nMor lor to-morrow [to-day].wtlh tho un-
| derstaoding r llmt it waa lo lie taken up imntedi-
ntcly after tbo important aabjcct now under
dettalft sttonld Im d.spused of.
” Tho (holioti ift.iking Ibis bill lira special or
der was agreed to.
..Air Calhoun said, lie wisf.ed to mike some
remarks upon 'ho resolutions suhmiltod by him
oli the 22<l of January last; he moved thnt
fluty'he made Ihe general, not special, order
Mr. Poindexter opposed the general princi
nlcs of the bill St length, nml had not conclu
ded his speech at three o'clock, when the Sen
ate tools a recess until 5 o’clock.
.Monday, Feb. 25, 1833.
The hour of 12 having arrived, lira lull to
modify llie act ol July I4*h, 1832, and all
other duties on imports was read a third time.
On the question of the final passago of the
bill, Mr. Forsyth asked for the Yeas and N..y»
which were ordered.
Mr. Webster then rose, nnd in a speecli ol
more than two hours opposed its passage.
Mr. Clay rejoined at length, nnd was ful-
|,v Mr. Smith until near 5 o'clock,
when a motion I'or.a recess till eix, prevailed.
At 6 o’clock, the Senate again assembled,
nnd Mr. Bell addressed the Chair for some
time in favor of the bill. Ho >vas followed by
Mr. Dickerson in opposition lo it, who con
cluded bv moving llini tbo bill bo recommit
ted to llie Select Conuinitce, with cerlnin in-
structioiis.
Mr. Sprague next addressed the Senate,
and gave tho reason why he should vote iu
favor of the biil, though lie fell strong objec
tions lo Many of US provisions. Ho disavow
ed tlm idea of pledging either himself,bis cmi-
siitucnts, or bis successor.-, on-fiiu subjects
embraced iu the bill.
Mr- Holmes next took the fl .or on the snmn
templated by it, under which the country had
been «o prosperous— wtiich bn said had been
murdered by its own father. The industry of
Ira Jiountiy was hereafter to be secondary to
Ira pauper system of England, and the slave
-ystun of South Carolina.
Mr. Daniel went into nn elaborate defence
if Mr. Clay, whom be pronounced the Saviour
>f the Union.
After a bin-fund sarcastic reply from Mr.
Burges—
Mr. Sutherland opposed the bill at length
when
Mr. Carson moved the previous question
which was not sustained.
Mr. J. Bates supported the bill in a brief
speech, nnd Mr. Pendleton opposed it.
VVli.ui
Mr. McDuffie said.the hill did not make all
tbo concession which Ibe Sotch wns injustice
entitled to; bat believing it would give quiet
to the country, be should support it.
Air. I. C. Bates stnted Ibe grounds of his
opposition lo the bill, when
Mr. Williams moved the previous question
which was seconded : nyes 93, noes 64.
Mr. Dickson demanded the yeas and navs
upon the previous quostion, winch were order
ed, nnd was carried : avos 108, nees 85.
The qiraslii.il shull Ihis bill pituf was then
stated and enrried in the affirmative by the fol
lowing vice ; yea- 119 nays 83.
Mr. AVilliams gave notion that ho should
side of ihe question, and after a speech of. move Ihe postponementof all ihe orders pro-
about fif'te.en minutes, was succeeded by j vious to lira l.aiid Bill from tho Senate, for
Air. Dickerson, who again explained his J thn purpose of taking up that bill,
views in opposition lo the passage of Ihe bill. J Various special orders were railed and past-
ile continued his argument for about half an poneil, wh"-n tho bill from the Senate further
hour ; when j to provide for Ihe collection of duties on int-
Alr. Clay arose and stnted that inasmuch ns ports was railed.
Air. AVillemis moved its postponement.
