El
El
co'NenkA§io - NAIG.
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.Vorrespandence. (if the Ilaltimorg Patriot
Nlll CLAY'S :SPEECICONIIIE•Sup4nr::A.,
• suity,ilf.b.- . Mn. CLAY & mit; bAutiouN
, • ••/ wAtui r'; GT of:, Pl
CLAY has just finished 0pe.: , ,0f
• the melt instructive . aiiii - elequent, and
; in every nespect• . tnoSt ahle :speeches he
:-eyerdeliverett -in-;-his
nearly five hours; arid th g,h.'etiltle , ii '
weakenedbylindisposition-,116 preset:v(ld'
111.tanitnatinn an d. endrgy,... unflagging tu
the last , and pronOu!ace4
sente.ages: in the tnost ...........
and 'with all that. vivacity andexpresef
Sivenessmiileli iii - clicate a Iresitan.d — v
& ig
°rods frame of min aii(l..botly...:Nesrer
• before - I;imagine voLiiThe'cuciosity, and
entbosiksin-of 'more "
eac . eitedihrtii to-day. Ohi• (tot the: .
Senite_Chainber•an hour half
1 - ore the comm neetnent of httsines:‘, I
found
fo
:•• . . l'h theldliriesillledalid'showtly
- afte yard nurphe'rkt_al ladies; unabli±
-•• to . nil :aecominoaatign there, inacto
. ..'.itliefr way:to the floor,. and'toelc . posses;
sion:of the privileged . seats, with' the
hope *that, -on -- such an occasion, they
would-he allowed to retain them. ' 'Me
.
to• in crea se;_ttnti.LfrFit
forin - s'irc - copied — almost- --e very -vacant
• • spot in the: Chamber. Meantime the
excitement•out, sif -doors :Was immense.-
- The :adjoining do in dittee_rno.nis_a nd_
...,__Tassages Were so densely filled,t hat there
was scarcely wi s p , . possibility. of ingress
o.r egress.'„The interior - the•Chatn,
ber'presented reallY•3 - -bil:lll . :Thi and de-.
lightful.'spectaele. Hope' beamed . from
: - .. - __. - inanTaLbright_Leyei__)Mdi.gave . greater
_lustre totnany a beauteous- face; :the'
fairbeings confident!, ..expec they
wOuld, be allowed to occupy the .. places
vvhieh I - aity-furE: - they - Wou Id :have-gra:-
• eec an tonore u a as. a cy v9x
-----#itin-i-pf-spirit:-here—below-1-7TheseAti
":- vi4ereatures wererpost -unserupulouS
- ,tl
21panshamefully t urned out (odious
--- . --- Wirarololliit - I should' be-coin - lien-
WALIC . ER.of M is
sissimii,baa'the:gallantry to offer a reso-,
..lution to kee them in. But two or
'Senators-Old bachelors are 13W-e-a-ry
objected:--arid tho'propositicin to admit
the_ladieS 'for thts_day was -comPelled .
- to submit to the
_fate of lying over till
: to -morrow! So- thefair 'beings - had to
go;.not without-the sympathies, how-.
- ever; devout, admiration r - Sand. profound.
regrets of all the better, class•of.hu
kir .theylleft :
_ - ____Perseverancelis_aliawel,!_ Our eolfri-,
CLAY. The large front doors, of the
.- -Chamber were thrown - Wide open - ,. and
a huhdred -of. these lovely eiithusiastS
- , ,
stood' there during five, or six Mortal
lionrs; .while others planted themselves
in-the committee rooms, - :•-adjoining
rooms, spread wide .the doors; and•
' though they could not see, they could
After. a beautiful and touching, exor
,dium, Air. CLAY entered upon the great
• subjeet which. is agitating the minds of.
-- the whole-reilecting--cometottity;-and
----taidedown,ffice_prapositionsivith_res_p_ect
to it; which in substance; are.the follow
ing: -
Ist. 'What it 'was the deliberate pur
-lose and-fixed - design of'the late ad m ri
-IG7
-- Istration to .establWt a, overnment
Bank----a Treasury Bjnk to be adminis
tered and controlled - by the - Treasury.
Department. .
2d..That - with'a view to"thisTod, .it.
was determined to overthrow the Whole .
- .bankinksystem.oLthis_cmintry. •
3d. That the attacks. were .first con
fined from considerations-of policy to
'the Bank of the United States, but were
afterwards . extended to; and . are still
continued_sgainst_the-State
4th. That the present Executive has
-aucceeded the - principle, and policy_
of thelast administration, and is p pled
: 'ed to perfect their':
sth. That this Sun-Treasitry,llill is
intended to execute that pledge by.'erea.-
tin& a Goiiertiment controlled
.and administered by the Treasuryth.-De
jpartmetit. .
efrpto:ceeited - to - 2 citlttee
proofs of his ;first proposhion, ' The
eyidenee was: perfectly conclusive: It
copsisted 'chiefly:a the.message of, the!
late President.: °Lay read a long
eitract from the first message 'of Gen.
JAClcsox, making the first sugge'stio'n, of,
Go 7111-aelt-
a ‘Jtovertiment sank, , Ara afCae
on_ the late of the - tithed States.
