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DARIEN, (Georgia,) <£qualanti <£jract 3iu£tice. TUESDAY, MAY 4. t 824.
DEBATE
In the senate of the United States, on Mon
day, the 22d March’ 1824, on the ques
tion of the indefinite postponement of the
resolutions proposing amendments to the
Constitution.
Mr. John Tavlor, of Caroline, Va.
said, he was opposed to the district sys
tem, because i( had a tendency to de
prive all the states, great and small, of
a portion of their power, and because it
interfered uMth the separate character
of the states, as independent sovereign
ties. He illustrated this view of the
subject by several remarks, and then
pioceeded to state that lie concurred
in the opinion that had been expressed
in debate, that the district system was
calculated to bring the election of Pre
sident into the House of Representa
tives. Mr. Taylor fully concurred
in the views of the gentleman from
South Carolina, (Mr. Hayne,) that
great evils would arise fi'om the con
stant inter feience of Congress in
the Presidential election, and that
any amendment to the Constitution ■
would be very objectionable, which
would have the effect of making that i
interference more frequent. He said
it had been a great object with him for
many years, to effect some amendment
to the Constitution which might secure
the election of the President, without |
troubling Congress with it. He might !
not live to see that desirable object ac
complished, but he hoped the gentle
man from South Carolina would.
As to the question of a Congression
al caucus for the nomination of candi
dates for the Presidency, Mr. Taylor |
said, he never had any doubt that such j
a nomination was a clear violation of
the spirit of the Constitution. On that
subject,he believed.his sentiments were
in print. Ii appeared to him prepos
terous, for gentlemen to contend, that
in making such a nomination they act
ed in their private capacities. Mr.
T. here entered into some arguments
to prove that members of Congress
could not meet at the sea* of govern
ment, and nominate a candidate for the
Piesiclency, without making it a public
business. The people would so re
gard it, and it. would produce the same
effect as if the nomination was made
by the members in their legislative ca
pacities.
His honorable friend and colleague,
(.Mr. Barbour,) had stated, that he,
(Mr. Tavlor) had been his instructor
in respect to caucusing, and that he had
introduced him into the first caucus he
e*’er attended. His rolleague, if he
had received any instructions from him
on the subject, had certainly profiled
greatly bv them He had been a very
apt scholar in his lessons, and had far
out stripped his master. Bu’ his col
league was greatly mistaken. He had
never attended acaurus. either in Con
gress or elsewhere, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for offices
Sue h proceedings, he considered, very
dangerous , and altogether unconstitu
tional
The meeting to which the gentle
man had alluded, was held by some of
the members of the Virginia legisla
ture, for the single purpose of prepar
ing resolutions to be proposed in the
Legislature. Mr. Tavlor said, he did
not agree with the gentlemen on the
other side, that informal meetings, for
preparing hills or resolutions, to be pro
posed to legislative bodies, had anv re
semblance to a congressional caucus,
intended to transfer from the states
their constitutional check and influence
in the election of a President, to Con
gress. It had been said, indeed, that
a congressional caucus acted only in
their private characters. To illustrate
this assertion: We have all heard of
what is called a hull dance. Suppose
sixty or seventy of the gravest and
most respectable private citizens should
assemble and entertain the spectators
with jigs, rigadoons, and hornpipes.—
Would not their private characters he
estimated in contemplating the exhi
bition? But if the same number of
members of Congress should assemble
and exhibit a similar scene, would not
their public characters be also estima
ted? So, when assembled for nomin
ating a President, it is their public
characters, and those only, which are
intended to influence the election, and
such an influence destroys that of the
states bestowed by the constitution for
self-preservation, by transfer!ing to
Congress a power conferred on the
states. Their characters will follow
them into a caucus, either for the pur
pose of a bull dance, or for nominating
a President.