Oil this question,
lar, if not identical, in its provisions to tlm
Air. Irvin demanded llie yeas and nays
one before tbo Senate, and it was believed it' which were ordered.
would, to-morrow, Ira presented to the Sonntil, Ibn motion to posipono was negatived,
to sanction ; it would obviate the reasons for yeas SI, nnvs 105.
a longer conl'iiuanco of a laborious day’s ses- Mr. Arnold lb oa moved to lay Ibis bill on
sion of tins body, aiuhuts.i suncreuda the oh- j ll.u table, which was u!s,n negatived, yeas 58,
jOclions of some Senators who believed the j nays 132.
Senate was not the proper pWco for tho origin Air- Dearborn moved ihe previous question.
lie therefore moved tho Senate
of this bill,
ndj.mrn.
Too motion was carried, nn.! the Senate ad
journed until to-inorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1833.
JMr. Calhoun’s Resolutions.—Tbo Resolu
tions heretofore introduced hv Air. Calhoun,
il.h-larativo nf the nature and power of this
Government, wore next taken up.
Air. Calbuan addressed the Senate for two
hours in.their support. He staled that Ira
would not hnve deemed it iiecersary lo defend
them, if it had not been for tbo remarks ad
dressed lo lira Senate by lira Senator from
AlnssncliuscttS, [Air. AVrlulcr] when the bill
for enforcing lira . revenue laws was under
consideration.
Mr. AVcbsler, replied, at length, to flio nr-
gument of Air. Calhoun, nnd occupied tho
floor liB about liaKpa-U 2 o’clock.
Mr. Sprague next addressed lira Snnnte rn
the name s*d i. AA'iiile Air. S. was speaking a
Aless.tge was received from the House of Rep
resentatives, unno-mcin r lira passage bv that
body of •• An set to nradify it... pel of 1832.
and nil other eels imposing d uini mi imports.”
After Air. 9. had contended, Mr. Fer-yth
arose nml spoke n few imputes in opposition
to some of lira positions l.iiddown in lira reso
lutions by Air. Calhoun. Ha finished bv a
ninlioti to lay the wholo subject op the table.
Air. Calhoun snid if tho.linn. Senator from
Tennessee, (Air. Grundy) would withdraw his
resolutions, bo would be happy'lo have n vote
of the Senate on those which Ira bad himself
introduced.
Mr. Grundy replied that Ira happened lo be
engaged nt the moment, and had not lyccn at-
teutive Itrlhn proposition of the Sei.ui- r from
South Can.linn, [Air. Cnlhoim] •• Imt if there
was any voting to be ilono he hoped his res.,,
fuilc- s woiilddiave an equal chance.” The
vote wo* then taken, and the res-iliithm* were
alljahl upon the table without opposition.
Oa the inquiry of Air. Webster, Mr. Calhoun
stated ibn! it was not bis intention again lo coll
them lip.
The Tariff'.—Tim Somite then took up the
bill from ii,e llousu of ReprpseniHtives,
Mr. M’Duffie rose and asltod permission to
say a singlo word.
Leave being granted,
Mr. M’D fine said if forty member* would
stand by him he would continually move to
adjourn and call tho yens and nays on lira mn-
j lion and prevent nny other business from be
ing done until the end of lira session. He mo
ved lira House now adjourn.
Mr. Lewis demanded the yeas nnd nays.
A'r. Speaker snid the House having by a
resolution which laid one day on lira table d—
termini il In lake n recess from 4 lo G o'clock
tbo motion to adjourn wns nut m eH- r.
Air. Dearborn having been requested to
withdraw the call for the previous ipn.-iion r
suii? his solo object was to g»i rid of lira dila
tory measures that ivote resorted to to prevent
going on with the hill. If gentlemen would
give assurances that they would go into lira
disrusssion nf the bill instead of consuming
the time of the Hiutse by mrasnrc* of men,
delay, Ira would i-lmeifully withdraw ihe mo
tion. -
AOer some remarks from Air. Wayne in fu-
vor of withdrawing tho motion—
Mr. Carson said ho was ‘anxious to hear
the sentiment* of his friend from South Caro-
Imn, [Air. McDuffie,] in support of llie great
principles of human liberty. Me wns willing
to select a champion on each side of lira quns"
lion, who should carry on lira argument with
out interruption. 1 bis desultory discussion
wns interrupted by dm arrival of 4 o’clock,
when lira House took n recess until c for lira
purpose of Inking up lira business nf the Dis
trict of Columbia in the evenin'*.
flgtticivrt Sate Whence.