"is this
passagel—but yet it is• the first sound
of the - bugle which' called together the
different elements of that army" • with
whiCh Presidebt jAclicsow: Merv/arils
carried on the war Avithilluch implaca
bility!" The desigtio he , maintained,
was here shadowed out.. But the people
- did not take the hint. 'Sollie President
Nin hie riexCmessage more boldly. avow
ed,,his piirpose, arKI pro - posed.plainly, to
•
organize. an Anstitution.-to be aaminis
teredAnd controlled by the - Treasury
Pew, rlorient. , Still however, it did not
find.; the. favor.that was expected; and hi
the message of 1831 he again recurs to
the :subject--refercto his former re;
marks - upon it; and urges the establish
ment of . such institutions again on the
consideration of Congress. In his,veto
message Jili), hereviews for thel'ourrt
time the ,opinio . kof the practicability of
'creatios s it as the; fiscal agent of the
.government; r and chides Congress fqr'
• not calling_ort. himfor
_project of
such •an CLA - r quoted
the remarks of the late' f',ieeiclent, "a;til
they"eertainly . 'fully sub stantiated his
first position. •
. I E6 theriloolt pp his Xeedn'cl,;na i
propositions' arid - treated 'the,rn together.
He;:addui3ect 1- . from the ritssag`e ,of
PresidenCJAcitsOt ev.idence"Pf
-~,
tetItIo.;1 , 1 0 deiiti•ov.,the; St - ate:11110as, aka
uverthri-4 -, llre-wll6lO, credit svt.ttem.:9
the' . vit!itti.rY. • In : - the:messageLor IS 34
Adjia of 1:11 . e (1 frrsri:e was bro:ir4r.:l.
NI, anil 'in that 'of. t Was . open-
Ity" declared against all, Orporalions--
agaiUst whnt„ he . calls • all monopoly
• . —tinil the. PreSicient:(l%velt upon what
'he • toined the .MiSchleyous , yestitsl
which had flow6dfrom these.,monppo:
lies.and 'cor-toratioos.. '.llt these n-'s- •
sagels ; too, were. first. shade wed 0ut,,A1, ;1
the tioctri.n.~ tif ,hard inorieSr, exclttsiVe ‘ .
Spe - ele'etirf'onc . y, - tlie - constitutiOval.cur ,
rencS , , whiehltayo.,sirtee'obtajned.. l
such vI, i w'itp .th a party.' •
• Mi•: - CiAt;tfiNt rpotol kornithe
I..lre'S'ef General ,lAct,:st . ut fore
nf'lillustrating, still far ther
Ili lllthat there a settled Ct.osign,
to..aeaompl.ish the destruction of .the
en:tire
-- These extracts - plainly7SlTow-thaCar;
ter the ilstruetiou df,the'National.
stitiltiim;; - the war was instantlY .beg - nn
agailist..„ the State institutions; tied the
distinguiSherl SepatOr . commdnted With.
inarkoi)le force a It'd sPirit on tl,lta *differ
ent part's tif.the evidence: •
lie then showed hoiv injorion'S and.
pernicioUS had'
-Been the •dperatiOrr . 6f
the Treasury_Circular; ‘vhich.Was
ed .for the purpose of .making the Gov,
erntneol,ti competitor -t•viththe Banks
in the purchase of Sp_eeie, - with the ulti-
mate Objeetof ltrinntitg rnin On the hiller."
• -
In connection—tvith this' part of - his',
Suhjecl, Mr. CLAi alio dad . , yvit , ll eat
directness and e ff ect to thd motives pi
this crusade, against the institutions of
ther - eoontry, As far as. General.
coitcet•ned; - lelievptl - -thosel
-motives . might be. ouol in , t. ie egottsm
- and vanity of his citaracteri: — W-Hten-he
found elevated to the
MAOlsrt~ucr, he. took .the . ilCsFgit . to
`vent 0 ill
touch= to re-model; -to stamp; if possi
a-tieviimpressionon the policy and
Goyertinient.ofhiieountrY. Mr. CLAY
refeiTed
,to'sorne exiiliff - 1178 - mitar
ambition in different historical persons.
. .
instituted a cotripaiTsii“inr this
respect, between the - 1-ate_Tres4len Cand
the vanity of -the
in:having - images, and other memorials
oThiinself•stamped, which %rare. pielted
out, obliterated, and desrroyed- - in tile:-
subsequent - reign-of the restore I our,
liofrz i r Trz - a7n
trimmer) when \vitt the traces made by
AM:1 . 1111W JACKSON 39 O IC civil 40 min ;
istration of>ft --- ivillry -be elEteetl?— , -
Years will roll by .before America eeac=
ses to fell the coniequene_es_of his.mea•
sures---before - Americans—=American
society,- shall be. restored to its . forrner
purity and worth. .
iTeFe — inFrudeu "Tn-Te-f
-est ing, account of his first acquaintance
with Gen JAcxsoN in 1815 7 16=a their
_np_a_intereciurse and estran,ternent. in
have sail Ira mcr of 5,,0 , a measure
j
was far more woolly Of th ~ p eniteiTtia,
ry than any person whoM it.,conld pos t ,
_
11C:r1C.0 or iiis remarks on th - C - 1 . wh . ir, sir; •(contintjed.mr.—Cla3Tii;nl
co use
`General's con uct to tie emino e..war
—of the rknewal of thair intercourse in
1524; and-the-continuance of their. inti-.
macy until that day when he gave a
te-Ipt - we - artitti - Gencral - and - INIr: . A
AUS as candidates for the- Presidenpy;
and when instantly a fierce, war was de
clared, against him: and alt , the dogs,of
the let loose upon
But (t , .xclaimed_this
. distinguished
Se, - ,ator) netwithstanding
.that implaea T
ble hostlity•then conceived against.m . e,
and 'the- persever_ing acid ..ruthless • ani
mosity Avith which . I rya's pursued, here
I stand' unbroken, . as I was - always urc
hurt—let unsphdued, utiatved,
Ti6e4 - ready to denounce the measures
of his administration tvheflier in itself
•or orviiiipanc:--ready to* hold.: up
to the indiknation of the people this
project—one of the most odious - and de
stroc.ti've ever presented!