Mr. Taylor said, that he had not
previously mentioned the word caucus
in this debate, nor should he have now*
done so, had he not been personally
called upon; but that, if the resolutions
for amending the constitution should
be taken up, it would be necessary to
consider that subject, as having a ten
dency towards that consolidated and
concentrated form of government, to
wards which wp were verging with
awful rapidity At this juncture, its
thorough examination would produce
an excitement inconsistent with a dis
creet consideration of the amendments;
and therefore he concurred in the pro
posed postponement.
Me. Mills, of Mass, rose merely to
explain the grounds on which he had
moved for the indefinite postponement
of the resolutions, and stated, that be
| ing fully convinced that the Senate was
j not prepared to act on the subject du.-
ing the present session, he thought
| they ought to be postponed.
Mr. Kelly, of Ala. next took the
floor, and began with observing, that
he would endeavor, so far as it was
practicable, to withdraw the subject
under debate from the fog with which
it had been enveloped, and to confomi
to the rule of debate prescribed by the
chair. He remarked, that the whole
discussion on this Caucus question , had
arisen.from a want of foibearance on
the part of the gentleman who had ad
vocated that measure. The gentle
man from New York, Mr. King, had
been charged with a change of opinion
on the subject of the constitutional
amendments, and had risen in his de
fence, and justified his disposition to
delay acting on the subject ai this cri
sis, on account of the Central Power
which now presumed to select candi
dal* s sot the Presidency and Vice Pi e
sidency of the United Stales. Wheth
er he actually used the cabalistic and
portentous word, Caucus, or not, I hold
it, said Mr. K. immaterial. He cer
tainly spoke of a central power that
had a’isen in this government, not
known to the constitution,and unfriend
ly to the liberties of the nation; and
whether he called it a Caucus or not,
he certainly did, said Mr. K. assure
the gentlemen that he had no unfriend
ly feelings towards any person vvhu
differed fiom him in opinion. Now,
said Mr. K. this remark was received
with the most extraordinary sensitive
ness on the part of these gentlemen—
they had with an ultra chivalrous es
prits du corps , immediately rushed in
to a * on.esi on the Caucus question ,
and had entered into arguments in sup
port of that measure. Mr. Kelly re
peated, that a very small portion of
forbearance in that stage of the debate,
would have prevented the discussion
altogether; but as gentlemen had
thought proper t > assume a different
couise, it had certainly become neces
sary that their remarks should be an-!
swered and their arguments ref‘u ed.
This had been done by tne gentleman
from South Carolina, in tespect to the
atguments which were urged on the
other side before he addressed the Se
riate. But other arguments had since
been advanced, and as to these, Mr. K.
said, he would now proceed to reply,
Waving for the present, the constitu
tional question, he would notice the
argument of the necessity of a caucus,
as a party measure. Now, without ar
guing how far a caucus could be jus
tified on that ground, he would say that
such a measure could certainly not he
justified as a patty measure, where on
ly a small minority could be got to
unite in it. He had always understood
that the very first piinciple of the re
publican party to which lie belonged,
was, that a majority only could act or
speak for the party, and this, indeed,
seemed to be a sacred piinciple that
could in no case be disregarded. But
the gentlemen of the present day have
conquered the diffi* ulty that embar
rassed Archimecies, when he stood a
solitary Colossus on theveitex of me
chanical science, he exclaimed, “give
me a place to stand, and I'll move the
world.” Gentlemen have stricken
from this sentence the dos pon sto, and
the article kai , and retain only the
“son kosrnon kinezo .” They now pro
pose to raise the world without a ful
crum, (here Mr. K. was called to order
by the chair, and remarked, that the
| range allowed to the debate, on former
days, could not be tolerated,) Mr. K.
then observed, that he did not wish to
speak of gentlemen in their individual
capacities. He wished to controvert
| doctrines delivered on thiJfloor. [The
Vice President said, that it would be!
out of order, to reply to such argu-!
ments made here in i elation to the can- j
cus question—that he was not in the
chair when they were made, or lie
would not have allowed ii.J M*. K.
then observed, that he could only re
gret the absence of that presiding di
vinity that could have saved usfiom
so much trouble, and took his seal.