Fr.
die Richmond r.inp.irer.
JMr. hires.—\\ e have never In.own greater
curiosity shown In see any Speech, than dint
of Mr. Win. C. Rives, in tbo Senate of the
Bulled Suites. Burner speaks, m the highest
terms of tlm eloquence and ability it has ili-t-
plryed. AA’e may not ngreo with Mr. R. in
all bis positions or m tne policy he would a-
dnpt at this crisis—Imt we arc vet to lemn
• . . * c loon i , from Itimself.exnctly,what they are,for we nre id-
modify the act of 1832. and u.l other nets im- ready warned bv thc dsclaritlumofonooftheDe-
posing dumson Imports.” , I legates on the floor „f lira House, that Mr. R.
nm ^ l ‘. 11 rcretved j oimsclt complains of the h„screen”dmra
which have gone forth of I,is speech. C«>n-
.erniogIds abilities we are perfectly satisfied
its first nml scoot d read'ng.
The Chair prusonted lira report of the Post-
lAIasler-Geirarul, giving a slnmmcnt of nil the
Clerks employed hi lira department, with their
several salaries. It was laid on lira table, and
then the benuto adjourned,
..... „ ., ,iw Slfth’dfay next; which was agreed to.
own limits. I hi* species of property would "Thfe'bill further to provide for the collection
of duties oa imports, then came up, upon its
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Tuesday, February 2G, 1833.
The engrossed bill tu mudity tbo act passed
14th, July 1832, and all oiber acts imposing
dunes on imports was rend n third time. Up
on the question of passing the bill being pro
pounded Ivy the Chair,
Air. Ilitillingtnn moved a call nf the Kongo
which was earned, 201 members answered to
their names.
-On motion of Mr. VV'nrd the call was then
suspended.
Mr. Burges made an earnest appeal against
the bill, ami commented with great severity
upon tlm motives uf lira Senator [Air. Clay]
who had miginally introduced the measure in
to tho other House.
Mr. Jenifer vindicated Ihe course of Mr.
Clpy ai length.
Mr. Foster said h i had proposed to strike
nut a part of the biii, and had mtimaleJ his in
tention nf voting against it if the motion failed
—but upon lurther examination, though not
perfectly satisfied wilhaomo of its provisions,
he had concluded to give it bis support.
Mr. Denny expressed hix views at length
in oppositinu lo Ihe bill—Ira lamented-lira en
tire destruction of the protective policy con-
thnt great injnsticelias been done to him.
llts speeches in the H. of R. nnd his mis
sion to I ranee, have plead for him iu vain.
But wo arc most wofnlly mistaken, if his
Speeches in ihe Senate of the U. ?. do
not put his detractors iu shame. The last
“ Pennsylvanian” gives n sketch of his late
exhibition in tho Senate—which it gives us
pleasure, ns lira friunds of Air. R. to luv be
fore our renders:
Washington, Feb. 14.
“ John C. Cnlhniin has nt Inst met with hie
match from the Smith itself. After the first
surprise excited bv Air. Clay’s tariff scheme,
nn ono expected thnt tvo could he astonished
a second time this session. This supposition
was a mistake. Air. Uivcs, the new Senator
fr..n> Virginia, met Air. Calhoun on his own
goeund, nnd hy ono of the ablest speeches do-
1 vored ibis session,‘lias demolished the dou
trine of nullification, root and branch. | nev
er lilted Air. Webster’* view of nullification.
Ho occupied n false position, nml started from
wrong principles ever to meet the question of
nullification in ihe proper aspect. Mr. Rives
ts the Otdy man who lias-tiiet tho emergency
properly, and put llio whole doctrine down for
ever.
“ Did you ever see Air. Rives I He is one
of the most mild, modest, unassuming men
in private society, that ono could meet with.
He ie a perfect geulleman of die old school.—
tie is in the prime uf life, and bids far to occu-