Mr. Cr.Ay then touched • upon some
other
. mojires—that unprincipled %vat.-
fare aglinSuthe Bank of th United
' - states: ^i'r`Tt3i'e'-jiigiic c
'ep6e'With Ii Greatest antl.tiest-;--[er
sonal 4riituosity against the . .oflieers and
directors of the instittiliOn-L-an instance'
of whiCh he Adduceil: in hi report to- .
Wards Mr.' BLDULE; because he rein
:se
4.1 . 10 Wit Mr. MASON firOM 111 C bianch
itr.New . Hampshire, 'at the , instance of
Gov ernor-lIILLIt
.
hese - holnelruths'etitAlte—paty-to
ihe quick,
,13enten; Ll r ubb'ard,. Niles,
el id Om', 0 • gentts, could 'not. disguise
'their rage; but.yept tterinitheir pent
up,wrath in kroy*, . that. were, Berne
, tirnes'nverheg . r,din the galleries and
ereased the relish , with which .their
'eliasttsetnent ' :by the
' ,
.
Mr.""Sr.icit— then ~Koceeded to "e•
fOurth pr6position,.durt . ,.,.in) regatta to
the auecession of the present-ntecutike•
to the principles, plans, and policy .of
the last Aa Ministration. 0:1 ,- •this;. you
may 'readily, iniagine be had no litek of
proof's: 11o° boot') with the letter of
Mr: Van Buren to the.BaleimOrd Con . -
von lion etnd oh !.-fhao-COuld-gi ve.yffnr
'leaders some. idea' of . the,:, wit abai.huni'
or, •aoll.'inimitables.arcailm with Which
be..c . nninferited: on' t , tfniti - Unfo'itunate
ePistic?„—'incLesp'c'ciallY Oti' the: expreS
siotii
.IVli..VatiA3uten of 'What 4,,
'o . .wc,*.to . those friends Who tad Seleatial .
i nras 1 tie - it 0e
iqtii - tt.(tod4
perfeet. the 'wOrk.,, which
'.le elcso . m)lact so gioritisly begun . ; ••Bitt,',l
I niost . pass . civerthiS'adinir`able
,passage
‘v i 11P' eL 1;i mple. re tiri a elc that--Mr. Clay
Iftgeil with great' spirit ,the .point,..that
the work Which-Mr.-Van
,' 13tiren was to
.. •
complete .was- . the ";destruction ."of, t4e
.rt
JOTT3r CaTIIE4 giyevlxri fi t ; - al*Alr
•
r
l'itate•l3,a#l:S;A•l'rieh,Oeitirafiadlcs ' eii
afiesili?;be.imt k . •• • ,
J t ri referred tek.''Vhe inauntirnl, ail-.
i•o rt s.4,ilf . )lr.Y.atvl3ifrei!as fOrnisAiing
stilt further-evidence of Lis succession
to :41 - 1 . 6 - .d'eshmetive 'principles and'policy
of his predecessiir. IC is there shoiA.M
thatibe presi'mt Chier . .),lagistrate had.
stinted iir the oi•"•Presiden t
::I;icksen arid recoaimendeland suPpnyt-,
ell all these wen(' to
grit $t ctxlippate the batticinntnstirtrlions
Mid 41b - eXellifrgrgtc•nt'of t ti P tty: .
.llTS.emirSe in regard to. the.Tl.6sliry : ,
Circular,
, for . .Ilse repeal repral cif'-which the
whole cmintrY.-h•atl,••••PaIlled
- his ‘reeorn mend,rtioti of a Italikrirpclawi,
hail it btidit• passed, would lie a'
coup :de have annihilateil the .
whole Banking system, &led further -it
losti-ciiion',pn the fidelity with .which lie
th.efoots.teps... •
TA'n — ofher .protifwas . tli'e hill • fof•.re 7 i-1 -
siting Treasury Notes;ootie, of the'inain;
objects-of which :was to accustom- the
countryto 6ove.rninent-issues, • . '
`fiere Ali . .. CLAY' atil{9tl,•if • an'y one
present note? - lild a Treasury: note? Min
e
.
her of the•llonse'`handed him one. of
these pi:.kious .Government•Shin-pfaS-:
fers. . lie displayekit :to - , the audience,.
exclaimin!r, !'See here! • 2fl . ow•adniira...
.bly they
more emblazonry—ftlip Color.:
ing-s,otnewhat lii4her, perhaps; but still
it-might-be i'•ery well. taken -for-,a note-of
.those detested arid dimMineeil
lions; Railed banks?" Thu effect Of this
1ia.17101-
Ticasury . "1.3 , " to elle owner remark ; .;.: ,
ins thatit %Nat, with_stkch issues, ttrellid- , 4"
minis,iration'designed to--accustom
. I..he
yernment paper,
,461,11 t c Ultimate end of.destreylricthe.
notes of-the local institutions!