Alter the lapse of a few minu-es.and
after anothei gentleman had risen to
speak, the Vice President observed,
that the gentleman from Alabama was
entitled to the floor, if he choosed to
pi ogress. Mr. K. then rose and ob
served, that he understood himself to
have been depiived of the floor, by the
decision of the chaii. To which the
Vice Piesident replied, tuat the meiits;
of the question before the Senate might
be discussed, and that the gen teman
might progress. Mr. K. then obseiv-,’
ed, that he would not attempt to evade
the decision of ihe chair, and that if he
could no’ be permitted to reply to po
litical doctrines preached here for
home consumption, he had no wish to
speak. -
The abolishment of Imprisonment
for Debt. — A giea principle i iumph
ed in the Senate yesterday, and the day
will be remembeted as one of the In tgh
test in its liistoiy. That enlightened
body yesleiday gave its final sanction
to an act,* whit h, we venture to say,
will command the applause of the coun
try, and at quire for the body itselfa du
rable renown. One branch ol tne Na
tional Legislature has, at length, said,
that Debt shall no longer be copsicleicd
criminal—that the dungeon shall no
longer be the portion of the honest
debtor The bill which has passed is
necessarily qualified and guaideci—i*
gives no immunity to fraud, and i* con
tains the requisite checks to shield its
benefits from alniVe; but the Senate has,
substantially and formally, declaied
against the principle ol Imprisonment
for debt; it has noddendown and tram
pi and undei foot one of the lasi rem
nants of Feudal and Roman ba.buiism,
wnich the force of education and habi*
have been able sue cessfullv to uphold
until now against the spirit of (he age.
‘Ve cannot'doubt that the concurrence
of the other Branch will render the o
verthiow of this anomaly in out system
complete and pe* penial.
Our pleasures, we confess, would
have beet) greater, had this philanthro
pic measure received a more unani
mous consent. VVe have, however,
the satisfaction to know that its oppon
ents, generally, were not aveise to the
bill on principle, but because they
thought the sc heme imperfect; and
manv of them, we funlter know, are so
fat from approving of imprisonment
for debt, trial ibey are the waim advo
cates of the still higher measure ol re
lief, a general system of Bankruptcy.
Os this, as well as the object of the;
bill which passed the Senate yesterday,
we have been lie humble but constant
supporters. On the subject cf the ex
pediency of a system of Bank'uptcy,
we have differed fiom many foi whose
opinions we entertain h abitual respect;
bu; in our attachment to it we are in
corrigible. It i ejoices us to see this
beneficent measure even in part ac
complished. Should the Congress
in its wisdom ever couple the other part
with it, in the laws of the R< public,
then, indeed, should we expeci tbe na
lion to rise up and call them blessed.
Nat. Intel. 15/A ult.
From the Mobile Register.
THE CO VIET.
The New-Yo k Patriot, in speak
ing of Mr■. Calhoun, says, “a Star has
appealed in our political firmament
whose rising effulgence has attracted
the eyes of the American people.”
A something bas cc ently “appeared”
in the‘‘fit manKnt,” whit h Astronomers
have said resemhi* and iltose kind of
things which Sit Isaac Newton and oth
ers called Comets , and we all called it
a Comet. Bui we are mistaken. The
Nevv-Yoik Patriot has solved the enig
ma.—Tis no Comet—*ti merely Mr.
John C. Calhoun, who, in one of lis
freaks, is flitteiing across the “firma
ment.” Astronomeis may now lay a
side their glasses & leave the Newspa
pers to watch the motion of the “Star.”
VVe are not at all surprised thauhe ;
Astronomers took Mr. Calhoun fora!
Comet—there is a sti iking likeness
between them. j
j Mr. Calhoun is as eccentric as a.|
Comet; aria like a Comet, leaves no
j trace of his And like
j ‘hem, he “fi.nument” with
! great rapidity. Hikjriendi say in these
| accounts of him, ih<rN* is adiem,**
: “effulgent,” ‘ briltiantN Well, here
again the likeness confluxes—and
Comets are short lived! SlyalfVe per*
sue the analogy!