Eli
cLA - 1-I.=l - 01,j
regarded & treated the'suSpen.-. : '
skin of payments ‘ as merely a temporary
measure; and ought _to havd - received.
-41m-noteCs-of_banks. Mlkb:were - .known...
tobe 'safe and stahle,..although
were nag . the firde :redeemed in.spe:.l
cie; This was the. and benefieient - i
course Of. Madison. The n ot 65.0f-so:elf-
Vhave - been cpite af I
.. v.alnahte., l at least ps.this I..'l'eastiry paper!:
truly. eharacterized: as
arnither proof of the . .,:stieeesSin.nt?(_ this
iilmitiotrati.o.n. to . _ tlfe principles-and
2die.y_ofitspredecesser the recolit re
port-Uf rfiTTl;r6 firqIre'VETZEZTIIV
the notes of the United Slat . es-Ilanlca
report against seven millions'of tile . hest
bank wiper in 3116 U. State's! .As to the
bill of fines and penaltiu . .ape ompany
ingit—crenting penitentiary_ offences,
aSwell as anathemsLheleglar,_
e 4 that hail it not lieen repoxted bY - his
mild friend- from Tennesben. lie .would.l
. .
any mart in hja senses deny — filar:Mese,
mites are far better than, the; notes of .
Levi--Wood b ury,yabled though he
be by.the Chancellor. I beg; pardon,. I
mean-the-Dt - Chanrellor - of the-E-x-cheq---
tier“or ns said-before, : the h,norable
Senator from New York; (Mr. 1W -right)
is brolten.:--he..has. -lost. his' place; and
must defer-to the Senator from South.
Carolina, (Mr. Calhoun)—l ask (added
Mr. Clay); whether my friend • from'
:Tennessee does not al ways •velien: setting
out on a journey put in his.pocket some
of the very' same notes against which
Ile has fulminate.d_these severe pains and,
penalties?
•
(Great•latig„hicr.)
Mr. GittiNity, thus hard pressed, ti•es
forced tb answer. said,'"No', sir,
I always trayel.on. specie!!!" •„:
• "Ali!" rejoined Mr. Clay, "I‘ know
My. old _friend: .is_sfii , ciots, in every
thing! -(Shoutsr=of-laughter,- which the:
Vice 'President joined so heartily, that
it tlid . on - egood to seChim.) . • , •
Ile appeared to have all' the btroyar . tcy
and spirit :of youth;-ankthe next• . rno„•
rriehtdtp peunced, with such force and
directneis ow:Benton
individual' quiver in spite of. his almost
iMpervioun tnail.Of.'assurtinee and affec
tation-. Most - of - the - Senators - from7dis-*
tint places, he said, tvet-eAlad tb pro
:vide themselves with these .notes; arid
lie liair-heard-1/4-that-tr.member•-not-lar
from his Tentessee friend, was • once
startled by thb•discoverrof one of them_
in his silk- purse- 7 though• he doubtless.
felt •a proper degree of ind ignatiob at. the
circumstance! . • • •• • •
Mr. BEtvirorr.. sits•nbar Mr.:Grundy.'
The alhisiOn tolt•well known anecdote
of the. Missouri Humbugger,,,was•untlet
stood and applied - hy,every one.-
,
• Mr, PLAY then nrocoded to present
-ihe ,proofs of his:fifth .proposit He .
.reviewed; in an-ost able .manner the
prominent provisions of the billo,point-
Ing oult
. their, character as 'constituents
efo great GoVerannenf.Bank. • -
attention particularly to
theOth•Section, as showing the extent :
ofiewers granted,, Your money (Sald
he) lies - at. the offices of the Receivers
B.t . collecti4s,and you give the'poWer
shift and; transfer the money-at the. dis ;. ,
agency .is - de'signated , port which that
discretion is to be exercised: The ,
pOW:
er is limitless to tranSfer,ft:ont - One point
anether—to . dTvhle." or, concentrate,
and,no specification ,wha ever- is e.
of the CanSes, or inatances,,Or'contingen
ties on
. vvh . iCh
The Secretary - may dray aa 'he pleases.
in regard t 641 n Oher ! . 'and
, ::itrig nt, . e chi:Bars, to .n.n . y --- 'sk!gi.-
:don - you dou,lit that • his drafts the
sig - Mit.nreS of It easotii-
,and Cupop.-
Wilf, l be made upon bank' note
,
paper-for tne purpose-of carrying out
the ilesign. of accustoming the-people to
the issue -- of
. Goverrinient Oyer for. the
• pily POse a:ea - rub*, out, the
aCcustoniiiing to the people t(t the' issue
of GAVernment . paper morrry,? The
gi:cat want of- the coAdrry 13 - a 'tr,eneral
eurtency, or. yoltie, l ., Here ift - '
- :the . - -pnwer siren `lo the Secretary : to
supply a cireolation Who-eau fieJre '-e
-
that-the authorq thus prodigttl.fr.,con-:
ceded:Will not, be exercised?
cOntrov.erted ihe,argtratent of
thitt this,- is the, stitne . power
which .. ha:Oxen exereised : before, - . .
denied-tbyt. the Tower i 4 the-same. • It
--is-confowding things eSS ell yunlike."
'time, anthinioitnt.;
is the sanie aS that w . ttiell Was' exercised
by , the-wise and cautious allattn,-Arid
.:11 is. Orecl4cessavi t ..
of titt..!: Governmilift by making tr4lnsfel
drafts. Sp tremendous a power was en
tirely trnknoW.ti and unprecedented in
thelii,i l ,tory' . of.titis country,
Tribe-section Whieh.confcrs-it-shoold
tlibre can lie - no etre - dive
. , .
couttiol . of this iloancial o•Steut. - .1•114!
system. will control the ditrOectinents.
'and -.the . ,t
the exet.eise.of..all tbg:pnvv.eif„.as a greet.
.and'over:diadowi6;
it is easy to-imagine. sonic .or'the cot‘se—
.--devictfd---in---1
Thktories otlter -
Sta Le's in whiglithe, , ,e Trace; vers Qt.
- hay.e..at a6 - yfiine,.lyeen in fash-t4Tr.
'
bl y associated with corruilion, and P
pri , s_sion, 'trod _OTe.tlestrutionof
. • ,
Nlt-,-CL ty_hereld'itclied.npon ant :her
Amportant. triatter...L.Suppose, ..s; ' he,
t hat i his , sysfem then goes i 9 th-overi lion,.
it
_wilt be - impos . sible for'l he be ntes
to . resaiaC .specie.:pay,igents.::.l,wheii .
such ; '.a..poweilul eomputitoy with tlyznit
has been createfl.::_Alto . weV is s 11 - ;.Fveli .
iiy which. the Secretary:may i - ‘ , iill'ith.,9.
44reatvst-c-ase - crpPlo :11 nil • (I e"styoy :.'illst he
local
. institufloiaspf: the- ceuntry._ lie
illustrated this position very folly_;_aml
(hell -dwelt with ii;re...at.. force on the fact
tliat,vaft./g - iO-1./ic..cnit nI Py &pen ds yin
Ilie division, of power: aiii7 thiii..7hTi
.dan,,r.e•eis'.... from. .4/le,:....raneeiLlt\ql,.iloari
.au Thor - ilt - 11111iel I ii'iiiiir-Tit - r - aMi - c - d - Wa:T
in accorcla'nce-with these •prilfeir;les.—:
The i'lank . o . f the United S'lales. was
JO the local institutions as the Federal
,
Gdvernment is :to the , :tat es;-and the
systent)v . orked admira , bly: But here
: noir is con sotitiatioii of all money pow
tii) and given to hands aniinateility - the
liercest hatred to the Local Ran'ks!.
exclaimer Sir , Ise it t e - d - to
succeed', the Stites: will soon-bec-dittr--tlt-e
-, Suppliants to . the . Executive Depart
ment, fur a portion. of tliat, power Which
,will be then concelitred in the hands of
Fifa
one man. ~..
Mr. CLAY proceeded ' to_ eiiribire
where the authors of the bill had.deriv-I
ed the idea of "Receivers-Gencraf.".
-After-conitOnting-olthe-,situation -of
several. despotic governments; in which
they Might have discovered the exani
plu (hOw worthy to be followed by. our
modern 'patent demec.rats!)—he refer
ed to. an uld history. of New' York. , in
whose_musty pages h i e had found out the
prototypes •,of the )lecoivers, under
the iron, rule oT :- . one._ Ouvernor,
•Fletcher,•a.Jack on sortoffellow, rash,
intemperate, se f-will - ei - lii - iiig - powe'r
much, and I h ( -•:arbitrary exercine-of it
-more. , T . -hi' , functionary had hiS: Re
e Overs Geop.ral; but marl: the moral.--
WhiiothVTrcasures. of the State._ were
in their locoing, theAssernbly had no:
nooritiyiand werc/ohliged to beg. from
,the .dovernor t 1 means of paying their
atteadantS.,- .1 .. • 2
•Igiss . <this hilt (s.iia Mr. Clay, apply- .
irigthiS lesson tt.o' our Limps) and the_
Ay ....it ay not b 6 far distant••when an
-
/ American Congress' -will present. an,
•humble;supplication: , to the Executive
fo' r7money enongli to paY,the . , ir Sergeant
at-Arms - and4.)oor--lieepeo! .
Mr: CLAY then referred' to ihe' ex
, . .
traordinary altitude of Mr. Calhoun:in
respect to this measure, ahil',irs whole
Ciindtiet as exhibited in the 'phgad&
letter,'and'speeches during the last and .
rmi'as — tlre ra
n more 4everd' and effective rehoke
given to any.pnblic man th:an'Mr. Clay ,
administered 111 C Carolina Senator i '.
-in this meMbrable passage...
. .
• 'Whero•@_x'claitned Mr. Clay) - did this
13111 originate? -The` draWer resides at
;the - White flouse4- , . -betthe Senator frOrn
, South Carelina . the endorser!, Wha't
rawer. sir, thinlci Oltke
,clidorser
his balrttnal42! ... id teinper drir. Courtesy
ever__keep a secret: . but.
whatthe ericlOrser-thilits_OT the drawer.