But in soberness, we would not ad*
vise the American people io select a
Comet for their guide. Better even to
choose the Northern Sta> : but bes, of
all to be guide ri & lighted by the Sou
thern Sun! Gi>e us something foi a
beacon whose 01 bit is fixed and known}
From the Charleston Ciiv gazette
MR GILES, OF VIRGINIA,
i lie poll i* al and inu Mt c ual t narac
tei of ihe ** Virginia Parmer , ”b m ;he
; period of “Jay’s” irra*y. in that ol ilia
voluntary ten ement Irom public life,
is welt know to every citizen me least
familiar with the histoiy of those days.
Endowed with more than common la
tent, and possessing the pin e s’ patriot
ism, Mi. Giles was considered not only
by Vnginians, but throughout the
Union, as one of the b'ightest Stars
mat ever illumined the R. p esenlative
Halt. VVe cannot but look lowaida
sue h a matt with reverence and admi
ration; and those feelings are increased,
when after a silence of ten yeais, w©
find him at an interesting crisis, rising
from his leiirement, and clad in the ar
moui of Truth and Patriotism, again
matching fonh ir me political tanks
of the Republic. Pnergy of stile is not
imbecility—Truth is not soph/stro —
Independence is not qu rulousncss. It
is more dangerous to tne iibe- ties ol our
country, to bend and cringe io power,
and almost admit the m.*xim. mat the
can do no wrong.” than by a
ntaniy and fearless investigation, pi be
and point out the eirnrs of anv admtuis*
nation, though even a Washington
should be at its head. It every tally
Patrioto\ the Republic should, because
he dare tittei his opinions, of pre
sen'men and tneasuies, be advised “to
it main behind the scenes.” unless he
.would hove be fine the fnuis.nntnl p* w, r,
w e at leas’ may , xpeci fi* m me young
is 1 ambitious aspiruntsvlu.e clav.a sur
feit ot adulation wich doubd'ess v cold
be reciprocated in a ntaunei wished
lor; bin these fashionable interchanges
by no means affixd an evidence, either
ofindiv tclnal independence, or ol ihe
stability oi out goveumr i.
Cl RTIUS.
From Marlborough's eyes, the streams oj dotage
flow.
And Swift expires, a driveller and a show.”
These lines will occur to all wi o snail
read, in die Richmond Enquire., the
posthumous (if we may speak m< ia
phoii* ally) wuiings of Mi. Giles, lor
met ly a statesman of celebriiv m our
councils, but many year s stm e remain
ing in the privacy of retirement,cm
| billeted by sic kuess, and seeking tho
! light now, only to tillei querulous com
plainings Mi.G. says that his existence
is so attenuated, that he considers him
self as belonging to neither world Now
this is not a position c alcuiated for effect
in either—This is not the way to move
either. Acheron or the Celestials. He
does not howe er appear to be as much
divested as he would make us believe,
ofta’ thly sensibilities. Personalities be
long to this world—only truths apper
tain *o the future, ‘’’he legacies < I ihe
wise are valuable, when they fall tike
the mantle ot Elijah, from a he ight
above the human atmosphere of pas
sion and prejudice. Mr. Giles, va
ledictory is opprest with these—he
thiows alternately at the President and
Mr. Clat. “telum imbrlle sine ictu. ,t
He belongs not to the public dtama at
present o:; the stage, and bad better
have remained behind the scenes, than
attempt to imeriupt It by sneers and
cavils, which the genetous may im
pute to weakness, but the censmtoua
to envy.
FROM THE SOUTHERN PVTRIOT.
Under Republican Governments , i£
would bt deemed proper that when a
General, Combined to valor, wisdom and
prudence, be then should be wot thy the
highest gift of the people. But as tho
field, and the cabinet, are theatres of
action widely different, it may so hap
pen that a valiant and vie torious Gen
et al, may in times of peace and in cer
tain responsible situations, become to
| the people themselves, a most dan
gerous enemy, and a nation under a
j false sense of gr atitude may be made
.} to sign their own political death warrant.
JVo. 16.