Still rings in 'our - ears. - - • °
H . „ ereikfr. 'CLAy quoted the famous
specch.rn iv,h,j6lolr..,Callioun compared
Mr. Van Diren t o a ..F o x ! and denied
liin all the noble qualities of the Lion.
Eery body, remembers it. Mr. Clay
seamed to . regrot
,havitig,,repeated even
quotation ,so rude a . . personality;
and pausing an instant, he.,Raida - grace,.
fill and geberogs . trilpte-totthe, .Presi-
Elent'S personal -and s , : ,sociat4characto.=.z...
11i , iaq ticatlirglt officees public
condemned; St Thoughtdeserving
Of Coidleqination. .He, could -respect
Slietriant but he .reprobated ,and detest
ed'the measures of I,43..Aqinioistration..,
e tkentiicky,,coltiOr.tOuly, Spoke ~of
0 - Atieun's;"remailts. - in his rih,elieid
MEI
us..with 'his part' oot ainLdra
tioo6.. Fo. • nattily t lat horse ; foot
&ago s,_iii this' Senate consisted. only,
of - hi itifil — e - ap •et ; however;
he sr&Vit Ovey; Sic,,to irse the.language of
his now nguished —tt 1-IF - TrnUrientl
_when he. commenced his warfal c r'-the
':hank of the United . Siates,l.t.e:Aitcrit "Sof
,
,
.ilay-and ulonel. s ,_Nlj:,-(51 - ..%.1 ,- ; in rimoec.:-
ti•ili %‘, , i,tlt.the,cotti . /..d'. - Ofillr...Calhoun,
ferrctl hitli gieat beauty' and foNie to the
stnry:of-Aeltille:s-iiithe - rllli - ad: V ho affiii".
ha•vi ' m
reaiiied (11116
7 "
iii solttuilc-.~-
inaction;•`latstened - to the defence p . his
friends and cnunlrv, pikil his avenging
aftn. and drove the Tiojatis fo-their. city.
Atn'ilt all the wrongs Which. he:felt: 'SO
is7V V 1,1
..'$ Acri lei. 11(EV - er went owir--16-flu,
--11R - ija camp.--Ye.fvoiy--ilo - stood mtaloof:—(yo',
tre hatl-caul.p for his • liery,reserftment.-4
• We, continued. Mr... CLAY done no
wrong to the .. Senator•from South Caroli,
na.• welc•imed him 'with cordiality
,„Lo We lionoro for . ,his
talents, 'h his supposed paftiot- '
ism,_and i what we . thoriglit valued'
-above all OR'. TiatiLies, sterri
11)1 e t y.
the l'hua)), (gni]) !
.llow - long he will
stay t ant 'tether;:victory -
licrcli agaiti.tm Li - dithers sp4s
men, he. 7l ‘voultl:learti : because. lila:dill°,
tv 1:11-:en u Ce - -nof: mt . ay,
'Clef said he wound leave to the high par- .
giA:e no conception of.:Mv.
inimitable Manner of sating all thic,
can only dechre that I'llave 'seldom Fehl
any audience- so completely - Ten chained
by the tuagic-spell of a gfeat . orator.-
CLAirreserved for the close of his
speech the elaborate and platisible, 'hot
._most2inconclusis.e_ay4uniontitiaulf r
CA LIIOTIN—:int) weak . and exhausted in
liii - dras - he was, lie did not leave a_parti
cle of: that. pile.. Of ingenious sophistry
standing: It now so late., and this let
ter hasitimady eitendeat4wsuall a letetth,
that 'I most defera-,notice. of ihispart of
the Kentucky statesman's reply'' till to &
morrow;-- But I Cannot-omit. a - notice of
his spirited and impressive' s peroration.
IfeTethonstrated most earnestlyagainst
'pressing this theasure,in-th - e - ffhe
.most buieTtiro7clilmanifestatbins'or oppo
sition_made to it by the most enlightened
.anti respectable oral! classes Al condi •
flung, of the people. /Wherever the pen :
pl e'have -spoken, their 'voice has been de
cidetily against this daring project. The ,
administratio'n forces in every, state have
-beett-d im in istetto - ,ook_at hKtopite
State—The free representatlies oflter pelt
pie have but now sent on instructions to
those who ought tn,repressltt them here.
The Key-stone' State IttespOken this day
through her obedient- and respectful son
(alluding to Mr. Buchanaes presentation .
of his introducing resolutions,..and his
declaration that, he Would- comply With
them). While am speaking - , Old State
House may • be resounding' 'to. s tile
- voices 'of Areenten;-clantoritig against - th
urrea - sureT - anil7,tinrs - e7fre -- etne frit eatl ed-17by
that same' individual-(Mr. Patteraon) yho
gave the Electoral vote elf PenuSyyttnia .
for Mr. Van Btiren! The whole.country
is speaking out. I:iet - the iroite 'of th-e
-'people be heard here, :and be'obeyed! 7 ,-
If their instructions, utiequivocally
:pressed, werocotnpliedtwith, We would
at this•mOmen,t beDentitled to S 5. votes ax
gainst the bill: 'l:revery-one were to vote
aeorilttivetirlfiritettest---conviiltionsrel
spectingthe w4ssof_lis-LoonatittrentisTl
we shouldlave 35 to 171- ;;FO:bear, fin..-
heal., then,- to urge . on is gcheme o- -
'dious, and the.proposal of whichlia-driv
en 'many of„our countrymen fo- •ruin
despair. • Break ithe - ties . of party. Ler
the partisan Sink; and rise to the, true
character, and: perform . 'the dutiei of
'states:Top and patriots! - • • .
Wen 'Mr.. CLAY sat down, 'Mr: CAL
1101.IN instantly rose, - aird -- said - 14 - wislrell
to make a then tie
elared ; 'With great watinth, , that Mr. Clay
had' pervt . frted .or -Misstated every argu
ment be -threw out. Ire would, , :at his
'loot! leisore; • reply •tO the continent's—
,
and.alsb to per snitalt.roinarki-Hatiti
when-he did an, he. assured that Senator;
the'Alebt-betWeen _them, - , be
• • •
. "Mr. Clay prOraptly'rejoineil--"WIIPOi
-er I havetnisstated.,'or perverted 1.116,4 . 0,7„.
toCs ; at•guthen to 4 _to' 9 ,lejli,
partial 'tribitnal than "liinlibe•Senatet-5-
and to the argument respect,;
to any Payment :the'senatel ,-- 'wistieS to
am -ready. to. Teeeme..:it : in;-Any
way- 7 I seek not a contest with , any Man:
.1 avoid, ocine with therSenater frowi , Solith
Carolina' ..• - .
. .
t I "the •:NViiims;as . ungenerous-j'n 'the
ex-ti - eine. .11e reminded the Senator of :
. .
ti voi•rei,h,fry rind:impassioned haritoguesr
gairoit prvver, and pigro,nage, nod co.rytip :
don,
~,Which - used,, to deliver
Ike bold. and indignant'
den,unciation he lorded at._tlie- tnen;,irt. of
,pictures-
ilanT,ers and thrrkness he. exhibited--=,his'
deep•ah.d eloquent lainirotationS over ,the
degetrer.vcy, of the titnes!-'-1Ie . ;-(prOce07'
ed Clay), has lyft.. us,-Larj
Why,. tecin , ccvni.o.t.-beciirse:
the victory,. Le ,vvould. not eoure :
his, party, but in oilieri! •
•ty!• I..thought We.; Were • contending :toz
gether for-ii r r. her' rights,
Her liberties,lier violated. cirostirutiint and
laws! . -Our object .was. drive the Goths'
liticd Vairdal'S front Rome, and I . .e'store her
fornitir freedom' and . prtitprerity,. : It•wasj
for .this we 'were r there was any
alliance -- at al bring' iloWit Expcirtfr
pliiver'a oil presumption, 'itria to - tak efroni
the spoilsiiten . (116 possession'of- the Puy;
ero ifferrL -- • •
Stnee the Sentttor
r appetilA to this . body; I ;ilo appeal. tie the
Seitate to-finy., , whetiter his '.retoailisyilti
not - chiliTorthe ntt . tied I hrive - tttteo:Of
•thein.”`
Annverstition ;ended.:l
Alien of OhtoObtaitced the floor,•antl,%yitl
tell its,%toloorrevir; 1 suppnse,, his reasons
fot.,not eionlqin.g tv'ttlt the vy s ildles Of his
elpstitoetets, *tol . of a Jualtirity .of ty
_th,ousitotl Elie prople of. that st4e...
• Say,inittab slips Etude!' the ;date of
inst. ie•eeivetl by yesterday's 'Ks:press . '
nod, furnish the folloWingaCeoutit
oth'er ,4atile; with the Semitiole
which was Fought on:tire:24th ult.,;iin the
Lache kiatehee;,(LiOie
the iiitiwVreEdelextedir- - -ttiouglr-2wi
the lo•s. en the part abut; troops -of ;
killed and thirgi wounded.•
Gee. Jessup is among the wotinded;.;
.•• '• ' • 'V • • I • vii l d
ail •to have been in the rate; —
.
— -Nothing is s;11(1-oc-the
thopgli—su.pposed bee'n greet.--
SlanY cattle, )onies; end hogs, with pthei.,
pronflntw:. - werclaken 131.0u . i: ttoort.
-'. - . -- I.'ne ....l r avirmith-Gornian; - says-u-e learn- _., ~_. ,- ------_.,..,
P general'.conduct of the paper. 'cr. heiiiir'etF
ft:om -Major. M:Lean, 'that a report pre- : th:it'bv this arralgement amore complete
vaqed.at Garey's, Ferry, - On the . evetting . of : :,.nd tir‘', - ctive knowledge of the, subjects
I he,2nd inst.; that an express' arrived .at treated4 ‘1,:i11 4e insured, while a more treat
1, ~ , ~
Gave . ) 's Ferry via Fort 'King, ancl it was . :- allo..1 ) : ,1 1 1016 _v_artety.:-.:l._variety,of - unannee._
as `'':ell ;Isinattet!---w ill result tin our . -j )urtial. -
pi reported there and belieYß.dthat -1 ,4 -- -eN ,-- : ; :;,-1,i t ..,
. , . .
rUsi 'brought iliff4 . - - °° 01 " -- that - rUlkners . i . t.lf the .-- geiteral - ' ehanictet-of--thetNext- •
knit - cpme.and informed the Cointnanding !'....rker ii;is - unneccs3at:y , to_spe:d:,. since. We.
_officer that Alligator and Sam:Jones had
(with-elk:d i . and had "separaled,,,and that
Salo Jones with hlt.t. 30 «:u-6011, hail left
•
• ru-nners lians
v.36u I t)-- i -- t- 1 7 61:t:
rinnl6t.rs, within three days.
The itiirressicn_%ritli 14171111.1 i that -- tl!es&-
aCeoupts ;ire ftrolyiled.in . :lroth; - ;13 the I n _
filians -Are generally• scattered lvithout
leaders, solne,. - in — Wall — parties,
N:ery recently Ii en -.seen tit the o!
-- • •
Atijor INl'Leap..ftirther.state3 that lie
leariteil from .the comttiantliir. officer at
Garey's hurry, that Gen. •Jesup, on the
2,6th - ult:,-:(sutrieiprent • trilliemvetibi — of
the 24thi) was At the Iteltil Uf the San
cia rive - r, on titlar t !,e fresh trail.with we!l
ft utl tit! p e Ark ertA I; tig
how in Fe; atlareciseil tn.his frienil;
-the Edito r of - Arena, untleir
date ofJannary 25th giyes — snipe further
.K;rticulars of: the last'enenutiter the
!nay. be interesting to
readers, as folliiws:—
"'nig, battle lasted only, an hi‘ur or twu,
when we drove them in everv.di rection.—
three wounded ; (two Since. dead.) , No of
ficer-Witunded 'but Gen. JesUp,. who re
ceived Oslight wound_belowhisiefLess2,_
"We inade no prisoners, and found op
,Y-twor-tiPati4 uti iatrs-o n-t helm ft e-grrot-n-kt
we have however, captured several hun-i
d'Ned head of cattle.
• "Thejn.dinos—tv-e.re__pp . stedlif n very_
thick hammock, ‘vith n deep steeam run-
CiliThie,c_Atetel7sl a o,llelttA
am, behind trees and stumps,
in-Whicli they had cut •notches to rest
fheir . rifles in. It was extremely difli;
cult Inc' our - Men to-penetrate the lam.-
mock,'and particularly uncomfortable, as
the indian rifle balls flew thick and fast,
and the stream was,not fordable,: but deep
enough to swim both man and horse : " • .
.11t.e.T.sam - c ,-- offic - e-'F; - in - ttre'-'folloivi n i g re
-marks, diF,close, a feeling,-in , regard to
this war; which we believe Ss very pv.eva
lent- anulng the officers as well of the Navy
a %Ili lae_A . • •
"1 fervently .hope,. this Is the last War
(rndian war nt least) that it will' ever be
my fate to participate in. It is fatiguing';
cheerios, and every -waY-un comfortable. , - .
There is seldom any thing to animate or
enliven us , 'Except such an 'affaiy-as - we
;
bat- t It tronly—plasur , e--11,--eould___giv.e‘_us, l
would and did arise from. the hope that it
has a tendency to close the war, 'and al- ,
low US .tp return tn'ourfriends and, fami
lies, It is no cause 101 . WumPlt to heat And
drive' tlie poor miserable-Indikns who fire'
aesperately__and „obatinately - con tend i Lig
for,theirallturairiglita and possessions,
gainst tnost 4 , uttequallorces," - .
,:llie-Gher4e . e-Alreditatap who were - an ,
unsuccessful in their... expedition to the
Seininols,.. very pereitiptorily challenge
proof.tkat they-acted treacherously-in their
trust,' and secretly 'persuaded the Semi=
notes to hold outs -
DEwritecTloN OF THE BOWERY 'rut •
ATRE.H-The New YOrlc''Sun says,. the,
awful gfantlenr of the spectacle presen
ted by the . horning .Theatre; was-grept,
Iyheightenkl by the IrernbudOus.roar-
ings of the itons;. tiiters elephants, atul
Institute
oppoiite, Wbcift,,ere 'excessively fright
coed and excited roar o f do
flanies and theintense: light which. they .
threw'intO-the Institute buildings, and'
the n'els6,,iin,l.•etatttor
.O(..tirenfen and
tWeir':•ti).44lilnaty,, and the spectators
' • •
.
.
'7o Close tills scene,. a - fraeas;:arose
which Winn pamcd.
:Michael Wasser was sent - b.tije Gas
Ciiiiipaiiy - to7rerneye the, iiiiihrilirfre — rn•
.the j.uptered s'iyipes, , -and .while. deink
this_lvas-so an'tioy . dd byserne.heys,j.hat:
'he- threiv a'briek: -at one' ; - ,t
in his andihitt',ljfe - IkAesi)iifect,,.9f .
LLliraser vtas "soeeely..injor:',
etl anti'
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f . . s
i~ ,
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this note.' •
Feb. 19; 18311, ' p .• • „
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To ail ,Ciaiptais6 nod Person§
Ifittoreofrdi . •
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.Notice is hereby giVen. that a 't rjt
to April term,'lB3.s, tom . diree(ed g
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has.heen iSstyd out . of : - the Court.' f COm;
moq PfeirS; _
recorded
"Methanic's -Lim" entered .and
recorded in -the..Culla -of. Common_?
aforesaid, viz: 1
Frederick _Wise,., : A' •
, • I 1 7; 4: IVIC 4
lienry Myers Con- Lien,' No. '6,
trilet6r, and Ti•nstees'
ofDickirisow '
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Elebry
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t'ti I sir, 'Fcl3', 717, 1833-:
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